Donations of Christmas Candy Reach Needy in Massachusetts
H J Lappen of Hamp s Inc Winthrop provided candy donations to various charities in Massachusetts benefiting needy children the elderly and hospital patients. Lappen sits on the New England Retail Confectioners Association executive committee which allocated gifts through its clearing house and could not fill all requests. He joined others visiting the Boston Industrial Home to cheer residents there.
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Massachusetts
H. J. Lappen
Ham’s, Inc
Winthrop
Lappen
New England
Postponed Christmas Party Noted for Woman's Club Group
The Winthrop Woman's Club Literature Group No 3 will hold a postponed party today at 15 Elmwood Ave home of Mrs H C Belcher. Mrs H C Shorley will review Swift Waters by Parmenter. The group counts four Current Executive Board directors among its members.
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Winthrop Woman's Club
H. C. Belcher
Elmwood Ave
H. C. Shorley
Parmenter
The
Woman’s Club
Leavitt Union Rally at First Baptist Chelsea
Leavitt Union held its first old fashioned rally of the year on Wednesday evening December 28 at the First Baptist Church in Chelsea. Speaker Mrs. Wilmot Boone, wife of a medical missionary in Shanghai, China, and the game leader Mr. Waldo Booth, Vice President of the State Council of Y M C A, led the event.
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First Baptist Church
Chelsea
Leavitt Union
Wilmot Boone
Shanghai
China
Waldo Booth
State Council of
Stevens Engine First to Pull a Train on a Track
Three dates mark steam locomotive milestones. On October 23, 1824 John Stevens tested a steam engine that pulled a train on his Hoboken estate. The Stourbridge Lion appeared as the first railroad locomotive built in England by George Stephenson works.
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John Stevens
Hoboken
Philadelphia Inquirer
Stourbridge
United States
Delaware & Hudsor
Carbondale
Honesdale
Pennsylvania
Tom Thumb
Peter Cooper
Baltimore & Ohio
How the Throne Descends When a Sovereign Passes
The article explains that the throne follows primogeniture, prioritizing elder male heirs, then females if no sons. It cites Victoria’s line, noting she was an only child, with succession potentially passing to Ernest, Duke of Cumberland, if Victoria had died before accession. Victoria became queen after William IV’s death, who had three daughters that predeceased him.
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Duke of Cornwall
Prince of Wales
Earl of Chester
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Victoria
Edward
Duke of Kent
George III
Ernest
Duke of Cumberland
Earl of Armagh
William IV
William
Winthrop District Boy Scouts Hold Annual Meeting
The Winthrop District Boy Scouts of America Bay Shore Council held its annual meeting at Winthrop Senior High School on December 14 with dinner at 6 PM. Reports covered Cub Pack growth to 61, 280 registered district youth, leadership changes, and the Edward Richard Clarke Cabin naming proposal. Officers elected include Myrton O. Hill as district chairman and Arthur H. Curtis as vice chairman among others. The next meeting is January 18, 1939 at 6 PM at the Senior High School.
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Myrton O. Hill
Winthrop District
Boy Scouts of America
Bay Shore Council, Inc
Winthrop Senior High School
Donald Gardner
Advancement Committee
Arthur E. Boudreau
Howard Spencer
Lynn
John H. Flinn
Committee of Action
Council
Edward Richard Clarke
Winthrop
Arthur H. Curtis
Donald H. Gardner
John A. Orrall
N. Elliot Willis
Roger Titus
Leslie Dunham
Above
Milton Band
Edward A. Barclay
Charles R. Bennison
Alfred M. Bent
George A. Bruns
Walter H. Donahue
George W. Downie
Harry W. Duguid
Simon Fleisher
John H. Flinn, Jr
Robert Fowler
Arthur W. Gibby
Charles
Arthur C. Murray
R. E. Gilmore
From Gold to Iron The Metal Ages Unfold
A brief history: early humans found gold and shaped it without tarnish, then copper emerged as a malleable metal alloyed with tin to make bronze. Meteoric iron sparked myths of magical blades, followed by the Bronze and Iron Ages as smelting, hammering, quenching, and tempering forged stronger weapons and tools.
Southernmost Point of 0 and Cape Sable Fila
The text states the southernmost point of the United States as Cape Sable Fila, noting its designation as the extreme southern geographic point. This provides a basic geographic fact about U.S. extremities.
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United States
Cape Sable
Coach Gordon Connor Leads St. Albans to State Football Title
Boston Traveler report profiles Gordon Connor, 25, St. Albans Vermont football coach and director of athletics who built a 50-man squad, led an undefeated season, and produced All-State star Bob Glidden. Connor praised for rapid rise from Belléna-Free Academy to city-wide leadership.
