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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Feb 08, 1941
Page
4
A collage of city politics and local figures hints at plans labeled easy street Plan B and upcoming election issues. Mentions include Rep Jerry Sullivan as judge before 1943 and the City Hall Mystery Man seen near the East Cambridge Court House.
A fragmented note indicates that the story last week omitted details on power and light pensions. It references continuing debate and potential benefits for affected workers and retirees in the regional utility program.
County health officer Dr J L Pomeroy says cold germs doubled their activity last week causing twice the average coughing and sneezing. He blames schoolchildren gatherings for the spike and urges nourishing meals weather appropriate dress and daily outdoor exercise to reduce risk.
East Cambridge delegates gathered at 10 Spring St to hear Joe Costa promote a food stamp plan. The East Cambridge Youth Council sponsored the discussion amid support for boosting relief budgets and distributing surplus foods to needy families.
Psychologist Peck studied 114 problem boys and 61 problem girls with issues such as lying and stealing. Boys averaged 4.14 problems per boy while girls averaged 3.7. More than twice as many boys as girls were badly maladjusted and tangled up in their behavior.
A longtime Harvard Square shopkeeper, beloved by students, operated a secondhand clothing store for fifty years before this week’s call to Abraham's Bosom. The small shop was a campus favorite and a landmark for locals seeking affordable attire.
Four First Aid courses begin at Fire Headquarters Cambridge Street and Broadway. Standard courses run Mondays 7 30 PM and Fridays 10 AM, with Advanced classes Tuesdays 7 30 PM and Wednesdays 7 30 PM. Wednesday Advanced is men only. Open to men and women. Register at 42 Brattle Street Red Cross. Textbook and bandage fee is one dollar.
Watchful note hints at a pending Supreme Court decision. Danny may have a PR move or strategy ready. The fragment references anticipatory action and a possible legal maneuver in relation to public relations.
A cheerful young man with a suitcase earns a wary homeowner’s attention by denying common canvassing roles. He clarifies he seeks no charity, subscription, or political support. He reveals he represents a firm dealing in photographic enlargements.
Notice of a public hearing by Cambridge License Commission to grant a Class 3 garage license and gasoline storage permit for Mt. Auburn Street. Owner Jessie W Brooks seeks two car garage and storage of up to 3000 gallons, with lessee Vacuum Co. Inc. Read at City Hall Room 33 on February 18.
Probate Court in Middlesex Massachusetts cites interested persons in the estate of Andrea Marian late of Cambridge to object to the administrator's account by February 11 1941. The notice is signed by John C Leggat First Judge with Loring P Tordan as Register dated January 17 1941 and published January 25 February 1 8.
Charles A. Southworth records a preliminary foreclosure petition by Charlestown Five Donor Savings Bank against Samuel Levy Addie Levy for a property at 821 Cambridge Street Cambridge Middlesex. The order requires all claimants to file written appearances by the first Monday of March 1941 with Cambridge Sentinel publication and registered mail, warning failure may lead to decree.
Middlesex probate court invites interest in the estate of Mary Thacher Higginson late of Cambridge. Eva G Moore of Cambridge and James E Spring of Boston petition for probate of a document claimed as the will with executors without surety on bonds. Court returns this citation by February 11.
Trustees of the Gorge M. Stevens estate in Cambridge request allowance for their first to third account for Emma W. Gove and others. Objections must be filed by February 11, 1041 at Cambridge Superior Court. John C. Legent, Clerk. Loren Jordan, Register. Tan. 25, Feb. 1.
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