City Council Advances Plan to Buy Gas and Electric Co
Cambridge City Council moves to purchase the Gas and Electric Lighting Co. with initial approval amid a light turnout. Voting members include President Gibson and Councilors M. Sullivan Dee Thonovan Mahoney McNamara J Sullivan Swenson Tierney Toomey with absentees Pill Delaney Sennett Wyeth Hillis. A library branch study and a police signal box installation were also approved as 1936 ends.
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Michael Sullivan
Gas -and- Electric Lighting Cos
S.S
Gibson
Messrs
Dee
Thonovan
Mahoney
McNamara
J. Sullivan
M. Sullivan
Swenson
Tierney
Toomey
Pill
Delaney
Sennett
Wyeth
No— Hillis
Joan
Cambridge
Church and
Brattie
Still Seeking Chester Harris Missing Boy Case
Cambridge authorities pursue a five year old missing boy Chester Harris twin brother of Charles Harris of Chestnut Street. A reward was authorized by the mayor and City Council as police and officials intensify searches. The River Charles and the neighborhood yielded no clues despite radio appeals and wide publicity. The anxious parents Mr and Mrs Arnold Harris remain hopeful.
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Chester Harris
Charles Oe
Chestnut Street
Cambridge
Charlies River
Arnold Harria
Chester
Open luncheon on teachers oath law by League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters will hold an open luncheon on the teachers oath law Monday January 11 at 12 30 noon at the Hotel Continental. Edwin Collier of Boston University will discuss The Teachers Oath and Public Education and speaks on the topic at this Cambria resident era note.
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League of Women Voters
Edwin Collier
Boston University
Collier
Cambria
Henry Wise
Fma
Paul Emerson
Russell Bardwell
International Seamen's Union
Boston
Lewiston Christmas lights and local political chatter
The Sentinel notes Lewiston Christmas decorations on the main shopping streets and a festive mood. Governor Brann attends boxing at City Hall. Rumors swirl about Attorney Stoughton Bell aiming for mayor, while John W. Lyons resurfaces in election year activity. Primary timing October and license commission voting power changes face staunch opposition.
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Lewiston
Loum Brann
Atty
Stoughton Bell
Lynch
Cambridge Taxpayers' Ass'n
Michael
McMahon
Danny Burns
John W. Lyons
Pope Elevates Rev. J. S. Smith to Monsignor Rank
A despatch reports Rev. John Smith of Calgary Alberta has been elevated by Pope Pius XI to the rank of monsignor. Bishop Carroll announced the honor. Msgr. Smith, a former local youth son of Mrs. Elizabeth Smith, has served at St. Mary's Cathedral Calgary as rector for several years.
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John 5 Ith
Calgary
Alberta
Pius XI
Carroll
Msgr. Smith
Elizabeth Smith
Memorial Drive
St. Mary's Parish
St. Mary’s Cathedral
John T Shea Talks on Life of Fr Mathew
John T Shea superintendent of the Cambridge Home for Aged delivered a lantern slide lecture series on the life of Fr Mathew. He used pictures to illustrate the talks and presented them as part of his Aesemana program.
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John T. Shea
Mathew
Jom T. Shea
Cambridge Home For
Notable 1849 pledge event led by fireman president
Fireman Edward E. Gaughan presides over a September 4 1849 pledge gathering. September Shea, a 50 year advocate of total abstinence, has spoken in many U S cities. The Monday night affair was hosted by St Peter's Catholic Church cleb.
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Astasiethtiers
Edward E. Gaughan
Shea
United States
St. Peter's
Harvard Square Seen as Growing Suburban Trading Center
Edward F Bowditch of Ellis & Andrews argues Harvard square will boom as a buying center. He cites 10 000 Harvard Radcliffe students and workers, 16 000 daily transit users, nearby tenants, and a shift of police facilities for a modern parking driven hub poised to attract regional shoppers seeking quality and convenience.
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Herald
Isst
F. Bowditch
Harvard Square Realty House
Ellis & Andrews
Boston Real Estate Exchange
Square
Memorial Hall
Central Police
Central Square
Cambridge
Belmont
Watertown
Arlington
Boston
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Honey Bee Cafe
Mass. Ave
Pehyly
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Sentinel
Tts
Gor
Paddy Delaney
Pro
License Commission
John J. Foley
Ralpie
Chas. F. Hurley
Commonwealth Avenue
Hamilton Liquors
S. Pierce
Harvard SQ
Ellis & Andrews Real Estate
Giese
Drake
Mags
Formilies
Dionne Quintuplets
Jean Hersholt
Slim Summerville
Warner Baxter
June Lang
White Hunter
MAE West
Warren
Lyle Talbot
Stuart Erwin
Florence Rice
Union Made
K. C. Colin
Bediles’ and Gents’ Tailor
Eli
Anhattan Market
Massachusetts Avenue
England
Sandeman
U. S
Bond
Fif Ag Be
Tawney Port
Oxford
Manhattan Market
MASS
Rede Soutien
Cambridgeport Savings Bank
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