Rhode Island Leaders Accept Invitations for July Fourth Parade
Rhode Island mayors Thomas P. McCoy of Pawtucket and Ernest R. Sprague of Cranston join former Senator William H Vanderbilt of Portsmouth in accepting invitations to the Bristol Independence Day parade. Jo seph Pratt of Woonsocket cannot attend. Gov. Robert E. Quinn aims to have National Guard troops present. The Fraternal Order of Eagles plans its own division. Invitations extend to Samuel and John Colt and Rhode Island Soldiers' Home veterans, the Town Council and Town Clerk John W. Church.
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Rhode Island
Thomas P. McCoy
Pawtucket
Ernest R. Sprague
Cranston
William H Vanderbilt
Portsmouth
Joseph Pratt
Woonsocket
Robert E. Quinn
National Guard
Bristol
James F Meuiggs
Herbert R Dean
Michael DiCiantis
Newport
Hese
Mount Hope Bridge
West Point
Meiggs
Order of Eagles
USS Hamilton
Bristol Yacht Club
Bristol Harbor
Samuel
John Colt
Russell G Colt
Rhode Island Soldiers’ Home
John W. Church
St Andrews Club Lawn Fete Planned For Tomorrow
The St Andrew's Club of St Michael's Church will hold its annual lawn fete tomorrow from 3 to 6 pm on grounds beside the Holmes House and Rectory garden. Proceeds support the club's camp fund and parochial work with booths run by named volunteers for candy cake tea ice cream and soups and several other attractions.
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St Andrew's Club
St. Michael's Church
Holmes House
Myra Whitman
Earl P Mathewson
Leon McCaw
William Darling
Mary Wood
Earl Sturdevant
Walter Carr
Charles Davis
Elton MacDonald
Momnbeta
Jean Nent Asp
Feswn
Taya
Suen
Bmm MacDougall
Winthrop DeWolf
Wellraen ‘Inch
Wesley Armstrong
Edith Newman
Olive Peckham
Benjamin V .Peckham
Harold C. Peckham
William P Gladding
John R Magee
Thomas F. Brelsfider
Tax Assessors Begin compiling town new figures in Bristol
Bristol Board of Tax Assessors starts the task of compiling the year’s tax figures for ratable real estate tangible personal and ratable intangible property. The office at Burnside Memorial Building will be open 9 to 12 and 2 to 4 to receive true and exact inventories for abatements or corrections as required by law.
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Bristol Board of Tax Assessors
Burnside Memorial
Mindas
Colt Memorial High School Class Day and Graduation Schedule
Next week features Colt Memorial High School events starting Wednesday at 10 AM with Class Day in the auditorium. Principal Edward J Fitzgerald announces a 7 PM seniors banquet, with Superintendent Elmer S Mapes and faculty guests. Thursday at 8 PM sees graduation at Guiteras Memorial junior high auditorium. diplomas by School Committeeman Wilfred M Hamill. The program includes orchestral pieces, addresses by Tevis Shusman and Charles A Walsh, and awards.
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Colt Memorial High School
Edward J Fitzgerald
Elmer S. Mapes
Wilfred M. Hamill
Herbert D. Graetz
Sullivan
Tevis Shusman
Edith Morra
Carmena Waltz
Wilson
Edward J. Fitzgerald
Irving Pierce
Angelo Massa
Noble Hall
DRAKE
Tevie Shuemar
Wace
Secretar
Rose Tufaralo
Attlio Pansa
Arene Fiske
Louis Romano
Eva Brown
Bernard Grabert
Walliam Hogan
Sarah Callan
Fourth Committee Seeks Bon Fire Site in Bristol
The Fourth of July bonfire committee in Bristol discusses moving the annual event from the Common after council denied permission. The Callan lot between Franklin and Lawton avenues is proposed, but concerns about a nearby dynamite shed persist. George J. Invarm, committee chair, will seek a solution.
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Bristol
Callan
Prankin
Law View Avenue
George 7 Invrarm
unclear historic notice regarding funds and committee duties
Fragmentary OCR notes list a payment of 100 dollars to a committee. It mentions a recipient Wan and a person named Wena Tr with duties tied to a care committee. The text references a private paper and a payment scheme with vague dates and roles.
