Fourth of July Committee Allocates Funds and Thanks Supporters
Receipts totaling 1607.06 with expenditures 1461 to date were reported by the Fourth of July Committee. A 25 donation was approved for both the Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps and Battery C 243rd Coast Artillery, with plans for Colt Memorial High School Band support if funds remain after bills. Chairman James F. Meiggs urged pledgers to remit, and committee members lauded Meiggs, Rudolph F. Haffenreffer Sr, and Russell G. Colt for their contributions. Gratitude also went to Linden Place management for vaudeville, Frank Buffington for pennies drive slips and tag-day boxes, and Bristol Children's Home pennies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and
Battery C
243Rd Coast Artillery
Colt. Memorial High School
Feft
James F. Meiggs
Albert A. Moran
Fort Adams
Bristol
Meiggs
Moren
Arthur W. Burdon
Rudolph F. Haffenreffer
Russell G. Colt
Linden Place
Bristol Casino
Reynolds School
Frank Buffington
William P. Gladding
Bristol Children’s Home
Annual Handicapped Welfare Sale Arranges Tuesday Event
The Bureau of the Handicapped sets its annual sale for Tuesday at Mrs Carl W Haff enreffer s Ferry Road residence from 9 a m to 6 p m. The sale features items made by the handicapped to benefit their programs at North Main street Providence headquarters which trains crippled individuals in new skills and helps place them in factories or other work opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of the Handicapped
Carl W Haffenreffer
Ferry Road
Bureau
North Main Street
Providence
Fragmentary Report on Collected Pennips and Drive
A fragment from a report notes that pennips were collected in a certain drive and describes the observer's report. The text is incomplete and lacks clear names, dates, or locations.
Army Still Seeks Aviation Cadets in Rhode Island
Capt M E Littlefield of the 5th Recruiting District urges eligible Rhode Island young men to apply for Aviation Cadet appointments. He notes the Air Corps expansion, promises good pay, and explains requirements: 21 to 27 years old, unmarried, good physical condition, high school education, and two years of college if possible. Contact him for eligibility details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. E. Littlefield
Rhode Island
Army
Air Corps
Bristol Council Tightens Enforcement of Traffic Ordinances
The Bristol Town Council ordered stricter enforcement of traffic rules near fire scenes after a Usher Farm Sunday fire. Police will ticket violators with one dollar fines and arrests may be made by logging registration numbers. Council also considers fire police reorganization and more red fire tags on vehicles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Police Department
Usher Farm
Council
J. Floyd Huestis
Anthony J Ferrara
Benjamin Winicour
State Liquor Board
Samuel Campanella
Wood Street
Bradford Street
Boccia Club
Loggia Principessa Elena
Coming Events Series Announced by Local Groups
On July 26 a Saturday annual dance sponsored by the G. S. Mariners Ship Vigilant will be held at the Yacht Club. On August 10 a Sunday annual picnic for St. Elizabeth's Church will take place at Town Farm on Metacom Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. S. Mariners Ship
Vigilant
Yacht Club
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Town Farm
Metacom Avenue
Enquirer Letters Highlight Encyclopedia Sales Tactics
Two letters discuss wary readers and youth leadership programs. Dr Frederick Martin criticizes aggressive encyclopedia salesmen reinforcing a nationwide concern about deceptive practices. Louis Alfano Jr reports his Boy State experience and promotion to Senator and councilman with notes on military drill and state government education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green
Bov
St Marys Church Sets Annual Bazaar Schedule
