Home for Aged Women seeking Bristol support in 19th century
A Bristol history piece outlines efforts to establish a Home for Aged Women funded by bequests and memberships, noting funds remain small but hopeful. It recalls the Bristol Train of Artillery facing disbandment and preserves local landmarks, and details a 1885 land donation by Mr Davis Wilson for a town cemetery and road, with income directed to mortgage and poor relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home For Aged
Bristol
Phoenix
Charles Fales
Rhode Island
Actaoiely Corporation
Home For Aged Women
Ns Ieee
Bristol Train of Artillery
Monroe
Jackson
Grant
Sheridan
Purnside
Davis Wilson
Benjamin Greene
Metacom Avenue
San Estate
Mount Hope Bay
Rome
Spea
Bristol County Savings Bank
Wilson
Woolson
Bristol Phoenix
Rubber Co. quintet defeats Warren Townies 22 16 in double OT
U S Rubber Co. boys win a 22 16 thriller over Warren Town Team at Bristol plant recreation hall. The game required two overtime periods after a 15 15 deadlock. Mansiame and Mello provided deciding baskets in the second OT as Leclerc and Temaire led Bristol. Warren’s Dyman and Hunt starred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U S. Rubber Co
Warren Town
Bristol Plant
Mans
Iemire
Mello
Leo Cantwell
Warrenites
Temaire
Leclerc
Bristol
Warren Dyman
Hunt
Colt Defeats R I School for the Deaf 28 to 8
Colt earns its second win of the season at Guiteras Gym defeating the Rhode Island School for the Deaf 28 to 8. The game featured sign language by the visitors and a Colt surge in the second half creating a wide separation. Simmons and Dryer led Colt’s offense while Pansa and Securo starred for the junior winners in the preliminary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guiteras
Colt
AI School For the Deaf
School For the Deaf
Cumberland
North Alongstown
Barrington
Wes East Greenwich Academy
DeNinzesco
Simmons and Dryer
Bristol
Colt Seconds
Red Jacket Jrs
Pansa
Securo
Butler
Delprano
How to Live to Be Old A Chinese Patriarch
A Chinese patriarch who died allegedly at age 197 credited longevity to inward peace. He resided in a district where he never dodged an automobile. Visitors to Pitch Lake Trinidad also report the walking fish that leaves drying pools to reach wetter holes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitch Lake
Trinidad
Vein of Iron review notes vague prose and strong endings
The critique ponders Ellen Glasgow's Vein of Iron versus Cather Wharton and Buck, finding the early pages unclear while praising a final scene of an old father returning home. It cites Dorothy Canfield and Herald Tribune opinions, assessing tone and overall merit with emphasis on the ending.
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America
Willa Cather
Edith Wharton
Pearl Buck
Herald-Imbune
Dorothy Canfield
Dorothy Canfight
Ayeporba
Butiky
Emir
Peanuts win extra period to lead Nut League standings
The Peanuts beat the Walnuts 40 to 30 after overtime at the Y gym to take league leadership. Regular time ended 36 36 with Jim Duffy scoring for Walnuts, Joe Aguiar and Pip Securo delivering key plays for the Peanuts. Elmer Rishe stood out for Walnuts. Jim Brown and Travers contributed on defense for Peanuts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peanuts
Walnuts
Jim Duffy
Joe Aguiar
Pip” Securo
Elmer Rishe
Jim Brown
Travers
Engagement announced for former Arlington teacher
Miss Persis Dolloff announced engaged to Mr Orrin G Judd of Brooklyn New York at a tea hosted by her grandmother Mrs A Persiy Worthley in Arlington The couple plan a spring wedding and will reside in New York The bride to be Miss Dolloff is a former Arlington teacher active in local drama groups and the Tufts College Graduate Dramatic Club The groom elect Mr Judd is a Colgate and Harvard Law School graduate with a notable early career in education and law and affiliations with several professional societies
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persis Dolloff
A Persiy Worthley
Mrnd
JP McCann
Worthley
Barbara Suter
Miss Dolloff
Orrin G Judd
Brooklyn
New York
Richard I. Suter
Lexington
Hugh Davis
Winthrop
Geneva Starrett
Myrtle Johnson
Cambridge
Louise Hockaday
West Medford
Ruth Dresser
Amnie Austin
Winchester
Barbara Dolloff
West Roxbury
Dorothy White
Marjorie McCann
Dolloff
Arington
Arlington
L. M Dolleff
Tufts College
Brooklin School
Peddie Institute
Hightstown
New Jersey
Colgate University
Ecole Normales d
Amiens
France
Sorbonne
Paris
Harvard Law School
The
Drags. P& He
Davies Averbiets
Cari Se
Kappa “Beta Rho
Phi Beta Kappa
Alpha Chi Sigma
Association of the Bar of the
City of New York
American Socety of International Law
American Baptist Foreign Mission Society
New York Legislative Service
Duffy Leads Scorers in Y Nut League
Jim Duffy of Walnuts top scored with 54 points in five games in the Y Nut League per statistics by Michael Pasquarelli. Pip Securo of Peanuts is second with 53 in four games, while Lanky Carvaturo of Beechnuts sits third with 49 in four contests. Other top scorers include J Mirranda Beechnuts 48, A Vento Walnuts 32, J Travers Peanuts 25, J Aguiar Peanuts 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Duffy
Walnuts
Michael Pasquarelli
Pip” Securo
Beth
Cak” Carvaturo
J Mirranda
A. Vento
Travers
J Aguiar
Quartaro
Rishe
Mi Cabral
Cape Verdians to Oppose Olympian Club Saturday
Cape Verdians of New Bedford travel to face the Olympian Club at the Yy gym for a weekend basketball clash. The visitors feature veteran and local stars from Bristol County lineups, while the Olympians led Bristol Basket ball League with Captain Tony Gomes directing a quick lineup. A fast preliminary game is listed.
