Lever Brothers Outing At Norumbega Park
On Saturday July 19 Lever Brothers Cambridge 1200 employees and guests will gather at Norumbega Park sports field for a novelty baby bottle contest with ginger ale. Prizes await winners as 50 or 60 contestants vie for top marks. A special train from South Station will carry picnickers, followed by a Riverside Station parade led by Stiles Boston Military Band.
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Lever Brothers Company
Cambridge
Norumbega Park
Lever
South Station
Riverside Station
Stiles
Boston Military Band
Jerry's Pit North Cambridges Only Public Swimming Hole
North Cambridge residents know Jerry's Pit on Rindge avenue as the sole local bathing beach. J B Johnson, owner of a nearby ice cream plant, allows seasonal community use while managing safety concerns about vandalism. The piece notes Johnson's memory of summer fun and his wish for careful oversight of the mischievous few.
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J. B. Johnson
North
Mr. Johnson
Jerry
Cambridge
Recreation season opens with city playground program
The city launches its summer playground season led by Superintendent Mahoney with staff oversight at multiple centers. A new Cambridge street playground opens near the high school replacing Divinity Field. Granite Street ground awaits grading and supervision. The kickoff at Rindge Field outlined leagues, material care, and events including paddle tennis, track meet, and a safety campaign for city children coordinated with the Massachusetts Safety Council.
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Mahoney
Cambridge Street
Divinity Field
Harvard College
Granite Street
Metropolitan District Commission
Rindge Field
Supt. Mahoney
Cambridge
Massachusetts Safety Council
Prospect Street Improvement Bid Sparks Local Debate
Supt. of Streets McMenimen said the new pavement cost 849000 though engineers estimated 89000, prompting questions about misestimates. Discussion covered Norfolk street one way from Austin to Mass Ave, Saturday night traffic, and parking rules. The piece also notes Cambridge bathing beach at Gerry's Landing, traffic officer proposals, and council committee critiques of street lighting trips.
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McMenimen
Prospect Street Improvement Assn
Norfolk Street
Austin Street
Mass. Avenue
Cambridge
Gerry’s Landing
Mayor
Park Commission
Revelry on Prospect Street Reflects City Progress
Cambridge and the Prospect Street Improvement Association hosted a Monday night block party on Prospect Street between Harvard Street and Broadway after a St. Mary's Hall banquet attended by about 150 members and guests. City officials and local leaders praised improvements including the elimination of El tracks and street repairs, with plans for more development and a widened Prospect Street.
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City of
Fitzpatrick Brothers
Malden
Cambridge
John A. Butler
St. Mary's
Richard M. Russell
Fr. Butler
Wm. F. Galgay
Streets McMenimen
John J. Moran
Prospect Street
Father Butler
Galgay
William M. MacNair
Maine
Prospect Street celebration sparks talk of widening
Citizens gathered as colored lights brightened Prospect Street while officials eyed a wider road to ease crowding. Mayor Russell offered vague prospects, and attendees joked about Cambridge caterers and a Fifth Avenue style plan. Children enjoyed the event despite missing ice cream.
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Galgay
Canney
Seret
Joe Linehan
Bluecoats
Fitzpatrick Bros
Malden
Cambridge
Churchill
Cook
Hilliard
Uni
Lindsay
Rogers
Skinner
Kellen
Galway
Russell
Bill Galgay
John J. Moran
Russell A. Wood
Father Butler
Mark Tapley
Prospect Street
Joe Costa
Fifth Avenue
Association
Joe Ricker
Society Maid Hosiery debut at Cambridge shop
LISTEN LADIES A touch of Fifth avenue in Central square is noted in the presence of the new Society Maid Hosiery exhibited by Society Shops Inc at 603 Mass avenue near Essex street. The Cambridge store offers dainty limb lingeries from New York, promising a 100 percent effect for the gentler sex. The Sentinel predicts a rush to the Hosiery Store.
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Fifth Avenue
New York
Central Square
Society Shops, Inc
Mass, Avenue
Essex Street
Cambridge
The
Sentinel
Carlyle House in Alexandria Built by John Carlyle in 1782
Carlyle House in Alexandria Virginia was erected in 1782 by John Carlyle during a period when Alexandria served as a metropolis of the British empire in America. The historic residence stood as a center for momentous events in Colonial and early United States history.
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Carlyle
Alexandria
John Carlyle
America
United States
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North Avenue Savings Bank
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Kendall Square
New Hampshire
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J. BO
Kenney
Central Sq
Mass. Ave
H. Macdonald
Lee Street
Weymouth
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Chas.f.hurley
University
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Springfield
City Council
Stokes
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Coady
Mohr
Fred Pond
Winchester
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St. John
N. B
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Nancy Carroll
Hobart Bosworth
James Kirkwood
Phillips Holmes
Ante
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Loretta Young In “Loose Ankles
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Basil Rathben
Kay Francis
FBI
Paul White
Benjamin Roseman
Inman Square Business Men's Ass'n
Galeay
Joe Little
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