Town moves to build two Bristol beaches on Narragansett Bay
Bristol Town Council weighs developing two new beaches one on the east shore of Narragansett Bay at Colt Drive and another at Oliver Street to serve children and summer recreation. Councilman James J Velleca says about 14 000 state funds may be allocated pro rata to Bristol County projects and a Narragansett Bay site near Judge Frindemuth’s cottage is favored.
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Colt Drive
Oliver Street
Counclman
James J Velleca
Velleca
Orlando Jrisbane
Bristol Sar
Bristol County
Narragansett Bay
Narragansett Bas
Vellaca
Mount Hope Bay
Mr Velleca
Bristol Harbor
Bisbane
J Floyd Huestis
John P Marshall
Bristol
McCaw Brothers Make Canal History
The Panama Canal recorded a first as two McCaw brothers met aboard rival ships in passing at the canal. Captain Harold McCaw of the SS City of Los Angeles and Captain Samuel McCaw of a Werverhauser lumber boat shared a cordial greeting as their vessels met, a historic coincidence noted by canal officials.
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Panama Canal
McCaw
Bristol
Harold McCaw
City of
Los Angeles
Harold
Werverhauser Company
Samuel McCaw
Tribute to Late Commander Alfred Merriman by BTA Band
The Bristol Train of Artillery and BTA Band paid a formal tribute to Col Alfred M Merriman M Ds their late commander. Col Edwin S Godfrey and staff saluted Mrs Merriman at her doorstep on Hope Street as the parade neared the Merriman home and the band played a military air.
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Alfred M Merriman
M. Ds
Bristol
Council Should Name Committee To Arrange For Concerts
Former Town Council President Prescott B Paull urges the council to appoint a committee to arrange a summer series of free band concerts. He notes plans were started after Dr Alfred M Merriman’s death but abandoned, and says action is overdue to aid poorer residents who cannot travel.
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Council
Paull
Prescott B Paull
Alfred M Merriman
Enjyox
Bristol Nursing Appeal To Start July Seventeenth
Bristol District Nursing Association will launch its annual appeal on July 17 to raise at least 1500 dollars for the nursing service. A brief three year activity summary shows both paid and volunteer efforts and the need to continue the work with community support.
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Bristol District Nursing Association
Bristol
Bristol Fourth celebration again misses national flag on Common
Bristol officials express concern that the town flagpole on the Common has lacked a national flag for two years after vandals removed halyards and the flag. Town leaders debate ownership, plan repairs, and honor volunteers for traffic control and observance.
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Marshall
Boy Scout
Fish
Bristol
New England
John P Marshall
George R Fish
Bristol Common
Bristol Fourth of July Celebration Costs Roughly 1500
Officials disclosed the 1939 Fourth of July observance cost about 1500, with parade expenses near 900 and the remainder for other two day activities. About 35,000 people joined a schedule of events from the Submarine R-10 arrival to a fireworks finale, with no accidents or injuries reported. Five persons injured in the crowds noted despite heavy fireworks parties.
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Bristol
Bristol Harbor
Arlock
Bristol Common
Fall River
New Bedford
Gunpowder Women in Pearl Buck's Harper's Essay
The article reviews Pearl Buck on American women in Harper's Magazine. It outlines three groups: talented women, satisfied housewives, and the gunpowder women burdened by privilege. Buck argues these capable women can contribute directly to society through reform, housing, politics, and education, despite resistance.
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Pearl Buck
Harper's Magazine
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