Webster Company cornerstone laying at Kendall Square
City officials and Cambridge Industrial Association members attended the Tuesday noon exercises for the cornerstone laying of the five story Webster building in Kendall square. The cornerstone box held pictures of founder F S Webster and copies of local papers.
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Russell
Mabel T. Eager
F. S. Webster Co
Joseph W. Motherwell
Cambridge Industrial Association
Industrial Association
Webster
Kendall Square
F. 5. Webster
Mayor Praises Schools as Board Helps Plan Funeral
The meeting chaired by Charles F. Hurley pro tem addressed the death of music director John B Whoriskey and set up a resolutions committee. Schools will be closed Wednesday morning until 10 to permit funeral attendance. Mayor Russell attended and gavel was passed to Hurley. The State Board letter outlined salary contributions for a clerk, with the city paying more and the state covering the rest.
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Charles F. Hurley
Fitzgerald
John B. Whoriskey
Brooks
Messrs. Wood
McGreenery
Russell
Hurley
State Board of Education
John EB. Whoriskey
Messrs. Catmay
Sennett
Coady
D. J. Murphy
Wyeth
Rindge
Sid Murphy
Delaney
Cambridge Postoffice Site Inspector to Review Properties
Special correspondence from November 18, 1930 reports that the Assistant Postmaster General pledged plans will accommodate an independent Cambridge post office in the future and that an inspector will visit Cambridge on November 20 to assess proposed sites. The author will have inspectors view properties to provide necessary information while deferring site selection to the Post Office and Treasury Departments.
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Joseph W. Motherwell
Cambridge Industrial Association
Motherwell
Washington
Cambridge Postoffice
Cambridge
Post Office
Treasury Departments
Elks Charity Concert Planned at Central Square Theatre
The Cambridge Lodge of Elks schedules a monster midnight charity show next Wednesday at 11 30 pm in Central Square Theatre to raise funds for the Charity Fund. Chairman is John M Moriarty with local acts including Sid Johnson George Brooks Teddy Murphy and more.
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Cambridge Lodge of Elks
Central Square Theatre
John M. Moriarty
Cambridge Post American Legion
Sid Johnson
George Brooks
Teddy Murphy
Ancers
Herbie Hueston
O Connor Testimonial Planned At Harvard Theatre
A testimonial concert honoring ex-alderman Michael M. O Connor is set for December 12 at the Harvard Theatre. Organizers led by James T. Barrett include Joseph N. Stokes Anthony Dinan Lehan John L McDonald and other city officials and supporters. O Connor has been ill for months and is affectionately called Mike by friends.
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Michael M. O'Connor
Harvard
Mr. O'Connor
James T. Barrett
Joseph N. Stokes
Anthony Dinan
Tressurer Lehan
John L. McDonald
John Mulqueeney
O. J. Craig
J.C. Haverty
J. McBride
Captain Canney
James Hill
Thomas Sullivan
James Harrington
Maurice Harrington
City Messenger
Montgomery
Mike
Sonnenberg Sherry Draw Classic in Boston Wrestling Contest
Cambridge fans called the Sonnenberg Sherry bout a rope classic as Dynamite Gas looked set to win until a late misstep by Sherry and a referee stumble allowed Sonnenberg to clinch the final fall in a dramatic finish. Bibber McCoy stood out as Cambridge’s lone star.
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Boston Arena
Cambridge
Sherry
Sonnenberg
Bibber McCoy
Middlesex County Controversy Over House of Correction Contract
Middlesex County Commissioners face a Supreme Court hearing in Boston over alleged improper awarding of a plumbing heating and ventilating contract for the Billerica House of Correction. Thomas J Murphy won the bid while Joseph H Larkin and Henry J Larkin claim their bid was 4916 lower and seek a restraining order.
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Middlesex County
Supreme Court
Boston
New House of Correction
Billerica
Thomas J. Murphy
Joseph H. Larkin
Henry J. Larkin
Newton
Murphy Company
City Council Debates Parking and School Funding Disputes
The city council session stretched over five hours with clashes between the Mayor and council. Officials debated a $250000 start for a new Rindge School, referred to Finance, while plans for Brookline Street and Putnam Avenue widening moved to the Planning Board. A North Cambridge Board of Trade 30 minute parking proposal drew mixed views amid warnings from state highway authorities and safety officials.
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Rindge
Brookline Street
Putnam Avenue
North Cambridge Board of Trade
Atty
William F. Connor
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Massachusetts Ave
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Harvard Loan Co
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Donahue & Carrig
Tel
Porter
Univ
ELKS
Myriad Talents
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Michael M. O’connor
Clara Bow
Charles Iragalee
Halph Forbes, Skeets Gallagher
Richard Arlen In
Charles Rogers
Helen Kane
Edmund Lowe
Scotland Yard
Bennett
Chas.f. Hurley
Cambridge Savings Hank
University
Kenney
Lass. OK
M.C.A
Central Square
Sentinel
Billy Murphy
City Hall
Citadel
Quinn
License Commission
Pres. Stokes
Leahy
Elmer H. Bright
Shea
Massachusetts Avenue
Alewife Brook
Icentral SQ
City Council
Frank E. Viano
John D. Lynch
the Trade Board
Frank Henderson
Morris Greenspan
Oxford Courts
Edward E. Davis
Frank D. Merrill Co
Roy Bence
Industrial Commission
Jeremiah Downey
Department of Public Works
Captain Donahue
City Electrician
O'Hearn
Masier Goldberg
The
Safety Committee
Charles F. J. McCue
Councillor Sennott
Christmas Club
Harvard Trust Company
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