Ham Plympton and the Baker Beetle Broadcast at Boston
A Boston crowd fills the Hotel Bradford Ball Room for a 30 minute radio broadcast featuring Phil Baker Beetle and Bottle. John S Young hosts with NBC New York staff. performances include jokes and stage business as audience members are guided inside by crowded doors.
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Beetle & Bottle
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al Bernie
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Aluminum casting cuts engine weight for locomotives
The Bohn Aluminum & Brass Corp of Detroit completes a four cycle diesel engine frame and water socket in one aluminum unit, weighing 1640 pounds instead of over 3000. President Charles Bohn says the heat treated alloy suits high-stress use and promises economic and endurance gains for the transportation industry.
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Bohn Aluminum & Brass Corporation of
Detroit
Charles B. Bohn
Christmas Whist to Aid Bristol Children in Need
The Sunshine Club plans sixty tables for a turkey whist at Eagle hall Makowsky Building Hope Street to raise funds for needy Bristol children. Proceeds go to the Bristol exchange girls who form the club and organize Christmas cheer for ten to twenty children.
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Sunshine Club
Eagle
Makowsky
Hope Street
Bristol
Marguerite Christianson
Dorothy Foster
Marie Celone
Elizabeth Marz
Rotary League Cyclones Triumph On High Street Alleys
Cyclones of the Rotary League won 3 points from the Cohorts on the high street lanes. F Heustis rolled a high single of 122 and the high total of 325, both by F Heustis, as scores concluded.
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Cyclones
Rotary League
F Heustis
Scoutmaster Fish Seeks Christmas Toys for Needy Children
Scoutmaster George R Fish appeals to citizens to donate discarded toys for repair and repainting. The repaired toys will be distributed to needy children in town on Christmas morning after last year’s success with hundreds of toys donated and repaired.
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George R Fish
Boy Scouts
Santos and Izzo to Battle Friday in Fall River
Jose Santos the Portuguese featherweight champion meets Joey Izzo of Hartford in a 10 round feature bout at the Fall River Casino on Friday night announced by Manny Almeida. Izzo agreed to terms after clinching the match last night. Santos previously defeated Angelo Manna of Worcester and outpointed Charlie Turco of Worcester in Holyoke.
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Joey Izzo
Hartford
Pinto DeSa
Portugal
Jose Santos
Fall River Casino
Manny Almeida
Almeida
Izzo
Santos
Mt. Hope Bay
Angelo Manna
Worcester
Charlie Turco
Holyoke
Christmas Sale at Congregational Club Nets Good Sum
The Congregational Club's Christmas Sale and turkey supper in Memorial Chapel raised a handsome amount. Decorations featured red paper bells and crepe streamers. Music by the Mascagni Mandolin Club accompanied the event with numerous volunteers staffing fancy, candy, and cake tables. The Knights of King Arthur sold ice cream in the south room. Knights of Pythias officers for Company 1 First Rhode Island Regiment were elected, with William H Gardiner as Captain and Herman Gablinski among the lieutenants. refreshments followed.
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Congregational Club
Memorial Chapel
Mascagni Mandolin Club
TF. N. Owen
C. T. Sherman
H. E. Strong
Mary Spencer
Ethel Herrmann
Velma Herrmann
Edith Wilson
Helen Osterberg
Annie Brechin
The
Knights of King Arthur
Co. 1
First Rhode Island Regiment
Knights of Pythias
William H Gardiner
Herman Gablinski
Elwin A. Hill
George S Marshall
James A Clarkson
Alex Alexander
D Marshall
Hope Street Boys Beg Cigarette Pictures
A reader recalls two young boys on Hope Street harassing men for cigarette pictures. The note condemns smoking clerks yet says youths should not nuisance passersby and should be kept from such behavior.
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Hope Street
Happiness Ahead at Pastime Theatre in Oriental Revue
First National presents Happiness Ahead a lively romance set amid a Chop Suey Parlor dance show. Dick Powell and Josephine Hutchinson star with John Halliday Frank McHugh and Marjorie Gateson in a rolicking tale of a rich girl seeking adventure and a window washing dream.
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Nation’ Pictures
Harlem
Dick Powell
Josephine Hutchinson
New York
John Halliday
Frank McHugh
Marjorie Gateson
Ruth Donnelly
Dorothy Dare
Alton
Tomatoes as a substitute for citrus fruits in vitamin C
The article states tomatoes can substitute citrus fruits for vitamin C, aiding gum and teeth protection. It notes cooking preserves this vitamin and claims canned tomatoes offer similar value to fresh fruit.
Portuguese Independent Band to Play at Columbia Dance Night
On a Saturday evening in Columbia 1, Wood street the Portuguese Independent Band gave a dance with music for old and modern dancing by the Jolly Boys stringed ensemble of Fall River. Joseph A. King chaired the arrangements committee with members Joseph Sousa Anthony Al ida Arthur Mello Manuel Sylvia and Manuel P Correiro ex officio.
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Columbia
Wood Street
Jolly Boys
Fall River
Joseph A. King
Joseph Sousa
Anthony Alida
Arthur Mello
Manuel Sylvia
Manuel_P_Correiro
Bristol Post Office Mail Dispatch Schedule
The Bristol post office lists daily outgoing mail times at 7:15 and 9:45 A M, 5:40 and 7:15 P M with a 7:15 P M slot omitted on Saturdays and a Sunday cut at 4:50 P M.
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Bristol Post
Veneration talk and musical program at St Marys church
The monthly meeting of the Ladies Division of St Marys Church Sunday School Teachers' Association was held in Woodref rooms. Rev Thomas I Gillan presided. Miss Louise Lavender read a paper on Veneration of Relics and remarks by Rev J F Downing and Misses Margie Leahy and Bessie Tobin followed. A fine entertainment featured violin, mandolin, piano, and vocal solos by local young ladies. The committee thanks all who helped make the meeting enjoyable.
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St Mary's Church
Wood
Thomas I Gillan
Louise Lavender
J F Downing
Margie Leahy
Bessie Tobin
H F Emphrasie Connery
Henrietta Connery
Theresa Doran
Alice McDonald
Mary Morrissey
Katherine Connery
Louise Franklin
Louie Doyle
Acair
Portuguese Club Signs Up 50 New Members Sunday
Fifty new members joined the newly formed Portuguese Athletic Club at a Sunday mass meeting in Spirito Santo hall Franklin street. President Manuel Perry presided. The group outlined plans for a chamarita and dance set for Saturday evening in Columbia Hall with Mat Maetoza as dance committee chair. Officers include Rafael Martins vice president Anthony Nunes secretary Salvador Nunes treasurer and executives Daniel Vargas John Andrade John Cordeiro Alfonso Rebella Frank Sousa John Marshall and Rev Manuel J Barros.
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Portuguese Athletic Club
Spirito Santo Hall
Franklin Street
Manuel Perry
Columbia Hall
Mat Maetoza
Rafael Martins
Anthony Nunes
Salvador Nunes
Daniel Vargas
John Andrade
John Cordeiro
Alfonso Rebella
Frank Sousa
John Marshall
Manuel J Barros
Has to Admit It Jud Tunkins On College Professor Troubles
Jud Tunkins notes a college professor may face political trouble as he admits occasional uncertainty about answers and guidance in public discourse.
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Jud Tunkins
Rediscovered Work From Darius Era In Persian Palaces
A remark of ancient art from the time of Darius the Great has been uncovered in old Persian palaces. The discovery highlights a period of grand Persian artistry and historical craftsmanship.
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Persia
Darius the Great
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