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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1931
Page
5
A Lifebuoy toilet soap advertisement urges readers to stay clean on the hottest days. It claims Lifebuoy’s cooling lather penetrates pores and removes odor, promising safety from offending others even in sticky weather.
Confessions of a Co ed stars Phillips Holmes and Sylvia Sidney in a modern college drama based on a diary. The double program includes The Black Camel with Warner Oland and The Magnificent Lie starring Ruth Chatterton, plus Ex Bad Boy with Robert Armstrong and Jean Arthur.
Cambridge politics heated as candidate Delaney accuses Mayor Russell of delaying a three mile water pipeline project after city council funding. He spoke at Notre Dame Association rooms with a 15 member North A committee under Arthur Grenier and a planned women’s committee, urging Americans of all backgrounds to judge candidates on fitness and leadership.
The People's Candidate for Mayor Patrick J. Delaney of Ward 3 received a special entertainment at the Association Notre Dame in North Cambridge last Monday night. Arthur Cote, French club president, introduced the segment in La Langue Francaise. Delaney, asked if he understood, nodded with a grand gesture, drawing laughter from the crowd.
Autoists repeatedly park near fire hydrants and street corners. The piece questions police response to violations and criticizes Councillor Delaney over alleged delays in enlarging the water system, noting that bids for pipes have not been opened yet.
A short quip notes the lifespan of a dollar bill, suggesting seven or eight months, while asserting bills rarely die in our hands. The remark reflects a cynical view of money’s durability and the casual handling of currency.
Councillor Daniel P. Leahy accuses Joseph M. Stokes of repeating misstatements to damage Mayor Russell. He explains tax rate figures, state the assessors set rates, and cites city finances and school allocations to argue Stokes lacks understanding or acts with malice. Leahy calls for voters to oust Stokes and signs as Councillor at Large.
Cambridge candidate Mary McMahon Haley announces her run for the school committee urging fairness to citizens, the school, officials, teachers, and pupils. She cites lifelong residence in Cambridge, schooling, and family ties, outlining a practical economical platform.
Seffered for Religion Reecesnt, from the Latin word meaning to refuse, named in the Sixteenth and seventeenth centuries to persons mainly in the Romany faith who persisted in declining church services and faced prosecution and penalties.
The Board of Appeal will hold mass bearing on Thursday September 10 at 2 to contest the written petition of Bone to vary the zoning law ordinance at Charles River Hadi. The petition seeks storage permit for 8000 gallons of fuel and an increase to 200 gallons gasoline already in use.
The Board of Appeal holds a public hearing on Thursday at 7 PM in Room A to consider the zoning law application for two premises at 40 and 0 to permit building a one car garage, bringing the total to three in the district.
The Board of Appeal will hold a hearing on Thursday September 10 at 2 PM in City Hall Room 23 on a written petition from MeticonPetroleum Co to vary the zoning law for premises at 27 Webster Ave to permit office use. The property is donated to the district.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to all thereons interested ar a aes will be seconded before the Commission Of the City in Booat Sci Halt Hall on Monday afternoon Septem 4 1K or 2 wWelock on petition of Biker Supply Co for License for a Garage the IP First Class and for the keeping and storage and use of base cance 14 mromway Cambri in total quantity not exceeding 1100 ga ie restricted nos follows Garage for four for By order of Board of License Commissioners JOHN E QUINN Chairman ATS.
Maassechuset in NOTICE 15 HEREBY GIVEN to all permonan Intercated that a hearing will be accorded before the License Commission of thin City in Room 2 Cite Hall on Monday afternoon September 14 151 at 2 oclock on the petition of Arnine W Brown for a License for a Garage of the Third Class and for the keeping and storage of gasoline in tanks of care only at 4 Bugeel Street Cambridge Garage for three cars By order of Board of License Commissioners JOHN E QUINN Chairman ASS
Notice to interested parties that a hearing before the Linens Commission will be held in City Hall Room 3 on Monday afternoon December 14 1901 at 2 o'clock regarding W H Green Company petition for permission to keep and store petroleum products at 1577 Me Arthur Cambridge in total quantity not exceeding 3 000 gallons with underground tanks and restrictions as determined by the commission.
Authorities at Fequeia National Park in California report redheaded woodpeckers causing damage by boring holes in park road guide posts. The birds wedge acorns into the holes and, though not eating them, later consume worms that develop in the acorns.
Notice from the Middlesex Probate Court calls heirs and interested parties to appear on September 14 to show cause why letters of administration should not be granted to Timothy DH a Cambridge resident. The petition requests letters without a surety bond and requires publication of the citation weekly for three weeks in the Cambridge Chronicle. Judge John Ulre presides.
Unclear fragment discusses a standout figure described as capable of stopping many challenges, praised as greater than a noted tackle. The wording appears ambiguous and lacks identifiable names, places, or dates.
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