Third Open Air Concert By B T A Band Sunday
The Bristol Train of Artillery Band presents its third open air concert at 8 15 Sunday evening from Colt Memorial High School steps. Angelo Primiano trumpet solos and Miss Minnie Goglia Bristol soprano highlight the program with Mozart and arias. A sound amplification system returns to aid listeners as Col Alfred Merriman notes aims to boost morale and keep traffic orderly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Train of Artillery Band
Colt Memorial High School
Angelo Primiano
Warren
Minnie Goglia
Bristol
Theresa Donovan
Alfred M. Merriman
Bristol Train of Artillery
von Weber
Balfe
Auto Skids Against Wall on Hope Street
An auto driven by Roccio Lanacino on Hope street Barrington skidded on wet leaves and struck the stone wall in front of Sebastian Bernard Jr 906 Hope street. The car suffered a bent rear axle and one girl in the rear seat fainted but recovered after treatment at the Hamill home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roccio Lanacino
Church Street
Barrington
Hope Street
Sebastian Bernard Jr
Wilfred M Hamill
Norman Bernard Recovering After Prudence Island Hospital Operation
Norman Bernard of Naam street an employee of the Prudence Island Navigation Company was stricken with appendicitis at work Tuesday and ordered removed to St Joseph's Hospital Providence for an operation by Dr John R Bernardo. He is reported as resting comfortably.
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Norman Bernard
Naam Street
Prudence Island Navigation Company
St Joseph's Hospital
Providence
John R Bernardo
Local Fisherman Nets Record 110 Sand Sharks Off Pappasquash Point
Matteo Castigliego of Coggeshall avenue Bristol harbor hauled 110 young sand sharks 41 to 50 inches long and 5 to 10 lbs each in under an hour. He also recovered a rare sea horse about 4 inches long, marking a second sea horse catch this year and the third in two years. Assisting were Ralph Salvaggi Gaetano Castigliego Paul Castigliego and a nephew, all local residents. he also landed 300 lbs of eels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Harbor
Matteo Castigliego
Coggeshall Avenue
Pappasquash Point
Castigliego
Mrstigliego
Manuel Christado
Newport
Castigiego
Ralph Salvaggi
Gaetano
Paul Castigliego
Charles Castigliego
Washington Street
Second Annual Police Press Clambake Draws Courting Attendance
About 100 people from police, newspapermen, and politicians gathered at Davis's in Toursset for the second annual clambake. Police Chief R J Kavanaugh and Charles I. Hughes spoke, then a pistol shooting contest among county police teams, won by Barrington police who received a silver trophy donated by Col F E S Godfrey. Committee included Hughes, Kavanaugh, Cronin, Pierson Jr, Massano, Staples, and Higgins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis's
Toursset
R J Kavanaugh
Charles I. Hughes
Barrington
Prudence Island Navigation Co Re-Elects Directors
The Prudence Island Navigation Co stockholders met in the Ittle one room school house and re-elected directors Madison Cram Eugene Chase William Smith Clinton Sherman NB Herlein and F R Dimond. They thanked them for purchasing the N R Co wharf at Church street as electric lights were used for the first time in the schoolhouse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prudence Island Navigation Company
Ittle
Madison Cram Eugene Chase
William Smith Clinton
Sherman
NB Herlein
F R Dimond
N R Co
Church Street
Little Old School House
Kraus dominates Bristol County tennis crown at Excelsior Club
C N Kraus of Providence wins the Bris tol County singles title at Excelsior Club courts defeating Wm M Fischer of New York in three sets 6-3 6-0 6-4. Kraus teamed with Ray Chace to win the men's doubles 6-0 6-2 6-3 over the Buck brothers. Alice Rigby defends women's singles title 6-4 6-4 over Harriet Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fischer
Excelsior Club
Ray Chace
Alice Rigby
C. Newton Kraus
Providence
