Mayor juggling duties as crowds overwhelm school panel
A bustling city meeting saw Mayor Russell pressed between the Cambridge Club School Committee and Ordinances Committee. Personnel from Houghton to Webster schools spoke on pupil counts and costs, urging economy while preserving services. The gathering ended with a call to study the budget of 1.5 million dollars and a warning from the mayor.
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Ruide
Cambridge Club
Foley
Mr. Robart
M. E
Elizabeth F. Butler
Taylor School
John D. Lynch
Francis J. O'Hara
Thorndike School
O'Hara
Harold R. Blaze
Wellington School
Catherine L. Dineen
Willard School
Agnes J. McElroy
Wyman Open Air
Joseph Smith
Robart
Alfred F. Burke
Russell
The Voter and the Schools Luncheon Speakers
Cambridge League of Women Voters hosts a March 27 luncheon at the Hotel Continental. Dr Payson Smith Massachusetts education commissioner will speak on The Vater and the Public School. Head table guests include Ada L Comstock Radcliffe College president and others.
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Arthur M. Schlesinger
Harry B. Duane, Jr
Hotel Continental
Cambridge League of Women Voters
Payson Smith
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Ada L. Comstock
Radcliffe College
Richard M. Russell
Richard C. Cabot
Edmund A. Whitman
Henry Wyman Holmes
Thomas H. Sanders
What Do You Hear Whispers and Rumors This Week
A compact roundup gathers whispers and hints along with verifiable facts from the week. Names places and events appear as readable fragments and signals of ongoing discourse.
Dormitory plan at Broadway firehouse sparks protest
Local firemen oppose dormitory housing in the new Broadway and Quincy street fire house. The piece notes civic figures such as ex-Councilman Mike Mahoney eyeing an East Cambridge post and mentions Library Trustee Ralph Robart, Doctor Costello, and Professor James Landis shaping city affairs. A city council session, finance division talks, and a Cambridge Industrial Association debate are described along with a birth in the family of Councillor Hillis.
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Broadway
Quincy Street
Mike Mahoney
East Cambridge
Harry
Library
Ralph Robart
Doctor Costello
James Landis
Harvard
Department of Finance
Charlie Cavanagh
Joe Monahan
Leahy, Kidder
McDonald
Talking Turkey How to get merchants to cooperate
Earl J. Arnold secretary of the Waltham Chamber of Commerce urged merchants to cooperate to boost business at the Central Square Business Men's Association dinner. He cited three shopping districts in Waltham, six yearly sales campaigns, store news publicity and window dressing as keys to success.
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Earl J. Arnold
Waltham
Arnold
Downey
Cambridge
Kay
Messrs. Mahoney
Foley
Fuller
Roosevelt
Knights of Columbus concert aids Holy Ghost Hospital
Cambridge Council No. 74 Knights of Columbus organized a Sunday concert at Holy Ghost Hospital for patients. Sister Superior Casey expressed thanks on behalf of the sisters and hospital staff to all participants.
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Holy Ghost Hospital
Cambridge Council
Knights of Columbus
Casey
Honor Students at Tech
A list of Cambridge undergraduates of high scholastic standing at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Included are Sidney Speil Vincent Mooney Bernard Whitman and many other names with several from Cambridge High and Latin School and Rindge Technical High School.
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Cambridge
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Sidney Speil
Newton Weber Buerger
Cambridge High
English
Boston
Mass
Allan Chapman Vaughan
Rindge Technical High
Frederick Howard Carten
Bernard Whitman
Charles Badger Bryan
Winchester
Sidwells’ Friends School
Vincent John Mooney
Robert Elliot Worden
Michael Atwill Eistelman
Westport
Midh
Paseo
Kansas City
Draveaux Wort Bender
Raymond Sumner Levine
Martin Francis Cosgrove
Rindge Technical High School
Robert Heggie
Cambridge Lyceum Debate Cards Soviet Recognition
The Cambridge Lyceum Club opened a debate series on immediate U S recognition of Soviet Russia. Francis W. Phelan and Leo P Moran supported recognition, while John H Morris and John F Kelley argued against.
