Fishermen Form Self Defense Group in Bristol Waterfront
Local independent fishermen on Bristol waterfront near Church street organize the Constitutional Free Fishermen to guard property with rifles amid threats and union picket clashes. Leaders include president Harold Bryden and officers Donald Card Albert Quito and Jack Hudson as authorities claim no clear protection.
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Bristol
Church Street
Harold Bryden
Warren
R. I. Shellfish Protective Association
AFL
Constitutional Free Fishermen
Bryden
Donald Card
Albert Quito
Jack Hudson
Ralph Quito
Ray Gladding
Thames Street
Gladding
75 Persons To Attend Bristol High Class Reunion
A reunion committee report shows 75 of 90 Class of 1940 Bristol Senior High School attendees. Mrs Col in Paydon arriving from La Port City Iowa for the Sunday 7 o clock event with guests from New Jersey New York Massachusetts Connecticut and Rhode Island. Vincent J Santo will toast the evening and Joe Russo will entertain as the class prophecy is read and the class song performed.
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Bristol Senior High School
YMCA
Colin J. Paydon
Irene Head
la Port City
Iowa
New Jersey
New York
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Joe Russo
Vincent J Santo
Impressive Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps Exhibit
A window display at Narragansett Electric Company showcases 90 trophies winning story of the Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps since 1932. The exhibit, prepared before the upcoming big meet on Sunday, draws amazed comment from all who see it.
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Bristol Boy Scout
Narragansett Electric Company
Regatta to Host Up to 200 Boats at Bristol Yacht Club
R F Haffenreffer III notes the Bristol Yacht Club regatta Sunday may draw 100 boats announced 100 more could attend with 20 plus classes. First gun at 1 45 pm, lines off the Club pier, prizes pennants for top boats per class and lunch for visiting skippers.
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Haffenreffer
Club Pier
Community Halloween Plans Formed by Legion Committee
Norman R. Gravin heads the American Legion Halloween Committee selecting 18 members to organize the second annual Community Halloween Party sponsored by Bristol Post No. 6. The group notes a $400 funding need and urges subscriptions via the Bristol Phoenix. The first event drew about 1000 attendees with costumes, candy, and entertainment, and no property damage reported. The initial meeting is set for 8 PM Monday at the Legion Home on Franklin Street.
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Norman R. Gravin
American Legion
Kearney Post
Mr. Gravin
Fred E Garvin
Robert E. Suzman
James A. Sisson
George R. Fish
Ralph de Leo
Charles E. Burns
Edward E. Fitzgerald
Anthony J. Ferrara
Frederick T. Goff
Oscar I. Bergstrom
Joseph P Quartaro
Joseph E. Pine
Frank S. Giglio
Frank J. Sylvia
Mervyn Clay
Roswell S. Bosworth
Sidney Jagolinzer
the Post
Bristol
Armory
Legion Home
Franklin Street
Committee Named By VFW Post For Veterans Council
Anthony C Almeida Post 237 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars formed a five member committee to discuss with Kearney Post 5 the creation of a Veterans Council. Members include Julio Xavier Jr Adjutant Emilien Desmarais Parshley Head and Silvia. Delegates to the National VFW Encampment in Boston were Chester Williams and Michael Principe with James Riccio Belmore as alternates.
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Anthony Almeida
Julio F Xavier, Jr
Kearney
American Legion
Veterans’ Council
Emilien A Desmarais
Anthony R Parshley
Ambrose R. Head
Frank B. Silvia
Chester W. Williams
Michael J. Principe
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Boston
First Football Practice Set by Coach Nash
Coach Ralph K Nash announces the first football practice for the season to be held Monday at 10 a.m. Boys in the sophomore year are welcome to attend. Meetings take place in front of Andrews Memorial School. equipment will be issued and signups collected.
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Ralph K. Nash
Andrews Memorial School
Fitzgerald to Lead Bristol Community Fund Campaign
Superintendent Edward J. Fitzgerald will head the Bristol Community Fund annual campaign in November as announced by Charles B. Rockwell, president of the Community Fund.
