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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1938

Page

7

Boys Club to Conduct Services at State Street Church

A Boys Club led service at State Street M E Church features a club arranged program with hymns pledges scripture readings and cornet selections. The church school meets at 9 30 am and morning worship at 10 45 am with sermon Dedicated Living. A senior and junior club supper follows Friday and Saturday evenings in the club rooms.

Boys’ Club State Street M. E Oliver H. Blaisdell Bobbie Bullock George Luther Grant Ford Anthony Antonelli Vernon Huestis Billie ‘Antonelli Narragansett Electric Co Providence Charlie Sherman George Juther Bobbie Sherman Kenneth Sturdevant Sandy Town Epworth League Oellopme Methodist M W Topping Walter Brelsford Jack Hambrick Vernon

Club Plans Annual Outing And Summer Schedule

Huestis is making arrangements for the annual Boys’ Club outing to be held in early July. There will be no Ladies Aid meetings in July and August. The Ladies Aid will hold the first summer meeting Tuesday at 2 30 with Mrs A M Miller.

Huestis Aly Ladies Aid A. M. Miller

Watermelon and Pie Contests Lead St Elizabeth Bazaar

Competitive events in watermelon and pie eating highlight the St Elizabeth church bazaar on Wood street with musical entertainment by Joe Costa and his stringed orchestra and a vaudeville act led by Billy Rohrman and Miss Angelina Sylvia. The midway carnival features booths as parish volunteers organize the event with Anthony daPonte as chairman and a large committee planning a Saturday closing night surprise program.

St. Elizabeth’s Church Wood Street Joe Costa Billy Rohrman Angelina Sylvia Anthony daPonte John Almeida Johnn“G.meédrod Joseph W . Silvia Joseph George Manuel Sardinha Charles Francis Antone Sousa

Dance Bands Take To Road and the Tools They Carry

The piece notes dance bands tour logistics with 25 instruments and a ton of music, lists improbable equipment like theremin and vibraphone, and cites Debussy and Herbert as contrasts. It humorously mocks moonlit titles and muses on the temperamental craft of song and orchestration.

Tin Pan Alley Palm Beach Sone

Pittsburgh Hoboes To Face Lincoln Nine

The Pittsburgh Hoboes led by Billy Leonard travel from New York State to play Lincoln Hall at Gulteras Athletic Field Sunday at 2 pm. An expected thousand fans in Bristol will see a circus style exhibition with Babe Shear and Jackie the traveling clown plus a road club lineup and celebrity names woven into the event.

Pittsburgh Hoboes Billy Leonard New York State Lincoln Hall Gulteras’ Athletic Field Bristol Hoboes United States Canada Leonard Babe” Shear Jackie Pittsburgh Jacob Astor van Dyke Rockefeller Fittal Henry Ford Keystone Chrysler Dupont Mellon Harriman Vanderbilt Mght Miss Shear Manuel Vargas, Jr John Viera Foxy” Marshall Johnax Andrade Manny Bocess Lane Sylvia Tony Perry River” Cardoza Joe “Aguiar Whitey Merlo Heat Cerreira Joe Benda Sammy Morris Razzie Mancini Joe “Kelley Sylvia

Dramatic fundraiser and Carnival planned this summer

Dramatic production The Boomerang to be staged June 24 25 for high school band uniforms funding under Rotary Club. Carnival runs August 1 6 on K of C grounds hosted by K of C No 379 and Hope Circle No 70 D of I.

Rotary Club K of C K of C No Hope Circle D. of I

Bristol honors school and physician with honorary council membership

A Bristol school figure and physician has been made an honorary member of the Bristol Council, Knights of Columbus. He has served the organization actively for 32 years.

Bristol School Bristol Council Knights of Columbus

Maps for Sale and Bristol’s 19th Century Streets

Civil engineer Henry F Walling surveyed Bristol around 1531 and produced maps showing wharves warehouses banks hotels and houses with owner names. The column recalls old sites such as the town pound Long and Sprague’s Wharfs the Methodist Church site of Byfield School Mount Hope Academy and other era details from 7 years ago in Bristol.

Henry F Walling Hristol Bristol Long Wharf Sprague’s Wharf Byfield School Mount Hope

Campagna Wins Photography Award at Guiteras Memorial

Thomas Campagna, son of Mr and Mrs Antonio Campagna, Bradford Street, won the grand prize in the junior high school amateur photography contest at Guiteras Memorial. Instructor Michael Securo announced that Campagna captured top shots in three groups: sister-trick, scenery and sport. Albert Finger won first prize in comic groups, Antonio Morra in personality, and Herbert Francis took three best animal pictures.

Thomas Campagna Antonio Campagna Bradford Street Guiteras Memorial Michael Securo Campagna Albert Finger Antonio Morra Herbert Francis

Player Piano Bargain on Unpaid Contract Balance

Unpaid balance auction offers a like new $700 player piano for $43.65. Write to Edgar O. Nettow in the Department of Accounts at 4743 North Sheffield Avenue Milwaukee Wisconsin for viewing details and references.

Edgar O. Nettow Department of Accounts North Sheffield Avenue Milwaukee Wisconsin

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