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James Michael Curley Scrapbooks Volume 144 James Michael Curley College of the Holy Cross CrossWorks James Michael Curley Scrapbooks Special Collections 1935 James Michael Curley Scrapbooks Volume 144 James Michael Curley Follow this and additional works at: https://crossworks.holycross.edu/curley_scrapbooks Part of the Political History Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Curley, James Michael, "James Michael Curley Scrapbooks Volume 144" (1935). James Michael Curley Scrapbooks. 172. https://crossworks.holycross.edu/curley_scrapbooks/172 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Collections at CrossWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in James Michael Curley Scrapbooks by an authorized administrator of CrossWorks. VOLOMQ 144 GLOBE Boston, Mass. APR 3 1935 PRIZE VERMONT MAPLE SUGAR CAKE BROUGHT TO BOSTON FOR COY CURLEY • VERMONT'S GIFT FOR GOV CURLEY'S SWEET TOOTH ARRIVES Left to Right—Edward C. Edwards, Vermont Farm Bureau; Paul A. Doehler, treasurer of New England Division, The Great A. & p. Tea Co; L. F. Whidden, Railway Express Agenqyi..J. V. Sheehan, B. & M.—Central Vermont Airway; Thomas H. Buckley, State Auditor; Mrs F. W. Kn.@irli,pn; Vermont cake prize winner; Rolph Burkard, treasurer, First National Stores; Elizabeth Herlihy; Imogene Wal- cott, First National Stores; E. C. McCarthy, Divisional sales manager; Great A. & P. Tea. Company. With a record breaking maple cake. She also brought a large flagon The champion cake maker of th: under her arm, cif best sirup for the State, incidentally, is now in Wash- stigr,. cake tucked Vermont's ington wheht e recently presented Mrs Fred W. Knowlton of St Johns- gubernatorial flap-jacks. a similar ex to Vice President bury, third best sugar cake maker in 1‘14.s Knowlton made the trip on Garner. ShA, Arthur Way of Vermont, arrived at the East Boston the Veconmendation of the Vermont North Hero and took first prize at a airport yesterday evening to present FarM Bureau and flew down on the State-wide contest sponsored recently the prize exhibit to Gov Curley. Bo.-;toti-Maine and Central Vermont by the bureau. Mrs Knonelton won Nor does her bounty stop at ,the airways. third prize. • inc motions to reconsi.er will GLOBE come up today unless the Senate Boston, Mass. again votes to postpone them. Cut Rate on Taxes GLOBE APR 3 1935 Then Senatereuse to be en- Boston, Mass. grossed the bill redu-cirig to 5 percent e A. eJtJ the rate of interest on unpaid taxes and also the bill prohibiting the ar- 3 rest of owners of real estate who APR 193 have not paid their taxes. 1 There was some debate over the NICHOLSON AND adverse committee report on the bill providing that persons who make HEARINGS TODAY I false statements over the radio shall IN be guilty of slander. Senator Hollis BURKE TILT of Newton moved to substitute the ;bill for the report, and Senator Park. ON HORSE TRACK man of Boston supported him. Sen- ators Burke of Boston and Hurley Boston Senator Denies •of Holyoke said there was already law enough to cover such cases, and East Boston, Norwood, the Senate voted, 16 to 6, not to sub- Casting Reflections stitute. • Gov rley's veto of the bill al- Framingham Make Bids lnwrnT to recompense school children $14,000 for losses sus- Senate Passes Bill Reducing tained by them in the failure of a , bank in which school savings were deposited was over-ricuien by roll' No Opposition to Dog Racing Rate on Unpaid Taxes call, 33 to 1. Senator Scanlon, Somerville, Dem- ocratic floor leader, speaking for the 1 in Garden, Says Keene bill, said he had reason to believe Bills for the popular election of "offend- of the Governor would not be members of the State Department Senate passed the measure The State Racing Commission con- Public Utilities took considerable ed" if the over his veto. The Senator said the cluded its public hearings for dog- time in the Massachusetts Senate yes- be returned to the city in money would track applicants and started hearings terday, but no progress was made by the closed bank when liquidation disposing of them. was completed. on the five horse-track applications Senator Burke of Boston tried to The bill exempting veterans of the in the State House yesterday. persuade the Senate to substitute one Spanish War, Philippine Insurrection Only one of the two scheduled of these bills for an adverse coma Expedition from and Chinese Relief horse hearings was held mittee report, but was met by the requirements of the Civil Service as the point of order, made by Senator Put- laws was passed to be engrossed by Middlesex Racing Association, which nam of Westfield and sustained by a vote of 