Missing Cambridge man vanishes after Christmas voyage to Bristol
William J. Dupont known as Boston of Cambridge Massachusetts disappeared after leaving Prudence Island in a 12 foot rowboat on Christmas night bound for Bristol to buy liquor. Police found an oar and a battered boat. parents suspect foul play and report he may be wanted by Massachusetts authorities. He is 32, 5 ft 10 in, dark complexioned, partly bald, last seen in a red sweater brown trousers and white cap. He has a wife and four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J
Boston
DuPont
Cambridge
Mass
Prudence Island
Joseph Dupont
Somerville
Bristol
Oscar Sands
Hase
Norman Bernard
Prudence Island Navigation Company
Massachusetts
Army
Navy
Mt Hope Eastern Star to Hold Annual Election and Installation
Mt Hope Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star will conduct its annual election and officer installation Monday evening at the Masonic Temple. Worthy Grand Matron Filla L. Blackwell and Worthy Grand Patron George C. Clark will oversee the ceremonies, followed by refreshments provided by a committee led by Mrs Elizabeth Gladding.
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Mt Hope
Order of Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
Filla L. Blackwell
George C Clark
Elizabeth Gladding
Roll Call chair announces Red Cross totals in Bristol
Mrs. Raymond S. Brightman reports 575 memberships this year versus 663 in 1931 and $1 675.54 raised, with $1 377.52 staying in Bristol for the local branch. List of workers and teams follows, detailing volunteers and captains across schools, companies, churches, and organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond S. Brightman
Red Cross
Bristol
Francis Bragg
Wallis F. Howe
Everett LeBaron Church
John G DesLauriers
J Winthrop DeWolf
Philip DeWolf
Charles Dimond
Frank M Dimond
Charles Liscomb
Benjamin M MacDougall
Clinton T Sherman
Frederick Williams
Brightman
Edward Davin
Reginald Dimond
Claude Hazledine
Robert F Munro
Thieves Frightened Off After Gas Theft on High Street
Gasoline thieves, active in the town for weeks, siphoned fuel from a parked auto on High Street Tuesday evening but fled in haste. They left a rubber hose and a five gallon gasoline can at the scene.
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High Street
Public Hearing Called by Budget Commission for Wednesday Evening
The Budget Commission will hold a public hearing Wednesday at 8 pm in the Reynolds School auditorium. Chairman Francois L de Wolf invites taxpayers, the Town Council, School Committee, Public Aid, Sewer Commission, and others to discuss criticisms and suggestions before next year’s budget is prepared.
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Budget Commission
Reynolds
Francois Levay de Wolf
de Wolf
deWolf
Public Aid
Sewer Commission
Francois L. Dewolf
Christmas Festival at St Michael's Church School
The Church School of St Michael's Church held its annual Christmas festival in the Parish Hall despite bad weather. Santa arrived through the chimney, played by Arlen M Newman, distributing gifts and fruit. Superintendent Calbraith Perry led the program with prayers, recitations, tableaux, and songs performed by local pupils and teachers.
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St Michael's Church
Santalaus
Arlen M Newman
Calbraith
Perry
Bristol Couple Celebrate Fifth Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Carmine J Massano of 402 High Street entertained a group of sixteen at a dinner party in a room set as a Hollywood Night Club replica to mark their fifth anniversary. They wed on December 26, 1927 and received many gifts. Attending were Misses Flanagan Collins Collins Hallo well Morris Bristol and Providence, Messrs Rinaldi Pierce De Martino Ruggiero Hughes and others.
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Carmine J Massano
High Street
New York City
Matsano
Louise Flanagan
Margaret and
Ellen Collins
Hilda Hallowell
Fall River
Margaret Morris
Bristol
Harriet Carroll
Providence
Catherine Morris
Francis J Rinaldi
James T Pierce
Matthew D de Martino
James C Ruggiero
Louis
Edward J Rinaldi
This Town
Charles L. Hughes
Warren
Dance plans finalized for Bristol club event
Plans have been completed by the committee for a dance and Chamarita to be held at Holy Ghost Hall Franklin street on Saturday evening January 7 under the Bristol Portuguese American Citizens Club. Guests are invited from Taunton Dighton Somerset Swansea Rehoboth Warren Jamestown and Newport. Daniel M Vargas leads the arrangements committee including Joseph Marshall and Trancro Parte.
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Holy Ghost Hall
Franklin Street
Bristol
Brotherhood of St Michaels Christmas Tree Party Held
Members of the Brotherhood of St Michaels Church gathered at the parish house after the regular meeting for an annual Christmas tree party. The event featured gifts from a decorated tree and a mixed quartet singing carols arranged by committee chair Leon McCaw with Tarmes Wood and Wallird Kennes. Brig Gen L H Callan shared reminiscences of World War II service in France.
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Brotherhood of St Michaels Church
Mies Tanies I
Donnel
France
L H
Callan Highlights Texas Trip At Rotary Meeting
Gen Lo Callan spoke of Texas trip experiences at the Rotary Club lunch at the Hotel Belvedere. He described visits to oil fields and government output restrictions. He recounted a three day ranch stay with Mr P Seagraves, noted wild turkey and buck hunting from Reach wagon, with guests present including Rev Herbert J Graetz.
