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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1933
Page
3
Mrs. Mabel C. Paz is chairman of the Winthrop Catholic Women’s Club for Monday afternoon bridge and whist at St. John’s Hall Lincoln Street. Many beautiful prizes have been donated. Pleasant afternoon assured for all who attend.
Winthrop Lodge of Elks held its annual outing Sunday at Centennial Grove Essex with about 300 Elks and families. Activities included speed boat trips, games, prizes in numerous contests and a baseball game won by the married men. Miss Irma Blaze was named Miss Winthrop and organizers thanked Austins MacCormack and Joseph Bergip for coordinating.
Winthrop town officials began a campaign to remove marsh hens, members of the starling family, roosting along Bartlett and Circuit Court roads. Tree Warden Millard F. Smith bagged 40 birds in a bid to curb tree damage and nightly noise, with state approval for continued killings until the birds in Winthrop are eliminated.
Addison and Eaton win the Star Class at Cottage Park Yacht Club with Gypsy finishing in one hour 28 minutes and 4 seconds. Bob McNutt sails Tiger to second place in the 15-foot class as Billy Cohan’s green Geratitime ends third. Dallas Addison and Jack Eaton lead by three minutes over Billy Montgomery’s Crest. The Fulham Brothers’ Vision places third and Corsair, owned by J Nugent, finishes first in other noted boats.
The new association led by Lester Stevenson seeks a jetty extra sand grading and a concrete sewer fix near Sunnyside Ave. President William Welton aims to extend Pliner Avenue and back fire routes. A water carnival is planned with prizes, cups donated by town officials, and a roster of swimming diving and related events including races, underwater dashes, tug of war and horse shoe competition.
Huskie defeated Chester Edwards in a close Winthrop Yacht Club race on Saturday afternoon. Edwards led early before Huskie surged and crossed the line ahead by a half angle, with Huskie’s crew credited for steady pace and strong finish.
The Massachusetts Department of Agriculture funds a $15 prize pool for the show with four ribbons per class and a popular vote prize for the best exhibit. Three professional judges will award prizes. entries accepted 8 to 10:30 AM on September 11. Contacts include Grace W. Gove and a list of Ocean phone numbers for club members.
A slight tidal movement is observed on the Great Lakes, with navigation and ordinary observation largely unaltered. The noticeable changes in lake levels are attributed to small but discernible shifts in water height across the system.
Mrs. John Girne Prodd of Spokane Washington started Father’s Day in tribute to her father William Smart a Hagen veteran who raised his motherless family. A petition to the ministerial association of Spokane urged recognition of a father’s place in the home. Newspapers helped spur the movement. Congress members Moore and Snell later proposed national observance resolutions but progress stalled. The National Greeting Card Association and tobacco dealers then supported establishing Father’s Day as the third Sunday in June.
The notice states that entering Mexico does not require passports for stays up to six months. It notes a tourist yard obtainable at a Mexican consulate for about one dollar is required at the border.
The article reports a study in the American Journal of Physiology verifying cats instinctively land on their feet. Dropped from short heights, cats rotated midair by sequential leg contractions and body twists, turning through any angle even with limited visibility.
A remarkable ancient Persian artwork has been uncovered in old palaces. The find references Darius the Great fleeing and sheds light on historic artistry and royal patronage.
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