Gray New Fire Vet President Group Advised to Keep Defiance
Harry R. Gray was elected president of the Bristol Volunteer Firemen's Veteran Assn at its annual meeting. Other officers include E Hugh Holmes first vice president Wilfred Lemaire second vice president Manuel Viera third vice president Frank Brown Jr fourth vice president Luke H White secretary Fred J Guevremont treasurer Salvatore Viscione orderly. Delgates Norman J Servant Oscar A Rishe John Mello Clifford Belmore. The group received the Theodore Francis Green Trophy won by the vets hand tul Defiance at the last muster. The league trophy now requires a third leg to retire the cup kept in Newburyport. Raymond S Brightman reported on hand tubs and advised keeping the present engine due to condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry R. Gray
Bristol Volunteer Firemen’s Veteran Ass’n
Gray
Charles E. Luther, Jr
E. Hugh Holmes
Wilfred Lemaire
Manuel Viera
Frank Brown, Jr
Luke H. White
Fred J. Guevremont
Salvatore Viscione
Norman J. Servant
New England States Veteran Firemen’s League
Oscar A. Rishe
John Mello
R. I. Firemen’s League
Clifford Belmore
Defiance
Theodore Francis Green
John A. Cutter
New England League
Newburyport
Mass
Raymond S. Brightman
Defiance Lodges Vets Club Elects New Officers
The Defiance is loaned to the veterans by the Wedsterly Veters in Firemen's Ass'n with prize money split 60 percent Bristol and 40 percent Westerly. All officers were re-elected except the vice presidents and the president.
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Wedsterly
R. I
Ass’n
Bristol
Westerly
Obituary notices for Mrs. Marie Menard and Mrs. Castanho Mello
Mrs Marie Louise Bergeron Menard 72 of 33 Oliver street died Wednesday at St Josephs Hospital after a short illness. Widow of Albert Menard she lived in Bristol 50 years born Sept 2 1883 in Canada and was a communicant of St Marys Church. Survived by two sons Leo J Menard Los Angeles Edward F Menard a daughter Bertha Pivin a brother Wallace Bergeron a sister Mrs Alice Bedard and two grandchildren. Funeral tomorrow from Charles M Connery Funeral Home at 8 am with Mass at 9 in St Marys Burial in St Marys Cemetery. Also noted is the funeral of Mrs Mary Medeiros Castanho Mello 69 of 400 High street widow of Manuel Mello held yesterday from Sansone Funeral Home at 8:15 am for Mass at 9 in St Elizabeths Church. Rev Henrique Rocha presiding with deacons and burial in St Marys Cemetery. Mrs Mello died Monday in a Providence hospital after a long illness.
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Marie Louise (Bergeron) Menard
Oliver Street
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Menard
Albert Menard
Bristol
Canada
Francis and
Victoria (Lambert) Bergeron
St. Mary’s Church
Edward F. “Menard
Bertha Pivin
Wallace Bergeron
Alice Bedard
Providence
Charles M. Connery
Burton Street
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Mary
Medeiros) Castanho Mello
High Street
Manuel Mello
Sansone
Wood Street
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Henrique Rocha
Lawrence Avila
Joaquim Lawrence
Arthur Fur
Funeral for infant Rebecca L Andrede
The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Andrade of 73 Wall Street died Monday. A Mass of the Holy Angels followed a 8:15 a.m. service at George C. Lima Funeral Home and 9:00 a.m. at St. Elizabeth's Church. Rev. Joaquim Lawrence officiated with bearers Robert Payne Joseph Raposa John Raymond and Manuel Brown Jr. Burial was at St. Mary's Cemetery where committal prayers were read.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rebecca L. Andrade
Manuel Andrade
Wall Street
George C. Lima
High Street
The
Holy Angels
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Joaquim Lawrence
Robert Payne
Joseph Raposa
John Raymond
Manuel Brown Jr
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Lawrence
Five Day Weather Forecast From Hillsgrove Station
The U S Weather Station at Hillsgrove reports a near normal temperature trend for Massachusetts Rhode Island New Hampshire and Vermont with little weekend change and a colder start to next week. Expected precipitation totals about three quarters of an inch with scattered snow flurries in northern New England tomorrow then snow or rain in parts of New England and the mid Atlantic region early next week and again around midweek. Sunrise and sunset times and tides are listed for Friday through Tuesday.
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U. S
Hillsgrove
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Vermont
Providence
New England
Lighthouse depot site eyed at Thames street Bristol
95 years ago a U S Government lighthouse depot was planned on the southerly Thames street terminus used by the Newport and Providence Railway. The Reading Room Club building and surrounding property were to be acquired for 32 000. Bristol 1930 records show 205 births 48 marriages and 106 deaths. Community notes include civic appointments school principal John L Burke and planning board actions for a master map and future streets. A mass meeting on Rockwell Park beach drew local youth turnout.
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Thames Street
Newport and Providence Railway Company
John L. Burke
Bristol Senior High School
Planning Board
Knicks Top Lakers 20-12 in Junior High league game
The Knicks edged the Lakers 20 to 12 at Guiteras Junior High School intramural play. Randy Collins led scoring with 14 points for New York, while Jimmy Sylvia had 10 for the Lakers. Standings show Celtics 2-0, Knicks 2-1, Lakers 0-3.
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Knicks
Guiteras
Lakers
Randy Collins
Jimmy Sylvia
Frank Sousa
Tom Alegria
Ronnie DeLuca
Johnny Alfred
Tom Goff
Richie Clay
Benny Barboza
Floyd Ferri
Jimmy Brown
Anthony Annarummo
Celtics
Y Juniors Win Sixth Game At Attleboro 61-58
The Bristol Y.M.C.A. junior varsity basketball team beat the Attleboro Y 61-58 in Attleboro to claim their sixth straight win in the South eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island Two State League. Richie Marshall of Bristol led with 24 points while Attleboro's Reilly had 22. Bristol players Da Ponte Ouelette and Freitas followed with 12 11 and 10.
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Bristol Y.M.C.A
Attleboro
Bristol man Byron Diman served Rhode Island governor
Byron Diman of Bristol held the Rhode Island governorship from 1846 to 1847, leading the state during those years in the mid 19th century. The brief note records his term and location without additional context.
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Byron Diman
Bristol
Rhode Island
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