Town Meeting Warrant Discusses Salaries and Welfare Funds
The article covers the Salary Committee report ready for town meeting members and a proposed $7,000 appropriation for the Public Welfare department. It outlines actions to authorize bus permits under an transportation act and to address transportation service preferences.
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T. Gilbert Hetherington
Public Welfare Department
Winthrop
Boston
Revere Beach & Lynn R. R. Co
Overseers of Public Welfare
Welfare Department
Haley Family Fire Rescue in Winthrop Conservatory
Bettie Treme Rae Haley and Rae Haley traveled in Alaska when a fire broke out in Winthrop. They left for home after news of the blaze. Dr Charles Haley and Edwin and George Ar cand arrived as flames peaked. Firefighters saved the house and many plants from the conservatory were moved to safety.
Winthrop Varsity Club Edge Hartford Cadets In Close Clash
The Southwest Cadets of Hartford Conn beat Winthrop 51 to 46 at Garfield Junior High in a tight contest. Captain Paul Brooks led Winthrop with 13 points while Jimmy Reid and Dickie Foulkes scored 13 and 8 respectively. Dick Kelly paced Hartford with four late baskets before fouling out late.
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Southwest Cadets
Hartford’Conn
Garfield Junior High School
Winthrop
Hartford
Dick Kelly
Kelly
A. Dinnie
Tommy Martin
Paul Brooks
Paul
Brooks
Dickie Foulkes
Jimmy Reid
Jimmy
New Zealand to Adopt American Weekend Prison System
New Zealand considers a shift in punishment for intoxicated motorists from fines and full imprisonment to weekend-only jail terms. The change aims to reduce hardship on families by allowing offenders to keep weekday employment while serving weekend confinement.
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New Zealand
Water wheel power capacity climbs worldwide
Water-wheel capacity rose from 23,000,000 hp in 1920 to 64,000,000 hp by year end, up about 180 percent. The United States leads with 17,949,000 hp and Canada follows at 8,191,000 hp. Nations rich in water power show higher output per horsepower than those with less resource endowment.
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U. S
Canada
Uplifting Humanity through Spiritual Uplift and Prayer
The Christian Science Monitor article argues that higher humanity arises from unselfed service, faith, and prayer. It cites Moses, Christ Jesus, and Mary Baker Eddy, urging believers to abandon fear and material thinking.
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Moses
Christ Jesus
James
Mary Baker Eddy
God
The
Christian Science Monitor
Winthrop Scouts Reach Objective
The Winthrop District of the Bay Shore Council, Boy Scouts of America, has reached its 1989 membership objective with 273 Scouts enrolled. Last year 216 were registered. Recent joiners include Alan Griffin John C. Kelly Michael Sirianni of Troop 77 and James R. Law of Troop 79.
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Winthrop District
Bay Shore Council, Inc
Boy Scouts of America
Winthrop
Alan Griffin
John C. Kelly
Michael Sirianni
James R. Law
Silk from Corn Meal Zein Spun Into Artificial Silk
Zein, a protein derived from corn meal, is spun into artificial silk. Filaments of zein can be twisted into yarns suitable for weaving various fabrics and dyed in any color.
Beri Beri Linked to Polished Rice Diet
The illness beri beri, widespread in the Orient, stems from deficiencies in the common diet of polished rice.
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Orient
First all India conference on medical school education held
The first all India conference on improvement of medical school education was held in New Delhi.
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New Delhi
North Shore Welfare Association member marks 45 years at telephone firm
Howard A. Dixon, central office repairman at the Winthrop exchange and president of the North Shore Welfare Association of telephone plant employees, celebrated his forty fifth year with the company by sending a substantial check to the Post Santa Claus. The association praised the act as a meaningful service.
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Howard A. 8. Dixon
North Shore Welfare Association of Telephone Plant
Winthrop Exchange
Santa Claus
U S Receives Close to 4 Million Goatskins
Nearly 4 000 000 goatskins were shipped from the Yangtse valley in China to the United States last season.
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U. S
Yangtse Valley
China
United States
Baptist Choirs To Repeat Music and Sermons
The sixty voices of three choirs will unite in singing The Christmas Story by Goldawor thy. Mrs Iola Nicoll of Melrose will sing. Mr Meserve will preach two New Year sermons. Morning worship theme New Religion for Old. Evening theme Two Faces.
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Goldaworthy
Iola Nicoll
Melrose
Meserve
Pirates on Ellis Island Legend Remembered on Gibbet Island
A note recalls Ellis Island’s grim nickname Gibbet Island tied to hangings and pirate lore. The piece highlights the site’s notorious past and its fame in maritime history.
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Ellis Island
Gibbett Island
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Frank C. Gorman
Et Als
Als
Bettie Treme
Swett's — the
Crosse & Blackwell’s Soups
Kellogg’s
Camay Soap
Swett’s
Telephone Co
Baptist
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