Work Relief Bureau Seeks 46535.99 Budget for Bristol Projects
The Work Relief Bureau presented budget requests totaling 46 535 99 to the Budget Committee. Administrator Domenic Mascolo outlined town share and state federal allocations for SUR projects including beautification of Bristol Common and street reconstructions. Projects include Burton street rebuild with federal 5 070 and town 4 036 97, Franklin street work, sidewalks and curbing, storm sewer, and town shed completion for a four to six month work period supporting 34 to 43 workers.
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Work Relief Bureau
Budget Committee
Domenic Mascolo
Relief Board
Finance Commission
Bristol Common
Mascolo
Burton Street
Hope
Wood Streets
Franklin Street
Richmond Street
Court Street
Munroe Avenue
Bay View Avenue
Portuguese Consul Discusses Spanish War Wades Deep History
Portuguese Consul Jose A D Ohwiera outlines Portugal’s history and explorers while weighing Spain's civil conflict. He argues Franco will win and a dictator will emerge to stabilize Spain, with Russia and Germany or Italy having limited influence. Rotary celebrates 33rd birthday as Fred V Martin named delegate to San Francisco convention.
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Portugal
Jose A D’ohwiera
eMay
Ular
Russia
Col. Franco
Spain
Franco
Germany
Ialy
Chub
Rotary
Fred V Martin
San Francisco
R B Freeman
Guy Morrow
Congregational Shrines Around The World Series Finale
The final illustrated lecture in a Congregationalism series will be held Sunday at 7 30 in DeWolf Memorial Chapel. It will depict places and people tied to Congregational growth with the theme For What Ought We To Pray. The morning sermon at 10 30 focuses on the same subject.
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DeWolf Memorial
High Street Traffic Dilemma Cries For Safer Driving
The Bristol Highway Safety Council argues the four thru streets have distinct traffic problems, especially High Street. They urge drivers to slow to a reasonable speed, park on the right, and actively check for pedestrians and animals before turning, stressing personal responsibility over risky behavior.
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Shihe Tine
Aine
Altar Society Plans Social For March 3
The Altar Society of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church plans a social on Thursday March 3 in the Parish House on Congregational Street. Mrs Nancy Santulh chairs. assistants include Mrs Carmella Santulli Mrs Frank Bruno Mrs Joseph Perron and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Congregational Street
Nancy Santulh
Carmella Santulli
Frank Bruno
Joseph Perron
Josephine Gigho
Julia Guitsti
Concetta Guista
Bridget Nasti
Lillian Pasquarelli
Marion Chionchio
Etta Pirri
Mary Soldano
Madeline Cortellessa
Scouts Seek Old Furniture To Furnish Headquarters
Bristol Scouts of the Awashanks Herd appeal to townspeople for discarded furniture to refurnish Scout Hall and Camp Wampanoag. They list needed items from chairs and tables to books and records and offer pickup or drop cards at Scout Headquarters.
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Bristol
Boy Scouts of America
Awashanks Herd
Scout Hall
Camp Wampanoag
Awashanki Herd
Scout
Subscribers Push In Paralysis Fund Drive Nears End
The National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis fund drive ends soon with renewed subscriber tallies. A committee meeting is scheduled for 7 30 PM at the Hotel Belvedere with Arthur H Carr, Mr and Mrs Wallis E Howe and many donors listed including Gremial Daughters of Portugal and Wesley A Armstrong.
