Twenty five years ago in Cambridge politics and notices
A 2500 appropriation for a Ward 9 bath house was approved with Ward 8 support urged. A 200000 filtration plant was referred to Finance. Notes salute Water Board figures James Scully and Mayor Good. Obituaries for Jos Lynch and tributes to John W Quinn and Russell Crane. police and fire dept items follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward 9
McCarthy
Ward
D. C
Gerry's Landing
Memorial Drive
Ward 7
James Scully
East Cambridge
Good
Cambridge
Jim Scully
Bankers Urge Tax Policy Sparing Banks in Cambridge
A letter from Cambridge bankers warns against higher taxes on bank real estate holdings, arguing it would raise mortgage costs and depress real estate values. Signatories include presidents of Cambridge Savings Bank and 14 other local banks urging the mayor and city council to protect financial resources.
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Cambridge
Cambridge Banks
Robert Walcott
Cambridge Savings Bank
Robert F. Nutting
Cambridgeport Savings
Walter F. Earle
Harvard Trust Gunga Alvan B. Hathaway
Cambridge Trust Company
A. Oram Fulton
County Bank & Trust Company
John D. Lynch
University Trust Company
Oliver T. Bergstrom
Middlesex County National Bank
Dan Finn Club Treats East Cambridge Children at Thorndike Field
Children in East Cambridge received gallons of ice cream from Councillor Dan Finn Club at Thorndike Field near the fourth. The youths enjoyed the gift as Danny oversaw the event, giving it a distinctly Democratic style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
East Cambridge
Dan Finn
Thorndike Field
Danny
Avcete Dhe Ties In Quiet Local Perspective
Fragmentary readable text shows a local report with mentions of people and places but lacks coherent names and events. The piece hints at social or civic activity, suggesting a muted community moment or routine update without a clear incident.
Hogan Honored as Department Chief of Staff at Camp Northampton
William M. Hogan, named Department Chief of Staff of the Spanish War Veterans at the Northampton encampment on June 30. A Cambridge figure, he leads the Hoyt Post of the VFW and is a longtime member of the Grand Army of the Republic. He was picked by President Roosevelt two years ago to accompany Francis J. O'Reilly to the Gettysburg 7th anniversary observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joel Long
Jim Healy
Max
Boston P. O
Boston
Cambridge
Waltham Watch
Silent Knights
Brenton
Sun
John E. Quinn
John W
Pacific Coast
Quinn
Old Central Sq
Inman Sq
John
Rosenberg’s Corner
St. Sts
East Cambridge
Russell D. Crane
Cambridge Daily Standard
Howard B. Gill
Harry Katz
River St
Katz
Chelsea
Masc. Ave
Brookline St
Dan Horgan
Shirley
Thors
Dan
William M. Hogan
Northampton
Hogan
Hoyt
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Grand Army of the Republic
Pres. Roosevelt
Francis J. O'Reilly
Gettysburg
Dever Campaign Claim Faces Criticism of Pledges
A political pamphlet accuses Dever of failing to keep pledges and delivering a large budget with no real results. It argues appointments are political, calls for positive leadership, and urges citizens to act for a November victory.
Cambridge Summer Theatre Group to Open Next Week
The Cambridge Summer Theatre Group, a professional troupe from Broadway, will start weekly plays at Brattle Hall next Monday led by Miriam Battista John Huntington and Lee Falls from New York. Helen Ford and Stephen Courtleigh star in Tonight or Never with visiting stars, promising polished performances rather than amateurs.
