13 Dec 1941
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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1941
Page
1
Cambridge politics show a mysterious city hall observer and a central square blackout plan. City Council granted police and fire pay raises Tuesday night, potentially blocked next month. John L. Wells voices his own ideas amid wartime constraints.
Mail early holiday buying boosts Harvard Square commerce as Christmas trees glow in Quincy and Brattle Squares and at Harvard Square. Ch and Vice Pres William L Galvin lead a select group of local merchants. The displays highlight a homey night scene and inviting stores. Frank Knapp and Associates coordinate efforts to preserve Harvard Square's well known charm.
Monday night opens Central Square holiday season with a lighting display by a committee led by John L. Wells and Joe Winn. A Santa parade with reindeer by motor, Fireman's Band, and a Mayor Sennett appearance at City Hall precede tree lightings at Putnam Square and Central Square.
Friends of City Treasurer Andrew P. Carroll host a testimonial dinner at Hotel Continental on Monday evening January 6, 1942. The committees met last night with Chairman James J. Myette and publicists Edward Martin and Robert Martin among others.
North Carolina growers supply about 70 percent of all flue cured tobacco raised in the United States. The state leads nationwide output, shaping market trends and agricultural policy implications for the tobacco sector.
Funeral services were held Thursday for Harry F. Stimpson of Brookline a prominent local business executive. He led the Stimpson Investment Corp Stimpson Terminal Co and was a key industrial property developer. He is survived by his wife a daughter and two sons with burial at Newton cemetery.
After a false air raid alarm, the City Council approved Mayor Sennett's request for 55,000 for local Public Safety work and promptly approved the appointment of a new nine member Civilian Defense Board led by a stated civic official.
A wartime proclamation urges unity and remembrance as Bill of Rights Day is observed on December U1th. It links the Revolution and the Constitution to current crisis and calls Americans to honor liberty, equality, and religious freedom while defending the nation. It emphasizes the Bill of Rights as the symbol of unity and the standard of purpose.
Letter writer argues Plan E failed to elect a council and city manager representing all voting blocs in Cambridge. He notes only one lone Republican won, plus a mix of Democrats, independents, and incumbents, and claims proportional representation was lost in a muddled push for non-partisan reform.
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