The Winthrop Review Official Listing
The Winthrop Review is a weekly Massachusetts Corporation publication established January 1919. It operates on Thursdays with a Boston office at 167 Oliver St and a Bartlett road address for copy receipt.
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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1940
Page
2
The Winthrop Review is a weekly Massachusetts Corporation publication established January 1919. It operates on Thursdays with a Boston office at 167 Oliver St and a Bartlett road address for copy receipt.
The editorial condemns a rushed plan to hold two special elections on a municipal power plant, arguing the town lacks essential information and demand. It questions the cost, bond funding, and potential tax impact, noting excellent current service and the risk of higher prices and poor emergency response.
At the Winthrop Rotary Club meeting at the Winthrop Arms-Hotel the town's Board of Selectmen members Walter G. Baker Timothy J. Mahaney Thomas E. Key and Clerk Charles A. Hagman shared duties and town administration. Mr Baker stressed efficient governance while Mr Mahaney compared past and current board functions. Mr Key discussed a local effort to vote on acquiring a municipal lighting plant without adequate voter information.
Mr Key stated the board favored voter choice on buying a municipal plant but cautioned that rushing proceeds during vacations bypasses resident input. He urged using the regular town meeting to allow full discussion and proper town business procedure before any decision.
Estimated total outlay for World War I to the United States government up to June 30, 1934 amounts to 41.765 billion dollars. This figure excludes veterans' bonuses and other wartime items yet to be settled.
A Winthrop Review editorial urges caution on a proposed town buyout of Winthrop gas and electric assets. The writer criticizes haste, warns of unknown costs, and calls for investigation and a special town meeting before any purchase. The piece condemns overcrowded buses and questions selectmen on delays.
Massachusetts petitioners seek a North Shore Circuit uniting Winthrop East Boston Lynn Saugus Revere Chelsea and parts of Boston to standardize fares and transfers. The measure sets minimum five cent rides five year fare lock and June July August two man crews with 530 a m to 1 am service and local hearings before state action to enable operation by May 30 1941.
A letter from Wm J Marsh congratulates Joseph H Harvey a rising journalist from Winthrop. The note praises his father C Joseph Harvey and mentions the East Boston airport feature in last night's Boston Daily Globe.
The piece previews Susan and God with Joan Crawford and Fredric March as a socialite and returning star. Also reviewed is The Doctor Takes a Wife at Winthrop and State Theatres, featuring Loretta Young in her first all comedy role with Milland and Gardiner in a lively romantic farce. Also noted is Hal Roach’s One Million B C premiering with Lon Chaney Jr Carole Landis and Victor Mature in a prehistoric spectacle full of dinosaurs and epic battle scenes.
The native population of Canada s western Arctic is growing slowly but steadily, reflecting gradual demographic change. The report notes measured increases across communities and ongoing access to resources and services shaping population trends.
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