Winthrop High Elects Next Basketball Captain
At a meeting of the boys awarded letters in basketball Paul Connor was elected captain for next year. Outlook for next season is strong with a full veteran team expected. Debate with Revere High is set for Friday evening May 8. Coach Harold Poole announces baseball candidates in large numbers. Guy Lothrop is captain and Cornelius Donovan manager this season.
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Paul Connor
Ans
Harold Poole
Guy Lothrop
Cornelius Donovan
Mrs Mary E Reese dies after long illness
Mrs Mary E Reese of 81 Fremont street died in her sleep early Saturday March 28 after a six year illness. She was born May 15 1880 and lived in town since 1910. Survived by husband John T and eight children four sons John A Walter S Robert L Herbert S and daughters Mae J and Ethele E. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at home and grave with Rev John L Ivey officiating. Funeral director Fred H Tope of 145 Main street.
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Mary E. Reese
Fremont St
John T
John A
Walter S
Robert L
Herbert S
Mae J
Ethele E
John L. Ivey
Fred H. Tope
Main St
Winthrop Knights Templars Attend Easter Service
On Easter Sunday April 12 Winthrop Commandery K T will attend services at St Johns Episcopal Church Rev Ralph M Harper pastor will deliver the Easter sermon at 10 45.
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Winthrop Commandery
K. T
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Ralph M.harper
Boston Harbor Woman's Club Holds March Fort Andrews Meeting
The Boston Harbor Woman's Club met at Fort Andrews Boston Harbor on Thursday March 26. Mrs F F Black welcomed attendees and Mrs Ama Dreagar the president gave the address of welcome. Members spoke on club history donations to the post hospital and shipboard activities. Fourteen new members were enrolled. The next meeting will be April 8 at Mrs L L Smith 350 Winthrop Street 1130 A M with box lunch.
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Boston Harbor
F. F. Black
Fort Andrews
Ama Dreagar
Cora M. Holohan
Winthrop
Mary Bumps
Post Hospital
Fort Banks
L. L. Smith
Winthrop St
Bent Wood Shaping via Steam in Forestry Work
The forest service notes steam bending as the best method for wood shaping in Bend. Hickory and ash are common choices. A straight timber is steamed thoroughly, bent to the desired form, and clamped until dry.
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The
Forest Service
Ant nest sizes revised by modern research
Lord Avebury once estimated up to 400000 insects per ant nest. New studies show the figures were too high yet reveal astonishingly large colonies and surprising nesting patterns within ant populations.
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Lord Avebury
Right Course of Action Reflected in Straight Lines
Philosophical note cites Exchange stating there is one correct course of action and one straight path, arguing that two kinds of right action or two kinds of straight lines cannot exist.
Meanest man in the world is the warden
A biting quotation marks the cruelty of a warden who tortures inmates by using a tack in the electric chair. The author identifies the warden as the heart of cruelty in this harsh, condemnatory remark.
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Bison
Rangers Hold Indoor Meeting and Floral Exhibit Preview
The Rangers met March 26 with Mrs Osborne presiding and Miss Lizzie Allen in the chair. Grace Allen announced an exhibition of spring flowers and orchids at the Horticultural Hall Boston March 26 to 29. Mrs Russell led the afternoon program and shared Ber muda trip pictures and plant specimens. Members read nature stories from Wings by Gene Stratton Porter and paid tribute to the author. The next meeting on April 9 on Beacon Hill will be at Hall of Flags State House at 11 A M led by Mrs Davison.
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Rangers
Russell
Osborne
New York
Bermuda
Gene Stratton Porter
Roll Call
Beacon Hill
Hall of Flags
State House
Davison
Town Notes Highlight Local Moves and Social Items
Mr Wray Rohman and family moved to 91 Bartlett road from Winchester with Mrs Clarence Mundy his mother in law taking their former home. Mrs Mundy is to be the mother in law. Fred T Strachan, former Highland resident, returns to Winthrop and settles on Sunnyside avenue. Helen Kennedy hosted guests at her Coras Street Center home. Cordelia Wheeler and Herman Robertson have filed marriage intentions. John Hendricks, popular clerk, resigns and vacationing in Needham. Mrs Wm Fielding is seriously sick at her Chester avenue home.
