Kid Hopes All Stars Edged by West Ends 25 24
Kid Hope's Bristol County All Stars lost a tight 25 to 24 game at Arctic Saturday evening to the West Ends. A late free throw by Arctic decided the outcome as both teams each made ten baskets. Arctic will visit Bristol County at YMCA gym Wednesday for the rematch.
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Coun
Baskcement
Arctic
West Ends
Kid Hope
Bristol County All Stars
Mrrtin
Arctic Boys
Bristol
YMCCA
Shitz
Szydlo
Lukowicz
Kowa
J Lukowicz
A. Hazac
Regos
Flannery
Hart
Brien
Flanagan
Knott
C. Bruscato
Bisbano
Sevignev
Fifth District Court Session Reports Motor Vehicle Defect Charges
In a regular Fifth District Court session Judge Frank Hammill presided. Jutho M Resendes pleaded guilty to operating a motor vehicle with defective brakes, paying a $20 fine plus costs. Josph Sousa of 142 Market Street Warren was bound over on a statutory charge after admitting sufficient evidence. Alda Rego’s case was dismissed with costs. Everett J Potter’s case for defective brakes was continued a week. Edmond M Scanton and Edgewood’s DUI and endangerment cases were continued a week. Jo Furtado Brown and Joe Costa debt case was continued nisi.
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Fifth District Court
Frank H Hammill
Jutho
Resendes
Josph Sousa
Market Street Warren
Alda Rego
Everett
Obituary for Mrs Florine A Simpson Widow of Thomas Simpson
Mrs Florine A Simpson died Thursday morning at her son John A West’s home 299 Thames Street Funeral services were held Saturday at 11 o clock from her son s residence Rev Anthony R Parshley officiated Burial followed in North Cemetery She was born in Bristol October 27 1846 daughter of Nelson L Horton and Elizabeth Maxfield Horton She is survived by a sister Elizabeth N Card and many grandchildren
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Florine A. Simpson
Thomas Simpson
John A. West
Thames Street
Anthony R. Parshley
St Michael's Church
North
Bristol
Nelson L
Elizabeth (Maxfield) Horton
Elizabeth N Card
Bristol Community Calendar of Events and Social Archive
A dated list of upcoming events from Bristol includes fairs at the Ever Ready Engine Co halls on Saturdays from January to February, dinners at First Baptist and Memorial Chapel, whists and dances at the Y M C A and various halls, concerts by Muss Helen Church and Alice Reilly, and a musical comedy by Colt High School pupils. The slate also features a Washington Ball, a Rotary Club minstrel show, and a Masquerade Ball, with multiple dates through March.
Honors for Purebred Jersey Cow at Ferrycliffe
The American Jersey Cattle Club of New York announces ferrycliffe Farm’s Jersey cow King's Annie Calhoun 491283 owned by Edith Howe DeWolf of Bristol Rhode Island completed her official production test yielding 541.31 pounds of butterfat and 10675 pounds of milk in 365 days. Annie Calhoun qualified for the Register of Merit. sire Fern's Galway King dam Annie Duffy.
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American Jersey Cattle Club of
New York
Jersey
Ferrycliffe
American Jersey Cattle Club
Fern’s
Annie Duffy
Probate Court Corrects Estates At Semi Monthly Session
At the semi monthly Probate Court session Judge Edward L Leahy presided. John H Duffy will proved and ordered recorded with John J McGovern as executor and bond set at 1500. Edward J Quirk named appraiser for William Dove Treu estate. First and final accounts approved for Elizabeth A Collins estate and Rose Cirillo group guardianship. Ward sales limited to not less than 10 over encumbrances. Bond 800 for Cirillo minors. Peter Murphy will probate continued to lech 3.
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Court of Probate
Edward L. Leahy
John H Duffy
John J McGovern
Francis P McGovern
Edward J. Quirk
William Dove Treu
Elizabeth A Collins
Rose Cirillo
Angelo Cirillo
Ferdinand Cirillo
Teresa Cirillo
Francesco Cirillo
Peter Murphy
Turkey Supper Planned by Mt Hope Chapter OFOS
Mt Hope Chapter No 23 OFOS plans a turkey supper in the vestry of State Street ME Church on February 27. The committee includes Mrs Lucy E. Spencer as chairwoman and Mrs Margaret Magee, Mrs Margaret L. Finley, Mrs Annie Richardson, and Mrs Marton E. Newman.
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Mt Hope
Ofos
State Street ME
Lucy E. Spencer
Margaret Magee
Margaret L. Finley
Annie Richardson
Marton E. [Dd Newman
Grim humor in early South African courts told in Legal Atmospherics
A summary notes Mr. Nuapler Devitt's account of postfranc ledgers in the republics justice system recounting how death sentences required presidential confirmation. A landdrost and heemraden case shows delays and a final order to release after a puzzled Pretoria reply. The missive ends with Afrikaans telegram of provisional execution.
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Wits Alto
jBrisene
Nuapler Devitt
Landdrost
Heemraden
Pretoria
Kaffir
Chinese Story Teller Finds Patience Virtue
The piece contrasts American and Chinese listening styles noting that in China interruptions are common and acceptable. It explains storytelling culture under Manchu rule and highlights patience as a virtue for the teller, with a quote from Princess Der Ling in the Saturday Evening Post.
