Dirigible Shenandoah Drops Letter in Town Visit
While the US Navy airship Shenandoah flew over the town on its Newport bound pass, a crew member waved and dropped a letter attached to wool, intended for mailing. Mrs Coggeshall saw the gesture and later Mr Coggeshall recovered the letter near Colt Farm Gate, addressed to L E Mayea USS Shenandoah Lakehurst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shenandoah
United States Navy
Newport
Bristol Neck
Russell C Coggeshall
Dimond Avenue
Colt Farm
Bristol Tennis Club Aims For Tight Title Race In Local League
A new Dueset League forms with six clubs Attleboro Pawtucket Saylesville West Barrington Fall River Bristol and Excelsior Tennis Club. Bristol fielding R W Nelson captain C Griswold Boynton E Kinsley C Herreshoff C E Tirrell Thomas Fitzgerald. Bristols 4 1 win over West Barrington ties leaders at 5 1. Next Bristol faces Attleboro at Attleboro Country Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior Tennis Club
Attleboro
Pawtucket
Saylesville
West Barrington
Fall River
Bristol
R W Nelson
Griswold Boynton
E Kinsley
Herreshoff
E. Tirrell
Thomas Fitzgerald
Attleboro Country Club
Excelsior
West
Barrington
Country Club
Featherdie
Oak Hill
Italian Celebration Opens With Masses and Parades
Italian residents celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Mt Carmel with two days of events starting with morning Masses and multiple parades. The program includes concerts by the Famiglietti Band, baseball, athletic events, hand concerts, and a fireworks display at 10:15 PM on the second evening. Curated in Wood Street Italian Hall area, parades travel to the common and back to Bay View Avenue for the finale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Wood Street
Famgliett
Band of Providence
Callan
Bay View Avenue
American Legion Delegates Named for State Convention
At Kearney Post last evening the American Legion elected delegates for the Pawtucket state convention August 28 and 29. Albert A Edmonds, Joseph J Haines, James F Pierce, Charles R Beals, Bernard M Callan, Thomas A Hickes will attend with alternates Cornelius P Head William F Flanagan Eber W Hill William M LePage Earle K Dunbar Harold afford. The firing squad received ten rifles and the endowment committee reported total subscriptions of 220950 with 225 subscribers. The Legion’s shares totaled 85350 and the auxiliary 106.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney
Amerian Legion
Pawtucket
Albert A Edmonds
Joseph J Haines
James F Pierce
Charles R Beals
Bernard M Callan
Thomas A Hickes
Cornelius P
William F Flanagan
Eber W Hill Wailiam M LePage
Earle K Dunbar Harold Afford
Legions
Auxthars
Playground Ball League Schedule Shifts Weekend Play
The Common Playground league announced first round home games at the common playground. On Saturday afternoon July 18 the Common Playground faces Mt Hope Sluggers. Other matchups include Callans versus Toots All Stars on July 21 and Toots All Stars against Common Playground on July 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Common Playground
Mt Hope Sluggers
Callans
Toots All Stars
Callans Playground
Bristo yachting cup awarded for class A races
Dr Howard W Church of the Bristol Yacht Club announces a large silver cup donated by Senator Peter G Gerry to be won in two of three annual Class A races. The regatta starts tomorrow at 2 pm from opposite the club house, with seven classes and a 14 mile triangular course for Class A and expected many entries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard W Church
Bristol Yacht Club
United States
Peter G Gerry
Beachmont Land Deal Transfers Lot to McMillan Couple
Beachmont Land Company transfers a lot of land on Beachmount Manor plat to William K. McMillan and his wife. The transaction records a single-property conveyance in the Beachmont area with the parties named and the location specified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beachmont Land Company
Willam K. McMillan and Wife
Beachmount Manor
Bristol Appeals for Navy and Marine Memorial Funds
The State Headquarters urges Bristol residents to contribute to the Navy and Marine Memorial fund for Washington DC. Bristol has $140.50 toward a $250 quota. about $110 needed. Contributions may be sent to the Phoenix Office or left at local stores. many names and amounts listed as donors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fund For the Navy and Marine Memorial
Washington
Phoenix Office
Bristol
Old Town
F E Suzman
J H Young
F M Dimond
The
Bristol Phoenix
William S. Manchester
Charlotte Manchester
Katherine Manchester
Fred Morton Dixon
Charlotte and
Maynard Suzman
Two Friends
Friend
Pdimond
Exvelvn
C Bache
Kearney Post
American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Kearney
H M
Gabson
Florence T Nelson
Thomas N. Robinson
Mrs B
Charles Duffy
Louise Bell
Babbitt Woman's Relief Corps
Veterans At Soldiers Home
H McKenzie
S M Sheple
United Bros Lodge
Bradford
Phoenix
J F Farrally
SJ C
Miss A A C
Babbitt Post
St Alban's Lodge
F& AM
Russell
Marjorie Southwick
Bristol Council
K. of C
Paul Herzig
Martha S Bunn
Lillian T Wilson
Thomas H Byrnes
Bertram W Wall
J KE
S F. Paine
Burnside Lodge
K of P
Benjamin D Nichols
Charles B Rockwell, Sr
Abby L. Williams
G A R Veteran
Frank Paull
Scouts Sign Up For Camp Yawgoog And Island Trip
A large number of scouts have signed up for Camp Yawgoog and many others plan to attend this year. Local scouts travel to Camp Yawgoog on August 1 for one or two weeks. Troop 5 plans a weekend trip to Prudence Island two days from now for a two night campout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prudence Island
Also Mentioned on This Page
L E. Mayea
Shenandoah Naval Air Station
Lakehurst, N
Albert Weber
Price St
Philadelphia, Pa
L. E. Maye
U.S. Pat. of
Wardwelel Lumber CO
Bristol, R. I
Edward F. Kearns
Constitution Street
Pearl Street
Providence
John Donato
State Street
RB. I
M. M. Conley, Jeweler
Francis Newbury Close
William Fox
Diana Miller
Wyndham Standing
Thomas H. Ince
Dr Nye
Percy Marmont
Doris” Kenyon
Idle Tongues
Colleen Moore
Edna Ferber
Gladys Brockwell
Rosemary Theby
Phyllis Haver
John Bowers
Wallace Beer
Groerge O'Hara
Rayart Pictures
Tom Santschi
Marguerite Clayton
Barbara Tennant
Gordon Griffith
Erequest
Bebe Daniels
Paramount Picture
Eunate Harlan and
T. Roy Barnes
BOY Scout
Edward D. Kunz
Opcomes
Jeweler
Carter’s Athletic Union Suits
Topkis Athletic Union Suits
Connery
Pes Mae
Men’s Outfitter
William H. Remieres
F. T. Remieres
Ingram’s
Overland Express
Franklin St
Laxman’s
Comstock’s Express
Page & Friendship
Gaspee
Tel
A. A. Edmonds
Hove’st. Bristol
N. Y
H. C. Paull CO
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