Regular meeting of Kearney Post at G A R Hall
The regular meeting of Kearney Post will be held at the G A R Hall at 8 o clock. All members are requested to be present. The convention call will be read and many committees will report. Tickets for Journeys send are selling fast. Proceeds will be shared by Kearney Post baseball team and Kearney Unit Sea Scouts. About 25 members attended Legion District No. 2 meeting. delegates will report. James T Pierce, Commander.
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AEA
Kearney
G. A. R. Hall
B. W. Wall
Kearney Post
Sea Scouts
Post and Auxiliary
Little Compton
Legion District No. 2
James T Pierce
Daughters of 1812 Plan Banquet Amid Anniversary Celebration
At a special meeting the Daughters of 1812 agreed to join the 250th Anniversary Celebration Week starting September 21. They outlined plans for a Hotel Belvedere banquet on September 25 likely to be attended by the National President and Vice President.
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Daughters OF 1812
Corot
R. I Society of the Daughters of 1812
Harriet M. F. Dixon
Hotel Belvedere
Rotary Outing Delights with Baseball and Bake Sale
The group enjoyed a lively afternoon with a wild pipe race, a baseball game won 12 to 9 by the Leahy team, and a hearty bake under the tent. Capt Ed Leahy impressed as both player and talkative umpire, while Tony Parshley captained the opposing side. Reg Dimond Algyr Johnston and Frank Rounds led the organizing committee.
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Ebalsoi
Currier
Howard Church
Bob Getchell
Ed. Leahy
Tony Parshley
Capt
Algy Johnston
Leah
Tony
Charlie Durfee
Ancient Egyptians and Assyrians Use Enamel Bricks
Long practiced enameling shines in early walls where enameled brick panels adorned palaces. The piece notes ancient artisans using enamel for luster in grand structures.
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Emameling
Bristol 250th Celebration Exhibition Plans Detailed
Article outlines Bristol 250th anniversary exhibits including local historic relics loan program chaired by Miss Julia A Herreshoff. It notes site and dates under discussion, sub committees for loans and site, and a regatta with Coast Guard patrols and invitations to notable naval figures. Newport era celebration publicity includes 25,000 illustrated book sets.
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Bristol
Julia A. Herreshoff
Robert F Munro
Cora M. Hill
Wallis E. Howe
Alice F Angevine
Evelyn C Bache
Isabel E. Bosworth Merton
Cheesman
Frank M. Dimond
Elizabeth Gladding
Julia A
Ivy Guild annual supper and sale at St Michael's Church
The Ivy Guild of St Michael's Church held its annual supper and sale at the parish house with many patrons attending. Tables for supper ice cream cake candy and fancy articles drew buyers while volunteers including Mrs B M MacDougall Mrs J H Wall and Miss Dorothy Roberts staffed service and display areas.
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Ivy Guild
St . Michael's Church
B. M. MacDougall
J H Wall
J W. Wood
Ellery Ingraham
Shirk v Newman
Claudia DeWolf
Jo William Wood
Glenda Buffington
William P. Gladding
John G. Stewart
William J Seymour
Dorothy Roberts
Madeline Koch
Mariel Ashton
Hope Moffitt
Mav Newman
Viola Andersen
Gertrude Evers
Little Rhody Jr Wins Tuesday Yacht Series at Bristol
Little Rhodgy Jr sailed by Sara Tillinghast won the July Tuesday series at the Bristol Yacht Club. She totaled 41 points with one second and a third place, besting Phantom skippered by CB Rockwell who had 35 points. Other 12 four footers finished in order including Shrimpo Remora Empress Flit Nancy Bell Rhode Island Red Allouette Schipperke Gloria and Mary DeWolf.
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Bistol Yacht Club
Mt. Tom Roos
Little Rhodgy Jr
Sara Tillinghast
Phantom
CB_ Rockwell
Shrimpo
G. P. Gordimer
Remora
Paul C. Nicholson
Empress
W. S. Danforth
Flit
Paul Howe
Nancy Bell
G. W. Congdon
Rhode Island Red
Mary DeWolf
Allouette
A. G. B. Steele
Schipperke
John Chapman
Gloria
B. French
Curtailed Operations Resume at N I R Co Keds Division
After five weeks the Keds division of National India Rubber Co resumes partial operation to prepare stock for makers of Keds. Workers in cutting stitching and calendering return with hand cutting and packing to follow. salaried officials to be cut by fifty with longer daily hours.
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National India Rubber Company
Keds
Grass Fire Near Kirke River Shore In Town
District No. 39 was sounded about 1 15 PM for a grass fire on the Kirke River shore near C A Slocum's in the town's northeast. Warren companies were also called to the blaze.
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Kirkemuit River
C A. Slocum’s
Warren Companies
Beware of the backbiter and broken confidant
Horace warns Romans that a man who backbites an absent friend, fails to defend him, delights in mocking others, fabricates tales, and cannot keep secrets is dangerous. He is a treacherous individual to beware of.
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Horace
Well Defined Tax Gatherer Quote by Hi Ho
A Washington Star line quotes Hi Ho of Chinatown saying a tax gatherer is a great man worn by fear and longing for a bit of love. The remark reflects on respect earned through fear and the desire to be cherished.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Washington Star
Witty Definition Attributed to Garfield About Hopkins and Student
A witty remark defines a university as Mark Hopkins at one end of a leg and a student at the other, attributed to James Garfield.
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Mark Hopkins
James Garfield
Jump Latest Version Shows Time Jump In Pine Stitches
The Fort Worth Record Telegram notes a new version that jumps forward in time and claims to save pine stitches in a transformative update.
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Fort Worth
Record-Telegram
Community Events Schedule For August Evenings
Friday dances at the Bristol Yacht Club with Val Gaines Orchestra. August events include St Michael's Brotherhood clambake August 2 and Ferrycliffe Farm outing, Prudence Island swim August 10, Come Out of the Kitchen play August 12 at Colt Memorial High School, and outings plus clam bake August 17 for Hydraulion Dreadnaught Defiance and Ever Ready companies.
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Bristol Yacht Club
Val. Gaines Orchestra
St. Michael's Brotherhood
Ferrycliffe Farm
Garden Club
Colt Memorial High School
Hydraulion
Troiano Couple Welcomes Daughter Concetta
In this town on July 30 a daughter Concetta was born to Mr and Mrs Domenico Troiano of 217 Wood Street.
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Troiano
Concetta
Domenico Troiano
Wood Street
Chase
Prudence Island
Eugene Chase
Kennedy
Providence
John Joseph Kennedy
Health Note: Work Remains Top Exercise This Year
The Milwaukee Journal notes that work continues to serve as the primary form of exercise, a longstanding trend. It emphasizes practical activity within daily routines and traditional labor as a cornerstone of staying fit.
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Milwaukee Journal
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