Mysterious Cottage FireLinked to Two Arson Attempts
State officials joined Bristol Police in probing a late night blaze at 28 First School Street that injured two suspects, Joseph Viscione and his son Salvatore. Firefighters found a ruined interior with signs of two separate fires and authorities suspect deliberate arson.
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State Bureau of Criminal Identification
Hydraulion Engine and Hose
Laimphell
Viscione
School Street
Ois
Collins and Vikman Fills Corporation
Rough and Tumble Ends in Fifth District Court Fight
In Fifth District Court Jessie Tavares Pimental and Antone Borges pleaded guilty to revelry after a rough Saturday night on John Street. Judge William Donnell fined them $10 plus costs. Several other cases were continued or disposed of, including neglect to support charges and school attendance issues.
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John Street
Fifth District Court
Jessie Tavares Pimental
Court Street
Antone Borges
Olver Street
William
Donnell
Borges
Frederik W. Serbst
Kenneth Mckenzie
Thames Street
McKenzie
Publi Ard
Charles F. Burns
Manuel S Gasper
57 Spring Street
Dighton Mass
Joseph F Mello
Fall River
Bristol
Manuel Sousa
Rhode Island
Homme
James F. Meiges
Joseph Medertos
Mount Carmel Players stage Behind the Scenes minstrel revue
Joseph F Pannone directs an original musical revue by the Mount Carmel Players to be performed April 23 and 24 at Guiteras Memorial Junior High school auditorium to benefit Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church funds. Rehearsals occur three nights weekly. cast includes Louis Stabile Joseph Quartaro Bernard Quartaro and Joseph Pannone with soloists and specialties from Bristol and Providence.
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Joseph F .Pannone
Mount Carmel Players
Guiteras Memorial Junior High School Auditori
Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church Fund
Bernard Quartaro
Joseph Pannone
Josephine Santo
Anna Carmone
Ends
Nora E. Dwyer
Pauline Bruno
George Vento
Tulio Gasperin
Padano Sisters
Joseph Parella
Thomas Campagna
Anthony Bruno
Mary Santo
Emaly Delmonico
Willam Behrman
Bristol
Jerry Gsertrole
Proidence
Resignations Hit Bristol High School Faculty
Superintendent Elmer S Mapes announced that Miriam Magee a Colt Memorial High School faculty member has resigned effective April 200. The move follows Elizabeth Dwyer Taylor's resignation the same week. Magee and her husband John H Magee plan to relocate to Boston. Magee born in Plymouth Mass taught previously in Putnam Conn and Hudson Mass before Bristol.
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Elmer S Mapes
Miriam(Downey) Magee
Colt Memorial High School
Bristol
Elizabeth Dwyer Taylor
Maee
Bristol High School
Magee
John H Magee
Boston
Veteran Receives Hospital Treatment Instead of Jail
James McTiernan a Spanish War veteran was sentenced by Judge Wallan to three months in a hospital ward for ongoing care. The Rhode Island Soldiers Home resident pleaded guilty to drunkenness amid claims of heart ailments. Police report Chief Ferrara described him as a heavy drinker with multiple arrests.
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Wallan
O'Donnell
Private Speech Correction School to Open in Bristol by Dr Martin
Dr Frederick Martin of the Martin Institute Ithaca announces a private speech correction school to open in Bristol next fall. He has leased the Perry and Marshall houses for dormitories and will use 149 High Street as his home and office with Bristol medical director Dr Harold De Wolf. The school plans to enroll 50 to 60 pupils and will begin October 1, with four professional assistants including his sister in law Miss Sally Hawkes.
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Bristol
Frederick Martin
Martin Institute
Ithaca
N .Y
Martin
Alexander Perry
High and
Union Street
George S Marshall
Pleasant Street
Martial
High Street
Perry
Bellevue Hospital
That City
University of France
Academy Juhan Im
Paris
Massin
College of the City of
New York
Board of Education of
New York City
Hunter College
National Round Table
United States Army
Fox Hills
Cape May
Post-Graduate Medical Hospital
Columbia University
School For
Ithaca College
Samuel Hawkes
Mopehiar Aime
Dr. Martin
He Wall
Bristol “Rotary” Club
Bristol Se wer Board Seeks Details On Plant Superintendent
The Bristol Sewer Commission adopts Kreigsman recommendations for a capable superintendent but asks for more specifics. It approves installing non closing ventilators and giving the superintendent sole key control to the sewer pass line. A secretary pro tem is appointed to fill resignations and bids are sought for chrome containers. The board also asks to disconnect rainwater drains from municipal buildings connected to the sewer system to improve operation.
