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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1928
Page
2
The Winthrop Review notes office hours at 50 Putnam Street, with daily 2:00 to 5:30 PM and Saturday 9:00 AM to 12:00 noon. The telephone line Ocean 2200 is provided for inquiries.
Copy must reach Wednesday afternoon to insure same week insertion. Communications require sender name for good faith. Winthrop items welcomed. The Review not liable for typographical errors but will reprint error affecting value. Notify management of any error. provide old and new addresses for changes with one week notice.
The Review's editorial page ranks among the leading weekly editorials nationwide, placing it beside the best of over ten thousand weekly newspapers. Since The Review gained ownership last Fall, the paper has striven to meet high standards for Winthrop citizens and earned an award acknowledging its success.
An editorial lauds Amelia Earhart as the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic from continent to continent aboard the Friendship. It praises her courage, modesty, and integrity while noting public admiration and potential comparison to Charles Lindbergh.
A Keene New Hampshire death due to carbon monoxide from a running car stresses safe garage practices. The article urges owners to never run engines in closed spaces and to recognize CO poisoning as a lethal hazard.
The Legion boys, after year of hindrances, plan to give Winthrop a fitting Fourth of July observance. Last year the town had an ordinary day with no civic action or organizational support. This year they aim to restore the traditional celebration for citizens.
The Legion Post of this town plans an entertaining program for July 4. Citizens are urged to cooperate to ensure a successful day and a satisfactory experience for all.
In a brief Open Forum note Billy Monday praises Rev. W. J. Day for a sermon at First Baptist Church. He calls Day a man of God with a message and hints he will soon be called to a larger field of service. He also weighs in against Sinclair Lewis for writing Elmer Gantry.
Salem sailor Capt. William Driver named the flag Old Glory during the 1831 voyage. CHAS. A. S. TROUP of Post 206 G. A. R. signs off as the letter writer.
Francis Modricker Jr. writes that the price of soul salvation is belief in God through Jesus Christ, heartfelt prayer, and accepting Christ as personal savior. He argues only God can lift humans from sin, not willpower or self-control, and urges faith over doubt.
Winthrop Boy Scouts look to Camp Kenora in Amesbury Mass arranged by Medford Boy Scouts. Fees are eight dollars per week with multiple departure dates from June 30 to August 18. A doctor's certificate and physicals at start and end are required.
The article honors Daniel Murphy a Metropolitan police officer famed for repeated daytime rescues along Winthrop and Revere beaches. It also notes Emerson School in East Boston offering a student garden that teaches agriculture and civic pride through a dozen plots tended by sixty pupils under teacher Miss Mary Kelliher.
In August 1913 Ingleside hosted a political baseball game between current town officials and the Expals. The 23 to 23 draw featured many home runs and mixed crowd interest. Officials listed include Laurice Woods pitcher and Louis A. Donovan catcher among others. Expals lineup names Henry Hamilton, George Paine, William Morgan, Brendan J. Keenan, Fred J. Curtis, T. J. Mahaney, John Williams, John Kennedy.
Rev C Oscar Ford D D ministered services at 10 30 a m with a sermon on Christian Unity and at 7 30 p m spoke on Building a Life The schedule notes the pastor's two subjects for the day and the times of worship
St Johns Episcopal Church at Bowdoin and Buchanan announces Holy Communion at 8:00 a.m. and a 10:45 a.m. morning service with a sermon by Rector Ralph M. Harper titled The Just Pride of the Protestant. Organist and choirmaster Eugene P. Whittier directs the music.
The First Church of Christ Scientist Winthrop schedules Sunday evening services at 7 30 p m during July and August.
Edward B. Newton School reports no tardy marks for two weeks in Miss Clarke and Miss Wilkins rooms and one week in Miss Noble and Miss Taylor rooms Center School Wrights room one week and Miss Emerys room also listed as attendance update
A letter from the Old Timer praises Herbert Hoover and Frank Curtis as a ticket, lauds Hoover's famine relief during WWI, and notes Republican Western appeal. It critiques Prohibition, cites a Delaware poll, and urges support for veterans, family discipline, church camaraderie, and Amelia Earhart's achievement.
Two elderly writers reminisce about school days and old friends while sharing columns on wisdom, patience, and the Seas of Knowledge. They toast friendship, debate views on religion and politics, and joke about The New Woman and skirts. A town note urges support for the Legion on July 4.
Mrs Theresa Chapman Brown wife of Roscoe D Brown of Winthrop Mass died at the home of her daughter Mrs Samuel C Doane 51 Palmyra Street Thursday morning June 4 after a brief illness Born in Damariscotta Maine early married life spent in East Boston and the past twenty years in Winthrop She is survived by her husband five daughters one son a sister a brother thirteen grandchildren and six great grandchildren Funeral service was by Rev C Oscar Ford and entombment was in Woodlawn Cemetery Everett Mass
Daniel J. Donoghue formerly of East Boston and longtime town resident died at his Pauline Street home on Wednesday. A solemn mass was held with Rev. Fr O'Brien as celebrant and Fr Kellih er as deacon. Interment followed at Holy Cross Cemetery. He leaves wife Mary and five daughters Edith Mildred Cecile and two named daughters Mrs Minnie Neal and Mrs Blanche Donovan.
Willis H Kenrick husband of Ida T Kenrick died recently and funeral services were held from the residence of Obadiah R Countaway at 51 Somerset Avenue. Interment followed at Winthrop Cemetery. Conducted by Mr and Mrs Charles R Bennison undertakers 147 Winthrop St. Formerly of Cochituate Mass June 11.
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