Girl Before the Mast author sails aboard Parma voyage
Betty Jacobsen, daughter of a sea captain, sails as a passenger before the mast on the Parma from Port Victoria to Falmouth Bay. She endures sleep deprivation, hard work, and exposure, peels vegetables and handles sails, and recounts heavy weather near the Horn while defying superstition about women aboard ship. She completes the 83 day voyage and would go again if given the chance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty Jacobsen
Miss Jacobsen
Alan Villiers
Australia
England
Buntlin’ S
Ghe
Red
Seven Seas
Parma
Falmouth Bay
Port Victoria
Jacobsen
Coming Events Planned Through June and July
A series of whist parties at Trinity Parish House hosted by Beta Sigma Society runs June 6, 13, 20 and 27. A Community Revue is set for June 25 and 26 at Guiteras Junior High School auditorium to benefit the Fourth of July Celebration Fund. On July 4 morning dancing occurs at Church Street Armory under Battery C 243rd C A H D and R I N G auspices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity Parish House
Beta Sigma Society
Guiteras Junior High School
Church Street Armory
Battery C
243Rd C. A
H. D
Col Hall Named Chief Marshal for Bristol July Fourth Parade
Bristol honors Col Samuel A. Hall veteran of three wars as chief marshal for the Bristol Fourth of July parade. Eddie Dowling will represent Broadway and the President, with other national figures invited or already accepting including Senators Metcalf and Hebert Governor Green and State Senator Vanderbilt. Parade plans include varied concessions and community groups joining the observance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Dowling
Roosevelt
Col. Hall
Daniel E. Dwyer
Broadway
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Dwyer
United States
Jesse H. Metcalf
Felix Hebert
Theodore Francis Green
William H Vanderbilt
Dreadnaught Hook and Ladder Company
Olympian Club
Narragansett Fire Company
Riverside
Bristol Boy, Girl and Sea Scouts
Henry F Muenzel
American Legion Drum Corps
Edgewood
Bristol Train of Artillery
Three Weddings Solemnized in Bristol Saturday
Three weddings were held Saturday morning in Bristol two at St Mary's Church and one at St Elizabeth's Church Rev Thomas J Gillan officiated the St Mary's ceremonies with Rev Manuel J Barros at the Portuguese church Guests attended a wedding breakfast at the Bristol Casino and the newlyweds planned a bridal trip to Canada and New York State The bride a Bristol native attended St Mary's Sacred Heart Katherine Gibbs and the groom a Bristol native attended Colt Memorial High School and Boston University
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Bristol
St Mary’s Church
St. Elizabeth's
Thomas J Gillan
Manuel J. Barros
Bristol Casino
Bristol Narrows
St Mary’s Parochial School
Sacred Heart Academy
Fall River
Katherine Gibbs Secretarial
Providence
Nerone
Colt Memorial High School
Boston Universiy
Colt Alumni Association
Bristol Council
Knights of Columbus
Mary Elizabeth Ventura Weds Owen Edward Trainor in St Mary’s Ceremony
Miss Mary Elizabeth Ventura and Owen Edward Trainor united in marriage at St Mary’s Church Pawtucket in a 9 o'clock ceremony. Attendants included Veronica Trainor and Thomas Kiernan Jr. Rev Quinn officiated high mass as organist Henry F Serbst Jr played. The couple hosted a wedding breakfast and reception at the bride’s home then left for a motor trip to New Hampshire and Maine. They will reside at 19 Munroe Avenue after July 1.
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Veronica McGovern
New Hampshire
Maine
Munroe Avenue
East Providence
Trainor
Sacred Heart
St Xavier's Academy
Providence
Bristol
National India Rubber Company
Hydraulion Engine and Hose Company
Miss Anna May Sweeney Weds Augustine B Nerone in Parish Ceremony
Miss Anna May Sweeney daughter of Mr and Mrs Henry Lous Sweeney of Metacom avenue wed Probation Officer Augustine B Nerone son of Mrs Augustine P Nerone in a pretty early 10 o clock ceremony in the same parish. The altar was decorated with palms and lilies. The bride wore ivory satin with tulle veil and carried a white prayer book. Attendants included maid of honor Miss Madeline Connor and bridesmaids Miss Virginia Leahy and Miss Marion Leahy with apricot gowns and delphinium blue accents. Ushers were cousins Thomas Goff Augustine Nerone and J. Vincent Leahy. The service featured organist Henry F Serberst and selections by the choir.
