Bert Welch remembered by K of C in faith and service
The K of C honors departed brother Bert Welch, past Grand Knight, for his faith, charity and family devotion. Dave Bachini visits on furlough and hints at old Dixie climate. St Mary’s hall hosts Major Degree events and Revere Council candidate rites next week. John Hogan recovers from illness and showcased as master of ceremonies during nineties revue.
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Bert Welch
Dave Bachini
Dave
Old Dixie
St. Mary's Hall
Boston
Revere Council
Hogan
Winthrop Council
Revere
John Hogan
K’d.o
Leaders Debate War Strategy Over Backgammon At Casablanca
Allied headquarters report says Churchill and Roosevelt shaped UN strategy during ten days in Casablanca by night sessions after midnight often spent playing backgammon discussing wartime plans for the postwar world.
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United Nations
North Africa
Casablanca
Churchill
Roosevelt
New Meter Repairs Save Tin and Cut Waste
New meter repair method prohibits tin use in small-type gas meters reducing tin consumption by more than 125 tons annually. Implemented to conserve metal and improve efficiency across service areas.
What You Buy With WAR BONDS
Army notes that soldiers need food and morale to fight well. It explains ration types from beans to Chow and emphasizes War Bond purchases to support service members. The message highlights the scale of support required by millions in the armed forces.
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U.S. Treasury Department
Color and Light Absorption in Color Photography
The piece explains how objects appear colored through selective absorption and reflection of light. It notes the eye's three color mechanisms, red cherries as an example, and describes color filters in photography that reproduce colors by passing only their respective light rays onto film and later onto a screen.
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Better Vision Institute
Bataisk At Caucasus Edge Swallowed By Nazi Advance
Bataisk seven miles southeast of Rostov on the Don, a river port denied direct river trade, becomes a strategic rail crossroads as German forces drive into the Caucasus. The town sits on north south lines from Moscow to the Caucasus oil centers via Kharkov or Voronezh, with the Stalingrad corridor via Azov also linking through Bataisk.
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Bataisk
Caucasus
Rostov
Don
North Caucasus
Newark
N J
Moscow
Kharkov
Voronezh
Stalingrad
Azov
Middle Ages Cruel to Women Despite Romantic Myths
The passage argues that women suffered constant insult and defamation throughout the Middle Ages, countering the era’s romantic image. It contrasts scholarly commentary with poetry and legend that celebrate dignity and knightly quests.
Wanted to Buy Secondhand Glider or Couch Hammock
Classified item seeks a used glider or couch hammock. Contact Ocean 0016 at 381 M27 13 10 for details and pick up.
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Nat's
Shirley St
Ocean
Rock Salt Clears Ice On Roads Keeping Streets Safe
Municipal crews face severe manpower shortages as they rely on rock salt to prevent ice and slow snow buildup. Rock salt, once rare, is now widely used to abrade and then brine beneath surfaces, helping plows remove snow with fewer applications.
Cotton Hulls as Rich Industrial Resource in the South
John W. Sullivan argues in the Cleveland Plain Dealer that cotton hulls hold at least 19 chemical elements and could fuel future industries. Hulls, representing one third of the cotton crop, may spur commercial processes, expanding southern agriculture and national income as hull extraction and analysis advance.
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John W. W. Sullivan
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Costa Rica Hit by War as Torpedo Sinks Ship at Limon
Costa Rica declares war in lockstep with the United States and suffers a wartime shock when a torpedo sinks a vessel at Puerto Limón, its principal Caribbean harbor. The country rises in strategic importance as a supplier of war-short commodities, especially high-grade coffee and cocoa, with the Meseta Central region at 3000 to 5000 feet elevating soil for productive coffee growth.
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U. S
Costa Rica
United States
Puerto Limon
Caribbean
Seek Glider Pickup Tests Advance Recovery Device
Tests explore a pickup mechanism to recover land gliders, aiming to develop a practical retrieval system. The project evaluates methods, equipment requirements, and potential deployment scenarios to enable efficient glider recovery.
