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The Winthrop Review

Location

Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America

Date

Jun 20, 1940

Page

7

Egan Receives Bachelor of Science in Education at UNH

Donald H. Egan of 224 Lincoln Street earned a bachelor of science in education from the College of Liberal Arts at UNH during the 70th Commencement on June 17. He active in campus life with the outing club Newman club and Cauldrons. He played basketball and spring track and was a yearlong cheerleader and enrolled in the advanced military art course.

Donald H. Egan Lincoln Street College of Liberal Arts University of New Hampshire Newman Club Cauldrons

Diamond Crystalizes From Pure Carbon

The diamond is described as the simplest gem with a chemical structure of crystallized carbon.

Bull storms barber shop in Varese causing destruction

An irate bull invaded a Varese barber shop en route to market. The barber and a customer fled as the bull charged after seeing its reflection in the mirror. The shop was wrecked before the animal was captured.

Varese Italy

Pacific Coast Rainfall Range Across States

Rain totals along the Pacific coast vary widely from about 100 inches annually in northwest Washington to around 2 inches in the California desert, reflecting diverse climates and landscapes in the region.

Pacific Coast Northwest Washington California Desert

100 Year Old Woman Debunks Diet Fads in Rockport

Miss Harriet L. Briggs of Rockport Massachusetts celebrated her 100th birthday with a lavish meal at her niece's home. A retired teacher she says she eats what she wants when she wants and credits daily reading knitting and car rides for her good health. She values life and happiness in every minute and enjoys the company of youngsters.

Harriet L. Briggs Rockport Mass Miss Briggs

Plant Eludes Inspection In Cadiz Sausage Secret

Cadiz police raided a hidden sausage factory where owners evaded health inspectors and used inferior ingredients to reap large profits. The operation disrupted a network blamed for substandard products and potential public health risk.

Cadiz Spain

Winthrop Elks Baseball Notes

The Elks note a hard fought win over the Elephant Club with strong outs from Phil Frank and He and solid defense by Dick McGinn at second. Buster Gardner adds six hits in eight at bats across the last two games as Ed Parsons tunes to return from a forearm injury.

Buster Gardner Buster

Unique London Museum Aids History Study

The Genevre museum in Shoreditch offers school children an accessible tour through history. Housed in eighteenth century almshouses, the museum uses period furniture, models, lantern slides, and films to recreate domestic life from 1600 to Victorian times, making excursions into the past engaging and vivid.

Geitin Geneve Shoreditch London

Dry Ice Origins Shift to By-Product CO2

Dry ice long sourced from manufactured carbon dioxide is now largely produced as a by-product. Reports indicate at least 85 percent of dry ice comes from carbon dioxide generated by fermentation and other processes rather than direct manufacture.

Red Cross Honors Ceremony Highlights Winthrop Efforts

National Red Cross awards were displayed at the Executive Board meeting in Town Hall on June 12. Mrs. Carl S. Floyd received the certificate for the Winthrop Chapter, earned through Wendell A. Hodgkins’s 23rd annual roll call. The meeting praised Arthur BE. Boudreau for the emergency drive and 4000 circulars donated by John A. Orrall.

National Headquarters Red Cross Executive Board Winthrop Chapter Carl S. Floyd Wendell.a. Hodgkins Arthur BE. Boudreau John—A.—Orrall Ernest Key Home Service Bedford Hospital Joseph Fleming Geo. W. Downie Melbourne Tewksbury H. C. Reith Red Cross Washington Preston L. Churchill Winthrop

California Artist Donates Nativity Painting to San Quentin

Mrs. Mary Brittain a California artist presents a large oil painting to the state to hang in the San Quentin prison chapel. The Nativity is a reproduction and she explains the gift as a token of appreciation for relief received years ago when she had ten children at home and no means of support.

Mary Brittain California

Two Girls Reel 79-Pound Catfish in Dorena

Ruth Bennett and Katherine Bays, Dorena Missouri, hooked and landed a 79 pound catfish unaided in a notable local fishing tale.

Ruth Bennett Katherine Bayssee Dorena, Mo

Evening of Music Presented by Velma Harden Pupils

An evening of piano and guitar selections was held Wednesday in Winthrop Social Hall. Vocations from Northeastern Conservatory of Music and guest Vincen Retrucci guided a program featuring Chopin, Brahms, Handel, Debussy, and original works by young artists such as Dorothy Anderson and Annie Johnstone.

Velma. Harden Northeastern Conservatory of Music Vincent Retrucci Winthrop MacDowell Catherine Masterson Annie Johnstone

No Smell No Point In Virginia Field Trials

Hand-reared quail released to trigger bird pointing in a Virginia dog field trial failed as all but one dog ignored the birds. Birds whistled and flew over the course while the dogs paid no attention. The piece notes the odor development in hand-reared birds as a research topic for a Ph D thesis.

Virginia

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