Garden Club of Winthrop Christmas Meeting Planned
Mrs. Charles A. Williams to host the Garden Club of Winthrop Christmas gathering on Monday December 15 1941 at 11 am at Beacon Villa. Mrs. Howard S. Reynolds speaks on Symbols of Christmas and Mrs. J N Morrison on Christmas in Other Lands. Mrs. B F Pearce will re-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Williams
Garden Club of
Winthrop
Beacon Villa
Howard S. Reynolds
J. N. Morrison
B. F. Pearce
Christmas Ex hibits Set For Roll Call and Judging
Evergreen trees shrubs and plants fill the Roll Call display with Mrs G F Derro and Mrs L F Griffin overseeing Christmas arrangements for a tray and an end table. Mrs Robert A Walsh leads the judging committee for the entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. F. Deroo
L. F. Griffin
Robert A. Walsh
Cover Million of Years Through Solar System
The Griffith Park California observatory workshop presents an exhibit on galaxy rotation modeled after Mt. Wilson. A glass cabinet display explains stars orbit the center like planets around the sun, with inner stars moving fastest. Our sun is one of 100 billion stars in the Milky Way.
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The
Observatory Workshop
Griffith Park
Calif
Mt. Wilson Observatory
Washington, D. C
Birth of Three Presidents Claim in North Carolina
Despite North Carolina’s claim to three presidents Johnson Polk and Jackson only one first lady Dolly Madison was a native Tar Heel.
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North Carolina
United States
Johnson
Polk
Jackson
Dolly Madison
Tar Heel
Tank origins in World War I fielded by American army
French and British origins dominated the tank fleet used by American forces in the first World War with most armor built by French and British manufacturers.
Community Fund Drive tea hosted by Mrs. Guptill
Educational Division of the Community Fund Drive members met at Willowave to report on their progress. A Hollywood contract was announced for Dick Hayman of 41 Sargent, who will appear with the Harmonica Rascals in Warner Bros film Always in Your Heart.
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Community Fund Drive
Leon Guptill
Willowave
Guptill
Dick” Hayman
41 Sargent Sr
Hollywood
Warner Bros
Borrah Minevitch Harmonica Rascals
Warner
Walter Huston
Kay Francis
Eugene McCarthy announces engagement of Eugenia Marie
Mr and Mrs Eugene J M McCarthy of 33 Edgehill Road announce the engagement of their daughter Eugenia Marie to Mr Gerard Georg Barry son of Mrs Henry J Barry of Loring Road.
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Eugene J. M. Mc.Carthy
Edgehill Rd
Eugenia Marie
Gerard Georg Barry
Henry J. Barry
Loring Rd
Birthday Party Honors Circle Pianist Margaret Shannon
A December 4 gathering at 271 Main St hosted by Deane Wwinthrop Circle 1556 of the Companions of the Forest of America celebrated pianist Margaret FE Shannon. Mrs Grace Caggiano led a Italian dinner and decorations while guests enjoyed singing, piano solos, a quartet performance, and dancing.
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Grace Caggiano
Main St
Deane Wwinthrop Circle 1556
The
Forest of America
Margaret FE. Shannon
Caggiano
Margaret
Lillian Dunbar
Gertrude Dalton
Rose Gill
Anna Hosker
Katherine Sloane
Anna Wells
Margaret Shannon
Book Review at Beacon Villa by Winthrop Catholic Woman's Club
The Literary Guild of the Winthrop Catholic Woman's Club met at Beacon Villa on December 4. Mrs. Ralph S. Woollett welcomed guests, Rhoda Witham sang two solos, and John Mouney of the St. Thomas Aquinas Society reviewed Catherine of Aragon and The Keys of the Kingdom. Rt. Rev. Richard J. Quinan spoke on the Reform tion era. Refreshments were served and the next meeting is set for December 18 at 8 p.m. with Mrs. Owen W. Murphy.
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Winthrop Catholic Woman’s Club
Beacon Villa
Ralph S. Woollett
Rhoda Witham
Mary Kent
John Mooney
St. Thomas Aquinas Society of Cambridge
Catherine of Aragon
Garrett Mattingly
A. J. Cronin
Richard J. Quinlan
J. Stanley Pratt
Owen W. Murphy
Sargent St
Come and See Tour Sponsored by Community Fund Drive
Mrs Turner's Methodist group toured Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Settlement House after a buffet luncheon at Mrs Leslie Dunham's Cottage Park road home. The agency visits are sponsored by the Educational Division of the Community Fund Drive.
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Turner
Methodist Church
Leslie Dunham
Cottage Park Rd
Jamaica Plain
Community Fund Drive
Salvation Army To Conduct Tag Day In Winthrop
The Salvation Army plans a tag day Saturday to support its 1941 appeal in Winthrop. Uniformed workers will staff busy points while taggers hand shield-shaped tags to donors. Campaign leaders include Ernest Bentley and Harry W. Aiken, with donations urged from all supporters.
