Hope Street Merchants Seek Extended Parking Restrictions
Hope street merchants plan action over all night parkers blocking storefronts from 6 pm. They circulate a petition to extend the 60 minute limit to 9 pm and discuss a free summer lot near Colt Memorial high school to relieve congestion and protect Friday and Saturday trade. The current rule runs 8 am to 7 pm in front of Andrews Memorial high school.
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Hope Street
Parkers
Colt Memorial High School
John and
Court Streets
New Andrews Memorial High School
Rector Declares Neutrality Impossible For This Country
Rev Anthony R Parshley of St Michael's Church told a YMCA audience that the American people cannot stay neutral in a European quarrel and warned neutrality laws push the nation to war by expanding armament and restricting trade. He identified six Congress groups in the neutrality debate and urged a policy aligning with England, France and Russia against aggressors.
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England
Anthony R. Parshley
St Michael's Church
Mr Parshley
Canon Parshley
Congress
Japan
China
United States
France
Russia
America
Tennis Club Opens 38th County Tournament Tomorrow
Ex empting Jubilee year marks 38th County Tournament start by the Excelsior Tennis Club for 1939. The Charles Varnum Perry cup will be contested, with Waltham S. Fischer noting strong entries across divisions. Notables include Charlie Swanson and Ray Chase. Margot Lee returns in women’s singles, with participants from Reading and Newport among others.
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Charles Varnum Perry
Excelsior Tennis Club
Waltham S. Fischer
Quaday
Charlie Swanson
Bristol County
Ray Chase
Bristol
Clarence Herreshoff
Washington, D. C
Margot Lee
Medford
Mass
Reading
Gardner
Newport
Fall River
Providence
Pawtucket
Jamaica Plains
Velleca backs 500 town appropriation for July Fourth
Bristol councilman James J Velleca urged a $500 town appropriation to support next year’s Fourth of July celebration citing carnival losses and beautification costs. The committee reported a 1950 celebration cost about $1480 with $1550.58 in receipts and $170 still to raise, praise was given to Haffenreffer for underwriting and troop meals.
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James J Velleca
Bristol Common
Velleca
Tha
James F Meiggs
R. F. Haffenreffer
Hereshoff Manufacturing Company
Mount Hope
Meiggs
Rnode Island Bugle and Drum Corps Association
Bristol
13Th Infantry
Fort Adams
103Rd Field Artillery
Alice B Almy
Daughters of the American Revolution
Repairs Begin at Guiteras Memorial Junior High School
Workmen start major repairs at Guiteras Memorial junior high, ending a long debate on permanent fixes. The project, funded by a $12,000 appropriation, includes a new roof by McGarrahan Roofing for 1656 and exterior wall waterproofing by Chester Newman for 5300, with completion hoped by next month.
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Guiteras Memorial
Wilfred Hamill
Fred N Severud
New York
Charles B Rockwell
Severud
McGarrahan Roofing and Sheet Metal Company
Pawtucket
Gutteras Memorial
Chester-Newman Company
Cambridge
Mass
Birth of Daughter to Mr and Mrs Cary Wilson Belmont
A daughter was born early this morning to Mr and Mrs Cary Wilson of 41 Bay State Road Belmont Massachusetts Mrs Wilson is the former Betty Colt They also have a son
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Cary Wilson
Bay State Road
Belmont, Mass
Wilson
Betty Colt
Car Goes For Swim At Mount Hope Bay
Arnold Dryer, former Colt Memorial High School athlete, parked on an inclined road and watched his car roll into Mount Hope Bay after a scare from nearby WPA workers. The vehicle landed right side up, unharmed, and was pulled ashore with the engine started again. Dryer vows to never park on a slope without the emergency brake set.
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Mount Hope Bay
Arnold Dryer
Colt Memorial High School
WPA
Camp Wampanoag
Dryer
Pocket Books Bring Cheap Best Sellers to Bristol Stores
A Bristol column notes the launch of Pocket Books Inc providing ten former best sellers in affordable 25 cent editions with washable paper covers. Wal Kis E Howe Jr. from Bristol holds a sales position in the firm as it expands from New York to other markets. The venture aims to meet a nationwide demand for low price good books, following strong initial sales and large ad support.
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Bristol
Providence
Bridge of San Luis Rey
Dorothy Parker
Pocket Books
Walkis E
Pete) Howe, Jr
Pocket Books, Inc
New York City
New York Times
New York
Europe
Penguin Books
Tauchnitz
Pocket Books and the rise of cheap paper-bound books
A profile of Robert de Graff leading Pocket Books and rivals in cheap books. The piece details his career from Garden City Publishing to Triangle Books, profits per copy, and distributor concerns. It notes skepticism among traditional publishers about price points and distribution while highlighting the broader potential of inexpensive reprints across the U S.
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Robert Fair de Graff
Te Doubleday
Ing? AG Addy
Blue Ribbon Books
Triangle Books
de Graff
U. S
Grosset
Dunlap
Garden City
National Home Library
Jacket Library
Halderman-Julius
Little Blue Books
Whitman Publishing Co
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Wayne Morris
Joan Blondell
Jane Wyman
the Kid From
Kokomo
the Lone Ranger
May Robson
Stanley Fields
Maxie Rosenbloom
Sidney Toler
Disney
THE
Ugly Duckling
Ruth Hussey
Tom Neal
Paul Kelly
Rita Johnson
William Gargan
Samuel Hinds
Hugh Herbert
Lowell Thomas
Corinne Luchaire
Edna Best
Barry Barnes
Jane Withers
Boy Friend
Guiteras Memorial High School
Johns Manville
National Housing Guild
Johns-Manville
Bristol Housing Guild
Wardwell Lumber Co
Thames St
Tel
Bristol, B. I
Guildway Homes and Home Improvements
Shere
Smart Simon and Schuster
Fuller Brush
Ala
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