Tomorrow Town at New York World's Fair Preview
Wardwell Lumber Company promotes Tomorrow Town at the World's Fair as the most inclusive U S building exhibit. The model village features 15 homes from 3 000 to 17 000 dollars, highlighting Triple Insulation with asbestos shingles rock wool and steeltex for fire safety comfort and economy.
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Fair Village
V. J. deRocha
Wardwell Lumber Company
Johns-Mansville Distributors
U. S
deRocha
Old Williamsburg
New York
Johns-Manville
J-M
Julia Costa Weds Manuel Ferreira Jr in Brist ol Church
Miss Julia Lillian Costa daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph A Costa of 53 Charles Street married Manuel Ferreira Jr a Br istol athlete in a Saturday morning ceremony at St Elizabeths church The double ring rite was conducted by Rev Henrique Rocha The couple will reside at 72 Thompson Avenue The bride worked at Collins and Aikman and the groom is a United States Rubber Company wire division employee Attending included Miss Emma Costa and Joseph Ferreira The ceremony featured calla lilies and a white chiffon gown with a heart shaped headpiece.
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Julia Lillian Costa
Joseph A. Costa
Charles Street
Manuel Ferreira, Jr
Bristol
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Henrique Rocha
Emma Costa
Joseph Ferreira
Anna Peters
Ferreira
New York City
Thompson Avenue
New Bedford
Warren
Howard
Collins and Aikman Corp
Wire
United States Rubber Company
Countryside Garden Club Plans June Flower Show
Mrs Beauregard heads the program committee for the Countryside Garden Club meeting held at Mrs Madeline Almeida's home. Plans for the second annual Flower Show at the Girl Scout rooms on Burton Street June 28 29 were outlined. Prizes in a flower arrangement contest were won by Mrs Louis Beauregard first Mrs Catherine Bertrand second and Mrs William Burke third. The club will plant and study the double hollyhock as a feature. Refreshments were served.
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Countryside Garden Club
Madeline Almeida
Girl Scout Rooms
Burton Street
Louis Beauregard
Catherine Bertrand
William Burke
Corey Leonard Weds Luke Corey In Riverside Church Ceremony
Miss Myrtle Leonard and Luke Corey were united in a double ring ceremony at St Marys Church Riverside officiated by Reverend Michael L. Ryan. The bride a Western Union secretary and the groom a Newman Bros clerk left for a motor tour to Philadelphia Washington and Virginia Beach after a small reception attended by close relatives.
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Myrtle Leonard
Frank Leonard
Hoppin Avenue
Riverside
Luke Corey
Catherine Corey
Bay View Avenue
St Mary's Church
Michael L. Ryan
Mary Corey
Jerry Reynolds
Western Union
Providence
Newman Bros
Hope Street
Philadelphia
Washington
Virginia Beach
Girls School and Ride a Crooked Mile At PASTIME Theater
Tonight and tomorrow feature Girls' School with Anne Shirley Nan Grey and Ralph Bellamy. Also Ride a Crooked Mile starring Akim Tamiroff Frances Farmer and Lynne Overman in a tabloid racketeer drama. Claudette Colbert and Don Ameche lead Midnight in Paris with John Barrymore and Mary Astor in a romance.
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Anne Shirley
Nan Grey
Ralph Bellamy
Tarmnuroff
Adolph Zukor
Akim Tamiroff
Les Erikson
Frances Farmer
Lynne Overman
Claudette
Don Ameche
Paris
Claudette Colbert
John Barrymore
Mary Astor
Francis Lederer
Elaine Barrie
Death of Henry F Serbst in Bristol
Sudden death of Henry F Serbst on April 25. Funeral from the home of his son Dr William L Serbst 617 Hope Street Bristol. Service at St Marys Church at 9 am Thursday April 27 followed by solemn high mass of requiem. Relatives and friends invited.
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Serbst
Henry F
Mary (Murphy
William L. Serbst
Hope Street
Bristol
St Mary’s Church
Bristol Exhibitors Shine At Providence Flower Show
The weekly Agricultural Digest notes Bristol participants earned honors at the Providence Auditorium show last week. It praises their fine display amid a competitive season with few high quality specimens.
