Mayor Sennott Takes City Hall Lead With Pay Increase
Local notes celebrate Mayor Sennott gaining pay related authority to sign bonds and ordinances easing departmental burdens. The piece lists social visits, elections talks, Civil Service discussions, and a parade of town figures including Jimmy Flynn, Lillian Haley, and Harvard bound Albert Lynch, with summer plans and community events noted.
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Sennott
Civil Service
Wm. D. Hillis
State House
Steve Mahoney
Beau Bramme
Susie
Jimmy Flynn
Jimmy
Lillian J. Haley
St. Mary’s Church
Gerald Flynn
Russell Howard
Tommy Gibson
North Reading
Albert E. Lynch
Henry C. Lynch
City considers midsummer bathhouse plans and funding
Gerry's Landing bathhouse case prompts city council debate at a special session. The Harriet Street area project faces lack of written maintenance agreement between the MDC and city. A report warns against city promises to operate or sustain the structure without clear terms. A legislative bill seeks funds for MDC management.
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Gerry’s Landing
Jerry's Pit
Plan E
Harvard Sq
Finn and
Banks
Ch. Hogan
M.D.C
Gerry's Landing
Storrow
Parks Mahoney
M.D
Burley Listing in Boston at 276 Commonwealth Avenue
Chas. F. Burley located at 276 Commonwealth Avenue Boston with telephone contact KEM 0767 listed in the directory.
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Commonwealth Avenue
Boston
Park Superintendent Mahoney Faces House Hearing on WPA Project
Park Superintendent Mahoney testified before the special committee on Cambridge affairs about a $500 000 park improvement project funded by the Public Works Administration. He noted $100 000 to be spent by the city and urged quick action despite past budget shortfalls. Local reps including Parker Winslow and ONeill pressed for details as federal officials approved the plan last year and urged expenditure.
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No. Cambridge
Harvard University
Mer
Rindge Technical School
Phil Parquet
Hood
City Hall
Rhode Island
Phil
Timothy McCarthy
Putnam. Ave
Water Board
St. Paul
Minn
Tim
Michael J. Skinner
John F. Plankett
Blessed Sacrament
Hampton
Doc
Dan Cupid
Dan
May McDonald
State House
Cambridge
Feation Mahoney
Arthur
Blanchard
Parker
Winslow
O'Neill
J.T. Sullivan
Boston
Mahoney
Fed
Ch. Blanchard
Washington
Park Dept
Raymond S T. City
John T. Sullivan
Gerry's Landing
O.K
Metropolitan District Commission
Aluminum drive boosts Cambridge defense gift campaign
Director Arthur MacKenzie oversees a 62 ton local quota for aluminum gifts for national defence. Boy scouts collect usable utensils while city departments, Dr. Edmund Butler, the Kaplans, and police and fire crews promote metal redemption at City Hall with band concerts and doorbell campaigns.
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Cambridge
Arthur MacKenzie
MacKenzie
City Hall
Boy Scouts
McClellan
Uncle Sam
Edmund Butler
Kaplans
Albany St
Gutheim
Dept
Senator Blanchard Probes Cambridge Civic Groups
July 18 1941 letter questions Cambridge League of Women Voters about public works and playground plans. Senator cites WPA projects and Gerry's Landing bathhouse issues while pressing for Plan E committee action and city park priorities.
M. A. Sullivan Association Holds Gala Outing
More than 700 members attended the annual M. A. Sullivan Associates outing at Riverside Recreation Grounds Weston last Sunday. Honorary President Michael A. Sullivan halted ticket sales due to excess demand. Extra buses and cars were used for transportation and the crowd enjoyed turkey with fixins and ice cream amid a warm reception for the patron saint and praise from Acting Mayor Sennott.
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M. A
Anthony Flynn
Sennott
Puritan Cake Co Signs Agreement. 13 Men Return to Work
The Puritan Cake Co a large wholesale Cambridge firm on Cambridge Street signs an agreement with Drivery Union Local 494. Thirteen workers resume duties following the settlement.
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The
Puritan Cake Co
Cambridge
Cambridge St
Drivery Union
New Harvard Square Lawyer Joins Gallup and Hadley Firm
Attorney Joseph P. Coughlin of 142 Raymond St joins Gallup and Hadley at Boylston St Harvard Square. Coughlin is a NEU graduate and Dr Hadley teaches at NE University School of Law.
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Joseph P. Coughlin
Raymond St
Gallup & Hadley
Boylston St
Harvard Sq
Hadley
N. E. University School of Law
Mr. Coughlin
NEU
Firefighter Joe McKenna Praised By Hull Chief
Joe McKenna of Engine 7 aided at a Hull fire and impressed the department. The Chief praised his work while downplaying his own performance, saying any Gutheim Squad member could have matched it or done better.
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Joe McKenna
Engine 7
Hull
Gutheim
McKenna
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John J. McGillicuddy
John
Mary
Frank Knapp
Leavitt & Pierce
Harvard Floor Craft Co
Massachusetts Ave
Hogan
Chas. F. Burley
Tel
KEM
Park Supt
Mahonerec Cesark
WPA
Cambridge Affairs” Legislative Comm
Arthur McKenzie
Cambridge Aluminum Campaign
C.L.W.V
Cambridge League of Women Voters
North
Plan E Committee
Arthur F. Blanchard
Dogberry
M. A. Sullivan Association
Pearl ST
Concord Ave
Daniel F. O’brien
Funeral’ Home
Mass. Avenue
Kir
Massachusetts Avenue
Central Square
Broilers
Tonig
Manhattan Market
Mass. Ave
Cambridge Savings Bank
Cambridgeport Savings Bank
Squers
East Cambridge Savings Bank
Cambridge Street
North Avenue Savings Bank
Mars, Ave
Pill
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