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James Michael Curley Scrapbooks Volume 49 James Michael Curley College of the Holy Cross CrossWorks James Michael Curley Scrapbooks Special Collections 1931 James Michael Curley Scrapbooks Volume 49 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 49" (1931). James Michael Curley Scrapbooks. 82. https://crossworks.holycross.edu/curley_scrapbooks/82 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. Volume 49 bVerrriE A )3E-Cul( D /4373 I •.) NO FIN COM WAR CURLE Y BACK ANNUAL REALTOR WITH MESSAGE 0 INNER, lARCH WITH CURLEY OF PROSPERITY Flouting his several critics and Expect No Reaction to defending his public acts, Mayor Governor Eiy, WIdyor Curley ctrt ley, with his daughter, Miss AssocUilmn Mary Curley, returned last night and Head Goodwin's Statement after several weeks' vacation in Among Florida. He predicted that a busi- Speakers ness boons and general prosperity Resumption of traditional warfare are just around the corner. The annual mln-winicr dinnvi of between Mayor Curley and the Finance The mayor arrived two days ahead of his the Boston Beal Estate Exchange Commission as a result of the charges scheduled return in or- der to appear befort the will he held next Thursday night of Chairman Frank A. Goodwin in the legislative committees in proposed bills affect- at the Copley- Investigation of the school system ap- ing the city. peared Plaza Hotel. remote last night to observers The mayor took issue with Fin. at City Hall. Among the Corn. Chairman Frank A. Goodwin Chairman Goodwin insisted that he and denied he dominates speakers will was the be forced to resort to public hearings school In the school investigation because committee. He rapped City Governor E I y, "the Councilman school committee failed to keep Its John I. Fitzgerald and Mayor Curley, word" to co-operate. Martin M. Lomasney who criticized Harry S. Kis- Chairman Goodwin's statement at the the new municipal golf course. sell, president last hearing startled the audience upon The mayor said the new course teaming that the Mayor has control oi was bought at two cents of the National a foot and botn the school department and thc gave work to the mnloved. Association o f school buildings department. Real Estate The law which abolished the old schoolhouse commission [—D Boards, a n d did not remove S Judge Arthur J. the :thorn's control a tear ago. Bot Lacey, chair- the records of both depart f111,1 man of the vealed that during the past year property owners 1 (7orley had not exercised the TO CELEBRATE which had been exerted in previous division of the years at City Hall, association. Mu- sic will he sup- plied by the 14P 3/ I / ATTUCKS DAY Mayor Curley Harvardians. an SALLY CURLEY, NIECE orchestra which has proved a fea- ture attraction at previous events OF MAYOR, TO WED Elaborate Programme Is the exchange. " of The engagement of Miss Sally Paula The mid-winter dinner is the Curley, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Planned for Thursday most important event in the social Curley of Jamaica Plain and niece of calendar of the e7--hange and prep- Mayor Curley, to Stanton Reid White, arations are being made this year son of Mr. and Mrs, A. E. White of for a heavy crowd. A number of Boston, was announced yesterday by Crisplis Att ticks, colored leader a od first to fail realty organizations already have her parents. She is a graduate of Mt. In the Boston Massacre, March 5, 1770, made group reservations. St. Joseph's Academy and Mt. Ida and his white erintral. victims, will be recognized as The subjects of the talks of Gov- school of Newton and Is a member of the flr,:t , martyrs to the independenes of the ernor Ely and Mayor Curley have the New England Club and the Riding graduate of Villa united States on Thursday hy the half- Club. Mr. White is a masting of not yet been announced. Judge preparatory school and is now a flags from City Hall and all Nova city buildings and police Lacey, who is a 0 student at Suffolk law achcail. stations. The National Equal Rights League, resident of De- Albert G. Wolff. president, will conduct troit and a spe- an extensive all-day celebration In ob- servance of "Attucks Day" as cialist in bank- part of A national movement due to the pride ing, corporation, of the colored race In having furnished Income tax and the first martyr to the founding of this republic. The League will real estate law, be assist- ed by the Arita° Club, Carney Circle, will