Winthrop K of C Team Victorious in League Basketball
The Winthrop Knights of Columbus beat the Wadsworths 28 to 23 at the Winthrop Yacht Club, improving to 4 wins and 2 losses. Coghlan led scoring with 12 points while Rex and P Connor added baskets. Vigneaux of the visitors led with 8 points. The win keeps the team in the mix as Hyde Shoe Club leads the league. Dancing followed the game and the box score notes additional contributions.
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Knights of Columbus
Greater Boston
Wadsworths
Winthrop Yacht Club
Hyde Shoe Club
Winthrop
Coghlan
Elks Plan New Year Party at Winth House
Winthrop Lodge of Elks hosts a New Year's party at Washington Avenue. Vaudeville and entertainment run 10 PM to 12 AM with dancing from midnight to 3 AM. Open to the public. reservations may be made at the club.
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Winthrop Lodge of Elks
Here Winthouse
Washington Avenue
Gallows Trap Refused to Hang John Lee in 1485
The Exeter execution in February 1485 saw John Lee survive three attempted hangings as the gallows trap failed each time. Despite muttered prayers and crowd hysteria, the sheriff removed him thrice, and his sentence was later commuted to 22 years, ending in his death in his own bed.
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John Lee
David Frederick Mecord
Exeter England
Lee
McCord
Inereys
Wall
Ant
Umbrella Salesgirl Demonstrates Hydrostatic Test
A clerk educated on product details explains an umbrella’s hydrostatic pressure test to a customer. She claims the $2.95 model withstood seventeen centimeters of water, prompting the shopper to joke about not going out in such rain.
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Tts
Scheneectady Union- Star
Nerve tonic scene interrupts a surprise love confession
A girl and a young chemist exchange a sudden declaration of love. He presents a bottle of nerve tonic, claiming it calms nerves, aids digestion, and restores appetite, offering it at 50 cents a bottle. The quirky dialogue blends romance with a mock patent medicine pitch.
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Harry
Christmas Basket Drive Aids Winthrop Families
The town Selectmen report broad cooperation from organizations distributing baskets to ensure no duplication this Christmas. Four girls visit each home to collect staple food donations for the unemployed, stored at the committee store and supplied by Ideal Market. Funds total 1799.11 dollars including a 50 dollar gift from the Margaret Winthrop Rebekah Lodge, expenditures reach 1229.85, with hopes to grow through Boston Campaign and local gifts.
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Winthrop
Margaret Winthrop Rebekah Lodge
Boston
Churchill
Broken Dishes Delights Winthrop Stage Cast Shine
The current Drama League presentation features Albert K Harden as Cyrus and Louise Sampson as Jen ny Bumpsted with Joan MacWillie making her debut as Elaine. Rodman Gearhart as Bit Clark and Doris Thayer with Bertha Anderson as Myra and Mabel Bumpsted round out a witty wholesome comedy promising lively dialogue and charming performances. A Winthrop High School Orchestra concert directed by N. Elliot Willis accompanies the show with tickets on sale through cast members.
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Albert K Harden
Cyrus
Louise Sampson
Jenny Bumpsted
Mr. Harden
Winthrop
Worcester
Elaine
Joan MacWillie
Jackson College
Rodman Gearhart
Chekies
Bit Clark
Mrs. Bumpsted
Doris Thayer
Bertha Anderson
Myra
Mabel
Arthur Verney
Stump
James S. Hamilton
Edward Anderson
Sam Green
Wm. D. Childress
Quinn
Winthrop High School
N. Elliot Willis
Music Course Offers Broad Listener Guidance in Maine
A course at Farmington Maine Normal School invites men and women to enjoy music without prior training. Lectures cover folk, art songs, orchestral and opera works from Europe and America with phonograph and live voice demonstrations. Credit available through the State Department of Education for completing work. The article also notes early uses of airplanes dropping bombs in 1911 and 1914 in World War I.
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Merry
Farmington
Maine
Normal
America
Bush Isles
Poland
Czecho Slovakia
Italy
United States
Otha Palin
Clas
Department of Education
Office of
Supt. of Schools
Edward R. Clarke
Wainthrop
Air Corps
Tripoli
Paris
Numerous Candidates Circulate Nominations for March Town Election
Assessor Arthur C. Dunham and Tax Collector James C. Nelson have papers out and seek reelection. Arthur M McCarthy reportedly considers assessor run, with potential opposition. Town Clerk Donald McLeod likely to seek reelection amid possible challengers. William H. Walsh circulates nomination papers for Selectman as other citizens weigh bids. Board members undecided about running again. several residents eye Selectman seats.
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Arthur C. Dunham
James C. Nelson
Arthur M McCarthy
Dunham
Nelson
Donald McLeod
William H. Walsh
Democratic Town Committee
Selectman
Selectmen
Boys Club Evening Mixes Sports, Charity and History
The event featured football movie reels including Boston College clips and a talk by Eddie Casey on concentration and persistency. Arthur Doherty was named winner in Leo Cronin’s absence, Dan Honan spoke on youth interests, and Saint Nicholas handed out 12 hockey sticks and 100 candy boxes. The text also notes a 1883 volcanic eruption of Krakatoa and its atmospheric effects.
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Eddie Casey
Eddie
Leo Cronin
Arthur Doherty
Dan’ Honan
Winthrop
Saint Nicholas
The House That Tickled Its Tiny Feet
A whimsical tale follows a house strolling the street waking residents by smiling and winking awnings. He crosses traffic, intrudes on a red painted warehouse, and triggers a chaotic market scene beneath him before a quiet boy tickles the house into laughter and return to home.
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Oanee
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Local Elks Plan New Year’s Party
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Drama League
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