Gotham Company May Locate In Albany Instead Of Bristol
Gotham Novelty Company of New York City may relocate two plants to Albany if Bristol Town Council does not act soon. J A Bernstein of Gotham acknowledged Albany talks but withheld terms. If moved, about 250 workers would gain more steady year round employment. a $12 weekly minimum wage for female workers is reportedly likely.
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Gotham Company
Albany
Bristol
Gotham Novelty Company
New York City
Albany, N. Y
Gotham, Novelty, Company
Freeport
L. 1
Bernstein
Gotham Novelty Co
Frank
Conc Oere
Pistol Team Practices Ahead of Bristol Reserves Match
The BTA pistol team of 150 under Capt H Stevens Mason and Staff Sgt E J Benoit trains for the Bristol Reserves match next month. Top shooter Benoit scored 282 of 300 with Doran 269, Mason 269, Hambrick 254, Dunbar 253, Scott 251, Syl via 252, Fields 214. Company A drills December 27 with a full schedule including rifle marksmanship. The Rifle Team lost to Roger Williams 1288 to 1220. Hambrick excelled in prone.
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B. T. A. Ee Ee
B. T A
H. Stevens Mason
E. J Benort
Bristol Police
E. J Benoit
J Doran
S Mason
Major Hambrick
Corp
F Dunbar
Charles Scott
Priv
H Sylvia
J Sylvia
E. Fields
Bristol
Charles T Heilborn
BTA
Providence
Roger Williams Rifle and Pistol Club
Henry Hambrick
Mrs Lillian Downey Dies From Heart Attack at 81
Mrs Lillian F Downey 81 died at 8 AM at the home of her son in law and daughter 11 Milk Street Bristol A native of Bristol she had lived in Flushing New York since 1917 and was visiting here since Thanksgiving Survived by four daughters two sons 19 grandchildren and 9 great grandchildren Funeral at 8 15 AM Friday from the Coggeshall home with a 9 AM Mass at St Marys Church burial in St Marys Cemetery
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Lillian F (Petty) Downey
Charles Coggeshall
Milk Street
Bristol
Downey
Flushing
L. I
John
Harriet Petty
Keds
National India Rubber Company
Christian Zimpfer
Coggeshall
Zimpfer
George Guinan
Margaret Downey
Wailham Thiesing
Cambridge
Mass
James McKenna
Warren
Thomas Downey
Connecticut
Wailham Downey
St Mary's Church
St Mary's Cemetery
U S Rubber Seeks Substantial Tax Reduction Tonight
The United States Rubber Company asks for a substantial tax cut from its 1939 tax bill of 27 384 40A communication from Herman Goldman cites a revised request. Town Council and the Board of Tax Assessors meet in executive session in the Burnside Memorial Building to review valuations and compare town and company figures.
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United States Rubber Company
Board of Tax Assessors
Burnside Memorial Building
Herman Goldman
Joseph A. Hammill
New York
Washington Ball Plans Progressing for Bristol Train of Artillery
Arrangements for the Washington Ball on February 22 under Capt Charles T Heilborn advance rapidly. Invitations go to high government state and military officials. Sub committees include invitation publicity decorations and refreshments with listed officers and aides named for roles and duties.
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Bristol Train of Artillery
Charles T Heilborn
Washigton
Helborn
Edwin S Godfrey
Albert Hartley
Henry Hambrick
Luke H White
Clarence J Laskoske
F Frazer
Hambrick
Harry Bullock
Guard of Honor
H Stevens Mason
Norman Hibbert
Johnson
George W Boutiher
John Sylvia
Clarence King
Funeral set for Frank C Sylvester 72 dies after mass
Frank C Sylvester 72 died suddenly after attending a midnight mass at St Mary's. He lived at 28 Central Street Bristol and will be buried after an 8 15 a m service from his home followed by a 9 a m mass. He served with the United States Rubber Company for decades, was a Spanish American War drummer, and leaves three sons Frank W James J Harold T and two daughters Madeline and Marion Boulais plus eight grandchildren.
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Frank C Sylvester
Central Street
St . Mary's Church
St Mary's Cemetery
Mr Sylvester
United States Rubber Company
St Mary’s Church
Harold
Bristol
Sylvester
Manuel
Aime
Bentley) Sylvester
National Rubber Company
National India Rubber Company
L. H Callan
Quonset Point
R. I
First Light Infantry
Bristol Temperance Society
Frank W
Tampa
Flo
James J
Harold T Sylvester
Madeline Sylvester
Marion Boulais
Providence
Bristol Marks Christmas in Traditional Fashion
Christmas in Bristol featured church services across Catholic parishes and St Michael's Episcopal, with three masses at St Marys and benediction. Community groups distributed food, toys, and clothing to hundreds of needy. Scouts delivered about 2500 toys to 300 children while band members visited shut-ins with carols.