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National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis
Earl
Belvedere
Arthur H Carr
Wallis E.howe
Gremial Daughters of
Portugal
Wesley A
la Favorita Macaroni Co
Zecharias Antonia
Rafael C Martins
Matthew Brito
Manuel “Big Boy
Ferrara
Julia Ferreira
Gillie Franco
James A Sisson
Samuel J Smmth
Edward G. Easterbrooks
R S Bosworth
St Andrews Boys Prepare Minstrel Show at Parish House
Thirteen to sixteen year olds from St Andrews Boys Club perform a minstrel program at St Michael's parish house Tuesday night. Interlocutor William Pinch Jr. leads with a cast including Arthur Williams and Walter Brelsford, with dance and violin, saxophone, and accordion solos by listed specialists. The event, supervised musically by Mrs. Frank A Rounds, features a kitchen quintet, stage scenes, and a post show dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Andrew's Boys Club
St Michael
William Pinch Jr
Arthur Williams
Walter Brelsford
Arnold Waite
Henry Hambrick
John Evans
Irving Evans
St Andrew's School
Barrington
Thomas Brelsford
Walter E. Collins
Kenneth Sturdevant
William McCaw
Earl P Rounds
Robert Willams
George Pendleton
Lincoln Fiske
Ralph G. McCaw
Bruce Hobson
Arthur Tucker
Frank A Rounds
Harry Young, Jr
William Tucker, Jr
Thomas Remieres
Harold Ledoux
Nellie J Manchester dies in Bristol on Feb 23 1938
Nellie J Goff Manchester wife of the late Henry R Manchester dies in Bristol. Funeral from 366 High Street on Saturday Feb 26 at 8 15 am with high mass at St Marys Church at 9 am. Relatives and friends invited. Calling hours 2 5 and 7 11 pm.
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Manchester
Bristol
Nellie J (Goff
Henry R Manchester
High Street
St Mary’s
St Mary's Choral Society Debuts With Strong Concert
The St Marys Choral Society presented its first concert at the Guiteras Memorial school auditorium before about 300 audience members. Directed by Mrs Lucien Capone the 32 voice chorus impressed, with Professor J Henri Faucher of Providence as guest violinist delivering encores. The program opened with religious numbers and featured favorites like Beautiful Dreamer and The Moon Beams Dwell.
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St. Mary’s Choral Society
Guiteras Memorial School
Lucien Capone
Auwguss
J. Henri Faucher
Providence
Glen E
Dinner Given By Bristol County Water Co Staff
G Guy Morrow manager hosted a Wednesday dinner at Mount Hope House Warren for Bristol County Water Company staff. The program featured a sound slide film Your Boss and Mine from American Water Works and Electric Company plus talks stressing courteous public relations and prompt service. Attending staff included Almira Smith Catherine Morris Josephine Codola Charles B Cole Henry McCaughey Richard Asp Stanley Fetnik Adolphe LaFleur Noe Contois Thomas Coristine John Kozth Henry Deblois Alex Souraty Wilfred Bernier Frank Nadeau Alfred Boucher Manuel Dasuncao and home office officials L Semple Jr and R B Freeman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy Morrow
Bristol County Water Company
Mount Hope House
Warren
American Water Works and Electric Company
Richard Asp
Stanley Feitnik
Adolphe LaFleur
Noe Contois
Thomas Coristine
John Ko
Henry DeBlois
Alex Souraty
Wilfred Bernier
Frank Nadeau
Alfred Boucher
Manuel Dasuncao
L. Semple, Jr
R. B Freeman
Rhode Island college regent honored at Providence dinner
Rep. John E. Meade class of 1915 a board member of the Rhode Island State College regents is to be honored by the Alumni Association at a testimonial dinner dance set for Saturday March 12 at the Narragansett Hotel Providence The ticket committee includes Warren Edmund Cappucilli John J Callanan Henry Daniels Ian Walker and George Baldwin in West Barrington and Bristol listings
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John E. Meade
Board of
Regents
Rhode Island State College
Narragansett Hotel
Providence
Warren
Edmund Cappucilli
John J. Callanan
West
Alumni Set Plans for St Patrick's Dance in Bristol Colt Hall
Bristol Colt Alumni Association outlines arrangements for a March 18 stag dance at the Colt auditorium. Miss Rose Formisano named chairman of the decorating committee. Maurice and his Orchestra of Providence to provide music for dancing.
