Budget Board Pares Estimates Totaling 361 000
The Bristol budget committee faced trimming a 361000 estimate for 1940 as department requests rise 18572 above last year. Frank L. Doran cites increased indebtedness and new items like sewer and highway bond retirements plus unpaid bills, with a week or more needed to finalize figures.
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Bristol Budget Committee
Frank L. Doran
Finance Board
Guiteras
Doran
Ernest G. Brown
US Rubber Company
Funds For Finland Aid Shielded by Donor Intent
Former President Hoover and May LaGuardia spoke at a Brooklyn luncheon asserting every penny of the Finnish Relief Fund must be used for donor designated purposes. They outlined three aims: direct civilian aid, easing government burdens, and providing dollar exchange to buy essentials for Finland.
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Hoover
LaGuardia
St George Hotel
Brooklyn
United States
Junior Rostrum Installs New Officers at Bristol High
Miss Nancy DC Bosworth was installed as president of the Junior Rostrum at Bristol High School. New officers include William I Cashin Jr secretary treasurer Attilio Topazio Josephine Kerr and Mariano Buccio as executive committee members.
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Nancy DC Bosworth
Bristol
William I Cashin Jr
Attilio Topazio
Josephine Kerr
Mariano Buccio
Annie de Sisson
United States
Rocion 3Rito
Assault Victim Buried as Man Charged in Manslaughter Case
John Travier 51 was buried Wednesday after an assault in Bristol County. Olver Moran 19 faces manslaughter charges for allegedly striking Travier and causing a fatal skull fracture. Moran’s court appearance is set for next Monday.
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Bristol County
John Travier
Franklin Street
Bristol
Henrique Rocha
St Elizabeth's Church
Manuel Cabral Manuel Correira
Henry Muranda
Manuel Simmons
Joseph Perry
Joseph George
Bunal
St Mary’s Cemetery
Thomas E Boylan
Fall River
Anthony J Ferrara
Xavier
Olver M Moran
State Street
Truesdale Hospital
Moran
Fifth District Court
Providence Minister To Preach Here Sunday
Rev Samuel T Cliften DD of Plymouth Union Church Providence will preach Sunday evening at seven thirty as the fifth in a series of union services at the Baptist Church with cooperation from First Congregational and St Michaels Churches. Cliften is a past president of the Providence Rotary Club and a well known clergyman and worker in Providence. Warden for the quarter at the Congregational Church will introduce the service, led by Rev Arthur W Bedera with assistance from Rev Thelbert LD Graet and Canad Parshhe.
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Samuel T Cliften
Plmouth
Arthur Wo Bedera
Tlethert LD Graet
Canad Parshhe
Finnish Relief Fund President Acknowledges Miss Juhan
The Finnish Relief Fund president acknowledged receipt of support notes and a donation totaling 300 plus 10800 in a date marked event.
Thrift Circle To Observe 22nd Anniversary Today
The Thrift Circle marks its 22nd anniversary with a meeting at Mrs. John Velleca’s home 1222 Hope street. Founded in 1918 to conserve food topics, the group expanded to sewing and mending, aiding Red Cross and District Nursing along with other needy cases. The circle has no officers and meets biweekly at a member’s home.
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Thrift Circle
John Velleca
Hope Street
Henry Boynton
Red Cross
District Nursing Association
Bristol Water Free From Disease Bacteria
Samples from the Bristol County Water Company tested by the Rhode Island Department of Health in 1939 show the water used by Bristol County residents was 100 percent free of coliform organisms and disease producing bacteria. The state report notes standards allow up to 10 percent presence, and Bristol’s samples exceeded none. Manager James Carns Jr cited precise, costly supervision of the water system to prevent disease bacteria, with Walter Shea leading sampling.
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Bristol County Water Company
Rhode Island Department of Health
Bristol County
Department
US Public Health Service
James. Carns Jr
Netopians Plan St Patrick's Party
The Netopian Society for the Parst Congregational Church plans a St Patrick's party next Tuesday at the Gauterts House. Vlas Harry Town and Miss Nida Conners lead the event with Colleens in charge. Samuel Steen and Harry Town are the Laddies.
