Ever Readys Edge Olympians In Twilight League Thriller
Ever Readys defeated Olympians 3 to 2 in a championship tilt as darkness halted play after five innings. Foxy Marshall pitched for the winners against Babe Ethier, with Aguiar delivering a Texas Leaguer and Del Piano scoring on Marshall's double. The Thames Street firemen hold a 1-0 series lead and need one more win in two games to clinch the pennant.
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Babe Ethier
Foxy Marshall
Joe Aguiar
Olympians
Thames Street Firemen
Babe
Foxy
Smalstaparev
Aguiar
Pians
del Piano
Marshall
Congdon
Short
Borges
Lemaire
Bristol Historical Society Plans Guest Night Meeting
The Bristol Historical Society will host a Guest Night at the Bristol County Court house with president Mrs. Fred M. Dixon Jr. presiding. Erich Taylor of Newport will discuss The Commodores Perry focusing on Oliver Hazard and Matthew Calbraith Perry. George M. Cady of West Englewood N J will present White Pine and Ebony. Engraved certificates by George Gale will be awarded to charter members and members will display an informal miniature exhibition.
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Bristol County
Bristol Historical Society
Fred M. Dixon, Jr
Society
Erich Taylor
Newport
George M. Cady
West Englewood
N. J
Commodores Perry
Taylor
Oliver Hazard
Matthew Calbraith Perry
Rhode Island
Cady
Bristol
George Gale
Marine
Alice Almy
Cora Hill
Emmanuel [Acoletti
Reserve Police Association Forms in Bristol
The Bristol Reserve Police Association became reality with officers elected at the police HQ. Arthur Caisse is first president, with Thomas Goff as vice president Frank Silvia secretary and Orlando Ruggiero treasurer. A general meeting and by law adoption are planned for next Sunday.
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Bristol Reserve Police Association
Arthur Caisse
Thomas Goff
Frank B. Silvia
Orlando Ruggiero
Silvia
Bristol Wins Honors in First Field Day Events
Bristol playgrounds captured top honors at the first field day by the Works Progress Administration recreation division held at Riverside Recreational Field before 600 spectators. Bristol won the women state championship with Lavinia Maturi and Joseph Agmiar standout stars while finishing second in the men’s division to Warwick Downs.
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Bristol
Works Process Administration
Riverside
Bristol Center
Warwick Downs
Little Lavinia Maturi
Joseph Agmiar
Lavinia
Joseph
Dorothy Costa
Fritas
Savino
James Butler
America Bisbano
Ralph Fusco
Louis Romano
Police Ball Honorary Chairs Named for First Benefit
Prescott B Paull will be honorary chair, joined by eight former Town Council presidents for the Police Beneficial Association annual ball on September 30 at the Bristol Casino. Police Chief Anthony Ferrara announced the event and a patrons list to be announced later.
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Roswell S. Bosworth
Edwin Vorster
A. A. Marcotte
Joseph P. Quartare
Ferrara
Frederick W. Serbst
William I. Baker, Jr
Euclid J
Robbers Escape by Auto After Looting Rhode Island Soldiers' Home
Thieves looted 53 blue serge suits valued at 700 dollars from the Rhode Island Soldiers' Home on Friday night and escaped in a car parked near Town Beach. Police report ongoing investigation with clues and fingerprint checks by state authorities.
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Rhode Island
Town Beach
Edward McDermott
State Bureau of Criminal Identification
Red Cross life saving tests passed by eight seniors
Red Cross life saving examinations were passed by eight seniors and 11 juniors yesterday at the community beach. Instructor William T. McCullough announced today. Tests were administered by Red Cross examiner William Beckett with juniors Manuel Paiva Vincent Rego Daniel Freitas Anthony Balzano Joseph Santos Joseph Marshall Francis Balzano Williams Falls Natalie McLean Alice Crabtree Doris Crabtree and seniors Bernard Quartaro John Bellous John Crabtree Henry Sylvia Jr Albert Sylvia Ally Balzano John Riccio and Domenic Deluca.
