Boy Scouts Court of Honor and Christmas Plans
The December Court of Honor for merit badges meets at 8 pm in Warren Town Hall with scouts assembling at 7:30 at the Scout building. First Bristol Troop and Troop 2 outline Christmas party plans and vacation activities, while Troop 5 meets Thursday at Trinity Parish House. A Christmas social by Awashanks Herd PoOWS is planned for Dec 27 and bylaws amendments are noted.
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BOY Scouts OF America
Court of Honor
Warren
Sharp
Bristol
Fred Woggeshall
Bo O
Trinity Parish House
Awashanks Herd Po Oows
Othe
Weste Das
Gray Wolves
Wits
Providence meeting to discuss town site and legal actions
A building committee is to be formed with Wallis E Howe of Clark and Howe Architects Providence. The Hasbrouck petition seeks a restraining order against the Town Treasurer to block use of town funds bequeathed to the town with a hearing before Judge Barrows on December 22 in Providence Superior Court. Edward E Bunn urged Hasbrouck to withdraw his bill of complaint, and Hasbrouck stated he is within his rights as a taxpayer. A conference with Superintendent Hobbs Miss Annie Scanlon principal of Valley school and Miss Mary F Spooner was suggested with the school committee and Chairman Connery.
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Wallis E. Howe
Clark
Xmas Special Ladies Nightgowns at SUZMAN'S Shoppe
Ladies white satin nightgowns trimmed with dainty edgings offered in holiday boxes priced at 150 dollars each from SUZMAN'S Specialty Shoppe.
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Suzman
1000 Point Contest Spurs HS Football Workout
Four events were held in the 1000 point contest Friday afternoon at the MC. Garvin leads with 251 points followed by Remieres 237 Makowsky 191 and Eisenstadt 34 plus W Hobbs 207 in the junior division. Broad jumps and two broad jumps determine scores with six inches per foot and inches guiding the tally.
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Garvin
Remieres
Makowsky
Eisenstadt
W Hobbs
Obituary notices for local residents including De Santo and Walker
In this town Dee 13 Lungs Chiarell aged 63 died in Providence at St Josephs Hospital. Mrs Rose De Sano widow of Mario De Santo aged 66. Thomas Omerod Walker of his sixth year funeral from his life resident 232 Wood Street Wednesday Dec 17 at Toocock. Relatives invited to attend burial in Oak Grove Cemetery. Town records note death dates and local burial details.
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Chiarell
Chiarelh
de Santo
Providence
St Josephs Hospital
Rose de Sano
Mario de Santo
Walker
Thomas Omerod Walker
Hes Life
Wood Street
Toocock
Americans Knighted in Britain for Domestic Honors
British honors accorded to American nationals include Sir William Beyperet born in Kittery who became the first native American knighted by the Crown. The article notes New Englanders and prominent figures such as Astor and Lord Shaughters achieving royal recognition for their contributions.
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William Beyperet
Kittery
Welstinmowioe
Eng
Peart
Gordo
Massetts
Ogast
Astor
Lord Shaughters
New York
Milwaukee
The Quietest Man I Know Ends Up Dead
An old London Tit Bits tale recounts a judge testing a crowd to name the quietest man. A minder finally declares someone the quietest, only to reveal the man is dead, having not spoken in nearly twenty years.
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Aton
Boston
Oman
Jude
Othens
Bill Kite
London
Would Be Clumsy We Wear Away Two Inches of Shoe Leather
The statement notes that yearly wear equals about two inches of shoe leather. A pair of boots claimed to last a lifetime would require soles eight to nine feet thick to withstand such wear.
Moisture Rain Enables Island Forestry on Ferro
In Ferro Island, trees collect moisture from drifting clouds and drip it to the ground rather than forming steady streams. The process appears to aid local vegetation as moisture is gathered from the air.
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Island of
Ferro
Pistols in Hamilton Burr Duel Also Used in Other Affairs
A Nomad correspondent recounts a Boston Transcript note about the Hamilton Burr duel pistols. The owner, Richard Church, showed a mahogany box with flintlocks used in three Burr-involved duels, including the Wilkes-Burr and Church-Burr encounters. The pistols' fate and exact present owner remain unknown.
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Bopton Transcript
Hamilton
Burr
Geneva
N. Y
Richard Church
Mr. Church
Church
Hart
St. Mark's Church
Rochester
Damon
Burr-Hamiltton
Wrens and Catbirds Nest Together in Unusual Friendship
Elizabeth Frederick writes of two bird families the wrens and the catbirds sharing a nesting space. The wrens and catbirds built beside the same cottage, shared the edge of one nest, sat on eggs together, and guided their young to fly in harmony restoring a peaceful neighborly scene.
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Elizabeth Frederick
Jess
British Museum Insect Collection Tops World Catalog
The British Museum reveals the world’s largest insect collection with 1,118,000 specimens. It lists 25,000 butterflies across 2,010 species, 8,000 beetles with 67,300 bee wasp and ant varieties, 12,? million ants and other orders, and 2,067 grasshopper types. Private donors contributed large sums and a 31,700 specimen butterfly collection was donated.
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British Museum
London
Babbitt WRC elects officers and plans Christmas event
At the Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps meeting officers were chosen including President Sarah A Marshall and Senior Vice President Barbara LeClair. A Christmas party and tree are set for December 26 at the G A R Hall with Babbitt Post as guests. social hour followed, hosted by Ethel Mott with helpers Meta Williston and Marcia Gifford.
