Tom Eliot Becomes Cambridge's New Congressman in Roosevelt Line
Thomas H. Eliot, protege of President Roosevelt, will go to Washington as Cambridge's new congressman. He unseats veteran Robert Luce in a largely Republican district, seen as buoyant, candid, modest, and capable. Eliot's Rooseveltian stance and personality are credited with his win.
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Pres. Roosevelt
Cambridge
Thomas H. Eliot
Washington
Robert Luce
Tom Eliot
Thomas Eliot
Franklin Roosevelt
Albert F Amee remembered as Harvard Sq bookman and friend
The obituary recalls Albert F Amee a Harvard Sq personality and long time bookman and stationer famed for his humor and gentle philosophy of life. He connected with figures from Longfellow to current staff at Murray St and left cherished mementos like a Doré Don Quixote and a Webster bust bought at cut rates.
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Albert F. Amee
Harvard Sq
Longfellow
Murray St
Doré
Daniel Webster
Albert Amee
Voters Leave 15 Percent Blank On Plan B Ballot
In Cambridge about 7,513 of 51,000 ballots were blank as voters faced Plan B. The piece argues blanks reflect dissent toward the system and the measure’s complexity, suggesting easier alternatives Plan A or Plan D would have attracted more support.
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Cambridge
P. R
Dever Still Leader After Close Governor Poll
The article argues Pan A. Dever remains a capable leader of the younger state Democracy despite a narrowly lost governor race. It blames internal party treachery and a harsh primary, cites Kelly Curley and Coakley staff choices, and notes Greater Boston’s insufficient support. The piece urges magnanimity in politics as wisdom.
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Pan A. Dever
Walsh
Kelly
Curley
Coakley
Greater
Boston
Cambridge
Burke
Pope Quotation Sparks City Hall Debate On Plan A Or B
The piece critiques municipal governance choices citing Pope and praising Johnsons while contrasting Plan A centralized power with an at large nine member council. It argues Plan B was a mistake and forecasts Cambridge civics education for 1940, asking what will happen.
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Alexander Pope
Dean Landis
Geo. McLaughlin
Johnsons
City Hall
Pisn E
Pope
Cambridge
Cambridge Citizen Praises Paper on Committee for Democracy
A Cambridge resident commends the newspaper for Fair handling of the Committee for the Preservation of Democracy in Cambridge Tam and pledges support for any future form of city government. Mr Lynch also sent a letter to Dean Landis with similar content.
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Committee For the Preservation of Democracy
Cam- Tam
Cambridge
Mr. Lynch
Dean Landis
The Decision on City Governance Plans
City Hall should have adopted Plan A giving the mayor full appointing power to create a city manager. Failure to act led to a shift toward Plan E or other skeleton charters with Plan A or D as viable options. Cambridge settles on a system few U.S. cities have tried, urging caution before new methods.
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Cambridge
United States
Armistice Ball at Hotel Continental Next Monday
The Cambridge Post Legion sponsors the Armistice Ball Dinner Dance at Hotel Continental Monday night. It features a Cambridge Post exhibition drill, a memorial ceremony at eleven, and dancing to Harold Donehey’s Orchestra. The committee includes Comm. Francis J. Smith and officers Abe Cohen and Joseph Murphy.
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Cambridge Post Legion
Continental
Cambridge Post
National Legion
Boston
Francis J. Smith
Joseph Murphy
Ass't
Abe Cohen
Josephine Nolan
William McKinley
Arthur McCabe
Fred Illian
Herr Hitler
Uncle Sam
Arise My Love and Dancing on a Dime Play Metropolitan
Metropolitan Theatre offers Arise My Love a wartime drama with Clau dette Colbert as a hard charging newspaper woman and Ray Milland as a fighting aviator who rescue each other from a Spanish firing squad. Supporting cast includes Walter Abel Dick Purcell Dennis O Keefe and Esther Dale.
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Claudette Colbert
Ray Milland
Grace McDonald
Robert Paige
Virginia Dale
William Brawley
Miss Colbert
Milland
Walter Abel
Dick Purcell
Dennis O'Keefe
Esther Dale
Annual Military Ball Planned by Cambridge Post No 35
Final plans for the Annual Military Ball of Cambridge Post No 35 Jewish War Veterans are set for next Wednesday at Hotel Continental. Prominent city, state and national figures invited. grand march led by Past Dept Comm Mass Legion of Valor Abe Cohen. Music by Jay Riseman orchestra. veterans urged to attend in uniform. others dress optional.
