WPA Employees to Receive Time Off
WPA Administrator Dennis W Delaney announces that certified WPA employees leaving for military service with the National Guard or U S Reserve Corps and U S Naval Reserve Forces will be reemployed on return. They may make up lost time and must notify supervisors with expected return dates. This year Massachusetts National Guard units expect a three week duty tour. No leave lists for the Naval Reserve are available.
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WPA
Dennis W.delaney
Washington
National Guard
United States Reserve Corps
United States_Naval Reserve Forces
Delaney
Massachusetts National Guard
Naval Reserve
Celtic Tongued Peoples Study Cites Few Survivors
A Columbia University Press study notes only Gaelic speaking Irish Highland Scots and their linguistic kin in Armorican Welsh and Breton communities remain today. The research highlights enduring Celtic language and cultural ties across Ireland Scotland Wales and Brittany despite diminished usage.
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France
Columbia University Press
Film Week Brightens Winthrop and State Theatres
At The Theatres presents a busy bill with An Angel from Texas featuring Eddie Albert Rosemary Lane Wayne Morris Jane Wyman Ronald Reagan and Ruth Terry alongside Shooting High with Jane Withers and Gene Autry. Abe Lincoln in Illinois stars Raymond Massey while Charlie Chan's Murder Cruise features Sidney Toler Buck Benny Rides Again arrives with Rochester and Village Barn Dance.
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Texas
Winthrop
Hollywood
Eddie Albert
Rosemary Lane
Wayne Morris
Jane Wyman
Ronald Reagan
Ruth Terry
Funnybones
Brother Rat
Rat
Jane
Withers
Gene Autry
Robert E. Sherwood
Abe Lincoln
Illinois
Raymond Massey
Charlie Chan
Charlie
Buck Benny
Rochester
Richard Cromwell
Importance of Plant Roots in Growth and Food
The root is essential to a plant's life providing stability and nourishment. It draws up food and moisture from the soil and stores nutrients. humans eat root vegetables like potatoes, carrots, and beets, and historical paths include survival uses of roots such as those found in the woods and cultivated roots like lotus lilies.
First White House Marriage in 1811 by Supreme Court Justice
Justice Thomas Todd of the United States Supreme Court and Lucy Payne Washington were the first couple married in the White House on March 11, 1811.
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White House
Thomas Todd
United States Supreme Court
Lucy Payne Washington
Demolition Begins on Defunct Narrow Gauge Railroad
Work to dismantle overhead wires and structures of the defunct narrow gauge railroad has started this week. Wires and material are being removed, signaling a permanent end to the railroad's use. Uprights, fences, and metalwork are to be cleared. station structures may also be demolished.
First Church of Christ, Scientist Winthrop Services
Sunday services at 10 45 a m with Sunday School for ages up to 20. Testimonial meeting Wednesday 8 pm. Reading room open daily 2 to 5. Evening services Saturday 7 to 9 and Wednesday before and after meetings. June 16 subject God the Preserver of Man with Bible and Eddy text on healing and salvation.
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
Winthrop
God
Churches of Christ
Scientist
Golden Age of Furniture Designers Named in Georgian Era
The Georgian period is hailed as the Golden Age of English furniture with influence from Thomas Chippendale Robert and James Adam George Hepplewhite and Thomas Sheraton shaping enduring style and craft.
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Thomas Chippendale
Robert and
James Adam
George Hepplewhite
Thomas Sheraton
Annual Meeting Of Scientists Held In Boston Mass
Thousands of Christian Scientists gathered for The First Church of Christ Scientist annual meeting in Boston Massachusetts. Margaret Glenn Mathews was elected president succeeding George Cook with Ripley and Parker re elected treasurer and clerk.
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Mass
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Massachusetts
Harry C. Browne
Christian Science Board of Directors
Christ Jesus
Margaret Murney Glenn Matters
New York
Edwin_F. Glenn
United States Army
George Shaw Cook
Brookline
Edward L. Ripley
Ezra W. PaWker
Marshfield
Hairy and Downy Woodpeckers Dominant North American Species
The hairy and downy woodpeckers are among the best known in the United States. Males show a scarlet patch on the head, while body color remains similar. The flicker, including the red-shafted form, is also widespread and often forages on the ground. Woodpeckers help control forest and fruit tree pests.
