Yachtsmen Learn Caution After Squall On Harbor
The column recalls a near tragedy when two young sailors faced a squall and urges parents to equip boats with anchors pumps oars and proper sails. It notes Monday winds, a low barometer, and highlights race results at South Boston Interclub and Cottage Park with boats Gypsy McNeish and Star Auriga among winners and a broken Della committee boat.
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South Boston
Gypsy
John McNeish
McDonald's
Stepin Fetchit
Rob Dalrymple
Auriga
Cottage Park
Della
Glass Resistance Surprises Scientists in Crushing Tests
Popular Mechanics reports glass shows extraordinary resistance to crushing far beyond common belief. Tests from glass factories and telescope work indicate a two inch cube of hard glass would require eight loaded freight cars to crush. Different glass types include soda lime for bottles and windows, lead glass for brilliance, and heavy formulations used to shield ray exposure.
Birds Eat Insects Says Department of Agriculture
The Department of Agriculture notes birds consume many insects, with some birds eating 140 of more in a year. If insects are small, birds may devour several thousand in a season.
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Almeal
Department of Agriculture
Jim Lally Entered In Massachusetts Open Play
Jim Lally a popular pro at Winthrop Golf Club will compete in the Massachusetts Open Championship at Oak Hill Country Club Fitchburg Mass on June 24 25 and 26. He has played well this year and is expected to contend for the title with strong support from club members and friends.
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Jim Lally
Winthrop Golf Club
Oak Hill Country Club
Fitchburg
Mass
Jim
Winthrop
Eureka Exclamation and the Archimedes Test Tale
A note on the ancient exclamation Eureka attributed to Archimedes the Syracusan. Hiero asks for a gold crown test. Archimedes discovers water displacement while bathing, realizes density proves alloying, and exclaims Heureka before rushing home to test the idea.
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Archimedes
Hiero
Asmith
Vitruvus
Csvtién
Eggs in Fish Species Contradict Prolific Claims
The article notes the Jing produces over 26 million eggs in spawning, while herring averages 36 thousand. Turbot eggs reach about 9 million and cod around 5 million, yet many eggs never mature. Ring eggs float and are eaten by other fish, while herring eggs sink and avoid destruction.
Making Sorghum Process from Ripening to Boiling
The article explains sorghum making starting with stripping and topping ripe cane, then cutting by hand and pressing to extract juice. The juice is heated in an evaporator as the mill is turned by a horse to move sap to boiling trays.
Winthrop Golf Club Players Shine in Member-Guest Event
The Winthrop Golf Club hosts a member guest tournament with Frank Bell, Noble Gilson, Frank Walker and Lloyd Lowe noted for shot 90s or better. Bell struggles against Gilson while Gilson’s lobsters draw crowd laughs. Lowe rumored to keep a cellar golf course and to have influenced Fred Crocker’s game during winter.
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Frank Bell
Howard Gilson
Frank Walker
Lloyd Lowe
Frank
Noble Gilson
Bell
Noble
Lloyd_Lowe
Lloyd
Fred [Crocker
M.G.A Tournament At Winthrop Golf Club
Massachusetts Golf Association opens its open at Winthrop Golf Club in Winthrop on Friday and Saturday June 21 and 22 with handicap medal play. Practice on June 20. Entrance fee two dollars. Post entries accepted. Light luncheon at clubhouse. Course in excellent condition.
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Massachusetts
Winthrop Golf Club
Winthrop
Mass
Winthrop B B C Earns Two Wins Over Roche Club and Watertown
Winthrop B B C erased an early Roche Club lead to win 9-5 at Ingleside Park. Andy Andersen collected four hits in five at bats and Hy Bostrom added three as Winthrop surged after a rough start. In a Sunday game at Victory Field Watertown, Winthrop defeated Watertown Pals 3 1 with OConnell doubling and Rappoli driving in the decisive runs in the ninth inning.
