Rotary speaker Lt Col Furbish addresses Winthrop club
Lt Col Chester A Furbish assistant to State Director of Selective Service spoke at the Beacon Villa Rotary meeting on June 14. He explained why married men are being called and the need to replace them with single workers to hit the 11 000 000 war quota. He projected the war with Japan lasting part of two more years. Carl Nelson chaired and plans were announced for Winthrop Rotary’s 1943-44 officers installation and fifth anniversary next Monday under William Ham and Edward H Homer.
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Chester A. Furbish
Ralph E. Smith
Selective Service
Winthrop
Rotary Club
Beacon Villa
Col. Furbish
Japan
Carl Nelson
Winthrop Rotary Club
William Ham
Edward H. Homer
Red Cross Opens New Office in Winthrop Street
The Winthrop Chapter unveils a new Red Cross office at 216 Winthrop St on Monday June 14 with Chapter Chair Mrs. Carl St. Floyd leading a staff to meet rising wartime demands. The June 9 Executive Board suspended summer meetings unless emergency called. An exhibit showcased two scrapbooks and Miss P Estelle Fernald's chapter history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Winthrop St
Carl St. Floyd
Town Hall
P. Estelle Fernald
Winthrop Chapter
Fernald
Preston L. Chase
Motor Corps
Alice Kirkpatrick
John Brown
Old Colony
Aubrey F. Jennings
Louis Rudginsky
Melbourne B. Tewksbury
Three-Fourths Of Quota Reached At Nurse Association Board
The Winthrop Visiting Nurse Association reports three fourths of the annual membership canvass quota has been reached. Precinct II and IV co chairmen and many volunteers assist in canvassing across town. The Thrift Shop at Magee's Corner seeks clothing and shoes. call Mrs. Jones to arrange pickup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop Visiting Nurse Association
Lewis M. Hollingsworth
Charles A. Hagman
Wendell A. Hodgkins
Charles Moore
Ralph Ballou
Frank Beale
P. O. Brown
Ralph Blaze
Robert Burns
Barbara Burr
Tito Cascieri
Betty Ann Clark
Althea Dominico
Walter Donnahue
David Dixon
Charles Dailey
Harry Ells
Sidney Evans
LeRoy Gardenier
Richard Griffin
Marjorie Kilgore
William Kirby
R. H. LeCour
Frank Lightborn
Albert Lyons
William Murray
Lloyd Phelan
Marion Reed
Willis Reid
George Rhodes
Hugh Shaw
Ben Schrader
Betty Snyder
John Solomon
Magee’s Corner
Harry M. Jones
Jones
Lawn Party For Winthrop Hospital Linen Fund
Winthrop Community Hospital Aid Association hosts a lawn party June 26 at 265-267 Court Rd to raise funds for the linen fund of the new wing. Mrs Owen D Murphy leads the effort with the Exchange It table under Mrs John H Sears handling donated warm clothing and resale items. Proceeds support garments, aprons and other crafts plus food with 25 cent tickets sold by Mrs D J McKinnon.
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Winthrop Community Hospital Aid Association, Inc
Owen D. Murphy
Court Rd
Winthrop Community Hospital
John H. Sears
Murphy
Sears
Winthrop
Boston
D. J. McKinnon
June Luncheon of the Woman's Association of the U C C
The annual June Luncheon of the U C C will be held Thursday June 24 at 1 PM. Mrs Elizabeth Macklin prepared a seafood a la king menu with salad hot rolls lemon meringue pie and coffee for 65 cents. An entertainment follows with soprano Mrs Olin Tracey of Melrose giving a song and a talk on home flower arrangements. Tickets available from association members.