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Ciuo
New Bedford
Bristol County
Mass
Ear
Whaling City
Srace
Ropes
Hautman
Tavares
Fonseca
Morais
Duarte
Cruz
Olympians
Foxy
Marshli
Enuugh
Bristol Basketball League
Tony Gomes
Leo Mans
Cak’ Carvaturo
River” Cardoza
Successful Sale and Tea Held by Benevolent Lody
The Ladies Benevolent Society of St Michael's Church held a successful food sale and tea Saturday in Holmes House. Committee lead Mrs Edward G Easterbrooks. members included Mrs J William Wood Mrs John R Magee Mrs John H Wall Mrs Edward I Brownell Miss Harnet B Munro Mrs William Darling and Mrs Alfred M Merriman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies Benevolent Society
St Michael's Church
Holmes House
Edward G Easterbrooks
J William Wood
John R Magee
John H Wall
Edward I Brownell
Harnet B Munro
William Darling
Alfred M Merriman
Whip Saw and Whispering Smith Speaks on Wed Thu
At the local theater two features headline the week a Myrna Loy romance Whip Saw with Spencer Tracy and a Western whispering Smith Speaks starring George O'Brien Irene Ware and Kenneth Thomson. Aimed to thrill with laughs kisses and gunplay the showing promises lively entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrna Loy
Spencer Tracy
Danger
George O’brien
Whispering Smith
Irene Ware
Kenneth Thomson
Frisco Kid opens with James Cagney period film snapshot
Fri and Sat Jan 24 25 Warner Bros presents a bold era epic about Frisco in the 1850s with James Cagney leading as the Frisco Kid. Margaret Lind Richardo Cortez Jili Damita Donald Woods Barton MacLane and George E Stone co star in a noir flash of waterfront glamour and danger.
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Warner Bros
America
Gold Coast
Seven Seas
James Cagney
Frisco Kid
Margaret Lindsay
Richardo Cortez
Jlili Damita
Donald Woods
Barton MacLane
George E. Stone
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Rigiard Aarlen
MGM
Beryl Mercer
Charac
Lo Sag
Sivele
Richard
Canada
Parker and
Richard Arlen
Mer
Bruce (Luckey) Humberstone
N. Y
Cl Achrymoee
Los Rubber
Alewerth
McGrath
Brunoh P
Salzano I Ferreira
Desilets
Thompson
Lemaire E Gagho
Borges Ie
Mellore
Warren Pon
Bnen
Man Rt
Burdge
Id Polak Hee
PEP Etars Betes
Evecare
R. I. School For the Deaf
G. F MicCarthy
Sousa
Lewis R
Sammons
Orier
Se Kemph
Pitzpatrick
van Voast
Purralle
Gilheault
Fosberg
Slater
Orzechicz
Bianolg
Conningfeld
DeVinzezzo
Brown
Ellen Glasgow
Foxy” Marshall
J Cappucer
A. Tamburro
Cabral
Celone
Aguiar
White
Vento
Risbe
Duffy
Y” Nut
Cape Verdians
Olympian Club
Edward J. Easterbrooks
Seer — Inne
Newman Bros
Pierce
Edenvale
Lindsay
Overland
John Alden
Baker's South
S. S. Pierce
Pierce Foods
Glendale
Battle Creek
Hamburg
Florida
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