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China
America
Princess der Ling
Saturday Evening Post
Stalactites and Stalagmites Formed by Dripping Water
Drip water in caves slowly forms stalactites from ceiling drops and stalagmites from floor drops. Evaporation concentrates minerals, depositing carbonate as crystals. If growth continues, the two may join to create a column or calcumina.
Man Walks Forty Miles to Escape Job Offer
A resident of a small town walked forty miles to a distant town to dodge a job, claiming he wished to test travel times by foot. In truth he hoped to avoid employment, arriving in eight hours and finding the position filled upon return, reported in the Springfield Union.
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Aoman
Elis Reasens
Ote
Springfield Union
Charcoal Burners Return to Harz Kilns Along Torfhaus Route
Readers recall charcoal burners in the Harz once common from Harzburg to Braunlage and now returning. Travelers on the Harzburg Braunlage path via Torfhaus will notice kilns with about 25 cards and nearby sooty burners building and tending the fires.
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Harz
Harzburg
Braunlage
Torfhaus
Vocabulary prompts question about stairway mother
Georgie overhears adults using the word stepmother and misreads it as stairway mother. He asks his mother what a stairway mother is, showing growing vocabulary and a mix up in association of ideas.
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Georgie
Boy asks church booth about missing man at product show
A young boy, chin quivering, tears in his eyes, approached a church booth asking Sus about a man. The helper asked what he looked like, and the boy answered he wore a coat after recalling hundreds of men.
Whooping cough dangers and misperceptions in children
The article warns that whooping cough is highly fatal for children under five and often underestimated by parents who treat it as a minor common to all youngsters. It urges keeping preschoolers away from unnecessary contacts during outbreaks and notes delaying exposure after the cough ends.
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American Public Health Association
L’athfinder Magazine
Opportunity Pass for Real Estate Profit
A seasoned settler laments missed riches as real estate in his area soared from $150 to $5000, while his own lone lot rose 600 percent but lay in the cemetery after he jokes about having died earlier to save losses.
Light of the Future and Edison on Electric Lamps
Edison notes no invention is perfect and the incandescent lamp remains the cheapest light yet far from ideal. He compares future aims to a cold firefly, citing color limitations and the goal of better efficiency without unpleasing hues.
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Thomas Edison
Rust Proof Steel Welds Shown To Improve After Welding
German metallurgist W Eloffinua reports rust proof steel welds become more rust resistant after welding due to loss of carbon silicon and manganese. Findings released by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in Washington note physical characteristics of rust proof steel welds exceed those of soft steel welds though welding hardness must be reduced by heat treatment. Rust proof steels commonly include high chromium or chromium and nickel content.
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W Eloffinua
National Advisory Commmittee For Aeronautics
Washington
Ancient Diseases Revealed by Bone Evidence
The Norry has yielded valuable results in the study of bone diseases, showing tuberculosis, joint inflammations, and dental decay were widespread centuries before written records. Ancient pictures reveal body abnormalities offering insight into prehistoric conditions.
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Thvgeta Magazine
Cat Whiskers Guide Cat Squeezing Through Small Openings
Pathfinder Magazine explains that cat whiskers or visbrissae sense touch and help navigate tight passages in darkness. While touching the hole's sides may not strictly stop a cat, these tactile hairs aid route finding and body awareness.
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Pathfinder Magazine
Tears and Conscience in Powys's Wolf Solent
A literary excerpt reflecting on the symbolic power of tears in human history from the novel Wolf Solent by John Cowper Powys. The passage contemplates tears washing away evil, guilt, and rational memory, contrasting with a disturbing image of a skull and a dark stain on roses.
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Iit
John Cowper Powys
Wolf Solent
Guiteras Pupils Present Two School Playlets
Pupils of Guiteras School presented two playlets Friday afternoon Mr Good English Comes To Town and Benjamin Franklin Journeyman. Cast included Florence Masson Elvira Pazzarella Ruth Molasky Joseph Victoria Kenneth Weaver and others with Henry Caruso entertaining on violin. Directed by Miss Mary M Connors.
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Kenneth Weaver
John Flynn
You
Vincent Simmell
Alfred Paiva
Henry Sanford
Benjamin Franklin
Guido Polytari
Roger Burchard
Louis Romano
Elizabeth
Theresa Cavallaro
Deborah Read
Mary Correira
William
Michael Ranaldi
Henry Caruso
Mary M. Connors
Pythian Anniversary Held by Burnside Lodge No 34
Burnside Lodge No 34 Knights of Pythias marks its 37th anniversary in Grand Army hall this evening. Grand Chancellor N Gustave Olander of the Rhode Island Domain attends with other grand lodge officers. Entertainment addresses and a collation follow. Arrangements chaired by Archie H Rounds with James A Clarkson Gordon R Brown and George E Luther.
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Burnside Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Grand Army Hall
N. Gustave Olander
Rhode Island Domain
Grand Lodge
Archie H. Rounds
James A. Clarkson
Gordon R. Brown
George E. Luther
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Light of
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Boston
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Garfield Ave
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W. W. Franklin & Co
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Bay View Ave
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