Italo American Club Plans Youth Education Program
Bristol Italo American Club considers a youth program to promote education moral and physical activity for Italian parentage youths. President James J. Velleca says facilities could keep youths off streets and guide future vocations. A committee will study promotion plans before any action.
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Bristol
James J. Velleca
Velleca
Columbian Squires
Knights of Columbus
Elmer
Cancer Control Meeting Monday at Colt Memorial Hall
Dr Alfred M Merriman will preside at an open meeting under the American Society for Control of Cancer. Two motion picture reels will be shown, and Dr Herman C Pitts of Providence will speak with Mrs James Carmack and Miss Mary Crowell as additional speakers. Local Women's Field Army for Carrier Control reports new memberships and donations from Hope Circle and Mite Society.
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Alfred M Merriman
Colt Memorial Hall
American Society For ‘Control of Cancer
Herman C. Pitts
Providence
James Carmack
Mary Crowell
Warren
Women’s Field Army For
Carrier Control
Annie M. Tobin
L. E Deery
Bristol
Richard Cornell
A. L. Johnston
Fred E. Suzman
Howard R. Newman
Hope Circle
D. of I
Mite Society
Baptist Church
Eagles Name Leaders in Popularity Contest
In week three of Bristol Aerie 953 Fraternal Order of Eagles balloting, Miss Flora Bettencourt leads the women’s vote and Michael Seignanesti leads the men’s, with both candidates facing challenges. Details show Bettencourt’s standing tied to Miss St. Angelo and other names, reflecting a disputed popularity race within the organization.
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Bristol Aerie
Order of Eagles
Flora Bettencourt
Moichael Sreignanesti
Wolding
Apisppsan
Genet Mer
Bettencourt
Eleanor’ St
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The fragment lists multiple names with ages and numbers, including ig Bair Dolani 79 and Sinton J Bowman 7, Roth Mann 5, Elea nor Rae 5, and sportslinked figures such as Michael Sicignano 844 Babe Terry Moniz 716 John Fielding 306 Vincent Campagna 176 Vincent Malafronte 151 and Violet Ham Remieres 50.
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Ig Bair Dolani
Sinton J. Bowman
Roth Mann
Eleanor Rae
Men—Michael Sicignano
Babe Terry” Moniz
John Fielding
Vincent Campagna
Vincent Malafronte
Violet Ham” Remieres
Guiteras Field Drive Set For Next Week
The Guiteras Memorial Field Committee plans a meeting tonight to organize a subscription drive during the week of April 19. A two page letter detailing past actions and remaining work will be mailed to residents with a diagram of the field showing baseball and football areas. Checks should be made payable to Guieral Athletic Field Committee.
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Guiteras
Guiteras Memorial Field Committee
Guieral Athletic Field Committee
C A distributes $100000 employee bonus across plants
Collins & Aikman Corporation announces a bonus fund of about $1000 per employee, totaling roughly 1100 workers across Rhode Island Pennsylvania North Carolina and New York who were on the payroll by February 27 1937. The distribution targets office and mill staff in these states.
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Collins & Aikman Corporation
WG McCullough
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
New York
Ain Bristol
Doran Declines Appointment to Work Relief Bureau
Frank J. Doran, chairman of the Budget Committee, said he would not accept the appointment to the Work Relief Bureau offered by the Town Council. He notified the council of his decision after being asked yesterday at the meeting.
Public Hearing on Railroad Fares Scheduled
A public hearing is set for April 2 at 10 a m in Room 102 State Office Building on allowing NY NH HRR to substitute new fares and operating schedules for the Providence Warren and Bristol line. Town Council President Prescott B Paull urges interested parties to contact Town Solicitor Joseph H Hammill.
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State Office Building
Ny,nh & Hrr
Providence, Warren and
Bristol Line
Prescott B Paull
Joseph H Hammill
Correction notice on incorrect bingo advertisement
The Phoenix regrets publishing an erroneous notice that a bingo would be held Thursday evening April 15 by the Collins and Aikman Girls Club and apologizes for any inconvenience caused.
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The
Phoenix
Collins and Aikman
the Phoenix
School Board Probes Inferior Coal Payment Hold Issued
The school committee delays payment for 74 tons of coal from Carter Coal and Dock Corp of Providence amid a probe into an alleged inferior coal brand sold to the city last year. Superintendent Mapes said complaints came from engineers and janitors. one batch at Byfield School improved. The board also discussed repairs at Gunteras Memorial Junior High and approved re elections for Mapes and staff, plus various appointments and upcoming events.
