The Narrow Gauge Train Dilemna in Boston
The Boston Revere Beach and Lynn narrow gauge railroad faces a stalemate as the Public Utilities Commission cannot order total cessation. The plan’s public interest is debated under bankruptcy rules, with potential outcomes including continued operation at a loss, state or federal court actions, or dissolution. Gov. Saltonstall supports halting service if it cannot pay workers or protect passengers.
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Boston, Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad
Boston
Department of Public Utilities
Commission
General Court
DPA
Harvard
William J. Cunningham
Winthrop
United States
Supreme Court
Saltonstall
Two New Gasolines At Esso Stations In Winthrop
Walt er G. Baker Service Station at Main and Pleasant and Arthur F. Verney Co. at 15 Woodside Ave. offer New Esso premium and Esso Extra premium fuels. Local manager J A Doyle cites extensive lab testing and field trials proving enhanced power, speed, smoothness, and quick pickup, with New Esso matching regular price and Esso Extra surpassing other premium fuels.
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Winthrop
Walter G. Baker
Main
Pleasant Sts
Arthur F. Verney Co
Woodside Ave
Esso
Esso Extra
J. A. Doyle
Colonial Beacon Oil Company
Christmas Seals aid sends Winthrop children to health camp
Money from Christmas Seals funded sending three Winthrop children to the Southern Middlesex Health Camp in Sharon last summer. Paul Beisser, president of the Child Welfare League of America, endorses the 33rd annual sale by the National Tuberculosis Association, noting tuberculosis’ role in child care.
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Winthrop
Middlesex
Sharon
Paul T. Beisser
Child Welfare League of America
National Tuberculosis Association
Bet Victor Hugo’s Versailles Challenge to Visitors
The quote cites Victor Hugo offering 100 francs to any Versailles visitor who truthfully says they were not enchanted by the palace. It reflects his famed critique and the enduring allure of Versailles as a symbol of grand French heritage.
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Victor Hugo
Versailles
Community Fund Officials Meet in Winthrop Luncheon
Mrs J Stanley Pratt metropolitan vice chairman of the Ocean Area chairs the Winthrop educational division committee at Beacon Villa home. Attendees include Mrs B Harrison Ragle Mrs Cowin Miss Marguerite Stoddard Harold Tarr Julius Brayman Arthur Boudreau Charles Richmond Joseph Carr William Grout and others as planning for Greater Boston's 1940 Community Fund Campaign unfolds with an open Q and A.
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J. Stanley Pratt
Ocean Area
Winthrop
Greater Boston
Community Fund
Beacon Villa
Pratt
Chelsea
Everett
Revere
Phister Cowin
B. Harrison Ragle
The
Cowin
Marguerite Stoddard
Educational Division
Harold B. Tarr
Julius J. Brayman
Ocean
Arthur E. Boudreau
Charles Richmond
Joseph L. Carr
William R. Grout
Fred L. Cook
Clara M. Goldthwait
Charles W. Bellows
Virginia Bartlett
Fred W. Fisher
William J. Kirby
Joseph O’hern
May Swartz
Robert A. Walsh
Harold Young
Port Winthrop
Daughters of Maine December Meeting at Beacon Villa
The Winthrop Daughters of Maine held a Christmas meeting at Beacon Villa with gifts donated to Winthrop Community Hospital Morgan Memorial and the Pack Horse Library. A piano piece by Alfred Turner, a Christmas quiz, and holiday refreshments marked the festive gathering hosted by Mrs Cushman.
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Winthrop Daughters of Maine
Beacon Villa
Leonard Cushman
John Forbes
Harry Whorf
Herbert Drew
Winthrop Community Hospital
Morgan Memorial
Kentucky
Spencer
Maine
Alfred Tuner
Mary Ordway
Mertie Brown
Bussey
Irene Perry
Harrington, Me
Alice Tewksbury Pearl
Nantucket
Harvard Dramatic Club to Present Too Late to Laugh
Miss Mary Lou Walpole, Radcliffe graduate, leads Winthrop girls in vin ton Freedley Jr. play. Miss Mildred Swartz and Miss Irene Seton, Bishop Lee students, also take roles in the Harvard Dramatic Club production at Sanders Theatre Cambridge Thursday to Saturday.
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Winthrop
Vinton Freedley, Jr
Harvard Dramatic Club
Sanders Theatre
Cambridge
Mary Lou Walpole
Radcliffe
Mildred Swartz
Irene Seton
Bishop Lee
Open Forum Letter on Narrow Gauge Merger in Winthrop
Daniel Foley argues the Narrow Gauge and Boston elevated lines are bankrupt and push a merger to tax Winthrop workers for higher fares and rents. He outlines two alternatives: bankruptcy sale of the line or a separate ten cent bus franchise with no new taxes, urging public knowledge and warning of constitutional challenges.
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Winthrop Review
Boston L
Winthrop
Stockhol
State House
Court House
Massachusetts
Denmark
Boston
Daniel Foley
Public Commission
Henry Wise
Carmen’s Union
John Backus
Securities Division
Globe
Transcript
Bellweather
Residents debate Chapter 510 on Winthrop transport future
Henry E Moynihan argues the Public Commission ruling limits abandoning rail service and urges reconsideration only via legal channels. He notes savings from rejecting 510 and warns of higher future fares, urging the town to resist new submissions and preserve public ownership.
First Church of Winthrop Announces Sunday Schedule
The First Church of Winthrop outlines a full Sunday with 9:45 a.m. church school for all ages, 11:00 a.m. worship led by Minister Harry Belmont Hill on The Quest of God, 5:00 p.m. Carol Vesper Service directed by Carl W. Malley, and 6:30 p.m. Young People’s Forum with speaker Harry D. Hamilton followed by Epworth League candle events.
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Harry Belmont Hill
Carl W. Malley
Quest of God
Carol Vesper
Young People’s Forum
Harry D. Hamilton
Epworth League
Seminoles Hold Fall Reunion of Former Winthrop Tigers Club
The Seminoles reunion gathered nine former Winthrop Highlands boys from nearby towns at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Willard Hall Hodgkins in Quincy Avenue. Host Guy Mellgren Jr. arrived in Indian garb as business notes revealed 14 year old meeting records and a growing club fund.
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Willard Hall Hodgkins
Quincy Ave
Winthrop Highlands Boys’ Club
Hodgkins
Heap
Guy W. Mellgren, Jr
Hingham
Joe Dervan
Winthrop Highlands
Mr. Mellgren
Germany touts cellulose sausage casings for hygiene gains
Germany claims its new cellulose sausage casings offer improved hygiene over the traditional casing. Officials say the alternative reduces contamination risk and simplifies processing while maintaining product quality.
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Germany
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Boston Herald
Daughters of Maine
Open Forum
Knowlton
Gas and Electric Light Company
Comm. Webber
Henry E. Moynihan
Beacon Street
Homer’s
Homer
Winthrop Street
St. Nicholas
Homer’s Candy Shop
Winthrop, Mass
Poeerf
Yardley
Paris
Adrienne Coty
Sehick
Whitman
Schrafft
Durand
Mary Adams
Gale
Gillette
Remington-Rand Gem-Lectric
Old Spice and
Barnett N. Samuels
Rexall
At the Centre
First Church OF
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