Rifle Club Meeting at East Greenwich Sets Year Ahead
Major HenrycH SHapibrick presided over the B. T. A. Rifle Club at the Riflemen's Ass'n. meeting in East Greenwich. The group discussed outdoor matches and welcomed the new Non-Coms Club tied to the F. L. I. of Providence. The article notes recruitment success and upcoming guest speakers, with Lt. Norman Hibbert guiding twelve recruits and praise for Capt. Heilborn and Sgt Benet.
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B. TvAs
Providence
B. T. A. Armory
Norman Hibbert
Heilborn
Sgt Benet
Installation planned for newly elected officers of Sisterhood
Newly elected officers of the Sisterhood of the Chevra Agudas Achim Synagogue will be installed May 14. Mrs. Alfred Levy became president at the annual meeting, with Ruth Deutsch and Max Makowsky as vice presidents and Ida Hazen as third vice president. Rhoda Levys hadnefal? and Theo sternstadt as treasurer and recording secretary with Lena Leviten as corresponding secretary. The nominating committee included Mrs. Philip Shusman, chair, and the group proposed a Cancer Control fund donation and named an auditing committee of Mrs. Jacobson, Eva Brown, Leah Eisenstadt, and Mrs. Grossman.
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Chevra Agudas Achim Synagogue
Samuel Tallman
Jacob Molasky
Alfred Levy
Max B. Grossman
Ruth Deutsch
Max Makowsky
Ida Hazen
Rho
da Levys
Teaksenstadt
Leo. Jacobson
Lena Leviten
Philip Shusman
Samuel Osofsky
David Meyerson
Sisterhood
Cancer Control Fund
Jacobson
Eva Brown
Leah Eisenstadt
Grossman
Betty Field Stars In Of Mice And Men At Pastime
Betty Field plays Mae in He Roach's film adaptation of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. Lewis Milestone directs with Burgess Meredith Lon Chaney Jr co starring. Supporting cast includes Charles Bickford Roman Bohnen Bob Steele Noah Beery Jr Granville Bates Leigh Whipper. Filmed on a ranch 40 miles north of Hollywood, the set mirrors Steinbeck's descriptions.
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Betty Field
Mae
He! Roach
John
Steinbeck
Pastime Theatre
Lewis Milestone
Miss Field
Burgess Meredith
Winterset
Lon Chaney, Jr
Charles Bickford
Roman Bohnen
Bob Steele
Noah Beery, Jr
Granville Bates
Leigh Whipper
Hollywood
No opposition GOP Cancels Bristol Caucus
With no opposition filing for Bristol delegates to the Republican State and Congressional convention, the caucus scheduled for Wednesday at Bristol County courthouse was cancelled. Bernardo announced the list of attendees for the convention sessions at the Biltmore Hotel Providence on April 29, including Bertram W. Wall John R Magee Charles B Rockwell Joseph J. Marshall Elizabeth T. Gladding and others.
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Bristol
John R
Preemo Primault Wins Rhode Island Soldiers’ Home Pool Championship
Central Falls player Preemo Primault defeats Joseph Varry Carnarsie L I 100 to 99 to take the 1940 pocket billiard title at the Rhode Island Soldiers’ Home. Other results include Gene Beauregard Woonsocket 100 over Jack Rowley Boston 95 Dan Ivers Providence 100 over Jack Tully Wickford 90 Johnny Mack Arctic 100 over Del Bressette Bristol Conn 100 and Chuck Cosgrove Middletown NY 100 over Chick Harrison Peacedale 95.
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Preemo” Primault
Central Falls
Rhode Island Soldiers
Joseph Varry
Carnarsie, L. L
Gene Beauregard
Woonsocket
Jack Rowley
Boston
Dan Ivers
Providence
Jack Tully
Wickford
Johnny Mack
Arctic
del. Bressette
Bristol
Conn
Charlie Cassidy
Chick Cosgrove
Middletown
Chuck Harrison
Peacedale
Brown University emphasizes scholastic standards for athletes
W J Gilbane former Brown football star spoke at the Rotary Club on intercollegiate sports stressing strong academics as essential for athletes and noting Brown’s strict scholastic requirements. He praised travel and teamwork benefits and discussed scheduling, Coach McLaughlin’s staffing limits, and the college’s approach to attracting talent. Delegates and alternates to the Spring Conference were elected, bowling negotiations were announced, and Rotary Frolic funds were reported as benefiting the club’s scholarship fund.
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Brown University
W. J. Gilbane
Brown
Rotary Club
Gilbane
McLaughy
R S Bosworth
Howard R Newman
New Bedford
James G Carns
W J deRocha
A A Edmonds
Providence
Provence
Rotary
A. J Ferrara
D A R Regent Sails to Washington for Congress
Miss Alice B Almy Bristol Chapter D A R regent departs for Washington DC to attend the Continental Congress next week. Miss Mary Aiello also leaves to represent Rhode Island as a pilgrim at the Congress. Almy will remain an extra week for the Children of the American Revolution conference where she serves as Bristol chapter president.
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Alice B Almy
Bristol
D A. R
Washington, DC
Washington
Mary Aiello
Rhode Island
Almy
The
Dinner at Biltmore Hotel for harness racing leaders
Fred Perkins reports a May 22 dinner at the Biltmore Hotel bringing together many men prominent in harness horse racing. The gathering prepares for the Grand Circuit at Narragansett Park in July with a Bristol race for New England horses and a $600 stake.
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Fred Perkins
Biltmore Hotel
Narragansett Park
Bristol
New England
Perkins
First Bristol Troop Plans Camp King Philip Hike
Weather permitting the scouts will hike to Camp King Philip for the day tomorrow meeting at Scout Hall at 9:00 am. Green Bar Scouts meet this evening at 7:00 pm in Scout Hall to finalize plans for the coming month. Next week is Be Kind to Animals Week observed by Bristol Troops in their meetings. Awashonks Herd P O S the local scouting honor society meets Saturday at 7:30 pm in Scout Hall.
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Scouts
First
Bristol
King Philip
Scout Hall
Scouts of the
P. O. W. S. Awashonks Herd
Honor Society of Scouting
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