W. R. Trotter
Excelsior
Bristol County
Wm. M. Fischer
New York
Kraus
Brown University
Roger
Robert Buck
Fall River
Harriet Baker
Miss Rigby
L. G Morris
Newport
John Budlong
Bristol
R W Nelson
Don C Thorndike
David C Anthony
Wm M Fischer
C N Kraus
Thorndike
Chace
Swanson
Fitzpatrick
H N Smith
F Allen
New Bedford
Larry Sorenson
William Simms
Stanley Henshaw
Smith
Allen
C N_ Kraus
Charlie Swanson
Pawtucket
Francis Fitzpatrick
Miss Baker
May Howe
Paul Howe
Miss Howe
Anne Balme Tucker
Ivy Guild Holds 39th Annual Food Sale At St Michael's Parish House
The Ivy Guild conducted a successful food and candy sale at St Michael's Parish House yesterday afternoon. The 39th annual sale drew more than 150 guests seated at decorated supper tables. Rev Theodore Partrick Jr and Rev A R Parshley attended, with arrangements led by Mrs J Wm Wood and others including Mrs John R Magee and Mrs Benjamin M MacDougall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivy Guild
St. Michael's Church
Theodore Partrick, Jr
Church of the Good Shepherd
Raleigh
N. C
A. R
Andres Munro
Dorothy Roberts
May, Newman
Viola Anderson
Bertha Cheshire
Evelyn Cheshire
Elsie Cheshire
Louise Bush
Mary Taylor
Nelhe
Newcomb
Charlotte Manchester
J. Wm. Wood
John R. Magee
Benjamin M. MacDougall
Wm . Gladding
F. I. Brownell
Remora Wins Wednesday 124 Footer Race at Bristol Yacht Club
Paul Nicholson's Remora won the Bristol Yacht Club 124 footer race on Wednesday finishing ten seconds ahead of Wall's Black Manta in a soft southwest breeze. The course circled Poppasquash bell and Bristol Buoys before the Yacht Club finish. Nancy Bell leads the series with 61 points, while Black Maria is second with 15, followed by Phantom and Little Rhody Jr. in the standings.
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Paul Nicholson
Bristol Yacht Club
Nicholson
Wall
Middle Ground
Bristol Ferry
The
Yacht Club
Remora
Black Maria
Shrimpe
Gardiner
Phantom
Rockwell
Nancy Bell
Congdon
Flit
Howe
Fales
Little Rhods, Jr
Tillinghast
Papoose
Leahy
Red
DeWolf
Gloria
French
Alouette
Steele
Widgeon
Palmer
Pomets
Little Rhody, Jr
Moro
Empress
Rockette
Rhode Island Red
On Road to Recovery for Hickey of Kearney Post
Post Commander Thomas 4 Hickey of Kearney Post No 6 American Legion underwent surgery Wednesday at Naval Hospital Newport. He was visited that afternoon by eight comrades including Post Dept Commander B W Wall and Junior Vice Commander Arthur J Duffy. Hickey was reported resting comfortably.
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Thomas 4
Hickey
Kearney
American Legion
Naval Hospital
Newport
B W_ Wall
Arthur J Duffy
Joseph W Enos
Eber Hill
Joseph F Bruno
Manuel Perry
Henry Iasiello
Domenico Mascola
Annual Outing of State Street MFE Church Planned
The State Street MFE Church announces its annual outing to be held tomorrow afternoon on the Dixon Cottage grounds at Pappasquash road. Autos depart church at 1:30 pm. The arrangements committee includes Charles Sylvester as chairman with Herbert Town Miss Edith Coggeshall Mrs Marion Sullivan Miss Ethel Blaisdell Mrs Anna Saunders Miss Myra Blaisdell Miss Ruby Blaisdell Harry Town Miss Mary Gladding Miss Gladys Brelsford and Mrs William Darby.
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State Street
MFE
Dixon Cottage
Pappasquash Road
Charles Sylvester
Herbert T. Town
Edith Coggeshall
Marion Sullivan
Ethel Blaisdell
Anna Saunders
Myra Blaisdell
Ruby Blaisdell
Harry Town
Mary Gladding
Gladys Brelsford
Wm. C. Darby
Bristol Garden Club to Hold First Flower Show
The Bristol Garden Club will sponsor its first flower show at St. Michael's Parish House on Wednesday Sept 14 from 2 to 10 pm. Six classes include shadow boxes, general arrangements, child arrangements, miniature arrangements, still life, and a roadside exhibit by Mrs Arthur Lisle East Greenwich with entries due by Sept 1 for most classes. The event features a tea, judges from out of town, and a Bristol hospitality panel coordinating final details.
