Group Picture Displayed of Winthrop High School Class
A windows display at B N Samuel's Drug Store on Woodside Avenue Winthrop Centre shows a large group photo of the 1936 Winthrop High School graduating class. Individual portraits mounted on a white background by Purdy Co. feature Principal Boudreau and class officers amid growing passerby attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. N. Samuel's Drug Store
Woodside Avenue
Winthrop Centre
Winthrop High School
Purdy & Co
Boudreau
G F X Club Hosts Bridge Evening
Mrs Evelyn Turner of 47 Cliff Avenue entertained the G F X Club on Monday with three tables of bridge. Prizes went to Mrs Eleanor Edwards Mrs Evelyn Turner and Mrs Alice Oxton, with consolation to Mrs Harriet Waldron. The next meeting is set for Monday July 6 at Mrs Grace Wiley 166 Woodside Ave.
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Evelyn Turner
Cliff Are
Eleanor Edwards
Alice Oxton
Harriet Waldron
Grace Wiley
Woodside Ave
Meaning of Layman in religious and secular use
The term layman derives from the Greek laikos meaning of the people and refers to non clerical members of a church or outsiders in a profession. It applies to lay deacons lay preachers lay elders lay readers and lay brothers and sisters in religious orders and to non experts in fields such as law or medicine.
Derby Day: From 1780 Earle to Parliamentary Custom
The Derby began in 1780 by the twelfth Earl of Derby. It grew in fame slowly and by 1847 it was so popular that the House of Commons adjourned for Derby day. This became an annual parliamentary custom until 1879.
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Earl of Derby
House of Commons
Winthrop High Golf Team Wins Four of Five
The Winthrop High golf team has won four of its last five matches including victories over Lynn Classical on May 14 Lynn English on May 19 Roxbury Memorial on May 22 and Melrose on May 26. The dress committee led by Arthur Doherty Bernard Glazer Robert Remner Hope Ellis Jessie MacLaren and Margaret Higgins deserves congratulations for introducing white suits for Class Day and Graduation. A white parade will be seen on June 5 and June 11 at 9 45 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop High
Lynn Classical
Lynn English
Roxbury Memorial
Melrose
Winthrop High School
Arthur Doherty
Bernard Glazer
Robert Remner
Hope Ellis
Jessie MacLaren
Margaret Higgins
Winthrop High School Puts 1936 Graduates in Jobs Before Ceremony
With Class Day near and Graduation Day four weeks away, the employment department at Winthrop High School has placed about thirty pregraduates in steady or summer roles. The department is praised for its work in securing office positions for students set to receive diplomas on Graduation Day.
Election of officers for Mizpah class announced
The Mizpah class plans its officer election for June 14, the final session of the season. The community is invited to hear Mr. William Homer Leavitt at Seavey Chapel of the Methodist Episcopal Church on Sunday June 7 at 9 45. HM V Grandin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Homer Leavitt
Seavey Chapel
Methodist Episcopal Church
HM. V. Grandin
Rangers Visit Needhall Nature Trail At High Rock
The Rangers had a pleasant automobile trip on Thursday to Needhall. Mrs. Harriett Tibbetts Hostess and Leader guided them on a Nature trail to High Rock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Needhall
High Rock
Harriett Tibbetts
Epworth League Debaters Win On Ethiopian Debate
The Epworth League held its last meeting Sunday night with a debate on whether Italy should not have taken Ethiopia. Charles Crane and Evelyn Dolloff defeated Harold Kilgore and Betty McClean. The outing date and place will be announced next Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Ethiopia
Charles Crane
Evelyn Dolloff
Harold Kilgore
Betty McClean
Marjorie Kilgore
Hummingbirds Travel By Flight Not Walk
The hummingbirds have tiny feet and cannot walk. They slide along branches but move little. To travel greater distances they fly up and down to reach a spot. When flying they tuck in their feet like streamlined planes to reduce wind resistance.
