White Way on Hope Street Topic at Chamber Meeting
Chamber of Commerce considers installing ornamental lamp brackets on Hope Street to support 600 candle power lamps. Plans call for 10 to 12 lamps initially with annual lighting costs around 700 dollars, funded from existing street light funds. A trial proposal will be presented to the Town Council for feasibility and a Harbor deepening hearing is announced for May 27 regarding Bristol harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Street
Chamber of Commerce
Pappasquash Road
Constitution Street
Franklin Street
Financial Town
B. W. Wall
Warren
US_ Engineers’ office of the
War Department
R S Powell
Engineers Corps of
District of Providence
Bristol
J H Wall
Bristol Oaks Win 4 2 in Opening Game
The Bristol Oaks defeated the Ever Ready Fire Company 4 to 2 in a pitching duel. L Rinaldi struck out 14 while Ethier fanned 5 in a game where both hurlers battled control, with Oaks scoring in the first and seventh innings. Sousa Andrade Kelley and McKenna contributed key hits as Head and McKenna led Oaks defensively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Oaks
Fire Company
L. Rinaldi
Ethier
Belmore
Head
H Gladue
Rinaldi
Acane
Oaks
RSI
McKenna
Kall
Maher
Sousa
Gladue
Sandsmde
Kelley
Hadfield
Gangem
Ethers
Kelley Guevremont
Gangemi
E. Rinaldi
Andrade
Guevremont
H. Gladue
Rinald
Gallo
Oti
Fatal auto crashes claim two lives in Sunday accidents
Two serious crashes on the Main road Sunday afternoon left one man dead and Alma Wall of Colt Memorial High School killed. In the first collision Peter Reilly and Alexander Guerremont were injured. Drs DeWolf and Lake treated them and attorney Pettine aided at Rhode Island Hospital. In the second wreck, Alma Wall died from a broken neck after her car collided with a Chevrolet driven by Frank L. Doran.
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Gooding Avenue
Peter Reilly
High Street
Alexander Guerremont
Franklin Street
Joseph Proventier
Mulberry Street
Attleboro
Reilly
Proventier
Blanche
Yvonne
Harold DeWolf
John Lake
Anthony V Pettine
Providence
Rhode Island
Alma Wall
John H Wall
Constitution Street
Colt Memorial High School
Hope
Chestnut Streets
Wall
Dilys
Alma
Hope Street
Mr Wall
Clover Miller
Colt Drive
Chestnut Street
Merriman
George MacDonald
Burton Street
Colt Memorial ‘High School
Doran
John Tattrie
Mrs Maria C Thornton Jones Dies After Illness at 68
Mrs Maria C Thornton Jones wife of John H Jones of this town died Thursday at her home 116 Wood Street after a nine week illness. Born in Rochdale England she was 68. She and her husband came to the United States about 40 years ago and lived here 30 years. A St Mary’s Church member she is survived by her husband. Funeral services were held from her home to St Mary’s Church with a requiem mass and burial at St Mary’s Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria C
Thornton) Jones
John H Jones
Wood Street
Jones
Rochdale
England
James and
Elizabeth (Chapman) Thornton
St. Mary's Church
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Bristol Yacht Club
Wren
UL Lumber CO
Anu
R. I
M. M. Conley, Jeweler
Judi
Japan
Francis Newbury Close
Tel
A. A. Edmonds CO
Hope St. Bristol
Pastime Theatre
Reginald Denny
Doctor
Mary Astor
Reginald
Estelle Taylor
Jack Dempsey
Mahlon Hamilton
Paramount
Richard DIX
Jacqueline Logan
A. R. Wylie
William Fox
George O’brien
the Roughneck
Billie Dove
Harry T. Morey
Cleo Madison
Anne Cornwall
Rupert Hughes
Norma Shearer
Conrad
Bristol White
Maria C. Jones
Edward D. Kunz
Optomet
Townsend Grace
Conne BY
Men’s Outfitter
William
H. Remieres
F. T. Remieres
Hoover
William H. Bell
Hope Circle
G. A. R. Hall
Firestone
Chrysler
Maxwell
Ford Ae
M. Borges
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