Bristol's Glorious Fourth Official Program Details
The 152nd Independence anniversary program lists arrival of the U S S Wright under Capt E J King with 11 planes and a tender, open to visitors 7:30 to 9:30 pm, concerts by D Ors Band, a midnight bonfire, church chimes at 6 am, a noon salute, and a grand parade with naval military firemen and civic groups plus multiple scout troops from local towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Aircraft Squadron
U. S. S Wright
E. J. King
United States
Belvedere
D'Ors
Band of Providence
Trinity Ww
Hoon
Union
Battery H
243Rd Coast Artillery
Fourth of July Parade General Orders and Staff
Headquarters of the Chief Marshal outlines parade assembly at 9 45 am with attention and march commands. Lists staff including Capt James W Goff Capt Edward L Leahy Rudolf Haffenreffer 3rd Mounted Staff 243rd Coast Artillery Band Everett Lee Church chairman Dismounted Staff First Division Col M A Cheesman Ades Band and Detachment from A Wright U S Naval Training Stations Band Detachment of 200 men from Newport Naval Training Station.
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James W Goff
Edward L. Leahy
Rudolf Haffenreffer
Mounted Staff
243Rd Coast Artillery Band
Everett Lee Church
A & Wright
U S Naval Training Stations
Newport Naval Training Station
Callan’s 118th Engineers Band Featured in Division Muster
Third-person summary of unit lineup includes General L. H. Callan presiding over the Andes 118th Combat Engineers Band with details of command by Major Frank Nolan of the 43rd Signal Company and Captain Powers of Battery C 243d C A H D with Lieut Clark in command.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H Callan Andes
Combat Engineers
118Th Combat Engineers
Frank Nolan
43Rd Signal Company
Capt Powers
H D Lieut Clark
Military unit leaders and auxiliary officers listed
Third Division Lieut B W Wall D Ors with Br Bristol Train of Artillery under Col A M Merriman commands Company B Capt Oliver Lemaire Company C Capt A W Barrett Company A Capt Hambrick Kearney Post No 6 The American Legion Joseph J Haines commander American Legion Auxiliary Mrs Alice McHugh Coughlan president Mary Ann Atkinson Tent No 4 Daughters of Union Veterans of Civil War Rabbitt Relief Corps No 19 Dept RI W RC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Wall
Bristol
A M Merriman
Oliver Lemaire
A W. Barrett
Hambrick Kearney
The
American Legion
Joseph J. Haines
American Legion Auxiliary
Alice McHugh
Coughlan
Mary Ann Atkinson
Daughters of Union Veterans of Civil War
Rabbitt Relief Corps
Dept. RI
Fourth Division Fire Company Foremen Listed in Rankings
The listing names division leaders and foremen for multiple fire companies including Daniel G Coggeshall Portuguese Independent Band Board of Fire Engineers John Grabert James F Meiggs Rodney Simmons Harry Gray William Hughes and Ralph Church De Molay Band in the fifth division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel G Coggeshall
Portuguese Independent Band Board of Fire
John Grabert
Hydraulion Engine & Hose
James F Meiggs
Dreadnaught Hook & Ladder Co
Rodney Simmons
Defiance Hose Company
Harry Gray
Ever Ready Engine & Hose Co
William Hughes
Ralph Church Aides de Molay
Seventh Division Gabriel Cioffi Band Principessa Flena
Society notes record mentions Gabriel Cioffi and Principessa Flena among the Santa Maria de Merino related groups led by Maddalena of No 1173 in the Seventh Division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gabriel Cioffi
Principessa Flena
Maddalena
Santa Maria de Merino
Rhode Island Governors Parade Details and Division Formations
The Eighth Division lists notable attendees including Governor Norman S Case and U S officials. Parade formations begin with State street in front of the M E Church, with six divisions and marshals arranging in sequence along State and High streets toward Wood and Bradford streets.
Parade Route and Review at State and High Streets
A detailed parade progression from State to Hope to High streets and back to State and High, with a reviewing stand at the corner of State and High. Governor Norman S Case and staff will review, joined by the Chief Marshal and the 4th of July Committee on the west side of High Street. Sailors from the Naval Training Station Newport will perform calisthenics and marching after the parade.
