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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1929
Page
2
An editor warns that private lending libraries push obscene literature to youths, degrading minds and harming public morals. The piece urges parental vigilance and a local women’s study to reveal the scope of the issue in Winthrop, noting the lasting risk of corrupted youth.
The article argues Winthrop should continue striving for advancement rather than resting on past achievements. It credits earlier leaders with foresight and aggressive policies and urges this generation to maintain effort to secure the citys bright future.
The article praises Winthrop for its attractions and recent gains and urges ongoing cooperation among citizens. It emphasizes the need for collective effort to advance industrial and residential development while preserving the community’s cooperative spirit and civic consciousness for future needs.
An American orchestra director scolds concertgoers for clapping between passages, arguing that audiences in this free society set the rhythm and musicians serve them. The piece compares patrons to potentates and baseball fans, urging mutual respect and harmony on stage and in the stands.
The piece argues that despite stock market losses many fear a wider slump, but authorities say the economy remains sound. It urges spending now as money is available and prices are cheaper, warning against public panic and noting prior market corrections.
The piece satirizes consumer excess and civic issues. It notes ignorance in buying duplicate neckties and socks marketed for 10000 miles. It laments bill payment indifference, rampant smoking, and vanity in party guest lists while highlighting traffic concerns as municipal pride rises.
The piece extols Scout Leaders raising a $3000 goal led by Frank Rebuck and praises the Winthrop Board of Trade member contributions. It promotes Christmas charity through the Post Santa Claus program at 100 Federal Street and invites local volunteers and $10 subscriptions to support Scouts for 1930.
Chapter members report 1949 roll call totals at 2070 dollars with precinct 1 showing 603 dollars in memberships and 72.40 in donations. final figures pending reports from other precincts. Mrs Munn urges immediate remittance as Red Cross funds remain essential, noting a 2000 member quota and a $2000 relief gift to Manchuria and Russia via the State Department.
At the next Winthrop Council meeting on December 18 a Christmas tree will be set up and gifts collected by the local Knights to be distributed on Christmas Eve at the Home for Destitute Catholic Children. The event is an annual habit. last year two automobiles were needed to transport the gifts. P G E Fred Hogan chairs the committee with Dr A E Cassidy, Arthur Boylan Jr, John J McCarthy, Francis A Brugman and James Corbett assisting.
A historical appeal promotes a fundraising drive with Red Tags bearing names and a memorial book for subscribers to back Boy Scout activities in 1930. It lists fourteen reasons praising Scouting for patriotism, discipline, health, and moral guidance, citing figures like Hoover and Roosevelt and stressing youth leadership.
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