Guilty On Multiple Counts In East Boston Court
Louis Harvey 26 of Bowdoin Street was convicted in East Boston District Court on two counts of assault on police and one count of attempting to rescue a prisoner. He received four months in the House of Correction and a $5 fine for loitering and sauntering, with an appeal and surety posted. Patrolmen Haigh and Wells testified to an early Sunday melee at Magees Corner where Haigh was struck and Wells suffered a hand wound. Wells also said his club broke in the fray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Harvey
Bowdoin Street
East Boston
House of Correction
John Haigh
Serst
William G. Wells
Magees Corner
Haigh
Wells
Acts To Prevent Spread Of Rabies In Massachusetts
Dr George H Bigelow commissioner of public health called a meeting for local health officials at the Gardner Auditorium State House Boston to address rabies prevalence. He notes three human deaths last week and many dog bites reported, urging coordinated action among Mayors Aldermen Selectmen Boards of Health and police chiefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth
George H. Bigelow
Gardner Auditorium
State House
Boston
Boards of Health
Board of Health
Revere Street Reopened Traffic After Widening
Revere Street from Magee's Corner to Shirley Street is open to through traffic on the completed portion. The newly widened street features a parkway look with lighting and grass-plotted sidewalks and plans continue from Asner to Shirley Street with half of the street kept open during ongoing work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
As Ner
Shirley Street
Winthrop Tercentenary Committee Receives 1930 Report
Frank K. Hatfield, General Chairman, announces receipt of a 132 page report titled Celebrating a 300th Anniversary. Prepared by the Tercentenary Conference of City and Town Committees, Inc., it covers last year’s state Tercentenary activities and includes 30 illustrations. Copies are available from the committee for a nominal charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank K. Hatfield
Winthrop
City and Town Committees, Inc
Plan for Limited Parking Considered by War Board of Trade
At a Tuesday evening meeting the War Board of Trade discussed restricting parking in parts of town to ease merchant hardship. Merchants argued long parking hours deter patrons who then shop in nearby towns. Three members were appointed to interview shopkeepers in Winthrop Highlands and Den to assess conditions and propose relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Board of Trade
Winthrop
Ham
Beach
Tibbetts
Highlands
McCloud
Den
Secrchan
Local Board Studies Proposed Highways
A Planning Board special meeting at Town Hall heard Town Engineer Channing Howard outline the East Boston Strandway and other main arteries from East Boston to the North Shore. New routes linked to the East Boston vehicular tunnel are under study by city and state officials, with construction likely in the near future. Proximity to Winthrop may yield direct benefits if the projects proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planning Board
Town Hall
Channing Howard
East Boston
North Shore
Winthrop
July 3 Filing Deadline for War Risk Insurance Claims
Veterans of World War II are informed that July 3 is the final date to file disability claims under the War Risk Insurance Act. Eligible veterans should submit their claims to the Veterans Bureau on Washington Street, Boston, before the closing date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans’ Bureau
Washington Street
Bostén
Prizes Awarded At Graduation Class of 1931
Graduation exercises for the Class of 1931 at the local Senior High School awarded prizes to students led by Adeline Disler who earned the highest standing in the college course. Percy Ehrlich won the college technical course top prize. George E. Parsons was named best athlete in the senior class. Albert Guidi received the General Excellence prize. AdeXne Disler earned history prizes from S. R. Washington and the Franklin Medal. Eis Swartz won the D A R prize for history. Helen Brown took the Winthrop Catholic Women’s Club Prize for general excellence. Frances Moyer earned the Popular Authors Literary Club prize for algebra. Alene Taylor received the Holzwasser prize for commercial work. Master list of clubs and prizes noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.C. Loomis
Quest and
Question Club
Adeline Disler
Winthrop Woman’s Club
Percy Ehrlich
College of Technical
Bentley Swift Memorial Club
George E. Parsons
Winthrop B. P. Q. B
Albert Guidi
Tory
Winthrop Catholic Women’s Club
Helen Brown
Frances Moyer
Winthrop Ladies Auxiliary Holzwasser
Alene Taylor
Enterprise Club
Tragedy on Boston Line: 15 Year Old Killed Walking Tracks
A 15 year old girl, Fannie Alicia of 32 Decatur Street East Boston, was struck by an inbound train on the Boston Revere Beach and Lynn Railroad between Maverick Street and World War Memorial Park. She died en route to hospital after the collision. Police had conducted weeks of drives against track walking, with several prosecutions in court.