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Wray H. Rohman
Bartlett Rd
Winchester
Clarence Mundy
Fred T. Strachan
the Highlands
Arlington
Winthrop
Sunnyside Av
John Hendricks
Needham
Blanche M Hayes Pupils Deliver Second Recital at Home
The second pianoforte recital of Blanche M Hayes pupils occurred at 169 Cottage Park Rd last Saturday. It featured students performing from memory with solid interpretation. Participants included Marion Merrill Bernard F McElligott Jr Harriet White Robert Mulcahy Barbara Brown Ruth Harvey Jane Runice Gordon Connor Gertrude Leach Barbara Littleton Albert Wain Virginia Littleton Catherine Brennan Lillian Clemens Jacob Paul Helen Doig Marjory Coghlin Esther Stawler Clifton Seibert Marion Baskin Mary Clark Ruth Jones Luke Gillespie Adela Oppenheim Evelyn Mitten John Conley Elizabeth N Allen Bernard McDonald Florence Nolan and B O Donnell. More students without solos will perform in June.
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Harriet White
Robert Mulcahy
Barbara Brown
Ruth Harvey
Jane Runcie
Gordon Connor
Gertrude Leach
Barbara Littleton
Albert Wain
Virginia Littleton
Catherine Brennan
Lillian Clemens
Jacob Paul
Helen Doig
Marjory Coghlin
Esther Stawler
Clifton Seibert
Marion Baskin
Mary Clark
Ruth Jones
Luke Gillespie
Adela Oppenheim
Evelyn Mitten
John Conley
Elizabeth N. Allen
Bernard McDonald
Florence Nolan
B. O'Donnell
Sewing Machine Expert Campbell Serves Winthrop
Winthrop women praise Albion R. Campbell the sewing machine expert whose New England district covers repair service. He revived a nearly 50 year old Singer machine in five hours, turning a potential junker into a valued tool. He sells accessories parts oils needles threads and provides estimates. Reach him at Ocean 1228 W or 219 Lincoln St.
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Winthrop
Albion R. Campbell
New England
Campbell
Napoleon's Trocadero Palace Chosen for 1878 Paris Fair
The Trocadero on a hill near Passy was selected for the Paris World’s Fair of 1878. Napoleon chose the site for a grand palace intended for his son the Prince of Rome.
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Passy
Napoleon
Rome
Manifestly Unlikely Parish Tale Sparks Village Gossip
In a village street a woman mocks the new minister as mad while recounting his jab at a parishioner. The man, said to weigh 240 pounds, was told to beware lest he be weighed in the balance and found wanting.
Noisy Affection Musical Director-Quiet-quieter
A London humorist wittily critiques a conductor’s noisy affection in musical directions. The passage plays on stage banter and comic, affectionate misreadings of conductors and performers. The tone blends irony with a lighthearted jab at orchestral authority.
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London
Young Patron Disturbs McQuarrie's Restaurant Scene
A male patron at McQuarrie's restaurant in Winthrop Beach caused a disturbance Monday around 11 by hurling a chair through a large plate glass window and overturning a marble top table. Patrolmen Butler and Haigh arrived, but the man fled in a taxi with friends.
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McQuarrie
Winthrop’ Beach
Butler
Haigh
No Man Satisfied With His Own Opinion Says All Want Majority
A blunt thought questions power of opinion as individuals seek to shape how others think. The remark implies people resist owning views if they cannot sway a broader audience.
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Winthrop Knights Templars
Episcopal Church
Boston Harbor Woman's Club
Joseph Bernhardt
Powder House Blvd
West Somerville
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Somerville
Geo. Wales
Helen Kennedy
Cora St., Center
Mildred Linihan
Beverly Farms
Deane Winthrop House
Miss Kennedy
Cordelia H. Wheeler
Atlantic St
Herman B. Robertson
Brooks St
Boston
Wm. H. Fielding
Chester Av
Blanche M. Hayes
Blanche M
Hayes
Cottage Park Rd
Mem
Marion
Merrill, Bernard F. McElligott, Jr
Dr. Lancaster
Joan Wentworth
Sy Victor Rousseau
Winthrop Review
Baby Claire MacIntyre
Tainer
WEEI
Baby Claire
Review
Illy
Seek
Billy
International Cartoon Co. N.Y
Ord
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Reer
Hes
Wama
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