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Netopian Society
Parst Congregioinal Church
Motor Vehicle Sub-station To Open In Bristol
The Motor Vehicle Division will establish a Bristol sub-station for license registration the week of March 11. Likely at Makowsky Hall with Louis Castriotta in charge, open daily 10 am to 12 30 pm and 1 to 3 30 pm. If Makowsky Hall is unavailable, the office moves to Senator Wall's building in the same complex.
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Makowsky
Bristol
George R Beane
Makowsky Hall
Hope Street
Louis Castriotta
Bertram W Wall
Otis M Bailey
Providence
Parochial School Cast, Chorus for Molly Be Jolly
St Marys Parochial School announced the March 6 and 7 performance of the two act operetta Molly Be Jolly. Rita Serbst stars as Molly with a large student cast and chorus including Thomas Crowley Rose Jamies Robert Dubuc and many others under Sisters of Merry supervision.
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Molly Be Jolly
St Mary's Parochial School
Sisters of Merry
Rita Serbst
Molly
Thomas Crowley
Rose Jamies
Robert Dubuc
Theresa Bailey
David Mclaughlin
Margaret Viera
James Burke
Edward Kavanagh
Elizabeth West
Robert McHugh
John Baker Conrad Beauregarde
Fred Cleaver
Raymond Connery
Edward Hackles
Norman Kerr
Carlton Mott
Richard McGinn
Raymond Newbold
John Oliviera
Paul Regan
Rudolph Sousa
Ernest Sousa
Fred Sever
Edward Shea Williams Travynor
Sarah Bottomley
Mary Bottomley
June Burns
Jean Baker
Claire Belmore
Eunice Beirne
Arline Christensen
Barbara Campanello
Elizabeth Campanello
Catherine Connery
Alicia Connery
Rosia Trash
Mary Phvabeth
Vermette
Pstelle Vana
Alumni Group Will Meet Tonight
The postponed Colt Alumni gathering convenes at eight in the Colt Auditorium. Alumni awards are on the agenda and the Leap Year Dance committee will be introduced. Plans for the dance in early April are under Miss Kathryn Flynn, chairman. refreshments and entertainment follow, with Miss Rhoda Levy and Miss Emily Xavier involved.
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Colt
Colt Auditorium
Kathryn Flynn
Rhoda Levy
Emily Xavier
State Labor Director Addresses Bristol Rotary Club Meeting
Harvey Saul, director of the State Department of Labor, urged labor and capital unity at a Bristol Rotary Club gathering at the YMCA. He announced a new agency to study industrial disputes and stressed finding the right side in conflicts. New members were welcomed and plans announced for the Rotary Frolic at the Bristol Casino with bowling games between Bristol and Providence clubs.
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Harvey Saul
State Department of Labor
Bristol Rotary Club
YMCA
World of Tomorrow
Howard Ro Newman
Raymond J Makowski
Frank J Murphy
Frank O Rene
Frank J Sylvia
Reginald Dimond
St Michaels Parish
Rotanans
Anthony J Ferrara
Bristol Casino
Philp Penner
Providence Rotary Club
North Carolina Seen as Model State by Christian Science Monitor
An article by R H Markham praises North Carolina for friendliness, progress, and balanced society. He highlights its uplands and seashore, growing industry, strong schools, and electricity powering factories along mountain streams. Agriculture remains key with cotton tobacco and corn as chief crops.
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North Carolna
North Carolina
Bristol
Collins and Aikman Corporation
Christian Science Monitor
R H Markham
Markham
Union
North Carolina Progress Shifts From Plantations to Mills
North Carolina advances in agriculture through science and education, moving toward adapting crops to soil in cotton, corn, and tobacco regions. The state transitions from plantation power to mill influence and emphasizes practical interracial progress, better education, and consolidation of rural schools amid a culture of humility and democracy.
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North Carolina
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