Winthrop Post Glows Over Parade and Band Support
A Winthrop Post column recalls the Pleasant Park Yacht Club gathering on Saturday June 9 with a strong band and a village parade. It highlights Band and Corps members, Girl and Boy Scouts, and Marine Veterans, praising community patriotism and urging ongoing support for local events despite rain.
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Pleasant Park Yacht Club
Land
Post
Tai Myers
SFR
Winthrop Lodge
Elks
Fritz
Clarence ‘Hernandez
Bard
Boy
Ike
Ee Corps
Sally Winner In Manchester Class At Cottage Park Regatta
Sally Winner led the Cottage Park 15 foot class race from near the gun in a close finish with Nipper as Corsair and Speedy traded leads in light SE breeze. Ingalls AC baseball club stayed ahead in the Commonwealth League with two wins over Allston and Belmont, including a 12 to 7 rout and a 5 to 4 comeback win at Belmont.
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Logan
Boni
Ken’ Magoon
Sally
Cottage Park
John Nugent
Stepin Fechit
Arthur McDonald
MclIntosh Brothers
Dorchester Bay
Ingalls AC
Allston
Belmont
Ingalls
Alston
Eddie Coughlin
Jamie Doherty
Dick Kelly
Darby Sine Tehet
Baseball Notes and Sleep Science Reflections
The fragment mentions Jimmie Doherty’s batting and fielding, Rasputin as a pitching strength, and upcoming Belmont-game action with players like Dick Kelley and Gus or Billy. It also touches on dreams research arguing most brain activity continues during sleep and that dreamt problems may not yield solutions upon waking.
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Jimmie Doherty
Rasputin
Rastissin
Bosti
Gus
Cca
Billy
Murray
Ramblers
Watertown
Investios
Striking Flint to Make Fire in Native and Trapper Practices
Fragmentary notes describe how Indians and trappers used dried leaves as tinder to spark a flame with flint and steel. It mentions scouts and gear carried, noting variability in fire-starting methods and the practical challenges faced.
Baseball Season Opens at Winthrop with Three Leagues
The Winthrop playground opens July 6 1934 with Juniors Intermediates and Seniors leagues. Six teams in Senior seven in Junior ten in Intermediate. Schedules listed by park with dates July through August and next week publish times and full schedules.
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Winthrop Playground
Wegener's Opens at Point Shirley on North Shore
Wegener's now open at Point Shirley offers fried clams and beer. The new venue invites patrons to visit the Coulost spot and enjoy meals as Yen and other dishes are prepared for customers.
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Coulost
Wegener's
Point Shirley
Winthrop Club aids Patten Point Chowder raffle win
The Patrten Point Chowder raffle sponsored by the Non-Partisan League concluded Saturday evening with Selectman Leonard C. Atkinson drawing the winning name. A large crowd of Winthrop Yacht Club members watched the ceremony as Prescott of Boston was announced the winner.
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He Prescott
Boston
Selectman
Aveonard C. Atkinson
Winthrop Yacht Club
European Playing Cards Origins and Suit Names
The piece notes playing cards emerged in Europe late in the 14th century not from the East, with suits first showing cups money swords and clubs. Germans used hearts bells leaves and acorns while the French introduced spades hearts clubs and diamonds. English and Italian variants retained differing symbols and names.
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Ara Sens
Boston Herald
England
The Review Dominates Advertising With Twice the Ad Lines
Last week The Review carried 5 530 agate lines of paid ads, nearly double its nearest competitor's 2 863 lines. The piece argues merchants and advertisers see The Review as an excellent medium. REVIEW advertising brings results across all media.
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THE
Review
Local Yachtsmen Sail at Wollaston in Busy Regatta
A large fleet of over 80 boats competed at Wollaston Yacht Club with multiple classes. Notable entrants included Nipper from Wessagussett, Peggy driven by Dr A V Cogan, and Ralph Baker aboard Sally, as well as Geraldine and the Cottage Park 15-Footers in action. The Star class saw Dallas Addison’s Tip win by a slim margin, while Martha McDonald’s Cottage Park Cook contributed in the small boat division.
