Spelling Bee Draws Local Youth Interest With $5 Gold Prize
American Legion Auxiliary sponsors a spelling bee for town students under 16 at Colt Memorial High School auditorium next Tuesday May 6 with entry due by May 2. Helen A Condon chairs the committee. George J O'Brien of Providence chairs the words. Elmer S Mapes and the Chamber of Commerce president co judge. prize is a $5 gold coin presented by Book Wall, Chamber secretary.
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Auspicees of
Kearney
Kearnes Post
Amerman Tagion
Auditorum
Colt Memorial High School
Helen A
Providence
O the Guteras Memorial School
Elmer S Mapes
Chamber of Commerce
Coalh Getehalh
Book Wall
Chamber of Cam Merce
Ground improvements at Colt Memorial High School
The Jownoan front of Colt Memorial High School has been restored to first class condition for the town’s 250th anniversary. All depressions filled with loam and seeded with bore grass seed under Joseph Kinder’s supervision, promising a considerable improvement to Hope Street and the school surroundings.
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Colt Memorial High School
Joseph Kinder
Kinder
Colt Grounds
Hope Street
Girl Scouts Summer Camp Registration Urged in Rhode Island
Announcement urges local Girl Scout units to submit applications early for the national Camp Hartman camp in Rhode Island due to high demand. Members of the local Girl Scout Council Mrs George Millard Mrs Henry Sanford Mrs J Ho Tupin and Mrs Norton underline the need to secure blanks and needed information.
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Hartman
Gurl
Rhode Island
Ino
Gurl Scout Council
George Millard
Henry Sandford
J Ho Tupin
Card of Thanks from Hope Circle Lummage Sale helpers
Mrs Arlee Poubuc chaidadys and the Committee for the Lummage Sale held under Hope Circle No Tu Ttoofft express gratitude to the committee and all who aided the sale, noting it was successful and appreciated by all involved.
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Arlee Poubuc Chaidadys
Hope Circle No
Community notices and events from local church and society
The Ladies Auxiliary of the American Legion holds a special meeting after a regular session Friday evening. Pauline Brelsford plans a charity tap at her Milk Street home for Edgehill Temple. St Mary's Church conducts Month's Mind masses for Peter Migdure and John Monahan. A food sale, crafts and choir program occur at various church venues. Miriam Louise Appleby is born to Mrs Everett Sayles Appleby Jr. Hydraulion Engine overhauls and returns to duty. May Baskets offered at James F Duffy's Confectionery and Card Store.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary of the American Legion
Pauline Brelsford
Milk Street
Edgehill Temple
Pythian Sisters
Cooper’s
James F Duffy
Col. Hope and
State Street
St Mary’s Church
Peter J MiQdure
John Monahan
Moe
Epworth League
Alice Bo Briggs
Paar Reads Fagine Company
Tpetor
Young Peoples Firlowsiep
St Michaels Parish
Grand Army Hall
Babbitt Women’s Relat Corps
Katehen Orchestra
St. Michael's
Philip
W James
Daly
Everett Sayles Appleby, Jr
Rumford
Miriam Louise Appleby
James F. Duffy
Reward Offered for Lost Pocketbook at Hardware Store
Friday evening a pocketbook was lost near the stove department of a Bristol hardware store. A reward is offered for its return to the Phanis Office. Contact 87 Young for details or to apply for a position at the hardware store.
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Phanis
Afa Johnston
Fragmented OCR: Vague local notice text
An OCR fragment presents scrambled words and names unlikely to form a coherent event or notice. It contains distorted references to places and persons, with no clear action, date, or organization to summarize into a proper newspaper card.
Store to Let at 145 High Street
Advertisement notes a weekly let for a Todisvadual automobile stall and a store to let at 145 High Street with application details for 14 High Street.
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High Street
Chicks for Sale and Misc Poultry Offers
Short classified notice lists 4 week old Reds chicks for sale at 77 Center Street Bristol and mentions other listings including a Plymouth sedan and various craft items. The text is fragmented and partially unreadable with multiple garbled phrases.
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Center Street
Bristol
Rotary speaker H R Newman to discuss grocers versus chains
Local Rotarians will hear H R Newman address the noon meeting on Independent Grocers versus Chain Stores. Also noted a Bristol Salvation Army drive raised 805.31 by Col Joseph Atkinson, and a brush fire near Geo L Howe’s home endangered Tanyard Woods but was contained by 10 volunteers under Chief Grabert.
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Lee U
Josephine L. “Skord
Hope Street
Rotarians
H. R. Newman
Bristol
Salvation Army
Col
Joseph Atkinson
Grabert
Geo.l. Howe
Tanyard Woods
Vaccaro Perrelli Wedding solemnized at Mount Carmel
Saturday morning at the Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel a wedding united Pasquale Vaccaro and Channa Perrelli in a solem n mass conducted by Rev Fre Joseph Poja. The bride wore white satin with Chantilly lace and orange blossom accents and carried bride roses. Attendants included Pasquareth and Vaccaro. A wedding breakfast followed at the groom’s parents’ home, and the couple will reside on Gooding Lane.
