A Tabloid History of the Radio
A compact survey traces wireless from early experiments by Henry and Hertz to Marconi’s transatlantic success and the rapid postwar spread of wireless telephony. It notes key contributors including Lodge Pupin Fleming Langmuir Alexanderson De Forest and Armstrong, and mentions Poulsen and early amateur radio work. The piece sketches shifts from spark telegraphy to voice transmission and aircraft communication.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Henry
Princeton
Heinrich Hertz
Germany
Righi
Italy
Guglielmo Marconi
Marconi
England
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Oliver Lodge
M. L Pupin
Flemming
de- Forest
Armstrong
Irving Langmuir
General Electric Research Laboratory
Alexanderson
Poulsen
Westinghouse Engineers
Pittsburgh
Radio broadcasting rise and RCA formation in 1919
The narrative describes early wireless experiments by Westinghouse, the shift from phonograph music to talks and songs, the rapid spread of radio stations nationwide, and RCA’s 1919 formation to centralize efforts. RCA bought Marconi assets and built a transatlantic and Pacific network with Westinghouse and GE, creating a nationwide American broadcast system centered in New York and San Francisco.
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Westinghouse
America
United States
Radio Corporation of America
Marconi Company
New York
San Francisco
General Electric Companies
Town Topics Promotes Blue Book at Police Station
The 1927 Blue Book, a popular Winthrop publication, is available at the police station. Yachtsman Ed Bethel reports a Firestone tire and rim stolen from his car parked near his home Sunday night. Miss Edna Hendricks of Oakland Street, daughter of Mr and Mrs Hendricks, is a patient at Vincent Hospital and works as an operator at Ocean Exchange.
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Winthrop
Ed Bethel
Edna Hendricks
Oakland Street
Vincent Hospital
Miss Hendricks
John Hendricks
Ocean Exchange
Flag Day Exercises Honor Ellsworth B Stone Silver Cup
Winthrop Elks held Flag Day services in the lodge hall with a musical program by a quartet and orchestra. Exalted Ruler Norman J. Horrigan presided as speaker Gil bert delivered an engaging oration. Edward R. Clarke presented the essay prize to Winthrop High School senior Ellsworth B. Stone, who received a large silver cup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop Elks
Gilbert
Norman J. Horrigan
Winthrop High School
Edward R. Clarke
Ellsworth B. Stone
Loving and Serving Fires of Service Inspired by Stevenson
A compact reflection on love and service quoting Robert Louis Stevenson. It suggests that love makes one indispensable and that no person is useless while they retain a fire to serve others. The message centers on dedication and mutual care.
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Robert Louis Stevenson
Figure It Out Women Are Not Half As Vain
A Baltimore Sun item quotes a wry line on vanity, suggesting women are not as vain as men imagine, reflecting gender humor in a brief quotation feature.
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Baltimore Sun
When Illinois Was Indian Chief Chicagou and Illini Legacy
Illinois was populated by about 20 000 Indians when French explorers first entered the land. The Illini were the original dwellers and Chicagou was their renowned chief in early tribal history.
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Illnois
Illini
Chicagou
List of Names and Honors Following Society Notices
A long roster of individuals with the closing word Honors appears. The names include Mulloney Mulloy Murphy Murphy OToole Padden Patterson Petrucci Phillips Piken Polson Reed Sayre Nunan Roberts Roberts Rouillard Saggese Sanders Hadden Saylor Scantlebury Sedoff Simond Simpson Simson Smith Smith Snow Sobey Sprince Steward Stone Thompson Tirrell Tirrell Trainor Treanor Van Dalinda Walker Walker Wallace Watts Webster Whipple Whittingham Metcalf Witliam Wolf Wood.
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Edith Mae Tirrell Thomas Edward Trainor
Marie Louise Treanor
William Henry van Dalinda
Leslie Metcalf Walker
Marjorie Durrell Walker
Dorothy Christine Wallace
Frances Elizabeth Watts
How to Display and Respect the Flag in Churches
Guidance from the Legion notes on flag placement in church services. It details staff positions for the flag in body and chancel settings and prescribes respectful disposal of faded flags, with a note that a full copy will be mailed on request to Ocean 2218-W.
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United States
United States of America
Ocean
Post Meeting Notice Set for June 23
The next regular meeting of the Post will be held on Thursday June 23. A large attendance is requested.
