Callan Sees Shift in Public Opinion on National Defense
Brig. Gen. L. H. Callan, on a WEAN Providence broadcast, notes a marked change in public view of national defense as vital for security and peace. He argues for a Navy at parity with Britain, a volunteer citizen army, and strong air defense, urging support for The American Legion program for peace and universal service.
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WEAN
Providence
L. H. Callan
American Legion
Callan
Great Britain
National Guard
Citizens Military Training Camps
Officers
Navy
Spain
War Department
Washington
Congress
St Andrews Boys Present Minstrel Show at Parish House
The St Andrew's Boys Club staged "The Mississippi Minstrel Revue" before a capacity St Michael's Church parish house audience. The two act program featured blackface performances by boys under 16, with vocal quartets, instrumental solos, and dances, directed by George S Pailthorpe and Allen M Newman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Andrew’s
Grace Huestis
Helen Hambrick
Frances Antonelli
Marian Sullivan
Allen M Newman
Vernon A Gray
Audrey C Munroe
Harold Congdon
Joseph Brito
Margaret McGann
Beatrice Collins
Muriel Fiske
Vision Hill
John W. Hales
Margaret Brown
Mary Pinch
William Pinch
George S Pailthorpe
Allen M. Newman
Frank Rounds
John Evans
St Andrew's School
Frank Wright
Russell Hawkes
Richard Walsh
Roy Whelan
Denton Ahlstrom
Charles Dewick
Clay Clark
John Millis
John Walsh
Robert Budlong
Mason Biggs
Merrill Eldridge
Samuel Magee
Arthur Coughlin
Start of WPA Reinvestigation in Bristol Relief Cases
On receipt of a communication from National WPA headquarters relief administrator Domenic Mascola will begin reinvestigation of all Bristol Relief cases. The Emergency Relief Appropriation Act of 1938 imposes penalties for knowingly false statements by relief applicants, with fines up to $2,000 or up to one year in prison or both.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National
WPA
Domenic Mascola
Bristol
United States
Coming Events March 9 Turkey Supper
Turkey supper hosted by the Women's Missionary Society in Guiteras House on Thursday March 9 follows a Friday night social and precedes the weekend activities. Proceeds support the society projects in the community.
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Turkey
Women’s Missionary Society
Guiteras House
Dr Bruno Returns to Practice After Army Service in Maine
Dr Bruno, recently district surgeon at Fort Williams and Fort Ethan Allan, resumes private practice at 51 Church Street. A Bristol native, he graduated from Colt High School in 1923 and Hanneman Medical College in 1932. He interned at Homeopathic Hospital of Rhode Island and Chapin Hospital, and serves on staffs at Rhode Island Hospital, St. Joseph Hospital, and Homeopathic and Chapin Hospitals. He was formerly City Physician and physician at Providence College.
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Bruno
U S. Army
Fort Williams
Maine
Ethan Allan
Hanneman Medical College
Philadelphia
Homeopathic Hospital of
Rhode Island
Charles V Chapin Hospital
Providence
RI "Hospital
St. Joseph Hospital
Homeopathic and
Chapin Hospitals
Providence Medical Association
Providence College
Two Weddings Held Here Saturday Morning
Two weddings were solemnized in Bristol on Saturday one at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church and the other in St Elizabeths Tessier Federico The principals in the Mt. Carmel ceremony were Rose R Federico and Albert Tessier The bride wore white satin with orange blossoms The couple will live at 25 Roma Street Fall River and later bridal trip to the White Mountains The second ceremony united Catherine Mendes and Alcide Normandin at St Elizabeths Church The bride wore white satin with a tulled veil and carried calla lilies and lilies of the valley The couple will reside at 24 Thompson Avenue Bristol
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Bristol
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
St. Elizabeth's
Tessier-Federico
Rose R. Federico
Ambrose Federico
Bourne Street
Albert Tessier
Fall River
Joseph Sorzano
Vasta la R. Ruggierd
Dora R. Tannuccillo
Tessier
White Mountains
Roma Street
Normandin- Mendes
Catherine E Mendes
Alcide J Normandin
St Elizabeth's Church
Henrique Rocha
Manuel Mendes
Thompson Avenue
Mary Mendes
John Arruda
Anna Peters