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Cambridge Lyceum Club
Soviet Russia
United States
Francis W. Phelan
Leo P. Moran
John H. Morris
John F. Kelley
Notable East Coast trip and official guests
Mr. Williams H. Harding visits New York for business and leisure. Mr. and Mrs. Henry BR Loomis depart for a two month South Sea Islands cruise. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Ely join Governor and Mrs. Joseph BR Ely at Washington D C for inauguration exercises.
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Williams H. Harding
New York
Henry BR. Loomis
South Sea Islands
Richard Ely
Joseph BR. Ely
Washington, D. C
McAdoo Milk Promoted as Best In Cambridge
Advertising copy extols McAdoo milk as the nonpareil fluid in Cambridge. It claims benefits for body builders and all ages, urging households to join the McAdoo milk list and praising its appeal to candid and intelligent consumers.
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Cambridge
Great night for Rindge Alumni
Nearly 500 alumni gathered for the annual reunion and banquet at the new Rindge Technical School cafeteria. Dr. George White welcomed guests, toastmaster Charles F. J. McCue praised contributors, and speakers Mayor Russell Coach Joe McKenny and Headmaster John Wood lauded the school. Mayor Russell received honorary Alumni status. An after banquet building inspection followed, ending at midnight.
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Rindge
New Rindge Technical School
George White
Charles F. J. McCue
Rindge School
Russell
Joe McKenny
B. C
John Wood
Mr and Mrs James McHenry Hospitable Grille Room Party
Mr and Mrs James B McHenry entertained a party of friends in the Grille Room on Sunday afternoon.
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James B. McHenry
City Council Passes Budget After Long Committee Fight
The Cambridge council held marathon sessions on the budget and a new Division of Finance ordinance. The mayor won key votes as amendments were defeated and several department funds were restored to original levels. Final budget totaled 5,293,094, about 639,625 less than 1982 and under the mayor’s proposal.
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Skilton
Delaney
Smith
Treasury Department
McMenimen
Eyeglasses Worn by European Rulers Grow More Common
A bulletin from the Better Vision Institute notes that eyeglass use is higher among Europe’s educated classes and among global leaders. Ramsay MacDonald, King Albert, and King Gustav are cited, with King Pu Yi, King Prajadhipok, and the Shah of Persia also mentioned as wearers.
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Europe
Ramsay MacDonald
England
Albert
Belgium
Gustav
Sweden
Better Vision Institute
Pu Yi
Manchuria
King Prajadhipok
Siam
Young Shah
Persia
Springtime Gift Suggestion from Cambridge Laundry Ad
A dreary day prompts a gift idea to spare wives and mothers from housework. The Superior Laundry at 626 Concord Avenue in Cambridge offers pickup washing, ironing, and delivery with modern equipment. Their service promises cleaner results, health benefits, and lower costs than home washing, urging a month trial via Porter 8780.
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Cambridge
Superior
Concord Avenue
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Fortiphone
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Berlin
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Surgeons’ & Physicians’ Supply Co
Newbury Street
Tis
Cambridge Industrial Association
Hillis
Waual
Bill, Jr
Ripley
Jessie Brooks
Ray Fitz- Gerald
John Delaney
City Council
Martin F. O'Connor
Roberts School
Roche
Commonwealth Avenue
Mr. Arnold
Central Square
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Puritan Candy Shop
Tate Ed
TECH
Debaters
McAdoo Milk
The
Cambridge Sentinel
Richardson Radio Service
MT. Auburn
Paramount- Magazing
Henry Carrell
Cary Grant
Division of Finance
Industrial Association
Cambridgeport Savings Bank
Thomas Daly
Harvard Square
Wyeth
Horace
Mr. Roche
Sennett
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