Mayor Lynch a Great Promiser
The Sentinel urges moving the License Commission from City Hall citing crowded hearings, poor ventilation, and lack of privacy. A January 4 visit to Mayor Lynch reinforced the idea, with next Monday’s hearing expected to draw protests including a junk shop permit near a Polish church on Portland Street.
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Sentinel
License Commission
Lynch
Seadieu
Bas Bond Fae
Portland Street
Dasaan 4
Cambridge Library Budget Sparks Civic Debate
A January bulletin from the local League of Women Voters highlights plans for a February study class on Cambridge Public Library operations. It notes a Boston Public Library decline in new book purchases and criticizes political management, urging citizen involvement to save Cambridge libraries.
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League of Women Voters
Cambridge Public Library
Boston Public Library
Cambridge
What Do You Hear by John J McGillicuddy
A brief column by John J McGillicuddy in The Sentinel's Gossiper discusses local rumors and tidbits. He notes chatter about neighbors, events, and small town happenings, offering humorous observations and social color.
Local political pulse as Ward races heat up in Cambridge area
Residents flock to spring golf sessions at Fresh Pond and hear updates on city council hopefuls. Candidates active in Ward 4 5 and 6 include Harry Haaxma Francis Red Buchanan Robert Wilson and Ray Fitzgerald with support from local clubs and organizers. An upcoming WCOP appearance and Beano nights keep the scene lively.
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Rindge
George McLeod
Hillis
Gibson
Brother Rambler
Bert Ryan-Russell Howard
Elks
Danny Leahy
WCOP
Harry J. Haaxma
Harvard Street
John W. Lyons
University Coal and Linen Service
Bay Street
Robert P. Wilson
Cambridge Street
Tel Ca
Bill
Cambridge
Francis J
Red” Buchanan
Eep
Wm. D. Hillis
Buchanan
School Committee Debates Rating of Master Experience
At a Monday meeting the School Committee argued over whether the examining board could count Raymond FitzGerald’s four and a half years as master of the Haggerty School toward eligibility for a master vacancy. The board ruled no, citing no record of teaching that fits the rating system and that master experience is outside the examination scope. Francis T. McCabe of the Examin ing Board stated that FitzGerald has four and a half years as a master but rated experience cannot be counted due to system limits.
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Raymond FitzGerald
Haggerty School
PittGerald
Francis T. McCabe
FitzGerald
Lyons Announces Mayoral Candidacy at Elks Event
Attorney John W. Lyons formally announces his candidacy for mayor in the upcoming November election during the Jowly Club installation at the Elks Building. Lyons serves as honorary president of the group, a campaign personnel hub, as he seeks to quiet rumors about Governor Charles.
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John W. Lyons
Jowly Club
Elks
Lyons
Mayor Outlines City Finances And Debt Reduction
Mayor Lynch briefed city councillors on improved tax collections and a $581,000 drop in total city debt since 1928. He urged centralizing city yards on Raymond Street and completing electric control of policing by closing North and East Cambridge stations. Welfare figures and machinery value abatements shaped 1936 figures, with debt now at 2.0 million and borrowing costs at 0.0219 percent.
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Lynch
Raymond Street
Cambridge
Nutting Speaks on History and Functions of Mutual Savings Banks
Robert F. Nutting, treasurer of Cambridgeport Savings Bank, spoke to the Cambridge Industrial Association at a Tuesday noon lunch on the history and function of mutual savings banks. Attendees included Judge Robert Walcott and leaders from local savings banks.
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Cambridge Industrial Ass'n
Robert F. Nutting
Cambridgeport Savings Bank
Mutual Savings Banks
Robert Walcott
The
Cambridge Savings Bank
Fred B. Wheeler
East Cambridge Savings Bank
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North Avenue Savings Bank
J. William Fellows
Frank J. Kelly
Harvard Trust Co
Albert White
Mr. Nutting
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