St John’s Dramatic Club Debuts in Laughing Irish Eyes
St John the Evangelist’s Dramatic Club presented the musical revue Laughing Irish Eyes on March 14 17 and 18 to full houses. The program featured dances solos skits duets and a sextette with a large chorus, directed by John Clark and assisted by Mrs Clark and the Kirwan sisters. George Cawthorne led the orchestra. costuing and production were by dedicated committees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John’s Dramatic Club
St.John the Evangelist’s
Dri Dramatic Club
America
Ireland
Helen Farrell
Barbara MacInnes
Marie Tsunis
Cornelia Leary
Jacqueline Norwood
Barbara Fontaine
Anita Lally
John McIlhenny
Charles Daily
Paul Natalie
William Mitten
Catherine Doherty
Ruth Lane
Claire Murray
Dorothy Cioffi
Joan Gaddis
Eleen Maggioli
The
Rockettes
Rosalie Rogers
Barbara MacDonald
Lorraine Bertrand
Margaret Murray
Joanne Devereux
Irene Howard
Charlotte Coffey
Jean Ryan
Military Review
Elaine Stewart
Kathryn Pevear
Kay Williams
Miss Williams
Regina Welch
Erin
Rena Sloane
Wood Remington
John Roan
Athlone
Lois Butler
Tom Black
Arthur Goodearl
Mary McCarthy
Anne Keane
Anita’ Lally
Kirwan Sisters
Lorraine Morgan
John Clark
Clark
Mitten
Kirwan
George Cawthorne
Father Sullivan
Joe Higginbotham
Dot Cioffi
Richard D. Cox
Elmer Whelan
Kathryn D. Pevear
H. Teixeira
Katherine Kelly
Charles Doherty
Mary Kelly
Harold Verdi
Teixeira
Walter Miles
Norman Horrigan
Margaret Brennan
May
Regina Kirwan
Marie Gaynor
Irvina Foss
Barbara Hennessey
Alfred Walker
Raymond B. Flannery
Phil Vitagliano
Henry Brooks
James H. Corbett
John L. McDonald
William J. Gorman
Eugene Cronin
James J. Shea
Irving E. Butler
Webster Howard
Winthrop League Plans Bridge Party and Dressings Count
A regular meeting of the Winthrop Community Hospital League occurred on March 18. An RCA Radio won by raffle will be drawn at the Annual Bridge party on April 30 1943 at Elk's Hall. The group reports 3261 dressings were made. Hostesses for the afternoon were Mrs Mahoney Mrs Douglass Mrs Cawthorne and Mrs Duncan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop Community Hospital League
RCA
Elk’s Hall
Mahoney
Douglass
Cawthorne
Duncan
Over Four Hundred Inducted Into High School Victory Corps
On March 18 at Winthrop Junior High School gymnasium over four hundred students from the top four classes were inducted into the High School Victory Corps. Guests included school officials and Army representatives who spoke on youth service. The ceremony, led by Acting Superintendent Miss Addie Willard, featured pledges, insignia presentations, and divisions for Air, Land, Production, Sea, and Community Service. The event highlighted fitness, education, and voluntary clubs, with activities such as Morse Code study, photography, first aid, map-making, blue print reading, radio principles, and planned Victory Gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop Junior High School
High School
Victory Corps
Ernest Bentley
Ruth Swift
Madeline Littlefield
Robert Perry
Preston Chase
Sarks Zartarian
Jerry Carlz
United States Army
Addie Willard
Willis
Dunham
Jessie Porter
Leslie Dunham
N. Eliot Willis
Air Service Division
Land Service
D Vision
Sea Service
Community Service
Mary Ross
Air Corps
Winthrop High School Corps
Whch
Red Cross
Postponed Winthrop hearing on rapid transit timing
The Committee on Transportation reports the March 18 hearing before the Department of Public Utilities was postponed due to withheld figures by Rapid Transit Inc. The postponement was not publicly announced, and radio stations were asked to broadcast the news. A new hearing is set for April 7 at 10 a.m. at the State House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Public Utilities
DPU
Rapid
Winthrop
Boston
State House
Theapid Transit, Inc
Rapiid Transit, Inc
CPU
Highlands to be recreation center for soldiers
The USC-Winthrop Soldiers and Sailors Committee met in Town Mall March 19 with Rt. Rev. Richard J. Quinlan presiding. George Hamilton reported on converting Highlands Yacht Club into a servicemen recreation facility and the committee unanimously approved using the club. The House Committee and several subcommittees were named. The group summarized monthly services, including dances, social events, hospitality, basketball, and substantial material support totals. The next meeting is April 16 in Town Hall Hearing Room 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Usc-Winthrop Soldiers and Alors
Town Mall
Richard J. Quinlan
Chester Griffin
George Hamilton
Highlands Yacht Club
Arthur E. Cassidy
David Groman
Chayes Hagman
Henry McCarthy
Madeline Bradley
Norman Horrigan
Fairfax Proctor
John Milne
George Stokes
Usc-Winthrop Soldiers and Sailors Committee
Auto Tires Must Be Examined
Holders of B Gasoline Ration Books must have tires inspected at official stations before renewing their books. Renewals due by April 5 require proof of inspection. tire checks were to be completed by February 28. Apply for renewal and present evidence to the Rationing Board at application time.
