07 Feb 1931
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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1931
Page
1
A Boston club hosted State Treasurer Chas F Hurley with a festive gathering. Edmund J McGreenery of the School Committee served as toastmaster while F J O'Hara was elected club president for the year. Speakers included Rev J Garrigan BC sociology professor, District Attorney Moriarty, and numerous civic leaders.
A Cambridge appreciation dinner honored Lew Newman after a show. Harvey Collins as toastmaster praised his support for local causes while Rep Mohr and Councillor Stokes lauded his community impact. Chester L. Stoddard of Publix noted theater’s Cambridge trade role and funds returned locally. Letters from Sem Katz also read.
The Grandbanks fishing locality is a submarine plateau extending into the north Atlantic east of Newfoundland.
Governor Ely will attend the St Marys Church reunion on Friday night February 15. Auditor Hurley Treasurer Hurley and Mayor Russell will join other state and civic leaders. Rev E Joseph Burke leads 125 children in music as cadets act as ushers. A Married Ladies Sodality booth, refreshments by St Marys Alumnae, and decorative committees add to the program.
The piece surveys political sentiment toward Mayor Russell and potential rivals including Ex-Mayor Quinn and Ex-Mayor Barry. It weighs how unity, campaign finance, and council hostility affect chances, noting Russell's aloof style and the speculation of coalitions to bar him or back him in 1931.
The New England Telephone and Telegraph Company purchased part of the Gen Wm A Bancroft estate on Ware Street Cambridge for a future central office site. The column mocks local politics and social chatter about playgrounds riverfront and a private club’s boat house hindering a river development.
A crowded hearing on Beacon Hill debated a bill to route a new road along the Cambridge riverbank, threatening the Mt. Auburn playground. Supporters cited recreation access and a Longfellow heirs trust. opponents warned losses to boating, housing, and river views.
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