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United States
Missouri
Atlantic
Rocky Mountains
Pacific
Velocity of Tornado Reaches 500 MPH Wind
A tornado can drive winds to 500 miles per hour, scientists say, illustrating the extreme power of these storms and their potential for widespread damage.
Miss Evangeline Clark Wins Harvard Theological Diploma
Evangeline Van Clark of 21 Grovers Avenue received a diploma at The Charles School graduation in Andover Chapel Harvard Theological School Cambridge. She earned the Gregg Award for shorthand at 100 words a minute and raised speed to 120 wpm in nine months.
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van”) R. Clark
Grovers Ave
Charles School
Cambridge
Andover
Harvard Theological School
Clark
William J. Clark
Miss Clark
Gregg
Van
Annual Pops Night At Symphony Hall Boston
Winthrop High School band and orchestra attended the annual Pops at Symphony Hall in Boston. The event, started last year by director Albert E. Keleher Jr., was a popular success again this year and highlighted a season of music and marching with the senior class processions and graduation activities.
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Winthrop High School
Pops
Symphony Hall
Boston
Albert E. Keleher
Osborne Hall
Miller Field
Union Congregational Church Calendar Highlights
Vivian M. Bartlett assists pastor at Union Congregational Church with morning worship at 10 30 and Children's Day service closing church school for summer. Activities include Senior Christian Endeavor, Young Married Peoples Club, Prudential and Luncheon events, Vacation Church School starting June 24, Missionary Society meeting, Bible study and book review, Get-together Club supper, and a Business and Professional Club weekend trip planned for June 15 16 and 17.
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Vivian M. Bartlett
Ocean
F. C. Butterfield
Young Married Peoples
Prudential
Chiang Kai-Shek
Anna Merle Snow
Jean Greathead
Miss Bartlett
Grace Smart
Club
Ie Business and Professional Club
U.C. C
Labrador's Fishing Industry Drives Local Economy
Fishing remains the principal industry in Labrador, sustaining livelihoods and local businesses through coastal fleets and related services. The Industry supports fishers, suppliers, and markets shaping the region's economic profile.
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Labrador
Tae
Board of Selectmen Back Ragweed Elimination Effort
The Board writes Mrs. Somerby secretary of the Garden Club of the Winthrop Woman's Club stating willingness to cooperate to remove ragweed but cites lack of funds. It offers to supply trucks to pick up and cart ragweed but cannot pay workers. It asks for guidance on further cooperation.
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Board of Selectmen
Jane W. Somerby
Winthrop Woman’s Club
Garden Club
Opening of Remodeled B. N. Samuels Drug Store Draws Crowds
The new B. N. Samuels Inc. drug store at Winthrop Centre held a formal opening last Saturday attracting many citizens who toured the renovated space. Barnett N. Samuels welcomed guests while gifts and souvenirs were distributed and floral baskets arrived from friends and well wishers.
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B. N. Samuels, Inc
Winthrop Centre
Barnett N. Samuels
Samuels
Sparrow Players Close Season With Little Lost Lady
Sparrow Players wrap a two night run finishing their season with the three act play Little Lost Lady featuring 21 children. The cast includes Ruth Roach Beverly Belcher Mary Ann Foote and others with Estelle Bush designing scenery and costumes and Doris L Mahaney writing and directing. The group plans to resume producing in their workshop in the fall.
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Little Lost Lady
Ruth Roach
Beverly Belcher
Mary Ann Foote
Lorraine Fielding
Martina Leary
Jacqueline Brooks
Ann Marie Lucey
Catherine McCaffrey
Ann McCaffrey
Susan Bush
Carol Thompson
Polly Burns
Betty Reith
Eleanor Canavan
Jean McCarthy
Estelle Bush
Sparrow Players
Doris. L. Mahaney
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