Brotherhood Will Meet This Evening
The Temple Tifereth Israel Brotherhood holds a Ladies Night on Thursday evening June 23 at the Winthrop Hebrew Community Building corner Pearl Ave and Shirley St. Joe Rubin and his troupe will entertainment the eve ning includes dancing and refreshments after the show. Members invited with wives mothers daughters or sweethearts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temple Tifereth Israel Brotherhood
Winthrop Hebrew Community
Pearl Ave
Shirley St
Joe Rubin
Brotherhood
Flanagan Couple Mark 37th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Charles A Flanagan of 16 Ocean Road were congratulated by many friends on June 17 1938 as they celebrated their thirty seventh wedding anniversary at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Flanagan
Ocean -Are
Notable Local Guests And Events From Winthrop And Beyond
Mrs Charles O Baker of Winthrop visited the Hotel Commodore in New York City. Mrs Edgar F Power of Lowell slipped at home and broke a leg but is reported favorable at Community Hospital. Hyman Katz artwork from 510 Shirley Street is in a Federal Art Project show at 50 Beacon Street. Misses D Kelley and D Lent visited Washington DC returning from Baltimore on the SS Chatham of Merchants and Miners Line. Walter Hoffman, student of Norine Robards, performed Solfeggietto and March at a June recital in George W Brown Hall. Roger Call of 218 Court Road is among 100 cadets from Northwestern University R C T C who sailed last week on a US Navy ship for a three week cruise. Sam Dobby of Everybody’s Cash Market at Winthrop Centre returns to work after a week’s vacation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar F. Power
Lowell
D. Kelley
D. Lent
Sargent St
Washington, D. C
Baltimore
Chatham
Merchants & Miners Line
Walter Hoffman
Norine Robards
N. E. Conservatory of Music
George W. Brown Hall
Bach
Roger Call
Court Rd
Naval R. C. T. C
Northwestern University
Evanston
U. S.navy
Winthrop Loses in Belmont Tournament Finals
Winthrop High reaches Belmont Tennis Tournament final rounds but Belmont High takes the titles. Beverly Springer and Claire Millington reach sophomore doubles finals before falling 6 4 6 0 to Belmont. John Williams loses singles 6 2 6 2 to Bob Reynolds of Belmont.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Belmont
Winthrop High
Belmont High
Beverly Springer
Claire Millington
John Williams
Bob Reynolds
Wright and Abbey Tie The Knot In June Wedding
Mr. Harry E. Wright and Mrs. Anne Borden Abbey announce their marriage on Thursday the sixteenth of June nineteen hundred and thirty eight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry E. Wright
Anne Borden Abbey
Dinner Party at Beacon Villa Hosts Mc Mahon Family
Postmaster and Mrs. John F Mc Mahon hosted a dinner at Beacon Villa last Thursday evening. Guests included Dr and Mrs McMahon of New Hampshire with their two young daughters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. McMahon
Beacon Villa
Nagoya Castle Crowned as Japan's National Treasure
Nagoya Castle stands as Japan's chief pride and a national treasure with royal apartments adorned in rare woods carvings and painted panels. A Seto potter helped create porcelain ware that made Nagoya famous and tea sets are shipped nationwide. Imperfect porcelain is ground into enamel for cloisonne, a craft linked to Nagoya's four century history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagoya
Japan
Chicago Daily News
China
Seto
Nagoy
New Home in Arlington Welcomed by Tierney Family
The Tierney family announces their new six room California bungalow in Arlington and invites friends to visit. Mrs Tierney formerly Miss Gerry Tucker of Summit ore town. Mr Tierney is brother to Mrs Ann Johnson and Angus Tierney of Franklin St Winthrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. J. Tierney
Arlington
California
Tierney
Gerry Tucker
Summit Ore
Mr. Tierney
Ann Johnson
Angus Tierney
Franklin St
Winthrop
MIT Graduation Embraces Winthrop Men in 1938 Class
Three Winthrop men Frederick E. Boland Samuel Rudginsky and Milton Wallace were seen at the MIT class of 1938 graduation held at the Hotel Statler on Tuesday evening June 7. Degrees were awarded in Symphony Hall that morning to Seymour Gross and Robert Reid along with the trio, marking the close of commencement week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hotel Statler
Frederick E. Boland
Samuel Rudginsky
Milton Wallace
Symphony Hall
Seymour Gross
Robert Reid
Highlands School Teachers Host Shower for Miss McKinnon
The Highlands School faculty and friends gave a shower for Miss Helen McKinnon at Beacon Villa last Thursday. She has resigned and will marry Mr. Philip Hall of Montpelier in August.
