Man Who Came to Dinner at Cambridge Summer Theatre
Adrienne Ames headlines Brattle Hall next week in The Man Who Came to Dinner with the Cambridge company led by Edward Massey. Sheridan Whiteside, a noted literary figure, slips on the stairs after a dinner邀 invitation in Ohio and breaks his leg, forcing an extended stay amid laughs. Cast includes Ruth Hermansen, Marjorie Peggs, Robert E. Perry, William Mendrek, Helen Gillette, Daniel Ocko, Frederic Lynwood, Winifred Wellington.
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Adrienne Ames
Brattle Hall
Cambridge
Edw. Massey
Miss Ames
Sheridan Whiteside
Ohio
Ruth Hermansen
Marjorie Peggs
Robert E. Perry
William Mendrek
Helen Gillette
Daniel Ocko
Frederic Lynwood
Winifred Wellington
Winged Dreams and Westerns Dominate Durrell Hall Schedule
On Monday and Tuesday the feature "I Wanted Wings" with Ray Milland and Veronica Lake opens. Wednesday shows "The Thief of Bagdad" and "Here Comes Happiness" with Sabu and Mildred Coles. Friday and Saturday present "Meet the Champ" with Anna Nagel and Hugh Herbert and the Gene Autry western "Melody Ranch" with Jimmy Durante.
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Ray Milland
Veronica Lake
Thief of
Bagdai
Sabu
Conrad Veidt
Happiness
Mildred Coles
Edward Norris
Beth Israel Prepares for High Holidays in 8702 Year
Congregation Beth Israel announces completion of High Holiday preparations marking the new year 8702. Rosh Hashanah runs from sunset Sept 21 to Sept 23. Yom Kippur begins Sept 30 and continues Oct 1. Cantor Orris of Dorchester leads with his sons Samuel and Leo. Rabbi Girrelick conducts sermons. Seat committee meets at the synagogue nightly Sept 7–21 to accommodate worshippers. Officers listed: Harry Bond president, Frank Winkler and Dr. Edward Rosenberg vice presidents, Morris Rosenberg treasurer, Morris Goldman secretary.
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Congregation
Beth Israel
Benjamin Orris
Dorchester
Samuel
Leo
Benjamin
Girrelick
Names for City Posts Flood Ballot Sketches
The piece notes a flood of candidate petitions with councillor names such as McNamara Hogan Sullivan Crane and Pill and lists many signatories across streets like Harvard Pleasant Huron and Elm. It contrasts a $4 000 salary for councillors with the school committee race only yielding Alfred Velucci and urges watching the councillor list grow.
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McNamara
Hogan
Sullivan
Crane
Pill
Dross
Samuel M. Flaksman
Harvard Street
Edna Lawrence Spencer
Pleasant Street
Samuel A. Anderson
Huron Avenue
Edward J. McCabe
Henry Niemyski
Locke Street
J. Pierre Bellivera
Trowbridge Street
Louis F. Conant
Wendell Street
Walter F. Russell
Elm Street
Daniel P. Leahy
Fairfield Street
Angelo A. Sciarappa
Thorndike Street
John Philip Sousa
Market Street
Bernard B. Gould
Lexington Avenue
Jesse Rogers
Fourth Street
Christopher Carolina
Spring Street
Harry L. Hamilton
John D. Craig
Fayerweather Street
George T. Williams
Newtownecourt
A. Frank Reel
Ware Street
Howe Coolidge Amee
Daniel A. Buckley
Magazing Street
William A. White
Fenno Street
Morris B. Franke
Alfred Velucci
Marion Street
Plan B feared to be tested in Cambridge city election
The piece argues that 16 148 independents lack party control and will decide the November vote. It warns against manipulated slates and stresses that Plan B bans party lines in city elections, urging candidates to run with clean records and civic duty.
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Cambridge
Beaecon Hill
Hogan seeks reelection to Cambridge City Council
William M Hogan Jr presents his reelection bid emphasizing his record in office. He cites progress on WPA projects aiding 500 workers, a focus on youth, workers, and homeowners, and his qualifications from Boston College and Harvard Law School. He asks supporters to help secure victory in November.
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Cambridge
W.P.A
Whatsever
Boston College
Harvard Law School
William M. Hogan, JR
Opportunist proverb sticks to wolf and fur coat imagery
A sharp witticism defines an opportunist as someone who meets danger and then dons a new disguise the next day. The saying frames opportunism through a parable of immediate reinvention.
Metropolitan Theatre Presents Wild Geese Calling and Icecapades
The Metropolitan screens Wild Geese Calling starring Henry Fonda Joan Bennett and Warren William with Ona Munson and Barton MacLane. Fonda plays a lumberjack wooing a dancer. Icecapades Show Troupe led by Dorothy Lewis follows with skating thrills and comic turns by Jerry Colonna and Vera Vague. Stage shows return after three years.
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Stewart Edward White
Great Northwest
Henry Fonda
Joan Bennett
Warren William
Fonda
Joan
Warren
Ona Munson
Barton MacLane
Coolidge Family Faces Tough Naming Dilemma
Mr and Mrs Coolidge delayed naming their second child for months. As an Easter arrival they nicknamed him Bunny. Mrs Coolidge pressed for a permanent name, and Calvin joked about waiting to see if the boy would know anything before naming him Calvin.
Aurora Borealis Forms Curtain Across Sky
Measurements show the aurora borealis forming a luminous curtain stretching from the upper atmosphere down to about 60 miles above Earth, highlighting its vivid color and wide span.
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Earth
Italy Texas claims spotless safety record
Italy, a town of 1,300 in Ellis County, Texas, asserts it has never had an automobile death within city limits and, historically, no murders among its white citizens since organization years ago.
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Italy
Ellis County
Texas
Sloth Hangs From Trees Lacking Defense
A sloth described as the laziest animal in the world hangs from branches feeding on shoots foliage and fruits. Its anatomy supports only hanging with no defense weapon and camouflage comes from a green algae covering its fur.
Age of Veneering Art in Cabinet Making
Veneering is an ancient craft at least five and a half thousand years old. The finest cabinet makers and designers have used it to cover cheaper wood with thin sheets of richly grained woods such as rosewood satinwood curly maple bird's-eye maple walnut and mahogany.
Unclaimed Jewish Dead Buried by Hebrew Free Burial Association
Despite New York City’s sizable Jewish population, none of the 6500 unidentified dead buried yearly are claimed, as the Hebrew Free Burial Association handles all such unclaimed bodies.
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New York City
Hebrew Free Burial Associaion
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