Council Appoints Election Officials and Funds
Town Council devoted its Tuesday session to reports from the Board of Recreation and Fire Department Engineers, appointing election supervisors and organizing next week’s planning meeting. It authorized the town treasurer to hire five thousand dollars for the new Defiance fire station and sewer installations, with petitions on permanent highways referred to the upcoming meeting.
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Board of Recreatio
Board of Fire Department
Defiance
Oliver Street
Usher Avenue
Mason Avenue
Santo Christo Club
Academy Hall
Washington
Company C
Bristol Train of Artillery
Naval Reserve Armory
State Street
Newport Hibernians to Clash in Three Basketball Games
The Newport Hibernians, touted state amateur champions, meet Battery C in a three game bill at the Armory foot of Church Street on Monday evening February 25. Also on the card Kelley’s Five vs Providence Strollers and Rick’s Lassies of Warren against the Paramount Athletic Club of Fall River.
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Church Street
Hibernian
Newport
Hibernians
Bt Battery C
Armory
Newport Five
Kelley's Five
Providence Strollers
Rick's Lassies
Warren
Paramount Athletic Club
Fall River
Bristol Garden Club to Hear Dr Jane Byhouwer on Flower Arranging
Members of the Bristol Garden Club are invited to a meeting in Froebel Hall Providence next Monday Feb 25 at 3 pm to hear Dr Jane Byhouwer horticulturist field worker for the Massachusetts Commission for Better Homes She will speak on arranging flowers under the auspices of the American Home Makers Inc Tea will be served and a small charge will be collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Garden Club
Froebel
Washington's Visit to Providence in 1790 Portrait
An 1853 Providence Directory excerpt recounts President George Washington's August 18 1790 arrival by packet Hancock with Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson and others. A formal procession, cannon salutes, bells, and student led tours marked the visit to the College green and city streets, ending with a grand Court House toast and departure. No untoward incidents were reported during the joyful reception.
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Providence
United States
George Washington
Gen. Washington
New York
Hancock
Capt Brown
Guy Clinton
Thomas Jefferson
Theodore Foster Esq
Blair
Smith
South Carolina
Gilman
New Hampshire
Congress
Daccett
Federal Hill
Dagcett
Manning
Messrs
Brown & Francis
Guv Fenner
Washingtons Birthday Celebrations Across Bristol Town
The town marks Washingtons birthday with flags on public and private buildings. Bristol observes with DAR and War ren chapters at Hotel Belvedere, an address by Rev C M Gallup on The Essential Washington, solos by Mrs Howard Almy, and a social to follow. The Colonial Company C Train of Artillery hosts the 83rd Washington Ball at Naval Reserve Armory with anticipated attendance from New England military groups and entertainment by Harald Sheffers Orchestra. Guiteras Memorial Junior High and Colt High School held programs of songs, recitations, and talks on Washingtons life. A fourth-page continuation notes President Howard Edwards of Rhode Island State College speaking on tests and preparations for life.
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Old Glory
George Washington
Bristol
Industrial Trust Company
Hotel Belvedere
Daughters of the American Revolution
Nellie Easterbrooks
West Chapter
Warren
Washington
C. M. Gallup
D. D
Central Baptist Church of Providence
Howard Almy
Providence
Daniel H Child
Edward D Kunz
Edward A. Currier, Jr
Coral Hill
Leroy Staples
A. Johnson
Naval Reserve Armory
Church Street
Colonial Company C
Bristol Train of Artillery
Bristol County
New England
National Guard
Harald Sheffer
Mualdred Bates
Academy of Dancing of
Colt High School
Helen Valante
Howard Edwards
Rhode Island State College
Kingston
Edwards
Guiteras School
Guiteras Memorial Junior High
Nelson Kellogg
Trinity Church
Albert Metcalf
Louis Guida
Helen Mahoney
Thomas Brown
Marian Davenport
Columbia
School
Glee Club
Old Gent Teases Boy Over Burden of Papers
A captioned panel from The Pathfinder shows an old man asking a boy if the heavy stack tires him. The boy replies he does not read them, hinting at the newspaper’s burden and a child’s distant relation to daily news.
Rick's Lassies to Play West Warwick Girls
Rick's Lassies meet West Warwick High School Alumni girls in a return game at the Y M C A gym tomorrow evening for the Girls State title. Alumni stars include Alice Goodier Hudson and Davidsom. No admission, collection taken to cover expenses. Kelley’s Five to face Taunton Boys' Club seconds in preliminary.
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M. C
Kelley’s
Taunton Boys’ Club
Rick
West Warwick High School
Alice Goodier
Hudson
Davidsom
Kelley
Snow Storm Halts Town as Heaviest Snow 1929 Falls
Yesterday's heavy snow storm dumped about eight inches and a strong northeasterly wind. Town crews under James T Connors cleared streets and sidewalks with snow plows while gutters were cleared for a rapid thaw. Temperatures rose from 18 to 26 as trucks worked on State highways and local avenues. Snow also fell on Jan 15 25 and multiple dates in February.
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James T. Connors
State Board of Public Roads
Hope Street
Ferry Road
Griswold
Metacom Avenues
Public Schools Seek 151 300 Allocation for 1929 30
School Committee votes to recommend 151 300 for public schools for 1929 30, up 19 500 from last year 131 800 after state income rents endowment. Grade teachers win 100 raises per year totaling 4 600, conditional on town meeting appropriation. Also asks 500 for Teachers Retirement Fund.
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Colt Memorial High School
Guneras
Robert J. Connery
Benjamin M
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Newport Hibernians
Upson Wall Board
Sheet Rock
Atlas Portland Cement
Pastime Theatre
Gallagher
Harrison Ford
Elinore Faire
Junior Coghlan
Junior
Notorius
Hoot Gibson
Paramount News
Reginald Denny
Mary Nolan
Dorothy Gulliver
Denny
News and Cartoon
South Seas
Monte Blue
Raquel Torres
Pomancey Aly Pines
Goueky
Uramatis
Collegians
Washington Ball
Colonial Co. C
John Post Reynolds
the Pathfinder
Rick’s Lassies
West Warwick
Ortho
Price
Edward D. Kunz
Optometrist
Carter
WM. M. Connery
Bers
Sain AY
Ea Abn Ores
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