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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1941
Page
4
Time for candidate filing closes with notable additions to councillor and school committee rosters. Figures include Wm D Hillis, ex mayor Lynch, ex city treasurer Shen and several others from streets across the city seeking seats in local government and education posts.
A Cambridge committee organized to back Herbert H. MecSorley for the School Committee met this week. Robert L. Sullivan chaired with John F. Moran as treasurer and Marion Taylor as secretary. Members include John J. Sullivan and others. The group plans to promote McSorley to voters.
A group of Cambridge citizens including Mrs Henry R Brigham and Mrs J Edwin Cohn heartily back Mrs Henry Wise for School Committee. They note her children in public schools, past treasurer roles at Cambridge Nursery School, Parents' Assn of Peabody School, and leadership positions with the Cambridge Community Fund and League of Women Voters.
Tyrone Power stars as a devil may care Yank in A Yank in the R A F with Betty Grable in London. The Fox picture, filmed with the British government, shows actual air combat and Dunkirk evacuations. Charlie Chan in Rio stars Sidney Toler and Mary Beth Hughes in a featured case.
Former councillor Ben Wyeth announces a bid for a council seat. He targets the upcoming election seeking to return to public office and serve the community.
The first bodies found with a telescope were Jupiter’s moons. Galileo observed them in January 1610 using a small handheld instrument.
James F Fitzgerald endorses re election to the Cambridge School Committee citing eight years of honest service two terms as Vice Chairman and one year as Chairman He notes his roles with the Cambridge Library Trustees Local Draft Board and Cambridge Bar Association urging neighbors to keep experienced members on the board to benefit local school children.
Cambridge leaders and Harold A. Ryan rally for a local Salvation Army drive with a $12,000 goal to meet city needs. Major donors include Maurice Corkery James Finger Henry Ginsburg Reverend William Oliver and Alpheus Smith as captains rally volunteers and a Cambridge Citadel buffet lunch kicks off the drive.
Councillors clash over a 330,000 emergency loan for election costs amid claims of misused public funds. President Sennott rules no quorum as chair and several members depart after Winslow demands a director be chosen by the Election Commission.
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