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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1920
Page
8
Weekly call for reader submitted final lines to complete a four line poem with two theatre tickets or $3.00 prize. Open to all except staff, entries mailed in sealed envelopes must mark the line number and arrive by Wednesday 5 p.m. The Limerick Editors’ decision is final.
John J. Paillon of 292 Pleasant Street, a Winthrop Council member, sails with 260 aboard the steamer Leopoldina at 6 p.m. The fragment notes Fallon attending a town meeting with the official.
The party will arrive Havre on August 15 then travel to Paris for two days and four days on battlefields. On August 20 they reach Metz for the Lafayette statue unveiling and Marshal Foch receiving his baton. August 29 the Pope will receive the party and they return home September 18.
The local Lodge of Elks hosted a Saturday lawn party with a star-studded bill. Joe Solomon opened with an overture, Harry Anthony sang, Dolly Hillson performed Jazz, Ted Lytell offered a story and dance, Musical Collins presented numbers, followed by The Long Maids, Scott and Beard, and 45 minutes of minstrelsy. Guests then danced in the upper hall until 11:30 PM. John J. Gallagher chaired the event with a 10-member committee.
Dick Howard and John Evans of the Kue Club vacationing at the Boston Y M C A camp at the Weirs upheld the club’s name in tourneys. The Burts beat the Dicks 6 3 on July 21 before a large gallery. Ballou Enos defeated Evans Lythgoe 9 7 in a doubles final. John Fulham suffered a light sunstroke while playing and rests easily.
A compiled notice lists property transfers titled Real Estate Deeds naming residents such as Belcher M Austin Ellen G Jenkins on Bowdoin Street and Butler J Thos Cath Marsh on Lincoln Street with multiple paired owners including Emerson William H and Brooks on Almont Cross streets and Gardner Alice M Esther M Gillies Birch Road among others in the Pleasant Street corridor. Public record entries reference wards, streets, and cross streets with adjacent properties including Waldenmar Avenue and Coral Avenue as indicated.
Elliott and Whittier sold for the estate of Elizabeth I Marshall the five story granite front building at 7 and 9 Elm Street Boston to Edward P. Faunce. The total assessed value is 80 000 with 60 200 on land of 3000 square feet. The new owner plans alterations and to operate his shoe business on the premises.
Mr. Luther Douglas, formerly living in Winthrop, was visiting friends on Wednesday and is now residing in Medford. Mr. Daniel McGillicuddy of 4 Paine Street and Misses Annie and Mollie are rusticating at Bucksport, Maine, for a few weeks.
Limited town meeting discussed placing a ballot measure. Mosers Tibbetts W Browne and Newmarch were appointed to oversee placement. Nelson B Clark spoke as a congressional candidate. Tibbetts endorsed John J Martin for Governor's Council. Attendees planned to go out and campaign for Dawson for Representative.
Editor Winthrop Review reports Alfred Tewns Tewksbury withdraws from the race for Representative. He notes support from friends but says the party deserves a new man and he will seek candidacy again in two years. He remains engaged in town meetings and will vote for measures beneficial to the town.
Mary Pickford headlines Suds at Winthrop in a new United Artists feature. The story follows Amanda Afflick a humble laundry worker in London slums who schemes for love and social ascent around a shirt left for washing while defending Lavender the horse from sale.
Roy Talcott is summering with his wife and baby on Sturgist, a detail noted in local society notices. The family spends the season in the coastal town, enjoying leisure routines and small-town life.
Little Alice Cunningham aged ten from 168 River Rd travelled alone to Bangor Maine to vacation with her grandfather. Post Department Commander Richard R Flynn served as pallbearer at Dr Laura A C Hughes funeral last Monday. Jeremiah Greene plans bungalow construction at Point Shirley after buying and demolishing government buildings at Deer Island and floating a raft over the Gut. Mrs J P Cook of Wakefield is summering at Point Shirley.
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