Miss Gertrude Guiteras Dies in Bristol Philanthropist Remembered
Miss Gertrude Elizabeth Guiteras a longtime Bristol resident and noted philanthropist died last evening at her High street home after months of illness Funeral services set for Thursday at two o clock Rev Herbert Graetz to officiate Burial will be in Juniper Hill Cemetery She supported charity quietly including work with Dr Grenfell Labrador and helped fund the Guiteras House Miss Guiteras left no immediate relatives and is survived by cousins in New York Philadelphia and Cuba.
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Gertrude Elizabeth Guiteras
Bristol
High Street
Herbert D. Graetz
First Congregational Church
Juniper Hil
Miss Guiteras
Guiteras
Belle
Wardwell
New York
Philadelphia
Cuba
New Year Celebrations Ring in Bristol With Dances and Masses
Bristol clubs and churches plan New Year events from 9 p m to 4 a m including a Yacht Club dance at Constitution Street, Y M C A open house with Viking team activities, and dances at Colonial Hotel Belvedere and New Bristol Casino. Masses at St Elizabeth’s St Mary’s Our Lady of Mt Carmel and Trinity Episcopal mark the religious observances. Music by Carl Tatz orchestra, Jose Carmen, and Ella Wilson accompanies varied festivities and a spaghetti supper for Viking players.
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Bristol
Bristol Yacht Club
Constitution Street
Carl Tatz
Providence
Ernest G. Brown
Harleigh V. S. Tingley
Samuel D. Clark
Wesley A. Armstrong
Charles B. Rockwell
Norton M Zinderstein
St. Elizabth’s
Henrique R. Rocha
St. Mary’s
Michael L. Ryan
Vincent Griffin
Our Lady of
Viking
Viking Team
James Duffy
Arnold Dryer
Joseph Abate
Joseph Pacheco
Anthony Roderick
William Simmons
William Mc
Colonial Hotel
Belveder Hotel
Jose Carmen
Boston
Ella Wilson
New Bristol Casino
War Relief Fund Contributions in Bristol England
A Bristol England War Relief Fund list records numerous donors and amounts. Individuals including Gertrude and Frances Pocock 10.00 Mrs George King 1.00 W Raymond Dixon 1.00 Rev A C Larned 20.00 Walter Simpson 15.00 Collins and Aikman Girls Club 5.00 and others donate varying sums totaling at least 80.35 by Kleistone Rubber Co. employees and 50.00 by Mr and Mrs E W Weaver.
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Gordon Brown
Perroni
Gertrude
Frances Pocock
George King
Clinton Bower Neni
W. Raymond Dixon
A. C. Larned
E. W. Weaver
War Relief Sale Seeks Valued Articles for Bristol Fund
Preparations for a large Bristol War Relief Fund sale proceed under co chairs Mrs Sid ney Herreshoff and Mrs Harleigh V S Tingley. The event at Colt Memorial Hall on January 11 runs 10 am to 10 pm with auctions for unsold items and an evening program.
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Bristol England War Relief Fund
Sidney Herreshoff
Harleigh V. S. Tingley
Colt Memorial Hall
Herreshoff
Holmes House
John Nicholas Brown
Tingley
Phoebe Goulart
Attilio Topazio
Alfred Ferreira
Dorothy Holt
Rene Sutcliffe
England
St. Alban’s Quartet
Buddy” Congdon
Italian Charity Drive Extended To January 13
The Italian Socialites Womens Club extends its annual charity drive to January 13 citing weak response and the Christmas rush. Members will personally solicit donors to avoid cutting half the yearly charities and reducing support to 11 local agencies.
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Jeannette Salzano
Madeline Cortellesa
Carolyn Squatrito
Rhode Island State Guard seeks more volunteers for Company G
Warren Bristol battle to field the largest Company G unit with 17 enlisted men and officers, as Rhode Island readies a 1000 strong regiment to replace the National Guard. Chaplain Heilborn and Colonel Hammond oversee recruitment, uniforms, and training for two years of service with Springfield rifles and officer sidearms.
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Warren
Rhode Island State Guard
Bristol
West Barrington
East
Providence
National Guard
Newport
East Greenwich
Charles T. Heilborn
Thomas H Hammond
118Th Enginers
Heilborn
Luke H White
Henry E. Correia
Ics
WPA
George F. Dion
Joseph Pimental
Frank Campo
William Francis
John G. Bowen
Walter H. Munro, Jr
Wesley A. French
William M. Cheetham
Lawrence F. Cheetham
Henry Martelly
Richard E. Rensenhauser
Walter A Collins
Manuel Enos
Frank J
State Armory
Thames Street
Hammond
First Bristol Troop Marks 28th Scout Anniversary in Gala Night
The First Bristol Troop of Boy Scouts of America celebrated 28 years of Scouting in Bristol with a Scout Hall party. George R. Fish has led since 1912 as Scoutmaster, joined by S S Edwards Sea Scouts unit and Patrols. Awards included a gold palm for Joseph Marshall, four year service certificates for several leaders, and a film of Camp Yawgoog followed by refreshments.
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Bristol
Boy Scouts of America
Scout Hall
Bristol County
George R. Fish
Sea ‘Scouts of
S. S
Admiral Edwards
James Lewis
Panther
Albert Silvia
Joseph Marshall
Marshall
Daniel Freitas
George Morris
Frank Sousa
Manuel Sousa
Manuel Paiva
Manuel T. Vasconcellos
Arthur Conlan
Joseph Castro
America
Camp Yawgoog
Green Bar
Fish
Joseph Belanger
John Freitas
William F. Head
Living In Germany Today by William Bayles
William Bayles, back from Germany, recounts Nazi life in Munich and the Reich’s impact on ordinary people. He notes fear, censorship, rationing, and daily hardships including food scarcity, wage limits, and the loss of civil freedoms shaping a muted public spirit.
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Germany
American Mercury
William Bayles
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Jean Arthur
Arizona
William Holden
Saturday Evening Post
Hfe
Norma Shearer
Robert Taylor
Waterloo Bridge
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios
Fred Astaire
Paulette Goddard
Artie Shaw
Charlies Butterworth
Burgess Meredith
Junior G-Men
London
Red Cross
David Finley Albert Crabtree
James Antone DuPont
Hope
C Congregational Club
State Guards
Gurdon
Bristol Public
Freedom
Munich
Bayles
Labor Front
Silesia
Reich
Hitler
India
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