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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1936
Page
3
St John’s Episcopal Church at Bowdoin and Buchanan hosts the Second Sunday in Advent with a 10:45 am service. Prelude, hymns, anthems, and a sermon by Rev. Malcolm Taylor accompany prayers and offerings.
Ralph M. Harper served as officiant for the ceremony, with details indicating a formal marriage event completed under his supervision.
Mr and Mrs Grant H MacGillivray announce the engagement of their daughter Helen Elizabeth to Harvey A Kelly Jr son of Dr and Mrs Harvey A Kelly of Hill Boston The groom elect is a senior at Boston College and the bride was a Regis College graduate last June.
Mr and Mrs J M Duncanson of Wolfville Nova Scotia announce the engagement of their daughter Gertrude Blanche to Leslie Metcalf Walker of Winthrop Massachusetts.
The Boston College Club of Winthrop hosts a dinner dance on December 12 at the Winthrop Arms Hotel with music by the B C Syncopators. Lester Hourigan chairs the event and details were reviewed at a Sunday St John's Hall meeting.
Library catalog lists Uncommon Knowledge by George Stimpson Before the Great Silence by Maeterlinck The Complete Journal of Townsend Harris and more titles across fiction travel and children’s books including Victoria of England and The Wreck of the Active Readers learn new arrivals for winter browsing and lending.
In north Norway most trees grow larger leaves than southern counterparts due to extended summer daylight. Researchers note the long sunlight period drives greater leaf size in the region.
A linguistic note contends Lithuanian remains the most primitive Indo European tongue still spoken in Europe, highlighting its archaic features relative to other branches of the language family.
The column records community updates including students returning to college, names of residents and relatives visited or residing at addresses such as 224 Lincoln Street and 21 Palle attent, the Whist Club meeting on Main Street, and Mrs Charlies Mahoney convalescing after surgery. It notes funeral services for Mrs Abbie F Savage of 170 Nahant Avenue with interment in Skowhegan Maine. Engagement announced for Miss Margaret White to George A Sawyer Jr and local travel tales from Thanksgiving.
Mrs Charles A Daily hosted a tea at 338 Pleasant Street where John P White announced the engagement of his daughter Margaret Elizabeth White to G Arthur Sawyer Jr. Miss White, a Winthrop High School graduate, works as a secretary in a Boston firm. Sawyer is an installation engineer with Kawneer Company and a member of the local golf club and Cottage Park Yacht Club.
Manager Stonewall Jackson unveils a new weekly prizes program at Winthrop Beach Alleys starting Tue Dec 8 for men and women bowlers. Prizes awarded weekly Tue Wed Thu evenings to all league and casual bowlers. Also noted is Washingtons Cuban Urn given by Cuba to President Coolidge in 1928 and set near a Potomac driveway garden.
The text notes that until 1836 it was realized the yeast in fermenting liquor is a living organism. Observation under the microscope showed the organism grows, marking a shift in understanding of fermentation processes.
Attendees included Miss Viola Belcher with Raymond Reed. Guests hailed from Winthrop New Hampshire Vermont Somerville Belmont Cambridge and included Mr and Mrs Herbert Reed Mrs Isadore Bussey Mrs Bernice Inman Mr and Mrs Raymond Bryant Mr and Mrs Robert Burnham Mrs Kenneth Hemmenway Mrs Orman Sanborn Eunice their daughter and Mr Eugene Hamilton with Frank Hamilton and George Savage among others.
The U S Civil Service Commission invites applicants for a 2600 year position at Watertown Arsenal Massachusetts. Candidates need four years of woodworking apprenticeship or equivalent experience plus two years of supervisory work with patternmakers carpenters and painters. Applications available from the Secretary Board of Civil Service Examiners at any first class post office within 35 miles of Watertown.
Como, largest city on Lake Como, is noted as the center of the Italian silt industry with activity extending into France and Paterson in the United States. Mulberry trees are widespread in that region.
Revere High scores on a 90 yard Malloy dash and a 45 yard run with a Jimmy Morgan lateral. Bech ter to Camacho pass adds the extra point as Malloy seals a 12 to 7 victory over Winthrop in a tight game.
Mr and Mrs Floyd Hamilton of North Bine Maine marked their silver wedding on November 28 1986 at 186 Pauline Street Winthrop home of Mrs H E A Reed. A large gathering offered gifts and flowers while Miss Viola Belier with Raymond Reed sang. Guests included Herbert B A Reed Raymond Bryant family from North Conway Eunice Sanborn and daughter from Southville Eugene Hamilton of Somerville Frank Hamilton of Belmont George L Savage Isadora Bussey and Edith Inman with Bernice all of Winthrop and nearby towns. Refreshments were served.
The Salvation Army through its Boston HQ expects to serve Christmas dinners to 10000 or more of the city’s needy with help from local centers across the metro area. Volunteers will distribute aid as part of winter relief efforts, supported by donor contributions.
A fragment quotes Jnd Tunkins stating fault judgments hinge on whether you confront him. The line suggests blame rests on the responder rather than the act, reflecting a perspective on accountability and perception.
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