Mount Carmel Feast Opens With Firing Of Bombs
The Bristol Italian community begins the two day Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel with a 6 am salvo. Activities include processions from Academy Hall to Mount Carmel Church, a vesper service, and a Providence band concert. A baseball game on the Common features A C Bristol versus Corona Club Riverside, followed by a 6 pm street parade and high mass. junior safety patrols and numerous Italian organizations participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Holy Name Society
General Arrangements Committee
Academy Hall
Wood Street
State Street
A. C
Corona Club
Riverside
Providence
Antonio D. Mato
St. Rocco’s Church
Aeboy Ae Eineer
Guiteras Memorial
Bristol Fourth of July observance costs noted
Bristol’s 1938 Fourth of July celebration cost about 1500 dollars though bills not yet settled. James F. Meiggs, general chairman, reported at a Burnside Memorial building meeting. The committee thanked R F Haffenreffer for aiding the event and feeding Scout troops and guests. Haffenreffer was also praised for financing a Providence radio station ad. William P. Gladding, mile-of-pennies chair, said over 154 dollars was raised via that method and funds appear sufficient to cover all bills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
James F. Meiggs
Burnside Memorial
R F Haffenreffer
Meiggs
Haffenreffer
Megas
Hatfenreffer
Providence
William P Gladding
Quahang Diggers Pay Fines in District Court
Three men from Cumberland and Attleboro paid fines and costs after Fifth District Court session for quahaugs digging off Mill Gut. Game Warden Burke arrested them earlier. undersized quahaugs and four quarts were cited. Suspect names include Fachman, Guy Centr 3, Alfred Santos, and Arduino German.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Attleboro
Fifth District Court
William T O'Donnell
Arthur E. Burke
Warren
Mill Gut
Colt Bridge
Pappasquash
Fachman
Guy Centr
Sneech Pond Road
Alfred Santos
Pleasant View Avenue
Lafayette Street
North
Annual Dance and Carnival at Bristol Yacht Club and K of C Grounds
Framed in a July 22 note the Fr idays are hosting the annual dance by Go Ss Mariner Ship Vigilant at Bristol Yacht Club from August 1 to 6. An annual carnival follows on the K of C grounds under the auspices of K of C No 379 and Hope Circle No 70 D of I.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Go Ss Mariner
Bristol Yacht Club
K of C
Hope Circle
D of I
District Nurses Initiate Bristol Drive For Funds
Bristol District Nursing Association opens its annual campaign to raise support from July 18 to July 27. Miss Evelyn Carter, secretary, and Miss John A. Herreshoff, general chair, urge town residents to enroll as members as the 1938 work expands beyond the 1937 expenses of 5101.85 with only 2000 state support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol District Nursing Association
Evelyn Carter
John A. Herreshoff
Bristol
Bristol District Nursing Association Dues Requested
Membership dues or contributions may be sent to Mr Norton M Zindersten Treasurer Bristol District Nursing Association Bristol Rhode Island for support of nursing services and district operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norton M. Zindersten
Bristol District Nursing Association
Bristol
Rhode Island
St Mary's Women Serve 350 Chicken Salad Suppers
Parishioners of St Mary's Church hosted a large dinner in the church auditorium with lighted tapers and flowers. A penny social followed. Blanche Sampson won a special prize. Co chairs led a long committee list and subcommittees handled tickets, pies, cake, and hall arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Mary’s Church
Blanche Sampson
