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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1934
Page
3
The Evolution of Art explains artist proofs in etching where copper plates are bitten by acid after varnish protection. The artist judges bite depth to create light to dark tones, revises with varnish and re-etching, then prints proofs to study progress and value.
Mrs Wallace A Kelley entertained Olivians and took their niece Louise Hagman for a six weeks vacation. Visitors include Mr Walter Glynn from Cincinnati and Mr William Brumby from Northampton visiting Winthrop after naval maneuvers. Senior class events Clock Flag Day and graduation plans announced. various family trips and civic activities noted.
The Board of Selectmen drew six citizens for jury duty on Monday evening: David Stewart, Charles M. Barry, Fred H. Clark, Jacob Brush, Charles A. Crane, and George Duncan.
A 40-foot schooner named Thier tie direction by F. Reid was completed at Reid's Boat Yard and launched on Monday.
The first school for the blind began in Paris in 1785 and America followed later with the New England Asylum for the Blind in Boston established by 1828 and directed by Dr. Samuel G. Howe. The Perkins Institution influenced blind education nationwide, with notable pupils including Laura Bridgman, Oliver Wendell Holmes, and Helen Keller. Ohio rose from seventeenth to third in population by 1830s, while Civil War losses numbered 24,564 from about 340,000 men, far above revolutionary-era casualties.
Télope is speedy and outpaces Greyhound, with few natural enemies on the open range. It flees at the slightest provocation, preferring flight over combat, while coyotes golden eagles and winter snow pose the main dangers.
The Parish House hosted an operetta Shay and Gerda written by a cousin of Mrs. Roy Price for college class day. Directed by Mrs. Charles Johnson of Ashmont and Winthrop, the 58 children featured leading roles Kay Dawn Hagman Gerda Muriel Bradshaw and Ruth Edwards with a cast of relatives and Bees. Music by Mrs. M Madison included original pieces and two duets Dawn Hagman Muriel Bradshaw and a solo by Muriel Bradshaw. The show will be presented again Friday June 8 at the Parish House.
The Town Hall Hearing Room will host the council on Monday June 11 at 2 30 P M. The Motion Picture Research Council questionnaire will be discussed with Helen M Pheasant as chairman.
Saturday afternoon June 9 the second bridge of the season will be held at the club house Prizes for each table and refreshments will be served The hostesses for the afternoon will be Mrs Howard Gilson and Miss Miriam Flynn Friday evening June 22 there will be an evening bridge Hostesses in charge will be Mrs George Mc Ewan and Miss Elizabeth Armstrong
Miss Alice Jordan of 137 Bowdoin Street, seventh grade Sunday school teacher at St. John's Episcopal Church, hosted a weenie roast at Short Beach for several young ladies from her class and their friends. Attendees included Mary Guptill, Barbara Gilbert, Betty Gould, Norma MacWillie, Betty Kershaw, Lois Decker, Barbara Clapp, Martha Hanrahan and Frances Hartford.
The Bur roughs Newsboys Foundation will award 10 scholarships to Greater Boston newsboys, including residents of Metropolitan Boston and Winthrop for the first time. Grants are based on need adaptability character and scholarship and applications are through local high schools or at the foundation in Boston. Ten newsboys have benefited in the past six years.
Zoo experts warn humans transfer illnesses to housed animals. They note monkeys and orangutans struggle to acclimate to cold, while camels tolerate snow. Pneumonia in menageries stems from lack of exercise and poor care, not merely cold weather.
The text describes two fig types: seedless types like White Adriatic Black Mission and Kadota that develop fruit without pollination, and pollination-requiring types such as Cali myria Stanford and San Pedro. It explains fig pollination by insects, with pollen-bearing flowers inside the eye and other flowers forming the gall, occupying the fruit cavity.
About $1800 has been raised for the local Scout Fund, representing 82 percent of the goal. 240 subscriptions remain outstanding and will be pursued by campaign workers to close the drive. donations may be mailed to Winthrop Boy Scout Headquarters or left at Winthrop Trust Co. Subcommittee chair George Downie asks workers to return un-interviewed prospect cards.
Fox Film's Bottoms Up headlines a romantic comedy with songs starring Pat Paterson John Boles Spencer Tracy with a co feature Men in White from MGM co starring Myrna Loy. Universal offers Like It That Way with Gloria Stuart Roger Pryor. Tarzan and His Mate from MGM features Johnny Weissmuller Maureen O Sullivan. May Robson stars in You Cant Buy Everything with Jean Parker and William Bakewell in a double bill alongside news features.
George Bryan Brummell, known as Beau Brummell, was a celebrated spendthrift and fashion arbiter to the Prince of Wales. Born in 1778, he rose with the prince, built an extravagant London establishment, then spent his fortune, was deserted by friends, fled to France, and died in a hospital for the mendicant in 1840.
Representative Daniel J. Honan announced that the Metropolitan District Commission awarded a $22,000 contract to Lehman Bros. of Boston to repair damage on Winthrop Shore Drive from winter storms. Work should begin within a few days and be completed by July 15.
Funeral services for Frank L. Green former East Boston resident died Friday at his home 16 Willow Avenue were held Monday at 9 00 a m with a solemn high mass at the Church of St John the Evangelist He was born in East Boston educated there and had lived many years in Winthrop He was a past member of Leo Court No 5 MC OF
The driest spot in the world is a desert of 300000 square miles in Chinese Turkestan. It is so devoid of moisture that no human, bird, beast, or plant can subsist within its boundaries.
An ad promotes Dr. Albert Wiggam's column Let's Explore Your Mind in the Boston Globe urging readers to sample the feature. It presents Wiggam's psychology angle as a neighborly tip for daily insight.
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