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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1941
Page
4
Councillor Frank Roche hints at a strong mind for leadership as Acting Chief Captain Canney serves briefly with efficiency. Merchants like John H. Corcoran are eyed for City M er, while Harvard Sq plans spark talk of Plan E P B. City Hall figures and reforms stir Cambridge as votes and futures loom.
The Shepherd of the Hills a new Technicolor film from Harold Bell Wright stars John Wayne Betty Field and Harry Carey as mountain lovers aided by the Shep herd. The Get Ahead features Rob Sterling Donna Reed as G men battle racketeers destroying National Defense Industries. Botany Bay in New South Wales was named by Captain Cook for the region's strange plant life.
Fox and Tishman, owners of the F. and T. Delicates at 304 Main Street, announce a paid one week vacation for employees with five years of service or more. The Kendall Square lunch and liquor center employs 21 staff members and prides itself on clean premises prompt service and moderate prices.
The silhouette bears the name from Etienne de Silhouette, a French finance minister famed for frugality. His strict economy led to the term being used for things incomplete or imperfect and for a picture lacking full representation.
Umpire Sol Haag won a Chamberlain prize in a lively efficiency contest. Andy Moore and Joe Winn split a five dollar cash prize while R Moyson received a Harvard Loan golf gift. Many attendees collected small gifts from local merchants as speeches ran short.
A Soviet balloonist rode a bench suspended from a balloon and traveled 375 miles. He stayed aloft seven hours and forty minutes with speeds reported between 50 and 1 miles per hour.
Whose weekly wanderings fill the City Hall beat as names, places, and events from the City Purchasing Dept to Cambridge Lodge Elks, Riverside outing, and council notes populate a lively column. Readers glimpse Gladys Donovan, Joe Owens, Ed Donovan, and others in social snippets and municipal updates.
Central Sq Business Secretary Andy Moore reports prize winners at the Sentinel strike outing. Jocko McGillicuddy is noted for petting a pair of slippers in a playful scene. The lamp from Grant’s is described as a boudoir piece amid lighthearted banter.
A historical note states telepathy, defined as direct mind to mind communication between unseen persons, is regarded as an accepted fact by many scientists. The passage reflects early 20th century interest in psychic phenomena and scientific validation.
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