Ever Ready Fire Company Outing At Mt Hope Bay Highlights
The Ever Ready Fire Company No 2 held a Sunday outing and clam bake at Ferrycliffe Farm Mt Hope Bay with about 100 attendees including 20 Vigilant Fire Company guests. A baseball game 5 to 4 favored Appenaug guests and numerous events followed dinner at 3:30 pm with winners named in multiple races and contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ever Ready Fire Company
Mt. Hope Bay
Ferrycliffe Farm
Arthur Demars
Arthur Guevremont
John Viera
Matthew Brico
Bernard McHugh
Ever Readys
Appenaug
Ever Ready Company
Harvey Gladue
James Kershaw
Vigilant Company
Harold Taylor
Vigilant Fire Company
James Head
Ever Ready Organization
Joseph “Kelley
Silvia
Anthony Morris
John Martin
George Demars
James Maher
Fort Dunbar
Martin Maher
Sunday School Picnic At St Michaels Church Party
Pupils and teachers from St Michaels Sunday School joined about 75 people for a Saturday outing to Mt Hope Bay. They traveled by auto mobiles and enjoyed games and a basket luncheon on the shore. Committee members included Mrs J Thomas Ashton Mrs John HH Wall Mrs John G Stewart and Mrs J William Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Michaels Church
Hopeworth
Mt Hope Bay
J Thomas Ashton
John HH Wall
John G Stewart
J William Wood
Governor appoints Hammill delegate to Deeper Water Ways Congress
Governor Norman S Case names Judge Frank H Hammill of this town as Rhode Island delegate to the Deeper Water Ways Convention in Cape May New Jersey from September 5 to 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman S Case
Frank H Hammill
Rhode Island
Cape May
Veterans Visit Rhode Island Soldiers' Home Program
Veterans at the Rhode Island Soldiers' Home enjoyed an afternoon program by the Soldiers' Home Committee of the Woman's Relief Corps including music readings and a guard drill by the Women's Benefit Association of Providence. Gifts honored Civil War and Spanish War veterans, with remarks by Mrs Susan M Sheple and Mrs Josephine Pearson, and performances by Emma Potter Louise Carroll Ruth Carlisle and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island Soldiers’ Home
Soldiers’ Home Committee
Woman's Relief Corps
Women’s’ Benefit Association of
Providence
Elizabeth F. Gleason
Josephine Pearson
Relief Corps
Susan M Sheple
Soliders’ Home Committee
Thomas Bgll
Edward Redding
Frank A. Benjamin
Emma Potter
Louise Carroll
Cora Remington
Gertrude Houghtaling
Ruth Carlisle
F C McKenzie
New York
Uncle Sam
Gertrude Mowry
J Mowry
Assembly
Fifth District Court Continuances in Several Cases
At the regular session of the Fifth District Court Judge Frank H Ham mill disposed of multiple cases. Manuel Botelho Jr v Mary Trombles defacing property deferred two weeks. Mary Trombles v Botelho assault deferred two weeks. Botelho v Botelho book account deferred two weeks. Chinder v De Wolf negligence deferred one week. Filis v Freitas defaulted. Arcello case on Bradford Street discontinued on costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fifth District Court
Frank H Ham
Manuel Botelho, Jr
Mary Os Trombles
Mary S Trombles
Manuel Botelho
Joseph Chinder
Grace F de Wolf
George E. Filis
Manuel Freitas
Joseph Arcello
Bradford Street
Annual Appeal for LeBaron Colt Ambulance Fund
Bristol residents are urged to donate to the LeBaron C Colt Memorial Ambulance Fund. The drive runs through Sept 1 with Tag Day at the National India Rubber Company factory Aug 31 and on-street tag sales Sept 1. The fundraiser supports ongoing ambulance service, with 1488 calls answered since inception and 1927 28 expenses topping $2200 this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LeBaron C. Colt Memorial Ambulance, Inc
National India Rubber Company
Bristol
Colt Ambulance
Cadillac
Boston
LeBaron C Colt
LeBaron C Colt Memorial Ambulance, Inc
Maurice C Smith Jr
Evelyn M Carter
Fred L Dunbar
Edward E Bunn
LeBaron C Colt Memorial Ambulance Inc
Massivelyn Carter National India Rubber Company
Bristol. RI
Bristol Boy Second In Rocky Point Warren Swim
Fred Miller of East Greenwich won the Rocks Point to Town Beach race from Warren, nearly 54 miles, in 3 hours 10 minutes. Jimmie Salzano, 15, Bristol, was second in 3 hours 15 minutes, Emma Lennon of Riverside was the top girl in 3 hours 32 minutes. Other Bristol area finishers included Carl Stehr 11th, Vincent Cicerchia 12th, Miss Margaret Cicerchia 14th, Allan Newman 15th, with cups awarded to Miller Salzano Lennon Coburn Moura.
