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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1939
Page
4
Abe Cannes, a prominent local figure, appears in diverse activities and social events. Bill Galgay, a Central Square florist and Kiwanian, awaits a School Board session amid anticipated changes in football coaching and janitorial staff. John C. Haverty, principal assessor, is praised for sincerity and intelligence.
City officials discuss term replacement for the five year period from 1925 to 1930. Appointments include B Franklin Wyeth as Election Commissioner and Jos F Higgins as Hospital Trustee. Councillors seek park fence height raise and land purchase funding for cemetery needs. Mayor urged to act within debt limits amid WPA cuts protest and routine business.
The United States Public Health Service states stomach capacity depends on person size, ranging from four to five pints. When fully distended it is about the size of a football, and when empty it shrivels to about finger size.
In a wind tunnel visible geometric shapes reveal how air flows around objects. Cones discs and spheres demonstrate stream patterns and drag effects under controlled conditions.
The Bartlett Mountain in Colorado was once cursed by miners for lacking gold. Today it is regarded as the world’s leading source of molybdenum, reflecting a dramatic shift from local legend to mineral prominence.
A report notes 68 good jumpers reportedly spend most time in sand and can leap from a 30 foot height to ground without injury.
Hi Ho the sage of Chinatown argues that influence is personal friendship skillfully managed to pay dividends. The statement frames influence as a practical asset linked to relationships and payoff.
A survey notes many rabbit varieties with domestic breed bases differing from other pets like dogs. It outlines broad traits and potential lineage connections among common rabbit types and shows how selection shapes appearance and behavior.
The article notes natural red green rose pink and violet topaz are extremely rare when found in nature, emphasizing their scarcity among gemstone varieties. It describes color diversity and the unusual occurrence of these hues in topaz.
The human body breathes more air by weight than it consumes food in a 24 hour period, highlighting the respiratory demand versus caloric intake in daily metabolism.
A noted figure described as a professor of food and liquors gathers attention at Jim's Place on Mt Auburn Street, attracting statesmen students and journalists to a lively rendezvous.
Brownson's Deep, a submarine trench north of Porto Rico, attains a depth of 27 000 feet.
In Middlesex County Probate Court Cambridge a petition seeks Mary E. Morgan of Cambridge named administratrix of Patrick J. Morin late of Cambridge deceased without bond surety. Objections must be filed by May 9 1930 at 10 am in Cambridge with Judge Bereat. notice from Register P Tordan dated April 15 1939 and April 22 299 May 6.
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex is to David P Scranton late of Roanoke Virginia deceased. Lillian Whitman named administratrix with will annexed petitions for license to receive or sell and to transfer personal property in Roanoke. Court in Cambridge set for May 9 1990 at 10 am. Witness John C Leggat Exq First Judge. Loring F Jordan Register. April 2 3 May 1
Margaret W. Niven estate seeks first account and distribution balance in Middlesex Probate Court Cambridge. Objecting parties must file written appearances by 9:00 AM May 19 1939. Judge John C Lezeat signs citation. Register Loring P. Jordan.
The Cambridge Massachusetts School Committee invites sealed proposals for insurance and inspection services for school rollers. Proposals due May 8, 1939 at 10 00 AM in City Hall Room 34. Attach a $50 certified check payable to the City of Cambridge with each submission. Proposals marked Proposal for Insuring School Rollers.
A monument in San Francisco's Chinatown honors Chinese patriot Sun Yat Sen. The structure is noted for its entirely nickel ceremium stainless steel construction.
A proposal that telepathy is real in direct mind communication gains belief among scientists. The item notes widespread acceptance of telepathic communication as an observed fact by many researchers.
A historical note explains that a woman who irons by hand for a week would handle an iron load equivalent to three to five tons, illustrating the vast effort involved in domestic ironing labor.
The organism Pleuromonas jaculans is described as the world’s smallest animal with a body under one three thousandths of an inch, living in ditches and pools.
A concise note recalls repeated invasions in Palestine by Egypts, Persians, Romans, Greeks, Babylonians, Tartars and Turks, highlighting the region's long history of foreign incursions.
An authority in Collier's Weekly says students endure being choked into insensibility during a multi year training to become trainers. The instructor performs the exercise on graduation day since it does not occur in contest.
Collier's Weekly states underwriters become sole legal owners of wrecks and their contents the day insurance is paid, countering the belief that treasure in oceans belongs to finders or the public.
A zoological note explains that when hippos are excited their skin releases oil mixed with blood, giving the appearance of sweating blood. The phenomenon is a natural secretion and not actual blood loss, researchers say.
The Cambridge Board of License Commissioners announces that Charlie's Tap Inc has applied to transfer its license to a new operator at 23 Green Street. The notice notes the building details including first floor dining room and kitchen with a cellar storage area. Timothy F. Leahy and Herman E. Guthheim are listed as commissioners.
Massachusetts notice announces a public hearing before the City License Commission at City Hall Cambridge on Monday afternoon May 2 at 2 o clock. The petition by Arthur Derochera seeks license to keep and store ee at 372 Bindse Avenue with underground tanks and a total capacity over 200 gallons. By order of Board of License Commissioners.
Public auction set for May 16 at 2 PM to convey a parcel in Cambridge described as Lot G in a 1925 subdivision plan. Property includes structures, fixtures, and sewer easement, with sale subject to unpaid taxes, liens, and assessments. purchaser to pay $2500 cash down.
Foreclosure sale under the mortgage from Arthur J. Kourcet and Matilda A. Bourget to The Attleborough Savings Bank. Property in Cambridge Middlesex County Massachusetts described by metes and bounds, with improvements, including fixtures. Auction to be held Monday May 29 at 12 noon. Sale subject to unpaid taxes and municipal liens.
A petition filed in Cambridge seeks a name change from Joseph HL Marquis of Cambridge to Joseph Henry Canavan. All interested parties must appear in court by May 22, 1950 to object, with a written appearance before ten o clock in the forenoon on the return day.
Cambridge residents are notified of a hearing before the Licensee Commission in Room 22 City Hall on Monday May 2 at 2 PM. The petition by William Crane requests a second class garage license and storage of gasoline at the corner of Second and Rovers Streets with quantity up to five hundred gallons.
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