City News Roundup From Cambridge City Council And Local Talks
A Cambridge column notes City Council meetings may be longer this year after last week’s session. Bernard McDermott plans to Miami for the spring. City Engineer G Frank Hooker returns after illness. Liquor license applications rejected for a candy firm on shared premises. Cambridge K of C Penny Sale set for Jan 22 at 8 30 PM chaired by James F Delaney. Bowling league formed among city and town employees. John E Crane Jerry Toomey and Ray Hynes seen at Major Bowes Cambridge Night in New York. City Employees Union meeting chaired by Walter McCusker praised for livelier sessions.
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Ing Post
Bowes
New York
Bernard McDermott
Water Board
Miami
Fin
Bernie
G. Frank Hooker
Frank
Cambridge Council
K. of C
James F
Delaney
John E. Crane
Jerry Toomey
Ray Hynes
Cambridge
Walter McCusker
City Employees’ Union
Cyprus Halls
Life Saving Course Offers Weekly Sessions at Cambridge M C A
A Life Saving and Water Safety Instructor course at Cambridge M C A begins Tuesday January 16 at 7 15 P M for about ten weeks. Instructors can review training, with ten week classes meeting weekly on Tuesdays 7 15 to 10 15 P M. Women’s classes run Tuesdays 7 15 to 8 15 and Thursdays 7 20 to 9 00 P M. Cost is 5 00 plus textbooks. Contacts include Glenn C Perduyn Cambridge M C A Trowbridge 2860 Ly Got?e tel Goce Peal of the Fire Department Mr Irving Appleby and Mr Jerome Higgins.
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Cambridge ¥.M.C.A
Glenn C. Perduyn
Cambridge
G. A. Trowbridge
Ly Gotae Tel Eal Goce Peal
Fire Department
Irving Appleby
Jerome Higgins
Rooms for light housekeeping near Central 8Q
To let near Central 8Q rooms for light housekeeping. Business women or girls preferred. Clean warm rooms at 365 Green Street rear.
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Green Street
Priests and Ministers Eulogize Fr Mathew at Society Anniversary
The ninetieth anniversary of the Father Mathew Total Abstinence Society of East Cambridge drew prayers and praise. Past President George C. McMenamin welcomed attendees as John T. Shea led a program with colors, flags, choir, and the Star Spangled Banner. Miss Eileen Mahoney recited an original essay on how Total Abstinence fosters social security, urging individual responsibility for national welfare. A letter from Archbishop Francis V. Murphy was read, and the celebration closed with formal remarks.
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Father Mathew
Total Abstinence Society
East Cambridge
George C. McMenimen
John T. Shea
Eileen Mahoney
Stephen H. Mahoney
Parks
Catholic
Total Abstinence Union of America
Francis V. Murphy
Father Mathew Society
Burley Firm Real Estate Insurance Mortgages
Chas F Burley operates in Boston at 276 Commonwealth Avenue offering real estate, insurance, and mortgage services.
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Commonwealth Avene
Boston
City Council Opens First Post Inaugural Session
Citizens filled the chamber as the city council met in a charged post inauguration session. Positions were debated on salaries for the Mayor's Secretary Jas Harrington, staff appointments, and a special committee slated to study the police signal system. The council also named a new City Physician Dr Patrick J Fleming and approved routine matters including office space use and park improvements near Edward J Sennott Park.
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McNamara
Jas. Harrington
Winslow
Harrington
Treasury Dept
Roche
Zeti
Parker
City Hall
Patrick J. Fleming
Morris L. Dressler
Toomey
Donovan
Tierney
Pill
Crane
Edward J. Sennott
Broadway Common
Two Men Roomers Wanted at 369 Green Street
Classified notice seeks two men to rent large rooms on the bathroom floor at 369 Green Street Central 5q opposite the Police Station with hot water.
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Green St. Opp
Central St. Cambridge
Green St
Central
Canada Jay Defies Weather Lays Eggs in Severe Cold
A Canada jay endures thirty below zero conditions to lay eggs, showcasing remarkable resilience in extreme winter. The small bird braves harsh winds and deep chill as it incubates eggs, drawing attention from observers.
Reopening Encouraged by Cambridge Evening School Editor
A letter from Ed. Mahoney thanks The Cambridge Sentinel for editorial on the schools reopening. It notes several new students registered after the piece and urges parents to guide youth to evening study, stressing elder influence to curb folly and prepare for mature responsibilities.
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Henry J. Mahoney
The
Cambridge Sentinel
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Mahoney
Central Square seeks free parking amid downtown shift
Residents discuss Central Square parking as John H. Corcoran Co. vacates for larger quarters at Mass Ave and Essex St. Local firms, including Boston retailers, are eyed for the old store. The piece weighs free parking versus building up with a skeleton garage while noting nearby options near Mass Ave. and Green St.
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Central Sq
John H. Corcoran Co
Cambridge
Mass. Ave
Essex St
Boston
Lower Manhattan
New York
Manhattan Market
Green St
Testimonial for Pres. Sennott at Elks Ballroom Gala
A grand testimonial banquet honors newly elected City Council President Francis L. Sennott at the Elks Ballroom on February 1. The event features a large reception committee, notable officials, and an entertainment lineup with several surprises. It also discusses Central Square parking woes and calls for action to create free on street or garage spaces to sustain the district’s value and commerce.
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Francis L. Sennott
Elks
Sennott
Henry ©. McDonough
Women’s
Margaret Kelleher
George Swartz
Joes
Messrs. Waters
Bresnahan
John Kilderry
Charlie Preston
Iti
John Canney
Robert Douglas
John J. O'Brian
Sergi. O’brien
Michael T. Neville
John T. Sullivan
Neville and Sullivan
Joseph O'Connor
John J. Tobin
Harvard 8Q
Central Sq
Elkcom social notes hint at minstrel show plans and local happenings
The Elkcom column reports a minstrel show planned before spring and mentions wheel chair lending, a card contest involving Danny Frank and Eddie Sesaman, a charity penny sale led by Connie Shea next month, and plans for a Worcester regional meeting January 21. It notes a Grand Exalted Ruler banquet February 3 in Boston hosted by Greater Boston lodges, with local boosters like Tom McCaffrey.
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Elke
Danny Frank
Eddie Sesaman
Eddie
Connie Shea
State Ass'n
Worcester
Copley Plaza Hotel
Henry C. Warner
Dixon
Ill
Greater Boston
Tom McCaffrey
Faddia Hoghen
Melrose
Danny
John P
Doc
Caples
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Sentinel
George E. Squires
Mass
John
Mary
E. J. McNeil
M.D
EYE and Ear
Eli
Hak
Mat Jan
Myrna Loy
Tito Gale Guizar Sondergaard
Torro
Randolph Scott Margaret Lindsay Preston
Hugh Wenstar
Sandy
Fr. Mathew
Chas. F. Burley
Messrs. Winslow
Eaves Lyons
J. Claude Shea
Colonial Beverage Co
Acre
Shire St
Springfield
Cambridge Savings Bank
Vas A
Cambridgeport
North Avenue Savings Bank ‘Savings Bank
Savings Bank
Central Square
Cambridge Street
Masoc Antis
Hamilton
Boylston ST
Harvard
Rindge
John Y. Murray
Frank Sennott
Elks Ballroom
Kir
Elkcom
Tim Dunphy
P.E.R
Sam Berger
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