Winthrop Yacht Club Plans Mid-Summer Carnival
The Winthrop Yacht Club committee led by Commodore David M Wiseley has finalized plans for a mid-summer carnival at the club house July 8 9 and 10. The event features three evenings of activities with an auxiliary booth run by the Ladies' Auxiliary under President Mrs Frank Waterman and a team of volunteers offering gift prizes and attractions for members and town residents.
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Winthrop Yacht Club
David M. Wiseley
Richard Tewksbury
Gordon Nelson
Leonard C. Atkinson
Robert Anthony
Frank Waterman
Bernard Slocum
Gene Cate
George Patterson
Andrew Anthony
Earl Beddoes, Jr
Walter E. Daw
Albert Farrar
Harold Osborne
Arthur Byrnes
Dwight Bearse
Vincent Aladi
Refrigerator Won By East Boston Doctor
Commodore George J. Hamilton of the Pleasant Park Yacht Club announces that the General Electric refrigerator given as a prize at Zam-Bola was awarded to Dr. Schraffa of 19 Bennington Street East Boston. The Zam-Bola event drew sailors officers and members who extend appreciation to all citizens and friends for its outstanding success.
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George J. Hamilton
Pleasant Park Yacht Club
General Electric
Dr. Schraffa
Bennington Street
Boston
Hidden Oceans Guard Vast Hidden Treasures Beneath Seas
The article notes that earth’s regions shift between land and sea over time. It asserts that current ocean crust may conceal rich resources including metals gems and other valuables with oil possibly stored beneath waters.
Plan To Celebrate Historical Event Near Thorn ton Station
About 300 years ago land allotments were made on the North Boston peninsula to around 50 people, beginning a historic chapter north of Boston. The Deane Winthrop House was built later by Captain Pierce. Twenty five years ago a notable Elm celebration led by Charles Francis Adams and Major Gibbon highlighted early A H A Co history, with related maps and a picture displayed in public spaces.
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Boston
Deane Winthrop
Captain Pierce
Thornton Station
Gibbons
Charles Francis Adams
Gibbon
Castle Island
Ords
Winthrop First Allotments
Breadfruit Growing in South Seas Described in Detail
A North American writer details the breadfruit tree native to Otaheite and other South Sea islands. The large globular fruit ripens yellow and juicy, with six sided surface depressions, and a white fibrous pulp. The edible portion is between skin and core and can be stored underground after baking or mashing.
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Otaheite
South Seas
West Indies
South America
Indianapolis News
Winthrop Woman’s Club hosts large Garden Party for scholarship
David Floyd’s garden at 158 Winthrop Street will host a large Garden Party on September 15 at 10:30 a.m. to benefit a senior high school Gift Scholarship. Mrs. Wendell A. Hodgkin presides, with Mrs. George H. Myrick as general chair. Activities include a Cafeteria Luncheon, Tea Room, lawn games, and booths such as French Peasant Shop and Italian-Fruit Mart run by named club members.
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Ars
David Floyd
Winthrop Street
Winthrop Woman’s Club
Wendell A. Hodgkin
George H. Myrick
Hugh Miller
Karl H. Dodge
Edward B. Currier
Theodore N. Wadell
Cochairmen
Lewis M. Hollingsworth
Clarence W. MacDonald
Melvin BE. Colson
Alexander B. Wiley
Howard A. Reith
William E. Remby
Holland House
Irving Hollander
Walter D. Ramsey
Ernest R. Walker
John Brown
Masonic Lodge Set to Attend Service Theme
The Winthrop Masonic Lodge plans to attend a church service featuring a sermon on John Wyclif titled the Morning Star of the Reformation. The event centers on the lodge members as participants in the service.
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Masonic Lodge
John Wyclif
Morning Star
Winthrop Masonic Lodge
Protestantism Praised In St. John's Sunday Service
The Rev Ralph M Harper rector of St John s Episcopal Church announces a new appraisal of Wyclif at the 10 45 a m service. He cites Stanley Baldwins courage lifting Protestantism to its greatest height and defends its enduring divisions as its crowning glory. Ernest E Hardy choirmaster plans a program including Come My Soul Benedictus Ouseley and With a Voice of Singing. Recessional Once to Every Man and Nation.
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St. John’s Episcopal Church
Wyclif
Ralph M. Harper
Duke of Windsor
Ernest E. Hardy
St. John’s
Haydn
Ouseley
How the Tiger Got Its Name From Arrow to Animal
The word tiger traces to Old Persian meaning arrow. An arrow flies swiftly, and Orientals likened the tiger to a swift projectile, naming the animal for its speed as an arrow.
Osage Orange Wood Proclaimed Hardest American Wood
The Osage orange tree is highlighted as the hardest American wood in the article. It notes its exceptional density and durability for tool handles and woodworking uses, citing its reputed hardness relative to other native woods.
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