Christmas Shopping Drives Cambridge Holiday Spirit
Christmas buying is highlighted with bright store displays and heavy advertising as Harvard Sq and North Cambridge merchants prepare for a bustling season. Local workers on defence contracts boost spending. communities celebrate the manger babe and national gratitude for peace amid war concerns.
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Co-Operative
Harvard Sq. Merchanta
Wm. L. Galvin
Harvard Co-operative
America
Smiling Through Stars at Central Square Theatre
Starting Friday through Monday delightful artists Brian Aherne and Jeanette MacDonald star in Smiling Through in technicolor with Jane Cowl previously on stage. Gene Raymond Ian Hunter and Patrick O Moore also appear. Co feature Down Mexico Way stars Gene Autry. Smiley Burnette Fay McKenzie Harold Huber spiced the cast. Next Tuesday to Thursday Lady Be Good with Elliott Powell Ann Sothern Robert Young Red Skelton. co film Sailor on Leave with Shirley Ross William Lundigan. Saturday matinee King of the Texas Rangers Chapter 5 and Kiddie College Quiz Gene Autry Prize Contest with best western costume prize.
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Brian Aherne
Jeanette MacDonald
Elinor Powell
Ann Sothern
Robert Young
Red Skelton
Shirley Ross
William Lundigan
King of the Texas Rangers
Gene Autry
Pal Joey at Shubert Theatre Tonight in Boston
The Shubert Theatre presents Pal Joey with Vivienne Seral and George Tapps leading a large cast. George Abbott directs John O Hara’s brisk show with Rodgers and Hart music and Jo Mielziner sets. The plot follows Joey’s quest for a grand nightclub dream ending in reversal.
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Pal Joey
Boston
Vivienne Seral
George Tapps
George Abbott
John O'Hara
Rodgers and Hart
Jo Mielziner
Robert Alton
John Koenig
Vivienne Allen
Shirley Paige
Anne Blair
David Burns
Mildred Todd
John Clark
Janet Lavis
Averill Harris
James Lane
Cliff Dunstan
Norman van Embrugh
Joey
Cambridge voters embrace new centralized counting plan
Johnson praises the new City Council election as accurate and fair under the P. B. R. system. Of 35 558 voters, about 59 percent secured free representation, 47 5 percent had first choice elected, 15 percent cast invalid ballots, and 80 percent did not vote. Brendan Noonan and Joseph DeGuglielmo led a competent team ensuring orderly counting. Chandler W. Johnson endorses the council's expected good performance.
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Mascachueptte
New
P. BR
Cambridge
Ch. C
Brendan Noonan
Joseph DeGuglielmo
Chandler W. Johnson
City Hall whispers and political heat rise in December notes
A jumble of city politics and personal asides, mentioning John Shine and Rep Ne ville watching vote counts, Sen Blanchard's quiet stance, pension questions, a local Boys Club push, budget fears, possible resignations, ex professors seeking posts, and City Manager speculation amid a mystery man subplot.
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Dinny O’brien
Chandler Johnson
Carroll
City
Mer
Michael
John H. Corcoran
Russell
Billy McMenimen
Metropolitan Sergeant York feature and Minstrel Days short
Warner Brothers presents Sergeant York with Gary Cooper in a standout role as the Tennessee mountaineer turned war hero. The film includes a famed capture sequence of 122 Germans and an ensemble cast led by Walter Brennan and Joan Leslie. A second piece, Minstrel Days, traces the growth of the minstrel show with Al Jolson Eddie Cantor and other legends.
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Gary Cooper
Sergeant York
York
Walter Brennan
Joan Leslie
George Tobias
Stanley Ridges
Margaret Wycherly
al Jolson
Eddie Cantor
McIntyre and Heath
Eddie Leonard
Bert Williams
Honey Boy Evans
Martha Raye Headlines Boston RKO Theatre Show
Martha Raye headlined a Friday in person appearance at the RKO Boston Theatre supported by Wally Brown and Annette Ames. The stage program included adagio dancing by Stuart Morgan, Roy Davis mimicry, and a bill with Rollo and Verna Pickett. Film feature Week End for Three starred Dennis O Keefe Jane Wyatt and others.
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Vivid Comedienne
Martha
Hollywood
Boston
Wally Brown
Annette Ames
Stuart Morgan
Roy Davis
Rollo
Verna Pickett
Dennis O'Keefe
Jane Wyatt
Philip Reed
Edward Everett Horton
Franklin Pangborn
Love Birds
Ark Instructions from Genesis Vi Point to Noah
The passage states God commands Noah to build an ark from gopher wood with precise measurements and coating of pitch inside and out, establishing the woodwork and waterproofing requirements for the vessel.
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God
Noah
Movie listings at Durrell Hall for Monday and Tuesday
The Durrell Hall program features Tom Dick and Harry with Ginger Rogers and George Murphy, Two on a Taxi with Anita Louise and Russell Hayden, Penny Serenade with Trene Dunn and Cary Grant, The Bride Wore Crutches with Lynne Roberts and Ted North, Aroma of the South Seas with Dorothy Lamour and Jon Hall, Hurry Charlie Hurry with Mildred Coles and Leon Errol.
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Harry
Ginger Rogers
George Murphy
Anita Louise
Russell Hayden
Wed
Thor
Trene Dunn
Cary Grant
Lynne Roberts
Ted North
Sat
The
South Seas
Dorothy Lamour
Jon Hall
Hurry
Charlie
Mildred Coles
Leon Errol
City Notes Hint At Local Power Plays And Births
Quick look at city matters shows McMenimen seeking votes for city manager post while city officials and engineers greet Austin Ford with cigars. A new baby boy and girl arrive at Richardson House, and community figures like Health Ed. Ch. Dave Nelligan pass away. Neighbors discuss mayoral race maneuvers and council intrigue as local notables exchange questions on campaigns and transfers.
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Elec
Billy McMenimen
Mgr. Post
Austin Ford
Richardson House
Boston
Ford
Ida Broughton
Austin
P.R. Council
Jos
Kelly
Cambridge
Dave” Nelligan
Treas
Andy Carroll
Mer
John V. W. Lawson
Magazine St
John
John J. Carver
N. E. Tel. & Tel
Central Sq
Mgr
Jimmy Flynn
English Speaking People and Language Reach
English is spoken by more than 224,995,500 people with over half in the United States. The figure highlights the large American influence in global English usage and communication.
Worthy Leper Mission Benefit Concert and Talk
A musicale and illustrated lecture for Leper Missions by Marist Nuns will be held Sunday at the Hotel Somerset. Most Rev Richard J Cushing will speak on The Life of St Francis of Assisi and music will be performed by Nancy Mace and Arthur O Keefe. Committee co chairmen Veronica Cashin and Luberta Clauss lead a long group. subscription is seventy five cents, obtainable from committee members or by calling Eliot 0408.
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Hotel Somerset
Richard J. Cushing
D.D
Boston
Society For the Propagation of the Faith
St. Francis of Assisi
Nancy Mace
Mezzosoprano
Arthur O’keefe
Anna Grant
Louise C. Larkin
Mary E. Mace
Mary C. Madden
Esther McDonald
Annamay Merker
Mae Neelon
Helen O'Connor
Eleanor F. Ryan
Martha Regan
Helen Ryan
Eliot
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