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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1940
Page
3
On Thursday June 13 Mrs. Forrest B. Monroe hosted the third and final Dramatic Elves play of the season in her garden at 23 Tileston Road. The young cast wore bright costumes among rambler roses and shrubs. director Hazel Wentworth Monroe guided the lively performance. The Elves look to resume play-work in early fall.
Humming birds in captivity are sustained with a blend of commercial baby food, honey, and milk. Researchers note the diet aims to provide essential nutrients while caring for the delicate birds.
Sunday 10 45 a m worship and Sunday School for up to 20, with testimonial meeting Wednesday 8 pm. Free public reading room daily 2 5 except holidays. Evenings 7 9 Saturday and before and after meetings. Lesson Sermon June 23 on the universe and man evolved by atomic force with citations from Amos Isaiah and Science and Health.
An X-ray study of a meteorite specimen from Arizona shows black diamond particles in a Smithsonian turned sample. Geophysicists at Carnegie Institution confirm industrial quality stones, valued higher than mid grade gems. Historical drilling attempts failed due to water and hard rock.
Insurance emerged as a tool for protecting property with ships and seagoing craft. Lloyds of London began as a coffee shop and evolved into the world’s first insurance market.
First Church of Winthrop announces Sunday services on June 23 at 11 00 a m with guest preacher Rev William Gunter new Boston District superintendent and soloist Miss Isabelle Dodge The church night and Bible Hour Friday at 8 00 p m led by Mr Joseph E Davison Public invited to attend
The Vacation Church School at Union Congregational Church begins its first session Monday for four weeks. Children age three and up may enroll for worship Bible study hymn work and supervised play. Fee is 15 cents weekly and mothers are urged to enroll their children.
The Shrike or Butcher Bird is described as a villainous bird of prey. It is depicted as a feudal baron with overwhelming sway and as an ogre who stores victims in an outdoor cache by impaling them on thorns. Its diet includes small birds mice grasshoppers and other insects and occasionally snakes. It imitates bird calls to lure prey.
Dr. Raphael Zon of the University of Minnesota reports that smokers accounted for 7 percent of forest fires in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota since 1928, among 73,740 fires. Other chief causes include debris and brush burning at 20 percent and campers at 7 percent.
The June 16 service featured a full program with organ preludes, processional hymns, and a Lord's Prayer. Recitations, offerings, and a memory selection included the 23rd Psalm and Finlandia. Awards listed honor perfect attendance and Bible promotions for several children.
Dr. Earl B. Fisher of the University of Minnesota argues that pioneer Indian medicine men used about 200 medicinal plants and drugs to treat ailments. A flint disk from a Le Sueur band was used to cure headaches by scraping the skull, while common remedies included cascara, wild cherry bark, sarsaparilla, slippery elm, mint, juniper, wintergreen, and jimson weed.
FHA figures show four of five newly insured mortgages last year went to homes with garages. The decade long shift highlights the growing role of attached parking in new home construction.
Barnett N. Samuels held an open house at his new air conditioned drug store on Winthrop Centre attracting many visitors. Guests received cigars for men and toiletries for women with a $1 Page and Shaw candy gift for each dollar purchase. Eight door prizes were awarded to named guests. the store features include a Beauty Spot cosmetic counter, a modern prescription department with three registered pharmacists, and a panelled ceiling with fluorescent lighting.
Objectionable water noises from soil pipes can be reduced by insulating the soil pipes with a pipe covering. Sweating basement pipes hinder space use. cold water lines with non sweat insulation avoid dripping. Install soil pipe insulation before walls are closed. dripping pipes are reachable and repairable.
Fort Marion, the oldest fort in the United States, was begun in 1672 by Spanish settlers to defend St. Augustine, guarding the Matanzas River inlet. The four sided Vauban style fortress features a 40 foot moat and a single drawbridge entry with walls nine to twelve feet thick.
A wall or living hedge defines a backdrop and privacy for a garden. Even a low barrier helps block the world and enhances enjoyment, with evergreens or shrubs serving as a suitable wall without shading a small plot.
The Red Cross cautions that rushing to tan during the water season can cause harm. About 80 million people will swim or sunbathe, but results vary by skin type and overexposure can require a physician. Use tannic acid cautiously and tan gradually to avoid sunburn and other health issues.
A compendium notes Massachusetts sites and firms linked to early industry and innovation. It mentions Wareham’s specialized horseshoe maker, Boston’s Back Bay expansion, Milton soda venues, New England tanners, Plainville jewelry, Worcester abrasive tools, Springfield book matches, Bemis Mill on the Charles River weaving sailcloth, and a Brookline long range planning program presented May 29 by a five‑man committee.
Indirect lighting gains popularity from cellar to attic and for exterior use. It enhances entrances and front gardens guiding visitors to the house and lights walkways between house and garage. Illuminated doorway panels display the house number and improve visibility in rain. Dea eton.
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