Pappose-Leahy Wins Bristol Yacht Club Race in 1 24
Ed Leahy’s Pappose-Leahy sailed five and three quarter miles in 1 hour 24 minutes to win the third race of the Bristol Yacht Club weekend series. Bevis-Zinderstein placed second and Black Maria third. many boats finished with the day’s standings listed in order.
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Ed Leahys Pappoose
Bristol Yacht Club
Pappose—Leahy
Bevis
Zinderstein
Black Maria
Wall
Doldrum
Danforth
Remora—Nicholson
Chewink—Whitmarsh
Baumara—Brown
Aurora—G deWolf
Poppy I—Freeman
Phanttom—Rockwell E
Shrimpe—Gardner
Rambler—Parson
White Cap
Dnr
Low
Nancy Bell
dnr)—Congdon
R I. Red
M DeWolf
Alouette
Steele
Gloria II
Dar
Bristol residents debate trains versus buses in town column
A Bristol editor letter is printed defending bus service over trains and arguing trains operate at a loss. The writer urges better service but questions profit to rail lines while noting many residents prefer convenience and time over fare savings.
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The
Phoenix
Bristol
N. Y
N. H and H
Rotanscech
D O I Outing and Clambake Set at Sweeney's Beach Bristol Narrows
Hope Circle No 70 D of I holds annual outing and clambake Sunday at Sweeney's Beach Bristol Narrows. Bake prepared and served by James Munro. Committee in charge includes Miss Nora E Dwyer chairlady and several members with ex officio Sara Sweeney.
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D. OF I
Hope Circle
Sweeney's Beach
Bristol Narrows
James Munro
Nora E. Dwyer
Helen A. Condon
Bridget Nastri
Madeline Almeida
Winifred C. Walsh
Sara Sweeney
Margaret A. Connery
Collins and Aikman Mills
Bristol
Rocky
Trade Last phrase explained as compliment origin
The article defines the letters T L as the abbreviation trade last, tracing their origin to a playful exchange where one person offers a compliment in return for hearing a compliment about them. It notes the custom involved saying trade last to the opposite sex and exchanging kind remarks.
Bristol Promises Growth Through Unity and Industry
The Bristol Phonix urges residents to push for ten-year tax exemptions and street lighting by electricity, while stressing unified effort to attract outside capital, build roads, and expand manufacturing. It laments naysayers and calls for civic pride to drive population and business growth.
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Bristol Phonix
Bristol
Bristols
America
Arictahoe
Bristol clubs persevere through rain with Sunday outings
All five Bristol organizations with Sunday outings carried on despite rain. The Bristol Athletic Association held its affair under canvas at Fales Grove, while others moved equipment indoors. Attendees enjoyed chowder, Portuguese chourico, dancing, and games as Morra, cracker hunts, and bingo highlighted the day.
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Bristol
Bristol Athletic Association
Fales Grove
Don
Manuel Spindler Chourico
Mr Spindler
Francisco Pacheco
Taunton
Spindler
Christain Lima
Mary Furtado
Mary Veira Anibel Estrella
Antonio Sonsa
Joseph King Joseph Medeiros
Anthony Perrys
Stephen Mello
John Vera
Antonio Sousa
Joseph Bragatin
John Gomes
John F Vetra
Antonio Arruda
Alvaro August Sons of Italy
Princess Elena Lodge
Sons of Italy
Academy Hall
Wood Street
Barrington
John Marshall
Joseph Rinaldi
Nicholas Ferrara
Michael Sicignano
Louis Santo
Frank Langello
Holy Name Society
Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Congregational Street
Joseph Sorzano
Anthony Bainotti
Bingo
Carol Guisti
Josephine Pante
Nicholas Mancieri
Rose Ferri
Thomas Campagna
Robert Ruggieri
Mary Marticelli
Natale Candelmo
Nancy DiPasquale
Jace Pante
Andrew del Toro
Arnold Catherine Pantte
Peanut Hunt
Cosmo Mancieri
Cecelia Nastri
Millie Mancieri
Catherine Pante
Natale Candemo
Rhode Island
Arthur Manchester
Floyd Byone
John Francis
Manuel Andrade
Alfred Paiva
Fales’ Grove
William Burke
Rain Postpones Twilight League Game to Wednesday
Rain flooded the local baseball diamond forcing the Ever Ready Fire and the Artillery to postpone their twilight league clash to Wednesday. The Firemen seek sole possession of first if victorious, with Olympians in pursuit. season’s last regular game pits Olympians against Defiance Hose Co, aiming to extend a winning streak toward the 1937 title.
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O. Nine
Trailng Larney Bisbanos
Babe Ethier
Joe Benda
Leon Jemaire
Doran
Chassie LeClerc
Chappie Oliver
Defiance Hose Co
Leo Mans
Sammy Morris
Marty Buiancuzzo
Olympians
Bisbane
Olympian
YMCA
Jimmie Lanzie
Foxy Marshall
Joe Borges
Colt Memorial High School
Marshall
Hosemen
Andy D’ambrosio
Floyd Ryone
Johnnie Andrade
Frankie Sousa
Rangers
Tony Perry
Curly Desilets
Stanley Tupa
Foxy
Tug of war pits Machado team over finishing crew
Manuel Machado captains the winning tug of war team against Joseph Alves’s finishing squad. The lineup includes Martin Biancuzzo, John O Connor, Peter Seyer, George Ingram, Curtis A Chase, Everette Bernard, James Sisson, Stanley Gray, Charles Favre, Elmer Rounds. Judges I Leo Cantwell and Wesley A Armstrong preside. John F Trainor timed. In softball Curtiss A Chase leads the Tigers past Domenic J Vitiello’s Bees 6 to 0.
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Manuel Machado
Martin Biancuzzo
John O'Connor
Peter Seyer
George Ingram
Curtis A-Chase
Everett Bernard
James Sisson
Stanley Gray
Charles Favre
Elmer Rounds
Joseph Alves
Manuel Silveria
Roger Walsh
Gene Massa
Joseph Fusco
Nicola DiCianni
Anthony DiCian
Curtis A. Chase
Louis DeFelice
John FF . Trainor
Michael Pasquarelli
Joseph Morra
Arthur Sousa
Anthony DiCianni
Orlando J. Bisbane
Ames Salzano
James Salzano
Virgil Mederios
Edward Rego
James Brown
Virgil Mederros
James A. Sisson
Orlando Bisbane
I. Leo Cantwell
John F. Trainor
James J. Kirby
Chowder
Joseph Honey Marshall
Matthew J McGuigan
George McClure
Machinists Urgently Needed at Newport
The United States Civil Service Commission calls open competitive exams for machinists at the Naval Torpedo Station in Newport Rhode Island. Requirements include a four year apprenticeship or equivalent experience, age 20 to 47, with benefits and 40 hour weeks. Applications available at local post offices and civil service offices.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Naval Torpedo Station
Newport
R. I
Yeti Tool
Berks Auanobhs
Agonatiak
Suupeaiene
Sian Seeee
Board of Civil Service Examiners
New England
U S. Civil Service District
Boston
Mass
Recorder, Labor Board
U. S. Naval Torpedo Station
R. L
Wards Island History and Early Ownership
Wards Island sits in the East River between Welfare and Randalls Islands, separated by Hell Gate. Formerly a potter's field, it later housed a large state hospital. After the Revolution, two brothers named Ward purchased the land.
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Wards
New York
East River
New York City
Welfare
Randalls ‘Islands
Hell Gate Channel
Ward
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Bristol Phoenix
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Atlas E. Z
Coca-Cola
Graham
S. S. Pierce Co
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Embassy Swiss Gruyere
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