Elks Highlight Flag Day Plans And Honor Pioneer Bill Fielding
Exalted Ruler John Egan appoints Fred Hogan as committee chairman as Winthrop Elks outline Flag Day activities. A parade and Army Navy Marine and National Guard participation are planned with Rep Daniel Honan and Congressman William Connery expected to attend. Bill Fielding to receive honorary life membership for 29 years of service. A June 6 tribute at Winthrop Lodge features entertainment and no admission charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Egan
Fred J.hogan
Cone Stee Lodge
United 5
Ingleside Park
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
National Guard
Daniel J. Honan
William J. Connery
Lynn
Winthrop Lodge of Elks
William H. Fielding
Bill
John Dunn
Bill Fielding
Winthrop Lodge
Winthrop Red Cross Girls Complete Home Hygiene Course
The Winthrop High School girls completed an American Red Cross course in Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick directed by Mrs. Anna Abbey and Miss Ferguson. Demonstrations covered bed making and baby care with neat notebooks on display and refreshments for mothers and guests. Names of those who completed the course include Mary McCarty Anna Crombie Anna Letterman Maxine Leibovitz Virginia Gaye Evelyn Cohen Mary Lane Thomas Miriam Bornstein Bertha Kaplan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop High School
American Red Cross
Anna Abbey
Miss Ferguson
Mary McCarty
Anna Crombie
Anna Letterman
Maxine Leibovitz
Virginia Gaye
Evelyn Cohen
Mary ‘Lane Thomas
Miriam Bornstein
Bertha Kaplan
A Fairfax W. Proctor
Lafayette Family Farm Model of Early Days
The Lafayette family estate known as Lagrange lies about 40 miles southeast of Paris, spanning over 1800 French acres with a park and farm. The farm's 400 cultivated acres host two large courts housing sheepfolds, cow houses, stables, a dairy, a large barn, and a farmer's home. The sheepfolds hold 1,000 to 1,200 sheep with separate pens, plus an infirmary. two dairies with a churn and steam-powered processing. A second court includes a threshing house with a charmed machine, a pig building for 100 to 150 animals, a cider press and wine tubs, and outhouses with cellars storing beet root and potatoes.
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Lafayette
Lagrange
Paris
Area of Hawaiian Islands
The Hawaiian islands lie 2,000 miles west of San Francisco and cover 6 406 square miles, larger than Rhode Island and Connecticut combined. The archipelago features numerous high mountains and Mauna Kea rises to 13 825 feet.
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Hawaiian Islands
Mid- Pacific
San Francisco
Rhode
Connecticut
Mauna Kea
Golf Notes Highlight Week of Mixed Scotch Events
Dr. D J O'Brien earned the gross medal with 77 as E B Pease and J N Esdaile posted strong scores in the handicap rounds. Mixed Scotch medal and tournament results feature Dorothy Browne and John F McGee among top pairs, with family duos and several match play advances noted. House Committee hosts a dance at the club tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. J. O'Brien
J. Newton Esdaile
E. B. Pease
J. N. Esdaile
T. Sheehan
W. M. Shea
D. J. O’brien
J. F. McNeish
John F. McGee
Ihé
Francis Ward
L. Leitch
E. Canavan
F. Devereux
B. Scantlebury
W. Scantlebury
C. Hayes
R. Johnson
H. Slocumb
E B. Pease
T. Johnson
E. ‘Caldwell
W. ‘Kelleher
F. I
Crocker
M. Milan
Dorothy Browne
Fred
Jane Gillespie
Velma
Louis Leitch
Gertrude Leach
Hugh Shaw
Dorothy
Clem Wood
Abbott
Elliott
Blais
Burke
Devereux
Evans
Gillespie
McGee
Carro
Greis
Roberts
Cloutier
Corcoran
Canavan
Hill
Lowe
Paine
Halford
Howard
Mahoney
Jennings
Smith
Lothrop
Sullivan
Leitch
Wood
Marsh
O’brien
Kenefich
Honan
Torrey
Shaw
Hayes
Titus
McLaughlin
F. Brush
J. F McGee
L. Kc Briggs
Loong
A. W. Crooks
R. McQuillan
E. Burn
E.caldwell
Sally
Mass
Jim" Lally
Jesse Guilford
Lally
Oak Hill
Bone finish described for slate surfaces
The bone finish gives a dull luster to slate and marble. A buffing machine with fine-grained rubbing blocks applies the finish in the slate mill.
Black Legion menace looms amid parish notes and orders
Parish bulletin blends denunciation of the Black Legion with church news. It recalls past crosses burning, praises Father Ryan’s arrival, notes district actions, a memorial day event, and a Boston College Club fundraiser. The column ends urging stamp donations for charity.
Deaths Births in Holland A Traditions Explained
The piece describes the nansprecker a black dressed messenger who proclaims death in Dutch towns and celebrates births when hired to announce a new child. It notes changes from earlier customs with an assisting hullebalk who cried at doors. In modern times the nansprecker also announces joyful births in a lighter guise.
