New Hall Discussed To Boost CCC Training And Post Activities
Commander Keaney plans to double CCC membership and push Congress to authorize military tactics training for CCC members akin to ROTC. The move aims to speed national defense and peace. Metcalf Post Band will broadcast from WEEI on Dec 1 with Christmas music and a dinner. A Dec 19 Christmas Basket Party is expected to draw a record crowd. Metcalf Post plans a new hall beside the Quarters to house installations, band rehearsals and events, funded by a unique drive. Old Timer signs off.
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Early visitors to Gaspe Bay cited by historians
Historians claim Icelandic and Greenlandic adventurers reached Gaspe shores in the 12th century. They note Cartier sheltered in Gaspe Bay in 1534 and found evidence suggesting earlier landings by seamen from Greenland and Iceland three centuries before.
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Gaspe Bay
Iceland
Greenland
Gaspe
Cartier
Five Men Arrested in Beach Gambling Raid
Police raided a beach establishment late Thursday arresting George Lubel Edward Colarusso Max Boyeski Frank Downs all of Winthrop and Henry Gordon of Revere on betting charges. Lubel bailed at 110 dollars others at 25 each with arraignment set in East Boston Court.
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George Lubel
Edward Colarusso
Max Boyeski
Frank Downs
Winthrop
Henry Gordon
Revere
Lubel
Boston
Pumphret
Donovan
Haigh
Norbury
Roberts
Notes About Town and Local Notices
Notes about town list residents and events including dessert whist club hosts and upcoming hostess Anna Moody. Announce birth of a son to Mr. and Mrs. William Doherty and a nine pound birth to the Roberts family. Reports on studies at Northeastern University and University of Nebraska as well as visits, illness, travel, and a Christmas party. Also a brief piece on Cortez burial place unknown with historical notes.
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Lizzie D. Belcher
Cottage Park Rd
Anna B. Moody
Somerset Avenue
Charles Roberts
Océan, View Street
William
Washington Avenue
Roberts
Hugh. W
Roger Call
George L. Call
Court Rd
School of Engineering
Northeastern University
Evanston, Ill
William Doherty
Hugh Roberts
Joseph Cain
Mt. Vernon
N. Y
Connolly Sworn in As Clerk of Court
John P. Connolly qualified for the Suffolk Superior Civil Court clerkship after election last month. He took the oath in a ceremony before Judge Joseph Walsh with many officials and lawyers present. Connolly thanked the court and pledged to honor his predecessor’s work.
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John P. Connolly
Suffolk
Superior Court
James F. McDermott
Superior Civil Court
Francis A. Campbell
Mr .Connolly
Joseph Walsh
Walsh
Mr. Connolly
Arthur. Sullivan
W. T. A. Ritzgerald
Walter F. Fredericks
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Charles 8. O'Connor
Suffolk Supreme Court
William Collins
Municipal Criminal Court
Paul A. Dever
Gothenburg’s Dutch-Inspired Origins Shaped a Western Port
Frederic Babcock notes Gothenburg’s founding under Gustavus Adolphus more than 300 years ago with Dutch experts designing a seaport. The canals, straight streets, and moat evolved into a waterway esplanade. It remains Sweden’s second largest city and a busy West Coast port.
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Gothenburg
Sweden
North Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Frederic Babcock
Hicago Tribune
Holland
Netherlands
Romans Used Taxis and Measured Miles Driven
A Roman emperor near 193 is said to auction the effects of his murdered predecessor, noting carriages with contrivances to measure distance and hours traveled. The first mention of taximeters appears later in 1652 with a chariot way-wiser, then 1846 patents by Von Uster show similar principles.
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Answers Magazine
Royal Society
Putney
von‘ Uster
Birds That Are Good Food Says Survey
The Bureau of Biological Survey notes in many areas game birds and numerous hawks of many species are eaten along with crows and other nonprotected birds. It lists the American crow, owls, ravens and the white neck raven, plus coot robin starling and English sparrow as consumed where not legally protected.
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Bureau of Biological Survey
Hall of the Middle Temple Recounts Elizabethan Era Ties
A Boston Globe piece notes the Hall of the Middle Temple dating to 1572 featuring Tudor oak tables, a serving table from Drake’s Golden Hind, and a 19th century performance of Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night with Shakespeare rumored to appear among actors. The hall, used by law students for centuries, reveals old London history.
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London
Athens
Rome
Shakespeare
Old Globe Theater
Boston Globe
Drake
Odd Justice Prevaded Isle of Man History
The piece notes the Isle of Man as a central, often contentious domain under the Lord of Mann with deemsters and 24 keys. Residents swore fealty, and defaulters risked losing wills and goods to the crown while islanders aiding traitors faced danger, with Peel castle cited in 1500 for harboring Scots.
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Ireland
Isle
Windsor Star
Mann
Peel Castle
Orange blossoms used by brides first time in 1836
The article notes that orange blossoms were used by brides for the first time in 1836, marking a shift in wedding customs with the familiar floral symbol adopted for nuptials.
Words of War Across Generations and Diplomacy
A reflection on historic attitudes toward Americans, noting 1850s Britain and New York murder trials. The passage cites British leaders warning against harsh treatment of British subjects and contrasts diplomatic speech with wartime rhetoric.
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Europe
New York
New-York
Flag of the Vatican State Description
The Vatican flag features two vertical fields gold on the hoist and white on the fly. The white stripe bears the Papacy insignia: the papal tiara with two crossed keys, one gold and one silver, tied by a red cord.
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Vatican State
Papacy
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