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Anna May Sweeney
Henry Lous Sweeney
Metacom Avenue
Augustine B Nerone
Augustine P Nerone
Henry F
Boston
Thomas Goff
Augustine Nerone
J. Vincent Leahy
Bristol
Connor
Maderios Borges Wed at St Elizabeth's Church
Miss Gilda Borges daughter of Mr and Mrs Antoni Borges of 52 Court St and Joseph Anthony Maderios son of Anthony Maderios of 2 Borden Ave were the principals in the St Elizabeth's Church ceremony Miss Margaret Sousa was bridesmaid Manuel D Borges brother of the bride was best man The couple will reside at 52 Roma Street after a brief honeymoon.
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Maderios
Miss Sousa
Roma Street
Maderros
Lee School Picnic Brings Pupils and Parents Together
The annual Lee School picnic was held on Wednesday June 20 at the Petrie estate in South Warren. About 50 attendees, including pupils and parents, enjoyed swimming, games, and races with prizes awarded to Janice Carr, Margaret Brown, Eleanor Munro, Marion Munro, Sally Petrie, and Ray Brown. Mrs Albert Flint led the parents' races. Prominent attendees included A R Petrie and Mrs P Heller along with numerous teachers and families.
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Lee School
Alex R Petrie
South Warren
Petrie
Atlantic Biscuit Company
Ramsa. Petrie Tr
Janice Carr
Margaret Brown
Eleanor Munro
Marion Munro
Sally Petrie
Ray Brown
Albert Flint
A. R. Petrie
P Heller
Ernest Brown
Arthur Carr
Philp de Wolf
Francois deWolf
Baron de Magyar
Austria
Henry Wood
Fred Dixon
George Millard
Robert Munro
N G Herreshoff Jr
Reginald Dimond
Olive Peckham
Big Bad Wolf Farm Pet
A humorous Pathfinder column notes a farm flock treating the big bad wolf as a pet, undaunted by fear as the predator lingers at doors and becomes a familiar figure. Celia G. Stufus writes with light rural humor.
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BIG Bad Wolf Farm
Celia G. Stufus
The
Pathfinder
Bristol Bride Katherine Connors Weds Edward Menard
Katherine Connors wife of Edward Francis Menard in St Marys Church Bristol. The couple plans a 12 day motor trip and will reside at 234 Hope Street. Miss Connors taught at the Oliver School. Mr Menard, noted local athlete and Bristol native, captained sports teams and works at Colies & Aikman Mills.
Bristol Bay Diploma Recipient Returns From Syracuse University
Paul J. Campanella, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Campanella, recently graduated from the College of Liberal Arts at Syracuse University. He studied initially at Rhode Island State College after Colt Memorial High School, plans to enter medical college in September, and held leadership roles at Colt Memorial High School.
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Paul J. Campanella
Joseph Campanella
Woodstreet
Syracuse
N. Y
College of Liberal Arts
Syracuse University
Campanella
Rhode Island State College
Colt Memorial High School
Colt
R. I. Honor Society
Carnera Baer Fights At Lyric Warren Screenings
The Lyric Theatre Warren shows the Carnera Baer World Heavyweight championship fight on Wednesday Thursday and Friday with screenings at 4 15 pm and 9 45 pm. Also featured is the new M G M film Men in White starring Clark Gable and Myrna Loy in a hospital drama with Elizabeth Allan and a star cast. Audience will see hospital life and a dramatic love story in a modern setting directed by Richard Boleslavsky.
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Clark Gable
Myrna Loy
Men In “White
Richard Boleslavsky
Gable
Barbara
Elizabeth Allan
Men In White
Jean Hersholt
Otto Kruger
C. Henry Gordon
Russell Hardie
Wallace Ford
Henry B. Walthall
Hard Work Not So Bad on the Farm
A farmerette notes milk prices of 25 to 35 cents for certain grades while many young women work in country fields in overalls and slips. An old-time farmer recalls his father earning 2 cents a quart years ago as cows grazed in pasture with little feeding.
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Bristol and Vicinity
Swiss Cleansing Co
Gaspee
Broad Street
Providence, R. I
Bay View Restaurant
Bristol, R. I
Nerone—Sweeney
Chippendale
Tel
H. F. Bell
William H. Bell, Inc
Katherine Connors
Edward F. Menard
St. Mary’s Church
Katherine Helen Connors
James T. Connors
Hope Street
Oliver School
Edward Francis Menard
Albert Menard
Oliver Street
Thomas J. Gillan
Cleta Connors
Leo Menard
Annie Peters
St Elizabeth's Church
Nora E Dwyer
Antoinette
Warren
Sp Oyna
Woonsocket
Attleboro
Menard
Rhode Island College of Education
Oliver
Cranston Worsted Mill
Defiance Hose Company
Engine and Hose Company
Collies & Aikman Mills
Bristol Bay
Industrial Trust Company
Our
Joan le
Personal Finance Co
Westminster Street
Lyric Theatre
Warren, R
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