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Advocate Archives
Travel back to 1936, 1949 and 1967
March 26, 1936
Presents Shell Collection to Museum
Professor J. Henry Blake of West Somerville, formerly of Provincetown, has recently sent to the Historical Museum a collection of native shells which illustrate the fauna of Provincetown. He hopes that the collection may awaken an interest in the natural history of Provincetown.
Professor Blake writes: “The shells of Provincetown are very interesting to the student because of the sandy beaches, lack of native rocks, position and method of formation of Cape Cod. These circumstances make a peculiar fauna and flora of Provincetown.
“I am sending, as a gift to the Museum, 100 species of shells that I collected in Provincetown. There are many more belonging to the town, but I do not have them. Many of these shells are found near fish wharves where they are brought in the stomachs of fish from the deep water or banks. My chief inducement in sending them is to show the molluscan fauna of Provincetown and to encourage some one to become interested in its shells.”
Professor Blake has presented several other valuable gifts to the Museum.
March 24, 1949
Gun Club Planned for Wellfleeters
While seeking to end the unlawful use of air rifles and 22-calibre rifles by juniors in Wellfleet, William B. Fleming, police chief of that town, is organizing a Junior Rifle Club which will give youngsters both the opportunity to shoot and the training in how to handle firearms safety.
There will be prizes for careful handling, for care of weapons and for marksmanship, Chief Fleming said, and he hopes to have the project well organized to be put into operation in the fall.
Wellfleet has been troubled as have other towns by promiscuous shooting by youngsters and Chief Fleming found it necessary to confiscate a number of air rifles from juniors. Windows in Town Hall have been broken by youngsters but their identity was learned and the parents were asked not to help the boys pay for the damage they had done but to let them earn the money. Chief Fleming warned that it is illegal for parents to allow youths under 15 to have either an air rifle or a 22-calibre rifle and that the parents, themselves, may be liable to fine of from $10 to $50.
March 23, 1967
Blessing of Fleet to Be Gala Affair
Plans were discussed and committees appointed to make the three-day Blessing of the Fleet, marking the 20th anniversary, the biggest event ever during the three day celebration June 24, 25 and 26.
At the meeting of the fishermen held last week at the Knights of Columbus Hall, Captain Seraphine Codinha of the boat Peter and Linda was named chairman of the event; Ernest Deschenes of the Liberty Belle, co-chairman; Captain Louis Rivers of the Johnny O., secretary and Captain Frank Motta of the Liberty Belle, treasurer.
Various plans for the event were discussed at the meeting and the fishermen have scheduled future meetings to make the event surpass all others.
Some 13 fishing captains and an equal number of crew members were at the meeting. Captain Manuel Phillips spoke briefly on a revival of the fishing cooperative, started here several years ago.
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Mar 22nd, 2007