Olympians Versus NIR Co Rivalry Opens Playoff Series
A two out of three playoff for the local basketball championship starts Thursday at Guiteras Junior High with Olympians led by Foxy Marshall facing Leo Cantwell's NIR Co. The series expectations include a crowd of 200 plus and a preliminary Bristol Ramblers vs Warren Town Team game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guiteras Junior High School
Leo I. Cantwell
National India Rubber Co
Mike Pasquerelli
Robert Ainsworth
Warren Will
Dom Langello
Jimmie Sullivan
Olympians
Bob Getchell
John) Marshall
Weenie” Ruggiero
Ruggiero
Georgie St Angelo
Christy Medieros
Medieros
Pete Magee
Larney” Bisbane
Dick Mott
Mott
Pasquerell
Kingfish” Levy
Johnny O'Connor
James Lanzire
Bristol Ramblers
Colt High School
Eo Mansi
Vorra
Caruso
Bruno Brothers
Military and Town Officials to Attend Battery B Social
Military and Bristol officials will attend the annual social and supper of Battery B Bristol Train of Artillery. The event is to be held tomorrow in the Armory on State Street. Captain Joseph Pacheco leads the general arrangements committee.
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Bristol
State Street
Joseph Pacheco
Angevine Opposes Paid Highway Surveyor Post
Council President William H. Angevine argued against formal payment for the highway surveyor. He noted a $16,200 highway budget, three planned repairs costing about $10,000, and suggested state supervision with contracts for Bay View avenue Wood street and High street projects. He questioned paying $1200 for a surveyor to oversee only $2000 in spending.
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Council
William H. Angevine
Angevine
Highway Department
Bay View Avenue
Wood Street
High Stret
James B Lee Announces Candidacy for Highway Surveyor
James B Lee, local highway supervisor under the State Unemployment Relief Act, files for the paid post of highway surveyor. He argues he can perform as well as rivals like Charles Callan after ten months of training and supports Town Council President William H Angevine’s plan to rely on state engineers for major projects. Lee cites recent work on the Common baseball diamond and road repairs to Little’s Narrows as notable achievements.
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James B Lee
John W Church
Charles Callan
William Hangevine
Lee
William P McLaughlin
Little's Narrows
Youth Dies From Gas Suffocation in Garage Accident
Providence report details 19 year old David Wright dying from carbon monoxide inhalation while repairing a car in his family garage at 220 Webster Avenue. Two rescue crews worked about ninety minutes but could not revive him.
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Providence
David Wright
Webster Avenue
St Michael's Church Elects Officers For Year
St Michael's Corporation elected officers for the ensuing year at the annual church meeting held last night in the Holmes House. The treasurer's report showed a church debt reduction of about $10,000 since August 1930 to roughly $8,000. Howe was re elected Senior Warden and De Wolf Junior Warden. other officers include Clerk Newman and Treasurer Nelson.
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St Michael's Church
Holmes House
Anthony R. Parshley Wallis
Howe
J Winthrop de Wolf
Howard R. Newman
Robert W Nelson
John G Stewart
J. Winthop de Wolf
Wallace L. Mossop
Building of Bristol Theatre to Begin Next Week
Construction of the Bristol Theatre by the Makowsky brothers to honor their father Max Viakowsky will start next week. Sidney Makowsky says bids will be invited with a ten day submission period. Local bidders include Rol and Martell Salvatore Nunes and Archie Rounds plus seven Providence and Boston firms. The project is expected to cost about $70 000.
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Bristol Theatre
Makowsky
Max Viakowsky
Bristol
Sidney Makowsky
Roland Martell
Salvatore Nunes
Archie Rounds
Providence
Boston
Program for American Legion Broadcast Friday
The April 6 program runs from 11 30 pm to 12 30 am. Sam R Heller gives opening remarks and closing remarks. Len David A Reed delivers an address. The Promenade Nationale Band performs tunes from 1917 and 1918 and Sousa marches. Representative Wright Patman and Watson B Miller speak on National Rehabilitation Committee. The band performs El Capitan and Washington Post March between talks.
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Sam R Heller
National Rehabilitation Committee
EL Capitan
John Philip Sousa
Promenade Nationale Band
Sam R. Heller
Colt High Graduates Are Wed in St. Mary's Church
Miss Margaret Mary Morrissey, a Colt Memorial High School graduate and public school teacher, married James Charles Ruggiero at St. Mary’s Church Easter Monday. Rev. Thomas J. Gillan officiated with Rev. Lawrence Deery assisting. maid of honor was Dorothy R. Ruggiero and best man Dr. Thomas A. Morrissey. The couple plans a home at 66 Franklin Street after a bridal trip to New York and Washington, D C.
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St. Mary’s Church
Margaret Mary Morrissey
James Charles Ruggiero
Carmela Rugiero
Usher Avenue
Thomas J. Gillan
Lawrence Deery
Dorothy R. Ruggiero
Thomas A. Morrissey
New York
Shubert
Nora E. Dwyer
Morrissey
Bristol Casino
Ann Brechin
Wayland Manor
East Side
Providence
Bristol
Mary C Morrissey
New York City
Hannah A Morris
Church Street
Washington, DC
Franklin Street
John J. Morrissey
Coltral High School
R. 1 .of
Walley School
Ruggiero
Bristol Teachers’ Association
Long Island City
N. Y
Birthday Party for Master Amos Horton Junior
A birthday party celebrated the four year old Master Amos Horton Jr at his grandparents’ New Bedford home. Guests included Lawrence Horton of Bristol and Edward McGuire of Warren among others. Two large birthday cakes and refreshments were served as pink and blue table trims created a festive setting.
