Memorial Committee Discusses Hall Restoration Plans
The Burnside Memorial Committee met in the room once dedicated as Memorial Hall to discuss restoring the hall to its original condition. Action was postponed until two weeks later when Colonel Merton A Cheesman will report on removing the police department to enable full restoration. town records from 1883 show the second floor was set aside for relics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnside Memorial Committee
Memorial Hall
Burnside Building
Merton A Cheesman
Col. Cheesman
Bristol
Fred M Dixon
Evelyn Bache
Robert J McKay
John W DeWolf
Edward L. Leahy, Jr
Halsey Howe
Sons of Burnside” Society
Drawings Made for Excelsior Tennis Club Tourney
Drawings announced for Excelsior Tennis Club tournament spark excitement with 12 men and 12 women singles entries and 10 juniors. First round pairings include Serena Perrone against Vernon Gray and Harold Pall to meet the winner of Perrone Gray in the upper half. Matches may be played in early rounds before September 12 with later doubles pairings to be drawn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior Tennis Club
Mollie Hamill
Harold Paull
Serena Perrone
Vernon Gray
Miss Hamill
Alden Rogers
Clarence Herreshoff
Harold Pall
Vernon
Gray
F. C. Bragg
R. W. Nelson
James E. Sullivan
William M. Fischer
Helen Church
Betty Littlefield
Edith Paull
Madeline Flint
Charlotte Makowsky
Claire Des Lauriers
Margo.Lingley
Dorothy Roberts
Clair Hanover
Sybil Low
Mrs
Bride to be Ruth Grunell feted in East Providence shower
Miss Ruth Grunell of East Providence, bride to be of Stuart Arnold, was honored at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs Helen McCaughey at 881 Hope Street. Guests from Providence, Rehoboth and Bristol attended as pink and white decorations, rose petals, gifts, games, and a light collation marked the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth Grunnell
East Providence
Stuart Arnold
Helen McCaughey
Hope Street
Fast Providence
Rehoboth
Bristol
Miss Grinnell
Plans for Camp Takarest Future Revealed at Bristol Scout Gatherings
Scouts and scouters from Bristol Troops meet at Camp Takarest to hear plans for rededication and transforming the camp into an Indian Village. Troops 4 3 1 plan development work and fall activities while Green Bar meet and Court of Honor scheduled. water safety badges urged before winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Camp Takarest
Camp
Takarest
John DuPonte
Green Bar
Camp Fakarest
All-Request To Feature B T A Band Program Sun
An all request program will feature the second in a series of three summer concerts by the Bristol Train of Artillery. Sunday evening, from the facade in front of Colt Memorial High School. The band under Mrs M Theresa Donovan will perform four popular pieces, four marches, several overtures, and a cornet duet by Harry Kebrek and James Ruggiere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Train of Artillery
Colt Memorial High School
M. Theresa Donovan
Harry Kebrek
James A. Ruggiero
Losey
Ida
John Philip Sousa
Goldman
Farrara
Ballet Egyptien
Luigini
New Colonial
R B Hall
Tschaikowsky
Sousa
Bristol County Politicians Attend Police and Press Clambake
About 150 attendees from Bristol County and upstate officials, plus police and press, gathered at Davis’ in Touisset for the sixth annual Bristol County police and press clambake. The event featured speeches, pistol matches, and a clam bake, with notable participants including Representative Pasquale Pagnano, Gen. L. H. Callan, Senator William G. Dixon, and Gov. Quinn leading the post-event seating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thei
Bristol County
Strona
Davis
Touisset
Bristol
Hake
Pasquale Pagnano
Rudolph F Haffenreffer Armee
Soldiers Home
Daniel W Coggeshall
L. H. Callan
Augustine B Nerone
SAR
Domenic Mascola Attoarnes
Lucien Capone Hammill
Lucien Caone
Prescott B Paull
John W Church
William H Angesine
Charles Burns
Anthony J Ferrara
Samuel A Hall
RIT Soldiers Home
Henry J. Sweeney
William [ Baker, Jr
D' Angels
John Ro Bernardo
Ro Perron
Yo Jo de Rocha
Edwin S Godfrey
Joseph P Quartaro
Carmuitteeman
Leo Cantwell
James T Pierce
Lombard Pozzi
Frank Jo Sviv
Job Davis
Charles I. Hughes
George W Robbins
Barrington
George W Lewis
Warren
Fred Broomhead
Edward J Higgins
Carmine J Maisano
