Barrett Retorts Letter on Cambridge School Committee
A Cambridge reader challenges a letter by Ralph B Murray criticizing the School Committee. The writer defends past and current members, praises John W Wood Jr of Rindge Tech and Leslie L Cleveland, cites 19th and early 20th century appointment facts, and notes politics and education as factors in governance.
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Ralph B. Murray
Cambridge Directory
John W. Wood, Jr
Rindge Tech
Leslie L. Cleveland
Murray
John W. Wood, S Jr
Wood
Harvard
Cleveland
Cambridge
Little Rock
Arkansas
Sorbonne University
Paris
Potomac College
Norway
Maine
Plymouth
New Hampshire
Baltimore
Maryland
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Industrial Ass'n report outlines year of Cambridge activities
Secretary Downey presented a comprehensive year end report at the Cambridge Industrial Association annual meeting held last Monday noon. Directors were elected for three year terms including Richard B. Carter J William Fellows Mark R Jouett Harry F Stimpson Warren MacPherson Roland H Baker George E Cole and Charles A Geilfuss with officers to be chosen later. President Joseph W Motherwell praised cooperation from all groups during the year.
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Cambridge Industrial Ass'n
Downey
Boston Woven Hose & Rubber Co
Mark R. Jouett
Ginn & Co
Harry F. Stimpson
Stimpson Terminal Co
Warren MacPherson
Cambridge Rubber Co
Roland H. Baker
R. H. Baker Co
George E. Cole
Harvard Co-operative Society
Charles A. Geilfuss
The
Commercial Supply Co
Joseph
Political Gossip Roils City Council Barrage of Names
A long column details rising City Council tension as Mayor Curley adds another treasurer candidate and speculates on council races. It tracks potential candidates including Gene Hamilton and Horace Powers, plus library and school board moves, with cryptic references to Eddie, James Michael, and Richard amid Boston and local political currents.
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Richard
Harry
Gene” Hamilton
Horace Powers
Ned Sennett
Eddie
Ripley
James Michael
Boston
Curley
Lehan
Russell
Charlie Hurley
Heinz
Rice
Demosthenic
Jimmie Curry
Cunningham Drug Co and family physicians in Cambridge
For fifty years the Cunningham family has served as doctors, druggists and nurses in Cambridge. From Dr. Thomas Cunningham to the present, Mrs. Clara Cunningham O'Donnell, a Cunningham by marriage, remains a registered medical professional continuing the family line.
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Concord Ave
Cambridge
Cunninghams
Thomas Cunningham
Clara Cunningham O'Donnell
Cunningham
Gasoline station probes and license row in Inman Square
The Sentinel notes ongoing protests over gas and license approvals by the License Commission including 1396 1398 Cambridge Street. Mentions tax exempt land at 4th and Otis for a potential new court house and county takeovers on Thorndike and Third streets. City Council blocks a gas swing arm at 84 Prospect Street while janitors and firemen protest underpaid hours.
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Messrs
Casey
Fire Department
McBride
Police
License Commission
Inman Square
Charles H. Montague
Cambridge Street
Quinn
Coady
Court House
4Th
Otis Streets
Thorndike
Third Streets
Prospect Street
City plans concentrate street yards at Raymond street
Supt. McMenimen proposes moving all city yards from Hampshire street Pilgrim street and nearby sites to a single Raymond street complex in North Cambridge. The plan envisions freeing 107000 sq ft for housing plus 26000 sq ft for sewer storage and 350000 sq ft open space for future use, funded by revenue from released lands.
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McMeniMen
Russell
Raymond Street
Cambridge
Hampshire Street
Norfolk Street
Mr. McMenimen
Hastings
Pilgrim Street
Brookline Street
Water Board
Auburn Street
Caffran
Concord Avenue
City council gridlock flares as mayor unveils appointments
The mayor sent three appointments including city treasurer Forrest L. Gould and State Treasurer Charles F. Hurley to the council amid a 5.89 million dollar nine month budget, with total projected spending over 7.9 million after supplements. Debates over street department funds and employment bureau operations followed as council members sparred over procedural moves and road extension hearings.
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Crowley Sharp
Streets McMenimen
Shea
City Hall
Forrest L. Gould
Norfolk Street
National Shawmut Bank
Boston
Charles F. Hurley
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O’connor
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Council Bubbles
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