Winthrop Improvement Association Hosts Joe M Chapple Guest Speaker
The June meeting on June 7 features Joe Mitchell Chapple, famed after dinner and radio speaker, plus a Rebekah Lodge performance. A lobster or chicken dinner, arranged by Mrs M Grace Pettingell, will be served at 6 30 on the lawn of the Deane Winthrop House 38 Shirley Street if weather allows. Reservations: Ocean 0537M or 2410R.
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Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association
Joe Mitchell Chapple
Rebekah Lodge
M. Grace Pettingell
Ocean
Deane Winthrop
Shirley St
Awarded Vail Medal For Courage and Loyalty
Helen R. Sullivan, formerly a Plaza Hotel Jersey City telephone operator, posthumously receives the Theodore N. Vail gold medal for noteworthy public service and a $500 cash award to her family after dying from burns sustained in a December 1937 hotel fire. This is the first gold medal awarded since 1930.
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Bell Telephone System
Helen R. Sullivan
Plaza Hotel
Jersey City
Miss Sullivan
Theodore N. Vail
Cleveland
Ohio
Polishing Diamonds Through Centuries of Wheel Turning
The art of diamond polishing has largely remained the same for 300 years except for how the wheel turns. Early polishing was manual, then horse power, steam, and finally electricity. The wheel’s secret composition is guarded and reportedly a mix of iron and steel. Experts note cooling methods may hold the key to its effectiveness. The craft traces to Louis of Anjou in the 14th century and Louis de Berquem in 1475. Holland dominated the industry for centuries, with recent nations matching only in quality, not quantity.
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Washington Post
Louis of Anjou
Louis de Berquem
Bruges
Charles the Bold
Holland
First record of the word horselaugh appears in 1713 book
The term horselaugh defined as a loud boisterous laugh first appears in a 1713 work by English writer Richard Steele, marking its earliest known usage in English.
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Richard Steele
Winthrop News Briefs Highlight Local Appointments and Visits
Northwestern University appoints Roger Call as Winthrop student counselor for the coming year. Memorial Day visits include Albert Noll of New York meeting Herbert L. Drew and Mrs Nellie Drew of 106 Bellevue Ave. Boston artists and New Hampshire outings feature in a busy social page with plans for a June 7 play and a June 13 bridge event.
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Roger Call
Court Rd
Winthrop
School of Engineering
Beta Theta Pi Fraternity
Walter Dill Scott
Northwestern University
Illinois
Albert Noll
New York
Carrie Johnson
Bellevue Ave
Noll
Herbert L. Drew
Nellie Drew
Boston
Beano Tax Defeated in House Amid Beano Revenue Debate
Representative Daniel J. Honan reports House Bill 677 which would levy an excise tax on Beano game receipts failed in the House last week. The proposed tax ranged from 7 percent to 35 percent.
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Daniel J. Honan
Northwest Ordinance of 1787 shaped Northwest Territory
The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 organized the region west of Pennsylvania and east of the Mississippi as U.S. territory. It banned slavery, set a path to statehood for 60 000 residents, and created a framework later used for new territories. Article credits Nathan Dane and Manasseh Cutler, with St Clair governing 1788 1802 and five states Ohio Indiana Illinois Michigan Wisconsin eventually formed.
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Northwest Territory
United States
Pennsylvania
Mississippi River
Ohio River
Canada
France
Great Britain
Massachusetts
New York
Virginia
Connecticut
Indianapolis News
Arthur St.Clair
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Winthrop Teachers Hold Guest Night Highlights
Winthrop Teachers Association hosted its annual guest night at the high school on May 23. The event featured the High School Dance Group directed by Fred Caid performing selections, a three act play Growing Pains by Juanita Clay Bartlett, and songs by Mary Ross from Shirley St School. Ushers were Esther Lovell Janine Hoxie Mary Mulloy Lois Hale with Mary Petrucci as general chair aided by the social committee. A closing dinner for the social year is planned for next month.
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Winthrop Teachers’ Association
Fred Caid
Juanita Clay Bartlett
Mary Ross
Shirley St
Dorothy Higgins
Esther Lovell
Janine Hoxie
Mary Mulloy
Lois Hale
Mary Petrucci
Charlotte Davis
Florence List
Winifred Dodge
Lillian Ladinsky
Helen McKinnon
Colonial Inn Hosts Troop 72 25th Anniversary Dinner
Recent guests at the Colonial Inn Shirley Street include Mr W W Besson Miss S E Duke Mr and Mrs Roy Wetherell Mr and Mrs James Reynolds Mr and Mrs Wm J Quinn and son Mrs Ann Smith and Mr Don Delaney. Over 100 members and guests of Troop 72 Boy Scouts will hold their 25th anniversary dinner in the Inn's new Colonial Dining Room this evening.
