Winthrop Red Cross Marks Tenth Annual Meeting
The Winthrop Chapter of the American Red Cross held its tenth annual meeting in the Town Hall Hearing Room on October 30 with Mrs. Carl Floyd presiding. Reports were read by leaders including Mary Hollister Dutch and Preston B. Churchill. Board members were elected for three years. Miss Marjory Dakin praised the chapter and noted the Armistice Day Roll Call starting November 11. The chapter membership stood at 13 percent of Winthrop’s population.
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Winthrop Chapter
American Red Cross
Town Hall
Carl Floyd
Mary Hollister Dutch
Preston B. Churchill
Wesley Tyler
Howard C. Reith
Ann Borden Abbey
Christine Patterson
Home Service
Arthur Gibby
Nellie F. Griffin
Agnes E. Larkin
Kate S. Payne
Lillian B. Schueler
Josephine Tyler
Elmer E. Dawson
Wm. H. Gardner
Joshua B. Remby
Arthur W. Gibby
Marjory Dakin
Belief of New Winthrop Post Office Project Moves Forward
A Washington Post Office official surveys land title as Attorney Edward Thomas prepares a deed. The article notes no official statement but indicates plans for a Winthrop Post Office are progressing toward reality in the near future.
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Winthrop
Post Office Department
Washington
Edward Thomas
Open Quincy shore allows clam digging along waterfront
For the first time in 20 years digging of clams was permitted last week along the Quincy waterfront from Green Street Squantum to William Street Wollaston. The State Department of Health declares the shore open and will permit digging to May 1.
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Quincy
Green Street
Squantum
William Street
Wollaston
State Department of Health
Local Man Joins Boston Elevated Educational Committee
Joseph A. Howard of Bates Avenue a member of the local Board of Fire Engineers is named a member of the Boston Elevated Educational Committee which opened its ninth annual educational program for employees on Monday of this week.
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Joseph A. Howard
Bates Avenue
Board of Fire Engineers
Boston Elevated
League Suffers A Bad Defeat In State Rep Contest
In Winthrop voters rejected predictions as they chose Clancy over Wright by a surprising margin. The writer notes early polls underestimated Clancy and highlights precinct 2 as a potential turning point, with Republican strength historically evident there.
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Winthrop
Clancy
Wright
Republican League
Clams of Winthrop Shores Under Pollution Inquiry
Harvard Professor Thayer leads water and clam bed tests at Winthrop shoreline to decide pollution presence and the fate of potential clam digging. Prior tests by Prof. Camp and Little Company Laboratory reflect differing findings guiding the final decision.
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Winthrop
Thayer
Harvard University Laboratories
Tibbetts
Camp of Technology
Little Company Laboratory
Red Cross Annual Roll Call Opens Armistice Day
The 1930 Red Cross Roll Call starts November 11 and runs through Thanksgiving. Winthrop residents are urged to exceed a 2000 member quota with fifty cents of each membership aiding National Work while the rest funds local relief for ex service members and families.
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American Red Cross
Winthrop
Winthrop Chapter
Plans Committee On Unemployment Aims To Relieve Joblessness
The meeting led by Hon James J Phelan of the Massachusetts State Emergency Committee on Unemployment will shape town and public works programs for six months. Chairman Tibbetts will head the local committee with church groups town officials and advisory members to plan work for Winthrop unemployed. Revere Street widening is a potential project and employment blanks will be provided for job seekers and local employers to submit prompts to The Review for rapid compilation.
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James J. Phelan
Massachusetts State Emergency Committee
Tibbetts
Winthrop
Revere
First Democrat Elected to Town House in 78 Years
The Democratic landslide reached this Republican stronghold as John P. Clancy won a seat in the House of Representatives by 700 votes over ex-Selectman Harry E. Wright. He is the first Democrat ever elected to the town’s House in 78 years.
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John P. Clancy
House of Representatives
Harry E. Wright
Red Cross Airplane to Fly Over Towns
On Armistice eve from five o'clock an illuminated red cross airplane will fly over Winthrop and nearby towns to remind residents that the Annual Red Cross Roll Call is underway. The flight is made possible by Airways, Inc.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Airways, Inc
Clancy Wins Winthrop State Rep Seat By 700 Votes
Selectman John P. Clancy on the Democratic ticket defeated ex Selectman Harry E. Wright in Winthrop by a precise 700 vote plurality. Clancy swept all precincts including precinct 2 the League stronghold and precincts 1 3 and 4 with large margins. Voters also backed repeal of the Prohibition law by an overwhelming margin and split tickets across offices signaling broad political realignment.
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John P. Clancy
Harry E. Wright
Republican League
Winthrop
Wright
Clancy
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Local Red Cross
Mrs. C. Floyd
P.O
Washington P. O
Quincy Shore
Orient Heights
Goa
Winthrop Trust Company
WiNthrop, Mass
U. S
Savings Department
Winthrop Shores
RED Cross
Winthrop Co-operative Bank
A. E. Whittemore
Red Ball Way
RED Ball Transit CO
Little Building
Boston
Telephone Hancock
Aoe
Wisthrop Avenue
Beachmont
Precinct
U.S. Senator
Allen
Joseph B. Ely
Marcus Coolidge
William M. Butler
Underhill
Joseph Borgatti
Borgatti
Youngman
Strabo V. Claggett
Frankie Edwards
Central Square
Lynn
ABC Range
Henry E. Keough CO. Plumbing & Heating
Pauline St
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