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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1937
Page
4
The article lists senior events during commencement week including a plaque presentation by Herbert Burnham and acceptance by Anthony Tasi as Student Council president. The program features speeches, awards, and diploma ceremonies with ROTC and marching band participation.
A long, unreadable roster lists many student names linked to a practical arts program and college preparatory course. The fragment mentions individuals such as Mariel Howard Bullowk Anton and Ruth Walton Earledine along with numerous others, aligned under a school catalog entry for Colt Memorial High School.
Miss Vivenzio married Joseph J. Velleca in a Saturday morning ceremony at a cathedral. The bride wore white taffeta with orange blossoms and was given in marriage by her father amid a reception for immediate relatives at the home of the bride’s parents.
Roberta Dixon and Nones Plealborn led the program while prizes were awarded for endurance and events. Margaret Brown topped high jump standing broad jump and 30 yard dash as the silver team won the school banner in a tug of war between fathers, with Edward Brown and Fears Wood captains guiding their squads.
Historical note on watch origins describes timepieces once made as small clocks worn hung from the girdle due to their size and pocket fit. It highlights evolution from pocket to wearable forms and early design constraints.
The first farm plows were crafted from crooked tree branches and operated manually by workers, marking an early stage in agricultural technology.
A mixed fragment lists many individuals and titles such as Mascola hours Matron John Prine Pasquale Matisano Anthony P Momz Peter Moran Seraphine Pach eco Anthony Jo Nunes Manuel Perry Joseph Quartaro Joseph Rich Joseph Sas Anthony Ruggiero Manuel Silvia John F Viera Manuel Var Jr and NMbourne Tromano, with no clear event or context.
A fragment notes that the rowan tree once carried believed supernatural power but the idea has faded with ancient inner traditions. The text suggests public interest in the tree’s supposed superior trait has waned.
A mortgage foreclosure sale is set for Wednesday July 14 at 1 00 PM Eastern Standard Time on the premises in Bristol Rhode Island. Howard F E Hawes and Edith B Hawes his wife granted the mortgage to Clarence J Brigham on September 10 1932. the parcel fronts Coggeshall Avenue Narrows Road and King Avenue with right to use Coggeshall Avenue. conditions include payment of debts and taxes per the deed. sale may be postponed under mortgage terms.
The Sheriffs Office in Warren Rhode Island announces a sale under an execution issued April 7 1937 by Industrial Trust Company vs William R Perry alias John Doe in Bristol County. The attached real estate at Constitution Street and Wood Street Bristol will be sold at public auction July 14 1937 at Bristol County Court House to satisfy the judgment plus costs and expenses.
The Bristol Phoenix sketches doctors like Briggs Holmes Miller Warren Wheaton and Parsons as leading practitioners who shaped early 19th century medicine. It recounts their origins, careers, and deaths, and notes prominent Rhode Island lawyers including Bullock Howe Randall and others who served in the state bar and judiciary.
James O Leary announces sale of attached Bristol County property in Bristol Rhode Island on June 30 1937 at 9 00 AM by order of the District Court Fifth Judicial District Bryton for satisfaction of an execution in favor of Alice Donnelly executrix Swansea against Elizabeth Babbitt Boston Mass The property includes two parcels of land with riparian rights and structures on Narragansett Bay bound by Bumpus Little Field and highway rights with lots described by metes and bounds and high water marks. Location Bristol Court House. Sale to cover debt interest costs and expenses.
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