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Fred Miller
East Greenwich
Rocks Point
Warren
Jimmie Salzano
Mt Hope Avenue
Jimmie
Sdence Island
Bristol
Emma Lennon
Riverside
Mary Mott
John Natel
James Salzano
Mhase Thorson
Commicat Light
Ruth Coburn
Rose Moura
Marriage Intentions Filed by Andrade and Mestio
John Andrade Jr of 214 Franklin Street Bristol and Miss Mary Medetto Mestio of Serpentine Road Warren filed marriage intentions at the Town Clerk's office yesterday.
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John Andrade, Jr
Franklin Street
Bristol
Mary Medetto Mestio
Serpentine Road
Warren
Whirlwinds Top Battery GC in Tight 5–3 Victory
The Bristol Whirlwinds defeated the National Guards 5 to 3 to post their tenth win and move into second place. Anthony Bruno led with two runs, Johnny Notte and Red Hough contributed in the two and three run frames, while Henry Danis limited Bruno’s lineup after the third inning. Gardiner and Biber sparked the game with power when active, but Correia’s mishandled third strike aided the Whirlwinds' rallies.
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Anthony Bruno
Bristol Whirlwinds
Kid” Hope
National Guards
Buzz” Gardiner
Bobby” Biber
Batterymen
Biber
Henry Danis
Providence College
Hope
Bruno
Joe Darcy
Texas
Tony” Baker
Gardiner
Correia
Darcey
Joe Velleca
Baker
Johnny Notte
Red” Hough
Notte O’rourke
Darcy
O’rourke
Carey
Baker, O'Rourke
Notte
Garvin
Servant
Fogg
Soldiers Triumph Over Tigers In Close Battery C Clash
Manager Kid Hope’s Battery C team beat Joe Marshall’s Tigers 2 to 1 in a tense fray. Chapman limited the Tigers to one run with Me deiros Lewis and Garvin delivering the decisive two runs for Battery C.
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Kid” Hope
Soldier Boys
Joe Marshall
Tigers
Dick” Chapman
Holy Cross
Battery
Chappie
Soldiers
Julio Medeiros
Reginnier
Cork Servant
Chapman
Medeiros
Manuel Lewis
Sonny” Garvin
Corporal Lewis
Marshall
Biancuzzi
Arthur Guevremont
Correia
McKenna
National Guards
Girl Missing Tina Lapomardo Reported In New York
Tina Lapomardo a 17 year old girl is reported missing from 7 Ryan Avenue. Her father Francesco Lapomardo told police he learned she had gone to New York with another girl of similar age.
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Tina Lapomardo
Ryan Avenue
Francesco Lapomardo
New York
Anniversary of Rhode Island Battle Observance Planned
Tomorrow marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Rhode Island fought during the Revolutionary War around Butt s Hill in Portsmouth and Newport areas. Bristol residents join in ceremonies with Miss Aida Connery as soloist and the U S Army Band from Fort Adams. William Tyler Page to deliver the principal address.
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Rhode Island
Island
Butt’s Hill
Portsmouth
Old Fort
Butt's Hill
Newport Beach
Bristol
William L. Manchester
DA R
Norman S. Case
Aida A. Connery
United States Army Band
Fort Adams
William Tyler Page
John J. Murphy
New York
John
Witherill Wins Fischer Cup at Excelsior Junior Tennis
Carl Witherill, 16, captured the first William M. Fischer Cup in Bristol County junior tennis by defeating Richmond Maxwell of Warren in straight sets 9-7 6-2 6-4. The Bristol County Junior Champion title goes to the town’s young star after a challenging final. The Fischer cup requires two wins to claim ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior Tennis Club
William M. Fischer
Carl Witherill
Bristol County
Bristol Team Runs Past New Bedford 7 1 on Common
Frankie Sousa fired a fast ball for Bristol to beat the Silver Wings of New Bedford 7 to 1 in Whaling City Twilight League action on the common. Sousa allowed five hits as Bristol collected 13 hits off Hayes and others through six frames before Rick's club added four runs in the final inning. Johnnie Andrade flashed a one hand grab in right and Joe Kelley slugged a triple helping Bristol seal the win. Score by innings Bristol 0010104 7 New Bedford 00010000 1.
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Bristolians Wen
Frankie Sousa
Silver Wings
New Bedford
Sousa
Hayes
Moe
Rick
Johnnie Andrade
M. Sylvia
Leo Menard
Joe Velleca
Joe Kelley
Bristol
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Fox News
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Frankle Carro
Jobyna Ralston
Palignant
Dee
J Leo Meehan
Tom MIX
Natalie Kingston
Rocky Point
Jimmie” Salzano
Lewis
Buoncuzzi
Regnier
Moore
Danis
Ripper
Guevremont
Gladue
Higbee
Gutowsky
Inem
Nirco
Whairlwinds
Cranstons
BatTery C
Bour
P. E. Providence
Insocket
Pascoag
Mex Widence
Pawtucket
Bristol Warren
Federal Reserve
Wickford
Rhode Island Public Service
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