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Amos Horton, Jr
New Bedford
Lawrence Horton
Bristol
Edward McGuire
Warren
George Rielly
Gordon Ruggles
Dorothy Rielly
Boston
Alberts Bear
Donald
Everett
Laurence Horton
Cable
Francis Delaney
Charles Horton
Amos Horton
Eileen
Margaret Horton
George Rielth
Name Change Granted by Probate Court for Jee Si Hoong to Daniel Rhee
Judge Edward L. Leahy granted Jee Si Hoong from Shiheung a name change to Daniel Rhee after stating he has used the name for eight years. He is employed as a chemist with Carr Manufacturing Company after arriving from Korea. Other docket items include inventories approved for Maria A. Franco alias Maria Martins, Frank H. Hammill, and Lindorf Ferreira Garcia.
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Jee Si Hoong
Shiheung
Daniel Rhee
Edward L. Leahy
Korea
Carr Manufacturing Company
Maria A. Franco
Maria Martins
Frank H. Hammill
Lindorf
Ferreira Garcia
Rotary Club Easter Fashion Frolic Draws 250 Guests
Bristol Rotary Club hosts its fifth annual Easter Fashion Parade at the Bristol Casino. Over 250 Rotarians and guests attend the gala decorated with artificial tulips, daffodils, apple blossoms and green crepe paper. Proceeds benefit the club scholarship fund.
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Bristol
Bristol Rotary Club
Providence
Claire Stevens
W. W. Ingram
Charlotte Manchester
Janet Briggs
Eleanor Brown
F. Reginald Dimond
A L. Johnston
Frank A. Rounds
Ezra Dixon, Jr
C. C. Getchell
Bridget Lewis
Bristol Casino
Pat
E. S. Mapes
F. R. Dimond
John W. Church
C. A. Broomhead
Leon Laycock
Harold W. Goodby
William Coward
M. O'Connor
A. Sidney Dew. Herreshoff
John W. DeWolf, Jr
Henry Wood
Ernest G. Brown
Geo Pierce
Harold B. Turner
Boston
William L. York
Janet MacDougall
Philadelphia
Albert H. Flint
Nelson Terry
L. Vernon
Arthur Studley
Fall River
V . deRocha
Louis Easterbrooks
Samuel A Hall
Elisha Hibbert
Dorothy Wilbur
Warren
William Myer
Mary DeWolf
Vincent J. Pettine
Stephen W. Hopkins
John Enos
Leon McCaw
Geo. Marshall
Franklin S. Crowther
Alberta Brennan
Pawtucket
Donald Morrissey
Regina Farley
Lawrence Ashton
Hope
N. M. Cote
James Anderson, Jr
James Munro
Frank M. Dimond
R. J. Simmons
Wm. J. Foster
L. A.beauregard
J. G. DesLauriers
R. S. Bosworth
Roy L. Fiske
Two Major Problems Face Town Council Tonight
Town council meets in Burnside Memorial building to choose a Public Aid director and a highway surveyor. A bloc seeks to oust John G. DesLauriers as relief director in favor of Domenico Mascola, while supporters defend the incumbent and warn against political manipulation. Additional candidates for highway surveyor include James Connors Sr., James B. Lee, Arnold Carroll Sr., C. W. A. supervisor, and James Holmes, with bids to be sought for major road projects.
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Burnside Memorial
John G. DesLauriers
Domenico Mascola
Kearney
American Legion
Council
Wiliam H. Angevine
DesLauriers
Frank L. Doran
Highway Department
Charles Callan
L. H. Callan
Hoa Haan
Onnrnorbei
Severabe
James Connors
James B. Lee
State Unemployment Relief Commission
Arnold Carroll
Callan Construction Co
James Holmes
Wood Street
Hope Street
State
Church Streets
Bay View Avenue
Metacom
High Street
Washington
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N.I.R. Co
Guneras School
By James B. Lee
Wm. H. Angevine
Jas. B. Lee
Lyric Theatre
The
And
Garbo
Queen Christina
John Tet
Ian Keith
Lewis Stone
Elizabeth Young
Clarke Gable
Claudete Colbert
Loe
Rio
Dolores del Rio
Gene Raymond
Ginger Rogers
Fred Astaire
Vincent Youmans
Lionel Barrymore
Alice Brady
Conway Tearle
Josephine
Buddy the Gob
St. Michael’s Corporation
J. Winthrop de Wolf
R W. Nelson
Harry W. Munro
Charles B. Rockwell
Chester C. Myers
Sexton
James R Woods
Lawrence S. Ashton
John F Ashton
James R Wood
W L Mossop
R W Nelson
H R. Newman
Harold de Wolf
John R Magee
Harry W Munro
Charles B Rockwell
William H Angevine
W. Fred Williams
J W de Wolf
W L. Mossop
James Magee
Alsace S Mossop
Colt High
Margaret Morrissey
James C. Ruggiero
Probate
Rotary Club
John G. Des Lauriers
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