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Newspaper

Cambridge Sentinel

Location

Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1940

Page

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Eighth Grade Girls Basketball Championship Set at St. Mary's

The final championship game of the eighth grade school girls basketball tournament will be played at St Marys Gymnasium on Wednesday at 3 P.M. Twenty teams with two hundred players compete. Physical instructor Joe Smith directs with Mildred Grant assisting and John J. Carver of the School Committee will present prizes.

St. Mary's Gymnasium Joe Smith Mildred Grant John J. Carver

Catholic Union Reveries and Local Club Rivalries Highlight Town Notes

A lively collection of community quips and rumors covers the Catholic Union meeting antics, committee chair picks, and playful jabs at local figures. The piece mentions a Communion breakfast committee, bowling banquet planning, fashion critiques, and satirical asides about city events, traffic, and local clubs with a mix of names and places.

Burley Real Estate Insurance Mortgages Listing

Chas. F. Burley handles real estate insurance and mortgage services at 276 Commonwealth Avenue Boston.

Commonwealth Avenue Boston

Do You Remember Night At Jefferson Club

East Cam bridge residents and others are invited to a Do You Remember Night at the Jefferson Club on Austin Street Central 8th, urging old neighbors to renew youth by attending with guests. Pres. Daniel F. O'Brien directs the event on Friday night March 29.

Don Papsey Dan Finn East Cambridge Jefferson Club Austin St Central Daniel F. O'Brien

Ex Councillor Dana T Seeks 1941 Republican Nomination

Former council member Dana T enters the race for the Republican nomination under the new redistricting plan. He aims to represent Wards 4 to 8 and restore public service quality in 1941, contingent on securing the nomination and election.

Ith Dana T

Street Department praised for snow emergency work in Cambridge

Supt. of Streets Mahoney thanks regular and temporary workers for swift restoration after unprecedented snow storms. City business leaders clergy and citizens commend the effort. Christ Church praises the midnight truck arrival and Officer Shannon for Sunday protection.

Cambridge James F. Mahoney Streets Christ Church Mayor Lyons Shannon

Murder spark at Central Taxi theft ends in crash

Russell Matheson, partner with Abe Livingston at Central Taxi, was killed Thursday morning when a thief stole a new taxi from the Central stand near Central Building and drove at high speed along Memorial Drive. The thief fled with the car, which crashed against a tree. Matheson died in the hospital. The taxi and thief are still missing.

Central Sq Russell Matheson Abe Livingston Central Central Bld Memorial Drive

Cambridge Urges Police-Mounted Safety Talks Campaign

City officials promote a low cost plan to fit police with mike equipment for daily safety talks aimed at all residents to improve traffic caution for walkers and riders. Committee chair M. Kelleher and associates back the proposal after cooperative study.

Cambridge Ch. M. Kelleher and Associates

Information Please Event at Mothers Club in Cambridge

Mrs. Mabel Greeley Smith led an Information Please session for the Mothers’ Club Tuesday night at 689 Mass Ave Cambridge. She tested the group with a series of health knowledge questions.

Mabel ‘Greeley Smith The Cambridge Tuberculosis and Health Ass'n Association Mothers’ Club Mass. Ave

Beck Hall Site Sparks Local Debate Over Development

Ex Councillor Dana T. Gallop and Old Cambridge Baptist Church members weigh a plan to ease Beck Hall’s edge with Harvard Street. They opposed a gas station as improper for the historic plot but accept one story storefronts as a lesser evil under current zoning.

Dana T. Gallop Old Cambridge Baptist Church Beck Hall Harvard Mass. Ave Harvard Sts Mass, Ave

Cambridge Chamber of Commerce to elect new leadership

John H. Campbell will close a three year term as president at a special meeting on Monday. A group of orators will interpret the occasion with emphasis on industry banking and civic affairs.

John H. Campbell Cambridge Chamber of Commerce Harry R. Chapman N.C.C.P Frank J. Kelly Harvard Trust

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