For Sale Winthrop Highlands Nine Room House With Garage
For sale a nine room single house in Winthrop Highlands with a two car garage. It is partly insulated with oil heat and all modern improvements. Apply at 89 Cliff Ave. or call Ocean 2122. Also includes a note about the Pleiades star cluster and myth.
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Winthrop Highlands
Cliff Ave
Ocean
Hot Cross Buns From BC Origins to Modern US Use
The hot cross bun traces origins to BC days with Egyptian and Greek rites influencing its early form. In America its present crisper sugary version emerged after adoption, contrasting with its austere British ancestor. Once linked to Lent, it spreads beyond Good Friday use. An old street vendor paraded with a bell to sell buns.
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B. C
Hellas
United States
England
Garnet Test at Field Museum Stirs Historian Debate
Field Museum News recounts a Fifteenth century test by Johannes de Cuba to prove garnet genuineness using a honeyed body attracting wasps and flies. The procedure hinges on insects lighting on the body, a criterion deemed impractical given insect behavior and the abundance of false positives.
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H. N. Higginbotham Hall of
Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago
Johannis de Cuba
Field Museum News
Woman Requests Officer of the Night at Orlando Air Base
A new duty MP at Orlando air base receives a call from a woman asking to speak to the officer of the day. The MP cannot locate the OD and informs the caller he is unavailable. The woman then demands to speak to the officer of the night.
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Orlando Air Base
Florida
Artificial Earthquakes Now Used in Search for Oil
The article describes using dynamite blasts to locate oil in New Guinea as tremors reveal rock types. It notes geophysical methods like seismometers and magnetometers, and lists heavy spending by Shell, Anglo-Iranian, and Australasian Petroleum on aerial surveys, drilling rigs, and transport to Port Moresby and up the Vailala river.
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New Guinea
Australia
Dominion
Shell
Anglo- Iranian Oil Company
Australasian Petroleum Company
Vacuum Oil Company
Anglo-Iranian Oil Company
Shell Company
Australasian
Port Moresby
Papua
Vailala
Sydney
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Moosso
Mau Uy
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Winthrop Review
Colonial Inn
Fura
Shirley St. Ocean
Winthrop Center
Hermon St
Mary F. Benson
Waldemar Ave
Bathing Beach
C. Randall
Foote
McGee’s Corner
Highland
Willfinder
Jay
Winthrop Trust Company Savings Department Bank
Winthrop Trust Company
Edward A. Barclay
Tel
Lowell Rd
Atlas
Merope
Victory Bicycles
Chelsea Tire & Cycle CO
Chelsea Square
Chelsea
Mass
Ocean Ave
Boat Builders
Chiropodists
DR. A. Promises
Pauline St. Ocean
Civil Engineers
J. RB. Vaughan
Winthrop St
Se Eee
Bartlett Road
M. J. Kelly
Telephone East
Charles A. Rollins
Meridian Street
John F. O'Malley
Atlantic St. Ocean
Shirley Hardware CO
D. Groman
Ksoe
Winthrop Hardware
Winthrop St. Ocean
Woodside Hardwars
Woodside Ave
Zeppie
Ethel I. Zeppernick
Bartlett Ra Ocean
Jewelers
Gilbert R. Rand
Winthrop Trust Cs
Win
Central St. Oca Laas
United Bedding CO
Meridian St
H. N. Bangs & Sons
Madison Ave
John Henry
Fremont St
Henry E. Keough CO
Pauline St. An
Deroo
Louis A. Radell
P. O
Boulevard
Lang the Shoeman
Co-operative
Enna-Jettick
Somerset Ave
Oceaan I
Kempung
MILLE
Winthrop Upholstering Co
Igi Oe
Pauline St
Whitman & Howard
Civil Engineers and Surveyors
LiBerty
Broad St
Coal & Ice Dealers
Francis L. Cronin CO. Coal, Coke, Fuel and Range Oil R. R. Ave
Revere Tel
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