Winthrop Emblem Club No. 15 Governors State Convention Note
Members and friends of Winthrop Emblem Club No. 15 recount attendance at the State Convention at Copley Square Hotel June 7 8 and 9. Illness kept President Marion Racca away. A lawn Bridge and Whist party to benefit the Supreme Emblem Club scholarship fund will be hosted by Mrs Arthur Cotter 40 Madison Ave Winthrop on Tuesday June 23 at 2 pm. all invited.
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Copley Square Hotel
Supreme Pres
Mary Smythe
Louise Sennett
Melvinia Streeter
Gertrude Egan
Marion Racca
Arthur Cotter
Madison Ave
Winthrop
Supreme Emblem Club
Flag Day Remarks Highlight Local Essay Winner
Flag Day events in Winthrop featured a young woman reading the winning essay after high praise. She received a $25 defense bond from the Lodge as Mrs. Caggiano led the audience in God Bless America and The Star Spangled Banner. Exalted Ruler John J. Gallagher Jr closed the exercises.
Notice to all sellers of cost of living commodities
Notice to all persons selling cost-of-living commodities at retail. By July 1, 1942, every seller must file with the War Price and Rationing Board a statement of maximum price for each commodity with description. Filing location is Room 8 Town Hall Winthrop Mass. Winthrop Rationing Board.
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Office of Price Administrator
War Price and Rationing Board
Town Hall
Winthrop
Mass
Winthrop Rationing Board
Scrap Rubber Drive Urges Nation-Wide War on Waste
Community leaders rally for a scrap rubber drive to fuel military needs. Rubber tops the list of vital materials with prices set at one cent per pound for rubber and modest rates for metals and paper. The effort urges collection of tires, baby carriage rims, garden hoses, and a wide range of rubber goods.
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George J. Hamilton
Hamilton
Deserved Praise For Local Cemetery
A Winthrop Cemetery letter from June 2, 1942 lauds Superintendent Leslie M. Walker and staff for Memorial Day upkeep. Walter G. Baker commends the Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives and the Winthrop Cemetery Board of Commissioners for a splendorous, well-planned display. The note urges Citizens to support War Bond allocations and household budgets.
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Winthrop Cemetery
Leslie M. Walker
State House
Fred Gardner Smith
Board of Commissioners
Winthrop
Walter G. Baker
Spring Flower Show Dazzles Winthrop Club Members
The first Spring Flower Show of the Garden Club of the Winthrop Woman's Club was held in Odd Fellows Hall on June 12 and 13. Mrs. E. M. Howard chaired the event, transforming the hall into a spring bloom display. A large birthday cake was cut Saturday as Mrs. John Brown received a white pottery vase for the standout arrangement. Numerous prizes were awarded across classes I to XII, with special recognitions for exhibitors including the Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association and various local groups.
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Garden Club
Winthro Woman’s Club
Odd Fellows’ Hall
E. M. Howard
John Brown
Winthrop
W.D. Ramsey
M. Warnock
J. Willett
A. W. Hodges
C. L. Covington
R. K. Oxton
E. Madden
T. Gardner
B. Geneke
R. S
G. H. Myrick
H. Cushman
R. S. Woollett
W. R. Hickler
W. D. Ramsey
J. F. O’hern
J. Brown
C. E. Tewksbury
A. Hiltz
G. Floyd
S. F. Tucker
H. O. Belcher
E. Crosby
R. Burns
Young Woman’s Club
Hospital League
H. C. Wright
Kenneth Belcher
Martha Downie
Betty Green
Polly Burns
Marlene Rosén
Jane Susan O’hern
Wayne Sterling
Edwin Howard, Jr
Wendell Hodkins, Jr
June Howard
Robert Sterling
Shiela Hardin
W. J. Ruby
A.W. Hodges
Red Cross Executive Board Advances Summer Pause
The Red Cross Executive Board met in Town Hall Hearing Room on June 10. They voted to discontinue meetings in July and August unless emergency calls arise. Awards recognized 100 hour pins for sewing and surgical dressing work. Alaska children's work appeal approved with $25. The sewing room will close in August.
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Red Cross Executive Board
Town Hall
Carl S. Floyd
Ethel B. Crosby
Effie Lowe
Carol Smith
Ruth Hamilton
Lily Penney
Claire Pigeon
Halsall
John Brown
Children’s Hospital
National Junior Red Cross Society
Alaska
Lloyd A. Patrick
Red Cross notes First Aid training and audits
Mrs Jeannette Greathead reports 700 have taken First Aid and 207 First Aid certificates were signed in May. Mr Geo I Downie is named auditor. The Chapter thanks Mr Charles Burrill for specially made boxes for the Canteen unit and announces a Red Cross Emergency closet to be stocked with clothing. An appeal will seek new and good condition articles not produced in the work room.
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Jeannette Greathead
Geo. I. Downie
Charles Burrill
Red Cross
Catholic Club Bridge Party Dessert Luncheon
The Winthrop Catholic Woman's Club presents a dessert luncheon and bridge party at St. John's Hall on Lincoln Street Monday afternoon June 22 at 1 o'clock. Mrs. William J. Kirby chairs with Mrs. Norman J. Horrigan and Mrs. Ernest B. Pevear assisting. Hospitality by Mrs. Martin J. Cain and committee with many prizes donated. information via Ocean 2857 or Mrs. Ernest B. Pevear.
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St. John’s Hall
Lincoln St
Winthrop Catholic Woman’s' Club
William J. Kirby
Norman J. Horrigan
Ernest B. Pevear
Martin J. Cain
Ocean
Ernest. B- Pevear
OCE
Elks Thank Community for Flag Day Support in Winthrop
Winthrop Lodge of Elks expresses deep gratitude for support on Flag Day June 14. They credit speaker Bill Cunningham, local officials, military and civilian defense groups, and officers Percy L. Sterling and John W. Fielding for a strong parade display and patriotism. The note ends with thanks from Chairman Sewell Verney.
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Winthrop Review
Winthrop Lodge of Elks
Bill Cunningham
Boston Herald
Army
Coast Guard
Board of Selectmen
Walter G. Baker
Percy L. Sterling
John W. Fielding
Committee On Civilian Defense
Sewell Verney
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Ham’s
Winthrop Emblem Club
John J. Murray
Milk Street
Boston
Hancock
Arthur H. Curtis Company
Burbank Highway
Revere, Mass
Lewis
Lewis’ Hotel and Cafe
Boulevard
Revere
Boulevard Theatre
Mrs. Lewis
TEL
the Commonwealth of Massachusetts House of Representatives State House
Garden Club of Woman’s Club
du Pont
Shirley Hardware CO
Shirley St
Crest Gash Market
Crest Ave
Highland Station
Red Cross Board
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