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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1940
Page
1
The piece argues Plan E plural voting for city managers faces practical and democratic questions after 500 cities adopted manager systems. It notes only six used proportional voting with plan E and questions why many abandoned it. It forecasts potential shifts as debate continues.
Budget leads talk as plans near completion for City Club annual outing next month. City Council committee reviews incinerator project and no smoke. Local notes report social events and status updates on residents and businesses including Higley operation recovery and new Oldsmobiles for Water Department.
Daniel F. O'Brien was named chairman of the Cambridge Democratic City Committee for four years. Mrs. Julia Supremard was chosen secretary and Thos J. Harmett elected treasurer. O'Brien aims to guide the local party toward national and state campaigns.
The Cahill House at Cambridge City Hospital reports the birth of a boy and a girl on Monday. This marks the second set of twins born at Cahill House since its opening last March.
A group described as friends of Eliot Spalding, Secretary of the Taxpayers Assn and editor pro tem of the Chronicle Sun, plan a Thursday night banquet at the Commander. The text questions whether the gathering is a genuine tribute or covertly hostile to a sensitive man.
Ellen T Hogan known as Rev Sister Mary Eleanor of the Foreign Mission Sisters of St Dominick sailed from Manila for the Mother House in Maryknoll New York and is due about July 1. She is the first Cambridge girl to join the Foreign Mission Sisters of the Demenie leaving St Marys Parish and Sacred Heart Parish East Cambridge. After joining, she spent seven years with the Maryknoll Order.
Large Central Square property owner Harris Ginsburg backs any plan to create free parking in the district. The article explains a state framework where, after improvements, land benefits are assessed to property parcels to cover costs, including damages from the project. The piece argues free parking boosts rental values and benefits customers and the city.
The author contrasts Washington era indiscipline with powder shortages at Bunker Hill, arguing democracies resist belt tightening. He warns that Germany’s rise under Hitler shows potential world menace, urging universal military service to preserve free suffrage and readiness for a future crisis.
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