Welcome Home July Fourth Morning Parade in Winthrop
Winthrop plans a July 4 Welcome Home celebration with a morning parade in five divisions. Division I features military units led by Capt. Brickley, plus regular army and Naval Reserve contingents. Division II covers officials and civic groups, Division III War Work and institutions, Division IV clubs and individuals, Division V trades. The parade assembles at nine with marching to begin at 9 30 a.m. Route runs Metcalfeq Pauline Pleasant Washington Sturgis Crest Grovers Cliff Highland Fort Banks Magee Corner Winthrop Street returning to Metcalf Square. Prizes of ribbons will honor top entries in divisions II–V. decorated floats and cars must be at the rear. A special committee will seek decorated autos from local garages. The event honors 250 patriotic wartime workers and supports Liberty Loan drives. Leads are Col James F Howell, Town Clerk Preston B Churchill, William H Gardner, Fred W Ramsay, and William W Colson.
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Winthrop
Brickley
Col
Howell
Jas. F. Howell
Walter C. Ellis
Preston B. Churchill
Ili
William H. Gardner
Fred W. Ramsay
Wm. W. Colson
Open House at Winthrop Elks July Fourth Night
Open House runs from July 3 afternoon to July 4 midnight with free mov ing pictures and dancing. A parade features a band a float and a large American flag with a four in hand driven by William E Curran. Elks wear straw hats dark coats white trousers and a flag. Invitations and admission cards will be distributed to service men club members and the public through War Work Committee.
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The
Winthrop Elks
Winthrop
Army
Navy
Yacht Clubs
Winthrop Lodge of Elks
War Work Committee
Secretary of the War Work Committee
F. Tucker
Pleasant St
July 4 Fireworks Rules Set by Massachusetts Official
Fire Prevention Commissioner Frank Lewis issues Massachusetts fireworks regulations for the Fourth of July. Last year war conditions banned sales. this year allowed fireworks may be used from 6 am to 7 pm and 7 pm to 10 50 pm. Restrictions limit torpedoes and firecrackers by size to prevent danger.
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Frank Lewis
Massachusets
Winthrop Pageant Seeks Community Singers and Rehearsal
Important notice from Osborne Hall at Winthrop High School calls all residents not engaged in the pageant to join the Winthrop Fourth of July Pageant community singing and attend rehearsal at 8 PM without fail.
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Osborne Hall
Winthrop
Winthrop Celebrates Homecoming of Soldiers on July 3 4
Residents plan a July 3 and July 4 celebration for Winthrop soldiers returning from service. The issue invites all to join parades athletic events pageant and lodge festivities while praying for lasting peace and offering thanks to the troops and their leadership. Publicity Committee invites participation and goodwill.
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Winthrop
Winthrop Lodge of Elks
Pageant Progress and Community Support Report
Progress report from the town pageant notes no vacancies in most departments. Highlights include Marie a ballet of twenty eight Butterflies and Time Sprites and Flower Girls, with more applicants needed for States and Countries. Carpenters' Union offers stage-building, parking space for three hundred cars is available, and lighting ideas come from General Electric experts via Mr Cogan.
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Marie
Grace Damon Boyson
Carpenters’ Union
General Electric Co
Cogan
Schenectady
John Clayton
Deane Freeman, Jr
Delano
Joan of Arc
Myrtle Handlin
John Whorf
Winthrop High School
Columbia
Hawthorn
Provincetown
War Work Societies
Red Cross
Special Aid
War Garden
Winthrop Public Library Hours and Open Deposits
Winthrop Public Library announces weekday hours with adult and juvenile departments and a book deposit location at Elliot and Whittier's real estate office near Tartav and Shirley streets in Point Shirley. The adult department operates until 9 p m on weekdays. the juvenile department closes earlier. deposits are available Wednesdays and Saturdays from 2 until 6 pm.
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Elliot & Whittier’s
Corner Tartav
Shirley St
Point Shirley
Masons Observe St John’s Day Service
Winthrop Lodge of Masons marked St John’s Day with divine service at St John’s Episcopal Church. Members gathered at 10 a m in Masonic hall and proceeded to the church where Rev Ralph Harper welcomed them and spoke on The Masonic Bulwark Against Bolshevism.
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Johns
Winthrop Lodge of
Masonic
St. John's Episcopal Church
Masonic Hall
Ims
Ralph Harper
Harper
American Federation of Labor
Atlantic City
New
Jerusalem
Labor and justice for workers urged in Atlantic City plea
In Atlantic City labor advocates argue that workers deserve a share in profits and management, opposing Bolshevik bluff and urging real justice. Mr Harper contrasts Russia’s collapse with England’s model of capital and labor talks as a path for America.
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Atlantic City
America
Harper
Russia
England
Winthrop Knights Prepare Parade Float for July 4
Winthrop Council of the Knights of Columbus has nearly completed plans for its July 4 parade participation to honor Winthrop’s soldiers and sailors. A float depicting wartime work will be a parade feature and a tableau will be shown in the evening pageant. Grand Knight Albert F P Welch named a planning committee including Daniel J Holman Joseph A Howard Fred J Devereux William F Abely James C Higgins Dr Joseph L Christopher John E Halligan Harry Goodwin Henry Tonry Anthony L Monti G Walter Nickerson and Fred J Murphy.
