Knights of Columbus Notes and Local Happenings
In Canberra Australia J A Perkins acts to ban twenty magazines from the Commonwealth Book Censorship Committee, linking effort to purge printed filth with the National League of Decency. The article also covers Father’s Day, council activities in Chelsea Revere Fitton North Cambridge and Winthrop, and playful notes on ping pong title hopes, speeches, and a July Dreamer event.
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New York Times
Canberra
Australia
J. A. Perkins
Commonwealth Book Censorship Committee
United States
United Kingdom
New Zealand
Perkins
Joyce Kilmer
Columbiad
Columbia
National League of Decency
Chelsea
Revere
Fitton
North Cambridge
Winthrop
Fitton Club
Der‘van
Graduation 1938 prompts tips and local events montage
The Rover shares a graduation themed lead urging the Class of 1938 to aim high whether they work or college. It recalls a street scene with Officer Wendell and a child seeking a graduation ticket, notes Miss Caroline Stanley’s party, and recounts 1905 Boston Journal reprint snippets. The column highlights local dances, a DeMolay event, a beauty contest, and plans for the American Legion Carnival, closing with Winthrop’s Leading Newspaper message.
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George Wendell
Law and Order Force
Wendell
Sonny
Caroline Stanley
Hermon
Patricia Dimes
Robert Perkins
Beverly Springer
Laurette LeCours
Bostonournal
Boston Journal
Boston Herald
Boston Opera House
Angora Cat
Rene
Hart
Boston
United States Secret Service
Miss Mulloy Dancing School
Adelaide Hartt
Edith Hartt
Jack Leslie
Jack
Winthrop
American Legion
Rover
The
Winthrop. Review
Au Revoir
Rangers Visit at Massachusetts State College Gardens
On Thursday June 9 the Rangers visited Walden Field Station at Massachusetts State College. Dr Paul Dempsey spoke and led a tour of greenhouses and gardens studying ongoing experiments. An inspection of perennial beds closed the visit followed by a picnic at Waverley Oaks and a woodland bird walk led by Mrs Grace E Burns.
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Wal Waltham Field
Massachusetts State College
Paul Dempsey
Waverley
Oaks
Grace E. Burns
Claude a Three I league contender if tim heehan has say
The piece imagines Claude playing left field in the Three I league with Tim Sheehan backing his move. It paints a scene of fans, a serenade, and musicians chasing harmony through weekly rehearsals as Claude aims for notable service and speed to reach the field.
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Tim Sheehan
Claude
Serenaders
Gosh
Foreclosure and Mortgage Sale Notices in Winthrop Mass 1938
Legal notices announce tax lien foreclosures for parcels in Winthrop Suffolk and a Home Owners' Loan Corporation mortgage foreclosure. It lists parcel descriptions on Upland Road Main Street and Trident Avenue with dates to file appearances by July 11 1938 and a public auction of the Winthrop property set for June 27 1938 at 9 30 AM.
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Jessie A. Lincoln
Carl E. Lincoln
Chester
Winthrop
County of Suffolk
Commonwealth
Upland Road
Main St
Trident Ave
Charles
H. Brooks
Fannie Grishaver
Recorder of
Boston
Court House
Winthrop Review
John E. Fenton
Charles A. Southworth
Charles Berger
Rose M. Berger
Suffolk County
Massachusetts
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Suffolk
County of
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Whitman &Howard, C.E
Shirley Street
Lewis
Bertha E. Porter
Montfaucon Memorial Honors Meuse Argonne Troops
The Montfaucon memorial in northeastern France honors American troops who fought in the Meuse Argonne offensive of World War I at Montfaucon.
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Montfaucon Memorial
France
Montfaucon
Meuse-Argonne
The Fort on the Lake and London Port's Early Rise
The piece traces London's early port history from Roman times when invaders crossed the Thames at a ridge near a lake fort. It notes the site name Llyndun meaning fort on the lake and marks London as a growing trade center, eventually becoming the leading British port under Elizabeth I and contributing half of the nation's customs revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Britain
Thames
Llyndun
Elizabeth
Sated lion becomes harmless to other animals on plains
A fed lion in Africa is not a threat and is often left unchallenged by zebras and other animals. The herd may allow the lion to approach within a few feet and even pass through the middle of the group without incident.
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Africa
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