Final Two Nights Of V F W Mardi Gras Delights
The Richard F Metcalf Post VFW held Mardi Gras on Winthrop Shore Drive with a chair-plane ride and other amusements on the vacant lot at Shore Drive and Sturgis Street. A large midway offered varied merchandise while colored lights and lanterns drew locals and visitors each evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard F. Metcalf
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Winthrop Shore Drive
Mardi Gras
Shore Drive
Sturgis Street
Seema
Revere Beach
Corey
Newton Ban Consider Sign Removal Across Real Estate
A meeting of Newton brokers discussed removing all for sale signs to curb clutter and stimulate the real estate market. A special committee was appointed to study the sign situation in the city and report at the board's next meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Formal Opening of Revere Underpass
The opening of the underpass at Broadway and Revere Beach Parkway takes place this Friday afternoon with state and city officials present to dedicate the structure built to improve traffic on the two main arteries.
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Broad Way
Revere Beach Parkway
Capital Surplus and Deposits Recorded For Tax Reserve
Capital surplus and deposits listed include 55 935 62 and 3 411 411 25 with allocations reserved for taxes and interest. The entry documents financial totals and reserve designations in a historical ledger.
Elks Plan Big Charity Carnival at Home Grounds
A large committee led by An drew A. Biggio coordinates the Elks Monster Charity Carnival to be held on the Elks Home grounds on Washington Avenue across three days August 7 8 and 26 with special lighting effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew A. Biggio
Elks
Washington Avenue
Elks Carnival Plans Feature and Prize Drawings
A Winthrop Carnival committee outlines plans for midway beauty and a children’s program. Prizes will be awarded for ticket buyers who gain admission and a dance on Monday night. The Winthrop Emblem Club donates a Hope Chest to fund the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks
Winthrop Emblem Club
Aiatactie
Thaieman
Emblem Club
Winthrop Antlers
Riz
Oliver Green
Fred Hogan
Frank Nichols
Austine McCormack
Richard Kirby
Bob Stewart
George Wil Kson
Edmund
Nce
Juli Stiles
Harry Blaze
John Moushan
Pee E
Quesney
Allie Rose
John Lill
Dan Honan
Edward Bishop
Joseph Bergin
Henry Wilson
Local Officer Northrup Heads to Block Island 101
Local motorcycle officer Northrup left Tuesday for Block Island 101 on a Leo Meeks vacation. The short note records a routine assignment with no further details or outcomes.
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Officer Northrup
Block Island 101
Leo Meeks
Eleventh Annual Outing Planned by Massachusetts Bay Yacht Clubs
The eleventh annual outing of MBYCA with 31 clubs will be held next Sunday at Peddoocks Island Boston Harbor. About 5000 attendees and 500 sail and motor boats expected. Reginald Middleton chairs the outing committee assisted by Oscar Bosteels and others. Coast Guard patrols, band, games, and yacht races directed by Anthony Turner with eight classes. A group photo at 2 pm and a ball game kickoff after flag-raising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Bay Yacht Clubs Association
Bay
Peddoocks Island
Boston Harbor
Reginald Mid_Point
Edward G._ Morris
Wollaston V. C
North Shore
South Shore
Regatta
Anthony Turner
South Boston U. S
Princess Head
United States Coast Guard
Massachusetts Bay
The
Association
George J. Hamilton
Pleasant Park Y. C
Reginald Middleton
Oscar Rosteels
John J. Farren
Dorchester V. C
Wiliam J. Robbins
E B Boy Injured When Tailboard Slips From Truck
Joseph Griffith age 12 of 307 Bennington Street East Boston suffered a skull fracture and multiple abrasions after falling from a truck tailboard operated by George Leventhal of 25 Forrest Street Winthrop when the tailboard slipped from its straps Monday evening He was taken to East Boston Relief Hospital where his name was entered on the danger list Mr and Mrs Frank Rogers of Pleasant Park Road have returned from a motor trip to Montreal.
