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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1940
Page
8
Suffolk Superior Court issues an interlocutory decree restraining and enjoining respondents from printing ballots or expending town funds related to a power plant election. Balloting for August 24 and October 26, 1940, is halted. The order names Donald S. McLeod George W. Downie Walter G. Baker Timothy J. Mahaney and Thomas E Key.
The court ruled the town cannot hold a special election to buy the Winthrop plant of Suburban Gas & Electric, with damages to sever from the Revere plant. Advocates argued for two meetings and a referendum style vote, while town officials favored a representative town meeting and a committee study. The ruling blocks the planned ballot and shifts tactics to a possible special town meeting or further legal action.
In a formal statement Selectmen Walter G. Baker Thomas B. Key and Timothy J. Mahaney warn that any vote on the electric light board or bond issuance would be illegal without a final court ruling. They urge taxpayers to await adjudication and propose an article at the next special town meeting to appoint a committee to study the issue and prevent unnecessary spending of about $2,000.
The first successful trial of an electric powered locomotive occurred in 1875 on B&O tracks, achieving an average speed of 19 miles per hour.
Dr Daniel E Ziskin of Columbia University reports that healing mouth diseases is sped by applying a preparation of sex hormones to the gums. He says the hormones strengthen the outer layer of gum tissue.
Excerpts discuss British actions, Japan's invasion, and Chinese resilience with quotes from Dr Hsieh. The piece notes a gasoline embargo potentially stalling Japan within six months and references colonial policy. It also surveys U S hotel property value and Massachusetts building trends with regional notes on Worcester County towns.
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