John Connors
Henry N. Sweeney
Mary A Callan
Marie Vermette
Catherine Gibson
Matthew Preble
Catherine Bottomley
Robert Newhold
Frederick Wherbs
Dorothy Bowater
Bessie Crowles
Bristol Yacht Club hears Galapagos trip account
James A Tillinghast of Providence will recount a Miami to Galapagos Archipelago voyage and share colorful moving pictures. He notes Galapagos intrigue in recent years including German and American incidents and mentions Satan Comes To Eden and Death Over The Galapagos as notable references.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Yacht Club
James A Tillinghast
Providence
Miami
Galapagos Archipelago
Panama
Pacific Ocean
Tillinghast
Galapagos Islands
Satan
Eden
Ritter
Liberty
the Galapagos
Wittmer
Bristol Get 105000 For New Post Office Building
An allotment of 105000, not 75000 as earlier reported, is approved for Bristol to raze the old post office on Hope Street and erect a new building. Postmaster Coggeshall says land acquisition may expand, with plans and timing handled by the Treasury Department's procurement office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Bistol
Aime J. Forand
Smth
W. Purdum
Genecil
Foran
Treasury Department
Daniel W. Coggeshall
Hope Street
Congressman Forand
Britok Rhode Tea
Secretary of the Treasury
Federal
Bristol
C. J. Peoples
Division of Procurement
Battery C Brings 14 Veterans Back for Annual Encampment
Fourteen veterans totaling 154 years of service join Battery C Bristol Unit of the 243rd Coast Artillery for the annual encampment at Fort Wright. First Sergeant Manuel Morris and Private First Class Joseph F. Ruggiero lead the list with 15 years, followed by long-serving staff and noncoms including George M Moren, Albert A Moren, Lieut James J Garvin, and others in multi-year increments. The unit departs at 6 am to the armory and travels by bus and train then government transport to Fort Wright, with preparations underway by the regiment and mess staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
243Rd Coast Artillery
H’g. Eee
Manuel Morris
Joseph F Ruggiero
George M Moren
Bite
Albert A” Moren
James J. Garvin
Lawrence Ascoli
Eugene Moura
Henry Corea
John Bisbane
Leo Sevigney
John Silvia
Frank Ferrara
Domenic Cirillo
Anthoni A Moren
Michael Carmone
Anthony
Donat Roy
Charles Silvia
Fort Wight
George Moren
Joseph Ruggiero
Anthony Russo
Umit
Capt Moren
Moren
Garvin
Sentinel Capes
City
Vineer
Lawrence Ascola
Correia
Corp. Wells
Mariners Complete Annual Dance Plans
Heads of the committee arranging for the annual dance of Gurf Scout Mariners Ship Vigilant met last night at the home of Miss Ruth Molasky general chairman and made final plans for the affair to be held July 22 at the Bristol Yacht Club. Present were sub committee members Tick ets Viola Leclerc orchestra Sylvia Pagnano publicity Peggy Mathew son posters Clara Herreshoff hall and decorations Barbara Huestis Caroline Salzano Ruth Sanford Ruth Hazeldine Rhoda Hobson Peggy Connors Leah Eisenstadt Constance Campanella Jessie Sanford refreshments Antonette Campanella Eartha Brown and Natale Herreshoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurf
Ruth Molasky
Bristol Yacht Club
Viola Leclerc
Sylvia Pagnano
Peggy Mathewson
Clara Herreshoff
Barbara Huestis
Caroline Salzano
Ruth Sanford
Ruth Hazeldine
Feast of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Celebration Schedule
The program outlines a two day feast with parades, masses, and multiple band concerts. July 15 features firing of bombs, a street parade, twilight baseball, parades to church, Vesper services, and a fireworks display. July 16 includes assembly, solemn mass, races, ball games, band concerts, a greasy polo event, a doll carriage parade, and more Vesper services.
