Many interesting features promised at Girl Scout Fair
The Bristol Girl Scout Council hosts a county fair tomorrow at 2 PM with Girl Scouts Mariners and Brownies as hostesses. A puppet show by 14 year old William Weston, the Tatter Town Puppet Theatre, and a bingo booth, shooting gallery, dolls exhibit, animal side shows, and fortune telling will entertain. Proceeds fund scouting activities and supplies.
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Girl Scout Fair
Reynolds House
Bristol
Girl Scout Council
Goldenrod
Widder Johnsing
William Weston
Punch and Judy
Tatter Town
J .Winthrop DeWolf
Reginald Dimond
John Church, Jr
Lucien Capone
Earl P Mathewson
Charles Otten
Gilbert Shaw
A H Flint, Jr
Charles G Nystrom
Daniel Chase
Garden Party and Musicale at Wyndestowf aims to aid bureau
Wyndstowe the Bristol home of Mr and Mrs Wallis E Howe at 221 Hope street hosts a Garden Party and Musicale on Wednesday June 17 from four to seven pm. Proceeds go to the Church Employment and Advisory Bureau of the Rhode Island diocese. Performers include John Davenport baritone Marianne Channon harpist and Florence Ruyffelaere dancer with refreshments by Junior League members under Mrs E Bruce Merriman.
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Wyndstowe
Bristol
Wallis’ E Howe
Hope Street
Church Employment and Advisory Bureau
Social Service Department
Rhode Island
Episcopal Church
John Davenport
New York
Providence
Marianne Channon
Florence
Marcel Grandjany
Europe
Channon
New England
League
E Bruce Merriman
Dunton Howe
Eleanor H Darling
Hope SI
Kate Drury
Horace Binney
Peggy Lo Knight
Ann
Dean Thompson
John B_ Henthorne
Elmer
Whittaker
John W Church Chosen Chief Marshal For Fourth
Bristol announces Town Clerk John W Church will serve as chief marshal for the Fourth of July parade with mounted aides likely his children Charlotte and John W Jr The celebration committee praises his selection and outlines plans for a baseball game and a WPA vaudeville show in late June as part of the event preparations
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Bristol
Alfred M Merriman
John W. Church
Col Merriman
Church
Charlotte
John W Jr
USS
New Orleans
Bristol Harbor
Jimmie” Salzano
Bristol Common
Charles Chace
Fall River
Xavier
John Almeida
George R Fish
John Stewart
Reynolds School
WPA
Netopian Society Elects Burnham President At Annual Meeting
Herbert B Burnham Jr was elected president of the Netopian Society at the annual meeting on Tuesday evening. He succeeds Mrs Marton Newman. Officers named include Miss Florence Orten as vice president and Mass Prhelyn Pray as secretary with Samuel J Steen as treasurer. Cabinet members for two years are Arthur B Rae and Mrs Albert Shaw, while Miss Cathleen Barton and Miss Otten will run the social program.
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Herbert B Burnham, Jr
Netopian Society
Marton
Ti) Newman
Florence Orten
Mass Prhelyn Pray
Samuel J Steen
Arthur B Rae
Albert Shaw
Cathleen Barton
Otten
Five Star Theatre Cooking School to Run Four Weeks
The Pastime Theatre hosts a four week matinee series led by Mrs Gertrude Stagdon. Each Tuesday at 1 pm the program includes Ninety Minutes in a Magic Kitchen, eight to ten recipes, gift items, and a screening of Sutters Gold with Edward Arnold.
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Five Star Theatre
Gertrude Staggon
Stansons
New England
Stanson
Middlewestern
Stanyon
Narragansett Electric Company
Pillsbury’s
Burnett’s
Ferrycliffe Farm
Hamilton Beach
Edward Arnold
Binnie Barnes
Lee Tracy
Ghost Train mystery thrills Bristol audience
The Ghost Train, famed as a midnight roamer across England and America, is described as a thrilling three act mystery drama with comedy and sharp detective wit. The Bristol Train of Artillery Entertainment Association presents the play in Guiteras auditorium on Thursday June 11th with high praise from Billboard.
