Festival Chorus Concert Set at Colt High School
Bristol County Festival Chorus holds final rehearsal under John B. Archer for a Friday December 13 concert at Colt High School. Guest contralto Mae Hiller praised for moving performances as audiences anticipate a high class program.
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Sale FE Mg
MA ‘Festival Chorus
He ‘Olt High School
Bristol County Festival Chorus
John B. Archer
Colt High School
Guiteras Memorial School
Archer
Mae Hiller
Hiller
Bristol
Christmas Sale and Events in December
Listings show a December calendar of church and club activities including Christmas sales by Ladies Aid Society and Congregational Club, athletic exhibitions, a Christmas Card Bazaar, tea, Saturday basketball games, turkey supper by Reba Lodge, church safes, dances at Battery D and Battery C Armories, and the Ever Ready Engine fair with the Washington Ball of Train of Artillery scheduled for February.
Bride Doris Goulet Weds Manuel Perreira Jr in St Marys Church
Miss Doris Lilian Goulet and Manuel Perreira Jr were married at 9 am Thursday in St Marys Church by Rev Thomas J Gillon. The bride wore ivory satin with orange blossoms, and was escorted by family. reception followed at the bride’s home. The groom, a Bristol resident and NIIR Co. baseball figure nicknamed Gallagher, will reside at 289 Wood Street.
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Doris Lilian Goulet
Edward Goulet
Hope Street
Manuel Perreira, Jr
Third St
St. Mary’s Church
Thomas J. Gillan
Mae Goulet
Joseph Perreira
New York
Wood Street
St Mary's Parochial School
National India Rubber Company
California
Bristol
Gallagher
NIR Co
Mary Rose Silvia and Joseph Alfred United in Wedding
Miss Mary Rose Silvia daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph R Silvia of Mount Hope Avenue and Joseph Alfred of Franklin Street wed in St Elizabeths church on Thanks giving Day morning. Rev Francisco Gomes officiated with nuptial mass. Bride wore ivory satin gown with orange blossom headpiece. Reception and wedding breakfast followed at the bride’s home with family. The couple left for a bridal trip.
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St. Elizabeth's Church
Mary Rose Silvia
Joseph Rsilvia
Mount Hope Avenue
Joseph Alfred
Franklin Street
Franscisco Gomes
Lallian Salzano
John Alfred
Alfred
Paper Bis Notes Use Stars to Replace Defective Bills
The note explains that asterisks before a serial number on paper money indicate replacement notes. A star marks a note that has taken the place of a defective bill already in circulation.
Mince Meat Gets New Uses Beyond Pies
Home economics guidance promotes mince meat as a ready to use mix of preserved fruits and spices for cakes cookies pastries and desserts. Recipes include Mince Meat Fruit Cake cookies Turnover Cake and Tarts plus a Mince Meat Sundae suitable for Thanksgiving and family gatherings.
Court Probate approves Cabot will and Rhode Island Hospital as executor
In Bristol yesterday Judge Edward L Ledhy presided as Elizabeth Byron Cabot’s will was proven and the Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co named executor with $40000 bond. Appraiser Clinton Sherman named.
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Court of Probate
Edward L. Ledhy
Elizabeth Byron Cabot
Rhode Island Hospital Trust Co
Clinton T. Sherman
Rose Cirillo
Angelo Cirillo
Ferdinand Cirillo
Domenic de Cristofaro
Francesco Cirillo
James E. Battey
Teresa Carillo
North America
Joseph A Hammill
William Dove Treu
Executrix
Charles B . Rockwell
Obituary for Martha Williams Card
Funeral services for Martha Williams Card wife of Peleg Card will be held tomorrow afternoon at the family residence on Pappasquash Road near the railroad crossing. Warren Rey Nelson Kellogg rector of Trinity church will officiate and interment will be in North Cemetery. Mrs Card 83 native of Portsmouth daughter of the late William Maguire Shycarde. survived by husband three sons James F Card Charles Fo Card and Harry Fo Card and a daughter Mrs George Wo Hopkins.
