Gay Nineties Players Present Skidding at Guiteras Auditorium
St Marys Players stage three act comedy Skidding at Guiteras Memorial Junior High school auditorium on Thursday with 420 seats reserved. Cast features Mrs Sebastian Bernard Jr and Catherine Levere among others. Frank L Doran directs. Embasby Boys provide incidental music.
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St. Mary’s
Frank L. Doran
Guiteras Memorial
St. Mary's Players
St. Mary's Dramatic’ Sataty
Sebastian Bernard, Jr
Milly
William McCarthy
Andy
Catherine Levere
Myra Hardy Wilcox
James F. Meiggs
George H. Baldwin
Hilda Jamies
Harry S. Young, Jr
Raymond McNamara
Margaret Ferone
Leonard Donovan
Thomas H. Byrnes, Jr
Philip Morris
Charles Byrnes
Russell Bullock
Bristol Safety Council Formed Discusses Traffic Reform
Chief Berrara spoke at a Safety Council meeting promising cooperation from his department and inviting constructive traffic regulation ideas. Speakers included Uncle Red Bennett and Rhode Island leaders. Four Bristol Unit groups plan meetings before the February 21 general session.
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Neieriach
Aristol
Ie &P U
aeNtee Friswell
Bennett
Providence
Uncle Red
A. B . Club
Wise Westcott
Rhode Island
J. Francis Connell
O. Reid LeClair
Bristol
Friswell
Arthur H Carr
Vincent Leahy
Thomas Gardner
Jewish Jubilee Fete Slated For March 6
Sunday evening March 6 marks the jubilee celebration of the Chavera Agudas Achim Temple parishioners in Bristol. Dr Morris B. Grossman president of the Temple announced an elaborate program with speakers and entertainment to honor 38 years since the synagogue founding.
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Chavera Agudas Achim Temple
Bristol
Morris B. Grossman
Temple
Bristol GOP Meeting Hears Nancy Walker of Providence
Nancy Walker first vice president of the Young Republicans and organizer of the Women s Motor Corps spoke at the Bristol Women s Republican Club meeting at the Hotel Belvedere. Nathan M Pearlman Providence attorney and treasurer of the Young Republicans outlined national and state issues. Mrs Albert H Flint Jr introduced the speakers and refreshments were provided by Mrs Walter Kerr Mrs J Harry Tuplin and Mrs Robert Newbold.
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Rhart Net Lelne
Phe
Thea Hee
Nancy ‘Walker
Providence
Bristol Women’s Republican Club
Hotel Belvedere
Miss Walker
Young Republican
Women's Motor Corps
Republican Party
Nathan M. Pearlman
Young Republicans Club
Albert H Flint, Jr
Walter Kerr
J Harry Tuplin
Robert Newbold
Mid-Year Rotary Assembly in Boston Draws District Members
Bristol Rotary Club members plan to attend the Mid-Year Assembly of the 197th Rotary District in Boston at the Statler hotel. Maurice Duperrey of France Rotary International will be guest of honor, with nearly four thousand district members expected. Notables from state and city, business, church, and education will attend the historic event.
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Bristol Rotary Club
197Th Rotary District
Boston
G Hotel
Statler
Maurice Duperrey
Ot Pee
France
Rotary International
New England
Madame Duperre
United States
Mysterious Note Found In Bottle Off Hog Island
Two Bristol fishermen found a four ounce bottle with a crude note reading a threatening message and names Rosers Anna Sherman Charless sherman. Police Chief Ferrara sent teletype inquiries to Rhode Island Connecticut and Massachusetts departments for clues with no replies by late today. Kenneth McKenzie and William Warner located the bottle on Hog Island Saturday around 4 PM near the south side and a cork stamped Portugal was noted.
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Bristol
Hog Island
Kenneth McKenzie
Hope Street
William Warner
Burton Street
Portugal
Annual Assay Commission Convened at United States Mint
Mrs Nelle Tayloe Ross will convene the Annual Assay Commission at 10:00 am in the United States Mint at Philadelphia for the ceremony marking the yearly trial of the coins. Secretary Morgenthau noted the commission's origins dating to 1801 with three ex-officio members and procedures for testing silver coins from mints including the use of the pyx chest for secure delivery.
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Nelle Tayloe Ross
United States
Philadelphia
Morgenthau
Council
Prescott B
Fire Companies Name Yearly Committees and Roster
Fire committees and apparatus appointments for the year were announced by Foreman Frederick Coggeshall of the Hydraulion Engines and Hose Company and Captain John Faikovich of the Ever Ready Company. The lists include officers, lead men, and relief and finance roles, with Joseph Paul named number one driver and Fred Macauley Jr. serving on the fire police detail.
