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The Winthrop Review

Location

Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1937

Page

8

Curious Napoleon Habit of Peace of Mind

The great Napoleon in difficulty would sum his soldiers to inflate totals and imagine nonexisting divisions. If challenged on the false numbers he would reply that questioning them would rob him of his peace of mind.

Napoleon

Indians Embrace Hoop Game Pain Yakapi Says Dr Walker

Dr James R Walker notes in a student study that the Great Plains Indians regarded hoop games as not for girls or sissies. The "great hoop game" called pain yakapi was played to bring success to buffalo hunters.

Sissy James R. Walker

Christmas Gifts (Continued from page 1)

The Community Hospital appeals for donations of non perishable food and bedside Memorial lights. Donors include Stuution Stover Drug Co and many market chains and individuals. Visitors plan to bring items on Christmas Eve under the hospital tree.

Sobey’s William’s Simpson's Herman's Ideal Crest Cash Winthrop Winthrop Quality Tibbett’s Henderson's Wegener’s Robert Fowler James Rotherham Henry Foster Carl Wilson W. S. Kendrick, Jr Daughters of Maine Harriet

Western Reserve Ownership Dispute Reaches Federal Boundaries

The Western Reserve dispute mirrors the Union split over slavery as states fought to claim the 4,000,000 acre territory. Compromise came when all parties agreed to surrender the land to the federal government for final settlement.

Western Reserve

Glasgow University Founded by Bishop Turnbull in 1451

The University of Glasgow traces its origins to 1451 when Bishop William Turnbull established the institution. The charter and early endowments shaped its medieval heritage and long academic tradition.

University Turnbull University of Glasgow

Christmas Services with a Full Choir at Saint All Saints

A church program lists lessons and carols on December 25 and 26 at Saint All Saints. Performances include O Come All Ye Faithful, The Messiah choruses, Hark the Herald Angels Sing, and The First Nowell. Ernest E. Hardy directs with Elizabeth N. Allen as harpist. services feature sacred hymns and an offertory.

Elizabeth N. Allen Mendelssohn von Ilc Walter Coleridge-Taylor Davies Hallelujah Chorus All Saints Ernest E. Hardy

Grain Exchange Ticker Symbols and Delivery Months

The grain tape uses a simple abbreviation system where W stands for wheat C for corn O for oats R for rye B for barley CTN for cotton and S for soybeans. Delivery months are designated by letters F G H J K M N Q U V X and Z for January through December.

XYZ Correspondence Reveals French Demands in 1797 Dispatches

The XYZ correspondence describes 1797 to 1798 dispatches by three American commissioners to France. It records the demands of Talleyrand and other French directors as the price of respect for the United States.

France Talleyrand

Teachers Assn Christmas Party at Highlands School

Miss Eileen Hayes won the prize for the most accurate reproduction.Santa Claus visited, ten Highlands School youths sang, and refreshments were served after carols directed by George Deckham. Mrs Edw Clarke and Mrs Albert Stedfast judged.

Edw. R. Clarke Albert Stedfast Eileen Hayes George Deckham Highlands School Santa Claus Dorothy Higgins Santa BE. R. Snowe Mary Petrucci Florence List Charlotte Davis Winnifred Dodge Lillian Ladinsky Mary Elizabeth Mulloy Helen MacKinnon

Memorial services and interment for Michael J. Grimes

Michael J. Grimes prominent local figure dies with civic ties and church roles noted. Services drew neighbors and twenty priests. pallbearers include four Grimes sons and three others. Survived by wife Delia, four sons, a daughter, two sisters, three brothers. burial at Holyhood Cemetery Brookline. Also a note on the origin of the phrase Sent to Coventry from Pearson's Lardon Weekly.

Gelist Mr. Grimes Grimes Winthrop Council K. of C Hts Gerald T Merlin J Elmer L Wendell F. Grimes William E. Burke Joseph P. Higgenbotham Joseph A. Dervan John J. Kennedy Coventry Oliver Cromwell Pearson Lardon Weekly

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