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Bristol
Collins Pond
St Michael’s Episcopal
St Marys Church
St Elizabeth's
Car Lady of Mt Carmel
St Michael's
Rhode Island Soldiers’ Home
Home For
Aged Men
Kearney Post
American Legion
Salvation
Vasta Lar
Ruggiero
Domenic Vitiello
Bristol Troops
Boy Scouts
Awashanks Herd
George R. Fish
Bristol District Nursing Association
Rhode Island
Santa Claus Fund
Bristol Chartered Command
Bristol Train of Artillery Band
Fred M Straight
Henry Hambrick
Italian World War Veterans group hosts dance in Bristol
The Young Girls' Auxiliary of the Italian World War Veterans of Bristol completed plans for a Saturday night dance at Colt Memorial High School auditorium. Music for general dancing will be provided by the Embassy Boys of Bristol. Arrangements are led by Agnes Garafola Antonette DiPalma Margaret Catalano Mary Ferrara Josephine Guisti and Mrs Jennie Ferrara ex officio.
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Young Girls’ Auxiliary
Local Boy Brown Honor Student
Norman IT Hibbert aged 41 son of Mr and Mrs George Hibbert 240 Hope Street has been admitted to Brown University Honors Program for high caliber work. Alfred T Kaiser son of Mr and Mrs Adolph Kaiser 126 Market Warren is also selected for the program.
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Norman IT. Hibbert
George Hibbert
Hope Street
Brown University
Brown
Alfred T Kaiser
Adolph Kaiser
Market Street
Warren
R. T. A. Band Delivers Christmas Carols to Aged Homes
On Christmas Eve ten members of the R T A Band under Fred M Straight visited the RI Soldiers' Home Children's Home Aged Women's Home Col M A Cheesman and the Merriman home to play carols. Major Henry Hambrick announced the event and Col Fred Straight led the band.
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Fred M Straight
R T A
R I Soldiers
Aged Women's Home
M. A. Cheesman
A M Merriman
A. M Merriman
Henry Hambrick
Fred Straight
Auto Accident Marrs Quiet Holiday
A car crash at 4 30 yesterday morning disrupted a quiet holiday from the police view. Oscar A Rishe 28 of 406 Thames Street drove south on Hope Street beyond Verndale Circle and, drowsy, lost control veering left into two trees and mail boxes. He escaped injury though the vehicle was badly damaged on the left side.
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Oscar A. Rishe
Thames Street
Rishe
Hope Street
Verndale Circle
Colt Memorial Team Prepares for Holiday Break
Colt Memorial basketeers will rest over the holidays before facing Cumberland high on January 2 in Cumberland. The team edged Barrington high 34 32 in overtime Friday with Vic Santo scoring a late corner one hander to force OT. Santo and Cabral led Bristol while Watson and Anthony starred for Barrington as the game stayed close after regulation.
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Colt Memorial Basketeers
Barrington High
Cumberland High
Cumberland
Vic Santo
Colt
Santo
Bristol
Watson
Anthony
Barrington
Cabral
OL Topazio
Ae del Torro
Ann
Cohol Massa
Barrington Brooks
Butler
Pierce
Christmas Spirit Breaks Down Barriers
A friend recalls a meaningful Christmas moment when a tense relationship softened after a heartfelt exchange. The encounter melted a stone wall between them as they spoke face to face and wished each other well, illustrating the genuine spirit of Christmas.
Canary gifts and whiskey fed birds at hotel show
An account from the Hotel Pennsylvania bird show notes owners with 700 entries cooling to chillier eighteenth floor and some squirting whiskey into birds a few drops at a time. The scene includes a seed bell for a canary and the peculiar practice amid the event.
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Pennsylvania
Bird Show Owner Claims Whiskey Helps Birds Warm Up
One owner says whiskey boosts a bird's resistance to cold and perks them up for the show. They explain that a bird's cold is detected when it sneezes.
Birds Show Human Traits In Aerial Survey
An informal survey of a bird flock yielded notes of sneeze like sounds and trilling that, if humans were the subjects, would suggest intoxication. The anecdotal evidence hints at bird behavior mirroring some human traits.
Rotary Christmas Party Gifts From Local Boys And Girls
A Rotary Club Christmas gathering last week featured each attendee bringing a child. After a luncheon Santa distributed gifts to the guests. A girl pointed to a paint set and mentioned a Portuguese Church, noting a Rosary Club there as well.
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Rotary Club
Santa Clane
Orders are orders at Portsmouth Barracks
James P. Keyes of Warren and a group from Warren and Barrington drove to Newport to board a boat to Block Island for Post installation ceremonies. A state trooper stopped them for brake testing near Portsmouth and, after a brief delay, allowed passage but ordered repairs. Keyes later reported to the barracks at 4 a.m. with brakes fixed and rang the door without response.
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James P. Keyes
South Main Street
Warren
Newport
Keyes
Portsmouth
Eyssa
cAss the
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Lillian P. Downey
Norton M_ Zinderstein
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Margaret Lockwood
Wil Fyffe
George Bancroft
Walt Disney
G-men
T-men
Foreign Service
Joel McCrea
Brenda Marshall
Jeffrey Lynn
Henry Aldrich
Jackie Cooper
Betty Field
Metrotone
GM Bn” News Reel Cart
Russel
POLA
U. S
Washington
Frank C. Sylvester
R. T. A. Band
Canary
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