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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1935
Page
3
The text reads like an unreadable OCR fragment mixing botanical terms insects and plants with scattered proper nouns. It references Venice ocean breezes and a Londonesque hallidgish term, along with stray phrases about buds blossoms and snails.
Bellevue Grace Witherall vacationing in Charlemont Mass. Mrs O Maley and her husband welcome a newborn daughter at Cardinal O Connell House Boston. Mrs Vegkle summering in Scituate Mass. Shorley family drove to Philadelphia and back with relatives visiting. Kelley touring Massachusetts with Bar Harbor stop. Flannery noted for appointment to Waldemar Avenue and new dog track opening July 16 at East Boston. Garden tea at St John's Rectory Friday afternoon. Winthrop Band played at Swampscott Druggists Convention. Window smashed at Gordon Fullerton store May 5. Henry Riseman graduates from Massachusetts State College Amherst. Lyman McKavy improving after appendix surgery. Civil Service openings announced including bindery operative and deputy farm loan registrar positions.
Obituary notices list several individuals connected to Winthrop, including Walliam Spe Porter widow of and references to the Unitarian Church, a Village Comber y, and local cemetery details. The fragment mentions names and places such as Winthrop, Montgomery, Werymouth, and Seth C. Hyatt, with burial references.
A Washington Star writer clarifies that the coot, referred to as mud hen, is not part of the duck family. The article describes the coot as a water fowl found near shallow lakes and marshes with strong legs and wings aiding movement. The piece notes its habitat and physical traits, including its foot and flight capabilities.
Mr and Mrs John E McKee of Medford announce engagement of their daughter Elizabeth Anne McKee to Howard Chandler Colton son of Mr and Mrs Charles A Colton of 8 Circuit Road Miss McKee a Pierce Secretarial School graduate who also attended Jackson College Colton a Winthrop High School and Harvard College graduate
Announcement notes the June 16 marriage of H. Richard Rowe and Miss I Gracia Bancroft. They wed at St John’s Episcopal Church with Rev Ralph M Harper presiding. the couple are from Charles E Rowe of 110 Lpring Road and from Boston respectively.
Mrs Leslie E Griffin was elected an honorary member of the Winthrop Community Hospital Aid Association board during an all day sewing meeting held Thursday June a. President Mrs Mary E Kinney presided Over 100 articles mended for the hospital including 16 stockings 24 masks hot water bottle covers curtains and 2 valances were completed. The meeting adjourned with a very delicious luncheon. The next adult meeting in August will be omitted.
A local citizen notes Winthrop can tidy its appropriations at a single March town meeting with no imminent special session. The prior expectation was that Congress would enact relief totaling 4.8 billion dollars, prompting immediate additional town funding needs for ongoing business.
The article argues the harp originated with the Irish and older oriental harps, claims Roman soldiers brought the Irish harp from Britain, notes the harp’s three-row strings and a modern orchestral harp with 50 strings and seven pedals, and describes tuning pins soundboard and pedal mechanism.
A Washington Post writer describes Jerusalem as the world’s most revered religious center. The Old City’s maze of streets and sacred sites includes the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, Mount Zion, and the Temple Mount area. The piece highlights Jewish and Christian connections to sacred spots around the city.
Miss Frances C Hickey daughter of Mr and Mrs C ey of 14 Clark court Brookline married Gee Ookeeee Boylan of Winthrop at the Church of St Marys of the Assumption Sunday afternoon. Rev Father McCarthy officiated. The bride wore lace over white with a tulle veil and lilies of the valley bouquet. Attendant Mary Hickey wore turquoise lace with a peach hat and carried talisman roses and larkspur. Best man Frank McCarthy. ushers John Hickey and William J Kirby. A reception followed at the bride’s home and the couple plan a mountain wedding trip.
Mr and Mrs D P Rainville announce the engagement of Marie Rainville to Mr Philip Sanlings of Boston with plans for a June wedding. The notice lists Prescott Street as the family address and confirms the couple’s forthcoming nuptials in Boston.
Thursday evening June 13 the home of Mrs. Joseph Poor hosted thirty guests. Miss Striebeck was feted with gifts and pink and white decor. The pink and white program read Doris and Frank for the couple to wed on August 8 in Everett. Winthrop guests included Misses Katharine Harvey Mrs. Fred Burns Mrs. Wilbur Colby and others.
The article outlines June activities including Recognition Day on June 13 with medals and certificates awarded by President F H Burdett and others, and nine golds given. Graduation exercises on June 21 at Fremont Temple will award diplomas to over 300 students, with Dr Payson Smith delivering the address. The 56th session of Summer School begins July 1 with daily sessions 9 to 1 excluding Saturdays.
Plans are underway for a parish bingo fundraiser for the Church of St. John the Evangelist to be held Monday evening June 24 at 8 30 in St John s Hall Lincoln Street. Committees include Games Tickets Prizes Publicity Arrangements and a meeting of all committees on Friday June 21 at 8 o clock in St John s Hall.
A Wednesday evening program at CWA Hall Metcalf Square showcased the Diamond Trio on piano sax and banjo plus Eddie Dee. The card included several draws in boxing wrestling and a Gaity dancing segment with Margie Howard and Pred Ellis.
The clarinet’s single reed and uniform thickness endow it with a broad range and tonal variety. It is common in B flat with occasional bass variants, and its role spans from early woodwind practice to modern orchestral inclusion alongside oboes and bassoons.
A fragment from a 19th century column muses on November’s name in Roman history with Tiberius as a hypothetical February, notes its weather and winter prep in Cincinnati, and sketches Colombia’s varied climate and England’s exchequer compared to the US treasury.
An Arabian chronicle explains how the cat was created just before the Deluge to guard Ark food from mice. Tokyo, Japan sits at the head of the bay on the southeast coast of Honshu, the principal island of the Japanese archipelago.
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