Albert Fopiano remembered for Latins lore and ice cream fame
Word comes from Concord New Hampshire that Albert EB Fopiano, once known in Cambridge for Fopiano ice cream and a vivid local personality, has passed away. He attended Harvard and Harvard Law School while distributing ice cream on Cambridge street and was a lifelong student of Italian history and culture.
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Concord
N. H
Albert EB. Fopiano
Inman Square
Fopiano
Cambridge
Cambridge Street
Harvard
Harvard Law School
Romulus
Aeneas
Italy
Albert Fopiano
Cambridge Tax Debate and University Funding Question
A columnist questions whether universities like Harvard and MIT should fund Cambridge government expenses and critiques local governance costs. The piece wonders if citizens and institutions can reduce government spending and whether democracy is functioning with transparency and backbone. It cites Bacon on thinking and questions a $42 tax rate and future increases.
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Harvard
Technology
Radcliffe
Cambridge
Francis Bacon
Harvard Trust Co promotes clear lessons from a small estate
The Harvard Trust Co plans a series of distributory serial booklets to educate readers about estate administration. They aim to reach business people and workers with simple, direct explanations of an executor’s experiences, led by Treasurer Arthur M. Wright and President Walter F. Earle.
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Edmond Bourke
Oliver Goldsmith
Harvard Trust Co
Arthur M. Wright
Walter F. Earle
City library trustees need unified leadership, says critic
A commentator argues that strict municipal rules on library governance require mayoral intervention to resolve a tangle among trustees. The critic urges the mayor to recommend abolishing the body and replacing it with professional leadership led by Thomas F. Sullivan to avoid political interference.
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Thomas F. Sullivan
Lively Hearing at the A B C Commission over liquor license
The State A B C Commission held a spirited Thursday morning session at Central Square protest over a 24 Central Square liquor license. Attorney clashes and claims of interest spiced the 3 hour hearing with City Solicitor Lynch and Albert Finegold named, denied by counsel Thomas Burke. A full report will run next week.
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Siate A. B. C. Commission
Central Square
Central Sq. Package Store Inc
Hares
A. B.C
Lynch
Albert Finegold
Thomas Burke
School Committee: Finance Plan Faces Subcommittee Debate
The school panel debated finance cutbacks and a subcommittee on finances as budget gaps widen. Oral English faced opposition for compulsory inclusion in high and elementary grades while temporary approvals for high schools and building relocations were discussed.
Wallace Beery in First a Girl at Metropolitan Theatre
Wallace Beery stars in First a Girl at the Metropolitan Theatre for one week. Jessie Matthews leads a strong cast with Charles Carlile Vox and Walters the Mase Wynn Foursome and Frank Combille Co. and D Lyons providing a lively revue. Lonnie Hale Anne Lee and Griffith Jones support Miss Matthews.
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Metropolitan Theatre
Wallace Beery
Jessie Matthews
Beery
Charles Carlile
Mase Wynn
Hollywood
Vox and
D‘lyons
Precision Steppers
Miss Matthews
Lonnie Hale
Anne Lee
Griffith Jones
Clean towels create favorable impression for businesses
The University Coat and Linen Service, Inc. in Cambridge supplies sanitary towels to offices and public places, offering economical laundering costs and service for firms from small offices to factories. They also furnish gowns and aprons for restaurants, barber shops, and similar uses, and can be reached at Eliot 8426.
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Cambridge
University Coat and Linen Service, Inc
Bay Street
Eliot
Cambridge Apartment Market Reflects Growth Prospects
The text notes remodelling of older stores as new tenants and chains enter Cambridge. It cites 1995 as improving apartment occupancy with higher rents likely, few new apartments, foreclosures stabilized, banks modernizing foreclosed properties, and Cambridge's appeal as a commuter city to Boston. It also mentions 1935 as a year of renewed single residence construction with modernized homes, a rental shortage, and expected rent increases.
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Cambridge
Boston
McKeown Insurance Office Promises Help in Central Square
A bustling Central square scene notes many shoppers with insurance needs. Visit McKeown’s Insurance at 45 Prospect Street near Mass Avenue or call Tro. 4914 for expert solutions to any insurance problem during shopping hours.
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Central Square
McKeown
Prospect Street
Mass. Avenue
Y M C A Basketball Game and Dance Tonight
The Y M C A announces an 8 o'clock basketball game and dance in the com for members and lady guests. The All-Stars face the Old Timers, with listed players on both sides. A Corporate Members annual meeting is set for Tuesday. A nominating committee chaired by W A Putnam has been appointed for officers and the board.
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John Klevas
Steven Szabo
Russell Gander
Roy McDermott
Chick” Vincunas
Bill” Desmond
Kenneth Johnson
William Boudreau
Lloyd Mason
Steven Barisyna
Robert Trahey
James Ferguson
Alfred McCollum
Kenneth Campbell
Joseph Chase
Roy Davis
James Guerre
Robert Hatch
Robert Hornsby
John Eklevas
Gale Lloyd
Russell Nixon
Glenn C. Perduyn
Herbert Ritvo
John Shattuck
Richard Sullivan
Aram Terjenian
Floyd Wilson
W. A. Putnam
Revel W. Beach
Gustave E. Frye
Willard A. Sprague
City News Briefs and Local Points of Interest
What Do You Hear refers to the Ordinances Committee for study. Ex City Council President Lyons sprained ankle on icy stairs this week. Mahoney seeks a traffic officer at Third and Cambridge during rush hours. Mayor Lynch summoned library trustees for a lecture. Rumors say Professor Rogers may resign and some councilors favor abolishing the board.
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John W. Lyons
John
Mahoney
Third
Cambridge
Chief Leahy
Lynch
Engagement announced for Helen Good and John McGann Jr
The engagement of Helen Cecelia Good to John Frederick McGann Jr of Somerville is announced by Mr and Mrs Timothy W Good. Miss Good, Emmanuel College graduate class of 1932, is daughter of former Mayor and Mrs Good. Mr McGann, Tufts College class of 1932.
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Timothy W. Good
Helen Cecelia Good
John Frederick McGann, Jr
Somerville
Miss Good
Emmanuel College
City Council Briefs from the Short Session
Councillor Delaney was absent due to illness. Finance was asked to consider a Governor's reception invitation in the Hall of Flags. A 1995 unexpended balance will be applied to Public Welfare. The Mahoney order to restore the El bus line from Lechmere to Central Square goes to Public Service. Pension granted to Police Sergeant Simon J. Mulvaney. A few other routine matters completed the short session.
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State House
Washington
Public Welfare Department
Mahoney
Lechmere
Central Sys
Simon J. Mulvaney
Jesse Silva Jr Celebrates 15th Birthday at Home
A gay group of school chums and friends gathered at 515 Putnam Avenue Wednesday night to celebrate Jesse T. Silva Jr's 15th birthday. He is a freshman at St John's High School in North Cambridge and his father, a longtime Green Street barber, hosted the party with games and refreshments.
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Jesse T. Silva, Jr
Jesse T. Silva
Putnam Avenue
Jesse
Jesse, Jr
Green Street
St John’s High School
North Cambridge
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