Defense Day July 4 test urged citizens enrollment plan
The Harbor Defenses of Boston invites Winthrop residents to enroll as civilian volunteers 18 to 45 to aid in defense tests on July 4. The suit of roles ranges from ammunition handling to range finding, with emphasis on voluntary service during national emergency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Kilbourne
Mr. Russell
Winthrop Post
War Department
Winthrop
Winthrop Elks
Harbor Forts
National Guard
Vic MacLauchlan Found Dead From Gas Poisoning
Victor J MacLauchlan, 47, was found dead in a 16 Cora Street home after seven gas burners were left on. The incident occurred early Wednesday morning, with Mrs McDonald and neighbor Mrs Kennedy discovering the scene and police and a medical examiner confirming gas poisoning. MacLauchlan worked in the railroad industry for over 25 years and was known to thousands of riders on the Branch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Donovan
Floyd Milk Co
Cora St
McDonald
Elizabeth A. MacLauchlan
Victor J. MacLauchlan
John J. Kennedy
Kennedy
Northrup
MacLauchlan
the Heights
Winthrop High Class of 1925 Diplomas Awarded
The Class of 1925 at Winthrop High School held a June 19 farewell in the Winthrop Theatre. 158 graduates received diplomas from School Committee Chairman Albert R. Stedfast and Principal Edward R. Clarke assisted. A life sized portrait of Supt. Frank A. Douglas, gifted by the Class, will adorn the new Junior High. Prizes totaled $10 gold pieces for various honors, awarded by teachers and clubs, with Betty Kilbourne among the top girls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop High School
Winthrop Theatre
Albert R. Stedfast
Edward R. Clarke
Stedfast
Henry J. Rock
Frank A. Douglas
Lester M. Wise
Winthrop Catholic Woman’s Club
Betty G. Kilbourne
Charles EB. Kilbourne
Fort Banks
Suppe High School
N. Elliot Willis
Quest and
Question Club
Virginia Crocker
Winthrop Woman’s Club
Milton Band
Winthrop Woman’s Civic League
Margaret Leviston
Bentley Swift Memorial Cup
Winthrop Lodge of Elks
Raymond B. Flannery
Washington
Franklin
Natalie Story
Deane
Sarah Gross
Isis
Aida
Funeral to be held from home Friday afternoon
The deceased is survived by his 84 year old mother and a brother Walter. The funeral will be held from his home Friday afternoon with Mr. C. R. Bennison in charge.
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Winthrop
Col. Kilbourne
Fort Banks
Walter
C. R. Bennison
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Aera
Headquarters Harbor Defenses OF
Boston
Office of the Harbor Defense Com
Mander
Mass
George Russell
Winthrop Review
Winthrop, Mass
Vice
Mhyummsacas
Rock
Pa” Douglas
Betty Kilbourne
Robert P. Johnson
Ethelinda G. Rice
Charlotte EB. Bridgeman
Daniel P. Hatch
Winthrop Trust Company
Winthrop Co-operative Bank
A. E. Whittemore
Winthrop Savings Bank
Bartlett Road
Mutual Savings Banks
Massachusetts
A. C. J. Fope
Preston B. Churchill
Massachusetts Wharf Coal Co
Winthrop St
Winthrop Tel
Ocean
Washington St
Delco-Light Company
Dayton
Ohio
Henry E. Keough
Pauline Street
Tel Ocean
Vic Maclauchlan
Grads
C. Oscar Ford
D. D
Moonlit Meadows
Art Hovey Rand, Jr
Francis Lithgow
Strauss
Betty Gordon Kilbourne
Henry Joseph Rock
Lester Milton Wise
Natalie Marguerite Story
Star Spangled Banner
el Capitan Sousa Chorus
George H. Ceckham
Dorothy Jeanne Stearns
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