New Farm Work Law Applies Man
Beginning next Monday farmers in Bristol and nationwide must keep records under a Fair Labor Standards Act amendment. It requires listing name date of birth and permanent address for all children under 18 employed in farming. Updated law does not ban after school hours or home farm work and copies are available from the U S Labor Department Boston office.
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Bristol
U. S. Labor Dept
Wage and Public Contracts
Oliver Street
Boston
Mass
Exhibition traces of Kashmir shawls and historic fans
Exhibit collectors highlight Kashmir shawls from the 16th century still woven in Kashmir India with hand loom and dye. Paisley Scotland shawls, American values, bridal lace from France and Spain, and Chinese silk fans illustrate centuries of textile craft and cultural exchange. Fans from Bristol and abroad, including rare pieces for Lady Alfred Pagent and Princess Beatrice, showcase ornate sticks of ivory rosewood and tortoise shell.
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Kashmir
India
Paisley
Scotland
America
France
Spain
China
Japan
Persia
Bristol
Alfred Pagent
Beatrice
Bond Street
Aaron Bourne
Cuba
Little Bigger Finals Set After Sunday byes in Local Playoffs
The article notes two survivors will meet in the finals with the winner advancing to Trenton NY next Friday for national playoffs. Participants will lodge at the Hotel Davenport with an estimated $50 nightly lodging and $50 daily food cost. If Bristol County is eliminated Friday, officials may return Saturday to avoid further expenses.
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Pians
Trenton
Davenport
Bristol County
Cave-ins feared to ease after heavy Saturday rains
Forest G Wilder, resident engineer, said additional cave-ins may recur with rain but should be less severe than those caused by heavy rains Saturday night along Metacom Avenue Hope and Wood Street. He noted run-of-the-bank gravel filled several ditches Sunday to remove a driving hazard.
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Forrest G Wilder
Wilder
Metacom Avenue
Hope
Wood Street
Salvation Army Doughnut Story Wins Veterans Support
The Bristol Friendly Annual Appeal highlights the Salvation Army doughnut story told by Sr. Major Stella Young a World War I veteran and New England statistician. Veterans recall doughnut making with improvised cutters in WWI and aid from the Red Shield Club in Boston showing enduring service to servicemen and women.
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Salvation Army
Bristol
Stella Young
U.S
New Red Shield Club
South Station
Boston
Alleyway answer haunts an old lady dialogue
A short dramatic exchange shows an elderly woman warning about dangers facing boys who smoke and a child admitting the risk hides in the alley. The line evokes cautionary street lore and urban innocence.
How To Send Flowers Etiquette For Thoughtful Floral Gestures
Advice on choosing flowers for occasions from a florist. Guidance includes avoiding overly fragrant blooms for the ill, including a flower for the nurse, funeral condolences, and coordinating corsages. It covers who pays for wedding flowers and emphasizes flowers as a dignified expression of remembrance.
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Paroresation Council
Cea
Five Year Plan and Budget Process Provisions
The document outlines a town manager reporting framework for a five year capital program and budget. It details roles of the planning board, department heads, and a budget advisory board, public hearing requirements, possible budget changes, and timelines for adoption and tax levies. The advisory board consists of five members with staggered five year terms.
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Planning Board
School of experience yields aging graduates unable to work
The school of experience is praised as a wonderful institution yet its graduates are often too old to work. The remark highlights a tension between valued learning and practical employment potential.
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School of Experience
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Bristol Historical Society
Rogers Free Library
Bredford St
del Joseph Gama, Jr
Chevrolet
Asselin Chevrolet Co
Cutler Streets
Warren, R. L Tel
Warren
Child St
Joseph Sansone
State St
Navy
United States
Jesse Owens
Berun
Mirna
Owelia
North Idaho
Advisory Board
Wm. S. King
Peat Betas
Somerset
van Johnson
Rome
Cary Grant
Jeanne Chain
Lion and the Horse
Bing Sum Restaurant
Water Sr
Cutler St
Warren, RI
Bristol District Nursing Oviation
Hope Street
Martha Graham
Hope &T
Thyra Carlson
Hope St
Oliver Moran Shellfish CO
Tel
Littlenecks
Church ST. Dock
NEW Method Finance Corp
E &x
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