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Nansprecker
Hullebalk
American Legion Auxiliary Holds Regular Meeting at Winthrop Post
The American Legion Auxiliary to Winthrop Post No. 146 met in the Dug Out last Thursday at 8 30 led by President Mrs Mary Cassidy. Delegates elected for the State Convention in Springfield were Mrs M Cassidy Mrs M Cawthorne Mrs G Daily and Mrs D Burns with alternates Mrs M Abbott Mr M Wilson Mrs A Terrille and Mrs H Walsh. A caucus at the Soldiers and Sailors Club on June 6 will choose the Suffolk County executive member. A Suffolk County meeting is set for June 20 and Cooking with Confidence by Lever Bros on June 11 at 15 cents admission. No luncheon this time. dishes go to lucky number holders. Next meeting scheduled for Thursday June 41 and Juniors meet June 11 afternoon.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Winthrop Post No. 146
Mary Cassidy
Springfield
M. Cassidy
M. Cawthorne
G. Daily
D. Burns
M. Abbott
M. Wilson
A. Terrille
It. Walsh
Soldiers and Sailors Club
Suffolk County
Lever Bros
Anna Tauchen
Winthrop Catholic Woman's Club Members Voted for Benefactors List
At the May 25 meeting the Winthrop Catholic Woman's Club unanimously voted to enroll all members both living and dead in the Benefactors List of Rev. Mark T. Madden to aid the Parish Fund of the Church of St. John the Evangelist. Members were invited to a Catholic Action Club guest night on June 8 at St. John's Hall and June bridge whist afternoons begin at 2 p.m.
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Winthrop Catholic Woman's Club
Mark T. Maddem
Church of St. John the Evangelist
John T. Sullivan
Catholic Action Club
St. John’s Hall
Monnday
Frederick H. Tape
Erie Indians of Lake Erie shores and decline in 1650
The Eries once inhabited northeastern Ohio and the southern Lake Erie shore from Buffalo to Sandusky Bay. They were kin to the Iroquois but enemies, and a merciless 1650 war nearly exterminated them. Remnants joined other tribes while the Erie lands fell to the Iroquois. Occasional occupation by Ottawas Chippewas and Potawattomies occurred.
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Ohio
Lake Erie
Buffalo
Sandusky Bay
Exboardians Limited celebrate second annual gathering 1936
Exboardians Limited marked their second annual gathering on May 26 1936 at multiple homes with a progressive dinner. Guests wore pastel gowns and received corsages. The evening included Chinese dinner bridged by games, a birthday surprise with ice cream baskets, prize awards, and a treasure hunt ending with gold pin favors. The group planned a June 27 week-end party at The Barn Cape Cod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exboardians, Limited
Dorothy Sullivan
Mildred Leath
Blanche, Curtis
Curtis
Texas
Mexico
Marguerite Loakes
Mildred Ordway
Florida
Miss Loakes
Davy
Grace Burns
Elizabeth Armstrong
Elizabeth Blandford
Winifred Qrrall
Cape Cod
Blanche Curtis
Isoph Ordway
Winifred Orrall
Jessie Davy
Glorious lines and lines of suffering echo in life
A reflective meditation contrasts the shining lines of glory with the hidden marks of suffering. The quotation suggests readers must study both triumph and hardship to grasp Earths full lesson.
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F. E. Whitman Lumber CO
Argyle Street
Winthrop—Ocean
Mass, Wharf Coal Co
Jefferson Street
Oce
Winthrop Beach
Beach
Shirley St. Winthrop
G. F. X. Club
M. E. Mizpah Class
Rangers
Epworth League
Boston Better Business Bureau
Bureau
Boston Better Business
Summer ST. Bureau
Liberty
CLUB
Tobrics
Elks
The
American Legion Ladies’ Auxiliary
Lodge
William .H. Fielding
Winthrop Chapter
Brown
McNeish
Burgher
McEwan, Jr
Brush
E. Benson
Briggs
McGrail
Crooks
McQuillan
Milan
Esdaile
McQuarrie
Gushee
Kelleher
Sheehan
Beattie
Bradley
Scantlebury
Pease
Shea
Slocumb
Sawyer
House Committee
K. of C
Mike
Black Legion
Mary
Diaz
Thomas Dongan
Brooklyn
United States
Tabasco
Canabal
Father Ryan
Fr. Madden
Fr. Ryan
John McCarthy
Boston
Welkin
Quigley
Boston College Club
Winthrop
Oke
Goan
Bligh
Tim
Jim
Marshfield
Catholic War Veterans, Inc
Commodore
New York City
Cardinal O’connell
Order of St. Sebastian
Holland
Winthrop Street
OCEAN
American ‘Legion
Alice I, Clark
Winthrop Catholic Woman’s Club
Exboardians, Ltd
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