Sadefes Cosine
Hope Circle Plans 22nd Anniversary Dinner
Hope Circle of the Daughters of Isabella outlines plans for its 22nd anniversary banquet at C Hall on March 19. Mary Callan is chairman, with a committee including Mildred Beauregard Sara Sweeney and others. activities include clam chowder dinners, Guest Night, and a penny social plus a $2 donation to Narragansett Council Boy Scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Circle
Daughters of Isabella
State Street
Mary Callan
Providence
Mildred Beauregard
Sara Sweeney
Eileen M Pierce
Annie Farley
Winifred C Walsh
Helen Condon
Bridget Nastri
Floise M Dunbar
Helen Horton
Narragansett Council
Boy Scouts of America
Washington
Theresa Knowlton
Lena McKenna
Bridget Lewis
Helen Byrnes
Katherine Burns
Beauregard
Catherine Bottomsey
Rose Breen
Eva Burke
Bessie Crowley
Elizabeth Dwyer
Laura Martell
Emma Young
Eva Mclaughlin
Rose Preble
Dunbar
Horton
Eleen M Pierce
Blanche D'Angelo
Alice B Coughlin
Mary Mancini
Elizabeth Goutart
Vena Connors
Eliza White
Ellen McKenna
Martelly
Mee McDorough
Eleanor Medeires
Elizabeth Sylvia
Anna Heinkle
Ethel Burke
First Bristol Troop Scouts Honor Washington Birthday
The First Bristol Troop Boy Scouts of America observed Washington's Birthday with a One Night meeting at Scout Halk The Beaver Patrol. Arthur Conlan led the honor patrol and received a replica of a George Washington hatchet. The program featured dramatizations of Washington life with Flying Horses Beavers Panthers and Ever Readys presenting acts such as Making of the First Flag Washingtons Kindness to Animals Chopping of the Cherry Tree and Washington the President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Bristol
Boy Scouts of America
Scout Halk
Beaver Patrol
Arthur Conlan
Anthony Balzano
Beavers
Panthers
Maynard Suzman
Joseph Belanger
George R. Fish
Frank Balzano
Wampanoag
Joseph Janario
Fish
Manuel Ribeiro
John George
Doran Says He Was Misquoted In Journal Article Budget Talks Continue
Doran claims misquotation in a journal article as town budget discussions wrap up. The budget board and Town Council meet at Francois L. deWolf's home to finalize findings by March 3. The school department requests about 22000 for Guiteras Memorial junior high repairs and 134850 in taxpayer funding, with the rest from state aid and taxes. Fire Chief seeks 7100 for Fire Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doran
Journal
Joseph J. Dennis
Department For Dependent Children
Francois L. deWolf
Finance Board
Elmer S Mapes
Mapes
Bristol
Andrews Memorial High School
Guiteras Memorial
Andrews
Scott
Byfield
Fire Dept
Robert J. Anderson
Cavaca Case Is Agains Continued Cavaca Case Is Agains Continued
A request by Joseph J. Kirby chief of the Division of Fish and Game to continue two cases against Herbert A. Cavaca of Tiverton was granted in Fifth District Court. Cavaca faces charges of dredging for quahogs and shellfishing between sunset and sunrise after his January 18 arrest off Prudence Island. Bail and other continuances were set in additional cases including a charge of shellfishing in polluted waters and three civil book account actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph J. Kirby
Division of Fish and Game
Herbert A. Cavaca
Tiverton
J. Vincent Sumpter
Fifth District Court
Cavaca
Arthur E. Burke
Prudence Island
Thomas Morrissey
Wood Street
Joseph A. Hammill Morrissey
Burke
Joseph Campo
Thames Street
Mary
Cirillo’s Market
Arthur Magill
Ernest W Weaver
Regina Marcotte
Obituary for Margaret M Cavanaugh local resident
Margaret M Cavanaugh age 59 died yesterday at her niece’s Barrington home. Funeral services Thursday morning at 815 from Charles M Connery Funeral Home with a high requiem mass at 9 in St Mary’s Church and burial in St Mary’s Cemetery. Born October 28 1879 she lived in this town most of her life and worked for the National Rubber Company before retiring. She is survived by nieces nephews and cousins including Edward K Cavanaugh and Tháis Booki PhS:ene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cavanaugh
Margaret M
Barrington
C. M. Connery
Burton Street
Bristol
St. Mary’s Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Margaret M. Cavanaugh
Margaret M Cavanaugh
John McCann
Sowams Road
Charles M Connery
St Mary’s Church
St. Mary’s
Miss Cavanaugh
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