Recipients to Present Rent Receipts Under WPA Aid Plan
Bristol unemployment relief recipients must show monthly or weekly rent receipts to Domenic Mascola SUN, local SUR administrator, proving current payments. The measure, already announced, takes effect this week and applies to workers on supplementary relief too. WPA project starts for repairs on Low's Lane and Charles Street are postponed due to funding and program extension uncertainty.
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Bristol
Domenic Mascola
Mascola
Low
Lane
Charles Street
Council
Prescott B. Paull
W. A. Steimer
WPA
Fourth Celebration Fund Benefit Whist Event Planned
Bristol Fourth of July celebration fund to gain from a public whist hosted by the Ladies Auxiliary of Kearney Post American Legion. The event is set for tomorrow night at Mrs Roselma L. Desilets home on Church Street. Kearney Post marks its 17th birthday with a banquet on June 16, coordinated by Pye EA Apphadrn Faidgun macht and a committee including former Department Commander Ler ak 3 beope Ot SCORER MAIO of Gee Me Bank Oopete ames mander Harold W Gifford and Commander Samuel A Hall ex-officio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Kearney Post
American Legion
Roselma L. Desilets
Church Street
Pye
Aflaar
Lerak
Beope
Scorer Maio
Gee Me Bank Oopete Amesmander
Harold W Gifford
Samuel A Hall
Three Famous Characters Described by Bishop Bennett
Rt Rev Granville Bennett described three Deadwood youth who rose to world fame in a humorous address to St. Michael's Brotherhood at Holmes House. Vernon A Gray sang tenor numbers with Mrs Frank A Rounds at the piano. Plans for a May basket social May 8 and bowling matches against the First Congregational church Men's Union were set, with committee members named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deadwood
N. H
Granville . Bennett
Rhode Island Episcopal
St. Michael's Brotherhood
Holmes House
Vernon A Gray
Bristol
Mathnan
Frank A Rounds
Atlen M Newman
First Congregational Church
Tred Wo Coggeshall
Brotherhood
John Brechin, Jr
Ernest Bonaitt
Wallace Tf. Mossop
Allen M Newman
Salesmen Named for Girl Scout County Fair
Bristol Girl Scouts announce the second annual County Fair to be held June 6 on the Moriarty estate lot. Volunteers head booths including candy by Mrs L G Cote, hot dogs by Capt Mrs Frederick Bartlett, baked goods by Mrs George Millard, and the salt water taffy stand run by Mrs Sidney DeW Herreshoff. Albert Flint Jr and J Floyd Heustis lead the shooting gallery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Girl Scouts
Moriarty Estate
Earl P. Mathewcoe
Wah
Flint, Jr
Charles
FF. Nystrom
L. G. Cote
Maoath
Rauscl
Allan M Poole Goldenrod
Frederick S Bartlett
George L. Millard
Earl G Studesant
Sidney Dew Herreshoff
Albert H. Flint, Jr
J Floyd Heustis
Ghost Train to Open at Garteras Auditorium
B T A Entertainment Association stages The Ghost Train in June at Garteras Auditorium. The cast includes Kenneth Weaver Irene Doran Dr Charles Callers Albert Ro Pierce Annabelle Bragg Viola Anderson Carl Wetherell and others with Frank L. Doran directing, Harry E. Young Jr. stage manager, and Andrew Iverson assisting.
