Obituary of James De Wolf Perry 1880 196? Bristol
James DeWolf Perry 66 of 996 Hope Street Bristol died yesterday at Riverside Nursing Home Riverside after a period of illness. Born December 17 1880 in Bristol he worked with the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad then in his father's Cap Swivel Let Company at Barrington. He was an avid tennis player member of Excelsior Tennis Club Bristol Historical Society and Vestry of Trinity Church. Survived by four brothers and one sister. Funeral Thursday at 11 A M in Trinity Chapel with several clergy assisting. Burial in Juniper Hill Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dew. Perry
James DeWolf Perry
Hope Street
Riverside
Bristol
Charles Varnum
Mary Isabell (Trotter) Perry
Barrington
Excelsior Tennis Club
Perry
Bristol Historical Society
Trinity Church
Andrew R. Perry
Providence
Oliver H
Philadelphia
Col
Basil H
Palo Alto
California
Calbraith
Mary I. Perry
Trinity Chapel
John P. Beauchamp
Trinity Episcopal Church
St. John's Church
Newtonville
Mass
Canon Larned
St. John’s Cathedral
Juniper Hill Cemetery
Mrs Ellestein L Cornell Dies in California at 84
Former resident of this town Mrs Ellestein L Wright Cornell died Sunday in California. She was 84 and had been ill a year. Born here to Leonard and Louise Wright she lived here until 1907 then moved to California with daughter Blanche W King. She leaves another daughter Gertrude B Nelson in California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellestein L. Cornell
California
Gardiner
Cornell
Leonard and
Louise (Gray) Wright
Calfornia
Blanche W King
Gertrude B Nelson
Local man Matthew C Cunningham dies at 54
Matthew C Cunningham of Pawtucket and Newport Naval Hospital dies Sunday at the Newport Naval Hospital in his 55th year. Funeral from Manning Heffern Funeral Home Pawtucket with a high requiem Mass at St. Joseph's Church at 9 am burial Mt. St. Mary's Cemetery. He was born in this town. his father ran a Thames and State streets meat market. He trained as a printer at the Bristol Phoenix and worked 30 years as a compositor at the Providence Journal. He leaves wife Mary M Leddy Cunningham, two daughters and two sisters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew C Cunningham
Pawtucket
Newport Naval Hospital
Manning-Heffern
St. Joseph's Church
Mt. St. Mary’s
Thames and
State Streets
Bristol Phoenix
Providence Journal
Mary M (Leddy) Cunningham
Father Son Night At St Mary's Draws 200 Plus Attendees
More than 200 fathers and sons attended the Holy Name Society sponsored Father Son Night at St Mary's Church on Friday. The event in the church auditorium featured eight East Providence CYO boxing bouts supervised by Cecil Ryan, with referee Joseph Rodericks and announcer Raymond Bullock. A magic display by Emilio Iannuccillo Jr and songs by Gene Gladue complemented the program. Reverend Charles C Curran praised the boys for potential future entertainment of the CYO and thanked Mr Ryan and Mr Rodericks for the work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fathers and Sons
Holy Name Society of
East Providence Cyo
Cecil Ryan
Joseph Rodericks
Raymond Bullock
Emilio Iannuccillo Jr
Gene Gladue
Charles C. Curran
St. Mary's
East Providence
CYO
Ryan
Rodericks
Notorious opens at Pastime Theatre with Hitchcock drama
Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant star in Alfred Hitchcock’s Notorious at Pastime Theatre. Grant plays a U.S. secret service man who recruits Bergman for a mission in Rio de Janeiro, where she infiltrates a diamond club while uncovering uranium plots. Claude Rains and Louis Calhern co star.
