Boy Scouts Plan Meetings and Rally Preparations
The Court of Honor meets at 7 in the Scout Building while the Bugle and Drum Corps rehearse. Troop 1 Outdoor meeting with Scoutmaster Fish. patrol leaders' council to meet. Awashonki Herd votes to run the Boy Scout stand at the 4th of July for Camp Takarest funds. Narragansett Council approves summer camp at Camp Takarest and a Patrol Camping plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Honor
J. E. Clark
American Legion
Bristol
George R. Fish
Fish
Flying Eagle Patrol
Panther Patrol
Fred E.suzman
Awashonki Herd
P.O.W.S
Scout Honor Society
Camp Takarest Fund
Michael Ascola
Narragansett
Contest Crowns Bristol's Most Popular Boy Vote Totals
The tally shows Anashanks Herd with 329 votes this week, William McCarthy 282, Anthony Monaro 271, and Arthur Tucker 264 leading a field of 47 entrants. Newcomers Bernard Grabert and others added limited votes as 2097 total ballots expire at midnight July 3. The winner earns a new suit of clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Outest
Sherif
Charles Young
Harold Josephson
Bernard Grabert
William Head
John Abenante
Carl Russo
Nat Gladding
Ambrose Desilets
J. Salzano
H. Levy
Bristol
Birthday Party For Paiva Daughters At Home
The Misses Hilda Isabel and Kath aleen C Paiva hosted more than 15 children at an outdoor birthday gathering Saturday afternoon on the lawn of Mr and Mrs Jesse Paiva 468 Thames street. Mrs Paiva and daughters Mary and Emily served refreshments. attendees included Catherine Meiggs Elsie Paiva Phyllis Ann John H Morris Loretta Moran Flosie DeAlesio Richard Beedin and the Misses Theresa Louise Caroline Emily and Mary Nappi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilda
Isabel
Kathaleen C. Paiva
Jesse Paiva
Thames Street
Paiva
Mary
Emily Paiva
Catherine Meiggs
Elsie Paiva
Phyllis Ann
John H Morris
Loretta Moran
Potato and War Effort Tied to Germany’s Strategy
The text notes Germany’s wartime study of potato heredity and nurture, linking it to industrial alcohol production and the broader war effort, indicating the crop’s central role in sustaining resources and logistics during the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Forested area estimates of the Soviet Union
Soviet economists estimate the USSR's total forested area exceeds two and a quarter billion acres, while less than a billion acres are deemed suitable for commercial exploitation.
Star of stage to screen enters film career in early days
The narrative follows a young actor who pursued stage prestige in Los Angeles and New York. Oliver Morosco mentored him in stock companies, leading to a screen debut and major roles in Not Guilty Cimarron The Conquerors and Others before signing long term with Jesse Lasky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Oliver Morosco
Morosco
Jeannie McPherson
Cecil DeMille
Lew Cody
Lois Weber
New York
William LeBaron
Long Island
Chicua
Sidney Franklin
Joseph Schenck
Mr. Goldwyn
the Christian
She Christian
Jesse Lasky
Cimarron
Ann Harding
Marz Davidson-Ro Davidson wedding in Conimicut Saint Benedicts
Miss Ethel Ro Davidson daughter of the late Mr and Mrs George F Davidson of Warwick joined in marriage with George Frederck Marz son of Mr and Mrs George H Marz of 7 Pleasant street Conimicut Saturday at St Benedicts Church The bride wore white satin with a matching hat and carried a white prayer book The maid of honor wore pink georgette crepe The ceremony was followed by a breakfast at Narragansett Hotel Providence The couple will reside in Bristol The groom a Colt Memorial high school graduate 1925 and employed by Callan Construction Company The bride is Providence born and studied there both families attended the wedding
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lea Sde
Richard Stuart
Constitution -Street
Herbert D. Graetz
First Congregational Church
Anthony R. Parshley
St. Michael’s Church
Mary Mathewson
Guy Jones
Dedham
Mass
Frank Stuart
Springfield
Lohengrin
Emma Rounds
Chicago
Appenaug
Colt Memorial High School
Pembroke College
Catherine Gibbs Secretarial
Henry L. Scott Company
Providence
Groom
Interlaken Mills
Harris
Rhode Island School of Design
Ethel Ro Davidson
George F Davidson
Warwick
George Frederck Marz
George H Marz
Pleasant Street
St Benedict's Church
Blanche Walsh
Albert Pierce
Miss Davidson
Maid of Honor
Narragansett Hotel
Bristol
Callan Construction Company
Marz
St. Francis Xavier Academy of
Weaver Mills Bride Tale in Ottawa Ceremony
Miss Hazel Mills daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert Wally of Advocate Nova Scotia married Clifford Weaver son of Mr and Mrs B E Weaver of Bristol in a ceremony yesterday at Mrs Morris home in Ottawa Canada after a motor trip through the White Mountains and Niagara Falls The groom born in this town attended local schools and studied architectural construction at Wentworth Institute Boston The bride, a stenographer in the House of Commons Ottawa, attended Advocate schools before marriage
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Hlazel Mills
Albert Wally
Advocate
Nova Scotia
Chifford Weaver
BE. W Weaver
Morris
Ottawa
Canada
White Mountains
Niagara Talls
Urabankin Street
Bristol
Wentworth Institute of Boston
Hlouse of Commons
Ruth Hiren and Leon Lord wed in town ceremony
Mrs Ruth W Hiren daughter of Mr and Mrs Priest Weaver united with Leon E Lord son of Mr and Mrs Bord Brooklyn Yesterday afternoon. The ceremony was performed by Judge J Landemuth with Miss Althea Smith and Chilton Fuller as attendants. The couple will reside in New York City where the groom is manager of a Bickford restaurant and the bride was formerly manager of the Western Union office in town.
