Ruths for senate and the 1950 future of work
Arthur Brisbane surveys possible women candidates for the U S senate including Ruth McCormick Ruth Pratt and Ruth Owen and considers Nellie Ross and Mrs Schlesinger while opining on public spending and technological futures. He notes Japan's cautious stance and warns about aviation risks and the need to regulate truthfulness in public discourse.
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Senate
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Illinois
Pratt
New York
Roscoe Conkling
Tom, Pratt
Massachusetts
Sayre
Woodrow Wilson
Bryan
Ruth Owen
Florida
Ruths
McCormick
Owen
Ruth
Moses
Schlesinger
Chicago
Joseph Medill
Thursday Afternoon Club Holds Wednesday Evening Meeting
The Thursday Afternoon Club met on Wednesday evening December 11 for a regular session. Members discussed upcoming events and planned charitable activities with refreshments and socialization afterward.
Rate Reductions by New England Telephone Company
The New England Telephone Company announces rate revisions effective January 1 that save subscribers over 300000 annually. The changes include lower service connection charges for Boston main stations and extension lines, reduced charges for connecting new service, and expanded base rate areas to cover more person to person calls after ten minutes.
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New England Telephone & Company
Boston
Massachu
Get-To-Gether Club Christmas Party at Vestry
The Get-To-Gether Club holds a Christmas party in the vestry of Union Congregational Church on Friday December 6. A club supper will be served.
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Union Congregational Church
Gillon Elected to Tau Beta Pi at Tufts College
Winthrop resident John W. Gillon, senior at Tufts College, was elected to the Tau Beta Pi engineering honorary fraternity during the college honors event. Gillon serves on the Tufts Weekly staff and belongs to Delta Phi Sigma.
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Tufts
John W. Gillon
Winthrop
Tufts College
Tau Beta Pi
Phi Beta Kappa
Gillon
Tufts Weekly
Delta Phi Sigma Fraternity
Christmas Party Planned at Mrs. Ricker’s Home
The next meeting will be a Christmas party hosted at 18 Prescott Street by Mrs. Ethel Ricker. The exact date will be announced later.
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Ethel Ricker
Prescott Street
Jukes of Winthrop longtime resident dies at 81
Samuel Jukes of Winthrop died at his home aged 81. Funeral services were held at 12 Jefferson Street with Rev. Ralph M. Harper officiating. Interment followed at Forest Hills.
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Arthur Brisbane
Nellie T. Ross
U. S. Senate
E. E. Free
Cortelyou
Owen D. Young
Japan
Asia
America
Russia
Peter
Herbert Hoover
Rockefeller
Ford
Westinghouse Adjust-o-matic
Suburban Gas and Electric Company
Get-To-Gether Club
Winthrop Firemen Auxiliary
Chafee Tae Tome Ee
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