Red Cross War Fund Drive In Its Final Phase Here
The article outlines the Red Cross welfare mission in war camps, detailing prisoners of war aid, food parcels, clothing, and medical supplies under Geneva Convention oversight. It lists local Winthrop campaign officers and precinct chairs urging public donations now and into May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross War Fund
Red “Cross
Red Cross
International Red Cross
International Red Cross Committee
Europe
Far East
Morales
Geneva
Winthrop
Howard S. Reynolds
James F. Kirkpatrick
van Buren Belcher
Frederick Goodall
Wendell A. Hodgkins
John Mattson
Sidvin F. Tucker
Norman Gentle
Louis Rudginsky
Ernest G. Munn
Louis Marden
Jack Taplin
Joseph Margil
William Mahoney
Charles A. Reid
George W. Britt
Hilda Bryant
Clement Wood
W. F. Stover
W. Fairfax Proctor
John J. Parks
Elmer, Lipsett
Phillip Doherty
Louis Cobb
Services Held For James A. Herbert
The funeral for former moderator James A. Herbert 35 drew town and state officials and many attendees. He died Saturday after a long illness at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital and leaves a widow Bernice Burns two sons John W and James A Jr his parents two sisters a brother and a Winthrop High School teacher. Burial was at Winthrop Cemetery.
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James A. Herbert
Mr. Herbert
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital
Cottage Park Road
Boston
Mary E
John W. Herbert
Boston Latin School
Dartmouth College
Harvard Law School
Winthrop
Selective Service Board
Winthrop Community Hospital
Boston and American Bar Associations
Charitable Irish Society
Harvard Club of
Cottage Park Yacht Club
Church of St. John the Evangelist
George Searles
Winfield S. Kendrick, Jr
Herbert
Bernice Burns
John W
John McGrail
Eleanor Herbert
Winthrop High School
John K. Herbert
The
Marine Corps
Good Housekeeping Magazine
Winthrop Cemetery
Winthrop Board Aims to Obtain Plowing Equipment
The Winthrop Board of Selectmen seeks to procure plowing equipment under Chapter 75 of the 1943 Acts to prepare Victory Gardens. Interested residents are asked to write letters to the Board. if equipment is secured, plowing will commence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Selectmen
Victory Gardens
Winthrop
Town of Winthrop Reports for 1942 Available
The 1942 Town of Winthrop reports are now ready and may be obtained by applying at the Assessor's Office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Assessors’ Office
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Regina Redmond
Hospital League
East Boston
Piscopo’ SI Liquor Store
Barnes Avent Orient Heights
Lewis’ Cafe
Ocean Ave
Lewis
Lewis’ Hotel and Cafe
Boulevard
TEL
Revere
Boulevard Theatre
Mrs. Lewis
Highlands
George Gilbert
Richard Tucker
Carl I. Nelson
George W. Downie
Curtis L. Hicks
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