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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1941
Page
4
A Cambridge column notes the Exes club may welcome new members in November. It also teases several local figures including Realtor Henry Haverty facing a Plan E challenge for City Council chair and hints at friction in City Hall units amid planning and budget talks.
Paramount promises a star studded comedy with Mary Martin Don Ameche Oscar Levant Rochester Connie Boswell and John Scott Trotter in Kiss the Boys Goodbye about a South born chorus girl chasing Broadway success Five new tunes appear in the film alongside Shining Victory a Cronin story about a woman’s concealed thoughts led by Geraldine Fitzgerald and James Stephenson
City Council passes a $1.00 appropriation to buy Jerry's Pit site and tasks the City Solicitor with documents. Roche pushes modern street lights for Harvard area at about $500 extra yearly. Wires & Lamps Committee studies the plan. Debate over Plan E P R charter info program ends with mixed views on election board roles.
A proposal for a council conference with the group failed by 7 to 6, with eight in favor and six against. The vote split included Madigan, McNamara, Parker, Roche, Tierney, Toomey, Winslow in favor and Sennett, Crane, Donovan, Hogan, Pill, Sullivan in opposition. The motion was then sent to the Ordinances committee asking the Election Board to attend the next meeting. Several routine matters passed, see Gossiper.
WHAT DO YOU HEAR do at a Trinity Church ceremony Aug 17 with Chet Gillis of Somerville saying ditto. A reception will follow in Somerville. Chet vows a good cook. Also noted were Elks at Philadelphia convention including E R Jack Carr Pete Larkin Jack O'Brien Tom McCaffrey Dave Marshall Bill Ferguson Tom Nash and Al Bates. Philadelphia last hosted Elks since 1907.
Cambridge Summer Theatre announces Anna Sten, the Russian born screen star known for Wedding Night and Resurrection, in the comedy Smart Women by Myron C. Fagan with matinees Wednesday and Saturday as she prepares for a return to live stage this season.
Emergency Finance Board approves Park-W.P.A. plan as council debates pools water use and park needs. Blanchard hints mayor not bound to sign. Arthur and Steve clash over pool hours and water, while O'Neill questions powers. Discussion touches on comfort stations, cost cut suggestions, and attendance by Acting Mayor Sennett.
A local councillor declares plan E support amid banter about Stoughton Bell and “these highbrows” while a sports program offers many prizes to the winner. He predicts he will be among the first ten choices of at least 5,000 voters.
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