Bristol Manufacturing Seeks Stay to Prevent Move
Bristol Manufacturing Company faces lease renewal doubt with U S Rubber. President Maurice C Smith says he prefers staying in Bristol and seeks a long term space lease and financing plan to keep 300 plus workers employed. The planning board proposes town controlled industrial space and a committee to set a fair price for idle U S Rubber buildings and inspect services and repairs.
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Warren
Bristol
Bristol Phoenix
Maurice C. Smith
Bristol Manufacturing Company
Edward J. Higgins
U. S
Theodore Francis Green
Warren New Industries Board
Smith
Higgins
U. S Rubber Company
Mr Smith
Mr Higgins
Poland
Cuba
Mr. Smith
Mr. Higgins
Vogue Sport Toys, Inc
Reuben Gittleman
U. S. Rubber Company
Town Council
Planning Board
United States Rubber Company
Willkie and Dr Sturdevant Share Indiana Roots
Dr Earl G Sturdevant consulting engineer at U S Rubber plant and Wendell Willkie once shared Indiana University classes in 1916. Willkie later won popular support in rural Indiana as the Sturdevants toured the state seeing signs bearing his name.
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Earl G. Sturdevant
U. S. Rubber Company
Wendell Willkie
Indiana University
Sturdevant
Willkie
Elwood
Indiana
Dr Sturdevant
Salem
Kenneth
Willkree
Sturdevants
Rotary Talk Highlights SPCC Work in Rhode Island
Miss Isabel Acquarone of the RI Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children explained the aim to keep children with their parents whenever possible. The private nonsectarian SPCC runs a 24 hour emergency home at 98 Doyle Avenue Providence and relies on private contributions to fund efforts. Judge Edward L. Leahy chairs a Bristol campaign aiming to raise 700 dollars as part of a statewide appeal.
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Isabel Acquarone
R. I Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Rotary Club
YMCA
Rhode Island
SPCC
Doyle Avenue
Providence
Special Tournament At Excelsior Tennis Club
A young players tournament at Excelsior Tennis Club begins tomorrow at 9 30 each day in singles format with finals targeted Tuesday at 3 00. Tea and cake will be served for players members and guests. The committee is Miss Nancy Curtis chairing with Misses Roberta Dixon Eartha Brown Betty Wood Natalie Herreshoff and Gladys Brightman.
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Excelsior Tennis Club
Nancy Curtis
Roberta Dixon
Eartha Brown
Betty Wood
Natalie Herreshoff
Gladys Brightman
Elsie St Angelo
Virginia Brightman
Dolores Banker
Dorinda Dixon
Sophie Kasper
Madeline Neiderer
Jean deRocha
Janice Carr
Mildred Dixon
Peggy Sisson
Margaret Brown
Ethel Tucker
Eleanor Rockwell
Barbara Huestis
Florence Otten
Jane Goettler
Transfer of destroyers urged by World War vets Bristol plan
A Bristol broad-based committee led by Edmund S Rex forms to press for the immediate transfer of destroyers to Great Britain. The group vows to petition the President and Congress after forming divisional chairs and meeting at Kearney Post 6 headquarters.
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Bristol
Edmund S Rex
Great Britain
Kearney
Franklin Street
James T Pierce
Domenic Mascolo
Albert A Edmonds
A Elmer McNamara
Walter F Briggs
Francis P Cuomo
Manuel P Goulart
E S Mapes
Educational
A I. Johnston
Roswell S Bosworth
Wallis E Howe
Albert H Flint, Jr
Mr Rex
United States
Europe
Congress
Bristol Committee For
Domenic Troiano
Leonard Palumbo
Guiseppe Tedesco
John Perry
Arthur Belmore
Walter E. Briggs
Charles E Burns
Elmer McNamara
Joseph Bruno
Bertram W Wall
John Fott
George R Fish
Charles Romano
John Dennis
William A Bottomley
Andrew Arrone
William T Cashin
Legion
American Legion
Two Day Celebration Honors Blessed Sacrament at St Elizabeth’s Church
Final arrangements set for a two day Blessed Sacrament celebration at St Elizabeth’s Church. Saturday events include 7 30 p m services with sermon and Benediction and a band concert by the Portuguese American Band. Sunday features a solemn High Mass at 10 30 a m and a procession with Benediction and another band concert.
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St Elizabeth's Church
New Bedford
John Ferraz
Wood Street
Franklin Street
Bay View Avenue
Franklin
Bay View
Julio F Xavier
Manuel Castro
Jaime Cruz
Joseph Freitas
Lawn Party At Narrows Tomorrow Evening
The Bristol Narrows Improvement Association hosts a lawn party at The Pines, the Smith cottage, tomorrow at 6 pm. Mrs Chester T Carpenter chairs the social committee with aides. Refreshments on sale, prizes raffled, gate prize awarded, donations sought for improvement efforts.
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Bristol Narrows
Republican clambake expected large turnout at Minturn Farm
The Republican town committee plans its annual clambake on September 8 at Minturn Farm Meta com avenue drawing a large crowd. Governor and Mrs Vanderbilt are expected to attend along with many state and party officials. Harry Hopkins spoke on the new election laws before the bake committee.
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Republican Town Committee
Minturn Farm
Metacom Avenue
Wm H. Vanderbilt
Harry Hopkins
State Election Board
Kearney Unit Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Kearney Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary marks its 20th anniversary on August 20 with an entertainment and buffet dinner. Twenty-two charter members joined decades ago, with Miss Helen Condon as president and listing officers including Mrs Ethel Copeland Laura Martelly Anne Seymour Hope Cote Jennie Straight and Elizabeth Gifford.
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Kearney
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Helen Condon
Ella Paull
Anne Seymour
Miss Condon
Ethel Copeland
Laura Martelly
Hope Cote
Jennie Straight
Elizabeth Gifford
Hyds Outing To Be At Herreshoff Farm Sunday
The Hydraulion Engine and Hose Co. No 1 will hold their annual outing and clambake Sunday at the Herreshoff Farm off Griswold Avenue. Chowder served at 1 PM and the bake at 4 PM. Former Chief John Grabert chairs the committee with Louis Matrone Harold Manchester Louis Gallo and Jefferson Goff as members.
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Hydraulion Engine and Hose Co
Herreshoff
Griswold Avenue
John Grabert
Louis Matrone
Harold Manchester
Louis Gallo
Jefferson Goff
Knights of Columbus Bake Sale At Bristol Seminary
Bristol Council Knights of Columbus hosts an all day bake sale at Columba Seminary on Ferry Road. Dinner is at 1 PM and the bake sale runs from 4 PM with the general committee and sports subcommittee named by John L. Burke.
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Bristol Council
Knights of Columbus
Columba Others Seminary
Ferry Road
John L. Burke
State Democrats Plan Outing at Crescent Park
The annual Democratic outing by The Young Men’s Democratic League of Rhode Island and The Young Democrats’ Auxiliary will be held Sunday September 8 at Crescent Park. National speakers will attend along with entertainment music and sport contests and prize drawings. An automobile will be awarded on the day of the outing.
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Young Men’s Democratic League of
Rhode Island
Young Democrats’ Auxiliary
Crescent Park
Horse traders convention in Almond New York draws crowds
Special correspondent John O Reilly reports a bustling Almond NY scene as more than 200 horse traders unload, inspect, and barter under willows along a riverbank. Traders discuss horses ailment, wind problems, and a single rule about warning buyers of kickers as tents rise for a weeklong event.
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Almond
John O'Reilly
NY Herald-Tribune
O’reilly
George Kame
Kame
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Bob Hope
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