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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1936
Page
4
Friday to Thursday schedule lists films at Revere Theatres including Gay Desperado Women Are Trouble Boulevard Pigskin Parade and Mr Deeds Goes To Town with multiple showtimes and blank entries. Turkey Distribution appears in the listings alongside classic titles.
Mr Clarke and committee push for complete Red Cross roll call in WinthropMassachusetts to meet quota and lead towns of similar size. Residents urged to contact School Superintendent E B Newton at Ocean 6442 or Ocean 1640 W and contributions may go to Preston B Churchill at Winthrop Savings Bank for membership cards and credentials.
A Santa letter to Mr. and Mrs. Bennison invites Winthrop children to see him Thursday evening December 24 as he tours the town by sleigh and reindeer. He will rest at the Bennison home on 170 Winthrop Street after street visits and plans a midnight gift run.
A London correspondent notes two surviving bridge structures with houses atop them. The Bath bridge at Bathwick over the River Avon, built in 1770 and designed by Robert Adam for Earl Pultenay, and the Lincoln High Bridge over the River Witham dating to the 12th century retain houses and nearby landmarks such as a weir and an obelisk marking a medieval chapel site.
The phoenix known as feng huang is described as one of China four sacred creatures alongside the dragon tortoise and unicorn. Nature Magazine calls the phoenix ruler of all feathered life and, by implication, a prominent symbol in Chinese lore.
The piece explains that we answer a question but reply to a remonstrance. Answer can also mean acknowledge as when replying to a letter. A reply is what is said in answer to something like an attack, but may avoid the issue.
A writer in Pearson's London Weekly explains cork comes from oak bark harvested in stages over 80 to 120 years. Initial virgin cork appears after 15 to 20 years, then continues periodic stripping to improve quality until age best, with final processing including rasping boiling calibration sorting and market readiness.
The spinal cord cannot regenerate tissue or heal its own wounds, unlike many other body parts, posing a challenge for recovery after injury.
The Metcalf Post Band and committee chaired by Wallace Hayes arrange transport reimbursements for disabled veterans to return home for Christmas and New Year. The Home for Christmas program will be broadcast December 19 on WEEI with addresses by Governor-Elect Hurley and Dr. Adams, plus music by the Metcalf Post Band. Tickets are available from Post members as the group plans a fundraising party to benefit the Christmas Basket Fund.
Plain American dishes disguise themselves with French terms causing confusion among diners. Rechauffe of lamb means reheated lamb, soubise signals onions, and macedoine signals a grand mixed dish. Florentine preparations pair pork chops with spinach and eggs Florentine, while salmon a la Mornay is baked with cheese and breadcrumbs.
A Chicago Tribune summary warns lightning seeks the ground via the path of least resistance. Standing in an open field is among the worst spots during a storm, with isolation under a tree also risky. Safer shelters include a well built house or a steel framed skyscraper, or a deep mine if available.
The ancients of the western world held that earthquakes were caused by subterranean winds attempting to burst their prison doors, a medieval mindset linking natural disasters to underground forces.
The Throp dinner served at seven followed by dancing as maroon and gold decorations set the scene. B C Syncopators played lively rhythm and Lester Horrigan Albert Keleher and Justin Cronin led the event. Organizers report plans for a similar annual affair.
The Live Oak society in the South includes about 100 giant oaks as members. To join, trees must be very old, have a legal representative, follow a constitution and bylaws, and pay annual dues of 25 acorns. The secretary is a Lafayette Louisiana resident and the president is a large tree near New Orleans. An anteater walks on its knuckles to spare claws for ant nests.
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