Mrs Treanor resigns from Mothers' Aid Director post
Bristol announces the resignation of Mrs Frank Treanor from the Mothers' Aid Director position. She cites plans to move with her family to West Englewood as the reason. Treanor was appointed almost a year ago, succeeding Mrs Margaret B Andrade who left for the State Welfare Department. The post pays $200 annually and several candidates have shown interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Treanor
Mothers’ Aid
Bristol
Treanor
West Englewood
Margaret B Andrade
Belisarius to race in Bristol Yacht Club regatta
Commodore Charles B Rockwell sails Belisarius in the annual Bristol Yacht Club regatta on Narragansett Bay. More than 150 boats from cruising to dinghies compete with starts at 2 pm off the club, prizes in multiple classes, plus a luncheon and tea for skippers and guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Yacht Club
Narragansett Bay
Charles B Rockwell
Bensariu
Yacht Club
Prudence Island
Dyers Island
Hog Island
Bristol Harbor
Jamestown
Warwick Neck
Herreshoff
Bristol
Barrington
Edgewood
Newport
Bristol Highlands
Coles River
Fall River
Peter Geddes
William H Angevine
Arthur H. Carr
Frederick L. Jenckes
William C. Johnson
W Gilman Low
Charles F. Tillinghast
Harleigh
Hovey T Freeman
R F_ Haffenreffer
W. Gilman Low
Charles B Rockwell, Jr
A. G. B Steel
Harleigh V S. Tingley
Bristol Girl Scout encampment success praised by committee
Mrs Albert H Flint Jr, chairman of the Day Camp committee, extends thanks to R O F Haffenreffer, Dr Alfred M Merriman and the entire day camp committee for their help in making the Bristol Girl Scouts encampment a success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert H Flint, Jr
Bristol
Ro F Haffenreffer
Alfred M Merriman
Rotary attendance drive targets perfect month in September
Rotarians designate September as perfect attendance month with Deslauriers and Brts- At Sedans Monks leading two 23 member teams. Captains aim to win a good dinner wager while 46 members compete. Charles Otten Jr and Howard R Newman back Deslauriers. Roswell S Bosworth and Glen Smith lead the other team. Canon Bernard Bell slated as next speaker. Dr Fred Martin and Rev Allen Greene attend as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haseen
Sedans
Fort Deslauriers
Roswell S Bosworth
Howard R Newman
Deslauriers
Charles Otten, Jr
Glen Smith
Charles H. Warner
Fall River
Bristol Police Schedule First Annual Pistol Shoot
Bristol police announce their first annual pistol shoot set for Sunday at Bayberry Farm Poppasquash with two classes permanent officers and reserves. Both slow time and rapid fire contests will be held and top scorers receive trophies or prizes donated by local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayberry Farm
Bristol Police Department
Council
Prescott B Paull
Anthony J Ferrara
Twilight league championship opens with Ever Readys vs Olympians
The first game of the twilight league championship series pits Ever Readys manager Bill Doran's club against Larney Bisbane's Olympians defending champions. Opening pitcher Hut Correira leads the Ever Readys with Leon Lemaire at catcher, while Foxy Marshall or Peter Sousa start for the Olympians behind Joe Borges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James B Lee
Bill Doran
Ever Readys
Larney Bisbane
Olympians
Hut Correira
Banks Bottomley
Leon Lemaire
Bisband
Foxy Marshall
Eter Sousa
Joe Borges
Colt Nigh Éatcher
Babe
Ethier
Phillips
Johnnie Josephs
Aguiar m
Witherell
Congdons
LeClerc
Lemaire c
Borges
Sylvia
Massa
Correira
Welham
Del
Naval architect L Francis Herreshoff on life and design
In a Boston Transcript clipping by Patricia Marshall Tate, L Francis Herreshoff, son of Nat Herreshoff, shares views on life and boat-building. He argues success depends on mental energy and balance, not vocation, and rejects formal college training for naval engineering, emphasizing self directed experimentation and patience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herreshoff
Boston Transcript
Patricia Marshall Tate
Nat Herreshoff
Designs span cup defenders to dinghies by Herreshoff
The passage notes that Mr. Herreshoff began yacht designing at age thirty five and grew up in Sete. It mentions his work drafting as a young man and his wartime role commanding a patrol boat before moving to experimental laboratories in Washington.
