Town discourse on safety and leadership in Winthrop
A reader letter discusses coast ing safety for youths, concerns about Harvard College politics, and praise for the current Winthrop boards. It argues for cautious public spending on a breakwater and bridge, urges qualified candidates, and lauds the present selectmen and school board while calling for strong, capable replacements if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Selectmen
Winthrop
Board of Health
Albert R
Dick) Stedfast
Bill
Old Timer Letter Pushes Cautious Caucus Reform
A Town letter urges fielding young candidates with real needs, warns against false issues, and stresses honesty in local politics. It cites La Follette, praises the Community Hospital plan, and asks citizens to support the annual Legion Hall meeting and charitable work while backing the current selectmen.
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la Follette
Winthrop
Community Hospital
Gene” Whittier
Winthrop Snow Clearing Praised After Heavy Storm
Town crews and two tractors kept streets passable after a major snowstorm. Chief Warren H. Belcher and the Winthrop Fire Department received praise for rapid response and effective work. Highlands district Nahantav saw five foot drifts as crews cleared sidewalks and roads. A 14 year old girl was bitten by a dog on Charles Street. A woman at the Villa restaurant fell ill and refused ambulance transport.
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Winthrop
Citizens’ League
Warren H. Belcher
Winthrop Fire Department
Board of Selectmen
Highlands
Nahantav
Elizabeth Grimes
Charles St
Winter Storm Widespread but Local Recovery Rapid
The Tuesday storm hit New England hard but Winthrop recovered quickly. Tractor teams cleared roads by evening, main routes opened by midnight, sidewalks plowed by Wednesday noon, and trains largely on time. Supt. John R. Sullivan led snow clearing crews. the Point Shirley line faced drifts but cleared to schedule. A small house fire at 51 Somerset St. saw swift progress by the Fire Department after 4 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
New England
John R. Sullivan
Point Shirley
0. R. Countway
Somerset Sv
London’s Coal Consumption About 18 Million Tons
Readable figures indicate London used about 18 million tons of coal. The data point reflects the era’s industrial energy demand and urban consumption patterns.
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London
John the Evangelist Parish Mass Times
The bulletin lists masses at John the Evangelist Winthrop Street with Rev. John H Griffin pastor and Rev. John J O'Brien assistant. Masses are at 7, 8 30, 10 15 and 1 30 with Sunday School after the 8 30 service. Daily Mass at 6 and 7 A M. First Friday masses 5 30 and 7 30 with Holy Hour 7 45 to 8 46.
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Winthrop Street
John H., Griffin
John J. O'Brien
Union Congregational Church Schedule at Winthrop Beach
The schedule lists services and classes at Union Congregational Church in Winthrop Beach led by Rev. Martin E. Van deMark. 9:30 Sunday School primary and junior departments, 10:45 morning worship sermon, 12:10 intermediate classes and men's class, 5:30 junior Christian Endeavor, 6:15 seniors, 7:30 evening worship sermon.
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Tewksbury St
Winthrop Beach
Martin E. van deMark
Junior Christian Endeavor
First Baptist Church Service Schedule Notice
Hermon Street church lists Rev. William J. Day as pastor. Morning worship at 10 30. Bible school at noon. Christian Endeavor at 6 15. Evening worship at 7 80. Church prayer meeting Friday evening at 7 45.
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William J. Day
Bible School
Christian Endeavor
Union Church of Christ Point Shirley Notice
Union Church of Christ Point Shirley holds a church school every Sunday at 11 and a preaching service at 7 30 in the evening. The church operates as a community church inviting all to attend.
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UNION
Church OF Christ
Point Shirley
First Unitarian Church announces Sunday services and events
First Unitarian Church on Hermon Street lists worship at 10 45 A M with Sunday school at noon. Rev Herbert L Buzzell presides. Leonard Cushman directs the Men's Bible Class. Maude Paradis Lane is organist and Ethel Dyffryn soloist. 7 30 P M R W Savage Guild meets.
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Leonard Cushman
Maude Paradis Lane
Ethel Dyffryn
R. W. Savage Guild
First Church of Christ Scientist Service Schedule
The First Church of Christ Scientist at 165 Winthrop Street offers Sunday services at 10 45. The lesson sermon is titled Truth. Sunday school for pupils under 20 meets at 12 16. A testimonial meeting occurs Wednesdays at 7 30. A free public reading room is available in the church edifice.
Temple Tiffereth Israel Daily Services Schedule
Temple Tiffereth Israel in Shirley street Winthrop offers daily services at 7 a m with special services Friday at sunset and Saturday prayers at 8 a m for the week.
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Temple Tiffereth Israel
Shirley St
Winthrop
St Johns Episcopal Church service schedule and sermons
The notice lists services at St John s Episcopal Church at the corner of Buchanan and Bowden with Rector Ralph M Harper Organist Eugene P Whittier. Holy Communion at 8 00 A M Morning service and sermon at 10 45 A M Evening service at 7 30 P M with two sermons by the rector titled What Interpretation Did St Paul Give to Christianity and Some Reasons for Not Attending Church Services Regularly.
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Corner
Buchanan and Bowdenists
Ralph M. Harper
Eugene P. Whittier
St. Paul
First Church of Winthrop Service Schedule
Metcalf Square hosts morning worship at 10 30 with soloist Mrs Amelia Lueck Frantz and organist Mrs Minnie Floyd. Sunday school for all departments at 12 00. Epworth League at 6 30. Evening worship at 7 30 led by Frank Bauer. Friday prayer meeting and Bible study at 8 o clock.
