Strawberry Festival Planned at Fort Banks Theatre
At the War Department Theatre Fort Banks Regimental Headquarters Battery 9th C A plans a Friday night Strawberry Festival with an elimination dance and strawberry decor. Captain William Cameron commands the battery with volunteers from HQ Battery Miss Gloria Sammartino Mrs F T Hayes Miss Rita Fontaine Miss Mary McMahon and Pvt Lester R Johnson coordinating decorations. Bob Hunt and his band provide music while Winthrop Junior Hostesses led by Mrs Arthur E Cassidy attend. Organizers Captain Walter Adler Special Service Officer and Lt Robert J Allen Jr. plan more events including a Poverty Party June 26 by the 1106th CAS A detachment.
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9Th C. A
War Department
Fort Banks
William Cameron
Lester R. Johnson
Headquarters Battery
Gloria Sammartino
F. T. Hayes
Rita Fontaine
Mary McMahon
Bob Hunt
Winthrop
Arthur E. Cassidy
Walter Adler
Robert J. Allen, Jr
Requirements For Navy Are Lowered
Lieut. George M. Powers Jr announced that dental and optical requirements for the United States Naval Reserve have been lowered. He urged men previously turned down for optical or dental deficiencies to reapply at the Recruiting Station on the Ninth Floor of the Federal Building in Boston for re-examination.
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George M. Powers, Jr
New England
Navy
United States Naval Reserve
Powers
Federal Building
Boston
Miss Edna I Zeppernick to Graduate From Salem State Teachers College
Miss Edna I Zeppernick daughter of Mrs Edna M Zeppernick of 5 Lincoln Street will graduate in June with a Bachelor of Science in Education from Salem State Teachers College She was in the Commercial Course member of Tri Mu served on the Women's Athletic Association executive board helped with the Commercial Council assistant art editor of the yearbook and named to the Presidents List A Winthrop High School graduate class of 1936
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Edna I. Zeppernick
Edna M. Zeppernick
Lincoln St
Salem State Teachers’ College
Zeppernick
Tri Mu
Women’s Athletic Association
Clipper
Winthrop High School
Legion To Sponsor Baseball Team With Genovese and Dunlop Coaches
The American Legion Post No. 146 plans to sponsor a Jr Legion Baseball nine for a fourth straight season. Billy Genovese and Bobby Dunlop will coach, with Friday open practice at Ingleside Park starting June 27. If the Monday vote reverses, opening plans proceed and former high school players join, barring those over seventeen by January 1.
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Legion
Bill Genovese
Bobby Dunlop
American Legion Post
No. 146
Jr. Legion Baseball
Frank Kirby
Chet Ashworth
Legion Post
Chelsea
Legion Team
Billy Genovese
Kirby
Bob Clarke
Suffolk County
Chelsea Legion Post
Winthrop
Chelsea, Revere
Ingleside Park
Legion Baseball
Genovese
Dunlop
Park Department
Park Board
Somerville School
Mel Carver
Curley
Angie Spano
Billy Lynch
Varsity Club Fight For First-Half Playoff Berth
The Winthrop Varsity Club pulled from a 7-1 deficit to beat the 41 Club of Medford 9–8 at Ingleside Park, moving into a three-team tie for fourth in the Suburban Twi League. A 9–5 loss to Watertown Arsenal followed, with Eddie Robinson nearing a non-support claim. In a Sunday non-league win at Plymouth 4–3 in 10 innings, Ray Lucey, Jim Rossetti, and Jim Tallent sparked the comeback.
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Winthrop Varsity
Medford
Ingleside Park
Watertown Arsenal
Plymouth
Plymouth Town
Eddie Robinson
Medford Lads
Varsity Club
Robinson
Jim Rossetti
Jim Tallent
Dick Belcher
Jackie Whalen
Johnny DeFronzo
Ray Lucey
Watertown
Bernie Kneeland
Arsenal
Jerry Fe
Ueey
Jim Rosetti
Varsity
Plymouth T. T
Billy McGillicuddy
Buster Gardner
Gardner
Jim
Lucey
Lacey
Belcher
McGillicuddy
Initial Carving Proves Boon for Weather Data
Dr. K. O. Emery of UC Scripps Institute uses dated initials and inscriptions carved by youths in sandstone near La Jolla to measure rock weathering. He estimates waves spray and rain erase carvings in six years, so cliffs retreat about one foot in 600 years, far slower than limestone gravestones.
