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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1939
Page
3
The Bristol Highlands regatta featured twelve of fourteen boats in the Barrington Yacht Club event. Janice Carr’s Fish Hawk clinched the August series with 43 points after a 54 mile race, followed by a sequence of finishers in Saturday’s action.
The Fepeay Boy Scout notes a dedication ceremony for Camp Wampanoag on Sunday September 10 at 5 p m with Governor Vanderbilt and officials attending. Troops will be notified of time and place. camping suspended during the dedicating exercises.
All Bristol groups including Kearney Post and the American Legion held annual outings on Sunday despite war agitation. The largest event was St Elizabeth's Church at DeWolf Farm with nearly 1500 attendees enjoying a shore dinner, sports, a concert, and dances. Manuel Espinosa prepared the dinner. Manuel Paiva Jr. and Mrs. Manuel Vargas co-chaired the committee. Joseph Sousa directed the band. The event featured a tug of war led by Frank Ciera’s team, other races and contests, and a rhamboia. Various parishioners and guests took part in races and games supervised by John Almeida. An outing at Garcia's Farm hosted by Loggia Santa Maria Maddalena included boccia and mixed teams.
At the Kearney Post event at Jangello Farm Metacom Avenue Legionnaires gathered about 150 guests for chowder at 1 pm and bake sale at 4. Michael Sicignano, a non Legionnaire, won all clashes and was named champ for the day. District SVP Vincent Rose bakemaster led the bake and Tiverton Post members aided. Legislative figures and post leaders helped with arrangements as Ralph Miller performed and Francis Cuoman chaired.
The Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company annual outing at Herreshoff Farm Griswold Avenue featured a mixed game between married and single men. The baseball clash ended tied at 28 all with Al Mott opposite Charles Arnold. The horseshoes event was ruled no contest by the referee.
Mt Hope Club held its outing at Leahy's Farm on Metacom avenue featuring a full sports program. Winners included Joseph Coite in the 100 yard dash and Three legged race, Eddie Massa in wheelbarrow and several first place boccia teams. Parrigon Toys Co 75 workers held a Crescent Park outing with a kids and adults events including 50 yard dashes and shoe races.
About 100 members from West Barrington and Allendale clubs joined at Point Pleasant estate of C B Rockwell for a Field Day. Barrington Girls won most prizes with Lillian Dunbar taking the 100 yard dash for singles and Mary Poissant winning several events including the 100 yard dash for married women and the Balloon Race. Event winners included Agnes Roderick, Madeline Cor tellessa, Edith Bisbane, and Mary Andreozzi with Marguerite Hill as chair.
The mystery play Gas Light debuts at the Casino Theatre in Newport Rhode Island starting Tuesday August 29 ahead of its Broadway run planned for early September. The production links reader interest to a forthcoming dramatic spotlight in New York.
Michael Ascoli to wed Hazel Perry. colleagues at the Namquit plant Collins and Aikman hosted a bachelor party Saturday night at Holy Ghost Hall Franklin Street. Spaghetti supper followed talks by Albert Johnson Henry W Peterson and John P Marshal. Albert Cavallaro toast master. guest given purse of silver. John St Angelo chaired the committee with Joseph Aguiar Michael Proto Arthur Gamelin and M Lima assisting.
Records show John Laurence Freitas of 585 Wood Street Bristol and Mary Garcia Man toza of Swamp Road Little Compton as license holders. Deed transfers include Lewis Francis Herreshoff et al to Bernard J Hogue et al for 15.47 acres at Pappasquash Point, and Mary B. Lake to Arthur J. Demers for land on the east side of High Street.
Two feature program for August 30 31 with previews of Back Door to Heaven starring Wallace Ford Patricia Ellis Stuart Erwin and Aline MacMahon and Big Town Czar with Barton MacLane Tom Brown Eve Arden Jack LaRue Jer t Marlowe Frank Jenks Walter Woolf King plus a September 1 2 lineup highlighting four Feathers and Kipling themes with Lord Kitchener Obdurman and Mahdi siege scenes directed by Zoltan Korda featuring Ralph Richardson Aubrey Smith John Clements and June Duprez.
A summer inspired apple dessert doubles as a savory treat with beets and horseradish. Prepare apple crumble with peanut butter and a crumb topping then bake until golden and serve warm or cold with cream.
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