discuss the Ladies of the G. A. R., Massachusetts activities of the State Union, Descendants of Early Col- national a as o- ored New Englanders, Pat Toy Post, ciation for the F. V. W., Carter Post, A. L., and protection o Massachusetts Young Men's Club. f Exercises, property owners will be held at death spot, State and throughout the Exchange streets at 1e:30, the grave, Granary burying ground. at 11., country. Declaration of The judge Independence tablet at is 11:45, Attucks Monument notable his on Common at for 12:15, and in the Charles Street part in the A. at. E. Church, Charles and Mt. Vernon streets, "Couzens-Mellon at night. controversy," a Judge Lacey famous income tax court case waged over the valuation of Ford stock and involving about $40,000,- 000. He is a member of the facul- ty of the Detroit College of Law and a trustee and attorney of the Children's Fund of Michigan, a $10,000.000 foundation. Mayor Curley Back From South Monday They Are to Be Married I Mayor Curley will return to his desk at City Hall on Monday or Tuesday, according to word ru- celved by his office today. The mayor will be back in Boston from ihis vacation at Palm Beach with Ihis daughter Mary on Stioday oi Monday. If he comes back to Boston Sun- day he will be at City Hall Mon- day, while if he does not return un- til Monday he will not be at his office until Tuesday. Ely and Curley to Welcome Marchand Governn: Ely and Mayor Curley have both extended persdnal greet- ings to G. E. Marchand, who comes next Wednerday to the Prosperity Show at Tremont Temple as a feature. New educational and personal succers methods, eliminating anti- quated classroom methods and text. books and substituting motion pic- ture illustrations and acting by actual models, will be explained by Marchand, a prominent attorney and president of the National Uni- versity Society. 1.1 lPJ SERVICE 11 CITY BETIDE"; Two women and 14 men, nearly all of whom had been in the city service for at least 25 years, were retired from active service at the --Both photos by White, Boston. close of business yesterday. Those retired .were Arlitia SALLY PAULA CURLEY, whose Parker. clerical assistant in the engagement to Stanton Reid school department; Mary E. Quinn, White is announced. matron in the park department; Timothy Barrett. officer at ill, Deer Island House of Correci: James P. Quinn of the public fare department; Alexander TO Brown and Daniel A. Doherty of swyruREI the assessors office; Thomas J. Burden, Sr., Thomas E. NearV, Guiseppe Morande, John Walsh, Lawrence J. McAuliffe, William F. BECOME BRIDE Shaughnessy and William Clark of the public works department; engagement of Miss Sally Patrick Corcoran, Uranus Young The Mayor and Peter Glancy of the public ?aula Curley, niece of buildings department. Fames M. Curley, to Stanton Reid iVhito of Boston was announced • ast night by Miss Curley's parents. .1',4N7'ON REID WHITE, whose Mr. and Mrs. John Curley. bride will be Sally Paula Cur- Miss.Curley is a graduate of Mt. ley. St. Joseph's Academy and the Mt. Ida School of Newton. She is ac- tive in the New England Club and toe younger merni,,rs of the sum- the Riding Club. a talented pianist mcr colony at Hull, where. her par- and one of the most popular of ents have a summer home. 0 R Oki Pk1 Lervik. 3/1/ enotograpner in company witn nis Takes Off 10 Pounds daughter, Miss Mary Curley, who ap- Vo opposition to peared the picture of health after her The Mayor himself was better, though ! rest. • not bigger. With golf, swimming and Three City Projects I-I is stidden ret Ilrn borne, direct from the other Popular sports of the South,: Florida, the Mayor said, was prompted he clipped off about 10 pounds; with the! by his decision to appear prrsonally this result, he said, that he never felt I was plain sailing before the legis- week before a number of strenger in his life. His daughter, aa ;ative Committee on Municipal Finance legialative well, oosionittees at the State House apparently had reaped the bene- today on three of Mayor Curley's pro- to favor fits iMporta tit Nile a Reeling the interests of the tropical sun. lects, two to relieve traffic congestion Returning i of the city. with them were her class- Dorchester avenue and L street, South mate, MISS Charges by Couneillor John I. Fitz- 1•OrPt la Firetnner of chi- Boston, and the other providing for an • eago, fiancee of the late gerald of the West End, former Repre• .Iames M.
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