Cambridge High and Latin School

Joseph M. Curran “Peanuts”

Joseph M. Curran (“Peanuts”) is one of 483 graduates in the class of 1930 at Cambridge High and Latin School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. The 1930 yearbook entry gives: came from Ellis Grammar School; headed for University of Mexico; lived at 38 Cogswell Avenue.

Class of 1930

483 in the class of 1930 · 26 more named Curran

Full name: Joseph M. Curran
Known as: Peanuts
Lived at: 38 Cogswell Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts
School: Cambridge High and Latin School
Graduated: Class of 1930
Came from: Ellis Grammar School
Headed for: University of Mexico

Also searched as: Peanuts Curran; Joe Curran; Joseph Curran; Joey Curran.

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Household 1
Neighbours 5
Same surname 23
Classmates 482
Same schools 26

In context

Going through the Cambridge High and Latin School class of 1930 from A to Z by surname, Joseph is the 95th of 483 names on this site. Turning the scan to page 40 shows Joseph; the portraits we read from this book run from page 21 to page 118. 83 people named Joseph turn up in 15 Cambridge High and Latin School classes on this site, 1915 to 1930; 1927 has the most with 11. Joseph did not arrive alone from Ellis Grammar School: 22 other classmates name it too. Against 421 for 1929, the class of 1930 comes to 483 names on this site.

On the same scan page	David Francis Curran, Francis Joseph Curtis, William James Curtis, Mary Francis Dainis
Same earlier school	Ellis Grammar School: 22 other classmates
Same kind of plan	college or university: 206 of 430 classmates with a plan (48%)
Same first name	Joseph: 8 other people in the class

At home, 38 Cogswell Avenue

Same surname, same address — very likely a brother or sister.

Margaret CurranCambridge 1929

The 1930 Cambridge Directory (W. A. Greenough Co.) lists these people named Curran at this address. It gives occupations and wives' names, but does not say how these people were related.

Peter J Curran (wife Ellen), driver householderpage
Mary E Curran, cash lived herepage

The Curran household is listed here in 1925, 1927 and 1928 too.

What Joseph did at school

Baseball manager, 1929
Football manager, 1929
Room Committee, 1927
Hockey, 1928

What the yearbook said

PEANUTS” “He never asks and never demands

He never asks and never demands, But smiling, takes the world in his hands.

Also grew up on Cogswell Avenue

The class of 1930

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Others named Curran

Same surname in Massachusetts. They may be relatives; the books do not say.

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Also came from Ellis Grammar School

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Source

Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook, 1930, page 40. View the original scan at the Internet Archive (item cambridgehighlat1930unse).

Published 1930, and therefore in the public domain in the United States. Scan courtesy of Malden Public Library / Boston Public Library via the Internet Archive.

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