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Edward J. Fitzgerald
Bristol Community Fund
Charles B. Rockwell
The
Community Fund
Third Annual Bristol Drum Corps Competition Planned
Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps prepares for a Sunday parade and competition with many invited groups from New England and beyond. Parade forms at Scout Hall at 1 30 p m and advances via Hope Church High and Guiteras Field with the Bristol Veterans Corps leading. It is uncertain how many corps will arrive to compete.
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Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and
Boy Scout Hall
Hope Street
Scout Hall
Church Street
High Street
Guiteras Athletic Field
Bristol Veterans Corps
Bristol Boy Scout Corps
National Polish Alliance Corps
Worcester
Mass
Warwick Drum and Bugle Corps
Warwick
R. I
Uncle Sams
Providence
Norwood
Spectown
Southbridge
Sharpshooters
New Bedford
Langevin Posters
VFW
West Warwick
Gilbert Perry
V.F.E
Attleboro
Powers Star Harmony
Millbury
Rochdale
Northbridge
St. Matthew's Boy Scouts
Central Falls
Grinnell
Cranston
Webster
Assumption
the Silhouettes
Talcotville
Conn
Connecticut Yankee
New
Park Holm
Newport
Boy Scouts
Pawtucket
Washington Park
Meriden
Azwegatchie
New London
Fire King
Pawtuxet
Thompsonville
Sacred Heart
Fall River
New Britain
City Park
Westfield
St. Agnes
New Brittan
Bristol Play Ground Boys Enjoy Fenway Park Double Header
Four buses carried 249 Bristol Playground youths and supervisors to Fenway Park for a Red Sox Browns double header. Ted Williams homered with a teammate aboard. Anthony Agatiello led the trip with Vincent Santo assisting. Seat shortages left many Bristolians outside while Senator Coggeshall joked about needing more supervision.
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Fenway Park
Bristol Playground
Court House
Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Ted Williams
Anthony E Agatiello
Vincent J Santo
Daniel G. Coggeshall
Agatiello
Newport Fire Chief Urges Fire Prevention Measures
Newport Fire Chief Abel S. Eldredge told Rotary Club that most fire deaths occur at home and urged building real fire-stop basements. He warned against poor cellar cleanliness, inspected fuse boxes for fuses under 106 or 15 amps, and cautioned against gasoline at home. He advised staying put and walking to exits in emergencies.
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Abel S. Eldredge
Newport
Rotary Club
Moore
Bristol
Otto Alletag
Warren
Leon Nichols
Barrington
Oscar I. Bergstrom
YMCA
Flowers Dramatized For Bristol Garden Club Meeting
Mrs. O Griswold Boynton presented flower arrangements at the Bristol Garden Club’s Holmes House session on Wednesday at 2 30 pm. A brief business meeting preceded the dramatization as Mrs Boynton recited a flower poem and sang songs after each display. Ice cream and cake were served with next gathering planned for September 4 a Fish Hawk Farm home of Mrs Arthur H Carr.
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O. Griswold Boynton
Bristol Garden Club
Holmes House
Howe family of writers and their upcoming works
A feature on Mark DeWolfe Howe and relatives highlighting his birth in Bristol Rhode Island. It notes forthcoming titles The Articulate Sisters and Boston Landmarks with Samuel Chamberlain, plus We Happy Few by Helen Howe and Quincy Howe’s cartoons Years Of Wrath.
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Vanguard Press
Bristol
Rhode Island
Articulate Sisters
Josiah Quincy
Harvard
Bristol DeWolfe
Atlantic Monthly
Howe
Helen Howe
New York Times
Miss Howe
Alfred Reginald Allen
Hollywood
London
Iceland
New York
Allens
N. Y
California
Two Olivers Holmes Become Subjects of Howes Biographies
The speaker notes a unique parallel: in 1939 Howes father published a brief life of Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. Now the son is working on Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. The remark emphasizes the rarity of two holmes in Howes biographies and the unusual literary circumstance.
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Holmes
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Mark DeWolfe Howes
Bristol’s 250th Anniversary Poet Remembers Small Town Joy
Mr. Howe served as official poet for Bristol’s 250th anniversary in 1930 and penned “September Days.” He later wrote verses praising the delights of living in a small town, expressing enduring fondness for his home town.
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Howe
Mark Dew. Howe
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Justice Holmes
Mr. Holmes
Mark Howé
Bristol
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Matt Maetoza
Ralph Celone
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