Salvation Army Appeal Under Way in Winthrop for 500
The Salvation Army annual financial appeal opens in Winthrop with collector Daniel A. Ferguson visiting residents who have not mailed donations. Committee headed by Ernest Bentley aims to exceed the $500 objective to fund local relief services this winter. Donations may be sent to Harry W. Aiken, campaign treasurer, care of the Winthrop Trust Company.
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Salvation Army
Winthrop
Daniel A. Ferguson
Ernest Bentley
Winthrop School
Bentley
Harry W. Aiken
Winthrop Trust Company
Winthrop Folk
Winthrop Club to hear illustrated lecture on The Voice of the City
The Winthrop Catholic Woman's Club schedules a December 9 lecture at St John’s Hall Lincoln Street. Mrs Burke chairs the event featuring an NE Telegraph Co illustrated program on New York scenes showing city life and transport. Edwin C Hill to narrate. Miss Mary Gertrude Kelly will address after.
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Winthrop Catholic Woman's Club
St. John’s Hall
Lincoln St
John C. Burke
Voice of the City
New England Telephone & Telegraph Co
New York
Edwin C. Hill
Mary Gertrude Kelly
University farm tests Tropic Cotton in Arizona heat
The University of Arizona experimental farm grows 92 cotton plants at 10 degrees, three degrees above the lethal point, to find varieties that germinate and mature under semi tropical high temperatures.
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Arizona
University of Arizona Experimental Farm
The Howards of Virginia at Winthrop and State Theatres
The Howards of Virginia, a Frank Lloyd production, opens Friday and Saturday at Winthrop and State Theatres. World in Flames newsreel plays on the same bill. Moon Over Burma joins Sunday and Monday. Daley and Dulcy star Ann Sothern in a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer program. Pat O’Brien in Knute Rockne All American headlines a Warner Bros. set alongside Calling All Husbands.
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Cary Grant
Frank Lloyd
Virginia
Columbia
Winthrop
State
Paramount
Dorothy Lamour
Robert Preston
Preston Foster
America
Ann Sothern
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Daley
Dulcy
Miss Sothern
Brooklyn
Rocks
Maisie
Knute Rockne
Pat O’brien
Vision Defects Lead Rejections for Military Service
Defective eyesight ranks among nine physical shortcomings that keep about 70 percent of men of military age from active service in the armed forces. Color blindness also excludes many, with roughly one in thirty rejected for this reason.
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Bettevision
NYSE Seat Value Falls to 1915 Low in 1940 May Sale
The New York Stock Exchange seat price dropped to a 25 year low at $42,000 on May 28, 1940, marking the lowest level since 1915. The prior peak stood at $70,000 in 1939, illustrating a sharp market swing.
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Stock Exchange
New York Stock Exchange
Thanksgiving Day Service at First Church of Christ, Scientist
A Thanksgiving Day service at 10 45 a m in Winthrop's First Church of Christ Scientist featured readings from the Governor's proclamation, scriptural selections, and Science and Health passages. The service included hymns No 160 No 340 and No 182, a Lesson Sermon on Thanksgiving, testimonies of healing, and a benediction. Similar services are held by The Mother Church in Boston and branches nationwide.
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
Winthrop
Winthrop St
Mary Baker Eddy
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Alfred J. Paine
Faber
Helen F. Sibley
Paine
Alway
Jesus
John Randall Dunn
Clara Beale
Trench
Mother Church
Boston
Massachusetts
United States
East Boston Leader Praises Bus Line For Snow Response
East Boston residents praise Rapid Transit Lines for keeping buses running during the snowstorm of the period. The article notes plowing of Winthrop streets and intersections, opening Saratoga street and other main thoroughfares, and urges public appreciation and cooperation with the transit company.
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Boston
Winthrop
East Boston
Revere
Saratoga St
Winthrop Bridge
Breed Sq
Bennington St
Bremen_st
Maverick’sq
Bald Birds Rule on Carrion Eaters Explained
The article notes a common rule that carrion eating birds appear bald to avoid feather fouling when reaching into dead animals. It explains the adaptation as a practical measure rather than a cosmetic trait.
Immediate Tooth Replacement After Extraction Lectured
Dr. Robert S. Diamond of Winthrop and Boston lectured to the North Metropolitan District Dental Society in Revere on immediate replacement of teeth after extraction. He showed a color film of a patient who left the chair with a full set of teeth and discussed advantages such as no embarrassment, preserved facial contour, immediate chewing ability, and protection of the remaining dentition.
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Robert S. Diamond
Winthrop
Boston
North Metropolitan District Dental Society
Revere
Healing description of mouth wounds and oral care
The text describes wounds where teeth were removed and notes irritation from tongue lips saliva and foods, alongside guidance for promoting healing and recovery. It emphasizes soothing measures and proper care to support the healing process.
Dalphey Seeks Jail Overtime Credit in Parole Bid
Charles D Dalphey Jr of Pittsburgh petitions the county court for credit for overtime at the county jail after serving six months of a one to three year sentence for false pretense. He says he worked 16 hours daily and claims he has done a year's work in six months. Hearing scheduled later.
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Charles D. Dalphey Jr
Pittsburgh
Delphey
Posthumous Victoria Cross for Captain Warburton-Lee
Capt. B. A. W. Warburton-Lee was awarded the Victoria Cross posthumously for gallantry as commander of the destroyer Hardy. He died in the first Narvik battle on April 10 when a shell struck the bridge of his ship.
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B. A. W. Warburton-Lee
Hardy
Narvik
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