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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1938
Page
5
Centre Variety Store at 187 Winthrop Street offers a broad selection of Christmas gifts. The display includes dresses children clothing bathrobes hosiery socks neckties house furnishings curtains bedspreads blankets linens hooked rugs yarns toys games Xmas cards seats and wrappings plus a large antiques and stamps collection.
The article discusses the given name Ellis as a form of Elias or Elisha. It notes meaning differences with sources claiming "Jehovah is God" or "God is my salvation" and mentions Hebrew name origins. The piece clarifies etymology for readers interested in onomastics.
The parish of St John s Episcopal Church at Bowdoin and Buchanan announces services for the third Sunday in Advent. 8:00 am Holy Communion 9:30 am Church School 10:45 am Kindergarten and Primary 10:45 am Morning Service Ministers of the Mysteries Creche displayed in church 6:30 pm Young People Fellowship Rector Ralph M Harper leads the observances.
Collier's Weekly notes rural European customs for marking a newborn. A wreath is common, while Sweden uses a crocheted ball and the Netherlands favors a lace rosette. The practice signals new birth and varies by country.
Inventor Nicholas Appert pioneered canning and applied the process to milk earning a 12,000 franc award from Napoleon for his achievement in preserving milk through sealed containers.
Funeral services for Joseph Arthur Francis a Winthrop painter and decorator of 335 Winthrop Street who died from injuries in a Thanksgiving Day auto crash were held Tuesday at 2:00 PM at White Funeral Home Rev John Ivy of Melrose led the service. He is survived by his wife Carrie plus six sisters and three brothers with interment at Winthrop Cemetery.
Friends and family in Quincy and Winthrop mourn the death of Theresa Pusemann of Jackson Heights New York who died unexpectedly in Florida. A retired school principal she helped build attendance at the Congregational Church Point Shirley and often visited Winthrop summers. Funeral services were held in Jackson Heights and she is survived by her mother and two sisters.
The First Church of Winthrop Methodist Episcopal lists services with Harry Belmont Hill as minister and Carl W. Malley as organist director. Morning worship at 11:00 a.m. features "The Rank and File" and evening worship at 7:30 p.m. features "The Rediscovery of Man" with Friday prayer service at 8:00 p.m. titled "Paul's Arrest at Jerusalem." Public invited.
The 13 foot tiger shark yields about 18 gallons of oil from a 200 pound liver and seven foot body. The oil is used in sharpening steel, soap making, medicine, and as a transport medium. Shark flesh is brined and dehydrated for food, while dried meat bones and offal are ground for poultry feed and fertilizer.
In a letter dated August 22 1862 to Horace Greeley Abraham Lincoln stated he would correct errors when shown and adopt new views as they appeared to be true. The remark reflects his openness to changing policy as evidence and truth emerged.
Students of bird life credit the robin with a notably complete musical repertory, citing robins that sing for up to a half hour without repeating a phrase.
Personal notices from Winthrop men and women include Harkins joining a Brown University refugee funds committee at 85 Somerset Ave. BPW Club will meet Dec 12 at Miss Gertrude Overturf’s 24 Underhill St. Miss Pusemann’s death in New York is noted. C P C group meets Dec 13 at Mrs. Klagge’s 30 Villa Ave. Christmas Seals drive reported encouraging with Mrs. Fisher as treasurer. seals available at 78 Bartlett Rd. Winthrop. Brendon A. Kelley soloist with Ruth Harvey. Nora McLaughlan a patient at Peter Bent Brigham. Virginia Grimes and Evelyn Dolloff pledged to sororities at Boston University. Radcliffe alumnae and local residents attended Portia Alumni dinner at Boston City Club. Margaret Fulham '39 sang with Radcliffe choir and Boston Symphony in Symphony Hall.
Mr and Mrs Rocco Stellati of 62 Folsom Street Revere announce engagement of daughter Mary Julia Stellati to Lawrence Joseph Grace of Winthrop at a November 27 1938 home buffet. Miss Stellati and Mr Grace are graduates and employees of Suburban Gas Electric Co. Grace is son of Mrs Martha Sullivan of Waldemar Ave a known club figure.
Captain and Mrs Michael J Brennan of 33 Lpring Road announce the engagement of their daughter Katherine G Brennan to Edward F Lally of Ori ents Heights. The couple hosted a tea at the Winthrop Arms on Sunday December 4 with forty guests. Miss Helen P Brennan and Miss Marie E Barry were brides family in attendance. The wedding is planned for spring.
Edward Lisle recounts a June 1701 case from Observations in Husbandry where a ewe near a skylark nest suffered eye injury after a skylark allegedly spurred her. A shepherd described lark spurs causing poison to scratch eyes, swelling and prolonged blindness lasting six weeks.
The W. H. S. senior sport social took place Friday in the high school gymnasium with dress optional. A large crowd enjoyed the evening as sophomores received numerals for football, lettermen were honored, and seniors were awarded sweat ers. Presentations were by Superintendent Arthur E. Boudreau and the school committee members. Natalie Snyder and Robert Collins won a spot dance, and ski themed cut-in dances were performed amid seasonal decorations.
An article discusses herbs origins from Africa and Asia via the Mediterranean. It notes parsley as a premier herb in modern gardens and recalls Greek and Roman familiarity with herbs, plus historic use of wreaths and culinary uses. It adds a bee’s process producing honey requiring about 80,000 bees for a pound.
The Washington Monument cost $1,300,000 to build. The figure reflects the project’s total expenditure and funding when completed.
Funeral services for Susan A. Patrick of 35 Lowell Road wife of Samuel Patrick well known Winthrop businessman who died December 1 after a brief illness were held Sunday at 2 00 pm at White Funeral Home Winthrop Street The Christian Science service was led by Archer Sibley with Blanche Haskell as soloist She was born September 15 1875 in Marlboro New Hampshire daughter of Charles Applin and Salina Bourne and lived in Winthrop over 25 years She is survived by her husband two daughters Norma and Lorraine Patrick two sons Samuel Jr and Lewis Patrick one brother Frank B Applin of Roxbury and three grandchildren Interment followed at Puritan Lawn Park Cemetery Peabody Mass
The following citizens were drawn to serve as jurors James L. Moore Harry C. Collins Harry M. Atkinson Samuel A. Brown Ralph R. Bancroft John A. Gilgan and Harry G. Smith.
The article describes the polecat as wary of humans, larger than weasel, bloodthirsty, and nocturnal due to human avoidance, noting its 24 inch length and scent gland. It connects Egyptian Sirius to dog days, tracing how floods prompted relocations and the star Sirius became linked with the faithful dog.
The first work to mention snow travel is Xenophon Anabasis describing Armenians using enlarged shoes on horses for mountain passes.
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