1940The Casino Club in Magnolia was robbed.Government and Public Service, Crime

Gloucester Daily Times. “Five Breaks Reported At Stores and Cottage.” April 3, 1940. https://sawyer.advantage-preservation.com/

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The break-in was part of a crime spree that included Salah’s Market, Bianchini’s, Hyman’s Stone, and Dr. Swift’s home. Immediate losses could not be determined.

Gloucester Daily Times. "Five Breaks Reported At Stores and Cottage." April 3, 1940. https://sawyer.advantage-preservation.com/

Other Events

1940
Alfred Mansfield Brooks became president of the Cape Ann Historical Association and began collecting Fitz Henry Lane paintings.
1940
Thornton Wilder appeared in his play Our Town at Bass Rocks Theater.
1940
Umberto Romano established the Romano School of Art at the former Gallery-on-the-Moors.
1940
Virginia Lee Burton and her students held their first art exhibition in the Demetrios barn.

1940The Casino Club in Magnolia was robbed.Government and Public Service, Crime

Other Events

Alfred Mansfield Brooks became president of the Cape Ann Historical Association and began collecting Fitz Henry Lane paintings.

Thornton Wilder appeared in his play Our Town at Bass Rocks Theater.

Umberto Romano established the Romano School of Art at the former Gallery-on-the-Moors.

Virginia Lee Burton and her students held their first art exhibition in the Demetrios barn.