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Wolaston Yacht Club
Jesse Rand
Eine Y Chitenge
Cape Holder
Nipper
Wessagussett
BE. Whittemer
Peggy
A.V. Cogan
Jin Frays Vaturan
Dorchenil
Cottage Park
Ralph Baker
Enonsina
ButyCofiams Geraldine
Hull Fighting
Te Toute
Smal
Martha McDonald's
Park Cook
Step
Sionnereaagl Wits
Dallas Addison
Meaning and Pronunciation of Robot in Early 20th Century
The term robot refers to a mechanical device performing human work. Its usage rose after the 1923 U S stage play R U Universal Robots, whose mechanical characters influenced common speech. The play's New York production varied in pronunciation rob ut versus rob ot and stressed the first syllable.
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Pathader-Magazine
United States
Rogsum
New-York Theater Guild
Winthrop Pals Edge Cinder Yards to Seal Eighth Win
The Winthrop Pals beat the Cinder Yards of Battery 15 to 1 in six innings due to lack of competition. Pitcher Je Daly allowed one hit in four innings before Brownie finished with two hitless frames. A big raffle and a game against Lynn Bffins are planned at Ingleside Park with uniforms expected soon.
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Winthrop Pals
Cinder Yarders
Battery
Je. Daly
Brownie
Ingleside Park
Lynn Bffins
Joseph Ruppert
Mere Amon
Winthrop
Mass
Winthrop B B C Defeats West Medford in Tight Suburban League Game
Winthrop B B C beat West Medford last Monday at West Medford as Vitale limited the visitors to four hits. Barns led with a double and a triple, Duke added a double and a triple, and Costa hit a triple for Winthrop. In another effort at Ingleside Park, Favello and Doyle starred as pitching duelists in seven innings. Cronin tripled driving in the winning run in the ninth.
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Vitale
West Medford
Barns
Duke
Costa
Winthrop
Atte Heneth
Ingleside Park
Favello
Doyle
Cronin
Guidi
Nettonal
Alterune
Bern
Graham
Ngalis
Bostrom
Who gets the hits matters more than winning the game
Jay Effem notes that teamwork among town departments would help Cook's Beach take shape and urges active club involvement. Harold Leighton’s uniform appears impressive while Ted Cobb leaves his job for a new venture, with club wishes for success.
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Hughey
McK. Hewitt
Ted Cobb
Uber
Plant Beds Sterilization Guards Seed Health
Greenhouse operators sterilize seed bed soil to prevent plant diseases. They use steam pipes to heat soil to 212 degrees Fahrenheit, a costly preventive practice to avoid thousands in damage.
St John’s Parish to Attend National Church Work Conference
St John’s Episcopal Parish members plan to attend the National Conference for Church Work at Wellesley College. Attending are Mrs Sitrich B Haigh, Mrs James Kirkpatrick, Lloyd A Patrick, Albert Jenkins, Elizabeth N Allen, Mrs Samuel Cre, and George A Pierce among others. The event includes Guild leaders and church school faculty. sessions run this afternoon through Monday.
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St . Johayss
Wellesley College
St. John’s
Albert Jenkins
Young Aefellowship
How Winthrop Boats Fared at Squantum
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Feehit
M. McDonald
Coreald
Francis’ Duffysgoe
Baby Pookie
Barbara Gately
Cheerié
John Baker, Jr
Betty
Orlando Merchant
Nitrogen's Early Discoveries and Babylonian Bank Checks
The fragment outlines 18th and 19th century nitrogen experiments by Henry Cavendish and others showing nitrogen's reactivity with oxygen and water, plus electric discharge methods to form ammonia. It notes Des Fosse and Marguerite Sourdeval's nitrogen chemistry and mentions Babylonian bank checks inscribed on clay tablets.
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Henry Cavendish
W. F. Donkin
Desfosses
Marguerite
Sourdeval
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