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Highlands School
Helen McKinnon
Beacon Villa
Miss McKinnon
Philip Hall
Montpelier
Vermont
Engagement announced for Ethel Elsie Downie to Elmer F Curtis
Mr. Jasper I. Downie of 78 Atlantic Street announces the engagement of his daughter Ethel Elsie to Elmer F. Curtis of Brookline. No definite wedding date has been set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper I. Downie
Atlantic St
Ethel Elsie
Elmer F. Curtis
Brookline
Delegates Named For Conferences By St Johns Church
St Johns Episcopal Church announces delegates for upcoming national and provincial conferences starting June 28. National Conference attendees include Charles E Graves Albert E Jenkins Ralph Tucker and Miss Betty Tucker from Wellesley Massachusetts. Provincial delegates from Concord New Hampshire include Robert Belcher George Blair Jr Richard Foulkes Robert Graves John Williams Jr Miss Ruth Bennett Miss Jean Canton and Miss Barbara Tattan. Six boys will attend Groton School camp at Newfound Lake New Hampshire for two weeks starting June 28: Robert Dunlop Peter Fisher James Kirkpatrick Jr William Kennerley Lawrence Roberts and Richard Stevenson. Nearly twenty girls will attend camps Fleur de Lis at Fitzwilliam New Hampshire Cathedral camp near Princeton Massachusetts. Three boys will attend the Galahad camp on Lake Sebago Maine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Wellesley
Mass
Charles E. Graves
Albert E. Jenkins
Ralph Tucker
Betty Tucker
Concord
N. H
Robert Belcher
George Blair, Jr
Richard Foulkes
Robert Graves
John Williams, Jr
Ruth Bennett
Jean Canton
Barbara Tattan
Groton
Newfound Lake
Robert Dunlop
Peter Fisher
James Kirkpatrick, Jr
William Kennerley
Lawrence Roberts
Richard Stevenson
Fitzwilliam
Cathedral
Princeton
Lake Sebago
Maine
Radcliffe Graduates Include Lutze and Leach at Commencement
Miss Ruth L. Lutze and Miss Virginia B. Leach of Winthrop numbered among Radcliffe College graduates receiving degrees at Wednesday Commencement. Lutze earned Cum Laude with English emphasis and held activities such as secretary and News staff. Leach also studied English and belonged to News staff Catholic Club and Outing Club.
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Ruth L. Lutze
Virginia B. Leach
Winthrop
Radcliffe Collee
Lutze
Sie
Miss Leach
Dinner Party Celebrates Rivette Anniversary at Winthrop Arms
Mr. and Mrs. Edward F. Rivette hosted an anniversary dinner at the Winthrop Arms on June 18. The evening featured floral decorations place cards and favors followed by dancing and music in the ballroom with guests including Wendell Hodgkins John Coleman Lloyd Lowe Hugh Davis Maitland Swimm Wilbur Colby Aubrey Walters and several Kinneys and Leaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward F. Rivette
Lincoln Jr
Winthrop Arms
Wendell A. Hodgkins
John E Coleman
Lloyd A.lowe
Hugh O. Davis
Maitland Swimm
Wilbur Colby
Aubrey L. Walters
Alfred Tait
Clarence L. Leach
Emma R. Davis
Mary
EB. Kinney
Dorothy L. Kinney
Ancient Hohokam etched shells millennia before Europe
A Washington Star writer notes the Hohokam people of southern Arizona, around 1000 A D, as early inventors of shell etching using waxed shells and acids, and possibly independently discovering rubber. They played a ball game in large earthen courts with central stones and goal stones, using a rubber ball in two-team play.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Europe
Washington Star
Catan
Guatemalas
Roots of trees avoid contact underground say Howard professor
A Howard University professor explains that roots from different trees of the same species avoid contact underground. He notes younger roots bend aside to let older roots pass and suggests roots may emit a repelling compound, possibly electric.
