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Newspaper
The Winthrop Review
Location
Winthrop, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1920
Page
4
A garbled town news item lists offices at 7 Oliver Street Boston and Fort Hill with references to George M. Aubsell and a subscription price of $2.50 outside New England. The fragment hints at a change of address and publication procedures but lacks clear details.
Citizens complain that ash pickups have become unpredictable with delays from two to five days. The writer urges town selectmen to restore reliable service and stop Sunday collections that disrupt the sanctity of the day.
Letters argue for stores to close Wednesday afternoons to give clerks a half holiday each week. Proponents note long hours from seven to eleven, urging customers to support owners who close and pressure those who refuse.
Rev Leals Hudson, Pastor. Sunday School 10am at Wadeworth Hall Winthrop Center. Services Sunday at 10 o'clock. Lesson sermon titled Adam and Fallen Man. Open daily except Sundays and holidays 2 to 6 pm. Saturday evenings 7 to 9. Before and after Wednesday testimonial meeting for sale of Christian Science literature. All welcome.
The 1920 Confirmation Class and families attend 8 A M First Communion at St John’s Bowdoin and Buchanan. Morning service at 10 30 with sermon by the rector. Mothers Day procession by Primary department. Evening service at 7 30 with talk on Mary Lyon founder Mount Holyoke College. Church School 9 30. Primary 10 30. Young People League 6 P M.
Sunday service at 10 45 and Sunday School at noon at the First Unitarian Church on Hermon Street with Rev R W Savage minister. Mrs Maud Paradis Lana organist Miss Marian Lowd soprano. Minister at church daily except Mondays 9 and 12 am. Free pews. Dial Winthrop 886 M.
Fingt Church of Winthrop announces masses at 7 6 20 16 15 and 11 30 with Sunday School after daily mass at 6 45 and 7 15. American Legion thanks the School Committee for gym use, appoints building committee, and votes contributions to Special Aid Society and the graves fund for A E F comrades.
At St. John the Evangelist Church the Holy Name Society voted to present a memorial window. A committee will seek subscriptions, with Mr. Frank A. Tonry serving as treasurer at 146 Lincoln St Winthrop. Members are urged to contribute promptly to reach the goal by the next meeting. Officers listed include T F Sullivan president and Rev J H Griffin spiritual director.
The Union Congregational Church on Tewksbury Street invites parishioners to a Mothers Day program. Morning service at 10 45 features the sermon The Glory of Motherhood a Tribute to the Motherhood of the World with special music by the vested Young People choir and soloist Mrs Marvin. Evening service at 7 30 showcases another popular song service with choir and cornetist Mr Cummings and a sermon on Motherhood at the Cross. A prior Men s Night discussed the Parable of the Sower and a new Monthly Men s Night plan is proposed to include member talks.
Temple Tiffereth Israel in Shirley Street Winthrop offers daily services at 7 a.m. Special services Friday at sunset and Saturday prayers at 8 a.m.
A compact portrait of film stars and their looks with mentions of Pearl White Mary Pickford Theda Bara Frank Mayo Charlie Chaplin Fatty Arbuckle and others. It notes styles makeup outfits and notable roles across several silent era performances.
William J. Day, pastor, leads morning worship at 10 30 with a Mothers Day sermon titled Mothers Making Mantles for Men. Bible School at 12, Y P S C E at 6 15, evening worship 7 30 on Bunyan series The Interpreter's House. Devotional service Friday 7 45.
A reminiscence of the May Day breakfast at Tewksbury Memorial Chapel written for The Winthrop Review by Mary A. Macomber. The piece describes dainty foods and the spirit of service in a 1920 May event held near the ocean, with prayers for workers.
Mr H D Hamilton of Loringard was seen in a new Nash car during the past week. The vehicle is described as a limousine and reflects a notable change in the local motor scene.
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