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Hope
High Streets
High
Union
Franklin
State and
Norman S Case
High Street
State Street
Naval Training Station
Newport
Twilight League final tied to 2 p m eliminations
At 2 p m the Twilight League elimination winners will play the final game. A 2 p m concert by the 243rd Coast Artillery Band led by Thomas B. Gall includes Masaniello Overture and selections from Wagner and others. A 4 p m trades procession runs High to State and Church to Union to Hope to Franklin to Wood to State ending at the Court House. A 4:30 p m National Guard drill. 5 p m exercises from the Hotel Belvedere balcony with Ved Miss A Conners, Milton Leonard Bassing, Attorney General Charles P Sisson, and Edward L Leahy presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
243Rd Coast Artillery Band
Thomas B. Gall
Chicago Tribune
Chambers Masaniello
Auber
Wally
Martha
Moses Tabani
Frimll
le Regiment de
High Street
State
Church Streets
Union
Hope
Franklin
Wood
State Streets
Court House
Belvedere
Hope Street
Edward L Leahy
Robert J Chrystie
Milton Leonard Bassing
Charles P Sisson
Aida A. Conners
Water Battle on High Street by Court House
Immediately after the exercises a water battle is planned on High street in front of the Court House. Residents are invited to participate or view the playful event following the program. The activity aims to entertain attendees and provide a communal conclusion to the day’s events.
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High Street
Court House
Concert on the common features band repertoire and fireworks
At 815 pm a concert on the common by the 243rd Coast Artillery Band includes Star and Stripes Forever, Sousa Zampa Overture, Danube Waves, Turkish Patrol, William Tell Overture, and other pieces. A grand fireworks display follows at 10 15 p.m. on the common.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
243Rd Coast Artillery Band
Star and Stripes
Ivanovici
Michaelis
Bendip
Tone Pictures
Brooke
Chicago Marine Band
Fourth of July Committee Officers Named
Everett LeB Church chairs the committee with Robert H Anderson as vice chair and John G Stewart as secretary. Daniel F Dwyer serves as financial secretary and James F Meiggs as treasurer, with a large slate of members including Anthony Bruno Harry Bullock Matthew J Cahoon and others.
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Everett Leb. Church
Robert H. Anderson
John G. Stewart
Daniel F. Dwyer
James F Meiggs
Anthony Bruno
Harry Bullock
Matthew J. Cahoon
George Dion
George R Fish
James F. Head
Frank Gigho
Fred Guevremont
Charles L. Hughes
Willard S. Kenney
Edward LeClerc
Albert D. Lollo
Albert Menard
John H. McGovern
Robert J. McKay
Samuel J. Smith, Jr
Fred M. Straight
Frank J Sylvia
Fred Wilbur
Samuel Molasky
Whirlwinds Reach Fourth of July Game in Elimination Victory
The Whirlwinds defeated the Bristol Tigers 3 to 2 on the common to win the elimination series and earn a July afternoon contest against NIR. Jake Rippel struck out 15 for the Tigers in a sharp pitching duel. Hough led the Whirlwinds with two extra base hits while Agronick and Berry contributed solid defense and key plays.
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Bristol Tigers
Jake” Rippel
Young
Hough
Darcey
Whirlwinds
Agronick
Tigers
Regnier
Bill Rippel
Greenwood
Bow" Higbee
Berry
T Baker
Moran
J Ruppel
Regmer
B Rippel
H. Gladue
Agromick
J. Rippel
Gutowski
Langello
xRan
B. Riopel
zRan
Holiday at Post Office Observes Regular Schedule
Postmaster George W. Warren announces a holiday schedule with no carrier deliveries tomorrow. One collection from street boxes at 7:00 am, mail dispatch at 8:45 am, mail reception 6:45 and 7:45 am, money order registry and postal saving closed all day, stamp and general delivery windows close 9:00 am, lobby 7:00 am to 5:00 pm. Carrier customers must notify by 7:30 pm tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Warren
The Fourth of July takes a nation’s breath away
A patriotic verse celebrates Independence Day as the birthday of the United States and a defining moment of liberty. It honors forefathers resolve and the enduring emblem of Old Glory and the eagle.
Fifth District Court Hears Traffic and Disorder Cases
In a Monday morning session Judge Frank H Hammill sentenced Elmer K Bumble Rische to six months in the State Reformatory for disorderly conduct on Wood street near Congregational street after being apprehended following an evening incident. Manuel Garcia, 16, was fined 30 dollars plus costs after pleading guilty to an accident on Mount Hope avenue involving William J Brahmstedt of Fall River and leaving the scene. Mrs Genevieve Lee of 32 Garden street Auburn was fined 100 dollars and costs for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated following a Saturday Wood street accident. her husband John D. Lee faced a separate drunkenness charge and was fined 2 dollars plus costs. The Mary Canard versus Angello Fasano assault case was continued for one week by council agreement. The Francis E. Sullivan versus Joseph Cruz civil case was unanswered and carried over one week.
