Funeral Services Held for Benjamin L. Whorf Formerly of Winthrop
Funeral rites were held Tuesday in Wethersfield Conn for Benjamin Lee Whorf 44 assistant secretary of Hartford Fire Insurance Company noted Mayan and Aztec scholar born in Winthrop Mass. He studied at Watkinson Library and in 1930 lived with Aztecs in Mexico. He leaves wife Celia Peckham Whorf and three children. He is survived by brothers John Whorf of Provincetown and Richard Whorf of Beverly Hills. Burial in Springfield Mass.
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Wethersfield
Benjamin L. Whorf
Winthrop
Benjamin Lee Whorf
Conn
Sarah Lee
Harry C. Whorf
James T. Pratt Company
Farmington Ave
Eugene M. Bushong
First Church of Christ, Congregational
Springfield Cemetery
Springfield
Mass
Whorf
The
Hartford Fire Insurance Company
Wolcott Hill Rd
Watkinson
Mexico
Sumner Welles
Eighth American Scientific Congress
Mr. Whorf
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Celia Peckham Whorf
Raymond
Robert
Celia Lee Whorf
John Whorf
Provincetown
Richard Whorf
Bell Air
Cal
Rotary Hearings on Business Changes By C C De Saulniers
Winthrop Rotary Club heard C C De Saulniers of the U S Chamber of Commerce discuss the Defence Program impact on business trends from free competition to greater government control. Rotary President Ed Homer noted 134 new clubs joins Rotary International from 1940 to 1941 across regions and nations. He described Rotary’s value as weekly contact with civic life and service, while announcing plans for a fall moving picture project showcasing Winthrop’s town and landmarks.
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Winthrop Rotary Club
C. C. de Saulniers
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
America
Ed Homer
Rotary
Rotary International
Asia
Great Britain
South America
South Africa
U. S
Canada
Newfoundland
Bermuda
Winthrop Club
Winthrop
Aluminum Drive Is Completed Here
The Massachusetts Committee on Public Safety aluminum-for-defense campaign finished quickly with towns and cities exceeding quotas. By closing day about 800000 pounds of aluminum were reported from 200 or more communities, Boston surpassing 100000 pounds with only half the city heard from. Winthrop also reported a strong response.
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Massachusetts Committee On Public Safety
Aluminum-For-Defense
Boston
Winthrop
Hood Association Holds Record-Setting Outdoor Outing
George E. Baker of 278 Winthrop Street helped organize the Mutual Benefit Association event at Canobig Lake Salem New Hampshire on July 23. More than 4000 Hood & Sons employees from New England attended with families and friends to enjoy sports and social festivities. Ripley J. Hassell chaired men’s sports and Providence Rhode Island team captured the Charles H Hood trophy for the third straight year, with captain Roger Williams receiving the cup from H P Hood II.
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George E. Baker
Winthrop Sr
Mutual Benefit Association
H. P. Hood & Sons
Canobig Lake
Salem
N. H
Baker
Hood Company
New England
Boston
The
Lake
Ripley J. Hassell
Atlantic St
Orient Heights
Charles H. Hood
Legion Auxiliary Outing Planned for August 14
The American Legion Auxiliary Outing will be at the Penguin Club Nahant on Thursday August 14 with buses from the Dugout at 11 00 a m. Luncheon at 1 00 p m followed by entertainment Reservations close Saturday August 9 Agnes Lafayette chairwoman Call Ocean 0893 R or Ocean 0639 for reservations
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American Legion Auxiliary
Penguin Club
Nahant
Agnes Lafayette
Nine Winthrop youths compete in Traveler Chevrolet auto races
Nine Winthrop contestants joined the annual soap box derby at Suffolk Downs in Revere under Boston Traveler and Chevrolet dealers. Sponsored by Gordon G. Fullerton Inc, the boys built and tested their cars, traveled by Fullerton to the track, and after heats William O’Donnell won multiple heats earning a medal and roller skates. They returned to Winthrop for ice cream treats at Ham’s Centre Store with a successful day noted by organizers.
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Winthrop
Boston Traveler
Chevrolet
Suffolk Downs
Revere
Gordon G. Fullerton, Inc
Winthrop Chevrolet
Putnam St
Bright
Early
Mr. Fullerton
Eddie McNeil
St. Anthony’s
William ‘O'Donnell
Ham
Winthrop Plans First Night Baseball Game With Casey Club
The Winthrop Varsity Club announces a first night baseball game against the Dick Casey Club of Boston at Ingleside Park on Wednesday evening August 20 at 9:00 p m. The Suburban Twin League leaders seek fan support for the floodlight event, selling 25 cent tickets as costs rise for the historic Twilight League clash.
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Winthrop
Varsity Club
Dick Casey
Boston
Casey Club
Varsity
Casey
Greater Boston
Ingleside Park
Dick Belcher
Selectmen Warn Store Owners Over Littering Gutter Cleanups
The Board of Selectmen notes ongoing gutter cleaning by the Street Department and warns shop owners who sweep trash into cleaned gutters or spill rubbish onto sidewalks then into gutters. A board member at the Centre reported the conduct during the recent cleanup work.
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Board of Selectmen
Water Department Buys Two Trucks
John Kennedy of the Water Department announced on Tuesday that Gordon G. Fullerton, Inc. Chevrolet dealer, and Petersen Motor Sales Plymouth-Dodge dealer, both of Winthrop, were awarded contracts to supply trucks for the department.
