Officers for Ensuing Yeary Meetings of Four Fire Companies
The Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company and three other volunteer fire brigades held last week meetings at their stations. New members were admitted at Hydraulion and Dreadnaught with several officer appointments and committees named for pipemen, hydrantmen, axe men, stewards, and relief and auditing groups. A delegation was set to attend the Lakewood firemen's fair on Feb 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company
Cataract Fire Company
Lakewood
Raymond A. Card
William_H. Manchester
Wiliam
Francis
Prescott A. Hoar
William B. Spooner
Frank Trask
Arthur Bullock
Frank C. Pearce
John J. Burns
Philip Brady
Daniel G. Coggeshall
Thomas J. Meiggs
Charles L. Pendleton
James F. Meiggs
John Campbell
Amasa C. Willston
Edward E. Belle
Defiance Hose Company
Charles Fales
Russell Coggeshall
Roydon M. Wardwell
Arthur Coggeshall
John W Brown
Leander M. Gayton
Stephen Fales
William Ingram
Hiram A. Rounds
William H. R. Manchester
Fred Coggeshall
John W. Brown
Alexander G. Fales
King Philip Company
Card of Appreciation for Christmas Seals Drive Report
A district nursing association thanks supporters of the Christmas Seals sale and presents a report forwarded to the Rhode Island Tuberculosis Association. Summarized receipts include Miss Annie Scanlon 149.71, Mrs Foley 104.33, Miss Evelyn Carter 78.31, John H Magee 65.00, Mrs C B Rockwell Jr 38.60, National India Rubber Co 50.00, Cranston Worsted Mills 50.00, with Charles B Rockwell Jr as chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island Tuberculosis Association
Annie Scanlon
Foley
Evelyn Carter
National India Rubber Co
John H
Obituary notices from local area deaths
Died de Wolf Elizabeth L wife of Bradford Colt de Wolf aged 57 funeral services Wednesday at 3 pm from the residence of Francisco E de Wolf 217 Hope Street Easterbrooks Gardner T Easterbrooks aged 88 funeral from the home of George M Wilbur 613 South Main Street Warren private funeral Wednesday Feb 13 at 1 pm Howe Mary W F Howe widow of Herbert M Howe Philadelphia in her 76th year funeral Thursday Feb 14 at 1622 Locust Street Philadelphia
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert M. Howe
Locust Street
Philadelphia
Postmaster General Orders Newspapers Treated as First Class Mail
New Postmaster General orders effective February 1 to treat newspapers as first class mail. This aims to reduce delays and omissions, eliminate mixed mail sacks, and improve delivery for city and rural subscribers. Publishers will be notified of mis- dispatches and incorrect mailing practices, with newspapers placed in clearly labeled sacks or pouches when needed.
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New
Dispatch
Funeral for Charles A Barbour Held at Home
The funeral for Charles A Barbour who died at 198 High Street last Wednesday forenoon was held Saturday at 2:30 pm from his residence. Rev Anson B Howard of St Michael's Church officiated in private services. Floral tributes included Prescot Post Providence and Babbitt Post G A R. Bearers were William R Buffington Providence William A Martin Warren Henry M Thompson and William A Darling of this town. Burial was at North Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Barbour
High Street
Anson B. Howard
St. Michael's Church
Prescott Post
Providence
Babbitt Post
William R. Buffington
William A. Martin
Warren
Henry M. Thompson
William A. Darling
North Cemetery
Anniversary Plea for St Michael's Ladies Benevolent Society
Members call for celebration of the 75th anniversary of St. Michael's Church Ladies Benevolent Society, oldest in the Rhode Island Episcopal diocese. Services scheduled February 26 with Rt Rev Louis C. Sanford, bishop of San Joaquin, among expected speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Benevolent Society of
St. Michael's Church
Episcopal Diocese of
Rhode Island
Louis C. Sanford
Diocese of
San Joaquim
Cal
Court session adjourns two cases in Fifth District
Clerk John L Lonergan presided in Judge Hammill's absence as several cases were disposed. Mary Correira pleaded not guilty to assault on Phoebe Costa and the charge was continued for two weeks. Theresa Morra charged with larceny of woolen yarn valued at $2 from Cranston Worsted Mills on Jan 31 was continued for one week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank H Hammill
John L. Lonergan
Fifth District Court
Mary Correira
Phoebe Costa
Theresa Morra
Cranston Worsted Mills
Tides for Power In Germany Faces Coastal Limits