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Red Cross
William T. McCullough
Red Cross Swimming School
William Beckett
Manuel Paiva
Vincent Rego
Daniel Freitas
Anthony Balzano
Joseph Santos
Joseph Marshall
Francis Balzano
Williams Falls
Natalie McLean
Alice Crabtree
Doris Crabtree
Bernard Quartaro
John Bellous
John Crabtree
Henry Sylvia, Jr
Albert Sylvia
Ally Balzano
John Riccio
Domenic Deluca
Bristol Hosts Two Band Concerts Sunday Night
Bristol music followers enjoyed two band concerts Sunday night. A 25 piece band on the Common sponsored by the State Department of Education performed under Charles F. Butterfield. The Bristol Train of Artillery Band, directed by Mrs. M Teresa Donovan, played from Colt Memorial High School, featuring works by Grafulla Gomez von Flotow and Romberg among others.
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Bristol
State Department of Education
Bristol Train of Artillery
Colt Memorial High School
Charles F. Butterfield
Grafulla
Gomez
von Flotow
Safranek
Sigmond Romberg
Bucallosi
M. Theresa Donovan
deWOLFS HOST Hungarian Visitors at Hope Street
Town Councilman and Mrs. Francois L deWolf host Elek Von Magyar and Capt Balazs Von Magyar of the Hussars at Hope Street. Elek Von Magyar is secretary of the Hungarian Horse Racing Association. They plan to stay until late September then visit New York before sailing Bremen to Budapest.
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Dewolf’s
Francois L. deWolf
Hope Street
deWolf
Elek von Magyar
Capt
Balazs von Magyar
Hussar’s
Calvary
von Magyar
Hungarian Horse Racing Association
New York City
Bremen
Budapest
Hungary
Engineer cites materials knowledge in leaky Guneral School
Robert L. Bowen reports leaky conditions at Guneral Memorial Junior High in Bristol Rhode Island stem largely from old mortar and brick choices. He notes flashings and limestone trim need overhaul and warns that hidden defects require further investigation before repairs.
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Robert L. Bowen
Guiteras Memorial Junior High
Howe
Church
Itese
the Phoenix
Posen
Bowen
Guneral
Bristol
Rhode Island
Youth Admits Robbery at Hope Street Home
A 15 year old Franklin street youth confessed to entering Miss Martha Graham's Hope street Bristol district home on the night of August 19 and stealing $9 from a purse. He said he forced a bedroom window to gain entry and was arrested after police tracked his movements.
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Franklin Street
Hope Street
Martha Graham
Bristol
Tale of Two Shanghais and a City in Transition
A substitute column analyzes Shanghai's transformation from a cosmopolitan river town to a modern metropolis. It compares the change to San Francisco's 1906 fire, noting the old Shanghai is gone and a new era has begun with uncertain yet dramatic potential. The piece frames Shanghai as a city of shifting epochs.
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Marion Davis
Robert Montgomery
Frank McRagh
Fatry Kelly
Allen Jenkins
Shah
Lewis Rex Miller
Christian Science Monitor
Far East
Shanghai
Whangpoo
San Francisco
San _ Francisco
Petzvesionts
Hammiaterhistaey- Gee Ee
Onjsitzwill
Change of Shanghai Identity and Foreign Settlement
The passage describes Shanghai evolving from a despised foreign settlement to a thriving international city. It notes early illegible references to the walled Chinese city, foreign devils, and Indian traders and Yankee skippers who built docks, drained swamps, created gardens, and established a clean, safe area where wealthy Chinese merchants later settled.
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Shanghai
Shanghai Bund and Blurred Streets Amid War Time Bombing
The narrative recalls a crowded riverfront near the Chinese walled town with a busy Bund and Western buildings along the waterfront. Air bombing interrupts commerce as coolies tow junks by the Whangpoa River and ships drift in the harbor.
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Shanghai Bund
Michigan Boulevard
Mitlia Pate
Whangpia River
Ascott
Madrid
Fragmentary Musings on Shanghai Bund and East Establishments
A garbled note reflects on the Shanghai Bund remaining intact amid Western corporate influence. It mentions fine buildings and a sense of local identity, with unclear references to Coates and a niece among the interwoven fragments.
Unable to determine core event from fragmented text
Fragmentary OCR text provides no clear names, places, or actions to summarize into a headline and card.
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Joseph Sawyer
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