Commissioner Notes 1936 Auto Insurance Rates
Insurance Commissioner DeCelles announced 1936 rates in a State House briefing. Winthrop and neighboring towns fall in Territory TV with several others. light and medium cars face a 1.85 increase, heavy cars 75 cents, plus a $3.25 guest rider option across the state.
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Winthrop
Commonwealth
DeCelles
State House
Brookline
Burlington
Cambridge
Malden
Somerville
Tewksbury
Wilmington
Woburn
Juniors To Exhibit Blooms Saturday
Junior gardeners of Winthrop will exhibit home grown flowers and vegetables at a flower show to be held at the Deane Winthrop Barn on Shirley Street. The event, under the Winthrop Improvement and Historical Association, rewards the summer garden contest with judging reports showing strong interest and ability among the youngsters. Many exhibits are scheduled and a large crowd is expected as parents and friends attend to encourage the participants.
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Winthrop
Deane Winthrop Barn
Shirley Street
Winthrop Improve‘ment. and Historical Association
Reverend C. B. Yinger to Accept Bristol Pastorate
The Rev. Clement B. Yinger, pastor of Union Congregational Church for four and a half years, resigns to lead Bristol New Hampshire’s newly formed church. During his tenure, the church expanded spiritually and materially, including chancel changes, an altar, pulpit, lectern, a pipe organ, and mortgage progress.
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Clement B. Yinger
Union Congregational Church
Church of
Bristol
New Hampshire
Yinger
Traffic light planned at Magee’s Corner intersection
Plans prepared by Superintendent of Streets and the Board of Selectmen call for traffic lights at Magee’s Corner where five streets converge. The move aims to reduce accidents and replace the existing blinker light after coordination with the Department of Public Safety. Other requests include stop signs at Cross Street Shirley Street George Street Winthrop Street Bowdoin Street Buchanan Street.
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Magee’s Corner
Mahaney
Board of Selectmen
Malaney
Department ‘of Public
Cross Street
Shirley Street
Special Town Meeting to Consider $361,622 In Projects
Town meeting to discuss appropriations totaling 361,622 for PWA and WPA projects prepared by the Board of Selectmen with Federal government support. Of this, 310,022 funds sewer drainage water pipes and sidewalks while 125,500 covers rebuilding the Shirley Street School middle section. The meeting is set for Monday evening, September 23.
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PWA
Gill
Ptown
WPA
Shirley Street
Mrs Richard Flynn Buried Sunday in Winthrop
Funeral rites for Mrs George Anna C Flynn wife of Richard Flynn commissioner of state aid and pensions were held Sunday at St John the Evangelist Church Winthrop Burial was in Cedar Grove cemetery The body lay in state at White Funeral Home Winthrop She leaves a son Harold of Winthrop and a daughter Mrs Eleahae Kames of Springfield.
Winthrop High Opens 1935 Football Season at Brookline
Winthrop High kicks off its 1935 football schedule on September 28 at Brookline. The nine game slate includes four home and five away contests with matches at Winthrop, Swampscott, Melrose, Wakefield, and Chelsea, plus a Mystic Valley League game against Revere.
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Winthrop High
Brookline
Winthrop
Acting Police Chief Lt James Ho Douglas Steps In
Lieut James Ho Douglas acts as chief during Chief William J Pufiphret’s vacation. Sncore, a long time focal department veteran, is well known in the state police election scene.
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Douglas
Police
James Ho Douglas
William J Pufiphret
Sncore
Focal Department
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M. M
Silex Mitte
Atter
HAM
Friendly Stores
Winthrop Centre
Ocean
Beach Tel
Foe-Orean Ptant and Candy Kitchen
OCE
Highlands
Yesre’s
East
Boston
East Boston
Boardman St. Orient Heights
C. B. Yinger
Bristol N. H
New Church
Magees Corner
Supt
Richard Flynn
Schlitz
Revere ST
Noddle Island Credit Union
Paris Street
E. B
State Bank
Timken Wall
Gordon G. Fullerton
Putnam Street
Timken Silent Automatic Co
Winthrop Co-operative Bank
Winthrop,Mass
A. E. Whittemore
Gordon G. Fullerton, Inc
Winthrop Trust Company
Winthrop, Mass
Tax Club
W.H.S
Mystic Valley League
John Donovan
Main Street
Hood's
Hood
Saratoga Street
Mass
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