Windflower the captive Chehalis girl story and Rhode Island princess call
The tale of Windflower a ten year old Chehalis girl captured by Haidas near the Queen Charlottes and her longing to return home is shared alongside news that Miss Julie Bruno is named Rhode Island Princess for the Washington Cherry Blossom Festival She attends Trinity College in Washington and sails in Narragansett Bay regattas with her Beetle Hey Bonnie destined to parade April 8 at the Tidal Basin festival with many visitors expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winflower
British Columbia
Pacific Coast
Queen Charlottes
Chehalis
Windflower
Julie Bruno
C. Paul Bruno
Rhode Island
Washington
Bruno
Trinity College
Trinity
Academy of the Sacred Heart
Elmhurst
Providence
Bonnie
Narragansett Bay
Windflower Builds a Small Haida Canoe in Secret
Windflower secretly crafts a cedar dugout away from the Haida village after discovering a fallen tree and salvaged tools. Years pass as she labs with patience to finish a small craft, launch at high tide, and attempt a perilous crossing under cover of night. Dawn reveals no land in sight as her faith remains firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windflower
Columbus
Bridge Canasta Party Planned by St Marys Mothers Club
St Marys Mothers Club outlines its Annual Bridge and Canasta Party for Tuesday evening April 14 at the Midway Steak and Lobster House. Co chairmen Mrs J Vincent Leahy and Mrs Moses Moore lead the committee with chairs for tickets refreshments raffle prizes candy aides accessories and ex officio members named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s
Arthur Johnston
E. Hugh Holmes
Joseph Cavallaro
Andrew Vorro
John L. Burke
Anthony Medeiros
Frank L. Martin
Old Paull House Dodges Condemnation Amid Storm
The Zebedee Paull House on Oliver Street, built in 1794, stands flatted by Wednesday's wind and rain but remains just ahead of condemnation. Once a celebrated Long & Paull family brick home, it has stood empty for years and now nears collapse with no action taken during Junior Chamber Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zebedee Paull
Oliver Street
Dr. George
Long &Paull Family
Bristol D A R to Honor 1953 Good Citizens Miss Teixeira
Bristol Chapter D A R will host its regular meeting at 7 30 p m at the Chapter House to present the Good Citizen pin to Miss Mary Lou Teixeira the 1953 honoree All Bristol Senior High School winners of the award since 1936 will attend State Chair man Olive W Richards will address the group Mrs John J Ahearn chapter chairman of American Music will sing A Girl Homemakers dress contest with prizes for best 4 H club dresses in charge by Mrs Raymond H Blake Hostesses are Miss Alice B Almy Mrs Robert F Munro Mrs Clara L Diman and Mrs Ethel M Copeland
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
D.A.R
Mary Lou Teixeira
Good Citizen
Olive W. Richards
Good Citizens
John J. Ahearn
American Music
Girl Homemakers
Raymond H. Blake
Alice B. Almy
Robert F. Munro
Clara L. Diman
Ethel M. Copeland
Bristol Women's Club to hear Mrs Giles on speech disorders
The Bristol Women’s Club will meet at 8:00 p.m. Monday at the Guneral House. Speaker Mrs S Morton Giles, co director of The Speech Clinic at Martin Hall, Bristol, discusses correction of speech disorders with a question period to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Women’s Club
Guneral House
S. Morton Giles
Martin Hall
Bristol
Massachusetts
Giles
Swansea
Hyannis
University Extension Department
State of
Town Clerk Sifts Records To Change Birth Sex For Fifty Cents
A Rhode Island town clerk corrected an apparently gendered birth record after a man named Francis R. Dimond learned his 1897 birth entry listed him as a woman. Clerk John W. Church and assistant Leah B. Young offered to fix the record for 50 cents, making Dimond legally male for a passport and future records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
George Jorgenson
Christine Jorgenson
John W. Church
F. Reginald Dimond
Providence
Bermuda
Emma
Mr. Church
Leah B.young
Frances FR. Dimond
Francis R. Dimond
Tong
Dimond
John
Shene President and Polecat Club Elect Officers
The Skunk Club of Hope Street held its annual election selecting president Shere, vice president George Kinnicut, treasurer Arthur Manchester, secretary Milton Morgan, steward Frank Brown Jr, and Chef Michael E. DiLello. A turkey supper prepared by Mike DiLello followed the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Skunk Club of
