FAFHER AND SON DUET AT BRISTOL TRAIN OF ARTILLERY CONCERT
A father son instrumental duet by Faust Fiore Sr and Faust Fiore Jr performs Sunday night in the Bristol Train of Artillery Band open air concert at Colt Memorial High School. Max DElia of Fall River sings baritone The Wanderer while the ensemble includes serenade by Titi and other selections arranged by Theresa Donovan. An amplifying system will be used and Bristol police along with the chartered command will patrol the vicinity.
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Bristol Train of Artillery
Colt Memorial High School
Titi
Faust Fiore
Max D’elia
Fall River
Wanderer
Theresa Donovan
Bristol Police
Chartered Command
Swanson and Chase Win Bristol County Doubles Title
Charlie Swanson and Ray Chase captured the Bristol County doubles championship at the Excelsior Tennis Club defeating Alder Howe and Gilbert Congdon in three straight sets 6-3 6-3 6-0.
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Charlie Swanson
Ray Chase
Bristol County
Excelsior
Alder Howe
Gilbert Congdon
S. P. C. C. First Fund Appeal for Bristol
The Bristol Advisory Committee of the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children conducts a fundraiser seeking 600 to sustain local casework. In the past year 13 cases affecting 50 children were investigated and aided, with donations received by Mrs. C. B. Rockwell, finance chair.
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Bristol
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
C. B. Rockwell
Desyres
Civic League set to hold fifth annual banquet
The Bristol Portuguese-American Women's Civic League advanced plans for its fifth annual banquet on August 25 at the Hotel Warren. Reservations are requested by August 21 with president Mrs Joseph A Almeida or Mrs Joseph J Dennis. The popularity contest leading figures include Mrs Georgianna Brito and Miss Emily Guist among married and single women respectively, with ballots to be counted again on August 25 and winners announced at the event.
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Bristol
Mary Cuomo
Mary Terra
Mary Alfred
Valentina Garcia
Lucy Pannone
Mary Xavier
Justine Mello
Dorothy Correira
Rose George
Juliette Cardoza
Helen Dennis
Flora Bettencourt
Mary Rosa
Irene Lewis
WPA Supervisors Plan Amateur Entertainment on the Common
Bristol merchants donate three prizes for the first WPA recreation event led by Michael DeLeo. If a hall is found, a free dance may follow tomorrow night with sites including Italo American and Academy halls. Dorothy Ruggiere to launch an adult education program with handicraft classes twice weekly on the Common. Frankie Curcio directs boxing and Mildred Baxter leads story telling and plasticine. A community sing with a Providence orchestra is set for Thursday afternoon on the Common.
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Bristol
WPA
Michael DeLeo
Hope Street
Academy Hall
Wood Street
Dorothy Ruggiero
Frankie Curcio
Mildred Baxter
Providence
Taxpayers Block Plan For More Sewage Plant Funds
Town meeting erupts over proposed 3000 for Barrows supervision and 5200 for plant operations as critics led by Town Solicitor Hammill demand clearer accounting. Barrows defends repairs, noting recent improvements and ongoing supervisory needs while neighbors fear recurring odors and rising costs.
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Sewer Commission
H. K. Barrows
Prof Barrows
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Edward L. Leahy
Carl Haffenreffer
Gladue
Hammill
New York
Taylor
Barrows
Paul Barrows
Samuel Ellsworth
Ells
Ellsworth
Knowlton
Mrs Henry Peterson Dies of Heart Ailment in Bristol
Mrs Henry Peterson 68, wife of former Town Council President Henry W Peterson, died suddenly during a granddaughter’s birthday dinner at 26 Noyes Avenue Bristol. Native of Germany, she lived in Bristol many years. Burial at North Cemetery after funeral at 1 PM Thursday from 112 Bradford Street with Rev. Anthony R Parshley officiating. Survived by husband and two grandchildren.
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Henry W. Peterson
Plant J
Namquit Mill
Collins and Aikman Corporation
Guevremont
Louis Peterson Ketchie
Richmond
Bradford Street
Anthony R Parshley
North Cemetery
Camp Weetamoe Opens With Thirty-Two Girl Scouts
Thirty-two girls attended the first session of Camp Weetamoe a local girl scout day camp at Mount Hope Farms. The site is loaned by Mr R F Haffenreffer with nine counsellors and transport by the Girl Scout Council. Mrs Edith Thornton Cabot New England Region chair attended to check camp standards. Camp supervisor is S A H Flint Jr with counsellors Peggy Mathewson Viola Leclerc and Barbara Huestis trained with local troops.
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Weetamoe
Mount Hope Farms
R. F. Haffenreffer
Girl Scout Council
Edith Thornton Cabot
New England
Peggy Mathewson
Viola Leclerc
Barbara Huéstis
S. A. H. Flint, Jr
Shis and Shat from Here and There on child poverty
This column shifts from Sir Wulfred Grenfell’s missionary work among Labrador fisherfolk to a domestic issue. It highlights unfortunate children who start life with almost nothing beyond the air they breathe.
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Wulfred Grenfell
Labrador
S P C C Members in Bristol Investigate Tony Case
The speaker recalls learning about the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and its quiet work with local youths, sparked by two S P C C representatives in Bristol discussing the Tony case and broader efforts to aid families failing their children.
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S. P.C.C
Bristol
Tony
Untitled Fragment Describes a Family Struggle and Job Loss
A fragmented passage portrays Tony as the eldest of a brood of seven or eight. It notes an exhausted mother striving to raise children amid hardship while the father loses work and falls into poverty, highlighting severe family strain.
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Tony
Aivar Tani
History of a troubled family life and hardship
The passage portrays a harsh domestic scene with repeated abuse and extreme poverty. It describes cruel beatings, starvation, insufficient clothing, and inadequate shelter for the family, highlighting a bleak home life.
Tony's trouble starts after mother's death
The tale follows Tony, a good boy who helps his ill mother until her death. Her loss causes him to drift into minor troubles, as police recognize his association with the wrong crowd but deem him not enough of a danger to summon the Chief.
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Tony
Local businessman takes on Tony after his mother’s death
After Tony’s mother dies a local businessman hires him for after school odd jobs. Tony continues despite knowledge of his gang associations. When Tony is caught stealing from the cash drawer, the man, aware of Tony’s circumstances, calls in the police for guidance on how to help him improve.
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Tony
Tony Placed in Private Home After Family Rejection
A youth named Tony, unused by relatives, stayed with his father who took all earnings. Unable for a Children’s Home or Reformatory, an appeal to the S. P. C. C. led to his temporary placement in a private home elsewhere in the state for proper influence.
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Tony
Reformatory
S P C C Work Hidden From Public View In Town Case
The SCP C officials describe handling many cases locally and keeping public attention minimal. They note Dayle Avenue Home in Providence shelters neglected children and that private funds fund the society, which have declined, forcing a public appeal.
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Dayle Avenue
Providence
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