Bristol Fourth of July plans seek citizen donations
Bristol civic leaders urge residents to donate to fund a public observance without town funds. A Button Day is planned for July 1 and a portion of the common will be leased to Clarence Chase for concessions. A Chief Marshal will be chosen at a forthcoming meeting with local officials and the USS Manley may participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel E. Dwyer
Bristol
Clarence Chase
Fall River
Dwyer
Wm. H. Angevine
US. S. Manley
Defiance Engine and Hose Company
Babbitt Women's Relief Corps
Horace L. Manchester
Narragansett Fire Company
Warren
Community Field Wire Fence Fund Proposal
Dr Harold DeWolf proposes a one dollar subscription fund to enclose the rear Guneral School athletic field with a strong wire mesh fence. The plan aims to protect the field and increase its value for local users. Subscriptions should be forwarded to the Phenix Office and are acknowledged by Dr Mrs A Friend Harold DeWolf J B Herreshoff Harriet R DeWolf.
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Guneral
Harold DeWolf
Phenix
Play-off arrangements loom as Twilight League ties to be decided
As the first half of the Twilight League ends, tie games between the Ever Readys and the Olympians and between the Ever Readys and Defiance must be replayed. Results will influence standings and playoff plans, with the Board of Governors and three managers meeting tonight at the YMCA.
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Ever Readys
Olympians
Board of Governors
YMCA
Plans For Town Projects Forwarded To Gov Green
Town plans eight projects totaling about 420000 under the National Recovery Act. Council moved quickly after a telegram from Governor Green asking officials to prepare to begin once federal funds are provided.
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Gov. Green
John W. Church
Theodore Francis Greene
Tanyard Brook
MA. Church
Green
Washington
Wm T. Dwyer
Sewer Commission
Dwyer
William H Angevine
Bristol
Rhode Island
Governor Green to Speak at Colt Memorial Graduation Exercises
Governor Theodore Francis Green will address Colt Memorial high school graduates at the commencement in the Guiteras junior high auditorium. Sixty-two seniors, the largest class, will receive diplomas with George Locke Howe presenting them. valedictorian Mary Mason and salutatorian Jose Cardoso Victoria will speak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Locke Howe
Theodore Francis Green
Colt Memorial High School
Guiteras Junior High School
Jose Cardoso Victoria
Mary Mason
Bristol School
Charles B. Rockwell
Colt Auditorium
Former Battery Coast Artillery Members Meet Tomorrow
All former members of Battery B or C 243rd Coast Artillery are asked to attend a meeting at 7 o'clock tomorrow evening in Eagle's Hall on Hope Street.
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243Rd Coast Artillery
Eagle's Hall
Hope Street
Dance Night At Bristol Yacht Club July Fourth
Tonight June 20 there is a dance at the Bristol Yacht Club with plans for Morning Dancing on July 4 at Church Street Armory under the auspices of Battery C 243rd C A H D.
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Bristol Yacht Club
Church St. Armory
Battery C
243Rd C. A
H. D
Freitas Family Welcomes Daughter Anna Gertrude
In this town on June 18 a daughter named Anna Gertrude was born to Mr and Mrs Frank Freitas of 64 Fox Hill Avenue mother and baby healthy and progressing.
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Freitas
Anna Gertrude
Frank Freitas
Fox Hill Avenue
Removal of Light House Tender Base Protested
The Bristol Chamber of Commerce urges Senators Metcalf and Hebert and Congressman Condon to countermand orders removing the Light House Tender Hawthorne from Bristol to New London. It argues Bristol’s $50,000 base, central location, and Narragansett Bay shipping needs warrant keeping the base, citing three hundred channel buoys and related facilities.
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Chamber of Commerce
Metcalf and
Hebert
Condon
Bristol
Narragansett Bay
R. S. Bosworth
Washington, D. C
Lighthouse Service
Hawthorne
New London
Wood’s Hole
Mass
Light House
Ian M Walker Heads Bristol Lions Club
Ian M Walker was elected president of the Bristol Lions Club at the annual meeting in the Hotel Belvedere succeeding Bertram W Wall. New officers include Vice President Harry W Munro and Secretary James E Sullivan. The board lists George H Baldwin Bertram W Wall Arthur M McCaw and James J Lanzire with two one year terms. The group planned attendance at the 12th district convention in Watch Hill June 28-29.
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Ian M Walker
Bristol Lions Club
Hotel
Belvedere
Bertram W. Wall
Harry W. Munro
James E. Sullivan
Earl P. Mathewson
Lion Tanner
E J Fitzgerald
Tail Twister
Louis Tortorice
George H Baldwin
Bertram W Wall
Arthur M McCaw
James J Lanzire
Frank Duffy
West Warwick
Bert Spears
Lions Club
Wall
George H. Baldwin
Watch Hill
Salvation Army Bristol Annual Appeal Sets Quota
Bristol’s Salvation Army annual maintenance appeal fixes a $750 quota with Mrs. Charles A. Johnson as chairwoman and Fred C. Austin overseeing local workers. The committee includes 17 members led by J. William Wood treasurer, with a letter urging citizens to contribute for local and Rhode Island relief efforts.
