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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1936
Page
4
The article argues air conditioning improves health and comfort by controlling temperature and humidity, reducing heating needs, and benefiting public spaces. It promotes installing systems in new or modernized homes and offers Walter L. Laverty of Somerville for expert guidance and free on site estimates.
City officials voted to fund repairs to the Cemetery Supt home and garage. Councillor Toomey urged escalator installation at Central Sq subway as a Federal project and a Putnam Square station to ease traffic, both passed. McNamara called for a Lafayette Sq firehouse siren and traffic light study at Columbia and Austin. Pill sought better Concord Ave Fresh Pond patrols and continued local projects to keep Cambridge employed. Ida Cannon’s public welfare board seat was reconsidered and tabled.
Cambridge fans witness Charley Gordon start the wrestling season at Boston Arena with a two out of three bout featuring Mephisto against Bernard of France, following a high profile prelim program. Gordon emphasizes merit over hype and draws mixed reactions from a devoted crowd.
Probate Court notices for petitions in Cambridge and Brookline estates. Documents list hearings, return days, and object procedures with names Meryl A Adelson William Michaela Annis G Fea Florence C Hamill Jean Wood and court official John C Legent in 1936.
A stream of local observations notes politicians, officials, and civic concerns. Mentions include Russell for Congress backers, Register Loring Jordan taking politics calmly, and Borough figures like Councillor Donovan and Deputy Insurance Commissioner Mique Kelleher weighing mayoral aims.
The Cambridge Taxpayers' Association mailed a multi item questionnaire to all Cambridge General Court candidates. It asks about state and municipal expenditures, taxation effects on real estate, and views on proposed tax law reforms and government spending.
The University Letter Service adds space at 580 Mass Ave in the Harvard Bazaar building to handle growing demand. Miss Hilda M. Doran, proprietor, operates in public stenography mimeographing dictation and related services and is noted as a Cambridge leader in her field.
The article notes that the same watercourse may be called a river in one area and a creek or stream in another, depending on local naming conventions and perceptions of size. It cites examples where a body labeled a creek in one locality is regarded as a river elsewhere.
The article argues piano study is foundational for music education and warns against poor pianos for beginners. It notes rising piano teaching, home culture, and seasonal routines, urging tuning by Prof. A G Hall of Boston with 20 years experience. Examinations are free.
City of Cambridge Massachusetts gives notice of a license hearing before the License Commission in Room 32 City Hall on September 21 1936 at 2 PM. Petition by Carl Er and Antonie Vanegersee for a garage for two cars under dwelling at Coolidge Hill Road entrance from Coolidge Avenue Cambridge for keeping and storage of gasoline. Read order of Board of License Commissioners. Sept 3-12 Jobn E Quinn, Chairman.
The Board of Appeal held a public hearing on Thursday regarding the petition of C and C Keefe to amend the Zoning Law as it applies to premises at Tronk Street to permit a garage and carport. The case concerns property relocation within District 72 and details remain under review.
Legal notice seeks to appoint Madelaine Howlton of Cambridge administratrix of Catherine Cressy Zager estate in Cambridge. No surety on bond requested. Written appearance required in Cambridge Court before 10 am on September 1, 1955.
The text notes that identifying who first called the biblical verse the Golden Rule is unknown. It states the appellation has existed from an early period and appears in English by 674, indicating long historical usage without a specific origin point.
Joseph Polesiyka of Cambridge files a petition in Middlesex County Probate Court seeking to change his name to Joseph Polly. A hearing is set for September 28 1938 at Cambridge at ten in the forenoon. witnesses and appearance required. Court official Loring P. Jordan, Register, notes the date September 3 1938.
Readers can win cash by answering questions from weekly articles in The Cambridge Sentinel. Each week five dollars to the top three letters and a total of fifteen dollars in prizes. Mail or deliver letters to the Do You Know Contest Editor by noon Wednesday.
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