Fifth District Court Ends Busy Session with Fines and Appeals
Judge Frank H. Hammill presided over a full docket yesterday. Sailor Joseph Yellen was fined 15 dollars plus costs for speeding when his car hit a bus at Hope and State streets. Walter A. Lyman was found guilty of non support and sentenced to six months at the State Workhouse with a 500 dollar bail for appeal, which was filed. An appeal was taken in the Connery versus DeCosta case, with similar six month State Workhouse sentencing and 500 dollar bail. A Sunday special session fined Ricardo Olivia 27 dollars total for parking all night, driving without a license, and unregistered vehicle, plus costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H. Hammill
Fifth District Court
Joseph Yellen
U. S. Navy
Newport
Hope Street
Hope
State Streets
Joseph F. Silvia
Joseph R Duarte
Joseph R. Duarte
Joseph Fereirae
Samuel J. Connery
Public Aid
Antonio Consalves
Antone Martin
James Gilday
Walter A Lyman
Mary I. Lyman
Manuel DeCosta
Vincent S. Kelly
Providence
Bakin Company
Manuel C. Teixera
Easterbrooks Avenue
Edward Fererira
Roma Street
Joseph Vento
Rodness
Swimming Instructions At Public Bath House
Bristol Branch of the Red Cross sponsors swimming lessons by Sebastian C. Reis of Providence Boys' Club during Aug 18 to 23 at the public bathing house foot of Burton Street. Three classes for beginners juniors and seniors. Certificates and badges awarded to proficient swimmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Red Cross
Sebastian C. Reis
Providence Boys’ Club
Wil
Soniors
Providence
Burton Street
Reis
Battery C Home From Camp at Fort Wright
Battery C 243rd Coast Artillery R I N G returned Saturday afternoon from two weeks of camp duty at Fort Wright Fisher's Island New York. Commanded by Capt Ray S Black with Lieutenants Albert A Moren and James J Garvin the unit numbered 62 men and traveled from New London Conn to Providence by train with other companies and by trucks from Union Station Providence. They worked hard in drills but found time for baseball and other recreation and will pause drills for indoor armory drills starting Aug 2.
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243Rd Coast Artillery
Fort Wright
Fisher's Island
New York
Ray S. Black
Albert A. Moren
James J Garvin
Providence
New London
Fort
Bristol Boys
Tennis Drawings Set For Excelsior Club event
Tomorrow at 8 p m the Excelsior Tennis Club holds drawings for the men’s singles and women’s singles in its annual tournament. The event at Hotel Belvedere precedes the start next Saturday August 9. A full player list will be posted on the courts and interest centers on the War Trotter cup for men and the R W Nelson cup for women.
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Belvedere
Excelsior Tennis Club
War Trotter Cup
R W. Nelson Cup
Fellowship Sail With St Michael’s Parish Aug 22
Members of the Young People’s Fellowship of St Michael’s Parish plan an evening sail to Rocky Point on the motorboat Crest this Friday August 22 under Rev George H Toadvin assistant rector. A Fellowship Social at the parish house will follow with prizes planned for several program features.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Fellowship
St. Michael's Parish
Rocky Point
George H. Toadvin
St Michael's
250th Anniversary and 68 O Celebration Notes
Local 1930 Bristol coverage notes plans for a 250th Anniversary celebration including exhibition tennis matches featuring top players, a women’s singles series, and a finals match with cups to be awarded by the town. It also details social events around the play Come Out of the Kitchen at Colt Memorial High School to benefit the Flower Show fund, with ticket info and cast activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W Perry
Excelsior Tennis Club
Colt Memorial High School
Bristol Garden Club
Bristol
Edward I
Leahy
Hamill
Garden Chuir
Francis Hayes
Rae B. Salisbury
Edward D Kunz
Nine New York Children Arrive For Vacation Here
Nine New York children join Bristol hosts for a two week Fresh Air Fund visit arranged by Miss Helen A Condon and Mrs Hope Cote. A Herald Tribune representative accompanies them as they stay with local families including Connery, Fish, Greene, De Wolf Allen, Goulart, and Silvia households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald- Tribune
Metropolis
Bristol
Helen A Condon
Hope Cote
Kearney
Legion Auxiliary
Richard J Connery
Bay View Avenue
Boy Scouts
George Fish
Alfred Greene
Camp Takarest
Ladies Auxiliary
Henry de Wolf Allen
Poppasquash
Mary Goulart Gooding Lane
Rose Silvia
Rose Silvia, Gooding Lane, Two Girls the New York Herald-Tribune
Bristol-Colt High School Alumni Plan 25th Anniversary Reunion Banquet
The Bristol-Colt High School Alumni Association forms committees for a reunion and banquet as part of the 250th Old Home Day. William J Rinaldi is named chairman with Herbert B Burnham Jr as secretary. Dr William I Serbst to preside as toastmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol-Colt High School Alumni Association
William J Rinaldi
Herbert B Burnham
William I. Serbst
Association
Benjamin M MacDougall
Mary M Connors
Josephine T Baldwin
Nora FE. Dwyer
C J Mariano
George H. Bald
Coming marriage of Miss M Theresa Sullivan and Russell J Donovan
Announcement states Miss M Theresa Sullivan supervisor of music in public schools will marry Russell J Donovan of this town formerly of Housatonic Mass. The ceremony is set for Monday morning August 18 at St Marys Church.