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Bristol
Charles A. Johnson
Salvation Army
Fred C. Austin
New England
J. Wm Wood
Roswell S. Bosworth
Mary Condon
William Connery
William Darby
Albert A. Edmonds
John Grabert
Albert Hartley
Stephen W. Hopkins
Nelson Kellogg
Harriet Kinder
Alfred M. Merriman
M. D
Florence T. Nelson
William T. O'Donnell
Anthony R. Parshley
Annie W. Sherman
Fred E. Suzman
Mrs. Johnson
Salvation
J. William Wood
Industrial Trust Company
Kearney Post Marks Fourteen Years With Banquet
Kearney Post No. 6 American Legion celebrated its 14th anniversary at G A R Hall with over 125 attendees. Brig Gen L H Calan recalled the unit’s history and community value while a chowder and chicken salad supper was served by Elmer McNamara and waiters led by Eber Hill. Entertainment came from Ray Beckett studios group in Providence and arrangements were led by Bertram W Wall with Domenic Mascola and Walter E Briggs assisting.
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Kearney
No. 6
American Legion
G. A. R. Hall
Wm. A. Gablinske
Joseph Enos
Joseph Bruno
John Foti
Francis P. Cuomo
Ray Beckett Studios
Providence
Bertram W. Wall
Domenic Mascola
Walter E. Briggs
Dramatic Club Formed After Garden of the Shah Success
Enthused by the success of The Garden of the Shah the younger parishioners of St Elizabeths Church form a dramatic club to present plays for the parish. Manuel E Vargas Jr is chosen first president with Rev Manuel J Barros as honorary president and advisor. Officers include Ada Sylvia secretary Alexandrina Fernandez treasurer and directors Joseph Costa Anthony Garcia Emily Xavier Mary Goulart Phoebe Garcia.
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Garden of the Shah
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Manuel E. Vargas, Jr
Manuel J. Barros
Ada Sylvia
Alexandrina Fernandez
Joseph Costa
Anthony Garcia
Emily Xavier
Mary Goulart
Phoebe Garcia
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Daniel Dwyer
J B Herreshoff
Harriet R DeWolf
Pastime Theatre
Joan Crawford
Gary Cooper
Gloria Swanson
Laurence Olivier
John Halliday
Genevieve Tobin
Michael Farmer
Cynara
Ronald Coleman
Kay Francis
Tracy
Una Merkel
James Gleason
Bill Boyd
Wyane Gibson
Theodore F. Green
Reverend Nelson Kellogg
Hall Noble Hall
Emil Francis Klein
FSSAY
Spain
Vialentine
Faust
Industry
Edward J Fit
Gerald
Herbert Newton Gray
Edward Sousa
Blue Danube
Strauss
His
Bristol School Committee
Mary Rose Andrade
Muriel Gordon Ashton
Frank Brown
Lydia Paula Fernandes Benjamin Hazen
Barbara Severin Kollinger
Allee
Frances Brightman Joseph Francis Bullock
Teaniel Lawrence Burke Frank Joseph Carmone
Francisco Duarte Alfred Joseph Dubuc LeRoy Richard Dunbar Vincent Fasano
John Leo Fivian
Loretta Carrie Balzano
Frances Alice Byrnes
Josephine Ann Cortelleasa
Shirley Elizabeth Fiske
Bonita Palmer Gagilo
Francesa Ann Gallagher
Margaret Ann Ciallagher
Adolph Glelo Jr
Mars Phyllis Grimo
Harry Bruce Matheson
Elizabeth Matheson
Ruth Molasky
Josephine Ann Proto Henry IL. Sanford
Jessie Louise Sanford Jose Cardoso Victoria
Thomas Lincoln Flynn Ralph Ernest Gallo Herbert Newton Gray, Jr
Robert Stanley Gray Emil Francis Klein
Henry Z. Levy Amato Malafronte James Joseph O'Connor
Michael J Rucci Vincent James Simmel Kenneth Belle Weaver
Mil Francis Klein
Herbert Newton Gray Ale
Frances Brightman
Margaret Ann Gallagher
Executive
Charlotte Frances Church Harry Bruce Matheson
Elmer Allen
Brown
Bristol Train of Artillery Free Band
Hope Circle No. 70
Daughters of Isabella
K of C
State Street
Ian M. Walker
Stefee
Fred M. Steatont
Salesman
John W. Dewolf, JR
Hotel Belvedere
BR. I
Boston
A. A. Edmoniss Cor
Kearney Post
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