Red Cross Holds Monthly Meeting in Winthrop Town Hall
The Winthrop Chapter Red Cross Executive Board met Wednesday night December 13 in the Town Hall Hearing Room. Chair Mrs. Carl S. Floyd opened at 8 pm with minutes by Secretary Mrs. Preston I. Chase. The board welcomed Mrs. John Brown Reverend Rowland Co Adams and Supt Arthur E. Boudreau. War relief for Finland was urged with funds to be applied to medical and hospital needs.
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Winthrop Chapter Red Cross
Town Hall
Carl S. Floyd
Preston I. Chase
John Brown
Rowland Co. Adams
Arthur E. Boudreau
Ernest Key
New York
Wesley Tyler, Jr
Red Cross
Wendell A. Hodgkins
Roll Call
Girl Scout Christmas Party and Troop Plays
The Girl Scouts of Winthrop held a Christmas party Saturday December 16 at the Council headquarters with a play directed by Mrs. Hazel W. Monroe followed by games refreshments and a tree. Richard Taylor played Santa and gifts were given to each girl and a gift calendar was made for each council member by Troop 3. The Council met Monday afternoon at Mrs. Marguerite M. Searle’s home for a Christmas party with social hour before business. On Monday evening Troop 2 presented two plays in Osborne Hall at the High School. Each troop’s weekly meetings this week will be festive parties or entertainments.
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Girl Scouts
Winthrop
Hazel W. Monroe
Richard Taylor
Santa Claus
Marguerite M. Searle
Troop 2
Osborne Hall
High School
Young Woman's Club
Methodist
Herald Angels
Walter G. Damon
J. Arthur Snyder
Division of Music
Damon
Snyder
B. A. Little
Little
Nils
Marion T. Rudkin
Cecil Taylor
R A. Gould
Elaine M. Tibbetts
Eben T Colby
Copley Plaza
Nils V. Nelson
Cantabrigia Club
Cambridge
Colby
Community Service Committee
A. G.sullivan
Plower
Winthrop Woman's Garden Club
G. W. R. Thompson
Ellen Doane
Frances Pero
Tunnels Extend 108 Miles for Colorado River Aqueduct
Tunnels totaling 108 miles are planned as part of the aqueduct to move Colorado River water to Los Angeles. The project cost is projected at 220 million dollars.
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Los Angeles
Firefighters Award Medals for Heroism in Wildfire Fight
The American Forest Fire Foundation awards medals to firefighters recognized for valor during recent forest fire battles. Recipients include crews from multiple departments praised for bravery and sustained efforts to contain and extinguish the blazes.
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The
American Forest Fire Foundation
Winthrop Encouraged to Pledge in Community Fund Drive
The message outlines a receipt system for Community Fund contributions with Boston headquarters issuing numbered receipts. Local solicitors in Winthrop will request stubs, and residents may decline donations if necessary. The aim is to support the red feather drive aiding thousands in Greater Boston annually.
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Boston
Winthrop
Community Fund
Greater
Tourist Gifts Car To Stevedore On Washington Sails
A Memphis tourist in England before the war gave a new car to Alfred Blundell a dock worker who helped load his luggage onto the liner Washington as it sailed for the United States. Buckman offered the car and ten shillings as a tip saying the stevedore could keep the vehicle.
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Memphis, Tenn
England
Washington
United States
Lou Buckman
Alfred Blundell
Buckman
Louisiana pirateside dogs hunt turtles trained by Hounds
Lurtie Hounds from the Barataria lineage in Louisiana, once linked to Jean Lafitte, have trained dogs to hunt turtles, according to regional folklore notes in the Barataria section.
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Louisiana Barataria Section
Jean LaFitte
Town Solicitor Re-Elected at Massachusetts Association Meeting
The Massachusetts Association of City Solicitors and Town Counsels re elected officers at the Hotel Bellevue Boston. George B. Sisson was named President Fred W. Fisher Vice President M E B S Clemons Secretary Treasurer. A Board of Directors includes George P. Drury Henry E Foley William A Murray Lispenard B Phister and Sydney R Wrightington. Discussion covered municipal law and a Boston Supreme Court ruling on rubbish truck negligence.
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Massachusetts Association of City Solicitors
Bellevue
Boston
George B. Sisson
Corp
Fall River
Fred W. Fisher
Winthrop
M. EB. S. Clemons
Wakefield
George P. Drury
Waltham
Henry E. Foley
City of
William A. Murray
Southern Worcester
Lispenard B. Phister
Sydney R. Wrightington
Lexington
Supreme Court
Whorf Honored for Indian Language Classification
Benjamin L. Whorf received honors after leading a December American Anthropological Association session at the University of Chicago on North American Indian languages. He presented his classification, becoming the leading authority since Sapir's death. Winthrop ties note his 1914 high school graduation.
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American Anthropological Association
University of Chicago
Chicago
Ill
Benjamin L. Whorf
North America
Sapir
Yale
Whorf
Voeglin
DePauw University
Indiana
Winthrop High
Wash Day Superstitions Across Cultures and Customs
The article discusses how wash day rites vary worldwide, with certain days favored or forbidden for washing. It cites Moroccan beliefs linking Tuesdays and Fridays to bad outcomes, and notes mourning rules that limit washing among communities, including long bans after a death and rites of cleansing by relatives.
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Morocco
Badtivek
Loon Awkward on Land and Flightless on Shore
A loon fails to take off on land due to leg placement toward the rear, making it awkward on solid ground and able to fly only from water.
Trinity Boy Choristers Star in Young Woman's Club Talk
The Christmas meeting of the Young Woman's Club featured the Trinity Boy Choristers under Dr. Francis Snow. Walter Hoffman and Ronald Coates sang as soloists. program included Motets and carols amid festive decorations and club reports.
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Trinity
Young Woman’s Club
Gleen Club
Myrtle Floyd
B. W. Mossman
Division of Industry
Statler Hotel
Marguerite Loakes
Francis Snow
Charles Little
B. ‘A. Little
Jesus
D. W. Carstensen
The Cat and the Canary and Pride of the Blue Grass at Winthrop
Friday and Saturday at Winthrop and State Theatres feature The Cat and the Canary with Paulette Goddard and Bob Hope and Edith Fellows in Pride of the Blue Grass on the same bill. Paramount presents Disputed Passage with Akim Tamiroff and Dorothy Lamour Sunday and Monday, paired with The Day the Rookies Wept. New Year's Eve prevue at Winthrop stars Deanna Durbin in First Love with Rio showing. doors at 11 30 p m. Rio and First Love also on Tuesday through Thursday.
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Bob Hope
Paulette Goddard
Winthrop
Edith Fellowes
Paramount
Akim Tamiroff
Dorothy Lamour
Joe Penner
Winthrop Theatre
Deanna Durbin
Basil Rathbone
Victor McLaglen
Rio
First Baptist Groups Traced to 1608 Origins
The American Baptist History Society notes the Baptist denomination began in 1608 among English exiles in Amsterdam led by John Smyth. Helwys reformed and established the First Baptist Church of England in Southwark, while Roger Williams is credited with founding the First Baptist Church of America in Providence in 1638.
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Baptist Church
American Baptist History Society
Amsterdam
Holland
John Smyth
First Baptist Church of England
Southwark
London
Roger Williams
First Baptist Church of America
Providence
R.I
Germany touts new cellulose sausage casings hygienic advance
Germany credits its new cellulose sausage casings with improved hygiene over traditional casings. Officials highlight cleaner production and potential health benefits as consumers watch for further industry adoption.
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Germany
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