Luther Fleck wedding at Bethany Baptist Pawtucket
Miss Greta T Fleck of Griswold Avenue and Henry W Luther were married Friday evening at Bethany Baptist Church Pawtucket by pastor Arthur F Jennings using the double ring service. They were attended by Mr and Mrs George E Luther and will reside at 95 High Street Bristol after a trip to the White Mountains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethany Baptist Church
Pawtucket
Greta T Fleck
Griswold Avenue
Henry W. Luther
Ros Arthur F Jennings
George E. Luther
White Mountains
High Street
Bristol
Locust Plagues Across History and Regions
The text recalls locust invasions from ancient writers like St. Augustine and Pliny, noting plagues in Numidia and swarms crossing the Mediterranean. It cites South Africa Argentina and Chile as affected regions, and identifies the Rocky Mountain locust in Montana and the Dakotas as a historic breeding ground fueling major 19th century outbreaks.
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St. Augustine
Numidia
Pliny
Mediterranean
Italy
South Africa
Argentina
Chile
Africa
United States
Rocky Mountain
Hollanders in National Dress on Market Days
In Mid dlebury Holland villagers attend market in national dress with black attire for men and women. Men wear tight black coats with gold clasps. caps or bowlers. women wear somber black with full skirts and white headdresses. They arrive at the market on bicycles as a quaint medieval custom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleburg
Holland
Grandma
Grandpa
George Robey
Indian Music and Its Rhythm in Tribal Ceremonies
The Bureau of American Ethnology explains Indian music aligns with tribal life and accompanies every public ceremony and major personal event. Each ceremony has a distinct rhythm, with song classes covering fasting, hunting, courtship, games, and death. The drummer often keeps a different tempo, making rhythm and song not always synchronized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of American Ethnology
Butterfly Variations Linked to Birth Time and Place
A Smithsonian bulletin reports Austin H. Clark’s intensive study of Middle Atlantic butterflies showing that many species produce two or more broods annually. Spring and midseason emergences yield distinct forms, and a possible third brood may occur in summer, with broods differing enough to evade casual recognition.
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Smithsonian Institution
Austin H. Clark
Lfe
Middle Atlantic States
Clark
Prairie Chickens Vanish as Settlers Arrive in Midwest
An early settler era note describes prairie chickens swarming Iowa Nebraska and Kansas colonization. Hunters and farmers hunted trapped and shot them with repeating rifles. Farmers sold sledloads of birds for a dollar a dozen, leading to near extinction except in remote western areas.
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Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
West
Map scene yields heaven path lesson from two boys
Two young brothers study a family Bible illustrations. The older boy explains a colored map as “the way up to heaven,” while the four year old asks its purpose revealing a simple educational moment.
Ducks' Varied Diet Ranges From Mosquito to Hickory Pot
Puddle ducks display a wide foraging spectrum feeding on items from mosquitoes and dragonflies to tadpoles and crawfish. They even grind hard objects like hickory pots in their gizzards. The diet is mainly plant matter from a vast array of aquatic vegetation.
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BOY Scout
G. M. Wilbur
Constitution ST. Bristol
Lanzire’s Express
Frank Lanzire
Russia
FE. W. Weaver
John C. Trudell
Second St
Pocahantas
Narragansett Electric CompaNu
Ms & Electric Shop
Ead
Richard DIX
Marz—Davidson
Weaver—Mills
Luther—Fleck
Gage
Franklin Street
Luther
John EH
Allyn
Josiah FE. Peckham
Mary Dbd
Downey
Ferekiah C
Huddy & Moulton
Street
Olderneys
Joseph Alesi
Anna Alosi
Rhode Island
Ode Island
George H. Bush
James 8
Wood Street
Pasquale Pagnano
Giuseppe Campanella
Vincenzo Oil
Joseph Alosi
Westminster Street
Bristol, R. I
Michael Vaccaro
Munroe Ave
R. I
Ann Brechin Bridge
Bristol 460
Richard T. Vickery
Wood ST
Augustus P. Duffy
W. W. Franklin & Co
Co. A. Garvin
Burton St
Suzman’s
Dorchester Mutual
Boston
BE. L. Watson Co., Inc
Weybosset Street
R. L
Robert J. McKay
G. W. Simmons
William Street
Tel. Cou
District Nursing Association
Hope Street
Martha Graham
Hope St
Thurba Carrson
Mig. St
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