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Judee Wan
Carey
Mite Society to Meet at Baptat Church Bar
Members of the Mite Society plan a meeting at the Baptist Church wall on Burton Street with Mrs Andrew Christensen at her home. The notice indicates a social gathering and local hosting details.
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Mite Society
Baptat Church
Wall
Puesday
Andrew Christensen
Burton Street
Bristol Band Uniform Project Gains Public Support
The Bristol Rotary Club advances a high school band uniform project with strong public backing. The group prepares for Boomerang at Guiteras School auditorium with school department cooperation and student involvement in posters, publicity, and ticket sales.
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Bristol
Rotary Club
Guiteras School
Theresa Donovan
James F Duff
CWSES
Alice Hepburn
Andrews Memorial School Cornerstone Ceremony Draws Crowd
A Tuesday ceremony in Bristol marks the laying of the cornerstone for the Andrews Memorial School. Charles B Rockwell leads the program with Rev Nelson Kellogg invoking, a high school chorus performing, and tablets honoring donors Robert Dudley Andrews and Robert Shaw Andrews.
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New Finland
Andrews Memorial School
Bradford Street
Charles B Rockwell
Achkek
Nelson Kellogg
Jnunat
Robert Dudley Andrews
Robert Shaw Andrews
Bath
Rockwell
Bristol
Donovan to Be Fourth Reader at Patriot Exercises
Jerome Ddomey van Colt Memoria has been named by Principal Edward Uolarzgerald to read the Declaration of Independence during the patriotic exercises after the firemen and cavalry parade on the Fourth of July. Donovan is a senior at the school located on Lincoln Avenue.
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Jerome Ddomey van Colt
Edward Uolarzgerald
Dalhan Donovan
Lincoln Avenue
St Marys Parochial School Graduation Tonight
Graduation exercises for 28 graduates of St Marys Parochial School will be held at 8 oclock in the church auditorium Wood Street Rev Michael I Ryan will award diplomas Elizabeth Gifford is valedictorian Shirley Gertrude Flynn delivers salutatory address The class includes 16 girls and 12 boys with a program featuring music, essays, and awards by Rev Vincent Griffin and Dr Wise guy as presiding officials.
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St Marys Parochial School
Michael I. Ryan
Church Auditorium
Wood Street
Elizabeth Gifford
Shirley Gertrude Flynn
Albert Clement Burns
Norman Peter Belanger
Arthur Daniel Canton
Francis Stephen Connery
Warren Augustus Campancello
Fugene Charles Ferreira
Roland Joseph Girard Joseph John Jamiel
John Francis le Fazia
George Joseph McKenzi
Vincent Anthony Rego
Victor
Trask Claire Ellzabeth
Baker Plizabeth
Mary Dupuy
Margaret Mars Garvin
Geraldine Garvin
Josephine Catherine
Ryan
Shirley Flynn
Wiseguy
Roland (Urard
St Gabriel
Pauline Moones
Rex M Il Ryan
Vincent Griffin
Sacred Heart
Thomas Caruso
Tiana
Madeline Neiderer
Preacher to Lead Divine Worship at St Albans Lodge Event
The Brookline Baptist Church pastor will preach at the Divine Worship of St Albans Lodge F and A M Sunday night at 7 o'clock at the First Congregational Church. Mr Lindsey and former Bristol Congregational Church pastor will attend with Washington Lodge members as guests.
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Brooklin
Mass
St Alban's Lodge
First Congregational Church
Tindsey
Bristol Congregational Church
Washington Lodge
Warren
Disney to Receive Harvard Honor as Classic Entertainer
A writer notes Walt Disney will be awarded an honorary degree by Harvard University for Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and his other works like Three Little Pigs and Mickey Mouse. The piece praises Disney as a genius whose wholesome entertainment endures across generations.
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Frersbody
Harvard University
James Russell Lowell
Walt
Disney
Harvard
Warren
the Phoenix
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