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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1938
Page
6
The Winthrop Visiting Nurse Association extends Christmas wishes to workers and friends. Directors met December 12 at 10 am with reports on association business and public health lectures. An annual meeting is planned January 16 at the Town Hall Hearing Room with a public health speaker.
The report states that deaths in World War I were nearly double those caused by all conflicts from 1790 through 1913, highlighting the unprecedented scale of wartime casualties.
The article explains air as a mostly nitrogen oxygen mix with moisture and particles. It discusses how temperature humidity and movement affect health, how bacteria reach air mainly via respiratory diseases, and how air conditioning reduces drying and irritation to limit airborne transmission.
Miss Vivian Bartlett announces the Union Congregational Church at the Beach hosts a Christmas season vesper with young parishioners performing The Christmas Flowers by Esther Willard Bates. The cast includes Mary Motherween Betty White and eight Child Angels among others with Mr Ernest Hardy directing an orchestral program and candlelight banners. The event aims to fill the church with capacity audience next Sunday evening.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an open competitive examination for Electrician skilled in Armature Winding at the Watertown Arsenal Massachusetts. Closing date for applications is December 28 1938. Information from the Secretary Board of U S Civil Service Examiners at Watertown Arsenal or Boston post offices and First U S Civil Service District Boston Massachusetts.
The first meeting at St Eat Hall on Friday December 9 outlined a busy year for the Catholic Action Club. Miss Rita Kelly presided, Ruth Harvey served as secretary, John Cronin listed finances, and Ray Sweeney outlined events including a January bowling league, snow party, costume party, banquet, and outings. Members enjoyed dancing, gifts, and table tennis with Ruth Harvey, Blanche Duval, Salvatore Vitale, and others competing.
The Suez Canal, conceived by the French and approved by Egypt but opposed by Turkey and Britain, opened in 1869 after French completion. Britain secretly bought control in 1875, while the canal was marketed as open to all nations in war and peace, with ownership slated to revert to Egypt in 1865 due to Egyptian land grant issues.
The Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association met for its regular monthly gathering. Guests enjoyed a roast beef dinner prepared by local volunteers. Prof. N Elliot Willis gave an illustrated talk about a trip to California via Havana and Panama, ending with applause. The January meeting is postponed to the second Tuesday.
The United States has a mean altitude around 2,500 feet above sea level. Colorado stands highest with 41 peaks over 14,000 feet and a mean altitude about 6,800 feet. Delaware averages 60 feet, lower than the District of Columbia at 150 feet, while Florida and Louisiana each average about 100 feet.
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