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Carter Coal and Dock Corp
Providence
Old Colony Coal and Wharf Co., Inc
Boston
Elmer S. Mapés
Byfield
Mapes
Wilfred M Hamill
Gcoapaty
Jee Egaet Shoes
Seth Paull and
Staples Coal Companies
Old Colony
Seaconner Coal Co
Howe ‘and Church
Hamill
Elmer S. Mapes
Charles B. Rockwell
Edna Demars
William Duffy
Michael J. O’brien
Mary L. Sanford
Herman C. Farr
Colt Memorial
Edward M. Kavanaugh
Guiteras Memorial
Richard R. Cornell
Louis H. Gallo
Guiteras
John J Connors
Reynolds
George L. Cornell
Parrigon Toys to Hire WPA Skilled Workers in Bristol plant
Rubin Gittleman, president of Parrigon Toys, announced first hiring of skilled WPA operators for the Bristol concern. About 75 workers, mostly women, will be employed initially with 20 or more added after two to three months. Minimum wage set at 12 dollars weekly with potential for higher through piece work after four weeks. Operations include 16 000 feet of space in No two building of United States Rubber Company. Snow and wash suits planned. production for wash suits begins January with snow suits ready for fall. Plant will not be unionized.
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Bristol
Parrigon Toys Company
Rubin Gittleman
Caittleman
United States Rubber Company
Parrigan Company
Prompt action saves automobile and pigs from fire
Maron Arruda of 16 Third School street acted quickly as a garage and pig pen burned at 12 Third School street. He, along with Oliveira and Anthony Silvia, helped pull a car from the garage while Arruda freed four pigs owned by Joseph Dias from the pen. Fire caused more than 250 dollars in damage and was spotted by Julio Bedard who alerted Oliveira.
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Maron Arruda
Third School Street
Julio Bedard
Samuel A. Oliveira
Arruda
Oliveira
Anthony Silvia
Mount Hope Avenue
Joseph Dias
Fire blamed on sparks from nearby dump says official
Moses Moore assistant fire engineer stated the blaze was likely caused by sparks from a fire burning in a nearby dump.
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Moses Moore
Squires Observe Charter Night in Bristol
Columbian Squires Bristol Council No 379 Knights of Columbus will hold an open Charter Night meeting on April 21 with parent guests. Robert Newbold Jr. will speak. A committee led by Samuel Turillo will arrange details, featuring unit officers and social members. Bristol artist William Rohrman will entertain, with Alfred Nunes in charge of refreshments.
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Columbian Squires of Bristol Council
Knights of Columbus
Robert Newbold, Jr
Samuel Turillo
William Rohrman
Bristol
Alfred Nunes
Flea troupe arrives in Boston aboard the American Export
The piece notes two seasick fleas among passengers arriving last Monday in Boston on the USS American Export. They are part of a traveling entertainer troupe bound for the Benson Animal Farm in Nashua New Hampshire. The writeup plays on nautical mal de mer and folk amusement themes.
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Boston
Benson Animal Farm
Nashua
N. H
A Sea-Sick Flea Describes Its Odd Experience
The passage humorously speculates on a flea's reaction to sea motion and cigar smoke aboard a vessel. It ponders whether the tiny creature would venture to the rail or stay hidden and notes the flea’s imagined appetite and reactions to smoke.
Two Roller Skaters Prove Boston to Los Angeles Trek Feasible
A lighthearted column recalls two young men who roller skated from Boston to Los Angeles in 64 days. They averaged about seven and a half miles per hour, reaching 40 mph on a steep downhill, showing the journey could be done despite long distances and fatigue.
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Boston
Los Angeles
Transcontinental roller skaters praise U S highways
The stunt provides evidence of the United States highway system linking coast to coast. The feat shows that smooth hard surfaced roads aid roller skating and reflects well on national road infrastructure.
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United States
Sit-down strike sparks warnings in France unions
A dispatch notes that 5008 000 French trade unionists have been warned by their leaders not to antagonize public opinion with sit-down tactics. Leon Jouhaux, likened to William Green, admits unions are stirring hostility and insists the revolution be orderly.
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France
Nens
Leon Jouhaux
Willam Green
Barrington and Bristol Readers Split on Passop-Bvy Idea
A Barrington subscriber urged adopting a passop-bvy eradication plan in Bristol as well but Bristol readers appeared to resist. The Scribe notes many locals, especially children, suffer yearly from the issue despite some support for nearby initiatives.
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Barrington
Bristol
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