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Amelia Lueck Frantz
Minnie Floyd
Epworth League
Frank Bauer
Beauty Spot Refuge for Birds Planned near Syracuse
A new wildlife refuge is planned in New York near Syracuse on five hundred acres to be open to students, bird lore enthusiasts, and botanists. Twenty additional acres will host azaleas, orchids, and rhododendrons for study and display.
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New York
Syracuse
Money Not Wasted Householder Speaks to Burglar
A householder confronts a burglar with unexpected lines about insurance and value. The remark suggests resolve and a sense of satisfaction at the intruder's arrival, reflecting a strange moment of defiant conversation during a burglary incident.
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Householder
Bog
Obituary: Mrs Alice Grant Dies at 45 Locust Street
The sudden death of Mrs. Alice C. Grant occurred January 12 at her home 45 Locust Street. She was the wife of Frederick Grant a painter and had lived here nearly five years after moving from East Boston and originally from Shropshire England. The funeral was at her home with Rev. George Bentley of St. Marys East Boston officiating and burial in Winthrop Cemetery. She is survived by her husband and daughter Mrs. Beatrice Evans.
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Alice C. Grant
Locust St
Winthrop Cemetery
Beatrice Evans
Eugene P Pero Dies After Long Illness at 73
Eugene P Pero a 30 year resident died at his sister in law Cora B Pero 189 Pleasant Street Wednesday after a decade long illness. He was 73 a native of New London Conn widower formerly a machinist with United Machine Co. Funeral services were held Friday a requiem mass at St John the Evangelist Church at 9 and burial followed in Holy Cross Cemetery.
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Eugene P. Pero
Cora B. Pero
Pleasant St
Pero
New London
Holy Cross Cemetery
Death of Carl F. Ultsch After Jan 17 Operation
Carl F Ultsch died January 17 after an operation. He was the son of Mr and Mrs Carl F Ultsch of 94 Lincoln Street. Funeral services were held Tuesday January 20 at Union Congregational Church with Rev Martin Vandermark officiating. Interment followed at Glenwood Cemetery, Everett. Walter T White was the funeral director.
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Carl F. Ultsch
Lincoln St
Union Congregational Church
Martin
Vandermark
Glenwood Cemetery
Everet
Walter T. White
Obituary notices listing multiple deaths in January
Death notices dated January report several individuals. Juliette A Fuller wife of George F, at 22 Washingtonian. Alice C Grant wife of Frederick at 45 Locust Street. Carl F Jr Ultsch, 17, son of Carl F and Myra Dell West Ultsch. Phyllis Warren, 17. Eugene P Pero, 73, at 189 Pleasant Street. Each entry notes date and residence.
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Fuller
Juliette A
George F
Washingtonian
Grant
Alice C
Frederick
Locust ‘St’ Ultsch
Carl F., Jr
Carl F
Myra Dell West
Two kinds of people exaggerate money says Jud Tunkins
The Washington Star quotes Jud Tunkins stating there are two types who overestimate money's importance either those who lack funds or those who possess them.
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Jud Tunkins
Washington Star
Fragmentary Note on Conduct and Language in Domestic Dispute
A garbled excerpt discusses using harsh language toward a husband and references a restriction about swearing in the presence of certain people. The text is unclear about participants and the broader context.
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Tiasiiaaia
Barnburners of 1848 Free Soil Backed Van Buren
Adherents of Martin Van Buren known as the Barnburners supported his 1848 bid for a second term on the Free Soil ticket marking a key faction in the era's party splits.
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Martin van Buren
United States
van Buren
Free Soil
Frost Library Hours and New Books 1925
The notice lists Frost Library hours for adults and children, book-deposit location at H. E. Dupee's store, and holiday exceptions. It announces January 19 1925 new books including The World Almanac 1925 Our harbors and inland waterways and several fiction and children's titles with catalog numbers.
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Ham
New Books
Francis A. Collins
Lee Foster Hartman
Edward W. Bok
Charles Proteus Steinmetz
J. W. Hammond
Struthers Burt
Mother Mason
Bess
Streeter Aldrich
George Agnew Chamberlain
B. M. Bower
E. Phillips Oppenheim
Isabelle Sandy
P. G. Wodehouse
Require Different Treatment
It is foolish to meet trouble halfway but success you generally have. The Boston Transcript notes a pragmatic view on facing challenges and achieving outcomes.
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Boston Transcript
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The
Winthrop Review
Boston
Review Telephone Ocean
George H. Russell Easter
Board of Trade
Review
Tel Ogean
Old Timer
Bill Biggins
Commonwealth
Harvard College
Felix Frankfurter
George Hastman
John B. Duke
John D. Rockefeller
Storm
John the Evangelist
Union Congregational
First Baptist Church
Hermon Street
First Unitarian Church
Herbert L. Buzzell
First Church OF Christ, Scientist
ST. John’s Episcopal Church
First Church OF
Methodist Episcopal
Metcalf Square
John
Ney
Thor
Massachusetts
Shirley Hardware Company
Suburban Gas & Electric Company
Revere
Ocean
Frost Library
Children’s Department
H. E. Dupee’s
Taft Av
Douglas Fairbanks
Jane D. Abbott
Allen Chaffee
Padraic Colum
Nora A. Smith
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