Stedfast and Benson Shine in Senior Open Play
The Sen ior Golfers Open at Woodland Golf Club on June 14 saw Dick Stedfast in Class 1 for ages 60 to 64 and Tom Benson in Class D for ages 55 to 59. Stedfast net 65 with 16 handicap, Benson net 65 with 21 handicap. Both touted for public service in Winthrop. Stedfast chairs the School Committee, Benson a former Board of Selectmen member.
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Wyistunor
Dick Stedfast
Tom Benson
Woodland Golf Club
Stedfast
Massachusetts
Boston Herald
Benson
Board of Selectmen
Winthrop
Ralph M. Harper
The Danger of Compromise Between Right and Expediency
A nuanced meditation on the eternal conflict between truth and expediency. It praises steadfast conviction while warning that traitors within threaten justice by seeking middle ground and bargaining with the enemy. The author laments losses to compromise and extols unwavering, principled resistance as essential to lasting ideals.
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Hin City
New World Brings Change Across Two Centuries
The article argues a fundamental shift in the last two centuries beyond mere time, altering knowledge, society, and hopes for progress. It asserts history shows a purposeful, divinely guided transformation in human destiny, arising amid ignorance and misery and bringing a new world with promise for all that is worthwhile.
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Elon
Youth and Guidance QPTH Quest for Knowledge and Truth
The article notes that youth seek guidance and leadership but often turn to parents and find that guidance lacking, leading to confusion and disconcertion among the young in their pursuit of knowledge and truth.
Duty and parental leadership neglected by busy citizens
The passage laments that both men and women of the passing generation show little interest or are absorbed in work or pleasure. It argues many fathers and mothers are too occupied with community duties to provide home life, companionship, and parental guidance to children.
Voices of the Ball Ground Echo in American Life
The ball ground voice spans ecstasy at a home run to scorn for a cheating umpire and teaches character through merit. Baseball channels life’s steam by outlet in sport, keeping youth and towns grounded, boosting trade, health, and contentment. Every town should field its mightiest men and challenge rivals.
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Longfellow
Big
Little
Doubling Up Families in Hard Times
A piece urging thrifty newlyweds to share homes to save money while facing unemployment and in law tensions. It argues that returning to parental homes and living with relatives can stabilize finances, though it warns the arrangement is a temporary fix and compares it to birds trying to raise a family on bare ground.
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High Hat
Father
Loneliness and social life urged in Winthorp column
A local column urges residents of Winthorp to organize social activities to combat loneliness. It notes neighbors failing to call or shake hands after church, and says inviting friends to play cards, learn dances, discuss topics, or join church groups can spark activity. The piece ends with a proverb: he who would make friends must show himself friendly.
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Winthorp
Stitt
Thalys
Aly
Frank Sena
Ham
Highlands
Highlands Bridge
Arex Ealy
Sagamore Spring
Henry Barry
Richard Brugman
Hawthorne Club
Looks &’S
Editorial on hometown pride and money in 1932
The piece lampoons local patriotism tied to money and advertising as it notes shoppers and merchants, then shifts to 1932 politics about leasing the White House for four years. It observes how families gather at mealtimes and comments on public perception of traffic lights and police visibility.
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White House
Winthrop News Echoes Town Life And Local Debates
The column reflects on local issues including merchant competition with chain stores, housing rentals, and town governance in Winthrop. It notes the impact of outside businesses on small shops, mentions rental declines and housing quality, and teases upcoming community events and reflections from the author about youth graduations and local affairs.
Winthrop Women Voters Record Campaign Meeting
A Winthrop gathering of the League of Women Voters led by Mrs. Sam- discussed upcoming civic activities and voter education efforts in the community. Members planned outreach, candidate forums, and registration drives to boost informed participation.
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Winthrop League of Women Voters
New Hampton Commencement Adds Hodskins From Winthrop
The 111th annual Commencement honors eighty four graduates from New Hampton School. Among the forty eight Bay State boys listed is John M. Hodskins of Winthrop, son of Mrs. Emma M. Hodskins. He attended Winthrop High School and played football basketball and baseball at New Hampton.
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Bay
New Hampton School
Winthrop
John M. Hodskins
Emma M. Hodskins
Lowell Road
Hedskins
Winthrop High School
New Hampton
Leach Receives Economics Degree at Penn Commencement
Edward BRB Leach of Winthrop graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Wednesday at Commencement, earning a bachelor of science in economics from the Wharton School. The exercises marked the close of the university’s 192nd year, with about 166 men receiving degrees. women from 41 states and several foreign countries attended at Municipal Auditorium near the campus in Philadelphia.
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Edward Brb. Leach
Winthrop
University of Pennsylvania
Leach
Wharton School of Finance
Commerce
Pennsylvania
Wich
University
Philadelphia
Charles H Smith Dies After Lingering Illness
Funeral services were held on rest Sunday at 2 P M for Charles H Smith who died Friday after a lingering illness Rev Mr Day officiating He was 82 born in Ellsworth Maine in 1850 a ship builder and carpenter and longtime East Boston resident He was the father of Mrs Lewis Davis with whom he lived Burial was in Winthrop Cemetery under Walter White's direction
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Sargent Street
Charles H. Smith
Day
Smith
Ellsworth
Boston
Lewis Davis
Winthrop Cemetery
Walter White
Funeral services held for Charles V Elliott in Winthrop
Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon for Charles V. Elliott husband of the late Carrie W Elliott from his home at Edgehill road. He was well known in Winthrop where he had lived for years and conducted a fish business with a store in East Boston. The notice also records brief obituaries for Charles O Whitney and Charles Smith, both in Winthrop.
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Charles V. Elliott
Carrie W. Elliott
Edgehill Road
Elliott
Winthrop
Boston
Taliotf
Charles VI
Carrie We Elliott
Whitney
Charles O
Margaret Whitney
Smith
Charles Smith
Jennie Zac Smith
Sir Walter Scott 1832 1932 Tribute In Memoriam
A fragmentary commemorative note honors Sir Walter Scott on the Two Hundredth anniversary of his birth and the centennial death remembrance. The faded text recalls Scott as poet and novelist and invokes Scottish imagery and praise, with lingering references to poetry and national identity.
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Walter Scott
Washington
Scotland
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