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Billboard
Stage Magazine
B T. A Entertainment Association
New York
London
Garteras Auditorium
Kenneth Weaver
Irene Doran
Charles Callers
Albert Ro Pierce
Annabelle Bragg
Viola Anderson
Carl Wetherell
Lalhan Dunbar
Carl Carlson
Allen Newman
Andrew Iverson
Frank L. Doran
Harry E. Young Jr
Tage
Arthur Barrett
Portuguese Will Fete Dr R P C Rego
Dr Roderigo P C Rego a physician of Portuguese extraction who began practice here months ago will be honored at a testimonial dinner hosted by Bristol Portuguese American residents at the Hotel Belvedere Thursday night Invited speakers include leading Portuguese American residents from the town and state
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roderigo P. C. Rego
Bristol
Belvedere
OT Tie TowWit
Portuguese community toast and new Bristol doctor Dr Rego
Manuel J Barros pastor of St Elizabeth's church will be toastmaster for the Portuguese affair. Dr Rego, from Lisbon, joins Bristol as attending physician for the Don Luis Filipe Society and becomes a guiding medical figure for the local Portuguese, with credentials in several associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel J Barros
St Elizabeth's Church
Mallaerbeg
Daniel
M Vargas
Alberto B. Moniz
Rafael
Manuel P Roza
Frank J Sylvia
Manuel VW Farias
Antonio R Borges
Manuel Jardin
Henry H Aldred
Antonio C Mello
Joseph
Bristol
Providence
Rego
Lisbon
Portugal
Francisco de Castro Soares
Correa da Cunha Rego
University of
Victor P . Rego
Don Luis Filipe Society
Amercan Medical Association
Providence Medical Association
Rhode Island Medical Society
St Michael's Brotherhood Basket Social May 8
The St Michael's Brotherhood hosts a Mas Basket Social on Friday May 8. Women enter with a two person basket lunch to be auctioned for partners. Jack DeWolf Jr. serves as auctioneer. male escorts require a ticket. Bristol orchestra provides music. Allen Newman chairs the committee.
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Brotherhood
Jack DeWolf Jr
William He Angevine
Ernest G Brown
John W DeWolf Jr
Earl H Hobson
Joseph C Kinder
Benjamin M. MacDougall
John R Magee
Wallace I. Mossop
William A Pinch
Frank A. Rounds
John G Stewart
J William Wood
Bristol Orchestra
Allen Newman
Local Musicians Present Fine Program for Music Week
An excellent musicale is planned for Thursday evening in Colt Memorial Hall by Miss Margerie Burgess McCann assisted by Mrs Alice Bradlee Pooler with Providence artist Louise Winsor. McCann soprano student of Mrs Lucy Marsh Gordon hopes Gordon joins for a closing group. Pooler comes with strong credentials and will be accompanied by Miss Mabell Woolsey of Providence. The program features Zueignung and several orchestral numbers, promising an engaging National Music Week event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colt Memoral Hall
Myss Margerie Burgess McCann
Alice Bradlee Pooler
Providence
McCann
Lucy Marsh Gordon
Brown's Dinghy Sailors Win Intercollegiate Regatta Here
Brown University dinghy sailors scored 130 points to 113 for Williams in the first intercollegiate dinghy regatta held in town. Seven universities competed with Brown taking top overall honors despite no individual race wins. Williams' Jim Lewis and Bill Howe led with 72 points.
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Brown’s Dinghy
Brown University
Collegians
Brown
Narragansett Bay
Wardwell
Pappasquash
Williams
Cornell
Colby
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Princeton
Harvard
Jim Lewis
Bill Howe
Dick Bertram
Ed. Holland
Lewis-Howe
Fore and
Zenas R. Bliss
Brown Yacht Club
Dr Eric Stone to Speak on Co operatives at Sunday Meeting
Dr Eric Stone of Providence will address Building Consumers' Co operatives at First Congregational Church Bristol on Sunday evening May 10 at 7 30. He is president of Consumers' Co operative of Providence and first vice president of the Consumers' League of Rhode Island.
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Eric Stone
Providence
First Congregational Church
Bristol
Filene of
Boston
Three-Act Comedy to Be Staged by Baptist Church Group
First Baptist Church parishioners present A Ready Made Family a three act farce under the Amicæ Guild. The plot follows a widow and widower reuniting in love after years while each has a hidden family causing humorous and romantic complications. Cast includes Agnes Martyn Henry Turner Doris and others with local coaching by Henry MiacDuff and Mrs Campbell.
