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Newspaper
Cambridge Sentinel
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1939
Page
1
William F. Galgay announces his candidacy for re election to the Cambridge School Committee. In a concise letter he states four years of service fulfilled promises to voters and invites scrutiny while pledging continued conscientious service to Cambridge children and citizens.
Dwight P. Robinson Jr. of Cambridge will head the Industry and Finance division of Greater Boston's 1940 Community Fund Campaign. At age under 40 he is a trustee of Massachusetts Investors Trust and has led Cambridge campaigns and served as a director of the Community Federation of Boston. He previously chaired Cambridge efforts in the 1939 drive and led city hospital fundraising.
Galgay outlines qualifying ties for the public service and asserts candor as a guiding principle. The remark is presented with modest emphasis by the speaker.
At a Monday School Committee meeting the League pressed for no charge use of a ward hall for its city candidate quiz typically held at Brattle Hall. President Mrs Donald Born argued for free access, but the committee rule allows only cost of service. Mayor Lyons and Mr Robart weighed the issue with formal courtesy.
Chas. J. Burley operates at 276 Commonwealth Avenue Boston handling real estate insurance and mortgage services in a local business notice. The listing highlights property dealings and financial offerings within the Boston area.
The W. B. McCoy Insurance office, a longtime tenant in Central Square Building, transitions ownership and operations to Geo. A. Giles & Son, consolidating services under the new firm.
Council members push for Mayor Lyons to appoint Ida Cannon to the vacancy on the Public Welfare Board caused by Charles McMenimen's death. Roche moves, no objections heard, while critiques of the Lyons administration surface. Danl L. Herlihy named head of City Employment Bureau replacing resigning Michael F. Alphen.
The East Cambridge Branch Library reports strong reception with every chair filled nightly and busy patrons seeking answers. In the first six days of service, 823 more books were loaned than in the entire month of July, confirming the wise location choice.
The article explains that the phrase sweating blood is connected to hippos. When excited the animal's skin releases oil tinted with blood, creating a dramatic but misunderstood expression.
Mayor Lyons spoke on his administration’s public education achievements and the urgent need for safer, modern schools. He cited demolition of two unsafe Webster School sections and construction of two fireproof, adequate buildings, detailing prior dangers and state safety concerns. The مخاط appears to continue on page 8.
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