Elegant Nuptials in Cambridge Run Between Donahue and Groom
The bride wore ivory satin with a French tulle veil and orange blossoms and carried roses and lilies of the valley. Miss Helen Donahue, sister of the groom, wore powder blue georgette with a picture hat and carried Killarn ey roses. After a Veterans Bungalow reception arranged by Ruat tle Florist, Hersham of Chelsea catered. Ushers were Chester Powers and John Seward. The couple, Mr and Mrs Donahue, will live in Cambridge after a three week honeymoon to New York Washington and the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Donahue
Killarney
Veterans
Jefferson Street
Ruattle
Hersham
Chelsea
Chester Powers
Arlington
John Seward
Winthrop
Mr. Rock
Miss May Donahue
Coolidge
Donahue
Railway Express
Medford
Franklin P Shumway Co Celebrates 50 Advertising Years
A Boston based firm marks fifty years since Franklin P. Shumway started at 21 Bromfield Street in 1904 the firm growing with partners including Clinton Jordan Arthur Merritt and Carl Shumway. The agency aided major New England manufacturers and publishers and built strong ties with local newspapers while maintaining ongoing client goodwill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin P. Shumway
Bromfield Street
Boston
Franklin P. Shumway Co
Clinton Jordan
Shumway Company
Arthur H. Merritt
Carl E. Shumway
Ray Miller
Walter K. Munroe
New England
Recital at Steinert Hall Featuring Winthrop Pupils
Several Winthrop students under Mme Maud Paradis Lane perform in A June Holiday at Steinert Hall Boston on Saturday afternoon June 28. The program includes Robert Belcher Over the Waves Elanor McNutt Birds of Spring Eldean Johnson On the Meadow Ruth Moran La Chatelaine John Davies Rustic Dance Joseph Burstein Concerto in A minor Dorothy Pennie Frivolity Winifred Haughton Tales of Hoffmann Violet McKinley Dew Drops John Gould Country Gardens Madeline Anthony A la Vienaime Theodore McKinley The Butterfly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Mme
Maud Paradis-Lane
Steinert Hall
Boston
Robert Belcher
Elanor McNutt
Eldean Johnson
Ruth Moran
John Davies
Anna F Mohr School Pupils Hold Revue
Pupils of the Anna F Mohr School of Expression and Dramatic Art presented their yearly revue on June 20 at Odd Fellows Hall Pauline Street. The program featured dramatic readings character sketches in costume and one act plays with participants ranging from beginners to graduates. Winthrop students Ruth Clement Rena Wardwell Cora Titus Shirley Clement Barbara Gate ly Billy Kirby Lawrence Young Paul Farmer Olive Kirby and Francis Kelley among those represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna F. Mohr School of Expression and Dramatic Art
Odd Fellows Hall
Pauline Street
Canal Cklomo
Terrifying Records Exhibit Shows Skull and Finger Deaths
The New York Herald Tribune highlights a century old chart at the New York Academy of Medicine. It lists authentic cases where death followed extreme proximity to a foot stove.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Academy of Medicine
New York Herald Tribune
Australia’s Great Salt Lake Lake Eyre Described
Remarkable Lake Eyre in Australia is a desert basin below sea level and often a salt flat. It lies about 250 miles southeast of the continent’s center, with a shore 39 feet below surrounding ocean waters. The lake forms briefly after Queensland floods, then dries as water evaporates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Eyre
Australia
Great Salt Lake
Continent
Lake
Eyre
Queensland
Finest Parchment Trade Thrives In Havant Town
In Havant Hampshire four bands of men ply the ancient craft of parchment making. Fathers pass the skill to sons through generations with roots back to before Norman times. One worker has 75 years service, others 62 and 60 plus. A partner in the firm is described as a magic spring as water and chalky springs yield a pearly parchment unmatched.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havant
Hampshire
England
Flags in Trumbull painting show colonial banners
The signing of the Declaration of Independence image by John Trumbull depicts several flags predating the Stars and Stripes. Prominent are the Grand Union flag combining stripes with the British union and the Red Union Ensign with a red cross on white and a blue field, plus other flags featuring the British union or cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Trumbull
Middle Name Practice Emerges in English History
The text notes that giving children a middle name was unknown in England before the Stuarts and only became common in the Georgian era. It mentions a law on the statute books concerning this practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Bowen Williams wed in Cambridge home ceremony
Barbara Bowen daughter of Dr and Mrs Gilbert M Bowen and Merton E Williams son of Mr and Mrs W E Williams of Lawrence Kansas were married by Rev Newton Set ter at 16 Court road Cambridge. The bride wore ivory satin with tule veil and lace and pearls. They will reside at Craigie Circle Cambridge after an extended motor trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barbara Bowen
