Beach Terrace Stunt Night Highlights Local Social Doings
The Beach Terrace Improvement Association held a Stunt Night at the Swanson home on Surf Drive. Women won the spelling match with Miss Alice Bartlett receiving a pocket dictionary as champion. Numerous residents and guests from Providence, Medford, and North Providence attended social gatherings and cottage stays through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beach Terrace
Raymond H. Wilcox
Alice South
Providence
W.ilashon
Peter
Helen Church
Beatrice Mattison
Elizabeth Randall
Carl Mitchell
Frank Hill
Cranston
Henry T Miller
North Providence
Mitchells
Mortgagee's Sale of Bristol Property Set for July 31 1940
Public auction will occur Wednesday July 31 1940 at 1100 AM on the Bristol Rhode Island premises described as two parcels Lot 15 and 16 on the Benjamin Smith Estate plat. The sale follows a mortgage by Albert A Moon and Ruth A Moon to Home Owners Loan Corporation recorded 1934 06 29. A $200.90 cash deposit is required and further terms will be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert A Moon
Ruth A Moon
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Washington, DC
Bristol
Rhode Island
County of
Benjamin Smith
James S Mason
Oliver Mason
Alfred W Gooding
Metacom Avenue
Ruth
Moon
Samuel Smith
Vacation School Closes At Our Lady Of Mount Carmel
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Vacation School at Congregational street closes Friday morning after sessions. Principal Anthony Agatiello presided as scholarships were awarded to William Topazzo Louise Carmone Salvatore Parelli Antoinette Murgo Angelina Cinllo Pauline Bruno Ennis Rishano Esther Mighor James Velleca Patricia Pagnano Lillian Patakh Frank Goghia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Congregational Street
Anthony Agatiello
William Topazzo
Louise Carmone
Salvatore Parelli
Antoinette Murgo
Angelina Cinllo
Pauline Bruno
Ennis Rishano
Esther Mighor
James Velleca
Patricia Pagnano
Lillian Patahk
Frank Goghia
America
Elvira Pansa
Joyville School
San Guisto
Joseph Sorzano
Emilio Donanzan
George Washington
William Topazio
Rita Pagano
Anna Verna
Dolores Aiello
John Cupolo
Emilio Iannuccillo
Mateo Castighego
Race Officials Entertained Here
Fred Gs Perkins manager Buffin ton Farm hosted a dinner for visiting racing officials on Sunday. Attendees included Roy Miller presiding judge Paul F Keim clerk of course David Freidman turf writer Evan Shipman NY Telegram Warren J Wood starter Dr J W Pierce judge Al Saunders racing secretary Walter Moore Harrisburg reporter Charles McComber Taunton Azure Volo owner Fred Simmons and Dick Smith Warren among guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Gs Perkins
Buffinton Farm
Narragansett
The
Racing Commission
Roy Miller
Paul F Keim
David Freidman
Evan Shipman
New York Telegram
Warren J Wood
J W Pierce
al Saunders
Walter Moore
Horseman
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Charles McComber
Taunton
Azure Volo
Fred Simmons
Dick Smith
Warren
Collins & Aikman Narrowly Top Carr Mfg Co 6 1
Collins & Aikman edged Carr Mfg Co 6 1 in a half game. Medeiros collected two singles and a double while Congdon homered and drove in six. Ethier led Carr with four hits and three runs but final inning ended on a foul fly with bases loaded. Next game features Fryer Ready against Carr Mig Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins & Aikman
Carr Mix Co Boys
Medeiros
Congdon
Carr
Ethier
Babe
Moore
Butler
van Voast
Carr Mig
Fryer
Collins & Aikman Ab
H Perry If
Lemaire
Touragnes
Friors
Santo
Notable Names in Early Adventure and Journalism Circle
A list of figures including Op and Robert Kintner with Frederick Lewis Allen Joseph Lincoln and explorers Osa Johnson Alice Bretz Dorothy Spicer and others, suggesting a feature on prominent personalities in journalism and exploration during the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Op and
Robert Kintner
Frederick Lewis Allen Joseph Lincoln Eerie
Osa Johnson
Alice Bretz
Dorothy Spicer
New Books at the Rogers Free Library Add Numerous Titles
The Rogers Free Library announces new circulation titles across fiction and non fiction sections. Readers can access works by Adler Brush Henderson Levant Baarslag Early Wakefield Bax Birchall and many more including mystery and adventure novels plus poems and essays from leading authors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mortimer J. Adler