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John Kennedy
Water Department
Gordon G. Fullerton, Inc
Chevrolet
Petersen Motor Sales
Winthrop
Lehrs celebrate 25th wedding anniversary with party
Last Thursday evening thirty friends visited Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lehr of 25 Buckthorneter to mark their 25th anniversary. They received a silver bowl and candlestick set as gifts while guests hatched playful disguises. Ed Herland photographed the event as guests shared stories of how the couple first met and enjoyed music, a collation, and magic by Hans Kleemann before extending best wishes for many more anniversaries.
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Walter Lehr
Buckthorneter
Lehr
Charlie Hagman
Ed Herland
Aubrey Walters
al Wiley
Richard White
Selective Service Questionnaires Mailed for 21-Year-Olds in Winthrop
Officials report 93 local youths have reached 21 since last October and registered under the selective service act, with questionnaires mailed and returnable by next Monday. Winthrop lists 355 in the armed forces, including 75 in selective service and 280 volunteers. total registered near 2000. A long local list names 21-year-olds who recently registered, with addresses across Winthrop streets and avenues.
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Winthrop
Selective Service Act
Selective Service Board
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Air Service
National Guard
Selective Service
Dancing Party At Fort Banks Friday
Captain Joseph McCormack announces that the Fort Banks Recreation Hall dancing party on Friday evening August 1 1941 is not cancelled and will proceed as planned. Mrs Arthur E Cassidy will host the event, young ladies to bring green invitation cards and enter via the upper gate on Reverest. The 109th Station Hospital hosts the evening under Captain John Cotton Medical Corps commanding officer.
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Joseph McCormack, Inc
Fort Banks Recreation Hall
Arthur E. Cassidy
109Th Station Hospital
John Cotton
Medical Corps
Scouts Hear Story Of Torpedoed Ship
Robert Taylor, 2nd officer of the ill fated steamship Robin Moor, spoke to Camp Powow campers recounting the May 6 New York departure and May 21 sinking after a German submarine forced abandonment. He described lifeboats launched in 18 minutes with 37 crew and 8 passengers, then torpedo and shell fire, and a 14 day voyage to safety ending when rescued near South Africa. He urged nautical training at the Massachusetts Nautical School.
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Robert Taylor
Robin Moor
Mid- Atlantic
Camp Powow
Mr. Taylor
New York
Brazil
South Africa
Taylor
Massachusetts Nautical School
John Horne
Don Hewson Jed
Outing Planned By Local Garden Club
Members of the Garden Club of the Winthrop Woman's Club will enjoy an instructive day on August 4 as their regular meeting becomes an outing to the Waltham Field Station in Waltham Massachusetts. If weather fails the trip the meeting will be held at Mrs Wendell Hodgkins home at 122 Court Rd.
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Garden Club
Winthrop Woman’s Club
Waltham Field Station
Waltham
Mass
Wendell Hodgkins
Court Rd
Notice to Citizens on Mosquito Control Practices
Citizens are sweeping grass into catch basins creating a surface layer that renders mosquito oil ineffective. This leads to wholesale mosquito breeding and jeopardizes Winthrop’s mosquito control efforts. Help keep Winthrop free of mosquitoes.
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Winthrop
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Connecticut
Watkinson Library
International Congress _of Americanists
Mrs. Whorf
Central
Social Research Council
New York City
Yucatan
Yale University
Sterling
Yale
Sigma XI
C. C. DeSaulniers
Geo. E. Baker
Winthrop On
Legion Auxiliary
Gordon G.fullertow
Winthrop Boys
Mrs. W. Lehr
Marshall Bargar
Main St
Pasquale A. Antonelli
Beal St
William R. Duffy
Seymour St
Robt. R. Litchfield
Max M. Minsky
Myrtle
John F. Driscoll
Highland Ave
Abraham Mizrach
Forrest St
Nathan J.pransky
Sea Foam
Francis J. Jackson
Cliff
Albert E. Smith
Revere St
Theo. N. Pollard
Buchanan St
Phillip A. Gorman
Floyd St
Phillip W. Perry
Beacon St
Forrest L. Grose
Pauline St. Jos
F. Lorance, Jr
Sagamore Ave
Carlton O. Newell
Faun Bar Ave
Chas. E. Doherty, Jr
Lincoln St. Gerard
J. Nolan
Birch Rd
Harold Izen
Nevada St
Edwin F. Brown
Upland Rd
Pleasant St
Francis D. Cronin
Pauline St
James P. Lane
Somerset Ave
Fred. G. Soper
Plummer Ave
N. J. Fiorentino
Shore Drive
Vincent Masolino
Shirley St
Oscar E. Ridley
Prospect Ave
David Edovitz
Robert W. Donnell
Joseph _P. Madona
Locust St
Robert N. Walker
Center St
John F. Roan, Jr
Hermon St
Thomas L. Queenan
Loring
Robert D. Haigh
Summit Ave
Chas. H. Hannaford
Winthrop St
Thomas F. Quinn
Bates
Maurice S. Cohen
Trident
Stanley L.canner
River Rd
Jerome K. Price
Circuit
Joseph G. Cowen
Henry A. Woods
Burrillter
Jos
F. Brugman
Hyman J. Osvar
Sea Foam Ave
Robt
C. O’connell
Belcher St. Jos
J. Bachini
Bowdoin St. Louis
N. Adams
Bellevue Ave
Joseph T. Snook
Fort Banks
J. Spano, Jr
E. C. McDonald
Sewall Ave
J. W. Merchant
Chas
A. Hagman, Jr
Paul E. Silvey
Lincoln
Ter
Joseph A. Irons
Irwin St
Edw
L. Very
Center
Carl Witten
Cutler St
Wm. A. Beckler, Jr
Johnson Ave
E. Anderson
Geo
A. Gleason
Jas
R. E. Pleasant
Johnson Ter
Libero L. Laura
Robert E. Kirby
Bowdoin St
Richard
Powow
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