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Howard University
London
Electric clock on beach keeps time for Point Shirley bathers
Michael J. Murphy and family of Charlestown opened their cottage at 2 Otis street Point Shirley and will stay for the summer. Murphy installed an electric clock on the beach near Brewster Street to aid bathers at the Point.
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Michael J. Murphy
Charlestown
Otis St
Point Shirley
Murphy
Brewster St
Winthrop Hospital League Votes New Room Furnishings
The Winthrop Community Hospital League held its June meeting at the hospital with Mrs. Albert M. Stedfast presiding. Members voted to purchase an instrument cabinet for the operating room and two cubicles for the children’s room and nursery. The president wished everyone a good summer and urged better fall attendance. Hostesses were Mrs. Harvey A. Kelly Mrs. Everett K. Low Mrs. Paul F. Howard and Mrs. William J. Marsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop Community Hospital League
Albert M. Stedfast
Harvey A. Kelly
Everett K. Low
Paul F. Howard
William J. Marsh
Chinaware Luxury Through Two Centuries of Change
The article traces how Chinese porcelain dominated diningware until about 200 years ago when cheaper wares emerged. It notes Tudor to early modern shifts, James I’s import banquet, the high cost of Oriental china, and later European copying efforts yielding salt glaze ware sought by collectors.
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China
Emerald Bristow
Richmond Times-Dispatch
James I
Europe
Orients
Good Face Good Heart Letter of Credit Quote
Quote by Bulwer-Lytton on social virtue contrasts a good face as a letter of recommendation with a good heart as a letter of credit. It reflects on appearance versus inner value.
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Bulwer-Lytton
Teaches Man to Be Wise Quotation Note
A line attributed to Eukipides states necessity will teach any man to be wise even if he is stupid. The proverb reflects on practical learning through need and experience.
Couple Celebrate 25th Anniversary Hidden Surprise Party
Mr and Mrs B Holgersen of 29 Ingleside Ave were honored with a surprise party Friday for their silver wedding anniversary. The home was decoratively set with a large wedding cake and silver candles on the dining table as about fifty friends joined relatives for the celebration.
Duke of Burgundy First to Use Forks at Table
The Los Angeles Times notes that forks appeared at the table with John, the Duke of Burgundy, marking a shift in English dining. An English traveler Tom Coryet 1611 mocked Italians for using forks, later facing rebuke. the fork gained acceptance as English table habits changed prior to the French Revolution.
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Duke of Burgundy
England
Solomon’s Temple
Los Angeles Times
John
Burgundy
Tom Coryet
Italy
Ena
Tyrol
Germany
Switzerland
Outdoor Clam Bake At Russo's Friday Night Event
Russo's on Winthrop Parkway Beach mont hosts the first outdoor old fashioned clam bake on Friday and Saturday from 6 p m to 10 p m. The menu features Ipswich and Duxbury clams lobsters fish sweet potatoes and corn on the cob baked on hot stones and sea weed to keep sea flavors. Reservations for groups may be made by calling Reveré 0779. call early.
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North Shore
Russo’s
Winthrop Parkway
Beachmont
Ipswich
Duxbury
Reveré
Fire signals and beacons shaped early night messaging
The piece traces fire as a historic method of signaling at night from flaming branches to beacon towers. It links lanterns at Old North Church and warnings to Paul Revere with broader uses in Troy, Rome, Gauls, and the 1588 Spanish Armada warning chain across England.
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Old North Church
Boston
Paul Revere
Troy
Argos
Tower
Plymouth
London
England
Corner Cupboards from 1710 Match Room Panelling
Corner cupboards dating from about 1710 were finished to harmonize with the room panelling, reflecting early 18th century cabinetry stylistic aims and interior design practices.
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IEF la i
Ressini
C. M. Fauci
East
J. A. Costanza
Malden
Hennessey
Charles O. Baker of
Commodore
New York City
Hyman Katz
Federal Art Project
Beacon St
Sam Dobby
Winthrop Centre
B & P Shoe Repairing
High Street
Fort Hill Square
Devonshire
Winthrop Review
Radcliffe College
Green Meadow Creamery Butter
Fresh Guinea
Haddock
Electric Roots
Hospital League Monthly Meeting
Ray
Somerset Ave
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