Snow and Ice Recede. Transit and Freight Crews Step Up
Mild temperatures ease snow and ice across Bristol and Warren areas. The Bristol and Warren branch of the New Haven Railroad has not operated south of Franklin Street since Feb 13 due to six inches of ice. Electric trains run on schedule. freight traffic resumes as the Rhode Island Company works to move cars to Bristol. Crews clear rails on Warren flats and aim to restore service to High Street freight station. Sidewalks clear in the town center, and officials predict ice will vanish within a week with milder weather anticipated. March 20 looms as spring approaches and residents await warmer days.
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Bristol and Warren
New Hark, New Haven and Hartford
Franklin Street
Rhode Island
Bristol
Warren Flats
Waltengan
High Street
Highwyy
Call for Police Salary Increase in Bristol Editorial
A Bristol letter-writer urges voters to approve a pay raise for public school teachers and stresses a matching need to raise police salaries. The author cites harsh winter conditions, steady police service, and compares officer pay to laborers while urging a fair defense of public safety funding.
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Providence
Bristol’s Improvement Association
Bristol
Bristol Chapter D A R Meets at Mrs Johnson Home
Bristol Chapter D A R held Monday afternoon gathering at Mrs C Johnson Hope street. Regent read from the D A R Magazine and reported on the President General’s address at the State Conference. Letters from Hindman School Ky were read and plans made to host State Officers and Chapter Regents April 7. Tea and refreshments followed.
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Bristol
D. A. R. Bristol
Daughters of the American Revolution
C . Johnson
Hope Street
Edward E. Marsh
Johnson
Hindman School
St Michael's Church Plans Sermon and Hymnals Sale
The Sunday sermon at St Michael's Church titled A Problem and its Solution will be preached with a hoped for full parish turnout. New hymnals have arrived and copies may be secured from the rector at 75c each. A special Wednesday service on March 17 will have its preacher announced later.
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St. Michael’s Church
Bazaar in G A R Hall Supports Burnside Building Fund
The Burnside Building Fund Committee runs a week long bazar in A R Hall for Knights of Pythias Burnside Lodge No 34 to aid Castle Hall. Attendance has been strong though last night the minstrel show and a scheduled address by Lieut. Gov. San Souci were canceled due to illness, with dancing planned for the final evenings and prizes awarded at closing.
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A. R. Hall
Burnside Building Fund Committee
New Castle Hall
Burnside Lodge
Knights of Pythias
San Souci
Asod Ca Ecausimentin
War Veterans Memorial and Bristol Park Improvements
A Bristol reader advocates converting Silver Creek into a park with a war memorial visible from the entrance to town. Proposes bridging work, ditch relocation, and a dammed creek to create walkways and a playground area. Also suggests a men’s boarding house on the north side of Washington Street near the park, funded by Col. Colt.
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the Phoenix
Bristol
Silver Creek
Warren Town Bridge
O’wolf
Washington Street
Col. Colt
Basketball Tonight in Fall River Contests
The N I R team hosts Brooks Club of Fall River for a rematch after Brooks won the first game on a slippery floor. Brooks seeks to clinch the Fall River title while the N I R aims to level the series and stay near the American Legion. The Y M C A first team faces Woodbine A C of Pawtucket in a fast anticipated game. Also scheduled is a boxing exhibition: Frank Nunes versus Raffaele Didoma, expected to draw strong local interest.
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Brooks Club
Fall River
American Legion
N I. R
Woodbine A. C
Pawtucket
Frank Nunes
Raffaele Didoma
Walpole All Stars Seek Basketball Challenge in 1920
Walpole Massachusetts manager S. W. Gladding requests a basketball game against either the National India Rubber Co. team or the Bristol Y M C A team to be played on the Bristol Y M C A floor. Arrangements via East Walpole contact and telephones provided.
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S W Gladding
Walpole All Stars
National India Rubber Co
Bristol Y. M. C. A
Wilsing
East Wapoles
East Walpole
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Bradford Streets
Paramount Artcraft Wonder
Marie Walcamp
Dud
G. A. R. Hall
The
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Walpole
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S. W. Gladding
Victor
Edward D. Kunz Soncax
William Fox
Pearl
Pathe News
Mutt and
Jeff
Pathe Comedy
the Imp
Antonio Moreno
the Invisible Hand
Owen Moore
James J. Corbett
the Midnight Man
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