Gilbert M. Bowen
16 Court Road
Merton E. Williams
W. E. Williams
Lawrence
Kansas
Newton Setter
Baptist Students
Greater Boston
Court Road
John Fenton
Joseph A. Huebscher
West Roxbury
G. M. Bowen
Minnie Floyd
John Whittier
Brookline
Harvard
Williams
Winthrop Schools
Kansas University
Harvard Business School
Craigie Circle
Cambridge
Miss Rose Marie Landrey Wed Edward McNamara at St Jerome's
Miss Rose Marie Landrey of North Weymouth married Edward McNamara of Watertown at St Jerome's Church East Weymouth on June 21 with Miss Maude Murray organist and contralto. Rev. Father O'Brien officiated. A Hunting Club reception in North Weymouth followed for about one hundred guests from Winthrop Charlestown Watertown Brighton and Brookline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Murray
Winthrop Centre
North Weymouth
Winthrop
Charlestown
Watertown
Brighton
Brookline
Drew-Nary Wedding in Wilmington Mass
Mr and Mrs Benj F Drew announce the marriage of Earl F Drew to Violet A Nary at the bride’s home in Wilmington. Rev Stead Thornton officiated on June 15 with a georgette gown, train and orange blossoms. Beatrice Dame attended the bride. Shaw was best man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benj. F. Drew
West Street
Wilmington
Mass
Winthrop
Earl F. F. Drew
Violet A. Nary
Grove Street
Stead Thornton
M. E Church
Beatrice Dame
Shaw
Mae Murray Wedding at Cliff House in Satin and Tulle
Miss Mae Murray, soloist, married Mr. Gray in a white satin gown with a tulle veil and a bouquet of white roses and lilies of the valley. Sister Lillian Gaffny wore opal pink and carried Columbia roses. best man was Daniel Twohig. Ushers Maurice Bresnahan and George Woodman. Reception at Cliff House. couple to honeymoon through New York state and Canada, home after July 1 at 76 Summit Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mae Murray
Lillian Gaffny
Columbia
Daniel Twohig
Winthrop
Maurice Bresnahan
Brighton
George Woodman
Newton
Cliff House
P. H. Gaffry
Lee Gray
Mrs. Gray
New York State
Canada
Summit Avenue
Marriage of Emily Witham and Edward E. May Jr
Announcement of the marriage of Miss Emily Witham daughter of Mr and Mrs Jesse B Witham at St Johns Episcopal Church on Saturday afternoon June 21 officiated by Rev Ralph M Harper. The bride’s sister Miss Florence Witham attended and the groom’s best man was Walter Baker. After a wedding trip in Canada the couple will reside on Gerald Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emily Witham
Jesse B. Witham
Putnam Street
Edward E. May, Jr
Edward E. May
Madison Avenue
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Ralph M. Harper
Florence Witham
Walter Baker
Read Street
Canada
May
Gerald Street
Locust Migrations Baffle Scientists Across Centuries
Scientists study locust migrations and abundance, noting swarms travel from Africa to England and over seas. They observe desert-resident swarms that later invade gardens, with eras of plagues linked to cultivation and even historic use of gas by Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
England
Salt Lake City
Plains
Rocky Mountain
Prairie States
Joel
Fresh Air in Jerusalem Confusion At the Library
Mary seeks a book about outdoor scenes in the Holy Land. Her roommate suggests Jerusalem imagery. The librarian recalls Mary asking for Fresh Air in Jerusalem, a misremembered title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Holy Land
Jerusalem
Emphasize Courtesy and Signage to Welcome Visitors
Community guidance urges painting and maintaining welcome signs and clear direction markers. Courteous behavior at garages and stations, plus visible information booths, can boost business and goodwill without relying on fines. Provide parking, advertise routes, and showcase New England’s agricultural, industrial, and recreational strengths to attract and retain visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
National Safer Council staff grows beyond eighteen
The National Safer Council reports a staff of more than 18 and traces its growth from 14 workers since its 1912 formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ncil Ron
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Market St
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Michaels
Stern
Shumway
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Terrifying Records
Salt Lake
Central
Williams—Bowen
McNamara—Landrey
Drew—Nary
Gray
Gaffny
Ninthrowi Thery Emass
Insurance Employment Bureau
Crest Avenue
Highlands Station
OCEAN
Spanos Restaurant
Shirley and Sturgis Sts., Beach
Frank J. McQueeney
Atlantic ST. Ocean
Frank E. Brown & Son
Winthrop ST
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Goodyear
Highlands
F. E. Whitman Lumber CO. Lumber
Winthrop Bridge
Kirbyv
Undertakers
Bennington St
East Boston
Main St
Kirby Service
Winthrop Review
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