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Cambridge Post
Hotel Continental
Dept. Comm. of Mass
Legion of Valor
Abe Cohen
Jay Riseman
Joey Brown Elks Host Night in Cambridge
Cambridge Lodge of Elks welcomes comedian Joey Brown for a gala Sunday night guest event at the Elks Building. Original plans shifted due to the Boston stage show closing. Joint chairmen Benny Wild and Wally Holleran finalize preparations for an evening of fun with supper served and invited ladies.
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Elks
Joey” Brown
Cambridge
Cambridge Lodge of Elks
Elmer, the Great
Boston
Benny Wild
Wally Holleran
Brown
Salvation Army Cambridge Appeal hits mid point
The Cambridge Main Maintenance Appeal aims for $12,000 with a Tag Day next Saturday. So far $6,535.65 has been raised. Willard Sprague of Harvard Trust Company is noted and Arthur MaccKenzie leads local drive as British Isles supporters uphold Salvation Army traditions amid emergencies.
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Salvation Army Cambridge
Willard Sprague
Harvard Trust Company
Harvard Square
British Isles
Salvation Army
Cambridge
Arthur MaccKenzie
Albert F. Amee Dies. Harvard Square pioneer merchant
Albert F. Burt Amee, longtime West Somerville resident and figure in the Harvard Square book and stationery trade, died Sunday at his home. The Amee family ran the shop founded in the 19th century, a gathering spot for poets and notable visitors. funeral services were held at Mt. Auburn Chapel.
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Harvard Sq
Albert F
Burt) Amee
West
Somerville
Amee
College Section
Jacob
William Ameo
John
Albert
Henry W. Longfellow
James R. Lowell
Lillian Russell
Lakeview Ave
Burt
Mt. Auburn Chapel
Formation of Crater Lake in Oregon Deepest US Lake
Crater Lake in Oregon formed by water in an extinct volcano. The lake is one of the deepest in the United States with a depth around 2 000 feet.
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Crater Lake
Oregon
United States
Film Schedule Highlights Weekly Screenings at Local Theater
The week features screenings including If I had My Way with Gloria Jean and Bing Crosby on Monday and Tuesday. Military Academy stars Tommy Kelly and Bobby Jordan. Wednesday and Thursday show Maryland with Walter Brennan Brenda Joyce and John Payne, and I Cant Give You Anything But Love Baby with Peggy Moran and Johnny Downs. Friday and Saturday present Cross Country Romance with Wendy Barrie and Gene Raymond and Siege Coach War with William Boyd and Russell Hayden.
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Gloria Jean
Bing Crosby
Military Academy
Tommy Kelly
Bobby Jordan
Maryland
Walter Brennan
Brenda Joyce
John Payne
Peggy Moran
Johnny Downs
Wendy Barrie
Gene Raymond
William Boyd
Russell Hayden
Penny Sale Held by Es telle Hatch Weston Auxiliary No 9
The Es telle Hatch Weston Auxiliary No. 9 U.S.W.Y. held its annual Penny Sale last Thursday evening at 2101 Mass. Avenue to support the General Fund. Senior Vice President Dorothy E. Hogan served as chairman in charge.
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Estelle Hatch Weston Auxiliary No
U.S.W.Y
Mass. Avenue
General Fund
Dorothy E. Hogan
Plans Set for 67th Cambridge Police Mutual Aid Ball
Plana are rapidly completed for the 67th annual ball and concert of the Cambridge Police Mutual Aid Assn to be held this year in Memorial Hall and Sanders Theatre. The event is slated for Tuesday, Dec. 3 with a great program being arranged.
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Plana
Cambridge Police Mutual Aid Ass'n
Memorial Hall
Sanders Theatre
Continental notes charm and service at the Continental Hotel
Charnesy Depew Steele, manager of the Continental, sends letters praising the hotel’s halls cuisine Picadilly Inn parking and service. Mer. Steele’s absence is noted while the affable urbane style is attributed to one “manor born” in Hamlet’s phrasing.
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Boniface
Charnesy Depew Steele
Mer. Steele
C. P. Steele
Hamlet
Foreign Auto Ownership in 1900 America
In 1900 America had only one automobile per 12 400 people. The two lowest car ownership nations were two-thopia and Liberiahave, marking the global distribution of early auto access.
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Thiopia
Liberia
America
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