Winthrop Sun and Visitor 1916 Community Notes
The Winthrop Sun and Visitor notes a contest offer from The Columbia Trust Company of East Boston to pay camp expenses for a Winthrop boy selected for Plattsburg Military Camp. It endorses daylight saving as sensible and cites theft of writing paper from W J Bennett’s home on Sixth Street with a cellar-window break-in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia Trust Company of
East Boston
Plattsburg Military Camp
East Boston High School
Winthrop
W. J. Bennett
Sixth Street
Chelse
Gazette
Chelsea
Automobiles Collide In Chelsea After Sideswipe
An accident occurred in Chelsea when a car owned by Thomas Davidson of Point Shirley exited Webster avenue onto Broadway and collided with a vehicle owned by the Atlantic Auto Co of Lynn and driven by Paul J. Deggins. The Davidson car suffered a smashed tool box running board and supports while the Deggins car lost a front wheel guard. No injuries were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Davidson
Billows Street
Point Shirley
Webster Avenue
Chelsea
Broadway
Paul J. Deggins
Central Avenue
Lynn
Atlantic Auto Co
Davidson
Praise for Supt Bennison at Winthrop Cemetery
A writer urges citizens to acknowledge the excellent condition of Winthrop Cemetery praising Superintendent Charles R. Bennison for guiding a small crew to make the resting place peaceful and delightful for many loved ones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Charles R. Bennison
Winthrop Praises Cemetery Beauty and Superintendent
George H. Russelbe thanks a man of genius for a beautiful Winthrop cemetery. He notes Memorial Day remarks and urges readers who have not seen it to visit. He credits the superintendent for hard work after a long winter and scarce labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Winthrop Cemetery
Bennison
Missing stamps prompt contact with druggist and ad appeal
Mrs Jones hangs up after a phone call, pays ten cents at the counter, and asks for trading stamps. The druggist confirms the amount, but she insists on stamps, hinting at an advertisement within this paper. A trial will prove the ad’s effectiveness.
Sunny June and Memorial Day Notes from Ingleside Park
Highlights include the Boy Scouts of the Third District at Ingleside Park and praise for St John Cadets led by Mrs Charles M Kimball. Mentions of Lieut Richmond G Stohr and Winthrop Machine Gun Company, and a playful note about Judge Charles J Brown joining Ocean Spray brownies for morning brine dips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. Kimball
Richmond G. Stohr
Winthrop Machine Gun Company
Ingleside Park
Charles J. Brown
East Boston District Court
Luncheon Highlighted Nature's Bountiful Supply Talk
Mrs Norah Johnson Barbour hosted a Cliff House luncheon for the Deane Winthrop Chapter D A R Quest and Question Club and allied women’s groups. She spoke on Nature's Bountiful Supply and housewives food sources, with music by the Misses Medholdt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norah Johnson Barbour
Cliff House
Deane Winthrop
Quest
Offenbach
Brahms
Schuman
Schubert
Amicitia Club Examines Home Travel Topics
Mrs Edith Belcher entertained the Amicitia Club on Monday evening with a business session followed by a program on Home Travel. Miss Bessie Belcher chaired and led a paper on the New England coastline while Lavinia Sampson spoke on mountains and Mabel Davison on the lakes. Dorothea Knudson sent a note from Nebraska for reading. Refreshments were served and attendees enjoyed social time. The next meeting is set with Mrs Grace Roberts on Court Road June 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith Belcher
Winthrop Street
Amicitia Club
Bessie Belchers
New England
Lavinia Sampson
Mabel Davison
Dorothea .Knudson
Etter
Nebraska
Grace Roberts
Court Road
Winthrop Post Office Letters List for Week Ending June 38 1916
The Winthrop post office released a weekly list of remaining letters including Alexander, Chas Bennett, Mrs E H Blanchard, Ray Cannell, Max Carpen, Henrietta Day, Mrs Will Dubin, B B Foster, Russell V C Fisher, Jack Gandy, J C Harrold, John Hall, Mrs Florence Poskey, and others. The notice shows names without delivery dates and indicates overdue items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winthrop
Cheerfulness as a Beacon in Clouded Times
A short reflection highlights cheerfulness as the character of common hope. It compares cheerfulness to glimpses of sunshine breaking through a cloudy day, emphasizing resilience and optimism.
Boy Scouts Field Day in Winthrop Today
The Boy Scouts of Third District of Greater Boston hold their second annual Field Day at Ingleside Park in Winthrop at 2 p.m. The six Winthrop troops host with visitors from Chelsea Lynn Revere. District leaders and Winthrop officials attend as judges and oversee demonstrations in first aid knot tying signaling and fire making.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of
Winthrop
Ingleside Park
Boy Scouts
Third
Greater Boston
Chelsea
Lynn Revere
Elmer E. Dawson
Wm. H. Gardner
Leslie E. Griffin
C. A. Newmarch
Margeson, Sape
Measuring Light by Moonlight in The Saturday Evening Post
Melville Davisson Post notes that full moon power equals a single candle at 12 feet. Recognizability varies with moon phase from six to twenty feet in first quarter to twenty-three to thirty-five during an ordinary full moon, and up to fifty-two feet under the brightest moon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helmholtz
Melville Davisson
Saturday Evening Post
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Sebryver School of Stenography and Typewriting
Co San
Temple Avenue
H. G. Kennington
Osiunpathic Physicians
Boston
Oxford
Wadsworth
Winthrop Centre
Mienday
John F. O’'Traley
Undertaker
Atlantic ST
Telephone
M. E. Benson
Washington Ave
Winthrop Beach
Elks Home
E. A. Coates
Herman Street
Ralph P. Badger
Pearl Road
Nahant, Mass
Witthrop
Winthrop Wet Wash
W. G. Twining
Prop
B. Haskell
Pauline Street
George A. Ewer
Pico Avenue
Winthrop Sun and
Winthrop Sun
Winthrop Visitor
Winthrop Sun and Visitor
Bhirney Street
Telehone
Marc
Shirley Street
Opp
Beach Station
Winthrop, Mass
Herbert E. Emerson
C. Joseph Harvey
Supt
George H.russebe
Winthrop Spanish War Veteran Association
Boy Scouts of the Third District
Carranza
President Wilson
Winthrop Athletics
THE
Lexander
V. Ambrose
Chas. Bennett
E. H. Blanchard
Ray_T
Highland
W.A. Howe
Revere Street
J. Johnson
Shirley St
L. Racca & Son Prop's
Harry XII Kelley
Winthrop Hardware CO
W. G. Grant
COR. Main and
American Awning & Tent CO
H. Batchelder CO
State St
Richmond
Boston, Mass
Winthrop St
R. L. Miles
le Bon Ton
I. J. Grover
E Winthrop
A. E. Whittemore
Pleasant Street
Henry E. Keough Co., Inc
Cawhore
Miare
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