Parcel Post Party Planned For Fall
Miss Flora Clarke entertained the Amicitia Club at a luncheon on Lincoln street. At the regular meeting plans were made for a Parcel Post Party in the fall and an invitation from the Men's Auxiliary to a dinner at the Wayside Inn on June 4 was accepted. Mrs. Eith Belcher read a Paper on Laces with samples of real and imitation lace. The afternoon included viewing heirlooms and lace. Meeting adjourned until fall.
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Flora Clarke
Amicitia Club
Lincoln St
Wayside Inn
Eith Belcher
Annie Campbell
Winthrop Catholic Woman's Club Names June Card Party Chairman
Mrs. James H. Holland Jr newly elected president will chair the Monday afternoon card parties for June The events continue weekly at 2 o'clock in St Johns Hall Lincoln St inviting members and friends to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James’ H. Holland, Jr
Winthrop Catholic Woman’s Club
St.John’s Hall
Lincoln St
Hair as a Clue to Race and Crime
A criminologist notes that hair characteristics reveal race and individual traits. Differences in size, curl, transparency, pigment, and core structure aid identification, with Mongolian straight hair having a central core and European hair being oval and non core. The article highlights rarity of pure types and their detective value.
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Pearson
London Weekly
Winthrop Track Looks to Close Season After State Meet
Winthrop High captain Ed Macfarland totaled 51-8 at the State Meet held at Dickinson Field Newton. Tomorrow the team travels to Melrose for a hexagonal meet against Mystic Valley rivals as the 1938 outdoor season winds down.
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Husky
Winthrop
Snowmen
Melrose
Winthrop High
Ed Macfarland
Dickinson Field
Newton
Mystic Valley
Edwin Macfarland
Macfarland
Harvard
Winthrop High School
New Transit Rules Allow Family Use of Weekly Pass
The Boston Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad introduces a weekly pass at $1.25 allowing two children under fourteen with the holder. Local routes include Lynn to Boston or Winthrop with a 25 cent round trip ticket. student tickets may be used without ride limits upon certificate. The changes aim to boost ridership and revenues, effective June 26, 1938.
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Revere
Lynn
Boston
Winthrop
Transportation Committee
Supple ment No 1 1938 Unrestricted Weekly Passed
A May 26 1938 notice lists 18 experimental passes to run June 26 to August 26 1938. The Unrestricted Weekly Pass costs $1.25 and allows universal transportation between all stations on the system, valid for unrestricted riding on trains and ferries from 5:00 A.M. Sunday to 5:00 A.M. the following Sunday.
Counties and County Seats in the United States
The article notes there are 3 072 counties in the United States and explains that all counties now have at least one county seat. It compares multi seat counties to states with dual capitals and describes how county government can be divided across towns.
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United States
Viviparous Fishes Beyond the Whale
The passage notes live births among sea dwellers besides the whale. It lists shark species, moonfishes, Mexican swordtails, surf fishes, rose-fish, rock fish, guppies, and minnows as examples of viviparous fishes.
Police Station News Report Clears Alleged Attack Link
An earlier report misattributed an assault to two young men. The woman involved was with her husband near a car and had no connection to the arrested individuals. Police praised Officer Kaiser for a quick deterred theft at Shell station and noted local patrols and traffic handling during Memorial Day events.
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Norbury
Northrup
Ocean
Golf agreement sets path to state playoff match
If Winthrop and Beverly high golf teams win this afternoon they meet next Monday at Winthrop course to decide North Shore Interscholastic entry into the State Championship. Beverly stands eight and zero. Winthrop seven and one. The agreement was prepared by athletic directors late Wednesday afternoon.
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Winthrop
Beverly High
North Shore
Beverly
Geography as Essential in ministerial training per Cotton Mather
A Columbia University Press study notes Cotton Mather urged future ministers to study geography among mathematics along with arithmetic geometry astronomy and music. He praised sciences including religious philosophy and logic while criticising Aristotle and emphasizing Newton and Bible based ethics to broaden ministers horizons.
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Paradise
Cotton Mather
Columbia University Press
Mather
Royal Society of London
Aristotle
Sir Isaac Newton
Newton
Only a Man Can Occupy Belgian Throne
Constitutional rule restricts kingship to males and denies female succession. The law upholds male default for the Belgian throne, reflecting a strict salie law tradition.
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Belgium
First Fireworks Display Dates in Florence and England
The record notes Florence hosting the earliest fireworks display in the thirteenth century and England’s first major show in 1690. It highlights the origins of public pyrotechnic displays and marks key historical dates.
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Florence
England
Elks Observe Memorial Day With Wreath at Bronze Tablet
Winthrop Lodge of Elks members Exalted Ruler Andrew A. Biggio and Past Exalted Ruler William E. Curran laid a wreath at the bronze tablet honoring Tony Boekel at Bees Field during Memorial Day observances. The tablet, erected in 1924, memorializes Boekel, third baseman for the Boston Braves, who died in a 1923 auto crash.
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Andrew A. Biggio
William E. Curran
Winthrop Lodge of Elks
Bees Field
Tony” Boeker
Brother Boekel
Boston Braves
Mass. Elks’ Association
Fitchburg
John R. Quirck
Elks
George Cawthorne
Winthrop Lodge
Frederick J. Hogan
John_J. Moynihan
Brother Elks
Buckeye Lore and Chestnut Wood Facts
The article describes horse chestnuts as shade trees favored by pioneers and explains the buckeye nickname from the nut’s eyelike scar. It notes old beliefs about buckeyes warding rheumatism, the nut’s attractive polish with use, and mentions chestnut wood’s strength and lightness used for wooden legs and possible alcohol production.
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Daniel Boone
Partner Crops Definition and Examples
Partner crops are two crops grown in the same season on the same area. They are different growth types yet share timing. Examples include corn and pumpkins cultivated together.
Power of Command Cited by Hi Ho in Chinatown Sage
Hi Ho the Chinatown sage says true command yields little happiness unless it conveys hope and good faith to those who willingly obey. The remark frames leadership as service and trust within a community context.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Urges Revision of Neely Bill by House
The Neely Bill to end block booking and blind buying of films, passed Senate last week, is now in House committee for revision due to a prior muddled version. The Motion Picture Council of Winthrop urges letters to Rep. Lea and Rep. Holmes requesting prompt House action, arguing industry management affects theaters nationwide and abroad.
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Neely
Senate
House of Representatives
Pettingill
House Committee
House
Motion Picture Council
Winthrop
Clarence F. Lea
Washington, D. C
Pehr_ G. ‘Holmes
Massachusetts
Washington, D.C
United States
Otter Legends From Ancient Persia To Ocean Habits
A curious note on otters in folklore and natural history. The piece cites ancient Persians worshiping otters for frogs, describes otter daring feats like sliding on ice and diving under frozen water, and mentions linguistic names from Sanskrit and European languages along with seaworthy birth and breathing behavior.
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Lee Eubanks
Persia
Mr. Otter
Otter
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Parcel Post
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Clayton Granger
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Kaiser
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Daniel F. Collins
Girdlestone Rd
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