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Gordon Connor
Winthrop
St. Albans
Connor
Benjamin Connor
Belléna-Free Academy
St. Albans High School
Winthrop High
Boston College
Vermont
Columbia
Pleasant Park Yacht Club Log Recaps Holiday Cheer
The Pleasant Park Yacht Club members share news of holiday events and misadventures. Matty Lafferty remains home with arthritis while Matty once rang a wrong doorbell at two in the morning. Ed Jones returns to his old town for the holidays as the Entertainment Committee decorates for the New Year Party.
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Matty
Mack McCarthy
Ed. Jones
Matty Lafferty
Jeff
George Poggs
Danny Napier
Mike
Lord Ashburton Active In Boundary Settlement
Lord Ashburton the English merchant and statesman helped settle the northeastern Maine boundary with Daniel Webster. He led the Baring family from 1810, served as MP (1812 1835), then became Baron Ashburton. He helped negotiate the 1842 Ashburton Treaty, received praise in Britain and nearly an earldom, and died May 18, 1848.
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Baron Ashburton
Daniel Webster
Maine
Francis Baring
United States
William Bingham
Philadelphia
House of Baring
House of Commons
House of Lords
Robert Peel
Baring
Great Britain
Lord Ashburton
British Museum
Oxford
Marquis of Bath
Episcopal Junior Boys Club Triumphs Over Court Park Juniors
Episcopal Junior Boys Club defeated Court Park Juniors 33 to 15 at the Episcopal Church gym after leading 14 to 8 at halftime. Ward led Episcopal with strong scoring while Gingrich and Stevenson contributed. Haley and Nolan stood out for Court Park defensively in a game noted for Episcopal’s improved second half.
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Methodist Church
Episcopal
Court Park
Episcopal Church
Episcopal Club
Park
Haley
Nolan
Ward
Gingrich
E. Gingrich
R. Stevenson
E. Brown
H. Davison
W. Ward
T. Regan
B. Nolan
T. Texera
N. Wilder
C. Haley
R. Williams
P. Thayer
L. Pierce
J. Harper
Gallaudet First to Start School for the Deaf
Dr Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet the namesake of Gallaudet College was the first American educator to establish a school for the deaf. Born in Philadelphia on December 10 1787 he studied theology but illness redirected him. He founded the first free American school for the deaf at Hartford Connecticut in 1817 and led it until 1830. He married Sophia Fowler and had two sons Thomas and Edward Miner. The Columbia Institution for the Deaf named its advanced department in his honor.
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Gallaudet
Thomas Hopkins Gallaudet
Gallaudet College
Philadelphia
Alice Cogswell
Alice
Europe
Leslie Bartleys
Washington Star
Hartford
Conn
Mercury’s Extreme Day Night Temperatures Around the Sun
The article describes Mercury’s rapid orbit causing extreme temperature variations. Daytime surface heats to hundreds of degrees while the dark side stays around minus 450 degrees, illustrating the planet’s harsh thermal contrast.
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Mercury
Evening Schools Re-Open January 5 1939
The Evening School will reopen on January 5 1939 for the winter term. New enrollments will be accepted at this time. If ten or more pupils enroll in a subject a class will be formed. Popular subjects include English arithmetic shorthand typewriting and bookkeeping at various levels.
Guitars Bear Stradivari Signature at Paris Conservatory
The only guitar bearing Antonio Stradivari's signature is housed in the Paris Conservatory of Music museum. The instrument’s rare status highlights its maker, unique among stringed instruments, and its preservation in a major European institution.
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Stradivari
Antonio Stradivari
Paris Conservatory of Music
Rotary Essay Contests Held With Winthrop Schools
The Winthrop Rotary Club teams with Winthrop Junior and Senior High Schools for two essay contests. Junior High pupils write on world peace and Senior Class students on Canada United States relations. Winners, chosen by impartial judges, receive cups at future Rotary meetings.
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Winthrop Rotary Club
Winthrop Junior High School
Canada
United States
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London Answers Magazine
Spaulding
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Middlebury High
Montpelier High
Tigers
Burlington
B. C. Grad
H. C
B. C
Fred Foye
Boston Traveler
Pleasant Park Yacht Club
Boundary
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NEW England Telephone & Telegraph CO
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Pauline Street
Ocean
Clature
General Electric
Suburban Gas and Electric Company
Beach Street
Revere
Bartlett Road
Winthrop Ocean
Rotary
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