Winthrop Schools Close For Christmas Recess 1940
The Winthrop schools close Friday December 22 at 11 30 a m for the Christmas recess and reopen Wednesday January 3 1940. Evening School and Americanization Classes close December 19 and resume January 4 1940. New students may register in the high school division of the Evening School in English bookkeeping beginner’s typewriting and shorthand. Registration questions to Director Walter H Donahue 70 Edgehill Rd Winthrop Ocean 2646 M.
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Winthrop
Walter H. Donahue
Edgehill Rd
Telephone Ocean
Davison Club Hosts Christmas Party at Doris Rowe Home
The Davison Club held its December meeting as a Christmas party at 46 Wilshire Street hosted by Mrs. Doris Rowe. President Evangeline Berry opened with Longfellow’s Christmas Bells. Miss Isabelle MacFarlane spoke on Scotland trip with moving pictures. Santa Claus (Miriam Adams) distributed gifts. refreshments served by Carolyn Belcher, Helen Carstensen, and Isabel MacFarlane.
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Davison Club
Doris Rowe
Wilshire St
Evangeline Berry
Longfellow
Violet Roach
Isabelle MacFarlane
Scotland
Moving Pictures
Santa Claus
Miriam Adams
Carolyn Belcher
Helen Carstensen
Isabel MacFarlane
First Church Year End Calendar and Services
The schedule for First Church includes 9:45 a.m. church school, 11:00 a.m. morning worship, and a 9:00 p.m. watch night service with a ministerial message. Christening of children, Holy Communion at 10:45 p.m., and a broadcast message by Bishop G Bromley Oxnam. A New Year Resolve is the theme for the night service.
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Harry Belmont Hill
Carl W. Malley
Forum
Epworth League
Holy Communion
G. Bromley Oxnam
First Church
Sunday services and programs at St John’s Episcopal Church
The schedule lists 8:00 a m Holy Communion 9:30 a m Church School 10:45 a m Kindergarten and Primary 10:45 a m Morning Service and address “Christian Liberty Finland” by John B Mattson vice consul of Finland for New England.
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the Church School
Christian Liberty
Finland
John B. Mattson
New England
First Baptist Church Schedule and Sermon Titles
The First Baptist Church announces Pastor A. Ray Meserve at 68 Johnson Ave Ocean 2860. December 31 services include 10 30 a m Morning Worship sermon New Religion for Old 11 30 a m Church School 6 30 p m Christian Endeavor 7 30 p m Evening Service sermon Two Faces. Friday January 5 7 45 p m Midweek Service 8 30 p m Advisory Council.
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A. Ray Meserve
Johnson Ave
Ocean
Christian Endeavor
Winthrop First Church of Christ Scientist Services and Reading Room
The Winthrop church at 165 Winthrop St offers 10:45 a.m. Sunday services and Sunday School for youths up to 20, a Wednesday testimonial meeting at 8 p.m., and a daily reading room from 2 to 9 p.m. except holidays. The December 31 Lesson Sermon centers on Christ Jesus with biblical and Eddy text references.
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
Winthrop
Winthrop St
Christ Jesus
Churches of Christ, Scientist
Police Chief to Operate Dog Trailer in Weamington
Police Chief John LaMarsh will attach a covered dog trailer to a police car when on duty as dog catcher in Weamington Ontario. The move authorizes him to transport stray dogs to the pound as part of his patrol duties.
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John LaMarsh
Weamington
Ontario
Gasoline 33 Percent Cheaper Than 15 Years Ago
The American Petroleum Industries committee reports gasoline prices are 33 percent lower nationwide than they were 15 years ago. The finding reflects a long term decline in fuel costs.
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American Petroleum Industries Committee
Local residents mark holidays with travel and engagements
Mr and Mrs Fred H Clark of Edgehill rd depart for a trip to the Oscar Mayer Co Madison Wis then Chicago and return Jan 2 Mr Clark is N E supervisor Elizabeth Freese of Bristol NH becomes engaged to Guy Pigeon Jr of Winthrop Mass Janet Crofton to Joseph F Barry of East Boston Mr and Mrs Jack Knell visit Winthrop for Christmas Howard Spencer hosts a hospital open house Dawn Hagman undergoes appendix surgery at Community Hospital Alden and Mrs Tewksbury spend Christmas with relatives in Leominster Comodore and Mrs Franklin Bell host a festive gathering with Winthrop guests Other Winthrop residents plan to spend New Year in New York City with several listed families.
