Local State Guard Leads Revere Parade Route
Winthrop Company of the N. S. G. with 34 men and officers took part in the Revere Veterans Memorial Committee parade. It marked their fourth ceremonial engagement in three weeks as they formed in two platoons led by Capt. John C. Ashworth. Two new privates joined, Kenneth A. Hanson and Lester Richmond, bringing total to 59.
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Winthrop Company
Revere Veterans Memorial Committee
John C. Ashworth
Revere State Guard
Bae BE
Wilfred M. Bennett
Kenneth A. Hanson
Sagamore Ave
Lester Richmond
Grovers Ave
Wm. A. Abbott
Herbert W. Annis
Frederick L. Gillis
State Guard Camp of Instruction
Randolph Field Cadets Learn Air Archery Skills
Cadet pilots at Randolph Field Texas train in archery to improve aim for aerial combat. Private Lloyd C Schwartz, twice Texas bow champion and Southern champion, teaches cloud shooting to place arrows at 180 yards and hit a two inch target at 100 feet.
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Randolph Field
Texas
West Point
Randolph
Lloyd C. Schwartz
San Antonio
Schwartz
Young Women’s Republican Club Attends Pops at Symphony Hall
On Friday evening June 4 the Young Women’s Republican Club members enjoyed a Boston Pops Orchestra program conducted by Arthur Fiedler at Symphony Hall Boston under the Massachusetts Council of Young Women’s Republican Clubs. Attendees included Hon. and Mrs. Arthur F. Verney and many others.
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Young Women’s Republican Club
Symphony Hall
Boston
Massachusetts Council of Young Women’s Republican Clubs
Boston Pops Orchestra
Arthur Fiedler
Arthur F. Verney
John B. Mattson
Matthew Milan
Roger Walker
John Barry
Donald MacAfee
OCD
France
MacAfee
Duramold Plywood Used in Army Aircraft Construction
The Duramold process uses bonded plywood to replace aluminum for the AT 14 Yankee Doodle trainer. Veneer layers are laid on steel dies with glue and a 90 degree layup, then vacuum formed and pressure cured to produce ready to fit skin sections.
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Duramold
Fairchild Engine &Airplane Corporation
Federated Clubs At Swampscott Convention Represent Winthrop
Winthrop women attended the 51st annual Massachusetts State Federation of Women's Clubs convention at the New Ocean House Swampscott June 3 4 1943 with theme Facing the Future Speakers included Col Romulo Governor Saltonstall and Mrs French The Winthrop contingent listed names and the club won awards for social welfare programs and a bomber fundraiser total Massachusetts clubs donations reached 17343441 with 79221 50 invested in war bonds plus 83000 raised for a bomber
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Winthrop
Massachusetts State Federation of Women’s Clubs
New Ocean House
Swampscott
Stuart F. Heinritz
Purchasing
Madame Nila Magidoff
Carlos P. Romulo
Hiram C. Houghton
Education
Paul Sapieha
William A. Lydgate
Gallup
Saltonstall
Col. Romulo
Bataan
Gen. MacArthur
Australia
Herbert F. French
Federation
Massachusetts
Robert A. Walsh
Winthrop Woman's Club
Walsh
H. C. Belcher
P. L. Chase
B. H. Chace
L. G. Conant
Tanimbar Islands Near Darwin Now a Jap Base
The Tanimbar Islands lie 290 miles north of Darwin with Amboina in the Moluccas 300 miles away. The archipelago, part of the Netherlands Indies, is largely wooded with uninhabited islets and simple native villages. The group includes Jamdena the largest island and holds unexploited oil and iron resources.
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Tanimbar Islands
Netherlands Indies
Tokyo
Darwin
Australia
New Guinea
Amboina
Moluccas
Tanimbars
Kai
Aroe
Connecticut
Gulf of Mexico
Jamdena
Timor Laut
Tanimbar
Algiers A Major French Naval Base City
Algiers, the largest city in Algeria with about 252000 residents, serves as a leading French African naval base in the Mediterranean and a key trade port with France. It lies between Morocco and Tunisia, within 400 airline miles of France, blending modern French life with Arab customs.
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Algiers
Algeria
Mediterranean
France
Morocco
Tunisia
Naval Base
Good Health in 1965 Promotes Fundamental Foods
Miss Elizabeth Jensen of the University of Illinois predicts that buoyant health in 1965 will come from fundamental foods urged to the public. The diet should include milk vegetables fruits eggs meat fish or poultry whole grains and butter. A natural food mix is better than synthetically concocted diets.
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Elizabeth Jensen
University of Illinois College of Agriculture
You Can Go Home Again
A compact reflection invokes Horace on returning to what one discarded as better. The quote frames a beaming insight into choosing wiser paths by revisiting earlier values and possessions. It presents a timeless lesson on contentment and judgment.