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Bristol Colt Alumni Association
Colt Auditorum
General Arrangements Committee
Rose Formisano
Maurice
Orchestra of
Providence
Burnside Lodge Accepts Providence Invitation
Burnside Lodge Knights of Pythias accepts Red Cross Lodge of Providence invitation to exemplify Knight on a class of candidates at ceremonies in Providence on March 18. Bristol Lodge sends condolence letter to Frank E. Clark after his mother Elizabeth A Clark dies in a Providence hospital. Bertram F. Bullock and his son Bertram Jr. named drill master and musician for the lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnside Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Red Cross Lodge of Providence
Bristol Lodge
Frank E. Clark
Elizabeth A Clark
Providence
Bertram F. Bullock
Bertram, Jr
Martin Nelle
March Events At St Andrew’s Boys Club And Bristol Groups
A sequence of notices lists events in March and April. Tuesday March 1 a muinntrel show at St Andrew's Church Parish House. March 8 sponsored by Bristol Chapter DAR and BTA with Brown University Glee Club. March 10 a turkey supper by Congregational Missionary Society with a speaker. April 18 Easter Monday Frolic by Bristol Rotary Club.
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St Andrew's Boys Club
St Michael’s Church
Concent
Bristol
Ass'n Brown Univ. Glee Club
B. T
Congregational Missionary Society
Bristol Rotary Chub
Convention Delegates Named by Bristol Civic League
The Bristol Portuguese American Men's Civic League will send four delegates Anthony J Nunes Joseph A Almeida Manuel F Sylvia and Daniel M Vargas and two alternates John Raposa and Charles Mello to the State convention at the Hotel Viking Newport tomorrow and Sunday The Women's League delegates are Mrs Matthew G Maetoza Mrs Rose M Sousa Miss Marvy C Mello and Miss Josephine Mello with alternates Mrs Charles Mello and the Misses Leonora Roderick Helen Dennis and Theresa Reposa Mrs Almeida president also serves on the State League advisory committee.
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Bristol
Crime statistics and leadership in the US under Hoover era
The piece cites FBI level figures claiming 12 000 murders yearly in the United States and 200 000 people likely to commit murder at some point before death, with 300 000 expected to die by criminals. It notes ongoing crime enforcement by J Edgar Hoover and suggests crime as a major business, referencing Martin Niemoller as a defender of faith amid Nazi treason trials.
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United States
Federal Bureau of Identification
U. S
America
J. Edgar Hoover
USA
Martin Niemoller
Martin Niemeller
The Scourge of Malta Named for Wartime Actions
The record recalls a World War II submarine commander famed for aggressive patrols in the Mediterranean. His first command earned praise as the delapidated U273, a vessel he piloted into combat with noted success. His ruthless efficiency led to substantial Allied shipping damage, earning him notoriety and high command potential.
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Futfiess
Mediterranean
Malta
U-boat Ace Sinks Vast Allied Shipping At Marseille and More
Transferred to U-151 he sank 55000 tons of enemy shipping on a 114 day cruise. He then commanded UC 67 near Marseille where he sank many ships forcing a temporary port closure. Allied sub chasers drove Niemeller to flee as pursuit intensified.
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Marseille
Davy Jones
Niemeller
From Navy Daredevil to Berlin Church Leader
After the war his uncle offered farming but German inflation ruined the finances ending the venture. In 1924 the young man who harmed as a submarine commander entered the ministry. Within ten years he became pastor of Berlin’s wealthiest and most influential Lutheran church.
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Berlin
Pastor Niemoller Opposes Nazi Control Of Church
A fragment reflects Pastor Niemoller's opposition to Nazi efforts to seize church authority. He defended the church despite repeated police searches and a jail term for alleged pulpit misuse. His seven children visited him in court as he faced a Nazi judge who warned of later consequences.
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Sayins
Pilate
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