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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1939
Page
3
A new weekly dance series begins this Friday evening at the Elks Hall on Washington Ave. Directed by Bob Graves, the events aim for smoother dancing and discourage extreme exhibitionism. (Note: preserve as many readable facts as possible from OCR.)
Police say a South American gang previously feared as the Mafia has been disrupted by arrests in Argentina. Arturo Placeres Agati Galiffi and Jose Manuel Pazz El Capitan with accomplices were seized near Rosario. The capture breaks up a counterfeit ring that reorganized the underworld across the region.
The uninhabited polar regions cover an area greater than Europe, underscoring the immense geographic scale of Earth's northern and southern frontiers.
The First Church of Christ Scientist of Winthrop invites attendance at 10:45 a m Sunday services and Sunday School for up to age 20. A Wednesday testimonial meeting occurs at 8 p m, with a public reading room open daily 2 to 5 p m except holidays.
The six foot seven inch wrestler Whiskers Blake, known to Canadian fans, arrived in Africa for a 14 day visit but remained for three years because he liked the country and its life.
Capt. George F. Waite born 1876 Eureka California died December 12 at Marine Hospital Chelsea after a brief illness. He served in Merchants & Miners Brunswick Lines Hog Island Shipyard Emergency Fleet Boston Pilots and Dollar American Presidents Line and was active in the Boston Marine Society Masons and Winthrop circles. He leaves a wife a son two grandchildren a sister and a brother with his father Horace Waite surviving as Winthrop's oldest resident. Funeral services set for Bennison Funeral Home Thursday at 2 p.m.
Dick McGinn was unanimously elected captain of Winthrop High's 1940 basketball team. Coach Perry plans to trim the squad from 65 to about 32 after initial practices, with seniors prioritized. The season opens January 5 against the Alumni, and likely first-string candidates include Chardon, Talcott, West, Wickson, Aronson, Collins, and Botsford.
The Winthop Catholic Woman's Club Christmas party occurs Monday December 18 at 8 15 p m in St John’s Hall Lincoln st Mrs James H Perrine chairs the event with a play Sarah Perkins Hat Shop directed by Mrs Edith Christopher and a carol sing along with Santa and refreshments. Members are urged to donate toys for needy children via Welfare chair Mrs Wm J Kirby.
The Cathedral of Cologne in the Rhineland took 500 years to finish with the final towers completed in 1880.
Winthrop Woman's Club hosts a Christmas Doorway Contest judged Wednesday afternoon December 20 by professional judges. Open to all Winthrop residents with registration by December 18. Prizes range from $1.00 to $5.00 with entries registered through Garden Club members.
The High School athletic council will meet this afternoon to confer football and girls' field hockey letters. Supt. Arthur E. Boudreau will present letters and sweaters at a special assembly in the Winthrop Theatre next Monday morning, featuring a WPA Federal Project orchestra concert.
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