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Providence
Bristol
Bouquet Honors Mrs Bernard For Creative Geranium Arrangement
A bouquet honors Mrs Bernard for her creative arrangement of Martha Washington geraniums in a half melon shaped New England brown bread tin. Judges note the clever display and its finishing touch may have clinched the prize.
Newport Flower Show Ends Over Unaffordable Entries
The reader laments the closing of the Newport Flower Show due to the high cost of showcasing diverse floral specimens and grand patios. The Providence County Garden Club is praised, while questioning how many clubs can afford such entries, signaling an end to the event.
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Providence County Garden Club
Newport
Nature's bloom in Mexico a kaleidoscope of flowers
The writer muses on seeing diverse blossoms like azaleas hyacinths genistas heliotropes geraniums tulips gardenias and euphorbias blooming together in Mexico and wonders how nature models such displays versus elsewhere.
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Mexico
Edgewood Garden Club Exhibit Seeks Better Placement
A more artistic arrangement might have improved the Edgewood Garden Club display. The selection of euphorbia fusia hibiscus swainsona and orange trees reflected Mexico's flora and offered varied varieties.
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Edgewood Garden Club
Mexico
Wildwood Scene Described Amid Floral Detail
A vivid Wildwood scene captures a dering brook, flowering dogwood and ferns amid a golden axaelas and pachysan dra, though the passage notes a drift toward commercial influence.
Skunk Hat Caballero Sets Backdrop in Quiet Tale
A narrator recalls a mysterious caballero in a tall skunk hat whose presence shapes the mood before appearance. The moment underscores atmosphere and the sense of a steadfast figure guiding the scene.
Garden Show Reflections Highlight Mexican Flair And Wit
A reader's painted journal of a garden show praises hot house snapdragons and purple clematis while noting Mexican displays and cactus entries. The writer quips about garlic scented bulbs and mocked stereotypes, ending with a light exchange about Scottish themes and local gardens.
Community Events and Charity Fundraisers Schedule
The Bristol area lists multiple events from April through June including Spaghetti Supper by C A Girls Club at Masonic Hall on April 27, Penny Bazaar by First Bristol Troop BSA at Artillery Armory May 5 6, Salvage Sale at 135 Bradford Street May 6, Bristol Colt Andrews Alumni Association Bridge May 12, Rummage Sale May 12 by Flower Committee Congregational Church, and the Italian Socialites Women’s Club charity dinner dance June 5 at the Bristol Casino.
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First Bristol Troop
Boy Scouts of America
Artillery Armory
State Street
Salvage Sale
Bradford Street
Bristol
Colt Andrews Alumni Association
Congregational Church
Final Tribute Paid to Mrs Hasbrouck in Bristol
Final tribute was paid to Mrs Sarah Deborah Penovar Hasbrouck widow of Dr Cornelius J Hasbrouck at a 2 pm service from 117 State Street and at North Cemetery. Rev Herbert D Graetz officiated with honorary bearers including Benjamin M MacDougall and Frank M Dimond. She was 86 and long active in church and civic groups throughout Bristol and Rhode Island. Her sole survivor is daughter Mrs Ellis L Rowe of Pasadena California.
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Sarah Deborah (Penogar) Hasbrouck
Cornelius J. Hasbrouck
State Street
Herbert D Graetz
First Congregational Church
North Cemetery
Benjamin M. MacDougall
Frank M. Dimond
Charles Dimond
Edward P Church
Robert F Munro
Herbert B. Burnham
Enoch Marsden
Aida Connery
Hasbrouck
Milan
Duchess County
New York
George Cole
Gertrude Maria (Rowe) Penovar
Cornelius Jansen Hasbrouck
Bristol
New York City
Penovar
America
Lafayette
Light Bearers Mission Circle
Theongregaional Club
Women’s Foreign Missionary Auxiliary
Rhode Island
Women’s Board of Missions
Bristol Fortnightly Club
Federation of Women's Clubs
Daughters of the American Revolution
Bristol Home For Aged Women
Bristol Female Charitable Society
Bristol Scouts prep for state championship jamboree in Cranston
The Bugle and Drum Corps of the Bristol Troops BSA practice for a statewide championship at the Council Jamboree on May 27 in Cranston Stadium. Troop 3 marks its third anniversary with a supper in Lincoln Hall while observers note troop officers and committee leaders guiding events. Local district officers meet Thursday with field executives from Newport and Bristol County to discuss scouting work and re registrations for 1939. Six Sea Scouts plan to attend the Verdun Canada Camporee in June with applications filed and more expected before May 1.