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Bristol Garden Club
St. Michael's Parish House
St. Michael’s Parish House
Wm W. Perry
Arthur Lisle
East Greenwich
Benjamin M. MacDougall
R. F Haffenreffer
William W Perry
Howard Paull
C. B. Rockwell
Fred Dixon, Jr
Henry W Boynton
Mabel Salsbury
Samuel Wardwell
Florence Nelson
William S. McKee
J H. Tucker, Jr
Philip DeWolf
Tucker
Alfred M. Merriman
John R. Edwards
Julia Drury
Gladys Paull
Merriman
William T. O’donnell
Stanley Friswell
Benjamin Lindemuth
William T. O'Donnell
Zinderstein
Frances Foster
Agnes Herreshoff
Henry Wood
C B Rockwell
Benjamin MacDougall
Henry Dew. Allen
Mabel Salisbury
Mary Perry
Norton Zindestein
Harriet Skinner
Miriam Skinner
Gertrude Hasbrouck
Maria Norris
John Drury
Henry W. Boynton
Wm. T O'Donnell
R F. Haffenreffer
Charles B Rockwell
Hope Street
Bristol
Chunk Riopel to Leave for Studies in Africa
Warren baseball figure known as Chunk Riopel leaves Sunday for the White Fathers postulate in Everelt Canada to begin four years of priesthood study in Africa. Born in St. DeBrendan and active in Bristol County baseball, Riopel plans ordination in 1937 and ten years of missionary work in South Africa after his return to Warren.
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Bristol
Algiers
Africa
Rippel
Warren
South Africa
Chunk
St. DeBrendan
Canada
St. John’s Baptiste
Warren School
St. Hyacinthe Seminary
Postulate House of the White Fathers
Warren Independents
Bristol County
Battery C. N. I. R
Tigers
Cranston Worsted Mill
Bristol Town
Kearney Legion Delegation Heads to 14th Convention
Sixteen delegates and alternates from Kearney Post No 6 and its Ladies Auxiliary travel to the 14th annual department convention at West Warwick. The group includes Past Dept. Commanders Brig Gen L H Callan and Bertram W Wall, Judge Edward L Leahy, Post Commander Col Fred M Straight, and several others. Kearney Post instructions urge backing the veterans cash payment bonus when discussed, with three extra votes earned by Callan Wall and Straight due to their positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney
American Legion
Department
West Warwick
Kearney Post
Dept
L. H. Callan
Bertram W. Wall
Edward L. Leahy
Fred M. Straight
Joseph F. Bruno
Joseph Edmonds
William Gablinske
A. A. Edmonds
Samuel J. Smith
Elizabeth Carr
Alice Dubuc
Marcia Gifford
Helen Condon
Ella Paull
Nora E. Dwyer
Hope Cote
Collins & Aikman Girls Club plans third annual outing
Plans for the Collins and Aikman Girls Club third annual outing are set for Sunday at Leahy Farm Metacom Avenue. Members and friends meet at the band stand on the common at 10 a.m. for transport to the field. Basket lunches, sports program, and activities coordinated by chairwoman Miss Josephine Maturi with committee members Madeline Cortellessa and Ethel Alesio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins & Aikman Girls’ Club
Leahy Farm
Metacom Avenue
Josephine Maturi
Madeline Cortellessa
Ethel Alesio
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B. T. A. Band
Prudence Island Nav. Co
Pastime Theatre
Edmund Lowe
Evelyn Brent
Shadow OF the Eagle
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Briav
Walter Catlett
Lelia Hyams
Jean Harlow
Chester Morris
Kay Francis
Roland Young
Tom Mix
Riders of Death Valley
C. N. Kraus
Riopel
Gorham Sterling
Edward B. Kunz
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