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Winthrop Council, K. of C
Winthrop
Knights of Columbus
Winthrop Council
Albert FP. Welch
Daniel J. Holman
Joseph A. Howard
Fred J. Devereux
William F. Abely
James C. Higgins
Joseph L. Christopher
John E. Halligan
Harry Goodwin
Henry Tonry
Anthony L Monti
G. Walter Nickerson
Fred J. Murphy
Boston ties to Lady Godiva lineage and Deer Island history
The note traces a Boston connection to Lady Godiva through colonial-era families. It mentions descendants living in Boston, a harbor island birth, and a merge with the Winthrops via marriage. It identifies Sir Thomas Temple as the family bringing Godiva blood to the area and notes his 1662 purchase of Deer Island.
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Lady Godiva
Boston
New England
Earl Loofric
Mercia
Harbor Islands
Sir Thomas Temple
Charles
Deer Island
Real estate sales by Elliot and Whittier
Elliot and Whittier sold for Harry T. Black of Winthrop two apartment houses at 63 Walde Maray with 5500 square feet of land to Archibald E. Campbell of Cambridge. They also sold 65 Loring rde for Nellie G. James of Winthrop, purchaser Renee N. Hamilton of Winthrop for occupancy. The firm reported the sale of 40 Dearborn Street Medford to Louis B. other.
Town Topics Finds Updates From Winthrop Community Life
Local notes report meetings and visits, family travels, and civic events in Winthrop. Mrs. Sam Brown and families plan summer homes in New Hampshire and Maine. Arthur Sharp earns a Boston University B A. a hospital appendicitis case recovers well. The Gem grocery venture opens near the fire station. Captain Sam Brown rescues a kitten from a fire.
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A. J. Pilling
Woodside Av
World Wide Guild
Sam Brown
Batesay
Derry
New Hampshire
Lohman
Adamant
Falmouth
Arthur N. Sharp
Winthrop
Boston University
Harold W. Mayo
William J. McLaughlin
Fremont St
Simon Rock
Brunswick
Maine
Bowdoin College
Mr. Churchill
Mrs. Churchill
Bill Wells On Way Home From War Front
A June 2, 1919 letter from Bill Wells describes travel home from Europe via England France Belgium and Germany, noting Germany’s lead in some areas and the improving German economy. He praises American goods available in local stores and credits the Review for keeping him connected with home. He hopes to return by early July and sends regards to fellow soldiers.
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City
Trier
Ger
England
France
Belgium
Germany
Paris
Whist Party Draws Large Turnout at Club
The Ladies' Auxiliary PS YC held a regular whist session at the club house on Monday June 23 at 2 30 P M eight tables and a half were filled as participation grows. Prizes grow more attractive with proceeds increasing. A rehearsal for a late July musical comedy was also hosted at Grace Sumner's home with twelve talented young ladies in the cast led by committee chairmen Mrs Frank R Bradford and Mrs.
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Lottie Watson
Jon Linden St
Creighton
Lillian Curtis
Beatrice McNeill
Jane Sheldrick
Emma Murray
John Putnam
Thornton PLC
Wessa
War Camp Community Service House
Shore Drive
Geo. Goldsmith
Warren, Bumpus
Orient Heights
Woodcock
Waldemarav
Grace Sumner
Frank R. ‘Bradford
Jean Clements
Wm. B. Bradford
Grand View Av
Auxiliary
Leonard
Emerson Brightman
Sumner
Gwendoline Hamlin
Winthrop
R. W. Doe
Police Car Shortages and Court Warnings in East Boston
In two weeks nearly 20 Winthrop automobilists faced East Boston court for road-rule violations. A fire call forced Lt. Douglas to borrow a car from a resident to aid Officer Donovan. The piece notes vandalized gardens near Villa Terrace and warns of court visits for persistent violators. Chief Burrill narrowly escaped injury at Pleasant Street station. Ten motorists were summoned to East Boston District Court for auto-law breaches.
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Winthrop
East Boston
Douglas
Shirley St
Donovan
Chas. Curran
Villa Terrace
Burrill
Pleasant St
O. K
East Boston District Court
Rogan Family Visiting Cliff House From Detroit
Mr and Mrs Michael J Rogan and their daughter from Detroit stay at the Cliff House for a few days. Mr Rogan is a lifelong friend of Mr Michael J Grimes of Locust street.
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Michael J. Rogan
Detroit, Mich
Cliff House
Mr. Rogar
Michael J. Grimes
Locust St
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Elks
Winthrop Public Library
Frost Library
Frank Cook
Frank F. Cook
Winthrop Knights
Memo OF Boston Facts
Elliot & Whittier
John A. Webster, Jr
Circuit Rd
Nemo
Buster
Bridgton
Kingswood Camp
S. A. Kinney
Lincoln St
Grace Carruth
Bradbury
Lewis Av
Hubbard
Lowell Rd
Gladys Stowe
New York
Ethel Stowe
Lang
Winthrop Centre
Christian Endeavor Union
Beaver Brook Reservation
Whitmore
Miss Dawson
Eleanor
Miriam Flynn
Camp Fitzwilliam
N. H
John Hyland
Atlantic St
Fields
Hartford
David Belcher
Winthrop St
Winthrop Beach
Beach Ladder Company
Bill Wells
Sunlight Bakery
Winthrow
Ladies’ Auxiliary, Ps, Y.C
Winthrop Trust Company Savings Dept. Bank
Trust
Harry W. Aiken
Blue Bird
Cliff Avenue
Fort Heath
N. F. Bradbury
Tel
Bowdoin Street
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