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First Baptist Church
Amicae Guild
Agnes Martyn
Pauline Bullock
Bob
Bertram Bullock, Jr
Marilee
Muriel Bullock
Gracie
Estelle Peters
Miss Lydia
Amelia Luther Henry Turner
George Luther
Doris
Dorothy Mott
Sammie
William Alger
Begonia
The
Martyn
Darky
Hattie Alger
Nicodemus
Harry Bullock
Henry MiacDuff
Providence
Henry S Campbell
Moriarty to address P T A Thursday night
Bristol attorney G Andrews Moriarty will address the Parent Teachers Association at its annual meeting Thursday night in the Colt Memorial High School auditorium. A social program with vocal selections by Mrs Earl G Studevant will follow the business session with Miss Helen Church as piano accompanist for Mrs Sturdevant.
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G Andrews Moriarty
Bristol
Colt Memorial High School
Earl G. Studevant
Helen Church
Sturdevant
Meeting Thursday at Rebekah Lodge Odd Fellows Hall
The Reba Rebekah Lodge I O O F will meet Thursday night in Odd Fellows hall on High street. A social program has been arranged by committee led by Mrs Anna Saunders with assistance from Miss Gladys Brelsford and Mrs Metta Nelle.
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Reba Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
High Street
Anna Saunders
Gladys Brelsford
Metta Nelle
G Man Image Grows As Hoover Era Expands
A columnist compares the G-Men to Canadian Royal Mounted Police and notes rising U S funding for the Federal Bureau of Investigation. It cites $2,250,000 in 1928 rising to $5,000,000 in 1936 and $6,025,000 in 1937 with Senate approval of extra funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Mounted Police of Canada
Federal Bureau of Investigation
G-Man
J. Edgar Hoover
U. S. Senate
Hoover Organization
Senate backs voluntary boost amid G men uproar
Senator Vandenberg from Michigan championed an extra $225,000 with support from Senator Robinson of Arkansas. The discussion praised the nonpartisan nature and results oriented operation of the G Men, free from patronage and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vandenberg
Michigan
Robinson
Arkansas
National Police Force Praised for Kidnapping Case Results
Since the June 22 1932 act, 52 major kidnappings have occurred with G men identifying suspects in all cases. Convictions stand at 1 percent with penalties totaling 1853 years and 28 life sentences, prompting praise and calls for more funding and laws.
Tit for Tat in Rhode Island Plates Row
Rhode Island presses back on Florida car registrations as Florida visitors head to Pawtucket for the race track opening. Inspectors record Florida plates and direct workers to Rhode Island plates after they accept employment, linking registration to state law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Florida
Pawtucket
Motor Vehicle Department
Law
State House
Guiteras Athletic Field Undergoes Major Rework
Fresh loam is spread and the field leveled at the Guiteras Athletic Field. Iron posts for the fencing are set in cement borders. The completion goal is fall readiness for the high school football team and its spectators.
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Guiteras
Downtown Sod Upgrades Highlight Tercentenary Efforts
Local notices describe new sod laid in front of the Burnside Memorial building and ongoing improvements along Lenox Way and Colt Estate area. Readers note banking frontage work and sidewalk tree planting, aiming to brighten downtown Bristol during the Tercentenary celebrations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnside Memorial
Colt
Arren
Jerstand
Raehieh
Bristol
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Roselma Desilets
Bishop Bennet
Girl Scout County
AL Jolson
Yacht Club Boys
Sybil Jason
Cab Calloway
Edward Everett Horton
Allen Jenkins
Claire Dodd
McNamee Newspaper
Voice OF Bugle Ann
Lionel Barrymore
Maureen O’sullivan
Eric Linden
Avn Sothern
Lloyd Nolan
Douglas Dumbrille
Metrotone Newsreel
Charlie Chaplin
Betty Boop
Belvedere Hotel
Rodrigo P. C. Rego
ST. Michael’s Brotherhood
MAY Basket
Zueignung
Mrs. McCann
Jaimerais
Mieux James Amourette Sur le
Strauss
Mrs. Pooler
Ponchielli
Bears
Congregational Church
Earl G. Sturdevant
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