Notable city figures and local election notes summarized
John J. McCillicuddy reports on Tony Sylvester enjoying a pension after 23 years as a City Hospital fireman and 20 years as a barber. Local political turnout shows a Dever net gain of 292, with volunteers aiding the Election Department and Democratic councillors backing Rep. Neville. Repairs begin on City Hall elevator. charity bazaar committee chair Myles Crowner led the Auxiliary event.
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Anthony J
Tony) Sylvester
Tony
Tim Sullivan
Soldiers’ Aid Dept
Gen
Dever
Michael J. Neville
Dover
Lou Keenan
Myles D. Crowner
Mass. Ave
Calm council sessions carry on with choice of measures
City council meets with 24 attendees as funds for several departments win unanimous approval to ease through 1940 days. Mulcahey urges trackless trolley petition in Lechmere Square, Crate approves. A $10,000 Soldiers' Aid loan passes as an emergency measure. Jurors chosen for term including John J. Mitchell Jr. Pill seeks adoption of federal food stamp plan in city.
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Chas. W. Mulcahey
Bostop
Lechmere Sq
Crate
Soldiers’ Aid Dept
John J. Mitchell, Jr
Alewife Brook Parkway
Pill
Boston
Jefferson Club Beano Appeal Grasping for Charity Funds
Letter to Mayor John W. Lyons urges permission for beano games by the Jefferson Club to support welfare work and Christmas basket aid. It notes beano bans hurt needy cases, cites V F W post permission, and references a prior permit return after inauguration.
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John W. Lyons
Jefferson Club
Cambridge
Board of Public Welfare
Russell E. Hoyt Post
V.F.W
Harrington
Hurley Real Estate and Insurance Offers Boston Services
Chas F Hurley provides real estate and insurance services at 276 Commonwealth Avenue Boston. Contact Ken at 0767 for mortgage and related inquiries.
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Commonwealth Avenue
Boston
Retiring Cambridge Press Club President Honored
John M. Potter former Cambridge Press Club president and his wife were feted at Tommy Maren’s Beachcomber in Boston. Potter, a Boston Globe staff member, was thanked for years of Cambridge coverage. The club set Jan 24 at the Continental Hotel for the fourth Frolic with Jimmy McHale and His Men of the Scale as headliners.
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Cambridge Press Club
Tommy Maren
Boston
Eeiss
Boston Globe
Cambridge
Uni
Continental Hotel
Pres
Potter
Jimmy McHale
Westminster Orchestra
E. T. Mello Hes
Goring-New Bargain Mecca in Central Square
The new Goring in Central Square attracts shoppers with a spacious two story display and well priced quality gifts. Quick daily sales show strong consumer interest in this early holiday department store opening.
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Goring
Central Sq
Cambridge
Gorins
Cambridge Red Cross Roll Call Reports Delayed
Roll Call Chairman Arthur G. MacKenzie says about 75 percent of house to house canvassers have filed reports. Retail industrials have not yet submitted enough data to estimate expected returns.
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Arthur G. MacKenzie
Roll Call
Cambridge Red Cross
New Quarters Planned for Chamber of Commerce
The chamber outlines study plans for a new one story building at 500 Memorial Drive to be owned and occupied by the Chamber of Commerce. Board members report on Smith House Inc proposed addition to the current structure. President H Townsend and 2nd Vice President L P Tock pushed the measure to action.
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Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Smith House, Inc
Memorial Drive
C. of C
Rank H. Townsend
Leon P. Tock
Future teachers must reside in city under new rule
City debate ends with approval of a rule requiring all future teachers to live in Cambridge. John F. Carr adds immediately. detractors warn it may cost qualified staff. Proponents note a local-resident list is now in effect and cite support from Dr. Jas Cassidy and Mrs. Arthur Blanchard.
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Russell A. Wood
Wm. F. Galgay
John F. Carr
Wood
Cambridge
Jas. Fitzgerald
Jas, Cassidy
Arthur Blanchard
Senator Blanchard
Plan E Charter Questioned Affects Local Ballot System
The Sentinel reports that plans for E and FP R ballot counting face constitutional challenges. A Middlesex Superior Court test case in Cambridge questions PR legality, alleging voter rights violations and possible ballot counting irregularities. The case, led by Andrew L. Moore, could reach Massachusetts Supreme Court.
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Andrew L. Moore
Superior Court
Supreme Court
Sentinel
P. R
P.R
Cambridge
Middlesex Superior Court
East Cambridge
State Supreme Court
Moore
Constitution Day project to distribute key to the Constitution
The Sentinel and the National Constitution Day Committee plan free distribution of an annotated illustrated copy of The Key to the Constitution to Cambridge pupils from sixth grade up. Educators call the work a clear living gospel of liberties, stressing democracy’s protection and citizen reverence amid rising threats.
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the Sentinel
National Constitution Day Committee
Cambridge
United States
Francis Clay Harley
America
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