School Board Approves New Commercial Course Expansion
The board deferred final bidding on exterior work at Colt Memorial High School, asking Mr. Holmes to interview four lowest bidders including Neer Company and Monroe Construction. They reappointed Aleta Bezanson of the Senior High Home Economics for 1939 40 and granted access to Gaunteriam auditorium for events. Cafeteria workers face a 3 percent wage cut aligned with other staff, funded from cafeteria receipts as enrollment rises.
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Colt Memorial High School
Holmes
Neer Company
Minnroe Construction Company
Rhode Island Kowfing Company
Andrews School
Mapes
Senor High School
Frightened Setter Rescued Aboard Prudent Vessel
A frightened black and white English setter hid aboard the Pr udence after a fireworks scare. The dog, without a collar, was sheltered by Joarth at The Homestead on the island and refuses to return to the mainland. Capt Paquin from the Prudence is advised to contact the owner if identified.
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Prudence
Church Street
Buttwall
Joarth
Meamland
Paquin
St Marys Fails to Beat East Providence in Local Clash
A garbled report notes St Marys lost to East Providence in a Sunday afternoon basketball game. The Bristol team faced a tough contest with unclear scoring details and names, but the result favored East Providence.
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East Providence
St Mary
Gaateras
Dias
Bristol
Teccare Bait Ra
Tegar
Mannes
Sane
Home Made Family Trailer Drives to New York World’s Fair
A Texas journalist travels 2000 miles with wife and 11 year old son in a home built trailer to attend the New York World’s Fair. They detail costs, free shows, and the fair’s scale, noting the road system, exhibits, and friendly New Yorkers. They spent about 150 dollars per day for the fair and five days travel, concluding the trip cost about 85 dollars per person in net expenses, an education for their son.
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Texas
New York
Frances
Waco
Canfield
Fifth
Austin
Thomas
Enny
Charlie McCarthy
Ford
City of Light
New England
Whitestone Bridge
the Battery
Broadway
Times Square
Manhattan
New York Herald-Tribune
Tom Caufield
Excelsior Tennis Club Named From Historic Bridge to 1939 Birthday
The Excelsior Tennis Club traces its roots to 1889 as the Excelsior Champion Baseball Club founded by Charles I. and William M. Fischer. It moved to tennis in 1895 with courts in Bristol and New York, expanded facilities at Silver Creek in 1901, joined the U.S. Lawn Tennis Association in 1902, and built a new clubhouse in 1930, shaping a long, active sporting community led by presidents including Rev William R Trotter and Charles W Perry. The club hosts a summer birthday tea and tennis event on July 29 as it notes a rich past and ongoing competition.
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Excelsior Tennis Club
Whiliam M Fischer
Fischer
Excelsior
Excelsior Champion Club
Charles I
William M . Fischer
Andrew R. Trotter
Samuel Kinder
William M Fischer
State of New York
Bristol
B Rockwell
New York
Central Park
Trinity Church
Town Hall
Fred C Keeney
Woodlawn Avenue
William R Trotter
William H Ferrally
William J. Duffy
Totter
Joseph F Farrally
William
Duffy
Frank M Dimond
Andrew R. Perry
William M .— Fischer
J Louis Coggeshall
Benjamin Lindemuth
Silver Creek
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Rhode Island
Club
William J Duffs, Jr
MacNewman
F Farrally
A R Perr
Walham Hl
Barrally
Walham
Ro Trotter
Keenes
Turner New York
H Bance
Bobedlgsine
Feelesine
Charles J Pisches
Pischer- Willam
Greath
Jong
Charles W. Perry
Howe and Church
Providence
Dr Clark Reveals Hidden Treasure Search Tale
Dr Samuel D. Clark spoke to the Men’s Club of the Baptist Church about the Second West Indies Scientific Research Expedition formed two years earlier. Twenty players toured a tropical island seeking two and a half million dollars in pirate silver but found only more stone after two months.
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Samuel D. Clark
The
Baptist Church
Clark
Second
West Indies
Porto Rico
Haiti
O Peters
Rob Bosworth
Mrs Bosworth
Martin Hall Dog Show Tops Kennel Club Event
The Providence County Kennel Club staged a large AKC sanctioned show at Martin Hall estate Mount Hope Bay. Boston terriers led with 31 entries, followed by cocker spaniels 29 and Irish setters 23. Oh See Notice Me a 30 month old Boston terrier owned by John O Connor Providence was named best in show.
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Providence County Kennel Club
Martin Hall
Mount Hope Bay
John O Connor
Providence
Olympians Beat Ever Ready Firemen 6 1 In Twilight League
Olympians defeat Ever Ready Firemen 6 to 1 at Bristol Twilight League game on the Common. Foxy Marshall allowed six hits with four strikeouts. Johnny Almon hit a homer and drove in two. Duffy and Tourigney added RBIs. Ever Ready scored in the seventh aided by errors. Next: Ever Readys vs Frost Kings at the same field Thursday.
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Olympians
Firemen
Foxy
Marshall
Johnny Almon
Duffy
Almon
Tourigney
John Almon
Eddy Almon
LeClerc
Cragan
Angelo Massa
J. Almon
Frost Kings
Congdon
J. Affton
Sousa
Fish
J. Borges
Marshall Congdon
Salzano
J. Velleca
J Joseph
Three Car Crash On Hope Street Injuries None Reported
A Sunday morning three car collision on Hope Street near Gibson Road left all six occupants uninjured after one car overturned. Driver Albert Cr abtree Jr along with Manuel Furta do James Medeiros and Louis Delgado escaped unscathed from the overturned vehicle. Other drivers Joseph Ginalski Edward Trainor and passenger Charles McGinn Jr. were also unharmed. The crash occurred as Crabtree attempted to pass another car, veered into the northbound vehicle, skidded on wet pavement and struck Trainor’s car before overturning. Traffic was tied up briefly.
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Bristol
Hope Street
Gibson Road
Albert E. Crabtree, Jr
Franklin Street
Manuel Furtado
James Medeiros
Chilton Street
Louis Delgado
Perry Plat
Joseph G. Ginalski
Company Street
Warren
Edward F. Trainor
Constitution Street
Charles W. McGinn, Jr
Howe Street
Crabtree
Gmalski
Trainor
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St. Mary's
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Weis
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Nolen Dawser
McCarthy
Nolan
Pyanve Riis
McDowell
Sacred Heart & St Mary
Ballys
Dwyer
Ring
Ethier
Fitzgerald
Wm McCarthy
Walseh
By Tom Caufield
Brazos
Waco Times-Herald
Lagoon of Nations
Knoxville
General Electric
Tennessee
General Motors
Aviation
Frank Buck
George Washington Bridge
Welham Ho
High Street
Lomon
Constitution Streets
Phas Court
Dr. Clark
Pet
Antes Sancoe
U. S
Ab Salzano
DelPiano
FE Almon
Codola
Santo
Tourignes
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Duffs
Torn
Ron
Aguiar Ifay
TeClem
Herz
Ss Massa
Hope St
Burgess Battery
Washington & Water Sts
Hop
John Angers
Wood St. Tel. Co
Tk Mn
Henry R. Bullock
Warren, R. I
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Boston
E L. Watson Co., Inc
Weybosset Street
Robert J. McKay
G. W. Simmons
William Street
Tel
E. W. Weaver & Son
Ulysse Forget
M. D
R. J
G. M. Wilbur
Main St
Constitution St
Bris
District Nursing Association
Martha Graham
Hope At
Thyra Carlson
High &T
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