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E F Kreigsman
WPA
Bristol Sewer Commission
Kreigsman
George Ro Fish
Woithan Po Dweer
Flood Relief Acknowledgments Record
A list showing acknowledged contributions including Miss Juha Ro Farrington at Excelsior Tennis Club and Miss Elizabeth McLaughlin with amounts and donor names such as A Friend. The snippet records several entries with amounts like 5.00 and 50 in a flood relief context.
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Juha Ro Farrington
Excelsior Tennis Club
Missy Elizabeth McLaughlin
Passover Observed by Bristol's Jewish Residents
Last night at sundown Bristol's Jewish community began the eight day Passover festival marking the Exodus from Egypt. The Seder rites and festive prayers will be observed in homes and temples with family gatherings, songs, and thanksgiving for deliverance and emancipation.
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Bristol
Egypt
Moses
Irene Silva Still Leads Rotary Frolic Voting Contest
Irene Silva tops the Rotary Frolic vote with 1055 ballots while Bertha Alger trails at 912 as ballots roll in from local stores at one cent each. Final tallies are due 4 PM Monday April 13 at James F Duffys store with judges including Frank Diamond E S Mapes and Charles Otten. planners push a fast paced event for Monday night.
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Rotary Frolic
Irene Silva
Bertha Alger
James F Duffy
Frank M . Dimond
E. S Mapes
Charles Otten
Bristol County
Narragansett Electric Co
Funeral Services Held For Retired Bristol Cobbler
Funeral services for Peter Varola 71 a Bristol cobbler who died suddenly of a heart ailment were held at his home 4 Bourne Avenue Burial was in St Mars cemetery Bearers from town included Paola Armilloto Matteo Murgo Albert Diodati Carmelo Guisti Albert Cavallaro and Domenic Attina Varola born August 8 1865 in Pomarico Italy came to the United States 50 years ago mostly in Bristol for over 30 years ran a cobbler shop on Bradford Street retiring in 1930 Survivors include wife Mary Mary Varola a son Peter Varola Jr and four sisters Rosaria Fiorello Rose Melline Teresa Bregha and Jomena Pizzolla
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Peter Varola
Bristol
Bourne Avenue
St Mars S Cemetery
Paola Armilloto
Matteo Murgo
Albert Diodati
Carmelo Guisti
Albert Cavallaro
Domenic Attina
Pomarico
Province of
Basilicata
Italy
Varola
Oronzio
Antonetta
Taddonio) Varola
New York City
Bradford Street
Mary (Ascuella) Varola
Rosaria Fi
Easter dates diverge then align again in 1928 rule
The article explains the historic shift in Easter dating from lunar based observance to a fixed English rule. Since 1928 Parliament set Easter as the first Sunday after the second Saturday in April, placing it between April 9 and 25. This year marks the first time England and the United States share Easter on the same date.
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England
United States
Cape Hatteras Lighthouse Faces Erosion Threat
The 193 foot Cape Hatteras lighthouse, in service since 1870, risks demolition as shoreline erosion leaves its base only about 100 feet from the sea. A new lighthouse will be built several hundred yards from the original site, dating to John Adams’s presidency.
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Cape Hatteras
Atlantic
John Adams
Roy W Howard Returns From World Tour With Observations
Roy W Howard chairman of the Scripps-Howard newspapers returned from a worldwide trip with notes on conditions abroad. He says his interviews with prominent leaders included Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin. Mussolini failed to meet him as German troops occupied the Rhineland and Mussolini was preoccupied with the international developments.
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Roy W Howard
Scripps-Howard
Hitler
Stalin
Rhineland
European war unlikely for 18 months warns Howard
Mr Howard predicts no European war for at least a year and a half and warns it could start in Asia. He calls Outer Mongolia the tinderbox of the world and says the continent is already forming lines while growth of alliances remains uncertain. He notes England avoids war due to behindhand armament.
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Howard
Germany
Great Britain
Mr. Howard
Asia
Europe
Mongolia
England
Controversial Remarks Contrast Hitler Stalin in Old Interview
Howard described Hitler with a reddish tinged mustache and peaches and cream complexion noting the feature stands out less in photos. He compared Stalin as plain and old shoe like while describing Hitler as high-strung and roguish when he laughs.
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Charlie Chaplin
Germany
Hitler
Mr. Howard
Stalin
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