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Horace
Visiting Nurse Work Aids Winthrop Homes
The visiting nurse program in Winthrop offers skilled home care to ill patients and new mothers, excluding contagious cases or cases without a doctor to authorize prescribing. Community solicitors in Precincts 1 and V lead the annual canvass with numerous co chairs assisting, seeking support for the service.
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Winthrop Board of Health
Cochairmen
W. H. Clark
A. W. Larkin
H. G. Roberts
John Ballou
R. J. Bowman
John Brown
Boardman Chace
William Cotty
Arthur Campbell
Arthur Dalrymple
James Creighton
LeRoy Davy
War Splits and Strengthens Family Loyalties Amid War
Dr. Bernhard J. Stern of Columbia University says wartime separations intensify family loyalties for many, while accelerating long term shifts like urbanization and the diminished role of the father. He notes emotional security from home amid dispersal to camps and jobs, and warns disruptions of moving between communities can destabilize routines.
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Bernhard J. Stern
Columbia University
Stern
Hybrid corn seed production and crossing methods
Hybrid corn results from crossing two pure inbred lines. The female parent must have tassels removed to prevent self fertilization, a process done daily in seed fields as tassels fade over about three weeks.
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Carlyle Hodgkin
Omaha World- Herald
New Menhaden Canned For Food And Lend Lease
The fish once valued mainly for oil used in paints is now being canned in large quantities for edible use and for Lend Lease shipments. This shift marks a significant change in the market and supply of menhaden.
All Non-Essential Driving Banned To Save Gasoline
Rationing boards warn against driving family cars for nonessential activities amid a gasoline shortage. Women are urged to stop using cars for commuting or social calls. households should conserve fuel and, if unsure, walk.
Food Handlers Urged To Improve Clean Habits
Health officials in boom towns warn food workers to follow strict hygiene after spikes in trench mouth and respiratory illnesses. Inspections test glasses and dishes. counts above 500 trigger warnings, fines, or license revocation. Rules stress finger control, hand washing, nail care, and avoiding contamination after bathrooms and money handling.
Fluorescent Lighting Alters Paint Appearance in Test
Before interior painting with fluorescent lighting, test paint colors under the lamp to see how they will look when lit. Light affects different colors. some shift only slightly, others show odd changes. Coffee may appear greenish under daylight fluorescent light, though appeal need not diminish compared with incandescent.
Red Cross Group Trains Staff Assistants for Winthrop Chapter
The Winthrop Chapter of the American Red Cross has trained a Staff Assistants Corps in five lessons. The volunteers will staff the new headquarters in the Wadsworth Block, operating 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. on weekdays and Saturdays mornings. Leaders include Mrs. Arthur Sullivan and Mrs. John Magoon.
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Winthrop Chapter
American Red Cross
Wadsworth
Red Cross
Gertrude Hammond
Arthur Hagman
Gladys MacDonald
Beulah Eldracher
Catherine McGrail
J. W. Gough
Helen Cain
Pearl Brown
Dorothy Green
Frances Budginsky
Henry Roberts
Wm. Kirby
James McKinlay
Agnes B. Munn
Grace Biggs
Jeanette Floyd
Esther Nelson
John Magoon
Washington St
Ralptt Woollett
Howard E. Spencer
Carl S. Floyd
Floating Match Box for Wet Conditions Adopted by Army
The army has adopted a floating match box that stays dry inside after a month submerged. Tested boxes remained dry and sparked on demand when struck, thanks to friction from built in striking bars. Made of synthetic resin, the three inch long by three fourths inch diameter device holds 20 matches and includes a small emergency compass.
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United States
Prehistoric Bull Painting Found in Spanish Cave
In 1879 the Marquis de Santuela discovered a bull painting in a northern Spain cave by an unknown prehistoric race. The pigments used include red sienna blue oxide of manganese and iron oxide yellows and oranges mixed with animal fat, all retaining color centuries later.
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Spain
Marquis de Santuela
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Emma L. Hughes
Dallas E. Addison
Virginia Allen
Edgar F. Baker
Martin J. Cain
John P. Cataldo
Alvah B. Crosby
Maud Crowell
Herbert C. Dow
Edwin A. Finn
Lewis C. Franklin
Helen Geary
Alice Griffin
Harold A. Ham
Orient Palace
Orient Heights
E. Boston
SUN
Errol Flynn
Lupe Velez
Andy ‘Hardy
M. Rooney
Thur
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R. Taylor
Marjorie Woodworth
Scattergood
Guy Kibbee
Charles Starrett
P, Muni
Ras UY
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Red Cross Group
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