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la Jolla
K. O. Emery
University of California
Scripps Institute of Oceanography
Columbian Exposition Held in Chicago in 1883
A historical note recalls the Columbian Exposition staged in Chicago during 1883, marking a landmark world fair that showcased technology and culture to a growing American public.
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Chicago
Penney Named Camp Waterfront Assistant This Summer
Jack Penney son of Mr and Mrs M D Penney 71 Waldemar Ave Winthrop will serve as waterfront assistant at Camp O At Ka on Lake Sebago Maine. He is a Springfield College student in the wartime accelerated program and attends the first of two summer sessions ending June 27. Penney, a sophomore, made the dean's list in his freshman year and played on the undefeated freshman basketball squad.
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Jack Penney
M. D. Penney
Waldemar Ave
Winthrop
Mr. Penney
Garden Club of Winthrop Hosts July Meeting
The Garden Club of Winthrop met at the home of Mrs. Ralph M. Harper at 231 Bowdovist. Miss Edith Jones spoke on An Enchanted Garden in the Evening and judges awarded roses and arrangement prizes to members including Mrs. Harry Hamilton and Mrs. Edgar Power. The next meeting will be hosted by Mrs. Harry D. Hamilton in Loringrd.
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Garden Club of
Winthrop
Ralph M. Harper
Bowdovist
Kinston
N. C
Harper
George H. Myrick
Winthrop Woman’s Club
Myrick
Donald Gardner
Harry Hamilton
Edgar Power
Edward C. R. Bagley
Fred Davis
Louis Cobb
T. C. Naedele
George Floyd
Harry D. Hamilton
Loringrd
Massachusetts wartime notes and local finance trends
Boston ranks fifth among large U S cities in new building permits for the first four months of 1942 totaling 17 970 104 Massachusetts towns Mt Washington and Gosnold had no public assistance expenditures last year Tax Talk forecasts a 5 to 6 million dollar gasoline tax revenue shortfall in 1942 raising municipal rates by 5 to 7 next year unless economies are found The 1940 Massachusetts employment profile shows operatives and crafts as the largest groups A 1849 law imposes a 500 fine for masked balls where admission is charged and disguises worn The State Planning Board releases a war effort planning outline for localities
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Boston
Massachusetts
Mt. Washington
Gosnold
State Planning Board
Clothing Spots Outlined With White Tire Before Gasoline
A brief note states that spots on clothing to be cleaned should be outlined with white tire before exposure to gasoline, outlining a cleaning procedure for stained garments.
Fort Devens Team Visits Ingleside Park In Big Friday Game
Fort Devens Baseball nine travels to Ingleside Park to face Johnny Cronin's Winthrop Varsity Club in a 6 p m Friday matchup. The Devens roster includes former college aces Steve and Bob Wood, with Eddie Dease and Joe Walsh drawing Red Sox contract ties. Umpires Pagliacci and Boyle set the scene as Eddie Robinson seeks a third straight win for the Varsity Club.
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Ingleside Park
Johnny Cronin
Winthrop
Fort Devens
Bob Feller
Quonset Point Naval Station
Fenway Park
Steve
Bob Wood
Smokey Joe
Devens
Eddie Dease
Providence College
Boston Red Sox
Joe Walsh
Brookline
Mass
Jerry Pagliacci
Eddie Boyle
Eddie Robinson
Billy McGillicuddy
Notre Dame
First Church of Christ Scientist Winthrop Services
The First Church of Christ Scientist in Winthrop at 165 Winthrop St offers Sunday services at 10 45 a m and a Sunday School for youths up to 20 also at 10 45. Wednesday testimonial meeting at 8 pm and a free public reading room daily 2 5 except holidays. Summer Sunday evening service at 7 30. July and August subject Is the Universe Including Man Evolved by Atomic Force with Golden Text from Proverbs 3 19 and Psalm 96 1 3 10 as selections from Bible and Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures by Mary Baker Eddy.
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
Winthrop
Winthrop St
Churches of Christ, Scientist
Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Massachusetts
Mary Baker Eddy
Hawaii Joins United States as Territory for Years
The report notes that the Hawaiian Islands have been part of the United States for years, highlighting their status and integration within the union's territorial framework.
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Hawaiian Islands
United States
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