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Winthrop B. B. C
Roche Club
Ingleside
Chet King
Andy Andesen
Hy Bostrom
Winthrop
Watertown Pals
Watertown
Victory ‘Field
Chardon
Abely
Revere Holy Name Club
Merrillo
Kile
Brown
Eddie Coghlan
Holy Name Club
Haiti Colorful History Narrated Across Port au Prince Scene
The passage paints Port au Prince as Haiti s capital and a vibrant land with a long history. It recalls slave rebellions and massacres, voodoo drums, royal courts, and negro generals who rose amid bloodshed and intrigue, describing Haiti s colorful Caribbean allure.
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Haiti
Port Au Prince
Caribbean
Winthrop High Athletes Earn Bentley Swift Trophy
Darrell Gaudet received the Bentley Swift Trophy for 1935 at graduation, earning a replica of the award. Winthrop High defeated Revere High in football and baseball, signaling a keen rivalry next year. Frank Rosendorf, a standout halfback, plans to enter Cush ing Academy. The Playground season opens July 1 under coach Bob Perry at Angleside Park, with summer programs and instruction for boys and girls.
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Darrell Gaudet
Bentley Swift
Darrell
Winthrop High
Winthrop. High
Revere High
Foats
Frank Rosendorf
Winthrop
Cushing Academy
Bob—Perry
Angleside Park
Bob
Speedy Wins Manchesters Regatta Lead All The Way
Speedy, skippered by Don MacIntosh, won her second race in two days over the Manchester 18-footers on the Deer Island Sculpin Ledge course at Cottage Park Yacht Club. Speedy led from start to finish, finishing 13 seconds ahead of Bessie Rawding's Nipper as light southwest winds eased. Peggy grounded on Spectacle Island before anchoring in the course, Boniino spoiled the Djane season bid, Garaldine placed second, and other winners included Tip and Cheerio in their classes.
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Don MacIntosh
Speedy
Manchester
Deer Island
Bill Pisterino
Djane
Marilyn
Billy Cohan
Garaldine
Sally
Dallas
Addison
Tip
John Baker, Jr
Rawding's Nipper So Boston Wins Regatta
Choppy seas greeted Leslie Rawding's Nipper as she led to win by 27 seconds over Speedy in the South Boston regatta. Peggy, helmed by George W Wightman, took Twene's wake for a close second. Massachusetts bay saw Flirt first, Merlin and Tern also rate results as Cottage Park races paused by a judges' boat issue. Winthrop Catholic Club Baseball won twice, lost once, amid late-night gloom and triple hits.
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Leslie Rawding
Speedy
Mac‘Intos! Bros
Boston
Twene
Peggy
Walter Perry
William Wells
George W. Wightman
Tom Moroney
Flirt
H. S. ‘Leonard
Merlin
Massachusetts Bay
Bill ‘Taylor
Cottage Park
Southie
Manchester
MacIntosh Bros
Nipper
Leslie Rawdiig
Hh Sally
Shirley Brooks
Oriental
Hosea D. White
A. E. Whittemore
MacIntosh. Bros
H. G. White
Bonitwo
A. V. Cogan
Diane
Louis’ Cloutier
Sally
Bud_ Brooks
Kenneth A. Magoonee
Geraldine
William H. Cohen
Reina
Win Karshick
Chester
L. McClintock
McNutt
Cscenw
Cheerioz John, Baker, Jr
Barbara
Gaiety
Roamer
A. Saben
Dragon
John A. Magoor
Caterpillars Grow Through Silken Cocoon Transformation
Caterpillars eat heartily and shed skins as they grow. After reaching full size they fasten to twigs and spin a silk thread to wind themselves into a cocoon. Inside the cocoon the caterpillar morphs into a butterfly or moth with wings, legs, antennae, and new mouth-parts. Time varies from days to the entire winter.
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JH. Fribay
Dilly Bag Exhibit Reveals Native Life at Melbourne Museum
A Melbourne museum showcases a dilly bag carried by a Kakodu woman from the East Alligator River area. The display pairs the bag with contents such as powder, paint, white pipe clay, ochre, hair, shells, a pounding stone, and beads, illustrating daily life and adornment of the Kakodu tribe.