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Martha Williams Card
Peleg Card
Pappasquash Road
G. M Wilbur mm Warren Rey Nelson Kellogg
Trinity Church
Card
Portsmouth
Wiliam Maguire Shycarde
Bristol
James F Card
Charles Fo Card
Dorchester
Mass
Harrys Fo
Barrington
George Wo Hopkins
Newport
Cad
Ben Wobot
Funeral for Edward F Relle Held After Long Service
The funeral for Edward F Relle formerly with National India Rubber Co for nearly 50 years will be held tomorrow morning from his 68 1 2 Wood Street residence to St Marys Church for a requiem mass and interment at St Marys Cemetery He died yesterday afternoon at age 76 77 He leaves a wife Mrs Elmira Relle one son and seven daughters and a sister Mrs Roseanna Rock of New York The obituary notes his Canadian birth and Bristol arrival and lists numerous descendants and survivors.
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Edward F Rede
National India Rubber Co
Wood Street
St Marys Church
St Marys Cemetery
Rello
Canada
Bristol
Nelsedound Tracy
Christmas Dinners for Needy Families
The Christmas Basket Committee of Reames Post is arranging to distribute dinners to needy families. The project, led by the Post, aims to help those who cannot afford a real Christmas dinner. Last year 33 dinners were provided at a cost of 298.60 dollars and similar conditions are expected this year. Contributions will be accepted now until Christmas and acknowledged in the Phoenix. Checks or money may be sent to B. W Wall or the Phoenix Office.
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Otto
Reames Postois
Post
Phoenix
B. W Wall
Dinner honors Colt Memorial High football squad
Bristol Lions Club hosted a dinner at Hotel Belvedere honoring Colt Memorial High School football players. Speakers Superintendent William J. Harper Principal Elmer S. Mapes and Coach Edward J. Fitzgerald praised the team’s work and resolve. 22 guests attended with managers Frederick Vera and Joseph J Teixeira listed among attendees.
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Colt Memorial High School
Bristol Lions Club
Belvedere
William J. Harper
Elmer S. Mapes
Edward J Fitzgerald
Charles E. Dowd
Frederick Vera
Lions
W. J. Harper
E. S. Mapes
Edward J. Fitzgerald
Louis Silvia
Michael Securo
Carl Witherell
Milton Bassing
Raymond Makowsky
Paul Campanella
Robert Munro
Manuel Motta
Albert LeClerc
William McCaughey
Paul Clark
Anthony Bonnano
Sentors
William West
Anthony Ruggerio
Martin J Braneuzzo
Anthony J Perry
Edward Leahy
J Nappi
John Hogan
Francis Hayes
Arthur Guevremont
Frank Mahoney
Frederick J Vera
Joseph J Teixeira
Fairs Close At Eagles Hall And American Legion Event
The Bristol Aerie No 953 Fraternal Order of Eagles closed its November Friday fairs at Eagles Hall Makowsk Block with strong attendance. A committee led by John F Lowney and Anthony J Nunes reported a successful event. The Kearney Post No 6 American Legion fair in Academy Hall ended Saturday night after weeks of evenings with good patronage and a large crowd. arrangements were headed by John Foti.
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The
Bristol Aerie
Order of Eagles
Eagles’ Hall
Makowsk
Block
John F Lowney
Anthony J Nunes
George Dion
Milton Morgan
John Riley
Harold W Gifford
Frank Smith
John F Viera
William Haberlin
Fred E. Suzman
William H van Voast
Kearney
American Legion
Academy Hall
John Foti
Mangled Sermon Gaffe Sparks Mosquito Misunderstanding
In a New England church a pastor known as Twitcher used a jocular line about mosquitoes weighing a pound and barking at missionaries. A member challenged the tale, and the minister explained the point was a pun. listeners were amused but puzzled by the misheard image.
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Phere
Twitcher
Bostep Ueruld
Caves Explore Global Wonder and Resource Significance
A historical sketch notes famous caves from New Zealand to Kentucky and England. It highlights scenic splendor, glow worms, alabaster deposits, and vast salt beds used for gunpowder, mentioning Carlsbad and Mammoth caves as landmarks and rivalries in size and wonder.
