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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1920
Page
6
Readable OCR fragment lists blankets underwear government shoes sneakers ginghams and curtains along with the name B KOLODNY and contact Ocean Spray tel Win 1372. The note suggests a local classified style item lineup or storefront inventory reference.
The 1920 Winthrop High graduates list includes Lewis Wellman Swett Alan Terrile Helen Tewksbury Eleanor Tierney Irene Ruthberry John Wakefield Harold Wheeler Hyman White Carolyn Whittemore John Whorf Iris Wingersky Grafton Wood and others as honor students recognized for scholastic achievement.
Poem by Mary A. Macomber praising girl graduates of Winthrop. It reflects on fairy tale magic becoming real through education. The piece highlights truth, love, logic, current events, philosophy, mathematics, and world affairs as keys to enlightenment and knowledge.
A much improved seating arrangement boosts capacity for H. C. Whart's pageant "1920, or Faith in America" to be held July 5 at Fort Banks Reservation. Army Relief Society benefit. 3,500 seats in dol lar reserved area and 5,000 to 6,000 with admission. parking spaces added. programs expected early next week.
The document lists graduates and staff including class marshal Eber Montgomery Wells and class accompanists Anita Stella Lampasona and Mary Ellen Stansbury, along with numerous names of students and faculty prior to a commencement event. The surviving names cover multiple given names and surnames, reflecting a formal yearbook style roster.
Boston's Tremont Theatre continues to pack the house for seven weeks as George M. Cohan Comedians present Mary. Otto Harbach and Frank Mandel wrote the book and lyrics, Lou Hirsch composed the music, with Cohan staging. The Love Nest is the season's hit song. dancing and speedy production mark the show with Wednesday and Saturday matinees and an Independence Day matinee on July 5 at popular prices.
Manager Hatch announces upcoming shows at Winthrop featuring Checkers When the Clouds Roll By Pollyanna Down on the Farm River's End Suds and other major productions to watch for soon.
The note calls Winthrop residents to assist with the upcoming Fourth of July Pageant. It emphasizes community participation and fundraising efforts to support the event, authored by Lillian Epstein.
Town Topics notes Holy Name Society of St John the Evangelist Church received Holy Communion at 7 o clock mass and held the last meeting before summer. Rev Robert Swickerath of St Marys Boston preached. Also ad for piano services by Joseph Bernhardt West Somerville and a prayer request for Ralph L Day ill from gas exposure in France at Parker Hill Hospital. Winthrop Post Ladies Auxiliary seeks names of mothers wives and sisters of Post members.
Saturday evening a speeding driver struck a moving police car on Shore Drive, causing damage and shaking two officers. Earlier a 14 year old bicyclist was injured by a passing auto and taken to Metcalf Hospital. Hugh B Killen of Roxbury was charged with drunkenness and DUI after a Faunbar avenue incident. he pleaded guilty to drunkenness and faced two months, then appealed. A town hall desk mix up separated two residents during a midnight dispute.
The passage notes defendants were bailed out and appeared before the judge in East Boston Court. The judge assessed each bail at ten dollars.
Fletcher K Tirrell 72 a long time resident of 10 Underhill street died suddenly of heart disease while attending a Masonic meeting in Upham's Corner last Monday night. Funeral at Chapel of Samuel Burroughs 742 Dudley street Dorchester Thursday 2 PM with burial in Weymouth old family lot. Survived by two sisters Pollyanna Mary Pickford show coming to Winthrop Theatre and Lang the Shoeman advertises tennis shoes.
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