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Colonial Inn
Shirley St
W. W.besson
Tudor City
N. Y
S. E. Duke
Roy Wetherell
Garden City
Long Island
James F. Reynolds
Hast Rockaway
L. I
Two Weddings in a Day at St Johns Episcopal Church
In St Johns Episcopal Church last Friday two weddings were held with Rev. Ralph M. Harper officiating. Miss Mary Farnham of Boston married Frank Joy Belcher, son of Harold P. Belcher, at 4 p m. The second ceremony followed at 5 p m for Miss Helen Alma Kershaw, daughter of Alfred N. Kershaw, who wed Willard Hall Hodgkins of Quincy Avenue.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
Ralph M. Harper
Mary Farnham
Boston
Frank Joy Belcher
Harold P. Belcher
Ingleside Ave
Helen Alma Kershaw
Alfred N. Kershaw
Harbor View Ave
Surprise Shower for Leah Nash Before June Wedding
Miss Leah Elizabeth Nash known as Betty will wed Frank Barnes of Winthrop on June 18 at the home of her uncle and aunt Harry D. Hamilton in Lor ingtd. A surprise shower hosted by Edward Barnes of Saugus drew about forty neighbors and friends from Winthrop. Guests included Joseph MacDonald Jr Charles Annis Eunice Terrill Helen Olafsen and Julian N Hamilton. The gathering ended with an evening of dancing and filled with gifts for the bride.
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Leah Elizabeth Nash
Betty
Frank Barnes
Winthrop
Harry D. Hamilton
Loringtd
Edward Barnes
Saugus
Joseph MacDonald, Jr
Charles Annis
Eunice Terrill
Helen Olafsen
Julian N.hamilton
Nash
Waldo Receives Degree at Columbia Commencement
Arthur H Waldo Jr of 43 Cliff Ave Winthrop was among 300 seniors to earn a bachelor of arts at Columbia College Commencement on June 1 at Morningside Heights. He played on the Varsity football team the Varsity C Club and Phi Kappa Psi and served on Dean's Drag Junior Party and Varsity Drag committees. He also held the Class of 1915 Scholarship.
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Arthur H
Waldo, Jr
Cliff Are
Winthrop
Columbia College
Morningside Heights
Columbia University
Waldo
Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity
Origin of Chesapeake Bay dog traced to wreck rescues and crosses
A Detroit News writer outlines the Chesapeake Bay dog's origin from sea wreck rescues linking a red Newfoundland Sailor and a black female Canton, later mixed with otter-hound blood. The breed is rugged and 55 to 75 pounds with a tan coat and bright yellow eyes.
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Chesapeake Bay
Detroit News
Chesapeake
Canton
Maryland
Music Printer's Monopoly in 16th Century France
A Baklard family held near complete control of music printing in France from 1550 to 1750, shaping access to musical works and publishing practices across the period.
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Baklard
France
English Professor Walsh Visits Winthrop Family
Prof. D. J. Walsh of Highgate England and his daughter are visiting his sister Mrs. W. H. Fielding on Edgehill Road Winthrop. They plan trips through the States during the summer before returning to England next fall.
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D. J. Walsh
Highgate
England
Winthrop
W. H. Fielding
Edgehill Rd
States
Ada Gould Reelected President At Hadassah Meeting
The Winthrop Hadassah chapter in collaboration with the Educational Group held its final monthly meeting of the season on May 25 at the Winthrop Community Building. Ada Gould was reelected president with a slate including Bertha Barnett Goldie Caplan Ann Young and others. Miss Fanny Goldstein spoke on Mirrors of Jewish Life in Contemporary Literature and Jewish Book Week linked to Lag b Omer. Refreshments followed social time.
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Winthrop Chapter
Hadassah
Winthrop Community Building
Ada Gould
Frances Masovetsky
Mary Pinksohn
Frances Heichman
Bertha Barnett
Goldie Caplan
Ann Young
Annie Freeman
Evebin
Leah Zarsky
Vinetta Charm
Green
Fanny Goldstein
Mr. Green
Miss Goldstein
Jewish Publication Society
Mies
Rose Satran Levine
Lillian Katz
Dorothy C. LeVine
A Splash Party in the Garden Among Migrant Warblers
A garden diary notes joyful splash parties of spring birds arriving in mid May. Twenty five plus warbler varieties from Central America to Canada flock to pools near the hill, bathe, sing, and eat, then depart by daybreak for summer homes in Canada.
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Central America
Solomon
Canada
Birds Seen in Court Park Yard This Spring
A reader lists many warblers and small songbirds observed in Court Park yard this spring. Species include Chestnut sided warbler Magnolia warbler Blackburnian warbler Maryland Yellowthroat American Redstart Canadian warbler Wilson warbler Nashville warbler Blackpoll warbler Prairie warbler and larger birds such as Blueheaded and Red eyed Vireos Wood Thrush Hermit Thrush Wilson Thrush Ovenbird Whitethroated Sparrow Song Sparrow Baltimore Oriole Towhee White breasted Nuthatch Redbreasted Nuthatch Brown Creeper and Ruby throated Hummingbird. Scarlet Tanager and Rosebreasted Grosbeak have been in Court Park but not in the yard this spring. Birds were seen from close range without field glasses.
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Maryland
Nashville
Baltimore
Court Park
Bird
India Wedding Odd in Bengal Bridal Processions
Washington Star writer notes bewildering scene along the Bengal road to Mount Everest where a bride is carried wrapped in heavy hangings between two poles, mistaken for a corpse by strangers as she is borne to her new home for marriage.
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India
Bengal
Everest
Washington Star
Sausages in Ancient Cookbooks Mentioned by Athanaeus
A fragment notes sausages in 500 B C world’s oldest cookbooks by Athanaeus. It references orgae as the term for these sausages and hints at early culinary use in antiquity.
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Athanaeus
First Hague Peace Conference Held at The Hague in 1843
The first peace conference took place at The Hague in 1843 marking an early effort toward international dispute resolution. Notable aims and participants are referenced, signaling a historic milestone in diplomatic diplomacy.
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Hague
The
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