Aquatic program leaders divided among Red Cross and Y M C A
The open forum outlines five main groups of aquatic programs and compares Red Cross and Y M C A emphasis. It highlights expected reorganizations by 1939 for Red Cross and 1940 for the Y M C A, plus Boy Scouts adoption of lifesaving methods and local acknowledgments to Lynn Red Cross, Lynn Y M C A, and Bay Shore Council leaders for Winthrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National American Red Cross
National
The
Red Cross
Y’s
National Y’s
National Red Cross
Boy Scouts of America
American Red Cross
Boy Scouts
Y.M.C. A
Winthrop
Lynn
Lynn Chapter
Lynn Y. M. C. A
Lalime
Lynn Red Cross
Thomas
Lynns
Carl S. Floyd
Fairfax W. Proctor
The Garden Spider Web and Its Wonders
The spider’s web is a marvel of design with 20 to 30 radial spokes and concentric circles built from the center outward. The creature uses lines to sun and dwell, while a central thread acts as a telegraph to its lair, recording vibrations from prey on the sticky net.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oliver G. Pike
London
Tit-Bits
Columbia Icefield area described as major alpinist site
The Columbia Icefield area hosts at least six peaks above 11 000 feet and covers 160 square miles making it the largest icefield south of the Arctic. It is called the mother of rivers because it feeds the Columbia to the Pacific, the Saskatchewan to the Atlantic via Hudson Bay, and the Athabasca to the Arctic via the Mackenzie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Icefield
Arctic
Columbia
Pacific
Saskatchewan
Atlantic
Hudson Bay
Athabaska
Mackenzie
Legion Auxiliary Banquet Highlights 17th Year Milestone
The Legionettes held their 17th annual banquet at the Dugout drawing about one hundred guests. Mrs. Edna M. Brooks chaired the event with praise for the committee. Commander Ross Batchelder and Gold Star Mother Mary Kelley were honored guests. Miss Bessie Winston welcomed attendees and presented Brooks a bouquet. Entertainment featured John McNeil with Ellion's Orchestra. dancing and singing followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Legionnettes
Edna M. Brooks
Ross Batchelder
Mary Kelley
Joan Kenney
Mary Winston
Madeline Birkmaier
Mary Cassidy
Doris Burns
Bessie Winston
Edna Brooks
Elsie Cashman
John
Jack
McNeil
Chet Ashworth
Mr. McNeil
Dick Boulliard
Ellion
Ellion Boys
Paul Jones
Virginia
Suffolk County
Mary Wood
Gertrude Shanahan
Auxiliary
James, Law
Frank Kirby
Gertrude Daily
Daily
First Church of Christ, Scientist Winthrop Services
Winthrop church schedules Sunday at 10 45 a m with Sunday School for ages up to 20 and midweek meetings. July and August evening services at 730 p m during summer. Free reading room open daily 2 to 1045 p m. July 3 Lesson Sermon centers on God with cited Bible passages from Jeremiah and Psalms and excerpt from Science and Health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Church of Christ
Scientist
Winthrop
Winthrop St
of Christ, Scientist
Churches of Christ, Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
Ancient Chinese graves reveal pottery stoves and cast iron cooking
Field Museum displays include pottery stove models buried with the dead dating to the early Christian era and a cast iron stove used for cooking in later Han dynasty. The iron stove illustrates early Chinese iron casting, a craft later monopolized by the state under Emperor Wu.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago
China
Turpin the highwayman is executed at age thirty three
The eighteenth century English highwayman Dick Turpin was executed at age thirty three, marking the end of his notorious criminal career and making him one of England's most infamous outlaws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Turpin
England
Union Services At Local Churches This Summer
First Baptist Church led by Rev A Ray Meserve hosts Sunday morning services at 11 with union gatherings at First Methodist. Evening meetings occur at 7 30 with speakers including Rev Clayton Howard Gray Rev Norman A Fowler Rev J W Rutledge Rev William J Day and more on July dates plus Friday 8 p m union services at the Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Church
First Baptist Church
Clayton Howard Gray
Lynn
Norman A. Fowler
Gordon College
J. W. Rutledge
Arlington
Winthrop
First Church of Winthrop Methodist Episcopal Service Update
The First Church of Winthrop Methodist Episcopal lists Harry Belmont Hill as minister and Carl W. Malley as organist-director. A 11:00 a.m. Union Service with the Baptist Church features a sermon titled Christian Patriotism. Friday at 8:00 p.m. Church Night and Bible Hour invites all. The Baptist Church joins for a discussion on Paul’s Three Years Pastorate at Ephesus using Epistle to the Ephesians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Belmont Hill
Carl W. Malley
The
Baptist Church
People of the Baptist Church
Paul
Ephesus
St. John's Episcopal Church Service and Sermon
