K of C Outing at Pit Pond Welham a Huge Local Success
The Knights of Columbus Annual Outing at Pit Pond Wenham drew about eight hundred members families and friends for a full day of games water fun and social activity. Field events and a lively ball game featured Jim Holland as master of ceremonies with praise for players Walsh and Bro. Francis McKeough. Senator Frank Crowley attended and the note lists several members and transportation efforts amid celebratory tone.
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Well Brothers
Council
Pit Pond
Wenham
Jim Holland
D.ds.k
Jim
Winthrop Court of Foresters Set August 9 Meeting
The regular Winthrop Court of Foresters meeting will be held at St. John's Hall on Wednesday evening August 9. This will be the only meeting in August with plans to resume a September schedule. Members should attend to settle finances with the Financial Secretary and discuss an August house bridge and whist party for the court.
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Winthrop Court of Foresters
St. John's Hall
Y P Society Presents Yinger Quartet at Church Aug 11
The Young People’s Society of Union Congregational Church announces an Aug 11 performance by the Yinger quartet three brothers and one sister of Clement B Yinger church pastor. The group, known in the midwest for entertainment, will perform in the church vestry with quartette numbers stunts impersonations and southern melodies in costume. It is the only Winthrop performance of the summer and a large crowd is hoped for.
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Young People's Society of
Union Congregational Church
Yinger
Clement B. Yinger
Middle West
Winthrop
Beano Night Planned by Legion Auxiliary at Legion Building
The American Legion Auxiliary announces a Beano Game at the Legion Building on Thursday evening August 10th at 8 PM. Prizes will be awarded to winners and donations from members are requested to help ensure a successful event. The committee is led by Mrs Ethel Preble with several members assisting.
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The
American Legion. Auxiliary
Legion Building
At & P.M
Ethel Preble
Isabel Marsh
Darren Terrile
Ruth “Ison
Mae Shaw
Joan Kenney
Maud’ Donovan
Mildred Evans
Anna Westlin
Bertha Smith
Doris Burns
Ruth Booth
Sleepwalker Debunks Myth Of Sudden Wake Shock
A British steam trawler Avonside reports a sleepwalker fell overboard during night watch and was saved after grabbing a rope. The incident, where waking from sleep did not harm him, challenges the old belief that sudden shock harms sleeping walkers.
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Aberdeen
What Is Rayon A Short History In Textile Science
Rayon is artificial silk made from cellulose. It imitates silk by dissolving pulp into a solution pressed through fine orifices to form fibers that harden in a liquid bath.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Winthrop Named Top Helper of the Outing Drive
The article lauds Okie O'Connor as the driving force behind community efforts and fundraising. It credits his executive ability and sales success for pepsin products, urging continued cooperation and a push to recruit new members, with a drive underway for ten new members per signer.
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Behnont
Milton
Newton
Winthrop
Okie O'Connor
Harry
Winthrop Post to Host Third Annual Picnic at Pleasant Pond
Winthrop Post plans a big June picnic at Pleasant Pond Wenham on Sunday August 13 with a bus from the Dugout. Transportation by Arthur Birkmaier, rolling pin and bath contest attractions, and a 10 30 a m start mark the day. The program features a bathing beauties contest and a ball game with potential matchups among post units.Organizers emphasize a basket lunch and family attendance. The event aims to promote fellowship among members and families and will be supported by Jim Chambers Art Birkmater Walter Marsh Horace Butler and Chas Gunderson.
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Winthrop Post
Pleasant Pond
Wenham
Rideout
Arthur Birkmaier
Ocean 1610
Bath
Winthrop
Graud
Tr Atts Withrop
Tmite
Legion
Jim Chambers
Art Birkmater
Transportation
Walter Marsh
Horace Butler
Chas, Gunderson
8 of Us Club Holds Regular Bridge Meeting
A regular meeting of the 8 of Us Club was held at Mrs. Edna Moody's home at 70 Somerset Avenue on Monday July 24 with all members present. Two bridge tables completed play with prizes to Mrs. Ida Robbins and Mrs. Eleanor Edwards. Refreshments followed. A subsequent meeting occurred July 31 at Mrs. Dawn Hagman's Birch Road home with prizes to Mrs. Eleanor Edwards and Mrs. Hazel Bates. Refreshments were served. The next gathering is August 21 at Mrs. Minnie Walters' home 61 Stinnyside Ave.
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8 of Us
Edna Moody
Somerset Avenue
Ida Robbins
Eleanor Edwards
Dawn Hagman
Birch Road
Hazel Bates
Minnie Walters
Stinnyside Ave
Board of Health Ice Cream Tests in Winthrop
Tests of ice cream sold in Winthrop last month show butterfat content within the required range and bacterial counts under the limit. Ham's ice cream has the highest butterfat percentage, with all brands deemed of excellent quality by the Board of Health.
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Board of Health
Varios
Winthrop
Cathedral of La Paz Ends Century of Work
After a century of civil strife and funding woes the Cathedral of La Paz neared completion. Five thousand attended the inaugural mass as the 215 foot dome rose above the 13 000 square foot main sanctuary built at 12 000 feet altitude. Indians contributed carved wood and stone work while labor raised the dome piece by piece.
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Cathedral of
la Paz
Marshal Santa Cruz
Mexico
First Congress Acts On Post Office Reform In 1792
The First Congress convened March 4 1789 and on February 20 1792 passed an act reorganizing the post office system and extending franking privileges to members of Congress. A 1794 act set two cent delivery charges, not repealed until 1872.
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Unit States
Spiritual Bond and Community Spirit in Winthrop Elks
The Winthrop Elks program reflects on happiness beyond wealth, praising spiritual communion with the Creator as balm for care. It highlights leaders like John O’Donnell and Arthur Sullivan, celebrates cemetery upkeep and lodge entertainment, and notes weekly gatherings, music, and camaraderie among members.
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Gilead
Elks Picnic and Lodge Tales Reach Essex August Sunday
The piece recalls Bro Abner Silshee of Winthrop Lodge fishing feats and lively talk about the Elks picnic on Sunday August 20 at Centennial Grove Essex. It praises Perey Jones Delorey and Leo Delorey, notes committee members P. Kintine McConmacka Chatman and E. R. Dick Kirby, and extols Elks fellowship, games, and food. It closes with reflections on community, discipline, and the value of simple acts.
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Centennial Grove
Essex
Bay
Elks
P. Kintine McConmacka Chatman
E.R. Dick Kirby
Joe. Bergin
Wwe
P.E.R. Fred Hogan
Grand Lodge
Dick Kirby
Bill Clancy
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