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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1940
Page
4
In East Cambridge and surrounding districts candidates declare aims for Congress, council, clerk, and court seats. Cronin seeks Congress. Sullivan and Toomey faces challengers. Diehl and Swenson defend seats. Ainley and Duffy eye commissioner and clerk roles. Feloney recovers from illness at Appleton Street home.
Cambridge chapter of the Disabled American Veterans leads a state wide Americanism program with neighbors at Neighborhood House 79 Moore St. The parade runs from Lafayette Square to the Neighborhood House with participation from other veterans groups. Annie Dolan and staff donated the flag received by Judge Calvert Magroder of the Circuit Court.
Mr and Mrs John Cahill of 222 Concord Ave celebrate the birth of a son at Cambridge City Hospital. Mr and Mrs Arthur Leblanc of 19 Banks St greet a daughter born at the Cahill House. Mr and Mrs Philip Bon of 20 Cherry St are congratulated on the birth of a son at the Cahill House.
Central Square dentist and lawyer Dr Alex Cox has become treasurer for the Bushnell for Attorney General committee in Cambridge. He praises Bob Bushnell’s Middlesex career and Republican potential while noting Cox’s own integrity and Cambridge Bar Association membership.
Ex Congress member Fred Deitrick leads a walking campaign for governor with Atty. William O Connor and reporters. Walter G. Davis marks 25 years in banking at Central Trust Co. Ward 8 aldermen approve 3000 for a bathhouse. President Arthur Browne of the Common Council to be in Old Orchard Beach. Dr Cy Kelleher and colleagues head for Peaks Island. Arthur Pelletier returns to work after Atlantic City trip. East Cambridge Councilman William R. McMenimen seeks Beacon Hill Rep. seat. Miss Jessie Kelso and Charles E Wallis announce engagement. Alderman John A. Kelleher plans an auto tour of the Northeast and New York. Boston El Inspector Angus Mac Pherson returns to Central Sq. duties after Maine visit and celebrates a golden wedding.
The tally shows O'Brien 7 Gibson 6 as members clash over ballots and names. Cries of double crossers and fakers erupt as a member bangs a desk and a near quorum collapse ends the session. Mid-summer politics brim with heat.
A six months report ranks gas companies in the running for the Annual Best Performance Award. The prize offers an all expense trip to Bermuda on a flying clipper ship for a representative of each winning firm, with indications suggesting Cambridge passengers among the contenders.
The term Worm was once a broad label for reptiles and insects alike, used in old texts to refer to various creatures. This usage shows how language generalized animal names before modern taxonomy.
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