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Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn
Maverick Street
World War Memorial Park
East Boston
Fannie Alicia
Decatur Street
Marginal Street
James Wy
Sacchetti
Archibald F. Campbell
Station 7
Boy Struck By Auto Dies Following Day
Seven year old Toney Vine of 91 Marshall Street died at Winthrop Community Hospital from injuries after an automobile operated by Salvatore Sinatra of 123 St Andrew's Road East Boston ran over him while he played in the street Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toney Vine
Marshall Street
Winthrop Community Hospital
Salvatore Sinatra
St. Andrew's Road
Boston
New England Power Association Takes Over Chas. H. Tenney Co
New England Power Association assumes control of the Chas H Tenney Company and urges Winthrop residents 70 or older to apply for Old Age Assistance starting July 1. Applicants should bring a relative to help fill forms and a birth certificate or evidence of age and citizenship. Appointments via Public Welfare Office Ocean 1078 M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Power Association
Chas. H. Tenney Co
Winthrop
Board of Welfare
Bureau of Old Age Assistance
Public Welfare Department
Office
The
Department of Public Welfare
Ocean
Water samples taken near Court and Cottage Parks
Samples of Winthrop waters were collected from three sections near Court and Cottage Parks by the State Department of Public Health. Tests will take four to five days to show if dredging of the yacht club channel caused contamination. results are not yet conclusive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Court and
Cottage Parks
State Department of Public Health
Yacht Club Channel
State Health Department
Youth Injured by Motor Boat Propeller Near Cottage Park
A 16 year old, Williams Edmonston of 22 Bellevue Ave, was severely cut on his back and shoulder by the propeller of a motor boat operated by Edward Hunt of 78 Sunnyside Ave while swimming near the Cottage Park Yacht Club. He was taken to Community Hospital for treatment. Police say Hunt had his back to Edmonston when the accident occurred and the youth went under the boat, suffering the lacerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cottage Park Yacht Club
Williams Edmonston
Bellevue Avenue
Edward
Hunt
Sunnyside Avenue
Edmonston
Edmonson
Suburban Gas & Electric Included In Major Regional Merger
A large merger announced Tuesday unites Suburban Gas & Electric Co with North Boston Lighting Properties and New England Power Association affiliates. Nine North Boston operating companies plus Lawrence and Lowell units join Massachusetts Power & Light Associates under New England Power Association, pending share trust approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ubility
New England Power Association
North Boston Lighting Properties
Massachusetts
Suburban Gas & Electric Co
Boston
Everett
Malden
Medford
Melrose
Winthrop
Revere
Salem
Peabody
Beverly
Haverhill
Lawrence
Gloucester
Lowell
Newburyport
North Boston
Charles H. Tenney
Essex
Middlesex
Suffolk
New England Power
Massachusetts Power & Light Associates
Frank D. Comerford
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Magee Corner
G. H. Bigelow
Ham’s
Winthrop - Orient Heigl
Revere Street
Velma Harden
Odd Fellows Hall
Winthrop Trust Company
P. Shaffer
Second Street
Chelsea
Winthrop Co-operative Bank
A. B. Whittemore
Winthrop Waters
John B. O’brien
Saratoga Street
Addison Street
East
Telephone East
A. Schlehuber, Inc
Lynn
Mass
Roof Garden
Westminster
Oxford ST
Essex ST
Hone
Swifty
Henry E. Keough CO
Pauline Street
Henry Murray
James Ave
Park SQ
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