Cambridge area notes include weddings and council chatter
Ex Councillor Mike Dee plans a push despite next year’s plans. A Silver Wedding for Albert and Doyle at Belmont Club on June 9 is announced. A lively bachelor dinner for Thomas O Neill Jr. is set for June 10 at the Continental. Health clerk Margaret Fitzgerald is ill. pensioner John Roberts tours the West and praises Tucson. Hood's Creamery sleuth Parky recovers a stolen hand truck with Parky’s help. City Council hopeful Sam Anderson, Elk member, reflects on Plan E or B. Park Board meeting delayed to June 10.
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Mike Dee
Burnside Seagrave
Cambridge Chronicle
Albert T. Doyle
Gurney St
Belmont County Club
Doyle
Cambridge
Thos. P. O'Neill, Jr
Tucson
Arizona
Hollywood
Mgr
Phil Parquette
Hood’s
Frank Galgay
Hood
Hawkshaw
Galgay
Green St
Parky
Hood's
Samuel A. Anderson
Express
Palmer St
Sam
Jack Terry
John D. Lynch
Frank Sennett
Cecil Fraser
Hymie Pill
Jerry Lucey
Ing
Jeremiah
Fire Chief Probes Delivery Time for New Ladder Truck
Fire Chief Gutheim has been checking the delivery time of the new ladder truck out West. The snappy model draws attention as Councillor Roche critiques a “Committee on Lonely Places” proposal.
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Gutheim
Roche
Committee On
Let Pete Look at It Car Service Ad Prospect
Vehicle maintenance appeal urges early inspection by Peter Klein at Lakeview Garage near Fresh Pond to prevent costly breakdowns and save money. Elks Flag Day ceremony note at Cambridge Common lists June 13 events and parade.
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Peter Klein
Lakeview
Fresh Pond
Eli
Cambridge
Elks
Cambridge Common
Cambridge Sentinel Box No 5 Offer for Pleasant Home Work
Publisher seeks an educated woman for agreeable at home tasks to benefit local welfare. Excellent compensation offered. Telephone required. Experience helpful. Send details to Box No. 5 Cambridge Sentinel.
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Cambridge Sentinel
John Blevins to Move to New Hampshire for Health
After six decades of roofing in Cambridge the ill John Blevins will relocate with his family to North Hampton New Hampshire. His Austin Street plant will continue under his son Charles while John seeks restoration in the White Mountains. He is noted as brother of architect Albert Blevins.
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Cambridge
John Blevins
North Hampton
N.H
Central Sq
White
Mt. Foothills
Albert Blevins
Rumors Fly Over Local Political Shifts and City Services
A murky note suggests Rep. Tom O'Neill favors the June moon and hints at danger for unattached Benedicts. Rumor claims City Hospital staff will operate the police ambulance, while Ex-Sen. Kidder eyes a City Council seat. Continued on Page 8.
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Tom O'Neill
Kidder
Local Leader Charles Burnside Seagrave Dies at 73
Charles Burnside Seagrave, veteran newspaperman and longtime editor and manager of the Cambridge Chronicle for more than four decades, was born August 3, 1862 in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. He began in journalism as a boy, ran papers in Arlington and Cambridge, and led the Chronicle from 1891 until retirement.
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Charles Burnside Seagrave
Cambridge Chronicle
Uxbridge
Mass
Charles Stowe Seagrave
Watie Alm Scott
Burnside
Cambridge
Hegan
Shepard
Cambridge High
Ridge Tribune
D. Gilbert Dexter
Ethool
New Tribune
Arlington
Middlesex Townsman
Somerville
Boston Journal
Stephen O O'Meara
Cambridge Tribune
William B. Howland
Tribune
F. Stanhope Hil
James W. Bean
Mr. Seagrave
Councillor Halts Local Permit Vote Over Firm's Letter
Councillor Hyman Pill delayed action on United Carr Fastener Co. driveway permit on Vassar Street after criticizing the firm for tearing up a job inquiry letter. He asked for more time to study the petition, which was referred to Roads and Bridges. The Park Board received $100 for Washington Elm marker repair, and Jerry's Pit eminent domain plan moved to ordinances. The council also accepted an invitation to Firemen's Memorial Services at Cambridge Cemetery on June 8.
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Hyman Pill
United Carr Fastener Co
Vassar St
Park
Washington Elm
Blanchard
Jerry’s Pit
Cambridge Cemetery
Chamber New Members Meet Crowns Whites Over Blues
The Chamber of Commerce new members meet at the Commander saw the Whites beat the Blues 29 to 28 in a two group contest. A mop up program continues through Tuesday to recruit 40 more prospects. $15,000 in stage money funded 45 auctioned prizes. The report notes the death of Mrs. Frank Lally just before press time. Additional notices call for aviation mechanics and clerical workers for the U S Navy.
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Chamber of Commerce
Fred Hubley
Whites
Blues
Albert F. White
Flash Chemical
Eugene Gordon
Paul Laffely
Stanley Ginsberg
Simon Kaplan
James Spike
Fred
Mer. Philbrook
Smith House
State Master Barbers Convention Set in Lynn on June 8
Anthony J. Raciti of Dudley Street serves as president of the State Master Barbers association which plans a convention in Lynn on June 8. Andres A. Vieira of Main Street is a trustee. The Cambridge barbers are praised for excellence and the Santoros of 16 Prospect Street are noted for letting their work speak.
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Anthony J. Raciti
Dudley Street
Lynn
Andres A. Vieira
Main Street
Cambridge Barbers
Santoros
Prospect St
Beano Crackdown Stirs Cambridge Church Leaders
The Lyons administration halted legalized beano a public gambling game in Cambridge halls. Licenses were issued to churches and societies to run lawful sessions, while a Greek Orthodox Church and the American Legion held regular events. A Potter denunciation followed reports of church profits and high expenses from the games.
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Cambridge
Ceeds
Lyons
Cambridge Legionnaires
Cyprus Hall
Frank G. Potter
Grate Methodist Episcopal Church
Boston
City Hall
Legion
Groas
Central Sq
Sennett
Cambridge Beano
Move to Halt Mayor Lyons Salary
A Middlesex Superior Court petition seeks a temporary injunction to stop payment of Mayor Lyons's salary while excep tions in a related bribery case are reviewed by the Supreme Court. Attorneys Wheeler and Woodward represent the petitioners as the case unfolds in Cambridge.
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Mayor Lyons Court
Tarpayers’ Assn
Attys. Leonard Wheeler, Jr
Wm. Woodward
Goodwin
Proctor
Stoughton Bell
Paul J. Frank
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John J. McGillicuddy
The
Sentinel
Adonis
Greater Boston
Lindbrook's Men's Store
Washington St
John
Mary
Armstrong
Warward Floor Craft CO
Post Office Eli
Pete
Paul A. Dever
New Hampshire
O'Neill
Daniel F. O’brien
Mass. Avenue
Kir
Chas. F. Burley
Councillor Pill
Frank Lally
Fayerweather &J
Thos. Conway
Mary Conway
U. S. Navy
MR. Sennott
Potter
American Legion
Councillor Banks
Beane
Anhattan Market
Massachusetts Avenue
Central Square
California
Moxie
Welch’s
Felch Way Pt
Manhattan
Mass. Ave
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