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Thestre
Brattle Hall
Broadway
Helen Ford
Stephen Courtleigh
Hamlet
Cambridge
Probate Court Notice of Eaton Foley Estate Cambridge
Heirs legatees and devisees must receive notice by delivery. The Massachusetts Probate Court Middlesex County in Cambridge issues citation for Annie E. Foley also called Fans Foley deceased, with Charl Foley of Cambridge petitioning for appointment without surety. Objections must be filed in writing and appeared in Cambridge before ten o'clock in the forenoon on July 23, 1940. Witness John C. Legrat Esquire First Judge of Court July 2, 1940.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middlesex
Fans Foley
Annie E. Foley
Charl Foley
Cambridge
John C. Legrat
Conia
Jondan
Senator Blanchard Announces Reelection Bid in Cambridge
Senator Arthur F. Blanchard declared his candidacy for reelection from the Second Middlesex district. He cites Republicanism and honesty in government as his platform. Blanchard, a former Cambridge councillor and seven year representative, helped redraw the district amid Democratic strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur F. Blanchard
Gerry
Cambridge
Living Age
Untamed and Gambling on the High Seas at Metropolitan Theatre
The Metropolitan Theatre opened Untamed this week with a story of two men vying for a woman who has married a Canadian guide. The feature includes Patricia Morison Ray Mil land Akin Tamiroff with a large supporting cast. Also shown is Gambling on the High Seas about a gambling czar clashing with police starring Roger Pryor John Litel and Gilbert Roland.
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Metropolitan Theatre
Patricia Morison
Ray Milland
Akin Tamiroff
William Frawley
Jane Darwell
J. Farrell MacDonald
Roger Pryor
John Litel
Gilbert Roland
City Council Ends Session With Several Ordinances Adopted
Councillor Roche moves a second reading of a majority rule ordinance for filling vacancies until the next biennial election. McNamara pushes to extend the Civil Service list after exams with six of nearly 200 passing. The Health Board cites a dumping petition for Jerry's Pit. A street loan drops from 600000 to 400000 and passes. The chamber sees a sparse turnout with a next week special on the calendar.
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Roche
McNamara
Civil Service
Bd. of Health
Jerry's
400 Day Clocks Demonstrate Extended Single Wind Power
A newly developed clock model runs for 400 days on a single winding. Engineers describe the mechanism as a specially constructed timepiece combining precision gearing and a long-life mainspring.
U S Territory Area Figures Recounted
A fragment notes land area measurements showing outlying territory totaling 711 006 square miles and a continental total of 3 026 789 square miles across five continents.
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U. 8
Special Agent James Flynn Named for Equitable Life
Special Agent James A. Flynn of 0 Trowbridge Street is appointed as a special agent for the Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa. He will work with Harold P. Cooley Agency at 24 Federal Street Boston. Flynn is active in local politics and social circles and has prior experience in hardware retail and a suburban utilities public relations department. The Equitable Life Insurance Company of Iowa, founded 1867, is highly rated among American life insurers.
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James A
Jim) Flynn
Trowbridge Street
Specia
Equitable Life Insurance Company of
Iowa
Harold P. Cooley
Federal Street
Hoston
Jimmy Flynn
Elevators Move Vast Miles in American Buildings
About 195000 freight and passenger elevators operate in U S office buildings hotels and warehouses and collectively travel around 5000 miles per year per unit.
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Jos, L. Lynch
Beacon St
Homeopathic
John Hancock Insurance Co
Johnny Lynch
J. Comerford
Police Dept
John Wheuley
Jas. Fairclough
Huron Ave
Wray
Red Top
Conn
Harvard
Hazens
O'Keefe
Lynn
City Council
Daniel J. Toomey
Frank Montgomery
Wed
Montreal
Eddie Dunphy
Stratton
Ralph Stratton
Met
Joe Lynch
McBride's Cafe
Harvard SQ
Col. Brattle and
Boylston Streets
Kaufman’s Hardware
Keystone
Mass. Ave
Costa
Ambulance Service
Prospect ST. Kir
New York
Fifth Avenue
Empire Steps
Department Sores
Mass Transit
FLAN
Pemd
Dan Finn Club
Yale
WM. M. Hogan
Bill
MMONW
Massachu
John J. Donahue & Son
Undertakers
Arthur
Badoian Bros
Plymouth Desotos
Prospect ST
Charles B. Watson
Pearl St. Tro
Ter
Ronan
Harvard Loan CO
Kim
Special Agent
Piccadilly Inn
Hotel Continental
Chauncey Depew Steele
Cambridge, Mass
Henry F. Farrow CO
Central Sq
Essex St
Kir
ID. P. Danehy & Sons
Ave, N
WYETH
Undertaker
Mass Ave
TEL
Eliot
Windsor
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