Million Dollar Concern Aims Bristol Branch Expansion
A large Massachusetts dress manufacturer, described as a million dollar outfit and subsidiary of a Midwestern factory, is reportedly negotiating with United States Rubber Company for space in a Bristol building. Officials say no contact has been made. rumors persist of a possible new plant, with up to 300 workers and about 28000 square feet.
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Massachusetts
United States Rubber Company
Phoenix
Middle West
Bristol
J Floyd Huestis
Collins and Aikman Men's Club Banquet Set for Tomorrow
Arrangements are complete for the fourth annual Collins and Aikman Men's Club banquet to be held tomorrow night at Portuguese Hall on Wood Street. A turkey dinner will be provided by a Providence caterer and entertainment will be supplied by a Providence troupe. Josey Venditts of the Mt. Incenb will oversee the event with committee members including Earl J Mathewson Frank Vorro Anthony DuPont Jr Frank Langello Joseph Sai Albert Metcalfe and Joseph Marshall ex officio.
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Collins and Aikman Men's Club
Portuguese Hall
Wood Street
Providence
Josey Venditts
Peret Denies Embezzlement Charge in Court Appearance
Zigmund Peret 31, a Bristol County cleansing establishment worker, denies one embezzlement and eleven worthless check counts. He awaits Fifth District Court action after pleading not guilty amid $4300 bail total and $1000 bail on the embezzlement charge.
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Zigmund Peret
Fifth District
Peret
Bristol County
Justice of the Peace
Joseph
Taft School Club hears Dr DeWolf on children’s diseases
Dr Harold DeWolf, school physician, spoke on Diseases and Care of Children and traced Bristol school history at the Taft School Club meeting in Taft School Hall. Mrs William Pinch presided, Founders Day tribute paid, and plans discussed for a February 14 card party and an April 23 State Convention banquet.
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Harold DeWolf
Bristol
Taft School Club
Taft School
William = Pinch
Parept
Anthony Moren
Pinch
Annie Tobin
Charles Cole
Anthony Costa
Earl Hob
Claude Hazledine
Netopian Group Plans Annual Turkey Supper
Members of the Netopian Society of the First Congregational Church will hold an annual turkey supper on March 7 in the Guneral House on High Street. The organizing committee includes Mrs Vincent Jo Pettine, Mrs Malcolm Clark, Mrs Herbert Newman, Mrs Harold OConnell, Mrs P Peters, Mrs Arthur Rae, Mrs Robert Steen, Mrs Samuel Steen, Mrs Leslie Young, and Mrs Sephia Young.
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Netopian Society
First Congregational Church
Guneral House
High Street
Vincent Jo Pettine
Malcolm Clark Mirs
Herbert Newman
Harold O'Connell
P Peters
Arthur Rae
Robert Steen
Samuel Steen
Leslie Young
Vaiss Sephia Young
Bruno Nominated For Legion Post at Kearns Post
Joseph Po Brume has been nominated to succeed Frederich Wo Coneeshall as vice commander at Kearnes Post The American Legion The Post will act upon the nomination at the next regular or special meeting A post building committee will meet at 0 o clock at the Legion Home on Franklin Street.
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Joseph Po Brume
Frederich Wo Coneeshall
Rumen
Kearnes
American Legion
Atoats
Post Building Committee
O'Clock
Legion
Franklin Street
Nelson Accepts Chairmanship of Salvation Army Appeal
Robert W Nelson, retired banker, accepts the chairmanship of the 1940 Salvation Army annual appeal in Bristol. Colonel Edmund C Hoffman announces from Boston that a supper meeting will be held at the Holmes House on Friday February 16 to form the sponsor committee aiming for $750. The event gathers Bristol leaders including H Buffington, J Ho Farrell, H Newman, and B Rockwell, with William A Nicol representing the Army.
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Edmund C Hoffman
Salvation Army
New England
Boston
Robert W Nelson
Bristol
Nelson
Holmes House
William A Nicol
United States
Nicol
Dolls on Exhibition at Rogers Free Library
The Community Art Project hosts a two week show of American and foreign dolls at Rogers Free Library. Loaned by Mrs Rovaldo Farnum and Mrs William S Marsh of Providence, the collection includes dolls from Sweden Norway Mexico Ireland Holland Spain Greece France Curacao Germany China Russia and the Ozark Mountains. Russian dolls were given to Mrs Marsh by Bladia Saltakova granddaughter of Princess Maryaeskaya. The display also features two Hopi Indian dolls.
