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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1925
Page
4
Published each Saturday with_notice of second class matter dated March 13 1919 at Boston post office under act of March 3 1879 Ocean 1147 Review Telephone George H Russell editor and publisher member of Board of Trade
Old Timer and Bill recount heated exchanges over the Planning Board election and the Good Government Association's role. Town Meeting votes to maintain current board and methods, while critics threaten to take the issue to the Supreme Court amid arguments about sovereignty and oligarchy.
Two locals discuss politics from Congress to town meetings. They critique the Advisory Board over taxes, hope for fair tax rates, praise the Legion Boys land victory, and back the dads’ association while wishing higher police salaries.
Dr William Curtis aged eighty seven dies ending a 200 years family medical association in Alton England. Both his father and grandfather served the town and he treated descendants of his grandfather’s patients. He practiced 55 years.
Church notices announce Sunday services in the church edifice at 10 45. Lesson sermon titled Matter. Sunday school for pupils under 20 meets at 12 16. Testimonial Meeting each Wednesday evening at 7 30. A free public reading room is available in the church edifice.
Temple Tiffereth Israel on Shirley Street, Winthrop, announces daily services at 7 a m with special Friday sunset services and Saturday services at 8 a m for the week.
The notice lists St John’s Church corner Buchanan Bowden with Rector Ralph M Harper and organist Eugene P Whittier. It covers 8:00 am Holy Communion, 10:45 am Morning service and sermon on St Augustine’s City of God, 7:30 pm Evening service with sermon on The Book of Common Prayer, confirmation meetings, and mid week Lenten services on March 25 with 4:00 pm Children’s Lenten service.
The First Church of Winthrop Methodist Episcopal conducts 10:30 morning worship with soloist Mrs Amelia Lueck Frantz and organist Mrs Minnie Floyd. Sunday school at noon for all departments, Epworth League at 6 30, evening worship at 7 30 led by Frank Bauer, and Friday 8 o clock prayer meeting with Bible study.
Quote from Bacon about tempering powerful inclinations. urges patience and restraint as crucial before taking action due to intense heats and perturbations in age.
A Meriden Connecticut factory superintendent left about $59,000 to a young newspaper seller who brightened his days. The bequest makes the youth financially independent after serving the elderly owner with cheerful greetings while selling large papers at the plant.
St John the Evangelist Winthrop Street announces mass times with pastor Rev John H Griffin and assistant Rev John J O'Brien. Masses daily at 6 and 7 A M with additional 7 45 Holy Hour and First Friday services at 5 30 and 7 30. Sunday masses at 7, 8 30, 10 15 and 11 30 with 8 30 children’s attendance and Sunday School follows.
The Detroit News notes that vast U S deserts between the Sierra Nevada and Rockies and between the Pacific and Sierra Madre appear waterless yet have produced water in surprising places and quantities enabling cities and industries to thrive.
The notice lists services and classes at Union Congregational Church Tewksbury Street Winthrop Beach led by Rev. Martin E Van deMark. Activities include 9 30 Sunday School primary and junior departments 10 45 morning worship sermon 12 10 intermediate Sunday School classes 12 10 men's class 5 30 junior Christian Endeavor seniors meet 6 15 7 30 evening worship sermon
Hermon Street Rev. William J. Day leads morning worship at 10 30 Bible school at noon Christian Endeavor at 6 15 evening worship at 7 30 and a prayer meeting Friday at 7 45 all on the church program.
A Washington scientist quantifies rainfall in the United States equaling ten Mississippi rivers in flow or 30 inches over the country, totaling 152 trillion cubic feet. He notes this is only half the amount needed to sustain soil productivity, with one third lost to the sea and rivers. The engineer's challenge is maximizing use of this natural supply.
Veteran journalist Sir Henry Lucy recounts an old admiral famed for contradicting anyone he spoke with. At a royal reception the queen challenged him about his habit, and the admiral replied that the queen was misinformed, denying the charge.
Union Church of Christ Point Shirley holds Sunday school at 11 and a 7:30 pm worship. First Unitarian Hermon Street led by Rev Herbert L Buzzell with 10:45 am worship, 12 pm Sunday school, and 7:30 pm Guild meeting. music by Mrs Maude Paradis Lane and Miss Ethel Dyffryn.
Report says divers recover ocean grown shells from Indian Ocean waters off western Australia valued at 11 million dollars. Researchers and collectors anticipate markets for the iridescent shells as rare ocean bounty yields significant returns.
This compact line reflects a classical view on suffering and empathy, framing pain as a moving force that shapes care. The quote contrasts personal torment with professional nursing duties, suggesting endurance through hardship.
The Winthrop Frost Library announces new acquisitions as of March 16 1925. Notable titles include Platonism and its influence by Alfred Edward Taylor The Constitution of the United States by Raymond Garfield Gettell and Elements of General Science by Otis W Cadwell and W L Hikenberry. Also featured are Milestones in American Literature by Percy H Boynton and Francis Wilsons Life of Himself. Additional titles cover travel history and fiction with works by Helena L Waters Joseph B Ames Cosmo Hamilton Philip Gibbs and Baroness Orczy among others. Children’s books include The Boys and Girls of Wake-up Town How Children Learn to Draw and How and Where We Live. Library hours and book deposit details are listed.
Fort Banks notes from Portsmouth New Hampshire recount a Monday Armory inspection by Captain Daniel H Hoge. Private Patrick Dandelo of Company F 13th Infantry died of pneumonia at Fort Banks Hospital Wednesday morning, aged 23, parents listed at 70 Hawthorne Street Newton.
The fifteenth century Flemish painter Gerald David, once forgotten, reemerged in 1860 after researchers uncovered records in Bruges archives. His works are now in various European collections.
A fragment reflects on how languages endure from India's plains through a millennium, noting that Ro bears resemblance to modern Indian tongues and suggesting enduring linguistic connections across time.
A brief Kipling reflection asserts that you cannot escape yourself in this life or the next and suggests it is worth some effort and cost to do good to others, including oneself. The quote emphasizes personal responsibility and moral action as essential.
A Prague museum dedicates itself to a diverse collection of dress fastening devices from various eras. The exhibit showcases hooks, clasps, buttons, and related hardware highlighting historical fashion and utility.
A popular belief in Arab culture links gray eyes to sin, tracing the idea to a Koran passage that mentions gray eyes as a mark of the wicked.
Death notices report Josephine G Hubbel widow of Edgar C Hubbel and mother of Dr Edgar G Hubbel of Winthrop Beach died March 13 at 620 Shirley Street aged 81. Funeral held from St John’s Episcopal Church Winthrop with Rev Ralph M Harper officiating and burial in Winthrop Cemetery.
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