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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1923
Page
7
Local classified notice offers painting, window, rug, and floor cleaning services. Storm windows installed and lawn dressing for sale. Contact L. Pickett and Son, Ocean 751-W. Includes 2t Ard BARRELS sale and Ocean numbers 1303-W to 1315-W. For other ads, see page 5.
A Winthrop list of names, businesses and locations appears with box numbers and street pairings. It includes addresses on Ocean, Shirley, Shirley Street, Main, Beacon, Waterman and more, plus notes on school signals and fire alarm procedures with central and Beach station contact numbers.
At the December 12 meeting the Winthrop Council Boy Scouts elected officers for the coming year. President Wiley S. Young. vice presidents C Vernon Browne Richard R Flynn Charles A. Williams. secretary Wm. R. Ferris. treasurer Leslie E. Griffin. Also named were court of honor chair man J Parker Margeson scout commissioner Edward R. Clarke and executive committee members Elmer E. Dawson William H. Gardner Edgar F. Power Harry C. Whorf Alfred M. Bent Leon C. Guptill J Temple Scott G. Wallace Tibbetts Fred G. Knell.
Winthrop 52 Mass post office hours listed for week days Sundays and holidays. Carrier and street letter box collection times shown for locations including Point Shirley Hampshire and Shore Drive Cliff and Park av and Armory Court rd with noted winter service caveat. End signatures R M Baker P M and D Belcher Superintendent.
The Frost Public Library lists weekday hours for the Adult department 1 30 to P M and the Children's department 1 30 to 6 P M 7 to 8 P M. A book deposit is at H E Dupees store 28 Taft Ave Point Shirley open Tuesday and Saturday evenings 7 30 to 8 30 and Thursday afternoon 4 to 5 30.
A 600 year old clock in Wells Cathedral, England, made by a monk. The hours are shown by armed figures on horseback that form a charging group, and their lances strike chimes to mark each hour.
Christmas Eve falls on Monday as the selectmen plan a Saturday gathering on December 22 to transact town affairs. Ex-Selectman D M Bristol visited the Old Town Hall and spoke with Selectmen Wright and Remby while Selectman Floyd was absent due to illness. Annual bids for printing the Town Reports are advertised on Page 7 of the Review.
At the Selectmen meeting Constable Childress announced the panel of 10 jurors drawn: Charles V. Browne 135 Highland Ave Bryant V. Stone 15 Floyd St Henry Callahan 67 Bates Ave Alfred M. Davis 36 Forrest St Ralph A. Swift 9 Bellevue Ave Ernest E. Sinclair 151 Bartlett Rd Herbert R. Lipp 507 Pleasant St George W. Burke 86 Loring Rd Harry C. Andrews 42 Beal St Herbert A. Stanley 36 Wilshire St.
Registrar Frank A. Goodwin warns no car may be operated on New Year’s Day without 1924 maroon and white plates. Daniel J. Honan of the D J Honan Co offers registration help, blanks, and same day plate pickup for motorists in Winthrop.
Great interest followed the Mu sicale and Tea at St John's Hall Lincoln Street on December 16. Soloists Miss Margaret F Kelleher contralto and Miss Margaret Brady soprano gave a program with accompanists Miss Rose Sullivan and Miss Elizabeth Feeley. Mr William H O'Brien baritone and violinist Mr John R Daeson joined, with Mrs John A Lane hosting and tea served by Mrs B J Ahearn and Mrs Anthony Bopourers. cup bearers included Alice Donovan and others.
Sealed proposals for printing the Town Reports of Winthrop for 1923 will be opened Dec 31 1923 at 8 PM in the Board of Selectmen office Town Hall Winthrop. Bidders must print 1000 copies on 40 pound white paper with 10 point and 8 point pages priced separately. A $150 certified cheque accompanies bids.
Town officials set a public hearing for January 7 1924 at eight o'clock P M in Winthrop Town Hall to consider Marie Campbell petition to license keep store and sell gasoline from a 500 gallon underground tank on Sea View Avenue Lot 10. Residents may appear and be heard.
Public auction set for January 8 1924 at nine o'clock in the forenoon. Property on Birch Road lot 106 plan Suffolk Deeds contained 6100 square feet with 50 by 169.63 by 27.35 by 172.81 feet bounds. Mortgage deed from Herbert Cook to Winthrop Trust Company dated April 18 1923 Book 4460 Page 91. Foreclosure for breach of conditions with prior $3 500 mortgage and subject to taxes liens and record restrictions. Present holder Harry W. Aiken treasurer Euclid A. Thomas attorney. Dec 11 1923.
Frances Goodwin Mary Hutchinson Mrs E F Christopher Mrs M J Cochrane Miss Katherine Devereaux Miss Helen B Howard Miss Mary B Lane Mrs Walter Nickerson and Miss Edwina Rae assisted as ushers at the event providing seating help.
The text describes Svabnians as the laziest people in the world living in an inaccessible mountain range between the Black and Caspian seas. It claims they have made no progress toward civilization in 2,500 years and observe holidays four times a week with saints' days as extras.
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