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RKO Radio
Cary Grant
Ingrid Bergman
Alfred Hitchcock
Grant
Secret Service
Miss Bergman
Brazil
Rio
Claude Rains
Louis Calhern
Mme
Leopoldine Konstantin
Rabbi Silk Speaks At Installations At Chevra Synagogue
Rabbi Morris G. Silk of Avath Fholem Synagogue Providence was guest speaker at Chevra Agudas Achim Synagogue installation exercises. Ira M. Stone was installed president by Dr. Leo Jacobson. Officers seated included David Meyerson Raymond J Makowsky Benjamin Hazen and Louis Levy with Dr Jacobson. Louis Levy received a fountain pen as former president. Hazen and Dr Jacobson led arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris G. Silk
Avath Fholem
Providence
Chevra Agudas Achim
Ira M. Stone
Leo Jacobson
David Meyerson
Raymond J Makowsky
Benjamin Hazen
Louis Levy
Phillip Shulman
Jacobson
DAR Dessert Bridge Contest At Bristol Chapter
Bristol Chapter of the D A R hosted a dessert bridge yesterday afternoon at the chapter house. Twelve tables competed with winners including Mrs A E Adams Mrs S Bernard Jr Mrs Ella Conklin Miss Mary Child Mrs Harold Hyland Mrs Arthur McCaw Mrs Malcolm MacNaught Jr Mrs Ann Sharkey Mrs J H Toplin Mrs C O Thompson and Mrs E M Copeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Dar
A E Adams
S. Bernard Jr
Ella Conklin
Mary Child
Harold Hyland
Arthur McCaw
Malcom MacNaught Jr
Ann Sharkey
J. H Toplin
C O Thompson
E M Copeland
Engagement of Miss Claire K Keough to George G Pinheiro
The engagement of Miss Claire K Keough of 215 Meadow Street Pawtucket to George G Pinheiro son of Mr and Mrs Manuel G Pinheiro of 20 Charles Street this town has been announced by her mother Mrs Catherine Keough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire K. Keough
Meadow Street
Pawtucket
George G. Pinheiro
Manuel G Pinheiro
Charles Street
Bristol Boy Scout activities outline spring plans and leadership
The Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps meets at Scout Hall tonight at 7. New den chiefs Raymond Sartini and Frank Bettencourt take charge of dens 2 and 4 in Pack No 14. Cubs meet tomorrow at 6 30 for Indian Lore led by R K Belmore. Jamboree dinner honors local Eagle Scouts and plans for the August world jamboree in France are announced. Sea Scout leaders report back after a Boston conference aboard the USS Salano Bay attendees will present at Scout Hall tomorrow night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Boy Scout Bugle and
Scout Hall
Rhodes-on-the-Pawtuxet
RI Fife Drum and Bugle Association
Raymond Sartini
Frank Bettencourt
Boy Scouts of America
Sartini
Bettencourt
R K Belmore
Bristol County
Narragansett
France
Albert H Silvia
George Amaral
Daniel Fonseca
SSS
Admiral Edwards
Region 1
Boston
Salano Bay
Edwards
Scout Flall
King And Queen Named At Penny Bazaar Event
Anthony De Meo and Miss Marcia Bickford were chosen king and queen of the Teen Age Center at the Penny Bazaar sponsored by YMCA TAC Hi-Y and Jr Hi-Y. De Meo received a gold tie clasp while the queen won earrings and a brooch. Archie Pirri won the radio drawing. Co chairmen were Joseph Caromile Theresa Del Piano and Raymond Morris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony de Meo
Marcia Bickford
TAC
Hi-Y
YMCA
de Meo
John Anderton
Archie Pirri
Joseph Caromile
Theresa del Piano
Raymond Morris
Army Recruiting Station Moves to Exchange Place Office
Providence Army Recruiting Service relocates from the Post Office Annex to 37 Exchange Place in downtown Providence. Captain Donald G. Seward cites space efficiency and expansion as reasons, with sub stations in Pawtucket West Warwick Woonsocket and planned offices in Pascoag Wakefield Attleboros Franklin Mansfield to follow due to increased applicant numbers after Selective Service ended last month.
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Providence
Army Recruiting Service
Exchange Place
Donald G. Seward
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Seward
Army
Pawtucket
West Warwick
Woonsocket
Pascoag
Wakefield
Attleboros
Franklin
Mansfield
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F. L. Cornell
Matthew C. Cunningham
Charles Callan
Frank Thurber
Nate McCarthy
James E. Sullivan
Frederick T. Goff
Joseph Malloy
Bernard Grabert
James Duffy
Joseph Bullock
Joseph Enos
Henry Brown
Donald van Voast
Wiliam Magee
George Vona
Luke H. White
Franklin St. Garage
Louis Beauregard
Prop
Providence Pawtucket Pa
Phenix
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
E. Providence Wickford
Newport Woonsocket
E. Romano Construction Co
Wood Street
Renx Cn
Christian Science Monitor
Christer
Christian Science Publishing
Norway Street
L. A
Rabbi Silk
D.A.R. Holds
BOY Scout
Walsh & McLaughlin
Cottage Street
Bristol R. I
Tel
Sousa's
Hope ST
New Quarters
Kearney
American Legion Relief Fund Legion
Franklin ST
Warren
Main St. — Warren
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
EB. L. Watson Co
Weybosset Street
R. L
Business Directory
Bristol and Vicinity
Bradford ST. Lover
John
Joseph Bisband
Wood ST
Frank Cardoza
Shaws Lane
Geo. E. Wightman & Son
Bristol, R. I
George
Sparks
Dimond Ave
R. I. Tel
Medeiros & Carreiro
Calso Mining
Bay View Ave
C. W. Weaver
E. W. Weaver
High Street
R. L Tel
Tel. Br
Michael R. Ferrara
Ferrara Oil Company
Planing
Eugene Bayone
Easterbrooks
Correia
Federal Chimney Co
Parker Ave
Warren Tel
Trucking & Moving
CAV
First Street
Cheshire Trucking Co
Thames ST
William Cheshire
Joseph C. Silvia & Sons
Bayview Ave
H. I
E. J. Steen
Ralph Defelice
Constitution St. Tel
Charles M. Connery
Burton
Auto Motors
Pat’s
Bradford St
William LeClair
Spencer Corsetiere
Robert J. McKay
G. W. Simmons
Undertaker
Wiliam Street
George M. Wilbur & Sons CO
Main St
Constitution St
Bristol District Nursing Association
Martha Graham
Thyra Carlson
Migh St
J. E. Connors
James E. Connors
Vitara
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