Garden Club Bridge Awards Cherry Plants at Bristol Party
Gifts of Jerusalem cherry plants were awarded to winners at each table during a Bristol Garden Club bridge party held at Mrs Henry Wood’s home on Union Street. Twenty seven tables were offered, sixteen filled, with members’ children selling candles and later serving punch and candy.
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Jerusalem
Bristol
Henry Wood
Union Street
Betts Wood Bautha
Margaret Brown
Janice Carr
Renom FP Landemuth
Willam W Perry
Withiam Torsanell
Ernest G Brown
Henrys Wood
Rotten Auto Hosts and the Peril of Fast Driving
A narrator cautions friends who treat cars as amusement rides and urge careful driving. The piece argues hosts should slow to protect nervous riders, noting Travelers Insurance data that 90 percent of accidents result from haste.
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Travelers Insurance Company
Bristol Train of Artillery Seeks 1935 Support
The Bristol Train of Artillery Entertain ment Association asks for public support for the 1935 program of seven entertainments. Proceeds fund upkeep of the unit and its band while promoting local dramatic talent among Bristol youths. Subscriptions are voluntary and support the organization as a whole, simplifying ticket sales and showcasing community backing.
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B.T.A
Bristol Train of Artillery Entertainment Association
Train of Artillery
Bristol
Tram of Artillery
Bristol Tram of Artillery
Artillery Band
Artillery's Entertainment Association
Residents blast Bristol budgets and call for restraint
A Bristol letter to the editor criticizes town appropriations including seventy thousand dollars for the police and twenty five thousand for the highway surveyor. The writer accuses officials of waste and politics while urging taxpayers to attend meetings and curb overspending on infrastructure and ammunition. The letter cites past projects and questions the need for unbudgeted items.
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Bristol
Church Street
John Bernard
FERA
Wood Street
Bradford St
Bristol, R
Indian shawls show two classes embroideries and weaving
The article notes that Indian shawls fall into two classes embroidered and woven. Embroidered pieces feature fine needlework with many small animals and figures, each on its own piece of material, joined to form a flat, complete weave. The needlework is so fine it rivals actual weaving in appearance.
Obituary of Mrs Martha A. Johnson Prominent Bristol Charitable Leader
Mrs Martha A. Johnson widow of Charles A. Johnson died at 631 Hope Street after a two month illness. She was 80 but years old in 1928 and a longtime Bristol resident active in philanthropy, the Bristol Fortnightly Club, Bristol Home for Aged Women, Rockwell Convalescent Home, and several societies. Funeral at 2 30 pm from her home with Canon A R Parshley officiating. Burial in North Cemetery. Survived by four first cousins.
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Martha A. Johnson
Charles A. Johnson
Hope Street
Tomorow
A. R. Parshley
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
Johnson
Taunton
Loring
Mary (Paull) Coggeshall
Bristol Narrows
Waunton
Bristol
Bristol Home For Aged Women
Rockwell Convalescent Home
D. A
Mayflower Society of
Rhode Island
Society of the Daughters of 1812
Providence Ex Club
Ladies’ Benevolent Society
St Michael’s Church
Martha B. Rockwell
Bristol District Nursing Association
Hinman School
Kentucky
Charles Anderson
Sete
Annie Fox
Mattapotsett
William Paull
Death of Mrs Ardelia Card Wilkinson in West Upton
Mrs Ardelia Card Wilkinson died last Sunday in West Upton Massachusetts from bronchial pneumonia. She would have turned 88 yesterday and was the widow of Henry J Wilkinson. She lived in Bristol before moving to West Upton and is survived by three nieces Cora Ogden Minnie Miiggs and Julia Shurtleff. Her body will be brought to Bristol in the spring for burial.
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A. A. Gravelle
Ardelia Card Wilkinson
West Upton
Mass
Cork
Oden
Upton
Henry J. Wilkinson
Bristol
William Henry Card
Cora Ogden
West’ Upton
Minnie Mieggs
New Bedford
Julia Shurtleff
Fairhaven
Remarkable 11 Year Old Builds Homemade Telescope
An 11 year old student from South Carolina crafted a homemade telescope with a simple lens setup and a star map featuring the nova Herculis. The project, aided by a sister, showcases early interest in astronomy and scientific ingenuity.
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Hobert Wibhe
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Serge Bmasioxal
Sfiores
Finast
Richmond
Weetender
Tiny Lifted
Sdyline
Raleigh Kool
RITZ
N.B.C. Crackers
Don Herold
Rotten Auto
Eeluibin
Boston
Ethel. Paull
Josiah. Coggeshall
Touissett
Ardelia C. Wilkinson
Wome
Betty
United States Rubber Cou Ity
Charlies Duryéa
Chicago
United States
Elsie Stewart Grone
Philadelphia
Hollywood
Frances Drake
England
Miseth Drake
Clindbergh
Getty Gow
Europe
Trim
Bertin Zoo
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