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Salvation Army
Winthrop
George Bishop
Ernest Bentley
Harry W. Aiken
Winthrop Trust Company
Winthrop Emergency Fund
Folk
Bentley
Aiken
First Church of Christ Scientist Winthrop Service Details
The First Church of Christ Scientist in Winthrop at 165 Winthrop St holds Sunday services at 10 45 a m with Sunday School for up to age 20 and a testimonial meeting Wednesday at 8 pm. A public reading room is open daily 2 to 5 pm, with extra hours Saturday 7 to 9 and Wednesday evenings.
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
Winthrop
Winthrop St
God the Preserver of Man
Boston
Massachusetts
Mary Baker Eddy
John
St. John's Episcopal Church Service and School Schedule
Morning services include Holy Communion at 8:00 and sermon by Rev. W. T. Armitage at 10:45. Church School at 9:30, Kindergarten and Primary at 10:45, and a 7:15 p.m. Young People's Fellowship with a quiz questionnaire. Armitage is rector of St. Andrew's Orient Heights and Deer Island Prison chaplain.
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the Church School
William T. Armitage
St. Andrew's Church
Orient Heights
Deer Island
First Church of Winthrop Methodist Service Notes
The First Church of Winthrop in Methodist style lists 9:45 a.m. Sunday classes and church school, 11:00 a.m. nursery and worship with a sermon titled Unsatisfied by Rev. Harry Belmont Hill. Rainbow Girls guest. 6:30 p.m. Youth Forum with speaker Hill. book message The Trace of God by Mary Roberts Rinehart. 6:30 Epworth League led by Miss Betty Ricker. 7:30 Seeing God Through Art featuring Christmas in Pictures by Harland Pratt in Assembly Hall. Friday 8:00 p.m. Church Night and Bible Hour on The Fearlessness of the Master.
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Harry Belmont Hill
Carl W. Malley
Epworth League
Betty Ricker
Harland Pratt
Assembly Hall
Cogri Dog Breed Description and Size Limits
A description notes a dog called Cogri Dog or Dogri with a foxlike head, wide spaced ears, black nose and teeth, large ears, and a fairly long neck. The breed is medium length dense coat any color but white, and not over 12 inches high at the shoulder.
Whaling Fleet 100 Years Ago Dominated Global Trade
A century ago the American whaling fleet stood as the world’s leading sealing and shipping power. It supplied lamps, oil, and whale products, shaping maritime commerce and coastal communities through extensive hunting and long voyages.
Scissors Gift Traditions Cut Love in Elizabethan England
In Elizabethan England a gift of a pair of embroidery scissors was linked to breaking love or friendship. A suitor offered a cent to return the scissors, reflecting superstition that such gifts sever bonds. The essay notes scissors as a common wedding gift among the middle class, paired with a pen to sever the knot if needed.
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Elizabeth
England
Five Largest Strawberry Shipping Points Listed
The five largest strawberry shipping points in the United States are Plant City Florida Ponchatoula Louisiana Hammond Louisiana Wallace North Carolina and Independence Louisiana.
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United States
Plant City
Fla
Ponchatoula
Hammond
Wallace, N. C
Independence
Dogs Sense Air Raids During Madrid Siege Warnings
In Madrid during the siege dogs signaled air raids, howling and seeking shelter. The dogs allegedly provided the city with about a half hour of warning before raid alerts reached the farthest outposts, giving residents extra lee way.
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Madrid
Oldest Tree in World at Anuradhapura
The oldest tree reportedly in the world stands at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. Planted in 245 B C as a cutting from the Bodhi Tree of India, it is linked to the Buddha's achievements and religious origins.
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Anuradhapura
Ceylon
India
Buddha
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MacDonald Aherne
Smilin
Anlaw
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Techmeuur
William Tracy
Daphne Polland
Tillie the Toiler
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John Payne
Carmen Miranda
Havana
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Tommy Tucker
Garden Club OF Winthrop
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the Bennison Funeral Home
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Cahill House
Cambridge
Glee Club
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House In the Pines
Norton
Mass
Nancy Price
Ray W. Price
Circuit Rd
Arline E. Monroe
Forrest B. Monroe
Tileston, Rd
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Florence Crittenton League
Joseph F.o’hern
Mary B. Warnock
Daughters of American Revolution
R. Woodbury Irwin
Theodore N. Waddell
Edward B. Currier
Christian Science Church
ST. John’s Episcopal Church
Bowdoin and
Buchanan Sts
Ralph M. Harper
First Church OF
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Rae Bucks Dress
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Edith Wood
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