Bristol Scout Bugle and Drum Corps Sweep Northbridge Meet
The Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps won four first prizes and two seconds at the Northbridge open competition. Norman Rene led drum majors with 97.50. George Goulette claimed second in twirling major. The corps placed first in drum and bugle playing, appearance, open valve playing, and drum majors with a high aggregate score.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Boy Scout
Northbridge
Mass
Rockdale
Bristol
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Norman Rene
George Goulette
Frank O Rene
William Gablinske
Henry Arouca
William F. Head
George R. Fish
Hope Street
Colt High School
RI Drum Bugle and Fife Association
Warren
Scout Hall
Southbridge
Providence
Priscilla Drury Weds Manley Butler in Dedham
A Bristol influenced wedding at St Pauls Church Dedham unites Priscilla Abbot Drury daughter of Mrs John Temple Drury with Manley Butler son of Mrs George Manley Butler and the late Rev George Mantes Butler The ceremony was performed by Rev Sherill Bronson Smith of Swansea Vass The bridal party included Miss Alberta Abbott Copeland and Miss Virgie Lempole Drove Edward Ladd Butler was best man The couple plans to live in Dedham after a bridal trip A reception followed at River Place Dedham with local guests and Bristol visitors named in attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
St Paul's Church
Dedham Vase
Priscilla Abbott Drury
John Temple Drury
This Town
Manley Butler
George Manley Butler
George Mantes Butler
Dedham
Duxbury
Sherill Bronson Smith
Swansea
Vass
Alberta Abbott Copeland
Vass Virgie “‘Lempole Drove Edward Ladd Butler
Isherine Samuell Drury, Jr
New York
Frederick Brown
Webster, Mass
Edward Hulton
Brookline
Mass
Burgess Butler Dedham
Samuel de Clark
River Place
Drur
Butler
Gertrude Drury
Samuel Clark
B M MacDougall
Obituary of Ella Green Newman Widow of James A Newman
Mrs Ella Green Newman died at 36 Constitution Street after a long illness. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm from her home, burial in North Cemetery. Born December 24 1858 in town to Benjamin L Waldron and Deborah Green Waldron. A communicant of St Michaels Church and member of Tadres Benevolent Society Inn Guild. A nephew is the nearest serving relative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella Green Newman
James Allen Newman
Constitution Street
Newman
Bengamin L
Deborah Green Waldron
St Michaels
Tadres Benevolent Socity and Inn Guild
Youth who hopped freights to hear sentence faces jail term
Angelo DiCanni 20 of Sherry Avenue was sentenced to three months in Cranston's Men's Reformatory for larceny of 4 dollars worth of junk from Raffael Cirillo. He was picked up in Bristol after traveling from Kansas City. The judge urged probation review during confinement noting prior parolings and unstable behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angelo DiCanni
Sherry Avenue
Kansas City
Bristol
Fifth District Court
Cranston
William T. O’donnell
Raffael Cirillo
DiCanni
Lockanosset
Nerone
O’donnell
United States Army
O'Donnell
Photographing the World’s Fairs for Keen Camera Enthusiasts
This guide advises focusing on detailed, human interest and architectural shots at New York and San Francisco fairs rather than broad views. It covers night and day photography, color versus black and white, filters, exposure tips, and packing extra film for plentiful, dramatic, ready-to-share images.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
San Francisco
Enchanted Island
Government civil service job exams announced for 1939
The Civil Service Commission and Budget Bureau announce exams for social and penal work careers in prisons and budget analysis in the Executive Office. Positions include Chief Budget Examiner and Principal Budget Examiner with salaries up to 6500 yearly. Eligibility requires high school completion and age limits. Applications due September 12 to 21, 1939, with regional cutoffs. Additional inspector roles in War Department Quartermaster Corps listed with 1620 to 2000 yearly salaries and age requirements. Further details available from secretary offices or Board of Examiners.
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Bureau of Prisons
Civil Service Commission
Washington, DC
Colorado
Bureau of the Budget
Quartermaster Corps
War Department
Quartermaster Depot
Philadelphia
U. S
US Chil Service Board of Examiners
Funeral for Bristol businessman Manuel S Correa held at St Elizabeth's Church
The funeral of Manuel S Correa, Bristol businessman and founder of APUMEC, was held from his home with a 8 o'clock Mass at St Elizabeth's Church. Rev Henrique Rocha officiated and burial took place at St Mary's Cemetery, with bearers from Conselhor de Outluro of APUMEC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel S Correa
Bristol
St Elizabeth’s Church
Henrique Rocha
St Mary's Cemetery
Conselhor de Outluro
Apumec
Joao T Vasconcellos
Antonio T Vasconcellos
Manuel Algria
Jose F Coreia
Manuel Fernandes
Jose Correia, Jr
Funeral Services Held For Mrs. Margaret McCarthy
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Murphy McCarthy of 19 Summer Street were held at St Marys Church. Burial followed in St Marys Cemetery. Surviving are her husband Frank H McCarthy and five sons, two daughters, two sisters, and many nieces and nephews. She was born August 21 1862 in Poughkeepsie New York and moved to Bristol after marriage in 1891.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret (Murphy) McCarthy
Summer Street
St. Mary's Church
Michael L. Ryan
William Kelly
St. Columban Seminary
Vincent J. Griffin
St. Mary’s
St. Mary’s Cemetery
James F . Meiggs
George Marshall
Leon McCaw
William McCarthy
Bristol
James Stanton
Warren
William Coen
Edgewood
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
McCarthy
Patrick
Bridget
Milton) Murphy
Rumstick Point
Barrington
Frank H. McCarthy
Percy
Sylvester
William
Frank McCarthy
George McCarthy
Philippine Islands
James McCreery
Fall River
Stanley Shumway
Indianapolis
Ind
Sylveter Coen
Catherine Stanton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Priscilla Drury
Nwaar
National Safety Council
GUILD
Manuel S. Correa
Honolu
Honolulu
Narragansett
Etl ET
Margaret McCarthy
Post Office
D. W. Coggeshall
Robert J. McKay
G. W. Simmons
William Street
Tel
Conn
Henry R. Bullock
Warren, R. I
John Angers
Wood St
Boston
L. Watson Co., Inc
Weybosset Street
R. L
E. W. Weaver & Son
High Street
G. M. Wilbur
Main St
Constitution St
Bris
Bristol District Nursing Association
Maretha Graham
Hope St
Thyra Carlson
High St
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