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Community Art Project
Rogers Free Library
Rovaldo Farnum
William S Marsh
Providence
Sweden
Norway
Mexico
Ireland
Holland
Spain
Greece
France
Curacao
Germany
China
Russia
Ozark Mountains
Marsh Bladia Saltakova
Maryaeskaya
Bristol Hill School Merit Certificates Awarded
Merit certificates for general conduct in all school activities were awarded at assembly. Seniors and Sophomores named include Daura Brane Vina Pont Pimelya Bucole Vothou Cabra Calovele Saviene Tila Puva Vathans Natale Candelma Tumors Ker Atulho To p ito Nancent Vacedaro Laure Rug giere Manano Bucoio and Herbert Dran.
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Bristol Hil
Tdaura Brane Vina Bn Pont Pimelya
Atemizia Correara
Elizabeth Gifford
Michael Pelegirine
Antonio Morra
Thomas Campagna
Virginia Arruda
Samuel del Piano
Carol Gast
Rockwell House Presented to Bristol District Nursing Association
Rockwell House on Hope Street Bristol, long a medical hub and home to the Bristol District Nursing Association, is being established as a memorial to Charles B Rockwell Sr and his wife Martha Briggs Sherry Rockwell. Mrs Austin T Levy presented the building to the association after the annual meeting, with deeds to follow and a commemorative plaque to be erected.
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Rockwell House
Bristol
Bristol District Nursing Association
Charles B Rockwell
Martha Briggs Sherry Rockwell
The
Nursing Association
Austin T
June Rockwell) Levy
Rockwell
Hope Street
Andrews Memorial High School
Edward I Leahy
Ernest G Brown
Nathaniel G Herreshoff
Evelyn C Carter
Cranston Worsted
Collins and Aikman Corporation
Wrnms Hemny
District Nursing Association
Southeastern District Health Unit
Disposal Plant Project Approved
The federal government has approved a WPA project for Bristol sewerage disposal plant improvements. Edward J Higgins stated the plan allocates 12 195 with 3 190 borne by the town, including wall construction, grading and seeding 106 000 square feet, cement sidewalks, new catch basins, drain pipes and area cleanup.
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Bristol
Edward J Higgins
Theodore Francis Green
Racing Association Dinner Meeting at Hotel Warren
The New Popland RacingAssociation will hold a dinner meeting at the Hotel Warren on Monday evening February 12. The program includes moving pictures of horses at various stages, rabies disease warnings for dogs, and films from New England featuring harness racers Vir Tuce owner driver of Princess Helene and Calumet Doble. Music by Mrs Raymond S Brightman and an orchestra. Pred G Perkins chairs the arrangements committee.
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Pred G Perkins
Career In Aviation Discussed By Speaker
Archie Dailey of Rogers High School Newport outlined aviation career opportunities at the Senior Junior High School PTA meeting in Andrews Memorial School. He noted 80 ground men per pilot and urged graduates with chemistry physics and math for advancement. President Walker and Mrs Atkinson will attend the State PTA banquet April 23 at Narragansett Hotel Providence. A piano duet by Mass Nancy Bosworth and John Marshall and group singing were featured. An Executive Board meeting is set for Wednesday at 3:30 at Andrews School with all committee chairs requested.
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Andrews Memorial School
Tan ME Walker
Fred Atkinson
Narragansett Hotel
Providence
Mass Nancy Bosworth
John Marshall
Colt Vretoria High
Walker
Andrews School
Colt Memorial Eyes North Providence After 59 26 Win
Colt Memorial high school aims to add North Providence to its victims after routing North Kingstown 59 26. A large home crowd is expected at Andrews school gym for the Tuesday night matchup. Colt’s five strong players must perform at peak to hold off the visitors.
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North Kingstown High
Colt Memorial High School
North Providence
Andrews School Cymnasium
Focal
Colt
Pawtucket
North Kingstown
Colt Jarvees
Homesters
Town Clerk Records Deed Transfers in Bristol
Joseph G Rue transfers a warranty deed to William J Reilly for land on the westerly side of DeWolf Avenue. Town of Bristol quit claims a parcel at the northwest corner of Constitution and Thames streets to Collins and Aikman Corporation.