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Fred H. Clark
Edgehill Rd
Oscar Mayer & Co
Madison
Wisconsin
Chicago
Clark
N. E
Earl P. Freese
Bristol
New Hampshire
Elizabeth
Guy Pigeon, Jr
Winthrop, Mass
Guy Pigeon
Winthrop
Janet Crofton
Joseph F. Barry
East Boston
Turkey Draw At Brown's Drug Store Winners Named
In the presence of the Board and Philanthropic Committee of the Young Woman's Club the turkey award draw occurred at Brown's Drug Store 214 Winthrop on Thursday December 21. Clerk Carl Ravich drew Hilda Benson 1 Bellevue ter Hugh P Shaw 52 Brookfield rd and Kent Williams 46 Lowell rd each receiving a ten pound turkey.
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Young Woman's Club
Brown’s Drug Store
Winthrop
Carl Ravich
Hilda Benson
Bellevue Ter
Hugh P. Shaw
Brookfield Rd
Kent Williams
Lowell Rd
Thanks to Winthrop Review from Honey Bees club
A brief note from Mrs Whyte on behalf of the Honey Bees expresses gratitude for weekly insertions of their announcements in the Winthrop Review. The message thanks the publication for its kindness.
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Winthrop
Honey Bees
Whyte
Chanukah Dance at Chelsea Y M H A Opens with Mock Trial
The Chelsea Y M H A and Y W H A held their Chanukah dance on Sunday December 24 at 23 Crescent Ave Chelsea. A featured Mock Trial “Trial by Jury” featured popular Y M H A members with Miss Rosalyn Schresky of Winthrop assisting Chelsea on District 2 committee.
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Chelsea Y. M
Crescent Ave
Chelsea
Y. M
Rosalyn Schresky
Winthrop
Chelseas
Hospitals Bring Christmas Cheer to Thousands Across State
Massachusetts Hospital Association reports more than 40000 patients benefited from ward decorations special dinners toys and music this season to make them feel at home.
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Massachusetts Hospital Association
Wartime Prayer Excerpt From Mark Twain Text Describes Devastation
The passage presents a brutal wartime prayer calling for tearing apart soldiers with shells and turning homes into wastelands. It invokes God to flood the land with wounded, widows, and refugees, aiming to prolong suffering and devastation for enemies.
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Mark Twain
Kings Dine in Sweden Rail Car Even on Royal Trips
A historical note describes Swedish royal travel habits with the king using a restaurant car while on trains. It also mentions the Belgian king sharing a third class sleeper with two ordinary passengers during a visit to Sweden.
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Sweden
Philippine Gold Start Among American Soldiers Postwar
The rise of gold mining in the Philippines traces to American troops who stayed after the Spanish-American War, catalyzing rapid development and industry growth amid the islands. The move linked military presence to early mining ventures and local economic change.
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Philippine
The
Philippines
Islands
Bishop Oxnam to Speak at Watch Night Service
First Church of Winthrop Methodist hosts a Watch Night from 9:00 p m to midnight with a WBZ broadcast of Bishop G Bromley Oxnam at 11:30 p m 11:55 p m The evening includes worship, a New Year Resolve sermon, vested choir Young People’s Forum and Epworth League activities and Holy Communion at 10 45 p m All parishioners urged to attend and invite the public
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Winthrop
Methodist
G. Bromley Oxnam
WBZ
Boston
Oxnami
Young People’s Forum
Epworth League
Clerk of House Guest Jan 4 at St John’s Men’s Club
Mr. Charles Bennett and his committee announce speaker Mr. Lawrence Grove clerk of the Massachusetts House will address the St. John’s Episcopal Church Men’s Club Thursday evening January 4 at eight o’clock in the Parish House. He will speak about the workings of the legislature and take questions afterward.
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Charles Bennett
Men’s Club
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Parsh House
Lawrence
Larry
Grove
House of Representatives
Massachusetts Legislature
Grandfather Mountain’s Peak and Ancient Origins
North Carolina’s Grandfather Mountain, once thought America’s highest, rises 5,964 feet. French botanist Andrew Michaux in 1794 documented climbing the summit and singing the Marseillaise. Geologists cite its age as among the oldest mountains, possibly over 140 million years, shaped by crumbling crust and erosion exposing igneous rock.
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Grandfather Mountain
North Carolina
Andrew Michaux
North America
America
Grandfather Big
Windy Whirl Lifts Cabin In Maine Colony
H. S. Fearebay, tending fields near Manchester Maine, saw a freak whirlwind lift one of twelve overnight cabins, tumbling it above treetops and dumping it in a nearby field. Authorities report no injuries.
