Bristol News Highlights From March 30 1850 to 1925
A 1850 item notes 581 pupils registered and recent heavy snow with an upcoming town meeting to elect state officers. It lists Whig nominee Joseph M Blake for Attorney General and port activity in Bristol with 23 ships arriving. A 1900 blurb reports Comrade Night at Babbitt Relief Corps and local civic changes, plus liquor-license applications and Inn plans. A 1925 note covers Bristol Warren baseball updates, DAR conference in Providence, Bleven Field capacity, and a Y supper at Rockwell Hall for all members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Shepard
Winnter
Whig Party
Joseph M. Blake
Bristol
Babbitt Relief Corps
Babbitt Post
Gar
W. J. Fish
James Coggeshall
East Burial Ground
the Phoenix
Messrs. Skinner and Carpenter
DeWolf Inn
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Rhode Island Dar
Biltmore
Providence
Edward J. Higgins
Warren
William J. Baker, Jr
Bristol Warren
Bleven Field
Kearney Post
East Greenwich Post
Civic League Whist Party Planned for April 15
The Bristol Civic League will sponsor a whist party at the home of Dr Manuel Pereira in Somerset Massachusetts on the evening of April 15. Refreshment committee members include Margaret Vieira Dorothy Travers Linda Correira Louis Marine Wilhelmina Victoria and Mary Remieres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Civic League
Manuel Pereira
Somerset
Mass
Margaret Vi‘era
Dorothy Travers
Linda Correira
Louis Marine
Wilhelmina Victoria
Mary Remeires
World Sail Film To Be Shown In Barrington
The World Cruising Yankee film by Alan D. Pierce will screen at Barrington Town Hall on Tuesday April 18 at 8 pm. Proceeds benefit the School of Design Scholarship Fund. tickets available from Bristol County Design Alumni Association board members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alan D. Pierce
Bristol County
R. I. School of Design Alumni Association
Barrington Town Hall
Pierce
Commodore Irving’ Johnson
School of Design
St Marys C and O Notes on Saturday Dances and Minstrel Night
The St Marys C and O notes describe Saturday dances featuring Bob St Armour Serenaders and the "I Envy Everyone" number. Kay Morris is cited as last week’s Queen winner and April 23 promises an old fashioned minstrel show titled The Cotton Naughties of 1950 with many participants drawn from radio and TV talent local to Bristol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kay Morris
St. Mary’s
Veterans Education Drops In New England Training Enrollments
A VA report by John L. Reavey shows an 18 percent drop in Rhode Island and southeastern Massachusetts veterans in school, job and farm training from Jan 31 1949 to Jan 31 1950. Total trainees reached 14 415 with 13 108 in GI Bill programs and 1 307 under Public Law 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Southeastern
Massachusetts
Ino
Veterans’ Administration
John L. Reavey
Providence
Also Mentioned on This Page
Civic League
St. Mary's C&o
Bob St. Armour
CYO
Bristol Furniture
Meengel
Veterans’ School
Wood Street
Joseph Sardinka
Charles B. Condi
COR Radio & Television CO
Tel
Bristol, R. I
Lexington
Bradford St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!