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Joseph G . Rue
William J Reilly
DeWolf Avenue
Bristol
Collins and Aikman Corporation
Constitution and
Thames Street
Chess by post connects father and son across years
A father and son, Charles J. Bushey and Charles Jr., exchange news via chess postcards as the son heads to college. They run a long standing post card chess game and use it to share life updates without writing letters.
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Charles J. Bushes
Charles Jr
King’s Knight 2 Postcard Sparks Home Chess Message
A father returns to a home where a postcard asks how is mother. He reads the note, plays the son’s move, then replies about Mrs Bushey and the family’s interest in the game. The exchange hints at an active household with chess as a common pursuit.
Father and son exchange mail cards spark lively exchanges
A father describes sending cards with family news to his son Charles and his brother. He recalls a delay in sharing gossip and later messages admonishing him to stop reneging on the news and to avoid propaganda. The exchange reflects playful yet pointed family communication.
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Charles
Father and Son Bond Through Novel Chess Play
The speaker praises a new way of playing chess that draws a father and son closer by sharing a common interest. The novelty of the method strengthens their relationship and deepens their connection.
Electric scoreboard lights up Andrews School games
At the Andrews School gym fans note a new four by six foot electric scoreboard. It displays Bristol and Visitors scores with a Colt seal replica and is illuminated by a wall switch. The electric time clock ticks minutes from the timer’s table across the hall.
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Andrews School
Bristol
Industrial Arts Board Built by Local Students
Stannard J. Sylvia praises Industrial Arts students for constructing a 480 wire board. He and Principal Edward J Fitzgerald supervised the project while most work was done by the students who even labored after school to finish early in the basketball season. The board adds to school sports equipment and reflects student effort.
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Stannard J. Sylvia
Sylvia
Edward J Fitzgerald
Clock draws spectator focus at game time
Mr Sylvia notes spectators watch the time clock as much as the score when close. He praises Industrial Arts students for building the scoreboard and says such projects boost student interest and usefulness felt by those who once disliked classical subjects.
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Sylvia
Confucius quote on waiting and consequences
A witty saying notes that waiting for luck to appear may leave you with empty toes. It humorously warns against passive reliance on chance.
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Confucius
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Netopian Group
Bruno
Priscilla Lane
Rosemary Lane
Lola Lane
Gale Page
John Garfield
Claude Rains
Jeffrey Lynn
Eddie Albert
Dick Tracy
Frank Morgan
Henry
Arizona
Virginia Weidler
Guy Kibbee
Llim Summerville
Douglas Fowley
Stuart Erwin
Marjorie Weaver
Lowell Thomas News
Melvyn Douglas
Joan Blondell
Amazing MR. Williams
Jane Withers
Joe Brown, Jr
Lloyd Corrigan
Claire du Brey
Lynne Roberts
McNamee
Robert W. Nelson
Salvation Army Appeal
Mockwell
Austin T. Levy
Charles Rockwell
C. B. Rockwell, Jr
Charles B. Rockwell, Jr
Association
1Lth
John A Herreshoff
Wallis F. Howe
Norton Minderstein
Evelyn Carter
Robert J Connery
Andrew Arrone
L. H Callan
John Condon
Halses DeWolf
Ruth Graham
Algernon Johnston
Edward L. Leahy Wham
MacColl
Angelo Pozzi
Town of
William I. Serbst
Elmer S Mapes
Bristol Manufacturing
Maurice C Smith
Bristol Macaron
Guisepp Perrom
Carr Manufacturing
Arthur H Carr
Rudolph F Haffenreyer
Frost Wu Brown Nursing Committee
Nathanael Herreshoff
Harry DeWolf Allen
William H. Angevine
Luke H Callan
Stanley E Friswell
Mollie Hami
Julia A Herreshoff
William B MacColl
Arthur McCaw
Margaret Nystrom
Frank Perry
Annie Sisson
Martha Graham
Thyra Carlson
Eddie Duchin
Kay Kyser
Jack Teagarden
Orrin Tucker Ray Noble
Horace Heidt
Philco
Louis G. Evans
Tel
Archie Dailey
Rogers High School
Newport
Shix
Shat
Slone
Shere
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