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Elizabeth Macklin
Olin Tracey
Melrose
Association
Opening of USC Winthrop Service Center July Fourth
Plans discussed at the June 10 1943 USC Winthrop Soldiers and Sailors Committee meeting to open a new service center in the Highlands Yacht Club on July 4. Renovations are complete the juke box is installed grounds care is arranged and the building is prepared for a limited opening with a banquet on June 30 and tickets through George Hamilton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USC Winthrop Soldiers and Sailors Committee
Old Highlands Yacht Club
George Hamilton
House Committee
American Legion
Salerno
War Services Division
Harbor
Winthrop
Fort Banks
Fort Dees
Fort Buckman
Henry McCarthy
Winthrop Lodge of Elks
Fort Heath
241St Coast Artillery Band
Winthrop Beach Yacht Club
Harry Torey
George Stokes
Stokes
Eleanor Herbert
Edna Fielding
Craven
Dibble
Chas. Hagman
Patria
Ffairs
Rev William Nolan Ordained in New York and Returns
Mr and Mrs William L Nolan announce the ordination of their son the Rev William Liquori Nolan of the Redemptorist Fathers by Archbishop McCarty on June 20 at Mount Saint Alphonsus Eso pus New York He will celebrate his first solemn mass June 27 at St Theresa Church West Roxbury Mass A reception Sunday afternoon at 151 Corey St Winthrop residents invited Former Winthrop council K of C past grand knight are noted
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William L. Nolan
William Liquori Nolan
Redemptorist Fathers
William T. McCarty
C. Ss.r
D.D
Mount Saint Alphonsus
Esopus
New York
Father Nolan
St. Theresa’s Church
West Roxbury
Mass
Corey St
Winthrop
Nolan
Winthrop Council
K. of C
Flag Day Observance by Winthrop Elks Honors National Spirit
Winthrop Elks held its annual Flag Day exercises at Miller Field with a parade from Ingleside Park and a program led by Daniel J. Honan. Rt. Rev. Msgr. Richard J. Quinlan delivered the keynote address honoring service members, veterans, and town cooperators including the American Legion and school officials.
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Miller Field
Richard J. Quinlan
Winthrop Lodge of Elks
Grand Lodge of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
Elks
State Guard
Pleasant Park
Jerry) Carlz
Winthrop Post
American Legion
Alfred Fearing
Andrew A. Biggio
Winthrop Elks
Daniel J. Honan
the Elks
Mr. Honan
William F. Gately
Walter H. Donahue
Winthrop Senior
Leslie L. Dunham
The
Ruth LaCentra
George J. Hamilton
Walter Smith
Laurence Emig
Winthrop
N. Eliot Willis
George J. Stokes
U. S. O. Committee
Roy W. Pigeon
Selectmen
Msgr
St. John the Evangelist Church
Quinlan
Agnes Larkin Ranger Hostess Veranda Party Recap
Mrs Agnes Larkin hosted Rangers on Thursday June 10 at her home with thirty five guests enjoying a luncheon. Myrtle Dodge spoke on butterflies with NatGeo illustrations while Grace Burns Grasshoppers and Margaret Gardner Cats were discussed. Georgia Snow Sarah Whorf and Howe shared poems and Mrs Howland read a soldier observer letter on Tunisia. The group closed with the Call of the Rangers praising the hostess and veranda gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Larkin
Rangers
Myrtle Dodge
National Geographic Magazine
Grace Burns
Margaret Gardner
Georgia Snow
Sarah Whorf
Howe
Tunisia
Howland
Business and Professional Club Closes Season in Boston Dinner
The Business and Professional Club of U. C. C. closed the season with a June 14 dinner in Boston and attended the Pops Concert at Symphony Hall. Guests included Mrs. Harry Davis Marion Thurston Mrs. Donald McKinnon and Mrs. Jennie Wood, a most enjoyable time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and _ Professional Club
Boston
Symphony Hall
Harry Davis
Marion Thurston
Donald McKinnon
Jennie Wood
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U. S. Treasury
Harry H. Sandler
Washington Ave
To & P.mée
Ocean
Nat’s
Nat’s Delicatessen
Shirley ST
Wave Way Ave
Sune
Woman’s Association OF the
U.C.C
Wm. L. Nolan
America
Lodge
St. Anthony's Church
Revere
Benjamin Groman Post
Maurice W. Kirby
Per
Hans C. Kleeman
ELK
William H. McGillicuddy
Mrs. Agnes Larkin
the Business
and Professional Club
Edith Wood
School of Dancing and Dramatics
Winthrop Street
Masonic
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