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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1939
Page
4
Thomas H. Eliot of the U S Labor Department commends Ladder No 1 and other engines for arriving within minutes to a Bryant Street fire. Fire crews crawled a steep roof and broke attic windows, confining the blaze to a small part of the home. He cites citizen expectations of good service.
The listing presents showings including Duke of West Point with Joan Fontaine and Louis Hayward, The Adventures of Jane Arden with Rosella Towne and William Carban, Nancy Drew Reporter with Bonita Granville and John Litel, and Gambling Ship with Helen Mack and Robert Wilcox scheduled for Friday and weekend showings.
P.O. BOYS Fair and Harry Williams lead a list of postmen with travels across New England and beyond. Ralph Mariner enjoys York Beach Maine while John Dyer visits Brant Rock and Phil Doherty watches ducks at Duxbury.
Mayor Lyons ordered nine WPA officials removed from the payroll after a civil service ruling found their appointments contrary to rules. The suspended administrators include James Mullane Lawrence De Coucy Donald Sullivan Charles Littlefield George Dunleavy Jeremish J Mullaney Charles F Nagle and James J Fitzgerald.
Mrs Margaret M Caples of 254 Prospect Street widow of Maurice Caples died Sunday after an extended illness. Funeral mass was held Wednesday at St Marys Church with eight High Mass of Requiem. Burial followed in St Marys Cemetery Salem. One son John P Caples formerly a prominent athletic trainer.
Local chatter covers politics and plans in Cambridge and Boston cities. Rumors mix mayoral prospects, business moves, and social events with updates on clubs, hotels, and a moonlight sail organize by Clover Club. Insights include Central Sq. activities, World’s Fair notes, and local civic figures.
Fragmentary notes show ex election figures Dan Leahy and others considering council runs while police moves plan for Fresh Pond and Brattle Street. Harvard related figures, taxes, and a Bank of Old Colony trust affiliate report mix with campaign bluntness and civic concerns.
Mrs. Wm C Dooley of 59 Market St thanks lifeguard Harry Feinman for rescuing her children Mary and William at Faneuil Beach Brighton. William swam poorly and was caught in deep water. Mary disappeared after a rescue attempt. Feinman retrieved William first, then located and revived Mary after she had been under water for nearly five minutes.
All coins produced at branch mints carry special mint marks or mint letters. These small letters indicate the place of mintage and are usually located on the lower portion of the coin's reverse side.
A 60 foot elm sculpture by Lawrence Tenney Stevens is carved at South Windsor Conn to symbolize an ethereal spirit. It will be complemented by two smaller figures representing man and woman and placed in the plaza at the 1939 New York World's Fair.
The document lists officers and staff at East Cambridge Savings Bank including President Fred Wheeler Vice Presidents David Proudfoot Henry Worster William Sutton Treasurer Charles Sloan Assistant Treasurer Harold Studley Clerk Norman Blanchard and key figures on the investing committee and related roles. It names multiple individuals with overlapping credits across Worcester and Cambridge branches.
Thomas J. Mahady, prominent citizen and head of a major medical supply firm, dies at 61 from health issues. Born February 9, 1887 in Cambridge, he lived at 61 Sacramento Street and recently left Surgeons and Physicians' Supply Company of Boston due to illness. He is survived by his wife Sara R. and seven children, plus two brothers and three sisters. obsequies held at St. Peter's Church.
Middlesex Probate Court warns heirs and legatees for the estate of Cum Bridare and Arthur Edwin Kennelly and Joseph Whitmarsh in Cambridge. Notices request objections or appearances by specified deadlines in July 1969 and August 1980, with executors and administrators named and court dates set.
A partial financial record shows total capital accounts and liabilities with figures like 405,081 and 23,070,009.14. It notes common stock valued at 1,000,000 and pledged assets including U. S. Government obligations pledged to secure deposits. The text is incomplete and fragmented.
The Metropolitan Theatre presents Second Fiddle a Berlin musical starring Sonja Henie and Tyrone Power with romance and ice ballet numbers. It Could Happen to You follows a man returning from a party to find a dead woman in his car and facing murder charges. Supporting cast includes Stuart Erwin Gloria Stuart Raymond Walburn June Gale and Douglas Fowley.
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