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Manchester
Maine
H. S. Fearebay
Invention Lets Gilding Replace Silvering in Mirrors
England’s Professor Charles S. Gibson unveils a gilding method that replaces silvering in mirror production. The resulting glass is described as age resistant with a distinctive greenish blue tint.
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Charles S. Gibson
England
Christmas Doorways Contest Successes in Brookline
The Garden Club of the Winthrop Woman's Club sponsored Christmas Doorways prize event drew seventy entrants. First prize went to Mrs. W. D. Ramsey, second to Mrs. B. J. Graham, and third to Mrs. Theodore E. Waddell with other honors listed. judges included Mrs. Arthur P. Teele, Mrs. Johhn Cunningham Jr. and Mrs. Albert R. Sharp, all Brookline residents.
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Winthrop Woman’s Club
EB. M. Howard
W. D. Ramsey
Vine Ave
B. J. Graham
Cottage Park Rd
Theodore E. Waddell
Palmyra St
R. A. Walsh
Court Rd
J. F. O’hern
Winthrop St
A.W. Larkin
Thornton Pl
J. W. Fielding
Washington Ave
G. Blair
Theodore N. Waddell
Maple Rd
Nativity Display At Bennison Estate Attracts Thousands
Thousands visited the Bennison home at 170 Winthrop Street to view the Nativity display in the gardens and the miniature Shirley Temple organ room. Santa Claus greeted children with candy while the estate glowed with thousands of colored lights and scenic Nativity scenes. The display runs through New Year’s.
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Charles R. Bennison
Winthrop—st
Bennison
Shirley Temple
Santa Claus
Prairie Palace to Become Museum Above Columbia River
After 22 years of unfinished grandeur the Prairie Palace near Goldendale Washington is being completed and converted into a public museum. Sam Hill left a trust for completion and museum organization after his 1931 death. Work began two years ago under Zollo O Brooks, a longtime friend. The monument has seen renewed activity not since 1926 when Queen Marie of Romania visited.
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Sam Hill
Columbia River
Goldendale
Wash
Marie of
Romania
Legacy of John McCrae in French War Cemetery
The article notes John McCrae wrote In Flanders Fields and was killed in 1918. He is buried in Wimereux France, a small war cemetery visited annually by many.
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France
John McCrae
Flanders
Wimereux
In Memory of a Mother on Her Third Anniversary
Poignant memorial poem from Albert B Miller Jennie Miller Benson Edith Miller Visconte and Joseph Davis Miller marking the third anniversary of a mother on December 31 1939. The verse recalls a loved voice and a vacant chair as a constant memory.
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Albert B. Miller
Jennie Miller Benson
Edith Miller Visconte
Joseph Davis Miller
Funeral Services Held for James J Grady in Winthrop
Funeral services for James J Grady 66 longtime State Police lieutenant inspector and former bodyguard to Calvin Coolidge and Governor Eugene Foss were held Sunday at St John the Evangelist Church Winthrop He was born in East Boston and served as a Naval Intelligence ensign in World War I He leaves a wife two sons three daughters and a sister.
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James J. Grady
Quincy Ave
State Police
Calvin Coolidge
Eugene N. Foss
St. John the Evangelist Church
Winthrop
Lieut. Grady
Boston
Mr. Coolidge
Coolidge
Naval Intelligence
Winthrop Police Department
Metropolitan Park Police
Catherine EB. Boylan Grady
Stephen J. and
Daniel J. Grady
Thomas Morriss
Weymouth
Margaret M
Geneva G. Grady
W. W. Colson
Finnish Consul to Speak at St John’s Episcopalian Service
Finnish Consul John B. Mattson will address the 10 45 a m service at St John’s Episcopal Church on December 31, speaking on Christian Liberty Finland. Mattson, residing at 69 Sargent Street Winthrop, is vice consul for New England and a longtime Winthrop Legion member. The rector Rev Ralph M Harper invites the public, asserting Christian duty to support Finland’s liberty fight.
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John B. Mattson
New England ofFinland
Ralph M. Harper
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Finland
Mattson
Winthrop
Sargent St
Winthrop Post
American Legion
Heidelberg Castle Wine Cask Holds 200000 Bottles
The Heidelberg castle cellar in Germany houses a vast wine cask that reputedly could supply wine for an army. It contains more than 200000 bottles, underscoring the scale of the medieval storage.
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Heidelberg Castle
Germany
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