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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1933
Page
5
The piece weaves a patriotic Elks gathering with reflective odes to brothers like Bro. Murphy and Bro. Flynn, praising civic virtue and memory. It notes a Mount Washington visit, sea tales from Winthrop, and upcoming events led by Mrs Clara Barteaux, plus tributes to deceased members.
An August 20 outing for Winthrop Lodge members at Continental Grove, Essex Town, is announced with bus from Elks Building at 10 AM. Notices urge brothers to attend, mention Joe Kane returning from Mt. Vernon and praise Mark Koenig of the Chicago Base Ball Club.
Grand Knight John McCarthy travels from Niagara Falls to Chicago for the Knights of Columbus National Convention and to view the World’s Fair exhibits. The trip is expected to yield at least three applications for membership.
Pathfinder Magazine describes a monument acting as a giant dial. The shadow spans two thirds of a circle from sunrise to summer, making time readings unreliable. A full day experiences minute shifts of about three feet in the dial’s shadow.
A letter printed in the Boston Sunday Herald argues for a Charlestown to Chelsea tunnel as a major public work. It cites relief of congestion, creation of many jobs with federal aid, and improved highway travel from Winthrop to Boston, plus enhanced navigation on the Mystic river and harbor access.
A reader notes that antelopes zebras pigs and other veldt creatures fear humans after constant hunting trapping and chasing by whites and natives They desert young when their dens are found Lions buffalo elephants rhinos and leopards defend their young with fierce retaliation Elephants will rescue calves from camps while lions watch over cubs and guarding predators oversight
The Third Annual Outing of Winthrop Post No. 146 American Legion was held at Pleasant Pond Grove Wenham Massachusetts on Sunday August 13. About 300 people traveled from Dugout at 10:30 A M to a reserved grove for games including a bridge versus pitch baseball contest captained by Ted Jordan and Bill Walsh. Events featured a horse shot contest won by Joe Snid, a ladies shoe kicking contest won by Mrs Margret Lynch, rolling pin contest shared by Mrs We Rich and Mrs Emel Preble, and a dummy construction admired by many. Other highlights included bathing beauty judging by Darrien Terrile, pipes contest with George Cushinin contesting, and dancing Beano led by the Ladies Auxiliary. Hot dogs orangeade and ice cream were served, with Beano and a closing social. the day ended with tired but happy attendees deeming it a great outing.
A fragment describes Payta as among the driest regions, located near seventeen degrees south of the equator. It notes residents, including children ten to twelve years old, have rarely seen rain and that showers are infrequent yet heavy when they occur. The text mentions a western coastal area and references water scarcity in a remote province.
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