The St John’s Episcopal Church at Bowdoin and Buchanan announces an 8 00 a m Holy Communion and a 10 45 a m service with a sermon by Rector Ralph M Harper titled The Power of Prayer The sermon likens prayer to vitamin for the soul and compares it to sunshine stored in summer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph M. Harper
Holy Communion
Faithful Pilgrims Trek to Black Virgin Shrine
Montserrat in Catalonia Spain hosts a Benedictine monastery famed for the Black Virgin pilgrimages. The shrine sits high on Montserrat’s cliffs, tied to legends of Saint Luke and Saint Peter, with a basilica and monastery built to serve visiting worshippers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Virgin Shrine
Montserrat
Spain
Cataluna
Barcelona
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Luke
Peter
Lodge celebrates 31st anniversary with life memberships
Charter Members honored as Winthrop Lodge marks 31st anniversary. John A. Thompson the oldest member at 88 receives toast and tribute. John A. Cronin first member receives life membership No. 1. John R. Sullivan and trustees present life cards. speakers include J J Dunn Timothy Donovan Henry Wilson Joseph Dalton Dr Augustine Bulger Abner Silshee William Abely Richard Wallace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honan
John van Tye
Brother Cronin
John R. Sullivan
Lodge
J J. Dunn
Timothy Donovan
Henry W. Wilson
Joseph J. Dalton
Augustine Bulger
Abner Silshee
Somerville Lodge
William F. Abely
Richard C. Wallace
John A. Thompson
Order
America
New York
Jolly Corks
Order of Elks
Brother Thompson
Grand Lodge
Atlantic City
New Jersey
Thompson
Winthrop Lodge
Charles A. Roberts
Maurice Kirby
Sullivan
Frank Baumeister
John J. Gallagher
John P. Riley
William J. Weinz
Upatissa Nuwara and Early Sri Lankan Capitals Revealed
The article traces ancient Sri Lanka capitals from Upatissa Nuwara (505–437 B C) to Anuradhapura (437 B C–1109 A D) and Polonnaruwa (771–1288 A D) with notes on Anuradhapura as a vast Buddhist center. It covers Vijaya’s arrival, Parakrama Bahu’s conquests, and the eventual rise of the Kandyan era before British rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceylon
New York Times
Anuradhapura
B. C
Vijaya
India
Lanka
Parakrama Bahu
Siam
Kandy
Mogul Diamond Shines in Moscow Treasury Exhibit
In a plain Moscow treasury room the Great Mogul diamond sits in a glass case as part of a vast collection of precious stones. The 300 carat gem, once named Orlov, was worn by Nadir Shah and later cut to reduce its weight. Despite losing 100 carats, it remains among the world’s leading diamonds alongside emeralds, rubies, and other famed stones displayed in simple black velvet settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Catherine II
Nadir Shah
Haifas
Afghanistan
China
Catherine
Red Sea
McMasters to Speak at Townsend Club Meeting in Winthrop
Wm H McMasters guest speaker at the Townsend Club No 1 meeting in Winthrop Social Hall on June 23. Attendees numbered about 75 amid hot weather. club books claim 1010 members. Other speakers included John B Elliott Selectman Walter Baker and Joe Ryan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Townsend Club No. 1
Winthrop
Townsend Club
Rose Bowl
California
White House
Wm. H. McMasters
John B. Elliott
N. E. Townsend
Walter Baker
Joe Ryan
Sta. Wrol
Sta
WMEX
Breed Walker
Kasuga Shrine Founded in 710 by Fujiwara Fuhito
Enter the deer park of Nara and pass through a torii to Kasuga no Miya, a Shinto shrine dedicated to the Fujiwara ancestor linked to the sun goddess. Founded in 710, it is one of Japan’s oldest sanctuaries and a prime example of primitive Japanese architecture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deer
Nara
Kasuga-no-Miya
Fujiwara Fuhito
Fujiwara
Japan
Kasuga
First Paper Money Issued by Massachusetts 1690
The first paper currency in the United States was issued by the Massachusetts General Court in 1690 to pay soldiers returning from an expedition against Canada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
United States
General Court of
Massachusetts
Canada
Rhubarb Used as Decoration in Early Gardens
The article notes rhubarb's history as a decorative plant rather than a culinary staple, detailing its ornamental role in gardens before culinary use became widespread.
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Open Forum
Aquatics IN Review
By Jacob M. Gessman
Ion
Kant
Christian Science Church
A. Ray Meserve
First Church OF Winthrop Methodist Episcopal
ST. John’s Episcopal
Bowdoin and Buchanan Sts
Orient Palace
Orient Heights
Boston
Sun
Mon
Goldwyn Follies
Ritz Bros
Charlie McCarthy
Charlie Chan
Monte Carlo
Warner Oland
Mickey Rooney
Dr. Lyn
George Arliss
Humphrey Bogart
Buck Jones
Upatissa
Nuwara
Delicatessen
Gen. Edwards Inn
Edith Wood School of Dancing
General Edwards Inn
Point of Pines
Joan Pheasant
Barbara Smith
Priscilla Tobin
Gloria D’angelo
Ruth Wright
Mary Genoa
Mary-Helen Flynn
Sally Knight
Lois Robinson
Mabel Williams
Margaret Talcott
Alice Cartagen
Carol Smith
Raymond Loomis
William Roche
Peter J. Flynn
Wood
Winthrop Restaurant
Legion
Edith Wood
Dancing
Elks Hall
Brad Freeman
Winthrop Yacht Club
Winthrop Beach
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