Hope Street
Ph Shere
George Kinnicut
Arthur Manchester
Milton Morgan
Frank Brown, Jr
Michael E. DiLello
Mike DiLello
Tingley Smith to Attend Dance at Moses Brown School
Tingley Smith attends a March 7 tea dance at Moses Brown School Providence for Upper School students and guests. Erin Kelly will be the guest of William H. Smith Jr. Gertrude Pardee will be the guest of C Nicholas Tingley. Smith and Tingley are sons of Bristol families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses Brown School
Providence
Erin Kelly
William H. Smith, Jr
Gertrude Pardee
C. Nicholas Tingley
Smith
William H. Smith
Cherry Lane
Bristol Highlands
Tingley
Harleigh V. S. Tingley
Union Street
Bristol
Ithaca College Gains Longtime Assistant to Late Doctor
Massachusetts born assistant joined Dr Frederick Van Doren Martin when he founded Martin Hall at Ithaca College in 1931 and remained with the school continuously thereafter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
Frederick van Doren Martin
Martin Hall
Ithaca College
Ithaca, N. Y
Town Treasurer Defends Accounting System and Bonding Limits
Bristol Town Treasurer William Angevine rebutted Alfred Nunes in a campaign statement. He cited a $2100% upgrade to a new accounting system per the State Audit Bureau and said he cannot audit other departments or bond employees beyond state law. He argued his records are aligned with other towns and urged voters to judge his 18 years of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Angevine
GOP
Alfred N. Nunes
Angevine
State Audit Bureau
Nunes
Audit Bureau
Bristol
Red Cross Majors Named For Bristol Drive Campaign
District majors for the Red Cross fund campaign were announced by Alfred M. Nunes. The campaign will be a one day home solicitation in Bristol on Sunday March 22. Vice chairman is Michael A. Rucci with secretary treasurer Mrs. Clare L. Dimani. Area captains include Anthony Pinheiro Mrs Earl G Sturdevant Dr Maynard Shulman and others with several districts still Open. Continued on Page 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross Fund
Alfred MN. Nunes
Fand
Bristol
Michael A. Rucci
Clare L. Dimani
Hope Street
Anthony Pinheiro
Union
Earl G. Sturdevant
Harriet Iacoletti
Washington
Maynard Shulman
Bay View
Leon Dobridnia
Franklin
Vivian Fojo
Sadie Cabral
Mt. Hope Avenue
Alice Sousa
Charles Street
Raymond A. Thomas
Woodlawn Avenue
Margaret Morris
Asylum Road
Arthur Williams
Bristol Highlands
All-Out CD Registration Drive March 15
Miss Farley wins Town Council approval for a Civil Defense registration drive on March 15 with Capt. Paul A. Herzig pledging full cooperation. Major Harry Symmonds will speak alongside a film and a ground observer program to boost public involvement and emergency readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easley
United States
Air Force Leason
Harry Symmonds
New Haven
Bond Debates On Interest Loss Amid Statewide Issue
fragments of a political financing dispute reference a $25 000 bond issue and interest rate concerns tied to February 1951 actions with Bank and local officials. The text notes Democratic positions and accusations of delay or mismanagement and mentions figures around 428 000 dollars in claimed differences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank
Bostoni
Jess
Willi
Bristol
Marie Berger Purple Heart recipient and UNRRA official
Marie Berger 9 holds the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in Greece during UNRRA operations in 1944 46. She served as senior attorney with the OPA and as economist for UNRRA before moving to UNRRA Balkan Mission headquarters in Cairo then Greece after liberation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bret Ays
Marie Berger
Ana Te Eared
Rane
Greece
Ie Rba
Lepeak
Bristol
Worle _Aalis
Cornel
Iee
MCA
Jess
Cru Ee
Ust
Util
Dept. of ‘Agriculture
Enn
OPA
UNRRA
Cairo
Egypt
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Cence
Bridge-Canasta
Old Paull House
Dar
Pin
Miss Teixeira
Club
Mrs. Giles
Lifetime
Piper
Shene
Polecat Club
Tingley Smith
William H
Red Cross
Miss Farley
Paul Falcone
Welfare Service
Falcone
Polaroid
Regina Farley
Charge Capone
Lobste
Hape
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