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Fifth District Court
Frank H Hammill
State Reformatory
Elmer K “Bumble” Rische
Wood Street
Congregational Street
Manuel Garcia
Garcia
William J Brahmstedt
Fall River
Mount Hope Avenue
Genevieve Lee
Garden Street
Auburn
John D. Lee
Mary Canard
Angello Fasano
Council
Francis E. Sullivan
Joseph Cruz
Priest Reverend Joseph Kelley Returns From Rome
Rev Joseph Charles Kelley son of Mr and Mrs Hugh F Kelley returns from six years of study for the priesthood at the American College in Rome He was ordained January 15 and will celebrate his first solemn high mass at St Marys Church Sunday at 10 30 In the afternoon a reception will be held at the Kelley Byfield street home and a breakfast at the Knights of Columbus House on State street He is a Colt Memorial High School Class of 1920 graduate and studied at Holy Cross College before Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Charles Kelley
Hugh F. Kelley
Byfield Street
American College
Rome
New York
Kelley
St. Mary's Church
Knights of Columbus
State Street
Colt Memorial High School
Holy Cross College
War Hero Killed In Newport Harbor Tragedy
Morning reports the deaths of Commander Thal bert N Alford U S Navy and Lieut Commander William Butler Jr after a 5000-foot drop into Newport harbor near Rose Island. Alford had recently visited Bristol to urge naval and town cooperation with Gen L H Callan and Everett LeB Church.
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Thalbert N Alford
William Butler, Jr
Rose Island
Newport Harbor
Alford
Bristol
L. H. Callan
Everett Leb. Church
Registration In Bristol Rises To 2349 Voters
Town Clerk John W. Church reports Bristol voters total 2349 this year, with 1269 men and 1080 women. This marks an increase of 144 from 1924’s 2205, and a large rise from 1927’s 864.
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John W. Church
Bristol
Holiday dances and Independence Day events listed
The notice lists events in Bristol Narrows including a Holiday Dance at the Palm Garden on July 3 and 4, plus an Independence Day Dance from 12 midnight to 4 AM at the State Armory under Battery C 243rd C A HLD.
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Palm Garden
Bristol Narrows
State Armory
Battery C
243Rd
C. A
Town Council Elects Connery Public Aid Director
At a council meeting Samuel J. Connery was chosen to succeed DeWitt Bolster as Director of Public Aid. A monthly report and council approval of all expenditures were mandated, and Mary J. Condon received a $1000 annual salary as Director of Mothers Aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel J. Connery
DeWitt E. Bolster
Mothers’ Aid
Republican Town Committee
Public Aid
L. H Callan
Council Committee On Health
Mary J Condon
James Holmes
Salvatore Della Morte
Standard Oil Company of
New York
B. T. Potter
Hope
Thames
Potter
Standard Oil Company
Committee On Highways
Domenick Langello
John W. Church
Kearney Post
No. 6
American Legion
John Flynn
James McGee
William H. Remigres
George H. Baldwin
Edwin S. Godfrey
Clarence Chase
Fall River
Chase
Guiteras Memorial Junior High School
Playgrounds Opened with Busy Summer Start
The Bristol playground season began strongly as children filled the grounds at the common and Callan area. Miss M Theresa Sullivan and George R Fish oversee the common site with Miss Marguerite Kennedy directing morning swimming classes for girls under twelve at the public bathhouse. The Callan playground is led by Miss K Virginia August and Edgar K Davis with a new 20 by 12 foot pontoon float added to the bathhouse equipment. George MacDonald and James Connors head the bathhouse supervision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Theresa Sullivan
George R. Fish
Marguerite Kennedy
Callan
K. Virginia August
Edgar K. Davis
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Sokanasset
Boy Scouts of America
Herbert W McKay
Ralph Alisio
George F Magee
J A S M
Warren Boy Scouts of America
Merrith Seymour
Warren
Bennis Smusz
Barrington
Fry
Col M A Cheesman Ades
John Condon
Rhode Island
U S S Wright
Peter G Gerry
Jesse H Metcalf
U S Representatie
Clark Burdick
U S
Louis Monast
Ernest Sprague
Harold I
Williamrn L. Manchester
D. A
Milton L. Bassing
Aidan Connery
Daughters of American Revolution
Clinton T Sherman
Regent
Philo V Cady
M. E Church
Merton A Cheesman
Marshall
LH Callan
Lieut
Bertram W Wall
Bradford Street
Ralph Church
Marshal
Waldeufel
National Guard
P Hough
Velleca
Cirello
Bruno
Ruggiero
Herzig
B_ Riopel
J Ruiopel
Lh Gladue
F Higbee
Gray
Moore
Biancuzzi
Baker
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