Guardsmen Club Hosts Dinner Dance and Unit Milestone
The Guardsmen’s Club and guests enjoyed a dinner dance at Odd Fellows Hall with 50 couples, marking a milestone since the Winthrop Company of the State Guard activated on May 26, 1942. The evening featured bugle calls by Corp. Arthur Soares and praise for the unit’s mutual helpfulness, with plans for HQ renovations and new lockers.
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Cawthorn
Guardsmen’s ‘Club
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Winthrop Company
State Guard
Corp
Arthur Soares
Fort Banks
Rep
Verney
Board of Selectmen
Charlie Hagman
Ashworth
Bill Pierce
Bob Fallon
Doug Wilson
BPOE
W. M. Bennett
Interior of State Guard
Herman St. Is
Pvt
Charles Wainwright
Norman J. Weiner
Germans Estimate Foreigner Population Under Hitler Reaches Eleven Million
Officials in Germany announced that the number of foreigners enslaved for Hitler rose from six million last autumn to eleven million, per Dr Walter Gross head of the Office for Racial Politics.
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Germany
Hitler
Walter Gross
Office For Racial Politics
Court comedy settles who Gives the Bride Away
In a private Matrimony Court hearing the Younger Brother pursues the right to give the bride away after the Father withdraws. The court weighs parity of headship, family ego, and etiquette, upholding the Younger Brother while banning etiquette intrusions at rehearsals.
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Forasmuch
Eve
Adam
Satan
Laban
Rachel
Jacob
Summer Hours In Effect At Library
Summer hours for June July and August set new times for the public library and branch. Weekdays excluding holidays open 1 to 9 p m and Saturdays 10 a m to 1 p m.
St John's Episcopal Church Services Announced
At the corner of Bowdoin and Buchanan Streets the St John’s Episcopal Church offers 8 a.m. Holy Communion and 10:45 a.m. sermon and Holy Communion on the Trinity as an ancient truth for modern needs. Church school summer attendance can be credited at either service, with a Friday 7:30 p.m. intercession service for service members. The church is open daily for prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph M. Harper
Trinity
Church
Literary Guild Annual Meeting at Beacon Villa
Members and guests of the Literary Guild of the Winthrop Women’s Catholic Club held their annual dinner at Beacon Villa on June 10. Miss Jean Verdi sang, Miss Jean Evans performed, and Mrs. Norman Horrigan praised the guild’s season while presenting a prayer book to chairwoman Edith M. Christopher. Alice Powell’s upcoming wedding was celebrated with a gift. Garden Party set for July 10 hosted by Mrs. Woollett with Mrs. Daniel J. Honan assisting.
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Winthrop Women’s Catholic Club
Beacon Villa
Jean Verdi
Watertown
Mass
Jean Evans
Norman Horrigan
Guild
Edith M. Christopher
White Cliffs
Dover
Alice Duer Miller
Audrey Finn
Dorchester
England
Miss Finn
Alice Powell
God Bless
America
Pratt
Woollett
Daniel’ J.’ Honan
Cosmic unity explored in Christian Science Sunday lesson
Sunday service topic in all Christian Science churches examines whether the universe and man are evolved by atomic force. Golden text affirms God as Father of all things, with psalm and scripture passages from Psalms 33 and I Corinthians 8 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Baker Eddy
Funeral Services Held for George Otis Colby
Funeral services for George Otis Colby longtime Post composing room staffer were conducted at Reynolds Funeral Home Winthrop. Born February 26 1875 in NewburyportColby began printing as an apprentice in Newburyport later worked for Newburyport Herald Rapid Service Press and joined the Post composing room after a varied career. He leaves wife Josie P Colby daughter Elisabeth son Eben Thomson brother James Murray Colby and grandson Ralph Ballou Colby. He resided at 33 Court Rd Winthrop.
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George Otis Colby
The
Post
Reynold’s
Winthrop St
Winthrop
Newburyport
Colby
Linotype
Philadelphia
St. .John’s Lodge
Boston Typographical Union
No. 13
Josie P. Colby
S. Elisabeth Colby
Eben Thomson Colby
Winthrop High School
James Murray Colby
Byfield
Ralph Ballou Colby
Court Rd
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Ham’s
OCE
Guardsmen Club
Mrs. Heddy
East Boston
Saugus, Malden, Melrose and
Revere
Ecclesiastical Court of the State of Matrimony
ST. John’s Episcopal Church
Bowdoin and
Buchanan Streets
FBI
Lionel Barrymore
Gloria Jean, Ian Hunter
George Murphy
Ann Shirley
Carol Landis
Dennis’ Day
POWER
Northwest Rangers
Tim Holt
Bonita Granville
Kent Smith
Otto Kruger
Allen Jones
Jane Frazee
Joseph Cotten, Delores del Rio
Leon Errol, Mary Beth Hughes
Literary Guild
Christian Science Church
Theresaw Self Service Grocery Unit
Mh LM Hk
Anvea
ELM Farm
VY Aes
PT Bot
Lee
Crisco Ib
Babbitt
LYE
Barcelone
Shirley ST
George C. Colby
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