Engagement Announced for Evelyn Ham and Earle Benson
Mr. W. C. Ham announces the engagement of his daughter Evelyn to Mr. Earle W. Benson of Washington Avenue. No wedding date has been set.
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W. C. Ham
Evelyn
Earle W. Benson
Washington Ave
Verdi-Dona hue Engagement Announced
Mr and Mrs George W Verdi of 70 Thornton Park announce the engagement of their daughter Dorothy Margaret to Walter Henry Donahue of Stowe Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Verdi
Thornton Park
Dorothy Margaret
Walter Henry Donahue
Stowe
Mass
Winthrop Public Library Hours and Deposit Details
The Winthrop Public Library lists hours for the adult and children's departments with late evening access on weekdays excluding holidays. It notes a book deposit at H. E. Dupee's store, 28 Test Ave., Point Shirley, with specified evening and afternoon openings.
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Children’s Department
H. E. Dupee’s
Point Shirley
Keough Heads Winthrop Commandery Installation
On June 9 after a Social Hall dinner, Winthrop Commandery K T installed officers elected June 7 led by Commander Henry E. Keough. Grand officers James A. Gunn Charles F. White and Edward Rose oversaw ceremonies. gifts were presented to Keough and Crooks. An evening of entertainment followed.
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James A. Gunn
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Charles F. White
Adelbert E. Place
Edward Rose
Henry E. Keough
Francis E. Homer
John R. Vaughan
George E. Hodgdon
Clarence M. Marsden
William G. McNeil
Conrad Roche
Wilfred C. Mills
T. James Ferguson
Hans C. Kleeman
John T. Benson
Bertram HE
N. Elliot Willis
Ernest J. Bailey
R. E
Charles R. Hunt
Chapeau
First M E Church St John Day Observance Schedule
The First M E Church observes St John Day with Winthrop Lodge A F and A M and Knight Templars attending worship. A church school graduation at 12 M follows a 3 30 P M Junior Epworth League meeting. Evening sermon at 7 30 P M titled A Sermon for the Summer.
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St. John’s Day
Winthrop Lodge
A. F
A. M
Knight Templars
Personal Rules Of Life From A City Neighborhood
A teacher gathers youth to publish homegrown rules of life. The fragmentary list warns against nosiness, stealing, violence, and drunkenness, urging diligence, cleanliness, fairness, and regular baths while cautioning about lawful conduct. The Col
Asa Gray’s Pioneering Botany Work at Harvard
Asa Gray was the United States leader in botany for many years. He built the Herbarium and Botanical Garden at Harvard and started the first summer school to study botany.
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Asa Gray
United States
Harvard
Ananias Appears in Traffic Court with Slow Speed Claim
The First Cure recounts Ananias appearing before traffic court where he testified he believed his speed was about twenty miles an hour. The Minnesota case notes his defiant, cautious stance as proceedings proceeded in Minneapolis.
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Ananias
Minneapolis Journal
Care for Lying by Naturalists Joke
A humorous Josh Billings quip mocks the idea that rubbing angle worm against the neck cures a man of lying. He dismisses the notion as nonsense unless it proves fatal.
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Josh Billings
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Winthrop Review
Bas Masschusetts
Review Telephone Ocean
George H. Russell
Board of Trade
New England
Review
Public Radio
Seymour Lowman
Treasur
Lincoln C. Andrews
E. B. Stone
Illinois
May Mildred Roberts
Elsie Mae Rouillard
Henry Saggese
Mardocheo Saggese
Thomas Sanders
Edythe Hadden
Lucia Saylor Sylvia Kathleen Scantlebury
Robert Lewis Sedoff
Takou Simond
Richard Ewlin Simpson
Ruth Mae Simson
Horace Matthew Smith
Walter Rogers Smith
Donald Burnham Snow
Louis
Hayward Sobey
Miriam Mildred Sprince
Baldwin Steward
Lillie Margaret Stone
Emmy Wincelowe Thompson
Doris Louise Tirrell
George Webster, Jr
James Aldrich Whipple, Jr
Winifred Frances Whittingham
Emily Metcalf Witliam
Richard James Wolf Myrtle Frances Wood
Winthrop Public Library
Frost Library
Thor
Suburban Gas & Electric Co
Winthrop Commandery
K.T
M. E. Church
Wilbur
Davis
Kellogg
Hoover
State, Commerce, Navy
War Departments
Coolidge
Charles Lindbergh
Washington
Collier’s
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