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Bristol
England
America
Billboard
Bristol Train of Artillery
Entertainment Association
Guiteras
Nerone Completes Stellar Medical College Course in Georgetown
William S Nerone of Prospect Street Bristol set to receive his medical degree from Georgetown Medical School Washington DC next Sunday without a final exam based on top marks over four years He worked from St Marys Bristol to LaSalle Providence Boston College earning Cum Laude honors and traveled 132 miles daily during college His plans include a Midwest hospital internship and returning to Providence for further training in July
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William SS Nerone
Augustine C Nerone
Prospect Street
Georgetown Medical School
Washington, DC
Horatio Alger
Nerone
St Marys
Bristol
la ‘Alla Academy
Providence
Boston College
Georgetown Medical
Rhode Island Hospital
Sanford to Speak at St. Albans Meeting
William H Sanford Jr former grand lecturer will address St Albans Lodge No F A M next Wednesday on Ancient Masonic Times An entertainment by George Doane Providence monologist and a Sunday June 21 divine worship at Trinity Parish follow the program arranged by Rev Nelson Kellog rector
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William H Sanford, Jr
St Albans Lodge No
George Doane
Providence
Trinity Dareh
Nelson Kellog
Queen Contest Plans For Bristol Ball Vote Tallies
The Bristol Portuguese American Women's Civic League met at Hotel Belvedere to plan the cotton ball to be conducted by the league on June 12. Miss Fannie Leone leads the popular vote with 1672, followed by Gilda Mello 540 Juliette Cardoza 368 Lucille Accardi 317 and others. Mrs Joseph J. Dennis is ball committee chair with Cardoza directing the popular vote and Georgianna Brito handling booth reservations.
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Bristol
Anna Derosa
Amy Sousa
Aileen Mack
Mary Golden
Evelyn Toplin
Nancy Cortellesa
Mildred di Lello
Muriel Ashton
Virginia Santo
Joseph J. Dennis
The
Civic League
Ball
Miss Cardoza
Georgianna Brito
Colt Juniors Stage Annual Prom at Memorial High
Memorial High School juniors host their annual promenade tonight in the school auditorium. Guests include seniors, faculty members, and the school committee. Music for dancing will be provided by a well known orchestra.
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COLT
Colt Memorial High School
Woman injured in fall at Ferry Hill home
Mrs Stanley FE Friswell sustained a serious fall at her Ferry Hill home on Wednesday the 15th after being toppled by a large pet dog during play. Her head struck the walk and doctors feared skull fracture though she was somewhat improved today.
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Stanley FE Friswell
Ferry Hill
Radio listening habits reveal income links in Boston survey
A Boston study using audimeters in 100 homes over 12 weeks shows listening patterns vary by income. Prof Robert F. Elder and Prof L. F Woodruff from MIT Moscow? (Correction: MIT) recorded when radios are on and stations, with 5 affluent, 20 upper middle class, 45 small merchants and skilled workers, 30 low-wage or relief households included.
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Boston
Robert F. Elder
L. F Woodruff
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Popular TV programs by income class and major shows
The 6 o clock news attracts the top income group while jazz appeals to middle earners and metodra ma to the lower class. Major Bowes leads entertainment across classes, Ford Symphony reaches 21.6 percent of high, 10.3 percent of middle, and 75 percent of lower income listeners.
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Bowes
Ford Symphony
Measuring advertising programs drawing power
Advertisers use fan mail to radio stations, sales increases of the product, and electric current readings at power houses to gauge a program’s impact. None provide high accuracy.
Audimeter Study Reveals Radio Use by Income Groups
The audimeter tested in diverse homes shows a representative average in listening habits. Personal home visits facilitated by the device enable analysis across income groups. The survey found families earning $2500 and over use radio more on Sundays, while class two listens more on weekdays than other groups.
Mae Bene Dict’s Racket Ties Fraud to Hospital Comforts
Mae Bene Dict sought lengthy hospital stays by faking injuries and directing bills to owners of alleged causes, not herself, creating a nefarious scheme to extract benefits while evading proper payment and accountability.
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Mae Benedict
Mae
Mae Ailes Through Multiple Attacks Across States
Mae, with multiple aliases, claims head injuries across cities from Maine to California. Records show hospital admissions in Los Angeles in May 1928 and August 1928, visits to Palm Beach and Oklahoma City, each alleging assault by men. In April 1931 she said a revolver was used in a backseat scuffle, then stayed 54 days in a Roanoke Virginia hospital.
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Mae
Maine
California
Los Angeles
Palm Beach
Oklahoma City
Roanoke
Mae’s Deception Revealed After Hospital Stay
A San Francisco hospital stay uncovers Mae’s elaborate ruse of skull fractures. She admits faking illnesses to mislead doctors, claiming encounters with nearly 500 hospitals. Mastoid surgery left eye dilation and she feigned nausea double vision and pain to provoke a false injury.
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Mae
San Francisco
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