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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1919
Page
3
The Boston American asks town residents to donate to the Christmas Tanker Fund with a December 15 dance at Centre Hall. Proceeds fund aid for needy families, with 35 cent tickets suggested to help those less fortunate. Cage and boxing notes mix with local letters and a retiree’s plea for more sports coverage.
The piece notes Carpentier’s swift victory over Beckett and dishes on fan interest for a possible Dempsey Carpentier match. It mentions the Highlands Yacht Club beating Legion by three points and social interest among attending ladies.
The Legion team plans to play at Winthrop Yacht Club but seeks the High School Gym for practice. The writer questions inadequate venue, notes the Yacht Club is large, cites last week's Doyle-Kloby bout and referee decision, and suspects gambling influence as fans cry foul.
The message mentions Playstead Station lacking heat with a stove lacking a door and fire, and a newcomer in Winthrop two weeks. It also covers frustration with road conditions from customers and a boxing match where Jack Sharkey beat Jimmie Wilde by decision, leaving Wilde needing a stronger showing next time.
Local readers learn the Legion in Winthrop plans a permanent club as YMCA efforts face competition. The piece details a new league, upcoming games at the Winthrop Yacht Club hall, and crowd plans with dancing after matches. It notes standings in the Winthrop Interclub Bowling League, individual averages, and mentions players like Leitch Howatt Kennington McFarland Ward Smith Marshall Graff and Harry Graff. A responded letter from Bill Harder denies involvement with a controversial signed note and calls for clarity from the author Hayden.
The Suburban Ice Hockey League releases a schedule for Greater Boston high schools. Key games include Winthrop at Winchester January 2 and Chelsea at Winthrop March 12 with multiple away and home dates through March 19, spanning Watertown Arlington Wellesley Natick Brockton and Chelsea.
Miss Dorothea Walden Boyson’s Junior Class presentation at Winthrop Theatre features an alphabetic football tribute. Read aloud by Miss Helen Smith at the mass meeting on November 26, 1919, highlighting players, roles, and team spirit with Cape Ann scoring reference.
A Cottage Park resident notes fare levels and service issues with .5c and 8c rates. He contrasts on time trains and heated cars with better conditions, versus late trains, cold stations, closed ticket offices, and dissatisfied help, joking about Mr. Adams retiring to prayer and referencing Kiplingesque light failures.
The piece traces the decline of nickelodeons and the rise of large corporate power in film. Goldwyn Pictures installs a heavyweight board including Dupont and financial leaders, signaling industry concentration and a new era for motion pictures. The shift marks the end of small producers and exhibitors and the fading of John Bunny and nickelodeon venues.
The prompt fragment notes a call to action to dial the Review Phone Win throp 1147. This item appears as a small classified or notice snippet likely urging readers to contact a review line with the given number. It lacks broader context but preserves the numeric contact detail.
A digest of property listings and owners names including Butler Matthew F and Hattie E McKim mon Court rd connected to Corcoran Margaret F and Mary A Roberts Pleasant st and Sea View av others appear with multiple transfers. Additional entries include Dunham Florence L with Alice A Davey Madison av and Hazlett John P with Margaret A Armstrong Winthrop Shore Drive along Levenson Louis H Elizah Levine Revere Almont sts and more.
The Boston English Opera Company enters week six at the Arlington with Verdi's Rigoletto revived. Star baritones Stanley Deacon and Bertram Peacock alternate the title role while Ethel Harrington sings Gilda with a strong supporting cast including Sheehan, Stafford, Geis, Northway and others.
An all member canvass at St. John's Parish, led by Doras M. Pierce, tallies parish support and mission pledges for 1920. Thirty six routes were covered. Sunday turnout was high though some were away. Current totals show about 277 pledges totaling over $4,000 for Parish Support and around $850 for Missions, with goals still anticipated to rise toward $4,500 for Parish Support.
The Winthrop Casino resumes operations with renovated upper hall and Condit's Orchestra providing music every Tuesday Thursday and Saturday from 8 to 12. Bowling alleys run 6 to 11 each evening and ladies are welcome to inspect the building and use the facilities.
Fred Mason a 69 year old type writer salesman residing at 9 Vine Avenue collapsed on a shuttle train between North and South Lawrence and died en route to Boston. Medical Examiner Dow ruled heart trouble. Burial was in Winthrop Cemetery after a funeral at Skage's house. He leaves a wife two sons and two daughters.
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