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Frederick Coggeshall
Hisdraulion Engines and Hose Company
John Faikovich
Hydrauhon
Samuel A. Mott
Harold Manchester
Arthur Bullock
William Francis
Iaais Gallo
Chester Hemple
Charles Bickford
Archie Rounds
William Head
Tous Gladue
Gardiner West
R J Anderson
John Byrnes
John Grabert
George Fish
Tours Gallo
James Meiggs
Charles Pendleton
Henrys Brown
Mr Anderson
Oscar Pivin
Louis Gallo
Clarence Davis
Charles Pendleton Samuel A Mott
Henry Brown
James Fay
Henry Campbell
Joseph Winward
Frank Lewis
John Martin
Bernard McHugh
Harvey Gladue
Arthur Demars
Wilfred Gladue
John J Perry
Christy Travers
Jesse Viera
Antone Goulart
Michael DiLello
Joseph Pinheiro
Oliver Desilets
Antone Gaglo
John Vera
Frank Dias
John Freitas
Arthur Casse
Michael Flynn
John Iangello
Arthur Proulx
Albert Rosa
Anthony Perry
Fred Guevremont
Board of
Fire Engineers
Joseph Paul
Wilfred Lemaire
Matthew Brito
Earl K. Dunbar
Frank Rinaldi
Arthur Guevremont
Alec Guevremont
Louis Cirillo
Fred Macauley, Jr
Jesse King
James Saviano
Philip Osborne
Bristol School Leader William Hobbs Dies at 79
William C Hobbs former Bristol public schools superintendent 1919 1929 died this morning at Jane Brown Hospital after brief illness He was born July 11 1859 in Wilton NH and taught at multiple New England schools He led Bristol to create a platoon school and the first junior high in the state Funeral arrangements are pending with burial in New Hampshire
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William C. Hobbs
Bristol
Jane Brown
Hobbs
Bristol Chamber of Commerce
Bristol Rotary Club
Wilton
George and
Abby (Wheelwright) Hobbs
John Wheelwright
Exeter NH
Colona
Quincy
Mass
Newton
Arthur E. Hobbs
Darien
Conn
Theodore C. Hobbs
Birmingham
Mich
William C Hobbs, Jr
Baton Rouge
First Congregational Church
New Hampshire
Quiteras
Pawtucket
Constitution Street
North Jay
Maine
Bates College
Harvard
Litchfield Academy
Lewiston
Attlebor
Canton
Providence
Providence High School
North Attleboro
Cranston
Colt Memorial High School
Colt School
Bristol Schools
Hope Circle Plans For Several Events
The Daughters of Isabella Hope Circle endorsed the Bishop Keough campaign against indecent literature. They outlined the 23rd annual banquet for March 20 at K of C Hall with Margaret Morris chairing the arrangements and a large committee. The group also advanced plans for a Washington bridge event and a whist dinner on February 21, voted a $10 donation to CYO classes, and welcomed three new members.
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Hope Circle
Daughters of Isabella
Francis P Keough
K of C Hall
Margaret Morris
Joseph Lewis
Frances Horton
Mildred Beauregard
Mary Callan
Sara Sweeney
Geraldine Marino
Mary Corey
Ada Perry
Lena Ingram
Margaret Connery
Washington Bridge
Vincent J Griffin
St Mary's Church
Altar Society Plans Pre-Lenten Social at Mt Carmel
The Altar Society of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church organizes a Feb 24 social in Parish Hall Congregational Street marking the first in planned pre lent activities. Nancy Santulli chairs the arrangements with Carmella Santulli Frank Bruno Joseph Per roni Josephine Giglio Julia Guisti Concetta Guista Bridget Nastri Lillian Pasquarelli Marion Chionchio Etta Pirri Mary Soldano Madeline Cortellessa.
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Altar Society of
Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Congregational Street
Nancy Santulli
Carmella Santulli
Frank Bruno
Joseph Perroni
Josephine Giglio
Julia Guisti
Concetta Guista
Bridget Nastri
Lillian Pasquarelli
Marion Chionchio
Etta Pirri
Mary Soldano
Madeline Cortellessa
Meiggs Named Secretary of Hydraulon Engine and Hose Co
Former Sheriff James F Meiggs appointed secretary to succeed the late Raymond A Card. He ran unopposed for the post. Frederick Coggeshall, captain, said at the next Hydes meeting two members will be chosen to be recommended to the Town Council as possible successors to Card on the fire engineers board.