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Lo Callan
Herbert J Graetz
Cub
Santa Claus Visits Sunday School Children
Albert O Earle inspector of the State Board of Public Roads portrayed Santa Claus to children at the First Congregational Church Sunday School Christmas program. Miss Fsthe Osterberg organized the event in DeWolf Memorial Chapel with a lighted tree and refreshments. Children included Harris Fish Paul Smith Martini Maher Raymond Francis Roswell S Bosworth Jr George Pendleton Frank Dimond John Dimond Jack Tuplin John Anderton Donald Webb Wilmer Fish Kenneth Gardiner and Eunice Webb Marguerite Anna Kebrek Marion Munro Eleanor Munro Sally Ann Mapes Barbara Hill Jacqueline Pettine Margaret Hibbert.
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Santa Claus
Albert O Earle
State Board of Public Roads
First Congregational Church
DeWolf Memorial Chapel
Fsthe- Osterberg
Christian Endeavor Society
Harris Fish Paul Smith Martini Maher
Raymond Francis
Roswell S Bosworth Jr
George Pendleton
Frank Dimond
John Dimond
Jack Tuplin
John Anderton
Donald Webb
Wilmer Fish
Kenneth Gardiner
Eunice Webb
Marguerite
Anna Kebrek
Marion Munro
Eleanor Munro
Sally Ann Mapes
Barbara Hill
Jacqueline Pettine
Margaret Hibbert
Youth Held in Gasoline Theft Charge on High Street
Philip Scolarodi of 327 High Street was arrested on a charge of stealing gasoline from parked cars. He pleaded not guilty when arraigned by Justice Joseph A Hammill. Bail set at $200. committed to Bristol County Jail until next Monday for appearance before the Fifth District Court. He admitted taking gasoline from a car on High Street last Tuesday evening.
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Philip Scolarodi
327
High Street
Ot Putty
Justice of the Peace
Joseph
Bristol County
Fifth District Court
Providence Attorney J Ira Shepard Suspected Suicide
J Ira Shepard a Providence attorney and former town resident is believed to have jumped from the Mount Hope Bridge between 10 and 11 this morning. A note to his wife found in his car along with fingerprints on the railing are cited as strong evidence. His body has not been recovered.
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Mount Hope Bridge
Pal
James Ira Shepard
Providence
Herbert Gray
Stanley E Friswell
Shepard
Mr Shepard
Brooklyn
Harry H and
Agnes (Kent) Shepard
National India Rubber Co
Moses Brown School
Brown University
Harvard Law School
304Th Infantry
Europe
Rhode Island
Alice Building Co, Inc
Downey-Nash Co., Inc
Mrs. Condon To Supervise Workers At Food Station
Mrs Mary J Condon heads a group of over 45 women aiding the Bristol Rotary Club in reopening a food station for undernourished schoolchildren on January 10. The four month operation will run five days weekly in the John Post Reynolds School domestic science room with John G. DesLauriers in charge and workers assigned by day.
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Rotary Club
Food Station
Mary J Condon
Public Aid Department
Bristol Rotary Club
John Post Reynolds
John G. DesLauriers
Roy Bush
Dorothy Mott
Benjamin M. MacDougall
Emma Stanton
Anna McHugh
Betty Simmel
Sophia Young
Merrill Pickett
Margaret Dwyer
John R Magee
Henry Sweeney
Jeanette Bush
Louie Bush
William LeClair
John Wall
William Wood
Louise Doyle
Alfred M. Merriman
G. Andrews Moriarty
Philip DeWolf
Fred Mott
William Gladding
Bertha Wyatt
William O'Donnell
Clarence Higbee
John W
Alice Coughlin
Egisto Gogha
Sebastian Bernard
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William J. DuPont
Roll Call
R. S. Brightman
Theodore Collier
Colt Memorial High School
Pastime Theatre
Madison Square Garden
Jack Oakle
Thomas Meighan
Lew Cody
Marian Nixon
Zasu Pitts
William Collier, Sr
William Boyd
Wei
Charles Bickford
Dorothy Wilson
Carole Lombard
Walter Connolly
Louise Closser Hale
Lyle Talbot
Tim McCoy
LAW
Dolores del Rio
Joel NeCrea
Reynolds School
Elizabeth Wood
Jack
David Mathewson
Elizabeth Jackson
William McCaw
Janette McCaw
Rabette
Eutha Brown
Elizabbeth Wood
Louise Usher
Virginia Marshall
Margaret Brown
Frances Usher
Carol
Margaret K Brown
William Clueshire Jr
Tell Santy
Martha Miller
Miss Mildred Newman
Prvelyn Cheshire
George SS Pailthorpe
Brotherhood
Call’an
J. Ira Shepard
Mrs. Condon
Edward B.kunz Cvm
Toplin’s
Thames Street
Mello’s Market
Hope St
Mello’s Building
Frankforts
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