Sunny Larue Leads Shriners Marble Tourney Push
Sunny Larue, longtime Southern New England marble champion, remains in contention for state and regional titles as Shriners Circus matches unfold at Rhodes on the Pawtuxet. He beat Adam Celestino to reach the quarterfinals, despite a sprained thumb, with semifinals set and 14 players left chasing two championships.
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Sunny
Edmund Larue
New England
Shriners’ Circus
Rhodes-on-the- Pawtuxet
Cosmo Castiglio
Oney Parisi
Larue
Adam Celestino
Westerly
Celestino
Bristol
Nore
Boys' Community Band Donates Services to Bristol Plans
Dame Fo Dwyer, president of the Bristol Improvement Association, announced after a meeting that weekly band concerts are progressing. The Boys Community Band, via director Ferdinand Lasielle, has already donated services and awaits responses from other local bands as plans for summer musical enterprises move forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dame Fo Dwyer
Bristol Improvement Association
Boys Community Band
Ferdinand Lasielle
Dwyer
Kearney Post Rifle Team Defeats BTA Quintet
The Kearney Post American Legion rifle team defeated the Battery D BTA quintet by 13 points in a Tuesday evening match at the BTA range on State Street St Angelo. Kearney Post totaled 264 to BTA’s 258 with Hambrick the top shooter for the losers.
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Kearney Post
American Legion
Battery D. B. T. A
BTA
State Street
St Angelo
Hambrick
New Company Signs Lease For Bristol Area Facility
Carr Manufacturing Corporation signs a lease to occupy the building under construction by Bristol Mutual Realty Corporation at the east end of Franklin Street. Bertram W. Wall secretary of the realty firm states the lease amid town tax exemption for ten years approved by the Town Council and nearing completion of foundation work.
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Carr Manufacturing Corporation
Bristol Mutual Realty Corporation
Franklin Street
Bertram W. Wall
Realty Company
Junior Cheastean Padeavear Society Entertains Guests
The Providence Junior Christian Padeaver Line hosts a religious and recreational program with a social gathering planned. Delegates and superintendents are invited to attend the event at the Guiteras House tomorrow afternoon.
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Parst Congregational
Providence Junior Christian
Guiteras House
Twilight League to Open Tuesday Night Defiance and Ever Ready to Perform
Twilight League near certainty of a Tuesday 6 pm season opener on the common between Defiance and Ever Ready after a Board of Governors meeting. Managers selected five players each, leaving four to be picked by the board to balance the squads. Um pire Trasmo Mancini and scorekeeper James Lee selected. next meeting set for seven tonight.
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Trasmo Mancini
James Lee
Rasmond S
Ambrosia BR
Cauevremont
Salvia Ho
Cirillo
Doran
Rishe
Nana
Bristol Girl Scouts Hear Providence Leader at Troop Meeting
Scout Var giants Pooghtian tests were held at Usher Place as Bristol Girl Scouts gathered for a briefing by Rev lero. Perry of Providence who will speak to Troop 2 at John Past Reynolds School auditorium Wednesday at 6 o clock. The unit voted to hold all weekly meetings outdoors in summer weather when possible.
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Bristol Gard
Pooghtian
Usher Place
Sensowas
Ousa Megma
Providence
Bristol
Girl Scouts
John Past Reynolds
Scout Council
Ten Tables in Play at Ever Ready Whist
Ten tables were in play at a whist party hosted by the Ever Ready Engine and Hose Company on Thames Street. Miss Tom LeBlanc led ladies with 48 points and William McLaughlin topped gentlemen with 47. Stanton and Mrs Louise Garcia earned second prizes, Albert Rosa received a consolation prize, and Gladys Mott Jondro won the door prize.
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Fiver Ready Engine and Hose
Thames Street
Mies Toms LeBlanc
William McLaughlin
Tohn Stanton
Louise Garcia Albert Rosa
Gladys Mott Jondro
Andrews Will Funds Bristol School To Honor Father
The will of Robert Dudley Andrews a New York banker and Bristol native provides for a new school in memory of his father Robert Shaw Andrews former Bristol school superintendent 1859 1862 and 1864 1876. The estate names multiple beneficiaries including Mrs Sarah H DeWolf and others with amounts up to 5000 and a gift to Juniper Hill Cemetery for perpetual care. The value of the estate is not yet known and the will remains on file at the Town Clerk's office.
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Robert Dudley Andrews
New York
Bristol
Robert Shaw Andrews
John Winthrop DeWolf, Jr
Andrews
State and
Hope Streets
Sarah H DeWolf
Griswold Herreshoff
Auverge d'Artignac
West
Taylor Street
Griffin
DeWolf Pardee
Hazelton
Successful Bridge Party by Bristal Colt Alumni Association
The Bristal Colt Alumni Association hosted the most successful bridge party on Wednesday evening at Colt Memorial High School auditorium. More than 60 tables, prizes at each table, and refreshments supplied by a committee led by Mrs Sebastian Bernard Jr. All proceeds support educational and athletic activities at the high school. Committee members listed include Mrs Harold Fo, Mrs Howard R Newman, Mrs Frederick Dunbar, Miss Edward Po Church, Mrs Wallace Mossop, Mrs Vincent Pettine, Mrs Thomas H Byrnes, Mrs Joseph Healex, Mrs Lucien Capone, Mrs Robert Fo Munro, and many others.
