Mount Hope Toll Bridge Plan Endorsed In State Conference
Governor Pothier endorsed in principle the Mount Hope toll bridge from Bristol to Portsmouth after talks with Newport County leaders led by Senator William Whitehouse. Attorneys General Sisson and others discussed legal safeguards to protect tolls, while critics warn of mounting bond costs near 12 million dollars and the burden on voters to approve funding and maintenance.
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Mount Hope
Newport County
Aram J Pothier
Portsmouth
William F Whitehouse
Newport
Pothier
Tam
Bristol
Charles P Sisson
Whitehouse
Frederick S Peck Rep Barrington
House Finance Committee
Peck
Bristol Hi SY Club edges La Salle team 23 to 19 at YMC A
Bristol Hi SY Club defeated La Salle 23 to 19 in a hard fought basketball finish at the Y MCA. Waltham Remieres and Charles Munro sparked the comeback as Bristol erased a 9 to 6 halftime deficit and pulled ahead in the final minute.
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Bristol Hi SY
la Salle “N Camedy
YMC A
la Salle
Xeanne
Bristol
Waltham Remuieres
Charles Munro
Tame
Demons
Bristol Knights of Columbus Pay Tribute and Plan Events
Bristol Council No 379 Knights of Columbus held a semi monthly meeting paying tribute to Past Grand Knight Jats Lavander with resolutions of condolence and a one minute silence. Peter Collins to speak April 19. a committee of arrangements named. Play Peg O My Heart to be staged April 21 at Pastime Theatre with rehearsals starting. An oyster stew was served after adjournment.
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Bristol
Knights of Columbus
State Street
Lavander
Peter Collins
Thomas Connery
John Flynn
Peg O' My Heart
Michael J Doyle
Land Transfer Near Point Pleasant Farm Stirs Town
Last interest in the Point Pleasant farm west of the Poppasquash road was entered for record Tuesday as James B Herreshoff of New York deeded his interest to Filmer R Beeler of Boston. The 134 acre parcel extends west to Narragansett and fronts about 2000 feet opposite a 30 foot channel. Rumors swirl about the buyer’s identity and plans including a possible factory with 40 to 50 workers, though Ford dealer Dutee Wailcox Flint says no such plant will be built.
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Point Pleasant
Poppasquash
James B Herreshoff
New York
Nat Herreshoff
Filmer R Beeler
Boston
Charles F Herreshoff
John W Church
Beeler
Pappasquash
Narragansetta
Anl
Colt Farm
Belif
Ford
Dutee Wailcox
Influenza Outbreak Affects Local Institutions
Many at the Soldiers Home suffer influenza and pneumonia with one death. Benjamin Nichols aged 95, a former head of the National India Rubber Company, is among the ill. Cranston Worsted Mills reports several ill department heads and workers. Colt Memorial High School and area teachers have numerous cases, as do several grade school pupils. Health officials say the town does not have an epidemic and current cases are less severe than in prior years.
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Susan M Sheple
Benjamin
Nichols
National India Rubber Company
Cranston Worsted Mills
Colt Memorial High School
Sadie C Callan
Waillham C Hobbs
John Hugh Magee
Camp Takarest Reunion Opens Scout Event in Bristol
The Camp Takarest reunion gathers Monday at 7 45 in the Scout Building on Hope Street. This year it is open to all Bristol Troops committee men officers and scouts with a program of stunts songs and vaudeville and the introduction of the new camp committee and officers followed by refreshments.
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Carhnp Takarest
Hope Street
Bristol
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