Shis and Si hat from Here and Shere by Tim Scribe
The article discusses a Bristol 1851 map showing the Congregational Church location near Hope and Bradford streets. It notes Thames Street activity and shipyards on Franklin Street, with references to G Reynolds shop and local wharfs. It mentions engine houses marked on the map and speculates on fire company stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tim Scribe
Cquidu
Thames Street
Oliver Street
Thompson Stanton & Co
Franklin Street
G. Reynold
R. Butt
Church
Historic wharves once lined Fall River from Bristol to Burnside
The passage recalls a string of former Fall River wharves and industrial sites around the Bristol Sugar Refinery, Norris’s wharf, the Nampuit area, Leely a ger TES U weirs wharf, Gifford’s wharf, Fall River Iron Works wharf, Potter’s and Sprague’s wharfs, and Long wharf near Church Street. It notes the area’s evolution toward Burnside Street and OPA costs at N. Gifford’s tannery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin Street
Peck's
Bristol Sugar
Norris’s
Bristol Steam
Nampuit
Leely
Gifford’s
Fall River Iron Work
State Street
Potter’s Wharf
Sprague's
Burnside Street
Banks Mentioned Near Seth Paull Company Site
The text lists several banks and approximate locations: Bank of Bristol near the Seth Paull Company site, B. Diman's Counting House nearby, the Commercial Bank at Bradford and Hope streets, the Eagle Bank near the Makowsky block at the First National Store, and Freeman's Bank and Savings Bank on State Street with unclear exact positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bank of Bristol
B. Diman's
Seth Paull Company
Commercial Bank
Bradford and
Hope Streets
Eagle Bank
First National
Makowsky Block
State Street
Freeman’s Bank
Savings Bank
Mosaic 1851 Bristol map details local buildings and streets
The 1851 map shows state street post office near Bristol Hotel and records Burton Hayman and other school sites. It notes churches on High Street and adjacent blocks, the Academy near High and Constitution, and the cemetery areas plus the jail on Court street. Many small streets appear as footpaths, with owners named on nearly every house and business, reflecting a Bristol population of 4616.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Street
Bristol Hotel
Burton and
Hayman
Grammar School
Masonic Lodge
High and
State Streets
Valley School
High
Church Streets
Methodist Church
Court House
Academy
Constitution Streets
South Christian Church
Bapist
Episcopal
Wood Street
West Side
Bradford
Congregational
Franklin Street
Wood
Ministerial Street
Armory
Court Street
Cook, Cottage
Howe
Munroe Avenue
Pierce's Avenue
Bourn Street
Church
Wood Streets
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Mount Carmel
Pasquale Pagnano
John Romano
A. F D'Angelo
John A. Mellone
C. J. Massano
Aimee Forand
Lucien Capone
Michael Securo
Matthew Capone, Sr
Fe R. Porraphtov
Ee Fen Re Agatiello
Michael Deleo
Nicholas Pirri
Paul Millemaggi
James C. Ruggiero
C. J. Bisbano
Samuel Campanella
Frank S. Giglio
Louis Alfago
Peter Sansone
Joseph Sansone
Joseph Securo
Frank Securo
Attilio Pansa
Michael Sicignano
Anthony Iastello
Martin Brancuzzo
Nicholas Castigliego
Fortunato Caruso
Fortunato Squatritto
George W Lewis
Safety Patrol
Children of Mary
Holy Name Societies
High Street
Church Athene
Fope Street
Burnside Svemorial
Fligtt Street
Bradford Street
Zola
Pasteur
Walter Wanger
Madeline Carroll
Henry Fonda
Leo Carrillo
John Halliday
Deginald Denny
Vladimir Sokoloff
Robert Warwick
Flash Gordon
Mars
Underworld
Mary Carlisle
Lloyd Nolan
Lynne Overman
J. Carrol Naish
Anthony Quinn
Dorothy Peterson
Maudrfen Ostllivan
Dennis O'Keefe
Mickey Rooney
Lowell Thomas
Robert Taylor
Margaret Sullavan
Franchot Tone
Robert Young
St. Mary’s Women
Amoutt
FT. Wright
Sgt
Morris
Anthony A. Moren
Sgt. Ascoli
Corp. Sevigney
Mariners
Mt. Carmel
Riverside Coronas
Democratic Club of
Barrington
U_ S Rubber Products
Collins and Aikman Co
Congregational Church
Hope
N. Gifford’s
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