19 to 4. had applied for a license in Medford, Pres Moran, that the bill could not The bill providing one day of rest withdrew its application. be considered because the Senate had in seven for watchmen and guards The Norfolk Racing Association, just accepted unfavorable committee in banks was ordered to a third read- which had applied for a license to op- reports on bills to the' same effect. ing, 17 to 9. erate a track in Sharon, was repre- Then Senator Burke wanted reran- sented by its attorney, Frederick licieration of the votes on preceding I Old Age Aid Ruling Hoitt. Hoitt informed the Commis- bills. His motions caused some par- assistance may be given sion that his petitioners had moved difficulties hnd Old-age their Iramentars numerous under the law to persons eligible for site to Canton, as they were conferenc-z at the Pi csident's desk. unable to build a In I such assistance who live in homes track Sharon be- for the aged and other private in- cause of a zoning law. Nicholson's Sermon according to an opinion of Nobody appeared to oppose the stitutions, granting of Senator Nicholson of Wareham, I Atty Gen Paul A. Devir, given yes- a license to the Norfolk floor leader, gave a little sermon on terday to the Senate. Association and the hearing lasted the futility of delaying matters and legislation should make ,only five minutes. 1 Any new Starting at 10 this pointed out that the Senate had !red it plain that the assistance is ren- morning the , these measures on the calendar for individuals, as such, •ir- Commission will continue hearing dered to horse applicants. The Metro- , several days and had taken no ac- respective of their place of abode. Boston 'Ition on them. It would be politan Airport, Inc, which has ap- Atty Gen Dever said. plied Senator Burke replied that in this if the aid was de- for a license in Norwood; the unconstitutional Eastern Racing Association, which ease he had made his motions to signed to help the institutions. reconsider at the suggestion of the rising vote, 19 to has applied for a license in East Bos- The Senate, by ton, and the president of the Senate, whereupon to reconsider acceptance Massachusetts Horse 12, refused Racing Association, which has ap- Pres Moran said he had not sug- of an adverse report on the bill of gested the postponement of airy of for two- plied for a license in Framingham, Senator White, Boston, a are the bills. Senator Burke explained on home mortgage to be heard. year moratorium Only one license can be he had not intended to say the foreclosures, granted, president had asked him to postpone Miles, Brock- and it is believed that the Eastern The bill of Senator Racing but had told him what the correct -title buyers of real Association will be the for- ton, to require tax tunate group with the track going procedure was. estate to make immediate payments Senator Burke said he represented to East Boston, the site ZoLocurley of purchase money, was substituted favors. the people the public lighting com- report by standing for an adverse The first application for a dog panies had compelled to pay excei:- I vote, 17 to 6. sive rates for service; that he came Senate , track license to go unopposed was By rollcall, 16 in 14, the 'that pf the Boston Garden Corpora- from poor parents and had no sym- killed a bill making changes in the pathy with those who believed they of tion. Attorney Charles G. Keene, , harbor line on the westerly side ' past must protect the Public Utilities near Summer- president of the Boston City !, Fort- Point Channel, Council, appearing for the petition- Board and the corporations. bridge, Boston, to permit the erec- • Senator Nicholson expressed re- , st ers, said he felt the location suitable tion of a canteen. sentment at those remarks. He said wailow and prophesied little or no opposi- he was one of a family of six chil- "141% tion to a track in the Garden. Mer- dren who had been brought up by MAN SENTEN-CED ON chants in the vicinity desire racing his father on $14 a week. The Ware- there, he said. ham Senator protested that he was George V. Brown, vice president just as much concerned as anybody of the Garden. also spoke in favor. else in the welfare of the poor aid that it was unfair and improper to kUlUll CO i nu LI nrn accuse him of being unfriendly to the people because he happened to take a view of things which did not agree with the opinion of the Boston Senator. Senator Burke replied ha had not intended to east reflections on the floor leader. • MORE THAN 200 HERE AT CONFERENCE OF NEW ENGLAND BUILDING OFFICIALS Left to Right—Edward W. Roemer, Building Commissioner, City of Boston; Arthur N.
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