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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1933
Page
6
The paper presents bona fide notices from unemployed individuals seeking work. Readers are urged to call The Review office at Ocean 2200 or Hancock 8387 to arrange opportunities and receive workers ready to perform tasks.
A long OCR sourced notice lists unemployed men and one woman seeking work. entries include drivers chauffeurs mechanics clerks housekeepers and office workers with varied periods of unemployment up to three years and multiple dependents. hour rates are noted as reasonable or extremely reasonable and some entries note licenses or prior experience.
The American Legion Fathers Post 146 held its annual officer election at the Dugout on Pauline Street. William H. Fielding elected President and Benj Howatt named Vice-President. A joint installation of state and local officers planned for Sunday Dec 17, with Commander Frank Rogers to install the 1934 officers. Other officers elected include Secretary George M Cawthorn Treasurer Doras M Pierce and Directors William P Vance Arnaud and BP Richardson.
A garbled passage discusses Martelin derived from Meat et a tort on tape and a BRIS cancelation, then shifts to a coastal fortification description. It mentions a small circular cover, two stories high, stores below and troops above, with a platform for guns and vulnerability to vertical fire.
A historical survey notes that jailing for debt is prohibited or limited in many states. Several states forbid imprisonment for fines or penalties unless fraud is proven, while others lack provision or restrict arrest for debt. The piece cites Colorado, Illinois, Kentucky, Montana, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Oregon along with Utah and Washington limiting absconding debtor arrests.
The United States consumes about one third of global cork production, highlighting its prominent role in cork demand beyond bottling needs. Cork's use extends to insulation and crafts, influencing forestry and trade patterns worldwide.
A fragmented listing shows numerous individuals seeking employment across roles from painting, janitorial, clerical, office work, to heavy cleaning. Many report long unemployment periods and request any kind of work with very reasonable or negotiable rates.
Members dressed in old fashioned gowns and hats enjoyed a November 27 event at St John’s Hall. Readings by Mary Jane Clark and musical numbers entertained, with prizes for outfits and a petit collations by the hospitality committee. Next gathering set for December 4 with bridge and whist, prizes, and charity support coordinated by Mrs Christopher and the board.
The origin of wedding cake traces to ancient customs where the bride and groom broke bread and shared it. The practice evolved into the bride cake with the bride cutting it. Superstitions say sleeping under a wedding cake can inspire dreams of a future husband.
Stanley Currie of Baraca A. C. led season scoring with 396 while Ted Macfarland posted 375 and a 149 game. Winthrop Yacht Club topped week and season totals with 1597 and 577, as many clubs and players posted strong marks and season records.
Harvard defeated Yale on Saturday to close the 1933 football season in triumph. Head Coach Eddie Casey, Assistant Coach Nils Nelson, and quarterback Rob Haley were singled out for their leadership in the victory. Winthrop extends congratulations to the three men for Harvard’s successful campaign.
The NonPartisan League gym class attracted at least sixty men for a three hour session featuring volleyball basketball boxing wrestling tumbling and exercises. Pete Fordon led a stiff fifteen minute routine while Coach Mel Carver supervised the volleyball. Teams formed and competed with the Bill Dealy Fred Sinatra outfit winning the evening title amid showers and social rounds. A next class is planned this Friday for men over twenty one with Jordan and Perry officiating. Ginger Pullerton is boxing ace and Frank Perone handles acrobatics.
The article emphasizes the vital role of wood products for modern life showing how pulp and paper sustain daily needs from newspapers to packaging. It notes per capita consumption of paper exceeds a ton annually and mentions widespread use of sawmill products with hundreds of cubic feet of timber per person.
The Scientific American notes that Imperial Rome used about fifty gallons per person daily while medieval Paris used one quart. Modern Naples uses about twenty gallons, Paris Berlin and London around forty five, and large American cities from Fall River at about forty eight to Tacoma at 430 gallons per person daily, averaging around 140 gallons.
The Iroquois Deganawida system allowed kin of a slain person to demand atonement, often life for life, or 10 strings of wampum, with women valued higher at 30 strings and a woman killing another at 40 strings. Feuds harmed tribes, reducing populations. In East Africa, natives hunted turtles with a two to four foot eel like suckerfish and an iron ring on the tail to trap them, a hold so strong it takes effort to detach even in death.
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