Factory Resumes Operations After Walk-Out At Rubber Plant
National India Rubber Co plant reopened after a week with about 1300 workers having walked out July 19 over a 25 percent wage demand and 10 percent bonus abolition. About 200 returned at 7 am. 50 quit by noon. Posters read Work or fight as Federal guard kept order. few strikers planned to delay until wage increases. Maragansett Rubber also resumed after stock check. Woon socket Rubber strikers near Millville rejected management’s offer via Federal conciliator Sullivan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National India Rubber Co
Gaiter
Wood Street
Bristol
Federal
Maragansett Rubber Company
Millville
Mass
Woonsocket Rubber Company
James A. Sullivan
Chafing Dish Gift For Bride To Be Ruth Hanson
Miss Ruth L. Hanson to wed William Manchester presented a silver chafing dish at a party in her honor hosted by Miss Celestina Benard on Hope Street Tuesday evening. The lawn event shifted indoors due to rain with Japanese lanterns and musical performances by local Misses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth L. Hanson
William Manchester
Samuel McCaw
Celestina Benard
Hope Street
Miss Benard
Gladys Hambly
Ella May Gray
Mildred McDonald
Theodora August
Ong
Wertontie
Half Cent Gasoline Price Advance Acknowledged
The United States Fuel Administration allows a half cent per gallon rise in wholesale tank wagon prices for gasoline naphtha and refined oil nationwide effective Monday July 22. Retail margins are expected to absorb the increase and consumer prices need not rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
United States Fuel Administration
National Petroleum War Service Committee
Real Estate Transfers Net for Bay View Heights and Bristol Narrows
Town records show transfers of two Bay View Heights lots from John E. Boylan and Evelyn L. Manchester to Francisco Corobia and one Bay View Heights lot from John Morton Ferrier to Francisco Corobia. George W. Leets and wife transfer a Bristol Narrows house and lot to John J Burns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Boylan
Evelyn L. Manchester
Francisco Corobia
Bay View Heights
John Morton Ferrier
George W. Leets
John J Burns
Bristol Narrows
Rabies in Town Dogs Prompt Muzzle Talk
A third mad dog in a month is shot as residents worry about rabies spread. Cases trace to a Prospect and Richmond Street neighborhood with bites on Joseph Lambari and others. Health officials advocate Pasteur vaccine after bites and propose muzzling dogs within 20 miles to curb the outbreak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Lambari
Prospect
Richmond Streets
Henry L. Tettler
State Board of Health
Teller
Henry H. Posytan
State Street
James Murphy
Hope Avenue
Philip T. Morris
Leonard Keene Hirshberg
John Hopkins University
Pasteur
Council
Wallis E. Howe
New Commandant Takes Over at Soldiers Home
Murdock S. McKenzie assumed the post as commandant at the Soldiers Home with a small ceremony. He plans to move his family from Providence to the Home, as Capt. Hall departs after 27 years of service. Adjutant Hathaway also resigned, with no successor named yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murdock S. McKenzie
Perio Pet
Sue Lessing
Benjamin
o-Roaed
McKenzie
Providence
Capt. Hall
Adjetant
Quartermaster J. B. Hathaway
Mr. Hathaway
Bristol Train of Artillery Annual Meeting Orders Dances Planned
At the Bristol Train of Artillery monthly meeting held at the Naval Armory Colonel John H. Bailey ordered Thirteenth Co State Guard members in Khaki uniforms to report at 7 30 this evening for inspection by Col Alvin H Barker and Major H E Bliss. The Social Committee announced planned Saturday night dances in the Armory and the National Service Flag celebration progress was reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Train of Artillery
Naval Armory
John H. Bailey
Thirteenth Co., State Guard
Alvin H. Barker
State Guard
H E. Bliss
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I. AT
Bristol, R. I
Ederal
Connery
Henry H.polytan Studio
Star’ Theatre
Spurlock
George Horace Lorimer
Saturday Evening Post
Pearl White
William S. Hart
William Duncan
Triangle
Charles Gunn
Pathe News
Keystone
Mondayglara Kimball Young In “Magda
Edward D. Kunz Grician
F. T. Remieres
Hope and
Bradford Streets
Franklin Street Garage CO
Sansone Bros
Franklin Street
Bristakt
Qeslauriers
Weas
Naturday
Metro Wonder
Viola Dana
Opportunity
Metro Pictures
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