Bristol Parish Plans Refugee Child Program At St Michael
A Bristol effort to shelter refugee children seeks monthly pledges totaling 500 dollars to care for 25 youngsters at a cost of four dollars per week each. Canon Parshley outlines housing, medical, school, and clothing arrangements with local families and organizations ready to help. A pledge coupon will run in today’s Phoenix on page three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon Parshley
St. Michael's Church
England
St. Michael’s Church
Bristol
Phoenix
Perry
Samuel D Clark
Charles B Rockwell
Harry L. LeClair
Fred Williams
Edmund Cunningham
Mervin Clay
Riley Lamson
Wesley A Armstrong
John R. Williams
Ralph F. Kinder
John W. DeWolf, Jr
Excelsior Club Announces 40th Bristol County Open Dates
The Excelsior Tennis Club hosts the 40th Bristol County Open Championship under USLTA sanction from July 27 to 30. Men’s Singles begin July 27, Women’s Singles July 29, with junior events July 29 and 30. Prizes include a three year Perry Memorial for the Men’s title. Miss Margo Lee holds the Club Cup for the Women’s title in 1938 and 1939.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior Tennis Club
Charles W. Perry
C. Swanson
Margo Lee
Brown Alumnae Club Meets With Miss Young
The Brown Alumnae Club of Bristol County met yesterday afternoon at the home of president Miss Charlotte Young. Guests included Brown Alumnae visiting in Bristol County. Attendees were Mrs Ralph Kinder, Mrs Bertha Wilcox, Mrs. Alice Bartlett, Miss Ida Herrmann, Miss Harriet Munro, Mrs. Anna Batley. Mrs. J Winthrop DeWolf spoke on her Africa experiences, displaying souvenirs. Refreshments were served in the garden by Hospitality Committee members Mrs Earl Hobson and Mrs Louis Covell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown Alumnae Club
Bristol County
Charlotte Young
Constitution Street
Brown
Ralph Kinder
Bertha Wilcox
Alice Bartlett
Ida Herrmann
Harriet Munro
Anna Batley
J. Winthrop DeWolf
Africa
Earl Hobson
Louis Covell
Mount Carmel Feast Plans Advance in Bristol Parish
The Mount Carmel group finalizes events for the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel with a Friday 7:30 pm Triduum at the church, 8 to 11 pm band music on Bristol Common, and a Saturday schedule featuring a solemn high mass 10 am, Roma band concert, sports events, and illuminated grounds while parade is dropped due to European conditions. Rev. Joseph Poja is the principal speaker. chairman Raymond J. Cavallaro notes bombs’ possible use remains undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
General Arrangements Committee
Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Bristol Common
Joseph Poja
Bristol
Roma Band of Providence
Europe
Raymond J. Cavallaro
Fireworks May Be On Celebration Program
Bristol Common may see a pyrotechnic display at the Our Lady of Mount Carmel celebration Saturday if the Town Council approves tonight. The committee had planned a simple program but voted to end the event with a display, restricted to church related set pieces.
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Bristol Common
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Hope Circle Weenie Roast at St Columban Seminars
Hope Circle Daughters of Isabella held an open air weenie roast last night at St Columban Seminars Bristol Narrows. The gathering featured games and singing as members discussed plans for the annual clambake outing and the August 19 meeting at Mrs Sara Sweeney’s Bristol Narrows summer home. Tickets for August 11 were handed out by Mrs Lena Ingram and Mrs Marie Vermette with refreshment duties assigned to Mrs Catherine Bottomley’s committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Circle
Daughters of Isabella
St Columban
Lena Ingram
Marie Vermette
Sara Sweeney
Bristol Narrows
Nellie Connery
Catherine Bottomley
Funeral Service for Miss Isabelle M Wardwell
The Wardwell residence on Hope street hosted a Sunday funeral for Miss Isabelle M Wardwell who died Thursday in her 93rd year. Town officials and civic volunteers attended honoring a life devoted to philanthropy with ministers from local churches officiating and North Cemetery as the family plot. Honorary bearers included Edward P Church Jr Robert F Munro Benjamin M MacDougall Robert W Nelson Ralph W Childs and Preston H Gardner of Providence. active bearers were Henry Sanford Jr Henry S Mason John D Dimond 3rd William Wardwell Robert McGann Herman L Wilbur Lawrence Lewis and Andrew Iverson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wardwell
Hope Street
Isabelle M. Wardwell
Herbert D Graetz
First Congregational Church
Samuel M. Lindsay
Brookline
Mass
North Cemetery
Edward P. Church, Jr
Robert F. Munro
Benjamin M. MacDougall
Robert W. Nelson
Ralph W. Childs
Preston H. Gardner
Providence
Henry Sanford, Jr
Henry S. Mason
John D. Dimond
William Wardwell
Quincy
Robert McGann
Herrman L. Wilbur
Lawrence Lewis
Ashland
Andrew Iverson
Bristol Drum Bugle Contest Set For Sunday Afternoon
More than twenty drum and bugle corps will report to Bristol for a Sunday event at Guiteras field. The parade starts 1 30 pm with contests at 2 pm under Rhode Island Fife Drum and Bugle rules. Scouts, officials, and local sponsors arrange the day. prizes will be shown in a downtown window.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Guiteras School
Scout Hall
Hope Street
Church Street
Church
Guileras Field
Rhode Island Fife, Drum and Bugle Association
George R Fish
Armistice Post
Sons of Legion
Pawtucket
Warren Girls
Powers Star Harmony Fife
Worcester
Providence
Rockdale
Northbridge
Rhode Island State
14Th District
Civic Club
Tiverton
Portuguese American Civic League
Belhumeut-Duhamel
American Legion
Woonsocket
Sacred Heart Boy Scout
Natick
Langevin
Central Falls
St Jean Baptiste
Frank Cerbo
Warren Safety Patrol
Warren
Boy Scout
Warwick
West Warwick
O. E
Frank Allen Wilcox
Fall River
Mass
Bristol Bay Scout Corps
James F. Meiggs
Bristol Planning Board to Survey Town for Master Plan
The Bristol Planning Board seeks a $1000 appropriation to fund a comprehensive survey of all town property. Data on population distribution, commerce, zoning capacity, and property valuations will be compiled into maps and statistics to guide future growth and aid local departments, banks, and real estate offices.