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Segular
Babbitt Post
No. 15
Grand Army Hall
Robert H. Bullock
Thomas Bell
James D. Wardwell
Illiam Clough
O.B. Streeter
William E. Young
Charles Cole
Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps
Babbitt Woman’s Relief Corps
Sarah A. Marshall
Barbara LeClair
Minnie Alder
Mary Lake
Elizabeth Graham
Nancy Taylor
Marcia Gifford
Jeanne Dorstrom
Grace B. Wright
Eva Barrett
Lillian Church
Christina Remieres
Dorothy I Mott
Meta Williston
Luella Byone
Minnie Card
Ethel Mott
G. A. R. Hall
Babbitt
Bristol District Nursing Report November totals
The Bristol District Nursing Association reports 328 total visits in November including 37 general care cases, 295 general care visits, 24 tubercular visits, 9 pre natal visits, 19 metropolitan cases and 124 metropolitan visits. Child welfare clinics show 3 with 61 babies, and state child welfare visits total 401.
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Bristol District Nursing Association
Veterans Visit by Kearney Post and Auxiliary
The Kearney Post No. 6 American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary hosted a Sunday veterans visit. About 0 members traveled by car donated by local supporters and gave remarks, solos, readings, and chorus numbers. Cigarettes jelly cookies candy and fruit were shared with attendees.
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Howard
Kearney
Frank Paull
American Legion Auxiliary
Charles A. Beals
Kearney Post
Nora E. Dwyer
Fred M. Straight
Marion Sparks
James J. Haines
William E. Flanagan
Walter M. Carr
Nora FE. Dwyer
Lillian Carnes
Xmas Cards at Rust Craft Line Daily Arrivals
Daylong sale at GREETING CARD SHOP Hope Street at Franklin features daily factory arrivals keeping the Rust Craft line complete. Open all day Thursday.
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Hope Street
Franklin
Thomas Paine Supper Night With Social Study Club
The second Social Study Club Supper happens Thursday in Rockwell Hall featuring special music and moving pictures. Colin T. Holm lectures on Thomas Paine. tickets available from club members or at the Y through Wednesday evening.
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Rockwell Hall
Thomas Paine
Colin T. Holm
Suzman’s Specialty Shoppe Xmas Silk Gift Ideas
A holiday ad promotes Silk Shirts Silk Bloomers and Silk Step Ins from Suzman’s Specialty Shoppe. Festive assortments highlight comfort and style for Christmas shoppers.
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Forest Malls
Suzman
Awful Mistake Reveals Widow Matone Myth
A Capper's Weekly excerpt describes Tim’s death on a fourteenth floor and a mistaken, insensitive attempt to announce it to Mrs Matone, who denies widowhood as mournful news spreads with curious questions from neighbors.
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Thins
Terry
Tim
Malone
Matone
Ancient Juniper Tree in Cache NF Declared Oldest Living Plant
The Cache National Forest in northern Utah says a juniper tree is not less than 3,000 years old. Scientists from Utah Agricultural College and Forest Supervisor Carl B. Arentson verify the age, placing it among the oldest living organisms like California redwoods.
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Forest Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Cache National Forest
Utah
Utah Agricultural College
Carl B. Arentson
California
Superior Court session reports auto collision case and naturalizations
Judge Arthur B. Sumner presided as Bristol County court heard the Carr v Pelham automobile collision case and the Franklin v Franklin matter. Docket included McFatters v Cardoza. A large batch of naturalization petitions was filed and 13 granted by U S Naturalization Examiner John J. Lynch and Superior Court clerk Horace G. Bissell.
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Arthur B. Sumner
Superior Court
Bristol
Bristol County
High Street
James McFatters
Vincenzo Cardoza
George F. Carr
Michael Pelham
Colt Drive
Hope Street
Agatha Franklin
Louise B. Franklin
John J. Lynch
Boston U
Horace G. Bissell
Grand Army Hall Hosts November to December Community Events
A series of social events are listed from November 1 to December 25 in Grand Army Hall Bristol Casino First Baptist vestry and Armory. The Burnside Social Club Bristol Whist Club United Brothers' Social Club Berean Class Broadway Two and Kearney Post No 6 organize dances sales and entertainment for residents across Bristol and surrounding venues.
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Grand Army Hall
Burnside Social Club
G. A. R. Hall
Bristol Whist Club
United Brothers’ Social Club
Bristol Casino
Bleven Field
First Baptist Church
Berean
Broadway Two
State Armory
Church Street
Kearney Post
The
American Legion
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Wilfred Lucas
Alan Hale
Mamie Kelso
Mack Sennett
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Ter Sears
Chadwick Pictures Corporation
James Kirkwood
Pauline Garon
Charles Ray
Ray
William Steiner
Hutch
Charles Hutchinson
Billy West
Pythian Sisters
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Pweelent
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Mo Gurnes
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Joanne
Matta Nelle
Caerteude
Cran
Minnie
Card
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Grand Temple
Denne
Bullock
Burnside Lodge
Knights of Pythos
Ellen Cadby
Providence and
Cadby
Lena Holmes
Ida M Newman
Sarah M McMahon
Henry H Bullock
Burke
Burnhayn
Dunbar
Marz
Remnieres
McCaughey
Munroc
Leva
McGann
Ruggiero
Gorham
Leonard
Britain
District Nursing Report
N. A. Sullivan
Blue Bird Shop
Bandeaux
City
Cess
Bristol Chamber OF Commerce
Mercantile Division
Nursing Association
State Street
Kathleen Marksby
Hope St
Martha Graham
G. M. Wilbur
Constitution ST
E. W. Weaver
Pierce Avenue
Archie H. Rounds
Tel
Union Street
William A. Doran
Bay View Ave
F. M. Gifford
Usher Place
Bristol Neck
Everett West
William Wanklin & Co
Wood St
Freeborn
R. Cole
Robert J. McKay
G.W. Simmons
William Street
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