Callan's 2 Percent Sales Tax Bill Gains Favor
State Senator L H Callan of Bristol reports broad backing for a 2 percent turnover tax on all retail sales with gasoline and liquor taxed separately. The plan would fund education and cut real estate taxes by about a third, distributing revenue via a three member board and applying to businesses earning over 500 dollars per quarter.
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L. H. Callan
Senate
Board of Tax Commissioners
State Commissioner of Finance
Commissioner of Education
Gen. Callan
Comerce
Ben
Bristol
Rhode Island
Caheneves Mar Mis Meéastré
Callan
Olympians and Artillery to contest league tie at Y M C A
Tonight at 8 pm the Olympian Club and Bristol Train of Artillery clash at the Y M C A gym to decide the second half title. Officials include Robert Ainsworth and Dom J. Langello, with Captain Oscar Herzig and Weenie Ruggiero key players on their sides as both teams seek a decisive win.
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Bristol Train of Artillery
Olympians
Robert Ainsworth
Dom J. Langello
Artillery
James Lanzke
Oscar Herzig
Leon “Nuts” LeMarre
Tubby” Gorham
Jim Duffy
Tretia Wid
Battery C
Leon Cantwell
National India Rubber Co
James Lanzire
Warren High
Colt Memorial High
Lanzire
Warren
Bristol
Hoop League Clash Knocks for Second Half Title at Y Arena
Olympians face Bristol Train of Artillery fives in a pivotal second half championship bout at Y Arena. Local schedule confirms the matchup draws strong fan interest as the season nears its finale.
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Olympians
Bristol Train of Artillery Fives
Burned 84-Year-Old Woman Lydia Kingman Dies
Mrs Lydia Kingman 84 died after a kitchen fire at her Byfield and Milk Streets home. Firefighters found cash 693, 14 government checks 36 each, 2970 in bank deposits, 101 book, gold watch and valuables hidden under a front room carpet. Burial at North Cemetery after funeral service at DeWolf Memorial Chapel.
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Lydia Kingman
Byfield
Milk Streets
William L. Serbst
Rhode Island
DeWolf Memorial Chapel
Herbert D. Graetz
First Congregational Church
Frank J. Rinaldi
The
Board of Fire Engineers
Byfield and
Walter Briggs
Annie Brelsford
Milk Street
Pee Anderson
Miss Palmer
Mrs Kingman
Chief Anderson
Bristol Theatre Plans Let Contracts For Bids
Plans and specifications for the Bristol Theatre will be given to ten local and outside contractors for bids. Sidney Makowsky and his brother Charles fund the project in memory of their father Max Makowsky. The $60,000 structure will seat 1000 and use Bristol labor where possible.
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Bristol Theatre
Sidney Makowsky
Charles
Max Makowsky
Bristol
Makowsky
Frostbite Regatta Draws Hundreds to Bristol Harbor
Hundreds of dinghy sailors from New York State and New England gathered in Bristol for the Frostbite regatta held in the harbor over the weekend. The event drew boating enthusiasts to the town, with a Friday dinner dance at the Hotel Belvedere and a Saturday visit to the Herreshoff yard before racing. New York boats dominated classes A and B as Wetherill’s Fifi and Shields’s Lofty led Saturday and Sunday races, while local Sea Scout crews assisted with launching and recovery.
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New York State
New England
Bristol
Narragansett
Vernie Munro
Sam Wetherill
Dinghy Association
Yachting Magazine
Richmond Hill
Larchemont
New Hampshire
Morgan Harris
Boston
Nick Potter
Greenwich
Conn
Walter Rowe
Essex
John Alden
Bermuda
Philip Benson
Cohasset
Bus” Hovey
Henry “Hank
Kearney
Ship of Sea Scouts
Michael Tamburro
Virgil Arruda
Donald van Voast
George Mello
Francis Lewis
Henry Seyer
Joseph Pimantal
Theodore Carmone
J P Gedders
Providence
Charles B Rockwell
Bristol Yacht Club
James Tillinghast
Warwick Country Club
New York
Fifi
Corny Shields
Lofty
Bill Inslee
Sid Herreshoff
Bill Dyer
John Lane
Jade
Wetherill
Shields
Shield
Liza
Filaret
Dyer
Miss Purcell to Be Married in Bristol This Saturday
Miss Rachel Purcell, former director and actress in Bristol, will marry Kansas-born Arthur Weckle. The ceremony is set for Saturday afternoon at Mrs Andersons home with Rev Herbert Graetz officiating and Doric Club members invited.
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Lucia
Doric Club
Rachel Purcell
Channing Pollock
First Congregational Church
Miss Purcell
Bristol
Kansas
Cora Shaw Anderson
Central Street
Pageant "Whom Seek Ye?" at Easter Service
The First Congregational Church will stage the pageant Whom Seek Ye during the Easter Service Sunday evening. Miss Louis DeWolf and Mrs. Marion Newman are guiding the re hearing of the cast.
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First Congregational Church
Louis DeWolf
Marion Newman
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Pansy
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Loftie
Senth
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R. I. School of Design
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Robert F. Munro
Helen Hereshoff
Frank A. Rounds
Vincent Campagna
Anthony Rollo
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Bristol Manufacturing Company
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