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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1931
Page
1
The piece surveys 12 months ahead with likely mayoral candidates and power players. It notes Mayor as a probable candidate, ex officials Barrett and Quinn, Barry, King Richard, and council figures, plus unresolved questions about boards, audits, and potential shifts in the city leadership.
Massachusetts Mayor presents a musket once used by Brig. General Samuel Emory Chamberlain to Georgia Governor Russell as a token of goodwill. The letter notes Russell’s hobby for arms and references a Civil War training link to the First Volunteers of ’61.
A crowd of local figures and residents contribute humorous New Year resolves. Names include Mrs Richard M Russell Mrs Wm M Brooks Senator elect Monahan Supt of Recreation Mahoney and City Clerk Toomey among others reflecting Cambridge politics and city life with Shakespearean quotes and light civic notes.
The 1930 city council closes the year with gratitude to President Joseph M. Stokes for fair, impartial leadership and dedication. A donor explains a $2,000 trust to Cambridge Home for the Aged and Infirm to fund an annual December 18th celebration for residents, preserving memory of a December milestone.
The Sentinel notes a lively Ward 5 youth seen as a potential ward councilor and a strong city-wide Young Men's Progressive Club forms with 200 members in Ward 1. Horace Powers is named as a likely president while Congressman Dallinger plans a Washington trip after the holidays and Fred oversees the post office site selection for a community benefit.
The Fire Chief delayed the License Commission meeting by about 25 minutes on Monday as he arrived late. The chairman asked if he had been waiting for the chief, prompting a brief exchange.
Cambridge councilman P Joseph Delaney defends his record on the Rindge School matter amid a critical letter from Charles F J McCue of the Rindge Alumni Association. Delaney claims he was misquoted and that the letter was publicized by Mayor Russell before official records.
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