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Joseph Griffith
Bennington St
East Boston
George Leventhal
Forrest St
Winthrop
East Boston Relief Hospital
Frank Rogers
Pleasant Park Road
Montreal
Dogs Restrained In 83 Massachusetts Communities
State health commissioner Dr George H Bigelow announced that 3 municipalities including Winthrop have ordered dog restraint to curb rabies. Boston Worcester and Springfield did not join. Rabies cases appeared in Cambridge Arlington Clinton Scituate Taunton Sutton Belchertown Chicopee Holyoke Westhampton Pittsfield this month. Clinton dog traveled to Boxboro. multiple animals and at least one person bitten. Rhode Island quarantine example cited.
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George H. Bigelow
Massachusetts
Winthrop
Bigelow
Boston
Worcester
Springfield
Cambridge
Arlington
Clinton
Scituate
Taunton
Sutton
Belchertown
Chicopee
Holyoke
Westhampton
Pittsfield
Boxboro
Rhode Island
Boston Firm Low Bidder On Downtown Tunnel
The C. and R. Construction Company of Boston submitted the lowest bid for the downtown section of the East Boston traffic tunnel at 259 524 70, about 50 000 under the Transit Commission estimate. The Silas Mason Company of New York bidding 86 000 more than the low bid was excluded from the downtown contract. The commission will study qualifications before awarding, with C R likely to win due to prior city experience. The work involves digging beneath buildings from North Square to Cross Street and constructing a 485 foot tunnel segment using steel and concrete.
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C. and R. Construction Company
Boston
East Boston
North Square
Cross Street
Boston Transit Commission
Silas Mason Company, Inc
New York
Thomas F. Sullivan
Transit Commission
C. & R. Construction Company
M. F. Gaddis
Joseph’ Pp. McCabe
James de Cong
the Transit Commission
C. & R. Company
Dorchester
Paul Te
North Street
Cross
Funeral services for Ella M Belcher
Mrs Ella M Belcher wife of Fire Chief Warren H Belcher died Sunday morning at her home 155 Pauline Sitges after a long illness Born in Dorchester N B 59 years ago she came to East Boston as a child She was past president of the Ladies Auxiliary to the Massachusetts State Firemen's Association organizer and past president of the Winthrop Chapter member of the Winthrop Women's Club and the Order of the Eastern Star Funeral services were held from the First Church of Winthrop Methodist Episcopal Tuesday afternoon at 2 oclock and interment was in Winthrop Cemetery
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Ella M. Belcher
Warren H. Belcher
Pauline Sitges
Massachusetts State Firemen’s Association
Winthrop
Winthrop Women's
Chih
Order of the Eastern Star
Dorchester
N. B
East Boston
Chief Belcher
Eldrich F
William M
LeRoy
Dorothy M. Evans
Medford
Alice M. Kinnear
Frank Swett
Lullian Moody
George
Samuel Kinnear
East
Boston
First Church of
Winthrop Cemetery
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V.F.W
Newton Worth
Revere
Ham’s
Orient Heights
Spanish Gables
Winthrop Trust Company
Aose
Elks Home
Carnival
Mass. Bay Yacht Clubs
E. B. Boy
Morris Plan
Morris Company
Ington Street
Lynn, Mass
Oxford ST
Lynn
Essex ST
Salem
Winthrop Co-operative Bank
A. E. Whittemore
Dedham
Winthrop Elks
Vernon
Lefty
Gomez
Yankee
Babe Ruth
Winthrop Lodge of Elks
Jim Weaver
Lefty) Gomez
Bill Dickey
Sammy Byrd
New York Yankees
James D. Weaver
Fulton
Page
Belcher
A. Schlehuber, Inc
Mass
John B. O’brien
Saratoga Street
Addison Street
Stox
Harn Rmory
Henry E. Keough CO
Pauline Street
Henry Murray
Sist James Ave
Parksq
Brgton
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