Scarcity of coal since the Ruhr invasion drives Germany to consider tidal power. The noreh coast is nearly flat, leaving too little head of water for practical use, as explained by Scientific American.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruhr
Noreh
Germany
Scientific American
Memorial High School Honor Lists Reflect Strong First Semester
The COLT Memorial High School honor list records top students with 90 percent or higher in required subjects for the first half year ending January 25. Names include Marguerite Kennedy, Joseph Margo, Elizabeth OConnor, Kacy Peters, Mary Cariglia, and many peers across 1924 1925 1926 1927 classes. A separate roster lists students neither absent nor tardy for the first semester.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colt Memorial High School
Cod Memorial High School
Marguerité Kennedy
Joseph Margo
Elizabeth O’connor
Kacy Theresa Peters
Mary Cariglia
Cathleen Barton
Edward Rinaldi
Gladys Brelsford
Kerine Bullock
Mary Ezikorich
Arleen Holm
Geraldine
Bertram Kelley
Mary Kelley
Marguerite Kennedy
Oswald LeClair
Lloyd MacGann
Catherine Morris
Rosalie Pendleton
Rose Powers
Helen Riang
Marguerite Tobin
Mary Tobin
Barbara Tucker
Luke White
Emma Bickford
Frederic Brownell
Mary Byrnes
Francisco Canario
Ralph Church
Josephine Coggeshall
Hector Dagenais
Edna Demers
Tony Garcia
Thomas Goff
Angello Marabello
Charles Munro
Joseph Murgo
Charles Newman
Mary Newbold
Emily Osterberg
Alice Renaud
Michael Ruggiero
John Victoria
Clifford Weaver
Julio Xavier
Bristol D A R chapter meets with 40 members in Bristol
Bristol Chapter D A R held a largely attended monthly meeting at Mrs Robert E Lanphear home with nearly 40 members present. Regent Mrs Alfred M Merriman presided and featured Mrs Fred R Budlong of Anthony who spoke on Hindman School Kentucky and sang mountain ballads. Delegates and alternates to state and national events were elected and plans for Washington's Birthday were made including a luncheon at Hotel Belvedere and a silver tea fundraiser netting the treasury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Daughters of the American Revolution
Robert E. Lanphear
Hope Street
Alfred M. Merriman
Fred R. Budlong
Anthony
Mary Reynolds
Hindman
Kentucky
Providence
Alfred M Merriman
LeRoy Staples
Newell B Sheldon
J. Ellery Ingraham
Mabel B. Salisbury
Henry Barton
Daniel H Child
Howard W. Church
Charles A. Hoar
Edward I Brownell
Harriet M. F Dixon
Washington
William L. Manchester
John B. Bachelor
David Black
Warren
Edward D. Anthony Barrington
Coral Hill
Edward D Kun
Edward P Church
Clinton T Sherman
Charles O F. Thompson
William Bradford
Lillian Farrington
Belvedere
Nellie Easterbrooks West Chapter
Waren
Hotel Belvedere
Treasury
Frank H. Buffinton
Goats Trapped by Hawaii Scout Drive Aids Ranchers
In Hawaii a daily good turn by Boy Scouts drives wild goats from lava fields to a peninsula prison to protect cattle grazing land. About 200 scouts participate forming a ten mile living line marching from 6 am amid heat and rough lava terrain to corral the herd, estimated at around 10 000 full grown goats and many kids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout
Hawaiiian
Lavn
Boy Scouts Open World First Forest School
The first out of doors boy scout school of forestry finished its initial session near Tuxedo New York and will become part of Kanohwahke lakes camp in Palisades Interstate Park. Two yearly sessions July and August will host four scouts each with field work in seed beds planting pruning trail clearing and forest management.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scout School of Forestry
Heart of the Woods
Tuxedo
N. Y
Kanohwahke Lakes
Palisades Interstate Park
Boy Scout Forestry School
Judge Advocates Scouting and Citizenship in Youth
Judge Moses Hartmann of St. Louis praises scouting as a civilizing program for boys. He argues good citizenship fostered by scouts could reduce reformatories, noting from his experience of 1,400 youths that none were Boy Scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses Hartmann
St. Louis
Town Questions and Concerns Dot 1930s Civic Life
Readers pose wide ranging inquiries about town spending taxes and projects. They question garbage funding, school finances and site choices, street frontage rules, fire station details, Flag Day observance, and sidewalk repairs while urging citizen input and accountability.
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Charles B Rockwell, JR
Burgess St. Providence
Arious
What Cheer
Aget
Fred Suzman
Bien Ai” Nias
Sanela
National Council of the Bey Boouts of America
Brooklyn
N.Y
Judge Advocates Scouting
Guneral
Gladue
Wilson
Franklin Street
Overland
Toledo
Baker ST
Warren, R. I
Maine
Oswego
Kieller
Rumford’s
L. W
Newman
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