Parishioners of St Marys Church plan an annual bazaar in the church auditorium from August 20 to 23. Co chairing the general arrangements are William T Dwyer and Otis M Bailey Jr with Rev Vincent J Griffin as vice chair. A long list of sub committees includes cake, hall and decorations, donations, penny arcade, specialty booth, door tickets, refreshments, groceries, grabs, novelty, refreshment tables, candy, combination tickets, and ice cream. A general meeting of all sub committees will be held next Tuesday after Novena services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Church
William T. Dwyer
Otis M. Bailey, Jr
Vincent J Griffin
Michael J. Ryan
Nora E. Dwyer
Cake Booth
James Connery
John Langello
Walter Kerr
C. Paul Bruno
William Bottomley
James F Meiggs
Harry S. Young, Jr
Edward LeClerc
Robert Newbold
William Magee
Joseph Gallagher
Minnie Murphy
Edward Newbold
William Connery
Penny Arcade
Francis T. Dwyer
Raymond McClure
John Partington
Specialty Booth
Edward Menard
James Wylie
George Marz
Roland Castanguay
Luke White
Bernard Breen
Charles McHugh
Charles M Connery
Louis Beauregard
Raymond Callahan
A C Nerone
Elton Pierce
Charles McGinn
Raymond Bullock
Marguerite Walsh
Louis Cirillo
Loretta Byrnes
Constance Campanella
James Wylie Candy
William McCarthy
Philip Morris
Thomas Olstead
Andrew Dunbar
William I. Serhst
Arthur Brelsford
John McKenna
John J Condon
John L. Burke
Frank O. Rene
Frank J Murphy
John Gormley
Roland Martelly
Charles Burke
Fred Serbst
John H King and Miss Hicks to wed in New Brunswick
Miss Phila Elizabeth Hicks of Upper Sackville New Brunswick will marry John Henrys King son of Mr and Mrs George P King of this town. The ceremony is at St Michael Church Rectory at 4 p m performed by Rev Anthony R Parshley. King is in the U S Navy stationed at Newport and plans to leave for Pensacola Florida soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phila Elizabeth Hicks
Upper Sackville
New Brunswick
Canada
John Henrys King
George P King
Anthony R Parshley
St. Michael’s Church
U. S Navy
Newport
Pensacola
Florida
Statewide Beetle Warning Broadcast by Eddy
Brayton Eddy of the State Office of Entomology will broadcast a statewide warning to Rhode Islanders on Station WPRO at 12 15 noon about the Japanese beetle infestation. The Rhode Island Department of Agriculture reports heavy inquiries and advises owners in heavily infested areas to buy traps as state supply dwindles. Complete control measures will be itemized in the broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brayton Eddy
State Office of Entomology and Plant Industry
Rhode Islanders
WPRO
United States
Rhode Island Department of Agriculture
Eddy
Catholic CCD Classes Enrolling Hundreds in Bristol County
More than 700 Catholic children in Bristol County participate in the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine classes held in Bristol Warren and Barrington. Two weeks in, courses run until July 25 with 467 from Bristol. St Mary’s, St Elizabeth’s, and Our Lady of Mt Carmel list 24, 240 and 203 students respectively with a lineup of principals and instructors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol County
Bristol
Confraternity of Christian Doctrine
Warren and
Barrington
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
Tomasina Maffa
Rose Angelicicchio
Mary Carmone
Mary Malafronte
Genevieve Pagnano
Dorothy King
Arseline Rosetti
Giovanina Maschella
Geraldine Marino
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Henry F. Serbst
Board of Fire Engineers
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Swift
Swift's
Golden West
Hiley
Georgia Free
Arizona
Jersey Tomatoes
Frankfort
Hamburg
Virginia Care, Pure
Salaene Swift
Tae
Hellers
Egirls
Stenecomnemie
Martin Hall
R. I
Mr. Boswell
Bosworth
Phoenix Office
Bristol, R. I
Mr. Bosworth
Phoenix
Chamber of Commerce
Frederick Martin
Louis. Alfano, Jr
Virginia A. Sousa
Joseph F. Securo
Colonial Hotel
Warren
John H. King
Ruth Kerr
Elizabeth Bernard
Liginia Sousa
Emily Borges
Marion Marshall
Mary Larice
Varno
Bruno
New England Telephone Company
Massachusetts
Vermont
New Hampshire
Maine
New England
WEW England Telephone & Telegraph Co
Newman Bros
John Alden
Zion
Toll House
Sunkist
Weber Ducks
Squires
Calves Rivers
Pepperidge Farm
Kavanauugh
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