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Planning Board
Arthur F. Lewis
Providence
Lewis
Barrington
Bristol
Mr. Lewis
Town Planning Board
Children Hold Annual Outing at Roger Williams Park
The Children of Mary at St Elizabeth's Church held their annual outing Sunday at Roger Williams Park. Buses transported the group. Miss Emil y Furtado and Miss Mary Goulart led the program. Winners included Angeline Costa in the Cracker Race Theresa Ryan in Balloon Race Mary Martin first and Mary Lou Ferreira second in the 100 yard dash up hill Mary Martin and Mary Lou Ferreira first in the 3 legged race Rose George and Dot Phillips second Elizabeth Sousa second in the 50 yard dash.
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Mary
St Elizabeth’s Church
Roger William Park
Emily Furtado
Mary Goulart
Angelina Costa
Theresa Ryan
Mary Martin
Mary Lou Ferreira
Rose George
Dot Phillips
Elizabeth Sousa
Youth Fined On Speeding Charge
Norman W. Bellanger 16 of 142 Bradford street pleaded guilty to a speeding charge in Fifth District Court. He was fined $20 and costs by Judge William T. O Donnell. Continuances were granted in the civil cases Midland Underwriters Inc vs Jacob Bassing and Lois L Munro Martin Manchester NH vs Christopher A Garvin alias. The book account case Charles Falugo vs Frank Faris was defaulted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman W. Bellanger
Bradford Street
Noto
Fifth District Court
William T. O’donnell
Midland Underwriters, Inc
Jacob Bassing
Lois L. Munro Martin
Manchester
N. H
Christopher A. Garvin
Charles Falugo
Frank Faris
Kearney Unit Plans Bridge Fund Drive List
A partial subscriber list for a bridge fund drive by the Kearney Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary was announced by chairwoman Mrs. Anne Seymour. The roster includes many local women such as Mrs. William G. Dixon Mrs. Elmer S Mapes Mrs. N eo Cantwell Mrs Sebastian Bernard and others.
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Kearney
American Legion Auxiliary
Legion Hall
Franklin Street
Anne Seymour
William G. Dixon
Elmer S Mapes
Neo Cantwell
Sebastian Bernard
John V Leahy
John V. Leahy, Jr
L. H. Callan
Fred Foster
Lucien Capone
William L. Serbst
Charles E. Burns
Charles R Cote
Arthur J Duffy
C. Paul Bruno
Ethel Copeland
Herman W. Vermette
Louis Beauregard
John G. DesLauriers
William A. Bottomley
Thomas H. Byrnes
Matthew Preble
Catherine Gibson
Emily Jester
Ethel P Kelley
Wall Installs Legion Officers At Narragansett Hotel
State Senator Bertram W. Wall of this town presided at the installation of newly elected department officers of the American Legion last night at the Narragansett Hotel in Providence. Wall, a Kearney Post member, is a past department commander.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertram W. Wall
American Legion
Narragansett Hotel
Providence
Wall
Kearney Post
Flag Raising Reflections On Bastille Day And Liberty
A Sunday flag raising at Fish Hawk Farm on Bastille Day spurs a writer to compare French independence struggles with American vigilance. He recalls the Star Spangled Banner moment, warns of complacency, and urges eternal vigilance to keep Old Glory at the top amid looming global threats.
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Fish Hawk Farm
John Haley
Mr. Carr
France
Phyllis Bottome
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Ella M. Waldron
Charlotte M. Young
J. H. Young
Florence I. Campbell
Augustine van W. Toland
William L. McKee
Herbert M. Howe
A. R
R. J. Parshley
Samuel Norris
Margot Norris
Wallis E
M. L. Howe
Muriel G. Ashton
Arthur W. Barrett
Frederick E. Wilkinson
Catherine C. Johnstone
Frank Howe French
Viola M. Anderson
Howard R. Newman
Mervyn Clay
Donald W. Mathewson
Elizabeth Magee
Ruth Graham
E. B. Stanton
Sallie P. Haven
Frederick DeWolf
Martha Graham
Louis H. Gallo
D. W. Coggeshall
J. R. Magee
Arthur H. Carr
Wesley A. Armstrong
William Pinch
Excelsior Club
Miss Young
Sal
Ann Sheridan
Jeffrey Lynn
Humphrey Bogart
Zasu Pitts
Ana O’connor
Jessie Busley
John Litel
Cavalcade
Laurence Alivier
Joan Fontaine
Rebecca” Wews
Reel Cartoon Traveltalk
Pete Smith
Jeanette MacDonald
Nelson Eddy
Mary Boland
George Zucco
H. B. Warner
Grant Mitchell
Mount Carmel Group
Guiteras Field
Bristol Planning Board
Legion
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