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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1925
Page
5
The piece notes a sports columnist voice advocating for a peaceful hometown over distant cities. It emphasizes comfort of home and simplicity, contrasting with glamorous away venues. It reflects a humorous, folksy Western sentiment about travel and city life.
The town eyes Harry McLean and his W. A. A. players to field baseball this summer after a park commissioners hearing on dates. The High School seeks June slots while Legion asks July 4 and Labor Day. McLean will take remaining dates, leaving no Winthrop Baseball Association team this year due to lack of new requests.
At Pauline Street Fire Station evenings draw interest among crew as pool and billiards provide entertainment. The baseball squad is shaping up quickly with Coach Poole aiming for a strong season.
Chairman Hayes of the Park Board plans for upcoming ball play and grounds work while sports pause. Yachting shifts to sailing with Winthrop Yacht Club launching a new one design class. Charles Williams shows daily golf practice as pranks loom for April 1. Gerald Harrison of the Bankers Athletic Club and the Fed Reserve Bank was named swimming club chairman.
Frank Littleton wrote to Harry McLean praising recent Petersburg days and June like weather. He says the Jersey City team is a fine bunch of ball players.
The largest ambergris haul ever found was inside a huge sperm whale caught off Natal a year ago. It weighed about half a ton and was valued at over one million dollars.
Comptroller General rules government must pay full face value of John Chard’s $1000 20 year endowment policy after delayed cash settlement. Chard died June 27 following May 1921 discharge. settlement check for $30 mailed July 13. The Lost Battalion film shown at Winthrop Theatre drew a large audience and recalled WWI days.
The Legion Auxiliary welfare whist at Legion Hall raised funds for men in the hospitals. Under Mrs. Wm. P. Kenney’s direction a dozen tables played Friday afternoon. Prizes awarded included baskets of fruit and gifts to a list of ladies and a few gentlemen. Hostesses for the upcoming session are Mrs. Hugh J. Shaw and Miss M. Winston.
A series of three field days will select the Winthrop troop to compete for the Boy Scout cup at Brockton Fair. Events include knot tying first aid fire by friction water boiling signalling tent pitching and other scouting tasks. Troop 10 hiked to Needham and visited Scoutland then trained with Scoutmaster Cotter and Acting Assistant Scoutmaster Gunn.
Arlington Lodge of Elks visited the local lodge on a Wednesday evening. Walter J. Marsh welcomed guests and invited them to perform the initiatory ceremony. John F. Collins led Arlington officers while H Wesley Curtis spoke as a principal address. A life membership was awarded to Albert Proctor Crossman for eleven years of service. Winthrop Lodge plans a return visit and officers will be installed April 8 by Brig Gen John H. Dunn.
Be sure to attend the Whist Party at Legion Hall Pauline Street on Tuesday evening March 31. Taney will award many prizes to the best players.
The D. J. Honan Co will begin erecting a new plant at Pauline and Fremont streets between Legion Hall and the fire station next month. The firm distributes Diamond tires for cars and trucks and offers quick 1925 license plate applications at 50 Putnam Jr. next to the Winthrop Theatre.
Dorothy Lillian Fontaine of Main Street celebrated her third birthday with family Sunday afternoon. Grandparents A D Arnoud, Aunt Alice Arnoud, Paul Shaw, Paul Fontaine, Reli Mary Fontaine, Tommy McGloughlin, and Mrs Hugh J Shaw attended. Gifts were left for Dorothy as the kiddie party featured games and stories followed by cake and ice cream.
Winthrop High schedules 1925 games with English, Revere, Classical, Peabody, Beverly, Chelsea, and open dates. home and away notes show English at Winthrop and Revere at Winthrop among a spring schedule through June 10.
A humorous venting exchange features a spiteful cut as one woman retorts to another calling her a pansy and chiding her self esteem in a sharp, witty London Answers tone.
Imaginative thinkers compare modern feats to the income tax. From Edward III’s 1321 levy of 130000 to Edward II’s and Richard II’s tiny taxes, the piece traces rulers’ efforts to impose income taxes and Wat Tyler’s skepticism, noting the long gap before another attempt.
Scientific American notes defense research aimed at stopping bank burglars as safe makers pursue tougher materials to resist acetylene torches. The arms race between safe makers and burglars pits impregnable metal defenses against drill and explosive attacks, with odds favoring the thieves.
The Rainbow natural bridge lies in the Navajo Indian Reservation near Utah’s southern boundary. It spans a canyon and a stream draining the Navajo mountains northwest slope. The arch rises 309 feet above water and spans 278 feet. Red and yellow canyon walls surround the spectacle. Local legend says a rainbow turned to stone to let hero gods escape flood waters. Indian name Nagee-lid Nome-zoshi translates as The rainbow turned to stone.
The Star of November 28 1874 recounts a correspondent letter tracing the name Black Maria to a New York woman of African descent Maria whose frequent binges led police to place her in a wagon called Black Maria's carriage, from which the prison van term arose.
The recapitulation theory posits a parallel between an individual’s embryonic development and the species history. Sedgwick notes the development history of the individual is a shortened repetition of the evolution of the species, though many animals show deviations due to environment and other influences.
Hard water contains dissolved calcium and magnesium salts that form insoluble compounds with soap. Temporary hardness comes from calcium carbonate, removable by boiling, while calcium sulfate causes permanent hardness. Soft water lacks substances that hinder lather, making soap work readily.
Water Commissioner Frank W. Belcher arrived home from Florida late last week and notes his affection for the state. He spent much time with former townsman John McDougal. The Globe recalls a 50 year old item about Winthrop town officers salaries. The canvass of polls has begun and several seek to be named. Veteran John McNaught is able to move about again, a pleasing update for all town residents.
Patrolman Northrup detained youths from East Boston who damaged ash barrels on Pleasant Street. In East Boston District Court Judge Barnes found three guilty and issued reprimands while others were discharged. Chief McNeill vows to curb street rowdyism. Milk bottles were also stolen and dumped.
Continued from page one a long list of attendees includes P Griffin, Mr. and Mrs Harold N Bangs, Mr. and Mrs Lewis A Pierce, Mr. and Mrs Frank Henderson, Mr. and Mrs A W Cummings, Mr. and Mrs George McEwan, and many others headed by P M Miss Alice Cars ley and Miss Elizabeth M Davis. The social gathering records reflect a wide circle of local residents and families.
One of the largest whist gatherings in Legion Hall featured Mrs. Wm. G. Harber Sr and 28 tables with 68 prizes. Prizes were awarded by Mr. Harry O'Connell with Mrs. J. Lafayette of Point Shirley holding the lucky door tag. Next events include a Daddy’s party next Tuesday and an April 14 relief fund whist for Spanish War Veterans.
A group of young men and women led by H. M. Davis formed Stage Door Associates to present current plays in Winthrop. They plan to stage The First Year by Frank Craven, a comic tragedy of married life, previously successful in New York and Boston.
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