Work On Razing Trinity Property For School Site
Wreckers will begin dismantling the Trinity Church buildings on Monday August 2 to clear land for the new Andrews Memorial High School. The school board voted to buy the church property for 25000 with removal costs not to exceed 1800. Bids for wrecking were narrowed to four lowest offers for council review. Government funding concerns were raised as to a 45 percent grant or 105000 maximum.
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Trinity Church
New Andrews Memorial High School
Aupirst
Prescott B. Paull
Trinity Church Corporation
Chaledy
Heer Otto
Arevikds Ene Vitae Sey Church Corporation
Andrews
Charles B. Rockwell
Joseph A. Hammill
WPA
Franklin Street
Grace W. Barrett
Mapes
Barrett
Rebecchi Denies Guilty Plea in Auto Control Charge
Jerome Rebecchi faced a charge of failing to keep his automobile under control in Bristol. He pleaded not guilty. The town solicitor Hammill requested a one week continuance, which the judge granted after a stranger in the court introduced himself.
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Rebecchi
Bristol
William T. Odonnell
Hammill
Scouts Postpone Hot Dog Roast At Camp Wamponag
The First Bristol Troop Boy Scouts postpone the Hot Dog Roast and home coming reception for Patrol Leader Harris Fonseca from Monday to Wednesday at 7 p m due to last night’s storm and today’s weather. Fonseca, a National Jamboree delegate, will showcase his swaps and discuss Camp Yawgoog plans with scouts. If stormy, the event moves to the camp cabin and patrols hike in Wednesday evening arriving before 7 p m.
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Harris Fonseca
Bristol
Boy Scouts of America
Camp
Wamponag
Fonseca
Camp Yawgoog
Swimming and life saving classes start next week
Swimming and life saving classes at the new community beach begin Monday and run for two weeks. Earl H Hobson of the local Y M C A announced, with William McCullough from the Wanskuck Boys Club in charge, replacing Raymond Makowsky due to other duties.
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Earl H. Hobson
William McCullough
Red Cross
Wanskuck Boys’ Club
Providence
Raymond J. Makowsky
Bristol
American Red Cross
Robert J. Anderson
Wallis E Howe Elected Head of Racing Committee
At a Bristol Yacht Club meeting Pasay 8, Wallis E Howe was elected head of the racing committee. Edward L Leahy Jr named first captain, Woodbury Polleys secretary treasurer, with members Col Charles Tillinghast and others. Scheduling adjusts half-season ends for Wednesday and Saturday series. skippers must be juniors or regular members.
St Rita's Club Announces Annual Outing Plan
The St Rita's Girls' Club of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church schedules its annual outing for August 1 at Hammes Memorial Park in Barrington. About fifty members and guests will attend a box luncheon and a sports program. Ida Principe chairs the arrangements committee with Mary Palma Angelina Trascio Josephine Russo and Anna Matroni.
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St Rita's Girls’ Club
Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church
Hammes Memorial Park
Barrington
Ida Principe
Mary D.palma
Angelina Trascio
Josephine Russo
Anna Matroni
Ever Ready-B T. A. Postponed to Tomorrow Night
The Monday weather jinx forces postponement of the Ever Ready basketball game on the Common until tomorrow night. Only one Monday since July has been clear, a break for the Fourth of July committee. Thursday night features De fiance and the Olympians in another battle on the Common.
Hopeworth Dog Show Set To Break Rhode Island Record
The Hopeworth estate on Mount Hope Bay hosts Sunday’s A K C sanctioned dog show by the Providence County Kennel Club from noon to five. judges from Massachusetts Connecticut and Rhode Island oversee six rings under shade trees as entries on grounds, not pedigreed, compete for more than 300 prizes with 25 cent entry fees. Galveston mill opens at 9 p m for dog admissions and ample parking is available along Route 136 near Mt Hope Bridge.
