City campaign chatter stirs nerves amid May budget talk
May headlines show Park Board probes stray appropriations and Library Trustees' praise for Boardman School Center. City government data plans stir debate as Tom Eliot and Bowker clash over a Washington seat and a mystery man at City Hall draws attention.
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Boardman School Center
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U. S
Congress
Tom Eliot
Washington, D.C
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City Hall
Sullivan
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Healey Faces Tough Contest in Cambridge Wards
The article notes Congressman Healey’s district now includes Wards 2 and 3 with Ex Mayor John J. Irwin of Medford challenging in Cambridge. Irwin, posing as a humane conservative, is active in civic groups and has a strong legislative record, while Healey runs against Democratic strongholds in a tight race.
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Healey
Somerville
John J. Irwin
Medford
Cambridge
Irwin
F. D
Gen'l Dever
John Irwin
Elks
Knights of Columbus
Blanchard Proposes Three Cambridge Belmont Traffic Bills
Senator Arthur F. Blanchard submits three measures to ease local congestion. One creates a memorial traffic circle near the Larz Anderson bridge with a bronze press replica. Another extends the Concord turnpike toward Alewife Brook Parkway to Somerville Ave. Third adds a traffic circle at Concord Ave and Alewife Brook Parkway to relieve jams and danger.
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Cambridge
Belmont
Arthur F. Blanchard
Memorial Drive
Larz Anderson Bridge
United States
Stephen Daye
Concord Turnpike
Alewife Brook Parkway
West
Porter Square
Somerville Ave
West Boston
Sumner Tunnel
Concord Ave
1940 Seal Sale Plans Under Way in Cambridge
Miss Mabel M Brown executive secretary of the Cambridge Tuberculosis and Health Association announced Tuesday that plans are well under way for the 1940 Seal Sale beginning November 25. She urged readers not to forget the immediate needs in Cambridge amid other appeals.
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Mabel M. Brown
Cambridge Tuberculosis and Health Association
Cambridge
Aluminum Softball Bat Aims for Durability In Cleveland
A new aluminum alloy softball bat designed in Cleveland weighs 32 to 33 ounces. The metal bat is said to be comfortable to handle and resistant to breaking in play.
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Metal Industries
Cleveland
Land Court Notice Registering Cambridge Parcel
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Land Court invites objections to Eling M. Johnson of Woburn petitioning to register and confirm title to a Cambridge land parcel bordered by Massachusetts Avenue Mt Vernon Street and adjacent properties. Objections must be filed by November 12 with court and attorneys listed.
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Cambridge
Washington
Columbia
Eling M. Johnson
Woburn
Middlesex
Massachusetts Avenue
Mt Vernon Street
Stanley B. Hildreth Et al
Toho Mooney Et al
Marion K. Makechnie
Makechale
Bernard E. McDermott
Boston
Court House
Ley Innes
John H. Fenton
Esquire
Petition to Change Name in Middlesex Probate Court
A petition in Middlesex Probate Court Cambridge asks to change a name to Leonard for Leonard Quatramini of Cambridge. Interested parties must appear by 10 am November 6 1900 to object, with any attorney filing a written appearance. Witnesses include John Enquire First Judge and Registrar Loering Jordan.
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Middlesex
Emald Coure
Leno Teouat Quatramini
Cambridge
Leonard Cs
John , Parent
Jordan
Executors Seek Allowance of Bridget Healy Estate
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Middlesex district notes Bridget Agnes Healy of Cambridge died. Executors have presented their first account for allowance in court. Objections must be filed by 11:00 a.m. November 6. Witness John C. Jordan Register.
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Middlesex
Bridget Agnes Healy
Cambridge
John C
Loring P. Jordan
Free Texas Entertainment Loft Show Times
Free Texas Entertainment Loft in Texas hosts regular free events with boring shows on Saturday afternoons and rodeos on Saturday nights drawing locals for casual entertainment each weekend.
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Free Texas Entertainment Loft
Texas
Petition in Middlesex County for sale and partition of land
Ellen H. Doyle seeks court appointment of a commissioner to partition and privately sell two undivided thirds of property in Cambridge Middlesex County near W Mason plan dated February 6 192 and recorded in Deeds Book 135 Plan 20 The notice invites objections by November 7 1940 in Cambridge Judge Carter presiding with filing by attorney and clerk Jordan Register endorsement
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Middlesex
Harriett Shea Trenholm
Weston
Commonwealth
Said Court
Ellen H. Doyle
Eleanor Shea Doyle
Cambridge
Laod
Jawbridge
Said
Itneze
Toha C
Trust accounts in Barker estate before Cambridge court
In Middlesex County Massachusetts the will of Edward T Barker of Cambridge is being administered for Elisabeth L Barker during her life with subsequent beneficiaries. The trustee has presented second to fourth accounts for allowance in Cambridge Probate Court with a return day of November 2. Judge John C Leggat presides. Register P Jordan notes Oct 19 to 28 and Nov 2 notices.
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Middlesex
Edward T. Barker
Cambridge
Elisabeth L. Barker
John C. Leggat
Local Youth Groups Form Clubs and Plan Halloween Event
Harvard sophomore Watson Dunn serves as Assistant Program Director for Boys. Kurt Hersfeld becomes Wagon Wheel Club leader. Bob Kelliher and Bob Tracy lead the Y Bowling League formation. John Highy directs Monday night contract bridge. The October 20 Hallowe'en Party is planned by Robert Blevins as chairman with Charles Sicard Frank Seybolt Warren Traf ton William Russell George Waitt Lawrence Dougherty Earl Thompson and Malcolm Crowley.
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Watson Dunn
Harvard
Kurt Hersfeld
Wagon Wheel Club
Bob Kelliher
Bob Tracy
Y. Bowling League
John Highy
Hallowe’en
Robert Blevins
Charles Sicard
Frank Seybolt
Warren Trafton
William Russell
George Waitt
Lawrence Dougherty
Earl Thompson
Malcolm Crowley
Local political figure David J. Keefe dies in Plymouth
David J. Keefe, active in local politics for 25 years, died suddenly in Plymouth last week while on a campaign trip with State Auditor Russell A. Wood. A jovial paymaster in the City Treasurer’s office under former officials, he later served as a WPLA executive in the Cambridge Sewer Department.
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David J. Keefe
Plymouth
Russell A. Wood
Keefe
Quinn
City Treas
Henry F. Lehan
WPLA
Cambridge Sewer Dept
Cambridge
Hall Plans Week of Classic Films and Divorces
Durrell Hall showcases a Mon Tue week featuring My Favorite Wife with Trene Dunne Cary Grant and The Ghost Breakers with Paulette Goddard and Bob Hope. Thursday highlights A Bill of Divorce ment with Maureen O Hara Adolphe Menjou and Four Sons with Mary Beth Hughes and Dom Ameche. Friday and Saturday present Tom Brown's School Days with Freddie Bartholomew and Murder in the Air with Ronald Reagan.
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Women Enter Boston Conservatory Music Courses
Miss Mary Ellen Sheehan of 12 Oxford Street enters the Boston Conservatory of Music for piano. Miss Mary De Vito of 392 Cambridge Street will study voice, with Miss Lillian Braustein of 56 Selkirk Road also joining a piano course.
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Oxford St
Boston Conservatory of Music
Mary de Vito
Cambridge St
Lillian Braustein
Selkirk Rd
Wyoming farmer hatches novel pest control plan
A Wyoming farmer hires no neighbor turkeys to clear his fields of hoppers, paying a daily wage until the land is free of pests, illustrating a quirky agricultural remedy in a rural county.
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Wyoming
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