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M Theresa Sullivan
Russell J Donovan
Housatonic
Mass
St Mary’s Church
Taken Suddenly In Warren Ill Antonio Listri’s Collapse
Antonio Listri aged 52 of 7 Ryan Avenue fell ill after alighting a Warren bus Friday, sustaining cuts to head and face. Dr John J Conway treated him and he was returned home.
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Antonio Listri
Ryan Avenue
Warren
John J Conway
Italian Societies Plan Float For Historical Parade
Local Italian societies join to prepare a float for the Historical Floats Parade. The two principal groups arrange to unite efforts for the event and showcase community heritage.
Rotary Club Speakers Schedule With Noted Journalists
John Thorpe of the Fall River Bleacheries will speak at tomorrow noon’s Rotary Club meeting at the Hotel Belvedere Jeff Davis, famed yachting writer for the Providence Journal, is booked for Wednesday Aug 13 and Howard K Jackson of the Chicago Rotary Club will speak on Aug 27.
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Rotary Club
John Thorpe
Fall River
Belvedere
Jeff’ Davis
The
Providence Journal
Howard K Jackson
Chicago Rotary Club
Funeral of John J Kennedy
Funeral for John Joseph Kennedy held in St Marys Church Providence a requiem mass for the repose of his soul. Interment followed at St Marys Cemetery on Chestnut Street.
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John J. Kennedy
John Joseph KennEdy
Providence
Collins Street
St. Mary’s Church
St Mary’s Cemetery
Chestnut Street
Brotherhood Outing at Ferrycliffe Farm Highlights St Michael’s Parish
St Michael's Parish Brotherhood held a Saturday outing at Ferrycliffe Farm with sports pastimes a noon chowder and a late clam bake. About 70 attendees competed in events including flat iron toss brick throw potato race and tug of war with prizes announced by Rev George H Toadvin Jr and served by Young People's Fellowship members.
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St Michael's Brotherhood
Ferrycliffe Farm
Louise DeWolf
J Winthrop DeWolf
Charles MacDonald
Norman B Brownell
Gertrude Grice
Edith Winward
Muriel Ashton
Samuel Jo Smith, Jr
Fred Dietz
George H Toadvin, Jr
St Michael's Church
Charles Durfee
Tiverton
Young People’s Fellowship
Charles H Sparks
Samuel J Smith
Frank A Rounds
Rev George Lamsa to Preach at St Michael's
Rev George Lamsa will preach at St Michael's Church on Aug 17 during the Sunday service The Assyrian Church deacon born in Mosul Iraq has spoken in over 800 American churches and authored several books The evening program at 8 features moving pictures from his East travel focusing on nomadic tribes and Arabs Kurds and devil worshippers
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Michael’s Church
George Lamsa
East
Bristol
St. Michael's
Mr Lamsa
Virginia Theological Seminary
Alexandria
Virginia
Bagdad
Mosul
Kingdom of Iraq
Rex James DeWolf Perry
Lamsa
Auto Crash Injures Bristol Boy 13
Edward Ferreira aged 13 of 13 Roma Street St Josephs Hospital Providence suffered head injuries in a collision on Hope Street Bristol Neck Saturday morning. The Ward Baking Co truck driven by Vincent S Kelly of Providence collided with Manuel Texeira's Newport bakery truck. Ferreira was in the Texeira vehicle. Kelly was arrested for operating a vehicle to endanger life and property, bail set at 500 dollars. case continued in Fifth District Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Baking Company
Vincent S. Kelly
Providence
Newport
Manuel C Texeira
Easterbrooks Avenue
Manuel Gomes
Hope Street
Chestnut Street
Bristol Neck
Edward Ferreira
Roma Street
St Joseph's Hospital
Texeira
Hbor
Ferreira
W. L. Serbst
St. Josephs’ Hospital
Kelly
Fifth District Court
Legion Auxiliary Anniversary Plan Set
At a Kearney Unit Ladies Auxiliary meeting in G A R Hall a committee was named to mark the tenth anniversary of the auxiliary on August 21. Members include Mrs Frank Paull chairwoman and nine others. another committee was formed to arrange for a float parade during the 250th anniversary celebration.
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Kearney
Ladies’ Auxiliary
The
American Legion
G A. R. Hall
Auxiliary
Frank Paull
Fred M Straight
Charles H Sparks
Hope Cote
Elizabeth Carr
Helen A. Condon
Elizabeth Graham
Alice McHugh
Council Meeting Tonight Opens Bids for Town Hall Painting
At the regular monthly session the Town Council will open bids for painting the Town Hall now the Pastime Theatre. The short tower has been rebuilt improving the front of the building.
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Long Decker
Wornghouse
Wwe
John Garrick
Helen Chandler
SKY Hawk
Alice Joyce
Myrna Loy
Loretta Young
Pathe News Metro
Alro Somea
Charles
Buddy” Rogers
Kathryn Crawford
Josephine Dunn
FOX News
Kibitzer
Harry Green
Mary Brian
Neil Hamilton
Universal News
Julius Palmer
Bertie Wyatt
William W Perry
Miss Wyatt
H Sothern
Julia Marlowe
Perry
Bleven Field
Edward I. Leahy
Washington
Patrick J Hurley
Law School
Hurley
Fort Adams
Washington, D C
Das
Los Angeles
Navy Department
Tuplin’s Garage
Thames Street
Edward O. Kunz
Bristo
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