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Melbourne
Australia
Alligator River
Camel Experiment in Southwest Ends in 1866
In 1855 Congress funded 834000 to buy camels for military use in the Southwest. Lieut. David D. Porter led ships to Egypt, returning with 33 camels at 250 dollars each, followed by 41 more camels. Camps at Camp Verde Texas bred them for desert operations and scouting. Beale urged 1000 camels, but Congress did not act. Civil War halted the program. by 1866 all camels were sold, mostly to circuses.
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Jefferson Davis
Washington
Congress
Southwest
David D. Porter
Egypt
Camp Verde
Texas
Kansas City Times
Ft. Defiance
N. M
California
Beale
John B. Floyd
Floyds Husky Leads at Winthrop Yacht Club Race
Floyds Husky opened a slight last leg lead to beat Hupset at Winthrop on a small race day. C Pike steered the winner. B Keenan’s Hawk was the sole other Hustler class boat. D Baileys Comet outpaced Al Kelleher’s Dancer in the Winthrop 15-foot division. Winthrop Hustlers 72 Miles.
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George
Floyd
Husky
C. Pike
Winthrop Yacht Club
B. Keenan
Hawk
D. Bailey
Comet
al Kelleher
Dancer
Winthrop
Winthrop Catholic Club Baseball Notes Delayed by Rain
The Winthrop Catholic Club baseball season opening was repeatedly postponed by bad weather. Players wore new uniforms as Gus Rasmussen pitched well, but the club lost 5-4 with Billy Murray closing. Anthony Vitale fanned hitters in the night game, which was halted by darkness and dust with a 4-3 lead for the Catholic Club.
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Winthrop Catholic
Gus . Rasmussen
Phil
Chardon
Billy Murray
Otter as a Destroyer of Fish Life Cited in Satirical Chat
The Detroit News recalls Otter as a menace to fish life with historical doubt and Walton’s Angler. It notes the animal's reputed habit of traveling miles at night to hunt fish and the broader debate on its impact.
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Detroit
Izaak Walton
Walton
Huntsman
Foods and water as essential body components
The text defines foods as substances eaten or drunk to build and sustain the body, noting only assimilated portions count as foods. Water is described as the most important food, making up about 700 percent of the body and required for life, with daily water intake often exceeding the dry weight of all other foods combined.
Italian Salami Composition in Traditional Casing
The typical Italian salami comprises roughly two thirds pork and one third beef. It is coarsely and finely chopped, moistened with red wine, seasoned with garlic and spices, stuffed into beet casings, and air dried.
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John Binney & Son CO. Marine Hardware
Atlantic Avenue
Rawding
Ken Magoon
Bill Cohan
Troop 72
Lake Baboosie
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Nott Lodge
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Ittle Woods
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Merrimac
Jim Nolan
John Nolan
Dick Gildea
Eric Swenson
Joe Tom Nolan
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Walkey
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Shea-McGrait
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Johnson-Partridge
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Se Beth
Canavan-O'Brien
Roberts-Stewartshone
Wrensovenr
McQuarry
Fred Devereux
Bill Kelleher
Poise Wremsvaie Este
Mat. Kenefick
Frank Gorman
John McGee Oe
L. Gillespie-Johnson
F. Gillespie
J. Gillespie
Hazel
Lietchmannn
Crocker-Mcékwan
Sawyer-Haigh
Milan-Kellenberger
Slocumb-Carr
Davison-Milan
Mrs. Brown
Burgher
O'Connell
Rappoli
Hoar
Cronin
Ford de Watertown
Rothe
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Winthrop Review
Manchesters
O’brien
Murray
Doherty
Leary
Bill Murray
Lennie Hansford
Phil Chardon
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Frank—Welch
Vero. Guidi
Jimi Doherty
Randy Moore
Guys Rasmussen
Dean—Academy
Star of the Sea
Revere Braves
Doyle
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Dilly
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Catholic Club
Daniel Honan
Charlie Doherty
Hyon
Frankie Welch
Eddie
Coghlan
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Vero “Guidi
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Ed- Eddie Coghlan
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Ben. Fansford
Nats Crowley
Charlie
Gehringer
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Bachiniet
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Charlie Scarpula
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