Ripple Wins Beetle Class Race Off Bristol Highlands
Barrington Yacht Club beetle fleet sails ten mile triangular course. Ripple owned by Bob Elder and skippered by John Marshall Jr finished first in 4 hours 27 minutes, closely followed by Ted Sherman s Quahaug and John Mason s Clam, with Pete Davis Pirate fourth.
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Barrington Yacht Club
Beetle
Bristol Highlands
Ripple
Bob Elder
John Marshall Jr
Ted Sherman
Peter Davis
John Mason
Pete Davis
Bristol men praised for rapid ten mile concrete road
Brig Gsen LL. HO Callan of Callan Construction Company earned high praise from Vermont's Public Roads Board for completing ten miles of concrete highway between Bennington and Arlington in record time. Construction began May 14 and finished August 16. A ten hour day laid 2552 feet under supervisor P J Foley. A second project near Cornish Maine of about ten miles is underway.
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Gsen LL. HO Callan
Callan Construction Company
Public Roads Board
State of
Vermont
Bennington
Arlington
P J Foley
Cornish
Fire Destroys Barn At Ferrycliffe Farm
A large barn at Ferrycliffe Farm Ferry Hill near Mt Hope bridge burned Friday afternoon with about 60 tons of hay, causing an estimated loss of 20000 dollars. Firefighters from four volunteer companies battled the blaze for 19 hours, saving other outbuildings and grazing cattle as spectators watched. Mrs Edith Howe DeWolf owns the Jersey cattle site, while Glen E Smith managed the farm and was away on vacation. The cause remains undetermined, with insurance coverage noted.
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Bristol
Ferrycliffe Farm
Ferry Hill
Ferry Road
Mt Hope Bridge
Antone Lopes
George F Luther
Defiance
Big Duck Pond
Defiance Company
Hydraulion
Terrs Road
Ferrycliffe
Glen E. Smith
Smith
Veterans Day activities planned by Bristol groups
About 20 members of Kearney Post and Auxiliary visited Newport Naval Hospital to entertain disabled veterans with songs and dances. Westerly Post joined, cigars and candy distributed, vocal selections by Fred Dietz and Emma P. Rounds, and Prof Gigho's Orchestra provided dance music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney Post and Auxiliary
Newport Naval Hospital
Westerly Post
Kearney Post
Fred Dietz
Attleboro
Mass
Emma P. Rounds
Gigho
Bristol
Belvedere
County All Stars Nosed Out in 11-Inning Game
Bristol County All Stars built a 5 run lead but were edged 6 to 5 in 11 innings by the Phillips Baker team of Providence at Tim O Neill Field Sunday afternoon. Sevigny twins handled pitching for Bristol while Petracca delivered the deciding hit for the Providence squad.
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Kid Hope
Bristol County All Stars
Phillips-Baker
Providence
Tim O'Neill
Servant
All Stars
Calcione
Rubber Workers
Bonner
County
Hut
Sevigny Brothers
Sevigny
Bonney
Phillips
Petracca
Perrot
C Rippel
Baseball box score highlights for Phillips-Baker vs Bristol
Pitchers Bonney Calcione and Sevigny dominant as Bonney fans four while Sevigny issues two walks. Rippel sparks offense with two doubles and a stolen base, Servant belts a homer, and Bristol drops a tight game in Zh. 56m affair with Keeham umpiring.
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Fletcher
Martin
Kennedy
Perrott
Bonney
Servant
E. Menard
Moore
Cole
D. Sevigny
Calcione
Sevigny
J. Rippel
C. Rippel
C Rippel
Smusz
Phillips-Baker
Bristol
Keeham
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Highlands
A. A. Edmonds CO
Hope Street
Bristol, R. J
National Association of Insurance Agents
Glenwood Gas Ranges
Glenwood
Glenwood AutomatiCook
Arragansett Electric Company
The
New England Power Association Electric Shop
Siti
Ponte NY
Cheeshan
Cork
Willow
Whalen
M Fletcher
Sproul
Rf Bagley
Guadreau
Ss Bonney
P Patracca
Pee Calcione
P -- Rogers
Bristol All Stars
Philips-Baker
Quaker Crackers
College Inn
Pierce
Crosse & Blackwell
Lady Grace
Campbell's
Peirce
Rumford’s
Swift
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