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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1940
Page
8
A letter inspired by Dickens era good cheer prompts annual gift drive for tuberculosis relief. The Cambridge Tuberculosis and Health Association highlights long term declines in deaths since 1907 and the program’s community health value.
Councillor-Representative-Elect Henry D. Winslow spoke on municipal government at Kathleen Dell School, contrasting Plans D and E and noting E includes an obligatory voting system. He argued home rule charters grant each community power to choose its own election machinery.
A call to action urges early mailing of Christmas gifts to aid Cambridge postal service. The piece cites Cambridge stores stocked with new goods and references local officials John Glacken Jim Danby Ed Haverty Inman Square Jim Kelley Kendall Square Billy Ross East Cambridge Tom Kerrigan No. Cambridge as practical supporters of prompt mailing.
Cambridge Kiwanis names Stephen A. Kelley as new president and Frank A. Howard as successor to the presidency. Both men are praised for steady, reliable character and contributions to community life, with expectations that their quiet leadership will advance fraternity and humanities in local affairs.
Jas M Landis of Harvard at a home meeting urged that Plan E P R be a high school study course in upper grades. He claimed the goal is educational not propaganda and that city elections under Plan B and P R require understanding how government works.
Hollywood stars Gabriel Dell Huntz Hall Hally Chester and Harris Berger will appear live at Central Square Theatre Sunday December 1. The Dead End Kids and Little Tough Guys tour with a complete show after weeks in major US cities. The quartet blends rough, rowdy screen antics into a stage act continuing their film series collaborations.
Ancient Rome’s Campo Marzio encampment will be restored after excavations uncover plaques bearing likenesses of emperors and figures. The finds suggest monumental reliefs and a possible reimagining of the site’s military and ceremonial functions.
The article argues car dominated transport reshapes urban life by pushing people to suburbs and decentralizing business. It highlights downtown parking as the key to sustaining city primacy, citing Yale’s C. T. MacGavin and New York Times discussions of cooperative parking solutions and innovative structures to expand spaces.
Officials urged keeping Sunday permit active while screening Hyman Rudolph of 49 Allston Street as a suitable license holder. Police reported youths loitering near the store and false alarms from a nearby fire box. Rudolph was deemed uncooperative. no action was taken.
Bert Shepard leads steam engineering with Archibald McLean directing transportation and general service. Henry P. Skillings oversees meters while John T. Oxner works in construction, outlining key positions in the safety and utility sectors.
A terse society item notes the What Do You Hear Association gathering at the Continental Hotel on Tuesday night. It hints at rumors about local figures including Councillor Winslow nicknamed Professor and mentions various gentlemen whispered about in social venues this week. It also references Arty Stoughton Bell on a Cape hunting trip and a rumor about Tim Good and a Water Department official.
Monday and Tuesday feature He Stayed for Breakfast with Loretta Young and Melvyn Douglas followed by Millionaires in Prison with Linda Hayes and Lee Tracy. Wednesday and Thursday present House Across the Bay with Joan Bennett and George Raft and La Conga Nighta with Constance Moore and Hugh Herbert. Friday and Saturday show The Secret Seven with Florence Rice and Bruce Bennett and Wildcat Bus with Fay Wray and Charles Lang.
A humorous Uncle Eben quip asks how germs would react to a doctor's prescription. The joke implies the prescription is powerful enough to frighten them to death, reflecting a rural wit and playful medical fear.
Cecil B. DeMille’s Technicolor epic stars Gary Cooper and Madeleine Carroll with Paulette Goddard and others. The co feature Youth Will Be Served stars Jane Withers and Jane Darwell. A tale of freedom against ruthless rebels unfolds with two love stories and a host of thrills. Texas Ranger Gary Cooper pursues a murderer as part of the Canadian frontier saga. Jane Withers shines as a backwoods urchin altering many lives and aiding crook captures. Jane Darwell plays a strong supporting role.
Central Texas hosts a network of Czech and German settlements reflecting longstanding immigrant roots. The region's towns preserve language, customs, and crafts through cultural events and local archives.
The likelihood of attending college has risen from one in 33 in 1900 to about one in six now, reflecting growing access to higher education and expanding college enrollment over the early 20th century.
Historical note traces knitting from ancient art to William Lee of Nottingham in 1580s. He first produced coarse stockings for Queen Elizabeth I, then improved the machine to knit a refined silk pair for the queen, marking a milestone in textile invention.
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