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Bristal Colt Alumini
Colt Memorial High School
Sebastian Bernard, Jr
Harold Fo
Howard R Newman
Prederick Dunbar
Edward Po Church
Wallace Mossop
Vincent Pettine
Thomas H Byrnes
Joseph Healex
Lucien Capone
Robert Fo Munro
Mass
Doris Bullock
Catherine Levere Migs
Ann de Sisson
Bertha Hagen
Theresa Rinaldi
Roberta Munro
Marion Paul Mass
Katherine Connors
Miriam McCaughes
Mary MO Morris
Rotarians Hear Talk on Ancient and Modern Greece
Mr Jacobs of Providence spoke at the Rotarians Club, tracing Greece from ancient glory to its modern role. He praised Venizelos's settlement approach with Turkey, noted Greece built modern hospitals, and highlighted the Greek drive to adopt useful ideas from others. He reviewed YMCA activity in Greece since World War I.
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Greece
Tacobs Mic
Providence
Rotars Cluah
Werkesean Tharp
Jacobs Wire
Whit
Revera le Clgre
Ain
America
Bridge Party for St Michael's Young Men's League
Miss Erelyn Cheshire chairman with Miss Mildred Newman and Miss Viola Moe Anderson organize a bridge party for the Young Men's League at St Michael's Church to be held Tuesday evening May 31 in the Parish House.
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Erelyn Cheshire
Mildred Newman
Viola Moe Anderson
St Michael's Church
Police Probe Auto Fire After The Lyric Theater Outing
Police investigate an automobile fire on Woodlawn Avenue at 9 55 p m. The car owned by Mrs Mary Cabral of 180 Bay View Avenue was reported stolen from Miller Street between 8 20 and 10 15 pm while her son Joseph and others were at the Lyric Theater. A five gallon gasoline can was found near the vehicle and firefighters used a booster tank to control the blaze.
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Woodlawn Avenue
Mary Cabral
Bay View Avenue
Warren
Miller Street
Joseph R Cabral
Antone Amaral
Thompson Avenue
Lyric Theater
Ever Ready Engine and Hose Company
Thieves Break Into Wood Street Market
Patrolman Hugh F Kelle found a broken glass front door at Antonio Annarummo's joint butcher shop and grocers at 403 Wood Street. Thieves entered by breaking the glass and a Yale lock and took 40 or 50 pennies from the cash register. no merchandise reported stolen. This is the fourth break reported in as many days.
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Wood Street
Hugh F Kelle
Antonio Annarummo
Births Reported At St Josephs And Lying-In Hospitals
A son was born at St Josephs Hospital on May 19 to Attorney and Mrs Emilio D Fannuceillo of Hope Street. A son was born at the Lying-In Hospital in Providence on May 12 to Mr and Mrs George F Luther of Ferrycliffe Farm.
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Lannuceillo
St Joseph's Hospital
Emilio *D
Fannuceillo
Hope Street
Luther
Providence
Nelson Gordon
George Fluther
Ferrycliffe Farm
Death noticesGrace Mather Coggeshall Munro funeral May 22
Died Mrs Grace Mather Coggeshall widow of William Coggeshall. Funeral services Sunday May 22 at 1 p.m. from her son Dr Joseph B Munro's residence 567 Metacom Avenue Warren RI relatives and friends invited.
Three Women Injured In Bronx Bristol Auto Crash
Automobiles driven by Christie G. Dracopolas of the Bronx and Oliver LeBrun of Bristol collided on Metacom avenue near Chestnut street Tuesday afternoon injuring three women. Christine Poulas of Corona suffered a fractured arm and head wounds and was taken to St Joseph's Hospital Providence while Mrs Norman F. Bernard and Mrs Gertrude Oliver of Naomi street Bristol were treated at home. Police said Dracopolas faces a Fifth District Court hearing on a driving charge.
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Christie G. Dracopolas
221St Street
Bronx
Oliver LeBrun
Naomi Street
Bristol
Metacom = avenue
Chestnut Street
Dracopolas
Metacom Avenue
LeBrun
Fifth District Court
Christine Poulas
Corona
L. I
A. D'Angelo
Poulas
St Joseph’s Hospital
Providence
Norman F. Bernard
Gertrude Oliver
Bernard
Olver
John R. Bernardo
Riccio Raises Fund For Band Uniforms
Joseph Riccio a Rhode Island State College senior from Bristol organized fund raising to provide new uniforms for the Reserve Officers Training Corps Band. He arranged band concerts and campus events to boost donations ahead of the annual inspection on May 25 and 26.
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Joseph Riccio
DeWolf Avenue
Bristol
Rhode Island State College
Kingston
Reserve Officers Training Corps
Riccio
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