Katharine Brush
Nevile Henderson
Oscar Levant
Karl Baarslag
Eleanor Early
Ruth Wakefield
Emily Bax
Frederick T Birchall
Scout Troops To Camp Yawgoog and King Philip Programs
Bristol Scouts from Troops One Two Four Five and Six will travel to Camp Yawgoog Narragansett Council Rockville RIT next week for a week encampment led by Scoutmaster William F Head of Troop Four. Signups close Thursday to secure a place. Outdoor craft and scouting skills will be emphasized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Yawgoog
Narragansett
Rockville
Rit
William F Head
Camp
King Philip
The Big Parade of 1940s War Time Screenings
Pastime brings The Big Parade of 1940s drama and war footage on Monday and Tuesday. Women in War stars Elsie Janis and Mae Clark in a tense civil air raid tale. Also shown is French Without Tears starring Ray Mullend and Ellen Drew in a London school comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Republic
Elsie Janis
Wendy 3Arnie
Patric Knowles
Mae Clark
London
Ray Mulland
Ellen Drew
Town Meeting Endorses Life-Saving Drive and Patrol Plan
O Reid LeClair praised the council for life saving efforts in Bristol and urged action on purchasing two homes for about 125 dollars to enable daily Sea Scout patrols at Town Beach Mt Hope Bay and harbor front. Joseph Riccio failed to earmark part of a 10000 relief fund for DeWolf Avenue repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Reid LeClair
Bristol
LeClair
Sea Scouts
Mt. Hope Bay
Joseph Riccio
DeWolf Avenue
Five Step Plan to Control Japanese Beetles
A five fold cooperative method advises lawn protection as frost ends, baited traps for active beetles from July to September, hand picking, spraying infested foliage, and grub proofing beds. It details grub proofing lawns with lead arsenate, setting traps, hand collection, and chemical sprays while warning of dangers and flammability.
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STA
RS Rai
Bristol Highlands
Irene Sausy
West Warwick
Bernice Vermette
Gibson Road
Robert Allen
Ridge Road
Della Wood
Kennebunk
Maine
Claude Haziledu
John Egarr
West Barrington
Hazledine
East Matunuck
Ruth Hazledine
Camp Seaside
Jamestown
J. W. Burn
Bloomfield
Middleton
Dorothy Goff Searles
Winchendon
Mass
W H Searles
Billy
H R Searles
Annie Dexter
Joan Sawyer
John R White
Ralph S Daniels
Martangee
Industrial Trust
ETH
Carr Mfg. Co
U S
Ever Readys
Carr Mig Co
Rogers Free Thenes
New England
Toll House
R Weinch
Miss Bax
Joyce Kilmer
Cape Cod
Rance
Joseph AI Raft
Europe
Bombay
Skeffington
W. Bethel Merriday
Senator Marlowe
Snowball
AITS
Sora
Ughter
Eava Acer
Peter Pan
Baldwin
Golden Portage
Czar
Halfaday Creek
Bart
Gopher Creek
Harry Pugh Smith
Faith Baldwin
Sara Ware Bassett
Muriel Hine
Emile Loring
Ruby Ayres
Berta Ruck
Raffles
Son F
Robert Ormond Case
James B Hendryx Ridgwell Cullum
Timothy Hayes Ranger Lee del Morrow
Stuart Hardy
Peter B Kyne Jay Lucas
Max Briand
Anc
Andberg Shriber
Tetcher Barry Perdwne
John Dickson Carr Elspeth Huxley
Stanley Gardner
Rufus King
Alon B Dawson Cleve F Adams
Leslie Ford
Jorothy Hughes
Agatha Christie
Storm Jameson
Robert Prechtt
James Street
Ben Ames Williams
Marjorie K. Rawlings
Iola Fuller
Louis Bromfield
Elizabeth J B Priestley
Evelyn Eaton Sinclair Lewis
Susan Ertz F
van Wyck Mason
Frank Swinnerton
Francis P Keyes
Warwick Deeping
Phyllis Bentley Jesse Stuart Pearl Buck Naom Jacob Sophia Engstrand
Sheila Kaye-Smith
Elizabeth Goudge
Frances Frost Lncy P Stebbins
Ruth Tracy Millard
Kathleen Rollins
Blanche S Ferguson Allen Finnec
Boy Scout
King Philp
Mount Hope Bay
Board of Awards
George R Fish
Court of Honor
Scout Hall
Connecticut
Thompsonville
Cub Scouts
Den
Pedsek
Komiann
Eugene
BUY Direct
Warren Memorial CO
SS Railroad
Warren, B. I
Ulysse Forget
M. D
I Ie
Ever Ready Engine & Hose Co
Relief Fund
Thames ST
Charles M. Connery
Tel
Burton ST
Henry R. Bullock Warren
R. I
Robert J. McKay
G. W. Simmons
William Street
Tel. Com
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Boston
L. Watson Co., Inc
Weybosset Street
R. L
Pleasant ST
Fale River
Mal
TELI
J. J. Nascimento
E. W. Weaver & Son
High Street Telephone Coa
G. M. Wilbur Undertaker
Constitution St
Bristol District Nursing Association
Hope Street
Martha Graham
Hege St
Thyra Carlson
High St
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