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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1935
Page
8
Town selects to call a special meeting December 23 to ensure funds for WPA projects through winter. Warrant includes $6000 for Welfare and $1500 for Old Age Assistance, plus approval to lay out and grade Pond street in the Highlands as a town way under federal road to market plan costing about $1000. Attendance urged at 8:00 with a short meeting if quorum is met.
News by Express Riders on April 10 1847 announces to President Polk and the cabinet and to the American public the surrender of Vera Cruz on March 20 during the Mexican War. The paper ran express routes between New Orleans and Baltimore using sixty horses at about $1000 monthly to relay this milestone quickly.
A brief note reports mound building birds in the East Indies neglect their young with hatchlings warming under the sun for a day or two after birth.
The article lists several mouse species including the white footed or deer mouse and the jumping mouse with brush pile behavior. It notes the harvest mouse nests in bushes and trees, and the house mouse as fire destructive. It ends with proverb references about rolling stones gathering no moss and roving hearts seeking affection.
A 19th century Cairo landmark, the mosque started in 1894 by Muamaned Ali and completed two decades later, is noted for its stonework from the pyramids and elegant Arabian design. The era also marks Broadway's early ventures with the chorus girl and The Black Crook premiering in New York in 1866 showcasing 100 dancers.
The Catholic Club elected officers by a close vote with Anthony Vitale as president Nora Quinn as vice president Arthur Merrill as secretary and S Vitale as treasurer A party committee was named to organize the December 16 Christmas party featuring an amateur show moving pictures a colorful orchestra and dancing Members may join if they are high school graduates and dues were set at 26 cents a month The group will meet monthly with a January lecture on Mass a True Sacrifice and related moving pictures
The 1939 talking adaptation of The Three Musketeers arrives at the Revere and Boulevard Theatres for three days starting Tuesday December 17. Stars include Paul Lukas Moroni Olsen Onslow Stevens with Margot Grahame and Ian Keith in a vivid, sound rich version featuring rapiers wine songs and daring chase scenes.
The Amicitia Club met at 16 Enfield Road with Mr. and Mrs. Hollingsworth hosting. Rev. Harry Belmont Hill gave an engaging review of Green Light by Lloyd C. Douglas, highlighting wit and themes as members discussed the book and upcoming play assignments.
The club plans its annual Christmas party for Monday Dec 23 with Santa Claus. Members will exchange gifts from the tree and donate toys for needy homes. Betty Wells chairs dressings talk and Miss Mary Jane seeks stockings for destitute Catholic children. welfare duties led by Mrs Woollett.
The article recounts New York ratifying the constitution in 1787 and becoming the eleventh state exactly 186 years after Henry Hudson began exploration. It notes prior flights by French Dutch and British explorers and mentions the Dutch sale of Manhattan and the continuing Indian presence on the island.
The snapping turtle shows a dull olive to dark brown upper shell and dull yellow underside. The plastron is small, leaving much of the flesh exposed. As the turtle ages, its shell becomes smoother while younger individuals remain rough like bark.
The Winthrop Community Hospital League stages a drawing at the Spinning Wheel Winthrop Centre featuring a fully dressed handmade doll and a deluxe English Perambulator. Proceeds support hospital equipment purchases for a worthy cause.
The 1864 initiation of railroad mail service begins with a Chicago to Clinton Iowa run using a car manned by two clerks and equipped with sorting racks. The system, seen as key to mail distribution, followed earlier experiments abroad and a 1862 trial between Quincy Illinois and Hannibal Missouri that was soon abandoned.
An article explains angora wool does not expand after knitting a garment. The fluffy appearance is caused by the wool’s own hair fibers and, in some cases, by the twist or manufacturing method used.
The daisy is described as the emblem of innocence in a religious painting analysis, highlighting its symbolic meaning and visual role within the artwork.
A town event organized by the Unemployment Committee features a two-part program a minstrel show with Lillian G. Roberts as interlocutor and end men and a skit titled The Village School of Cranberry Corners. Proceeds aid basket and food needs with support from Rev. Mark B. Madidino and local boards. A door prize draws a winning ticket.
Quaker and colonizer William Penn was born in London and died in 1718. His father Admiral Penn opposed his Quakerism leading to imprisonment in Ireland. Penn founded Pennsylvania after a grant from Charles II and named Philadelphia. His later years faced financial trouble and decline before his death.
The article explains two major pigment types used in paints earth colors and manufactured colors. Earth colors are mined ochres siennas and umbers while manufactured colors are created in chemical laboratories offering yellows greens blues and brighter reds.
The CWA Club of Winthrop votes to again sponsor the Birthday Ball for the President to aid infantile paralysis victims. Treasurer Edwin S. Colomy signs the club’s note of support, noting the larger lead time will boost publicity and success. The letter references past limits and expresses optimism for a larger, more impactful event.
The Nile River distributes silt across about 30,000 square miles, enriching soils and supporting agriculture along its banks. The vast sediment spread highlights the river's crucial role in regional farming systems and land formation.
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