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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1934
Page
5
The Winthrop Ledge of Elks extends gratitude to volunteers who ran a carnival. George Wickson Lou Tucker Puzzo Dan Cunningham Ed Spence receive praise for ticket handling program planning cash sorting and department coordination. The piece lauds their hard work dedication and cheerful service.
The Red Cross and Knights of Columbus notes reflect June activities. Talks praise Bro. Arthur Boylan Jr and plan for the annual outing, with dedication to Dr. Salemi as orator. Reports cover dental care, a Home Hygiene Class, and relief funds totaling about one thousand dollars. New officers are announced including Bro. Higgins Botham, Joe Dervan, Paul Abely, Fred Muldoon, and Harold Verdi. The summer meeting schedule is set with a fall return, and memorial observances for Rev. Michael I McGivney are announced with musical tributes and a whist reference.
The Winthrop Hospital Aid Association directors meet at Home on Winthrop Street and renew the annual offer from the Errts Pale Making Company to aid the hospital. Three dozen sheets and a table cloth were donated this month. Luncheon hosted by Mrs. J. H. Flynn, Mrs. Kate S. Payne, and Mrs. F. W. Martin.
The Thirtieth regular Gamma Sigma Phi meeting at Martha Dixon's home had nineteen members present. Anna Beveridge presided as president. officers elected include Frances Hancock president, Gladys Ballou vice president, Ruth Kendall secretary, and Betty Ricker treasurer. The group adjourned to the first Wednesday in September.
The Elks honor Exalted Ruler Austin MacCormack and praise installing officer Thomas J. Brady for their roles. Members reflect on duty to veterans, military units and the flag, noting solemn ceremonies and community support.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the W. Y. C. held year awards for bowling with Mrs. Dwight Bearse and committee praised for the luncheon and towel decorations. Souvenirs were given to each attendee as Miss Bearse, assisted by Mrs. Boyle and others, led remarks. Dorothy Allod captured the Trophy in a later bowling event, with Mrs. Ward and Mrs. Slocum among prizewinners. closing luncheon followed on June 6th ending with a festive social.
The Colonial Chapter No. 60 O.E.S. observed a holiday gathering with 170 guests served at a salad supper chaired by E Jeannette Croathead and dining room chief Franklin Henderson. Richar d Harding White was balloted for degrees as Myrtle P. Dodge reported on Grand Chapter’s sth annual session.
The Winthrop Catholic Woman's Club led by President Mrs. Mary J. Sloan thanks the committee and loyal supporters after a successful fundraiser event. Weekly June parties at St John Hal feature prizes and a gracious chair, with Elks Lodge participation in Flag Day parade plans.
A curious reader asks why neighbors turn to the Boston Globe for Lois Deeds beauty tips and movie star photographs, suggesting the paper as a trusted source for fashion and entertainment coverage.
Scientists note the hyrax as the closest living relative of elephants, despite its small size and rabbit like appearance. Fossil links to Megatherium and Moeritherium suggest shared ancestors from the secondary epoch, with elephants growing larger while hyraxes remained diminutive.
The excerpt traces early football origins in the United States from improvised kicking games to formalized play in 1865 1868. It notes Rutgers and Princeton adopting rules creating teams of 26 players per side with 25 foot goal posts and a restricted playing field, where kicking was the primary ball action and carrying or throwing were barred.
Tank irrigation remains common in central and southern India with large quantities of rainwater stored in tanks and distributed during the year’s drier seasons.
Troop 79 held a Parents Night on Tuesday at the Junior High School gym amid bad weather with District Commissioner John Flinn and Eben Colby among attendees. An interpatrol contest ended in a triple tie, the Divine-Eagle-Patrol winning, as Harold Kilgore, David McGaw, and Stuart Siltiker led the patrols.
The Suffolk Superior Clerk Prendible spoke to a club about crime history and prevention. He cited the annual $1.8 billion cost for care of criminals versus under $5 million spent on youth crime prevention, urged jury confidence despite training gaps, and warned on weapons and youth exposure to guns.
A Detroit News writer notes India’s Red Jungle Fowl may be the ancestor of all domestic chickens. The bird’s Himalayan range near villages and bamboo areas is highlighted, plus differences in carriage between wild and domesticated roosters and a naturalist’s playful naming suggestion.
A brief note defines the dewclaw as an extra claw on the inside of a dog's hind leg and explains the dewlap as a loose pendulous fold under the dog's chin. The text highlights physical variations observed in dogs.
The Spartans club reports improving health of member Bunnie Corbett and best wishes for the president and secretary. They acknowledge contributions from Ank TM MacDonald for an electric sign and Jim Clements for a painting. Gratitude is extended to East Boston girls for Sunday dinner and Miles returns from Frisco.
A historical overview traces how presidential electors once held greater leeway to vote independently, with examples like Adams-Jefferson and Jackson-Calhoun across parties. It notes the 1804 separation of ballots and the rise of Republican and Democratic-Republican alignments, plus hints at party origins and education quotes.
Bobolinks or rice birds breed across many regions of the country and winter in Argentina and Paraguay. Their migration follows a definite path called the bobolink route from Florida to Cuba, then Jamaica and across the Caribbean Sea.
A male African elephant normally bears tusks around 40 pounds each, while record breaking tusks have exceeded 200 pounds per tusk, underscoring astonishing variations in size and weight.
Winthrop Emblem Club holds a regular meeting Tuesday evening June 26 at Colonial Inn. Members are urged to attend. The Old Timers dance sponsored by the Officers is set for June 22 at Odd Fellows Hall on Pauline Street. A special prize may be awarded for an old fashioned glide.
Members of the Antler's Club met at Mrs. A Morrison's Palmyra Street Turkdawatte to play three tables of bridge. Honors were won by Mrs Sint Mie Coffey Mrs E Bauer and Mrs Ni Farrell. Consolation went to Miss S Thissof. Next meeting set for Mr L McLaren's Thornton Street.
The term pagoda is presented as a European word for an Oriental religious tower often part of a temple. In China pagodas are memory buildings, not always temples, with curved roofs and encircling ledges atop brick structures. In Japan Buddhist architecture centers on the honde temple, gateways, and pagodas, wooden in form, with monumental stone temples noted for design.
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