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James F Meiggs
Hydraulon Engine and Hose Company
Raymond A. Card
Frederick Coggeshall
Legion Leaders Speak at Kearney Post and Auxiliary Meeting
Mrs Martha Lord of Pawtucket national executive committee woman of the American Legion and Mrs Emma Dennis president of the auxiliary unit of the Richard J Dennis Post Edgewood spoke at a joint Kearney Post and auxiliary meeting Friday night. Francis P Cuomo senior vice commander announced a drive to reach the membership quota with 17 members still needed. Past Commander Joseph W Enos who wed in Providence on Saturday was honored by both groups Friday night with a mahogany table from the Legion and a floor lamp from the Auxiliary.
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Martha
Pawtucket
National Executive Committee
The
American Legion
Emma Dennis
Richard J. Dennis
Edgewood
Kearney Post
Barrington
Francis P. Cuomo
Joseph W. Enos
Providence
Legion
Auxiliary
C B Rockwell to Head Guests at Annual Club Banquet
Officials from Philadelphia Allendale West Barrington and Bristol will attend the Collins and Aikman Men's Club banquet at the Hotel Belvedere in Bristol Saturday night. Charles B Rockwell vice president Norton M Zinderstein and other executives will be toasted. W G McCullough president cannot attend. An entertainment segment features an out of town troupe.
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Philadelphia
Allendale
West Barrington
Collins and Aikman Men's Club
Bristol
Belvedere
Albert Hartley
Charles B. Rockwell
Norton M. Zinderstein
Harry W. Munro
Wallace Gill
M B. McGee
A. S. Skerry
John Lister
Albert Johnson
W. G. McCullough
Joseph Warren
Fred Atkinson
John Sousa
Albert Ethier
Edward Cunnningham
Charles B. Berson
Mutiny Echoes Reach Modern Sail from 1789
Granville P. Lindley of Warren and Lewis J. Bellem Jr. of Providence set sail from Brooklyn, N C toward Pitcairn Island, tracing back to the 1789 mutiny that left Captain Bligh adrift with his crew.
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Granville P. Lindley
Warren
Lewis J. Bellem, Jr
Providence
Brooklyn
N. C
Pitcairn Island
South Pacific
Christian
Edward Young
Adams
Radio Station WPIC Aims From Pitcairn Island
Messrs Lindley and Bellem pursue establishing a radio broadcasting station on Pitcairn Island to be named Station WPIC The Voice of the Southern Pacific The fragment notes the island currently has only an antique crystal receiver donated in the 1920s by the Marconi Wireless o operator Andrew Young a descendant of midshipman Edward Young from the ill fated Hi So Range vessel.
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Lindley
Bellem
Pitcairn Island
WPIC
Voice of
Marconi“Wireless
Andrew Young
Edward Young
From Pitcairn Island Mission to NBC Broadcasting
Mr. Bellony plans a new broadcasting setup to aid Andrew Young. He builds a modern receiving system and faces the challenge of transporting it to Pitcairn Island. Mr. Bindley, with Byrd’s Antarctic expedition ties, coordinates the voyage stopping at multiple sites to film for NBC and gather lecture material.
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Bellony
Andrew Young
Pitcairn Island
Bindley
Admiral
Byrd
En Saute Hee
National Broadcasting Company
Pitcairn Island gets global spotlight with new broadcasting station
The British possession Pitcairn Island, tiny yet famed from Nordoff and Hall and Mutiny on the Bounty, will host The Voice of the Southern Pacific. The National Broadcasting Company plans a world wide hook up for its inaugural broadcast within three to four months, a fact of local interest in Bristol due to a connection with one of the station's developers.
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Pitcairn Island
Nordoff
Hall
National Broadcasting Company
Voice of the
Bristol
Dear Boss clip from Hastings Daily Tribune humor
A reader’s vintage column excerpt parodies pocket clutter and a wife’s purse. It riffs on odd items, car keys lost in a purse, and old jokes about warts and a frog named Pluto, ending with a casual farewell.
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Hastings
Nebraska
Daily Tribune
Pluto
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Dramatic Society
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G.O.P
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Leo Carrillo
Ann Dvorak
Manhattan
Ted Lewis
Cab Calloway
Cotton Club Orchestra
Kay Thompson
Radio Buo
Joe Dimaggio
Henry Lee Luis Alberni
Max Terhune
Smiley Burnette
Louis Prima
Alcatraz Island
Paramount
Ben Bluff
Dorothy Lamour
Betty Grabble
Johnny Downs
Gordon Over
Marion Marsh
Oscar Franschin
Frances Farmer
Mickey Mouse Cartoon
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