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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1929
Page
2
The new traffic laws that began June first are reducing congestion as police report more violators summoned to headquaters in the first week. Motorists should study the rules and observe time limits and one side parking while signs are erected to aid compliance.
After years of debate the special town meeting on Monday night voted unanimously to reclassify Boston Revere Beach Lynn Railroad lots on both sides of Center station from residential to business. The decision ends a long zoning dispute and finalizes the land’s business designation.
Citizens in Winthrop will honor the flag Friday June 14 with a gathering at the Elks building. Military and civic groups will pay respect to the Stars and Stripes and reflect on the flag’s history and sacrifices for country.
Citizens are urged to pause their routines next Friday and honor the flag with military and civic groups. The message emphasizes the flag’s peace and security and calls for a befitting tribute by all.
Massachusetts plans an amendment to the right of way law set to take effect June 20, 1929. Counsel warns the new rule will breed confusion as drivers race to intersections and disputes over who entered first will escalate. judges may struggle to judge fault where minor timing differences exist.
Since 1921 American cities show a rapid rise in apartment living. In 1928 over half of new housing was in multiple dwellings, with Chicago and New York above eighty percent. Factors include labor shifts, land costs, and rising building prices, but the automobile is identified as the chief cause.
A collection of quips on wages for librarians and bricklayers, romance via transportation, and progress in tools. It muses on earnings, schooling, conjugal skills, currency sizing, noisy civilization, choosing a mate, social sharpshooters, California's identity, job division, work fatigue, word choice, and the business of diplomas.
The dialogue covers town meeting quorum, academic remarks by Prof Rogers, concerns about student leadership and individualism, a Swiss watch invention, Dr Ben Metcalf’s return, Memorial Day parade honors for veterans, sugar advertising rivalry, a Jewish Irish fair scam, Congress plans to buy surplus wheat for China aid, and Senator Bingham’s Tech Commencement aviation forecast.
Woods Hole hosts the Marine Biological Laboratory, a major research and training center. It explains its history, funding, and cooperation with 71 institutions, highlighting its role in advancing biology through shared work and facilities.
Winthrop pupils were told to dismiss at 11 30 due to heat but the East Wind blew in and the half day was canceled. Superintendent Edward R Clarke had sent the notice and students waited for a later end to the heat wave, only to see the plan reversed as the wind shifted.
A Tit Bits writer shares a non patented method to prevent seasickness. Sit upright with feet off the deck in open air, lean with movement, avoid lying down, and stay away from engine vibration to reduce dizziness during voyages.
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