Man of Southern Birth Orator At Memorial Exercises
Rev. Ralph M. Harper native of North Carolina spoke at Winthrop High School Memorial Day exercises praising unity between North and South. Commander Herman W. Kuchmeister recounted Cuba 1898 heroism, with other remarks by local veterans and the Woman's Relief Corps. The program included student music under Miss Helen Mixter. Harper defended honoring both Union and Confederate service and asserted Southern spirit remains vital to America's character.
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Osborne Hall
Ralph M. Harper
North Carolina
Winthrop High School
Mr. Harper
St. John’s Episcopal, Church
Herman W. Kuchmeister
Winthrop
Spanish War Veteran Association
Kuchmeister
Cienfingoes
Cuba
John McNaught
Winthrop Civil War Veteran Association
Anna Crosby
Winthrop Woman's Relief Corps
Helen Mixter
Harper
Grand Army
Winthrop Theatre Week Schedule Opens With Stars
Winthrop Centre hosts a week of Paramount Pictures with Marie Doro in The Heart of Nora Flynn and Pauline Frederick in The Moment Before. Ned Finley Julia Swayne in Out of the Quagmire. Lubin and Vitagraph dramas. vaudeville acts. a David Harum feature. concert vaudeville. and a Ladies Aid benefit show.
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Paramount Picture
Marie Doro
Nora Flynn
Marcus Loew
Vitagraph
Ned Finley
Julia Swayne
Pauline Frederick
Israel Zangwill
Dream Theatre
Lubin
Ladies’ Aid Society
Union Congregational Church
W. H. Crane
David Harum
Boston
Gertrude Devine
Arthur Fisher
Bates
Paris
Winthrop School Boy Donates Blood to Save Baby
Irving P. Alexander an 18 year old Winthrop High School junior donated a pint of blood to a four day old girl after doctors sought transfusion following a severe internal hemorrhage. His act aided the baby's recovery and he was praised as a hero by friends.
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Winthrop
Irving P. Alexander
Winthrop High School
Samuel Hilson
Hutchinson Street
William T. Ladd
Edwin
Hilson
Alexander
Irving
the Echo
Vagrant Thought on Democracy in Borrowed Hairpins
A terse item from Oneag City Journal notes women are seldom democratic about borrowing hairpins while men are depicted as equally lax in other manners. The brief reflects a humorous social observation typical of a small city column.
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Oneag City Journal
Winthrop Hello Girls Host May Party For 400 Guests
Winthrop telephone operators known as the Hello Girls entertained more than 400 guests at their annual May party and dance at the Knights of Columbus Hall. The event featured a Wintelops Specialty, a confetti snowstorm, and 100 plus couples dancing from 8 30 to midnight with town officials and out of town visitors in attendance. Miss Mary Beatty directed floor activities with a large assisting committee including Gertrude McCormack and Mary Shine among many others.
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Knights of Columbus
Winthrop
Mary Beatty
Gertrude McCormack
Marie Ballen
Aoh Ballou
Elizabeth Carroll
Ildrei Cassens
Margaret Clancy
Helen Cumtain
Blanche Donoghue
Katherine Duval
Esther Gatter
Amy Hillberg
Louie Hoffies
Josephine McCarthy
Mary McDonald
Florence McLean
Amelia Minton
Ruth Mitton
Esther Minton
Agnes Morgan
Margaret Morgan
Margaret Murphy
Olive Taylor
Emma Wilson
Julia Wilson
Marjorie Wilson
Adelaide Robicheau
Lillian Robicheau
Mary Shine
Agnes Sweeney
Alicia Storrin
Alicia Wilson
Lillian Donoghue
Marie Ballem
Louise Hoffies
Auto law fines issued in Nawi court session
Eleven auto owners were fined in the Nuwait court Tavnsday before Judge Southwick for violating auto laws. Three were from Winthrop including Norman St. George and his wife. Rudolph Murray was fined $10 for overspeeding on a motorcycle.
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Tavnsday
Southwick
Winthrop
Norman St. George
Rudolph Murray
Memorial Day Observed in Winthrop by Civil War Veterans
Memorial Day observances in Winthrop honored the dead with ceremonies at the local cemetery and Columbia Square. Veterans of both the Civil War and the war with Spain participated, firing three volleys and sounding taps. Superintendent Bennison dedicated a new cemetery section on Bowdoin Street, presenting the gate keys to Commander John McNaught.
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Winthrop
Winthrop Cemetery
Columbia Square
Spain
Bennison
Bowdoin Street
John McNaught
George H. Russell
War Veterans Hall
Burrill
Strachan
Fred Strachan
152Nd Company
Sergi
Corey
Winthrop Machine Gun Company
R. G. Stoehr
Rev. W. Peck
Joshua Remby
Board of Selectmen
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Egypt
Gray
Lee
Richmond
Appomattox
America
WM. C. Skaggs
Mortician
Winthrop Theatre
Winthrop Centre
Hello Girls
Nahi
Metropolitan Trust CO
State Street
Maverick Square
East
First Ward
Chandler
Wood
George W. Moses
William H. Stickney
Walter 8. Crane
Frank F. Cook
New Trafalgar
Massachusetts Avenue
Norway Street
Joseph A. Barry
Elliot& Whittier Real Estate A
Winthrop St
Washington St
Main
National
Duck and Candle Pin Congress
Bert Ayer
Winthrop Beagh
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