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A.K.C
Providence County Kennel Club
Hopeworth
Rockwell
Mount Hope Bay
Rhode Island
Masachusetts
Connecticut
Mt. Hope Bay
Providence
Newport
Mt. Hope Bridge
Hal Shepperton
Barrington
Ellis Moore
Warren
American Kennel Club
Henry C. Forrester
Galtesu Mill
Plans Complete for Feast of Mt Carmel Celebration
The Italo American community closes plans for the Feast of Our Lady of Mt Carmel with parades on Friday and Saturday, mass at the church, and a fireworks display. Clarence Chase wins common concessions. Colonial Band will provide music. Rev Joseph Sorzano to deliver sermon. Pasquale Pagnano named chief marshal. athletic events, doll carriage parade, and a children’s party scheduled. Interstate Fireworks and Pearl Aene Simphkei Paar awarded display contracts at 200 each with 25 prize post.
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State and
Wood Street
Pasquale Pagnano
Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Joseph Sorzano
Dora L. Iannuccillo
Orlando Jrisbane
M. Theresa Donovan
Frank Giglio
Frank Treanor
Sebastian Bernard
Dorothy Ruggiero
Interstate Fireworks and Display Company
Springfield
Mass
Pearl
Louis Castriotta
High Street
Bay View Avenue
James J. Velfeca
Francis P. Cuomo
Louis Nastri
Michael W. Pasquarelli
Joseph F. Pannone
John Santulli
Mary Carmone
John A. Ruggiero
Rockwell's Phantom Wins First of 124 Footers July Series
Phantom owned by Paul Rockwell finished a 5.1 mile course in 1 37 10 to win the opening race of the July Saturday 124 footer series. Fourteen boats raced under a light south breeze from the club house around Bristol Ferry buoy to Middle Ground and Poppasquash buoys back to the harbor.
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Paul Rockwell
Phantom
Bristol Ferry
Middle Ground
Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festival Schedule
The 1937 events list July 16 featuring a 6:00 am bomb firing opening, 10 36 am high mass and a 6:00 pm twilight baseball game, 7:30 pm vesper services and 8 11 pm band concert. July 17 includes parades church services races band concerts and a fireworks display with a committee meeting tomorrow night at the Parish Hall on Congrega al street.
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Academy Hall
Mt. Carmel
Congregaal Street
Fourth of July Parade Coach Not Follow Line of March
Readable account notes the DeWolf Coach failed to cover the full parade route. Disturbance arose as visitors in cars were kept from the reviewing stand while the coach lagged behind the head of the procession. State police misread routes, disappointing committee and crowds waiting along Union and High streets.
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DeWolf
Union Street
Green
Washington
D. C
Guesh
RTO
Berea
Stahd
I Gare
Lth
High Street
Visiting dignitaries along the procession route
A suggestion proposes placing visiting dignitaries near the head of the procession to cover the route, be seen, and reach the reviewing stand easily. The remarks aim to explain potential misunderstandings, not criticize the committee.
Vanderbilt A Sailor at the Wheel in Americas Cup Defense
The article notes Harold S. Vanderbilt is at the wheel for potential defense of the Americas Cup, a long held advantage cited by past performances. If he wins again, he ties Captain Charles Barr's record with three consecutive victories spanning 1899 to 1903 and 1934.
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Harold S. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Charles Barr
Cap’t. Barr
Columbia
Thomas Lipton
Shamrock
Reliance
Shamrock TH
Enterprise J
Lipton
Rainbow
Sopwith
Endeavour
Cap't Barr Pursues Sailor Heritage From Scottish Lineage
The brief note highlights Cap't Barr's identity as a sailor rooted in a family tradition of seafaring from Scotland, underscoring ancestral influence on his career.
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Cap’t. Barr
Scotland
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Jofin Rebecchi
Prince and the Pauper
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Claude Rains
Henry Stephenson
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John Meade
Gail Patrick
George Bancroft
New York
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Madge Evans
Lewis Stone
Bayard Veiller
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Hollywood
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Adolphe Menjou
Fredric
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Wallis E. Howe
ST. Rita's Club
Rockwell’s
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R I. Red
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Mary DeWolf
Nancy Bell
J. S. Condon
Whitecap
W. G. Lowe
Pappoose
Ed. Leahy, Jr
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B. B. Freeman
Remora
Martha Nicholson
Shrimpo
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Sam Parsoneminn
Vamara
Ernest Brown
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Aurora
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Chewink
Whitmarsh
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