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Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Msiss Channa Perreth
Francesco Perrelly
Laster Brooks Avenue
Pasquale Vaccaro
Joseph Vaccaro
Gooding Lane
Joseph Poja
Vioss Talhan Pasquareth
Oun Vaccaro
Bristol County Quota Filled for Training Camps
Eight Bristol boys enroll for the Citizens Military Training course at Fort Adams in July and August. Among new Bristol participants are Angelo Bruscato Arthur Costa William Crowley Alfred Dubuc William Manchester and Nelson Wells. Henry S Mason and Julio Xavier Jr also go to Fort Adams for blue Coast Artillery training. Warren sends eight boys with two training at Fort Ethan Allen.
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Bristol
Fort Adams
Angelo Bruscato
Arthur Costa
William Crowley
Alfred Dubuc
William Manchester
Nelson Wells
Henry S. Mason
Julio Xavier, Jr
Henry Mason
Warren
Fort Ethan Allen
Bristol County
Real Estate Transfers Involving Doran Avenue and Harbor View Lots
William A Foran sold to Jose Aguiar and wife a 10 foot strip of land on the east side of Doran Avenue. Joseph Rego and wife sold to Joseph Mello and wife two lots on Harbor View Plat.
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Willian A
Firemen Ball Planned at State Armory
Bristol Fire Department announces a Friday night ball at the State Armory foot of Church Street. Arcadia Orchestra will provide music as committees from all four companies decorate and plan for a large attendance from locals and visitors alike.
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Bristol Fire Department
State Armory
Church Street
Arcadia
Teachers Return From Washington Vacation Trip
A group of Bristol and Riverside teachers return from a vacation in the nation's capital. Misses A D Sisson Mary V Scanlon Helen T Scanlon Regina Morris E Doris Bullock of Bristol and Emily Gertrude Leonard of Riverside are listed among those who went. Scanlon sisters visited brother John M Scanlon with the U S Department of Justice in Washington. Bessie Tobin Mildred MacDonald and Henrietta Connery also returned after a week in Washington D C.
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A. D. Sisson
Mary V. Scanlon
Helen T. Scanlon
Regina Morris
E. Doris Bullock
Bristol
Emily and
Gertrude Leonard
Riverside
Washington
Scanlon
John M Scanlon
U. &S Department of Justice
Bessie Tobin
Mildred MacDonald
Henrietta Connery
D. C
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Bristol Phoenix Publishing Co
Roswell
Bosworth
Philip Brady
Office i Hradford
American Legion Auxiliary
Marsden
Bradford Street
Digati
Hap
Jatina
Wiputitam FE
Union Finance CO
Woolworth
Providence, Bel
Westminster and Dorrance
Gibson
Art Mothers
Ady
Garvin’s Express
Chris Garvin
Collins ST
Bonvicin
Burton ST
Lanzires Express
Frank Lanzire
Letty Shop
Hope St
Putnam
Tefferson Street
Tel
Fall River Mass
John J. McCarty
F. Conservatory OF Music
Frompt Servier
Studebaker Phaeton
Pontiue
Freer
Tuplin
Thames Street
STOVE
Brristol
Bristol 47
Pashion Prifes
New York
Aeried
Hile
Buffingtons Drug Store
Maisanos
Wood St
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NEW Haven RB. R
Colonial Line
YORKS
Dorrance St
Gaspee
Katherine K H de Oll
Burton Street
Hristol
Frope Street
Plymouth
Morte Maule
Singh
Pareto Opraew Price
Peasentast Bile Agaeds Tt Pheenix Offee
Astors
Salvnas
Royal Regal
Underwood
Reminton
Corona Portable
Cotaia Shop
Bris- Q
Rhodes
Rystol Guth
Plas
Notagham Farr
Garl
Rhodes-on-th-Pawtuxet
S. Barnett
Wellester College
Josephine DeRosa
Anda
Mildred Dion Evangeline Matafronte
Loretta
Fioan
Marguerite Mathewson
Barbara Huestis
Vieira Mikas
Elizabeth King
Virginia McLaughlin
Viola
Ruth Molashy
Olive Mack Pony Pagano
Mary Walsh
Reynolds School
Collins & Athman
Vaccaro—Perrelli
Waltham
New England
Earl P. Mathewson
Remieres
Sing
Es Vara
Bristel
Conday
Suemmer
Julio
Xavier
Cranston Mill
MR. Frazel
E. A. Skinner
R. I
BUICK
Chevrolet
Hudson
Chrysler
DODGE
Pontiac
Studebarker
Hope & Washington Streets
Bristol, R. I
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