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Bristol Troops B S A
Cranston Stadium
St Elizabeth’s Church
Lincoln Hall
John Cordeiro
John DuPonte
Bristol County
Warren Town Hall
Daniel Earl
Newport
Bradford H. Field
Earl
Verdun
Canada
Sea Scouts of
St. Admiral
Governor's Trophy Awarded Defenders at Bristol County Bowling Banquet
The Cup Defenders Association in Providence town received the Governor William H. Vanderbilt trophy at the first Bristol County Bowling League banquet held at Marconi's Roman Gardens. Over 30 league members attended as trophies and leather belts with inscribed buckles were awarded to top performers including Eugene Mansi and Bennie Mansi.
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William H. Vanderbilt
Cup Defenders Association
Bristol County Bowling League
Marconi
Roman Gardens
Providence
Domenic Pitassi
Norman Servant
Mt Howe Club
Bristol
Democratic Club
Young Men’s Community Club
Barrington
Eugene Mansi
Manuel Morris
Mt Hope
Bennie Mansi
Raymond Bisbano
Jerome Cadille
Louis Alfano
Antonio Cupolo
Anthony DiCianni
Orlando Bisbano
Michael W. Pasquarelli
Joseph Massa
Louis Vaccaro
Bristol Scouts Stage Shakespeare Night at Scout Hall
Bristol Scouts of the First Bristol Troop observed Shakespeare Night with scenes from Julius Caesar Romeo and Juliet and As You Like It. Beavers won top honors with 20 points while Ever Ready patrol trailed. plans for inter patrol contest and May activities were outlined.
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Bristol
Boy Scouts of America
William Shakespeare
Scout Hall
Beaver Patrol
Panthers
Arthur Conlan
The
Beavers
Shakespeare
Robert Fonseca
Flying Horses
Patrol
J T Belanger
Joseph Tanerm
Edward Valley
Inseth Peters
Anthony Mattos
Flying Horse Patrol
Artillery Armory
Green Bar
George R. Fish
Maynard Suzman
Frank Sousa
Albert Vasconcellos
Joseph Belanger
Rubber Co Bowlers Banquet Ends U S Rubber League Season
Members of the U S Rubber Bowling League marked the close of the season at a Providence banquet. Supersec won the league title with honors going to captain Oscar Rishe and teammates Magee Brown Horne Huey. Individual prizes went to Fred Bartlett Sheldon Burt Gene Archie Thomas Jannsen.
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Finis
Providence
Oscar Rishe
William E. Magee
Thomas Brown
David Horne
Robert Huey
Fred Bartlett
Sheldon O. Burt
Gene Archie
Thomas Jannsen
Sheldon O Burt
Wiliam E Magee
James C Ruggiero
Dinner Dance Committee Named For Italian Socialites Club Event
The Italian Socialites Women’s Club announced the first annual dinner dance to be held June 5 at the Bristol Casino. Proceeds will fund a free tonsil clinic. Committees selected by chairwoman Miss Helen Pagnano (dinner dance), with honorary members to be chosen from the Italian colony. Reservations and publicity details listed with several named volunteers.
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Bristol Casino
Helen Pagnano
Go-thaitinen
Auits
Vasta" Ier Ruggiero
Rose Correira
Grace Ciciola
Mary Salzano
Bridget Nastri
Jeanette Salzano
Madaline Cortellessa
Minnie Nappi
Josephine Calvino
Marion Sousa
Frances Holmes
Beatrice Riccio
Vasta Lar. Ruggiero
Nancy Vi
Revered Ryan Praises Judge Sullivan at Newport Event
Rev Michael L. Ryan paid tribute to Judge Sullivan of Newport during a ceremony at K E Conner last night. The remarks highlighted the judge's service and the community's high regard for his work.
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Y Judge Sullivan
Newport
K.e Conner
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Women’s Club
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