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Waimoto
New Zealand
Bist
Te Klute
Auckland
Carlsbad
New Mexico
Mammoth
Tarahumara Runners Run Wild in Ancient Mexican Lore
The Tarahumare people of Mexico are famed for long distance running. Both men and women race in events prepared by priests using sorcery and protective rubdowns. They say forefathers were Aztec couriers and some runners chase wild horses into corrals.
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Vyeara Ag
Thom
Zaire
Peonicla
Sau
Missuel
PRR
Old Custom of Telling Bees of Owner's Death
A reader sends a clipping about the late Dr. Charles James who owned 14 hives. After his death one swarm missing for weeks reappears near his grave. The piece notes the old practice of telling bees of a master's death and questions who first thought of the rite.
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United States
Charles James
Peter Simple
Varied Philatelic Paper Nomenclature Explained
The article outlines postal paper types by texture and watermark names: wave paper with plain texture. taid paper with parallel lines. quadrille paper showing intersecting lines forming ware shapes. granite paper with silk fibers and mottled reverse. pelure paper thin translucent tissue. all describing stamp paper characteristics and finishes.
Colonial Sunday Travel Laws and Taverns Curb Movements
In early colonies strict Sunday rules limited travel from sundown Saturday to sundown Sunday. A traveler leaving a tavern on Sunday evening was arrested by a vigilant constable when a sunbeam suggested nightfall and fined for breaking the Sabbath.
Sheriff Receives Odd Message From Woman in Washington City
A Portland Oregonian clipping reports an unusual dispatch to a sheriff in a small Washington city. The writer asks the sheriff to inspect the house yard fruit trees and basement windows and to report back on the condition and furnished rooms.
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Sone
Washington
Avil
Portland
Oregonian
Gate stealing cow baffles Beatrice in pasture
Beatrice, a small farmerette, watches a cow in the pasture. The cow has his head through a gate and is carrying off a wooden yoke, prompting Beatrice to exclaim at the scene.
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Beatrice
Schedule Fragments Show Varied Weekend and Holiday Times
Readable fragments indicate multiple time slots across Saturdays Sundays and holidays. Entries list boarding or service times such as 2:05 PM 4:50 PM 7:37 AM and 6:35 AM along with received stamps at 6:35 AM 7:37 AM and 12:42 PM.
Quotations on Time and Opportunity from Grit
A clipped motto from Grit urges equal distribution of time and warns that wasting time kills opportunity. It emphasizes that success hinges on how men use their hours and the effort they invest in life.
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Vestry State St
M. E. Church
Congregational Club
Memorial Chapel
State St
Holmes House
St Michael's Church
Kelley Five
Bristol Town
Reba Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
Baptist Church
Mite Society
Society of Trinity Church
Battery D
B . A. Armory
State Street
Battery C
243Rd
A. Armory
Church Street
Ever Ready Engine & Hose Co
G. A . Hall
Train of Artillery
State Armory
Foot of
Alfred-Silvia
Josephine Boguson
Home Economus
H J Henz Company
Hhoatetecae
Nat C Fel Rro
Elzzabeth Gr
Mrs. Peleg Card
Edward E. Relle
Wat
Robert
Joe
Noa
Liberty
High Street
Augustus P. Duffy
W. W. Franklin & Co
Freeborn
R. Cole
Charles M. Connery
Undertaker
Burton St
G. H. Spencer Roofing Co
F. M. Gifford
Constitution Street
BR. L
Robert J. McKay
G. W. Simmons
William Street
William A. Doran
Bay View Ave
G. M. Wilbur
Constitution ST
E. W. Weaver
High Street Telephone Cos
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Boston
Stn
E. L. Watson Co., Inc
Weybosset Street
Providence
Lanzire’s Express
Frank Lanzire
Bristol District Nursing Association
Stafe Street
ISS
Martha Graham
Miss Thyra Carlson
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