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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1931
Page
4
This weekend features Toomey in Alibi and Nightstick with Pittsburgh roots and New York and London credits. The Spy at Winthrop with Kay Johnson stars Neil Hilton, while Ten Nights in A Bar Room showcases Farnum and Santschi in a historic wrecking sequence.
City Streets stars Gary Cooper and Sylvia Sidney in a tense melodrama of city crime shown at Revere and Crescent Gardens Theatres for today and tomorrow. Paul Lukas William Boyd Wynne Gibson and Guy Kibbee support the cast with The Command Performance featuring Neil Hamilton and Una Merkel on the same program.
Gary Cooper and Sylvia Sidney co star in City Streets a two day Winthrop Theatre engagement. The story follows underworld figures and a law guardian in a metropolitan back alley drama adapted from Dashiell Hammett. Also noted are Menjou and Hyams in Men Call it Love with stunt driving synchronized by speedometer cameras.
Constance Bennett, star of Sin Takes a Holiday, is set for a new film Born to Love by Ernest Pascal. Paul L Stein directed the earlier hit and, during a Beverly Hills dinner, outlined the skeleton idea via a long distance call. Pascal, author of The Dark Swan and The Age for Love, headlines this engagement.
Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey headline Cracked Nuts a laugh filled feature at the Revere and Crescent Gardens Theatres with Dorothy Lee Edna May Oliver and Stanley Fields in the cast The outdoor thriller Cukoke with Richard Arlen and Mary Brian screens as a second feature directed by Edward Cline.
Marlene Dietrich stars in Dishonored with Victor McLaglen at Reveré and Crescent Gardens Theatres on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. The film follows a fearless woman using her country loyalty to pursue enemies, clashing with a rival officer who falls under her charm. Josef von Sternberg directs from a story by himself.
The figure of Prester John, a legendary Christian potentate of the Far East, is discussed as a myth with possible roots in real rulers. Historians note no Twelfth century Christian king ruled in Asia, yet the legend linked him to figures like Gur Khah and inspired ongoing exploration efforts.
Glaciers are important scientifically and practically, with measurements coordinated by an international glacier commission founded in 1894. Nations monitor glacier changes to predict avalanches and floods and to manage mountain rivers critical for hydropower in Switzerland.
A noisy mock sermon from the Winthrop Post by H. J. N mocks law and boosts, then presents a spoof forecast by Prof Hoopla predicting a chaotic fiscal year. It lampoons July and August behavior, weather alibies, and public notices with satirical asides about bonds and reading ads.
A folk description contrasts the drum with two heads and a hollow body to produce sound, and details how drums and rods create music across ages. It likens the drum to early humans, notes uses in war and ceremony, and compares the bugle to a funnel with wind producing loud tones through its openings.
The article describes cymbals as round plates used with wooden mounts. When struck, they produce a bang like clattering dishes, causing consternation if mishandled. Players require home practice to master timing and avoid discord.
Goodyear engineers report the USS Akron airship and a giant dock under construction for the U S Navy. The Akron will measure 785 feet with a 6 500 000 cubic foot helium capacity and an interior airplane compartment for five pursuit planes. Visitors can view the dock, 1175 by 325 by 211 feet, the largest without interior supports.
George L. Stewart 53 of 39 Fair View died June 1. Funeral held at Charles R. Bennison Residence 147 Winthrop Street on Tuesday with Rev Ralph Hirper officiating. Interment in Winthrop Cemetery.
ISACHUSETTS Saeteecart OF PUBLIC HEALTH hosts a health forum in Boston Massachusetts. Readers may send health and prevention questions to the Forum at the State Department of Public Health in the State House.
A reader asks about blisters on hands and feet and the doctor notes multiple possible causes requiring examination. Another asks if venereal disease severely destroys tissue. modern treatment reduces damage. Additional Qs cover eczema diet, teenage pimples, and cracked nails with possible links to eczema psoriasis infections or nutrition.
The United States acquired the Danish West Indies and renamed them the Virgin Islands. Ratifications of the sale treaty occurred January 17 1917 confirming a 25 million dollar purchase. The first permanent settlement on St Thomas was May 25 1672 by the Danish West India Company under Gov. Jorgen Tverson. The islands remained Danish except for brief British occupation.
Legal notice states WHILARD HL. NODCHINS JR of Winthrop had property seized by execution. On July 25 1941 at 12 o'clock M the sheriff will sell the described real estate in Winthrop, bounded by Quincy Ave, Lot 6, and ten feet, containing 8395 square feet, as shown on plan. Sheriff JOHN J. CASEY Bt-112-19-26.
Notice is hereby given that Margaret J. Le Cour has been duly appointed administratrix of the estate of John FE, late of Winthrop, Massachusetts, deceased. She has given bond as required by law and all persons indebted to said estate are asked to make payment to her. Claims against the estate must be exhibited. Boston, June 11, 1931.
Public auction to foreclose the Hazle M Wheeler mortgage on 20 Shirley Street Winthrop Suffolk County Massachusetts lot 45 and part of 48 described by Ocean Spray Lots plan ending Book 1275. Sale set July 6 1981 at 4 pm on premises with reserve to pay taxes liens and record restrictions. Bank holds mortgage and will execute sale with attorney Edward R Thomas.
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