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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1934
Page
2
A 1934 year end message urges families to abandon greed andornate finance focus. It appeals for a simpler life based on enduring activity and social improvement. Citizens are urged to assess their community role and strive toward constructive goals in 1935.
Civic groups and business associations suffered during downturns with public support dwindling and many nearly ceasing activity. Now renewed optimism suggests a revival of civic loyalty and enthusiasm that could spur community improvements in Winthrop and beyond.
Editorial notes recounts show small voting variances in two contests totaling 14 528 votes with a 0 009 percent discrepancy. It laments public speech jests, praises courteous treatment of workers, and urges old fashioned restraint with a reminder to save in banks and approach budgeting and charity with discipline.
The passage—urging humility and genuine courtesy regardless of background—argues that true cultivation comes from kindness and consideration, not wealth or lineage. It notes both humble and wealthy people can fail or succeed in manners, and invites all to blend simplicity with kindness.
Announcement by John H. Fahey, chairman, that the government will foreclose on mortgaged property unless interest is paid. The notice targets those who expect leniency and asserts the government will enforce obligations vigorously. It emphasizes businesslike loan management and readiness to act against evaders.
James E. West announces National Jamboree plans with 30 000 scouts from 30 000 troops to camp on four hundred acres along the Potomac at Columbia Island. Washington leaders and President Roosevelt cooperate to provide facilities near the Capitol and national shrines for ten days of camping and citizenship lessons.
On behalf of the C W A Club of Winthrop the group thanks the Park Board for co operation during the year. The club used the park twice weekly for baseball and arranged football goal posts for the unemployed event in December. A Scout Jamboree plan outlines a seven boy delegation from Winthrop District as Lynn Council plans Jamboree activities.
A January 3 box luncheon is hosted at Mrs. Sam Davis home 132 Washington Avenue. Another Constitution program is led by Mrs. Anne Wales who serves as chair.
Mrs. Fred S. Davis announces the Foreign Affairs school at Radcliffe College Cambridge January 22 to 24 1935 under the Massa League of Women Voters. Notable speakers include Professor O M Sprague Admiral William R Sims and Professor Bryce Campbell Hopper with two European guests. Open to both men and women with local entertainment arranged by the Cambridge League of Women Voters.
A fragment from 1935 reflects a public mood praising hard work and perseverance. The piece references debts and daily toil while urging resilience and faith in steady effort. Its tone blends optimism with pragmatic duty amid hard times.
Appreciation and joy expressed for town carolers who toured Winthrop singing for shut ins and hospital patients on Christmas Eve. The Methodist Church program featured the American Legion Band and soloists Marion Walker Gladys Dean with Albert Pigon trumpet and Austin Curtis violin.
John F. Ohlson, baritone of St John the Evangelist Church, was soloist at the Handel Haydn Society Carol Fest in Symphony Hall Boston on December 20. He performed alongside opera star Freida Hempel and has been a lead soloist at St. Johns for years. He recently sang two solos on the Winthrop Community Broadcast from the Hotel Manager and will return this week.
The Friendly Church at the Beach invites all to a New Year sermon at 10 45 morning worship on The Voice of a Trumpet. An 7 30 evening service focuses on Japan with pictures and a program led by Mrs Edward Snow Jr Missionary Chairman. A Watch Night Service at 9 00 Monday includes an entertainment and refreshments followed by an hour of Song and sermon. Church school departments meet at 9 30 9 45 and 11 00.
Rev C Oscar Ford delivers a New Year message at 11:00 a.m. worship titled Shadow and Light. Church School at 9:45 a.m. includes all-age classes. Epworth League at 6:15 p.m. Evening worship at 4:30 p.m. features The Old and the New Year. Question Box resumes first Sunday in January. Public invited.
Portia Law School held an Open Door policy on Christmas Eve inviting visitors to Beacon Hill. Student hostesses in period costumes served hot coffee and sandwiches while alumni hostesses assisted. The event featured incidental cello music from Miss Winifred Arndtz and a lineup of noted hostess volunteers from Boston area towns.
Winthrop Public Evening School resumes Thursday at 7 PM in the Senior High School. Offerings include typewriting shorthand bookkeeping public speaking arts and crafts with no charge for instruction and no registration fee. Superintendent Edward DeRiarke and Director Walter Donahue announce.
A Christmas afterglow piece blends homey garden anecdotes with practical tips. The narrator recalls gifts, including a garden magazine subscription and wildflower book, and shares a mealy bug remedy for coleus. He muses on community help and global affairs.
The piece argues fatigue is caused by constant bustle and overwork, describes good and bad fatigue, and urges regular rest as a natural antidote. It cites bodily limits, the brain and organs' resilience, and the life quality gap between a tired forty and a vigorous sixty.
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