Lighthouses Receive Christmas Cheer From Aerial Deliveries
Captain Wincapaw and his son Bill Jr plan a northward Christmas flight from Boston delivering about 25 bundles to lighthouse stations from Minot's Light to Grand Manaan Island. Since 1929, the mercy runs have aided keepers and families with rare in-flight rescues noted.
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Boston
Wincapaw
Bill Jr
Minot
Grand Manaan Island
Canadian
Rockland
Curtiss Flying Service
Telephone Employees Help Needy Children Celebrate Christmas
Telephone workers in Chelsea and surrounding districts hosted 130 children at Legion Hall for the annual Christmas party. The event featured toys, winter clothing outfits, entertainment, and Santa Claus, with funds raised by both men and women in the local telephone district.
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Santa Claus
Legion Hall
Chielsea
North Shore
United States
New England
Liquor Licenses Announced in Local Town
The Board of Selectmen issued the fourth retail package goods license to William Cohen of Williams Market at 528 Shirley Street. They also granted licenses to six drug stores including Centre Drug Company, Winthrop Drug Company, Newman's Drug Store, Hubbard's Drug Store, Samuels Drug Store, and William F. Stover, listing multiple addresses. Ten dispensing agencies will operate for liquor package goods starting January 1.
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Board of Selectmen
William Cohen
Williams Market
Shirley Street
Centre Drug Company
Woodside Avenue
William F
Water Department Plays Santa Claus
The Winthrop Water Department offers a five percent discount on first quarter 1937 water bills, ranging from 50 cents to 20 dollars for large users. The discount is 5% of 1936 water payments, funded from the department surplus due to construction savings and a smaller-than-expected Metropolitan District Commission assessment increase.
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Winthrop Water Department
Winthrop
Metropolitan District Commission
New Shirley Street School Opens After Holiday Break
The new Shirley Street School will open for pupils on Tuesday January 5 after teachers familiarize themselves with the building on January 4. The updated center section features a radio system oil heat thermostatic controls new classrooms a teacher’s room health exam suite public library and a large auditorium. A dedication event is planned later in January with townspeople invited to inspect the facility. Builders are H W Hanson Co of Boston and architects Frank Irving Cooper Corp of Boston.
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New
Shirley Street
Edward R. Clarke
Beach
John W. Fielding
Winfield
Kendrick, Jr
Walter P. Simonds
William Risk
Santa Claus to Visit Winthrop Christmas Eve Again
A historic notice from Winthrop announces Santa Claus will arrive at 7 30 p m on December 24 and visit homes of Mr and Mrs Bennison on Winthrop street. He will greet children on the streets, distribute gifts, rest at Bennison’s garden after midnight, then resume delivering stockings and trees. Route details list Court Road through various streets ending at Cottage Park Road and Bartlett Road.
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Santa Claus
Winthrop
Santa
Claus
Charles
Bennison
Mrs. Bennison
Winthrop Street
Boston
Mr. Bennison
Court Rd
Maple Rd
Circuit Rd
Loring Rd
Emerson Rd
Lowell Rd
Maple
Circuit
Lowell
Pleasant St
Sargent St
Johnson Ave
Somerset Ave
Bellevue Ave
Cottage Park Rd
Bartlett Rd
Bart
Population figure for Winthrop Jewish residents cited
Figures from the Jewish Advocate and the American Jewish Year Book estimate the Winthrop Jewish population at 12 450 within the Greater Boston area. The data highlight the community size for local coverage and demographic context.
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Jewish Advocate
Greater
Boston
Winthrop
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Merry Christmas
Ocean
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Ove
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Sobey's
Sobby’s Restaurant and Delicatessen
Winthrop Trust Company
Winthrop, Mass
New Christmas Club
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Delay and Creedon
Stevie Hughes
Madeline Monagle
Edward J. Voke
Chelsea
William H. Smith
WPA
Revere
A. Russell Belcher
East Boston
F. R. Sweeney
Harry H. Hayman
Thomas H. Donahue
Atherton Loring, Jr
John Hession
John Adams
Patrick McCarron
Percy North
Anna Ferrara
Mary Moynihan
Estelle Feeley
Winthrop Co-operative Bank
Winthrop, Massachusetts
E. Whittemore
Water Department
Paul F. Howard
John B. Kennedy
Frank F. Bauer
Board of Water Commissioners
Charles R. Bennison
Nambler
Bpesre’s
Boardman St
Orient Heights Tel
E. B
Winthrop Club
Odd Fellows Hall
Pauline St
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