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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1936
Page
8
A list of traditional anniversary gifts by year is presented with multiple errors and variants. It notes paper for year one and cotton for year two, then adds items such as silk, leather, crystal, wood, and ivory across later years. The text also mentions lightning rods as a separate topic and cautions about inadequate installations.
R. Clarke chairs the Annual Roll Call with $10 from the First Unitarian Church Society and $24.50 net from Stage Crafters Little Women. Mrs. Floyd says infantile paralysis patients will be treated at the hospital this summer. W. Tewksbury appointed auditor. Mrs. Margaret McCarthy thanks the Junior Red Cross for monthly cookies. Dental Clinic to continue with Dr. Keith as dentist. Home Hygiene Instructor renewed for another year. July and August meetings to be suspended. A Gray Lady shares a case of a young man with a broken neck needing support away from home, yet hopeful for recovery.
The article recalls a church or club picnic near Winthrop in the Sea with views of Pack Monadnock in the distance. Guests enjoyed lunches prepared by members, coffee served by the hostess, and games through pine woods. A visit to the abandoned Mrs. Guy Currier Theatre Colony was noted, and many Mountain Laurel blooms were seen along the drive. Mrs. Wilma Dearborn led as outgoing chairman.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer writer notes medieval roots of barber surgeons. Barbers bled patients with staff and bandage, tying fillets when not in use, and hung signs or painted striped poles to mark surgery at their doors. Legends say blue white poles signalled barbers, red stripe indicated surgical practice.
California is nicknamed the Golden State and known as El Dorado. Its official flower is the golden poppy. The state branding emphasizes bright, enduring imagery associated with California.
The Republican convention in Cleveland unanimously nominated Alf Landon of Kansas for president and Frank Knox of Illinois for vice president. Delegates backed a platform defending American liberty and the Bill of Rights while denouncing the New Deal as a threat to constitutional government. The speech by John D. M. Hamilton highlighted Landon’s forceful message amid passionate party enthusiasm.
Delegates erupt with cheers as Alf Landon is nominated with broad support across states. Hamilton lauds Landon's fiscal restraint and merit system plans while contrasting Roosevelt methods. Others pledge full backing for Landon, highlighting unity and a return to American ideals.
Odd human traits surface in daily life as butchers note the last pound of meat is hardest to sell. In the Socrates trial a water clock divided time into three parts for speeches and verdict. Shanklin in the Isle of Wight remains a leafiest village, praised by Keats and Longfellow.
Veterans may exchange bonds for cash at the school during set hours. Officials will issue receipts and mail government checks to applicants within days. Funds may be cashed at banks and used to pay debts, buy necessities, or invest in a home. No veteran intends to spend the money for leisure.
The Baptist Mission Theological Seminary notes a gathering in Boston with Rev Fred P Haggard of Roseland Florida former Home Secretary of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society. Dr J Cummings of Burma spoke on mission needs and a fund was raised to buy books for a teacher in Burma. The club keeps in touch with overseas work through furloughs and honors long service leaders including Lizzie A Mansfield and May Lent.
Wegener's at Point Shirley remains a popular rendezvous for steak shore dinners snacks and a refreshing beer. An outdoor garden with canopied booths provides a warm summer atmosphere and cool ocean breezes. The shop also carries a full line of delicatessen products and management invites dining and shopping.
The note by Thomas Johnson dated 1752 discusses how an expletive acts as a word added for emphasis in speech and writing. It clarifies that such language serves rhetorical impact rather than substance.
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