Inventor Herreshoff Behind a Thinker’s Strong Jaw
The passage notes how Mr. Herreshoff developed a sounding device and listening gear used by submarines in war and now by liners. It describes his face as deep blue eyes under overhanging brows with an expression of kindness and simple strength, presenting him as a head of a thinker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Herreshoff
Critique of election influence and relief in a Roosevelt era view
A commentator argues that election outcomes hinge on the balance of wealthy supporters versus recipients of relief. He warns that a government leaning on distributing public funds risks becoming a dictatorship, suggesting another four years could push the nation toward that fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Herreshoff Portrayed as Recluse in Marblehead Yacht Lab
The article notes Mr. Herreshoff is somewhat of a recluse who prefers to spend most of his time in his yacht laboratory in Marblehead. A large playful pencil drawing of Mr. Herreshoff accompanies the story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herreshoff
Marblehead
Mr. Herreshoff
Rotary sees youth problem as clash of school and work
The piece cites Isac F. Marcosson calling the youth crisis a misfit education system. He notes a gap between schooling and skilled labor, citing Connecticut data on 43,000 unemployed youths and graduates, and argues youth seeks easy success without the needed hard knocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Isac F. Marcosson
Connnecticut
School of Harde
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Raymond Makowsky
George Springer
Brown
Vernon Otten
Norton Zinderstein
George L. Harding
James Dew. Perry
Carey C. Wilson
Harold DeWolf
Sydney Makowsky
Erik Bense
Harleigh Tingley
Alan Poole
A H Flint. Jr
W. W Perry
Barbara Newman
Mildred Littlefield
Janice Carr
Betty Wood
Peggy Mathewson
Alice Harding
Clara Herreshoff
Seth Paull
Roberta Dixon
Pearse Mathewson
Charles Hartley
George Murray, Jr
Natalie Herreshoff
Barbara Huestis
John Partington
Jane Palmer
Seabury Littlefield
Miss Harding
Joseph Galagher
snstortBeauv
Francis Lederer
Ida Lupino
Hugh Herbert
Joseph Cawthorn
Erik Rhodes
Buck Jones
Mickey Mouse
Lowell Thomas
Brian Donlevy
Glenda Farrell
Norman Foster
Helen Wood
Robert McWade
Melvyn Douglas
Mary Astor
Marion Davies
Dick Powel
Charles Butterworth
Walter Abel
Una Merkle
Edith Atwater
SUN
Facade of
Colt High School
Oonterday- At- Davie
Rockwell
Belisarius
K. of C
Ards
Daughters of Tagen
RAMEE
K of C
State Street
Frand Knight William
Tawyer
Brstol Council
St Anthony’s
Knights of Columbus ‘Bugle and
Drum Corps of
Providence
Hope Circle
Circle
K. of C. Lodge
Harry Young, Jr
Qolscar Kishe
William Gsuevremont
James F Whe
Frank Doran
Andrew Dunbar
George Marz
Antune Farley
James FP Meiggs
Rotarians
V. J. deRocha
John ‘G. DesLauriers
Hut
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