Letter Mentions Engagements and Family Notes From Bristol Ledger
May 9 correspondence discusses binding engagements and a request about socks. It recalls Dr Woods and Mrs Woods leaving Lexington and a mysterious near acquaintance, with Harriet and Ann traveling to Washington and Prince Georges. The writer mentions Eaton, Catherine, and Caroline, plus letters about Pa Griswold, Alexander, and Ohio plans. It notes school closures and local figures including M Coggeshall and Muencher, plus histories of Round Hill School founders Cogswell and Bancroft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Woods
Mrs. Woods
Lexington
Ann
Harriet
Prince Georges
Washington
Baltimore
Catherine
Caroline
Eaton
Udray
Hogan
Ohio
Aunt Gr
M. Coggeshall
M. Bancroft
Muencher
Choir roster and memories from Bristol Phenix period
A reminiscence listing many choir members and contributors such as Fred Duthie and Ben MacDougall in Port land Oregon, Joe Reynolds, Eliph Bailey, and James E. Cheetham. The excerpt recalls roles from singers to organists, altar servers, and ecclesiastical staff, with anecdotes of travel, performances, and local events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Duthie
Portland
Oregon
Ben MacDougall
Kanacka
C. A. Rounds
Darby
St. Michael’s Church
John Collins
A. C. Wright
C. W. Tirrell
Sam Kinder
Will Duthie
Bull
Bert
Joe
Jamsie” Wood
James Milburn
Klondyke
Mt. Hope
Bristol
Joseph Kinder
St. Ee
Alice Rawson
Aiad Davier
Bane
Bob Collins
Allie McDougall
Kitty
Charlie Liscomb
Teddy Bayliss
Russ Straight
Frank
Fred Straight
Joe Reynolds
Eliph Bailey
Jas. E. Cheetham
Wm. Hodgkinson
H. V. Mayo
C V. Perry, Jr
George Hawley
W H Cheetham
Thurifer
Vint Garbett
George
Arthur Dalton
Boston
Wille Siddall
George Balfour
Columbia
Providence
Exchoir
Willie Kirkwood
Louis Coggeshall
Bristol Phenix Publishing Co
Quick Thinking Averts Car Collision In East Providence
Miss Ethelyn M Prey 59 Collin street Providence sprang into action when Miss Mary I Mathewson fainted at the wheel in East Providence. Prey grabbed the wheel, stopped the car, and Mathewson was treated by Dr Edwin Vieira before resuming her trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethelyn M Prey
Collin Street
East Providence
Miss Prey
Mary I Mathewson
New York Avenue
Edgewood
Miss Mathewson
Edwin Vieira
Warren Avenue
Taft School Club Meets With Gen Callan Speaker
Brig General Luke H Callan will be principal speaker at the Taft School Club meeting Thursday afternoon at the school. A trumpet solo program by Thomas Campagna accompanies the event. Refreshments are provided by the hospitality committee chaired by Mrs Earl H Hobson with Mrs A A Moren presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luke H. Callan
Taft’ School Club
Thomas Campagna
Earl H. Hobson
A. A. Moren
Fifth District Court Hearing for Troiano Case
Domenick Troiano 46 of 9 Narragansett Avenue told Judge William T. ODonnell he wore glasses that magnify the size when arrested on a charge of taking undersized quahangs. He pleaded not guilty and the case was continued one week. Civil calendar cases Sae Archambault vs Hebert Dimond vs Brackett Archambault vs Janas Del Toro vs Raposa continued one week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Domenick Troiano
Narragansett Avenue
William T. Odonnell
Fifth District Court
Troiano
Raoul Archambault
Felix Hebert
Harriet Dimond
Lillian Brackett
Joseph Janas
Biagio del Toro
Pauline Rap
New Faces of 1937 and Holiday Week Attract Big Stars
The program features Joe Penner Milton Berle Parkyakarkus Harriet Hilliard Thelma Leeds and many new faces on Wednesday and Thursday November 3 4. It also promotes It May Happen to You news reels cartoons and The Dancing Bears. The Friday Saturday lineup includes Ronald Colman Madeleine Carroll Douglas Fairbanks Jr Mary Astor David Niven Raymond Massey and C Aubrey Smith in The Prisoner of Zenda with news reels and Dick Tracy. On Sunday November 72 feature films The Wildcatter with Scott Colton Jean Rogers and Rhythm in the Clouds with Warren Hull plus Lowell Thomas News Reel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Penner
Milton Berle
Parkyakarkus
Harriet Hilliard
William Brady
Jerome Cowan
Thelma Leeds
Dancing Bears
Ronald Colman
Madeleine Carroll
Zenda
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Mary Astor
David Niven
Raymond Massey
C. Aubrey Smith
News Reel
Dick Tracy
the Wildcatter
Scott Colton
Jean Rogers
Warren Hull
Lowell Thomas
Forgotten Money Across the Nation Keeps One Man Accounting
John A. Lanning of Cuba New York keeps daily personal accounts for 55 years. The 82 year old retired railway worker started his ledger April 1 1682 and reviews each year’s expenses on the anniversary. He notes many citizens have vast sums unclaimed in the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Lanning
Cuba
N. Y
Obituary for Mary Elizabeth Medeiros 19 in town
Miss Mary Elizabeth Medeiros 19 died at her home 47 Oliver Street after a long illness. Born August 17 1918 in town she attended local public schools and was a parishioner of St Elizabeth's Church. Survived by father and stepmother John and Medeiros two brothers John and Josef and sister Odisia Funeral mass and burial followed at St Elizabeth's Church and St Mary's Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elizabeth Medeiros
Oliver Street
Medeiros
St Elizabeth's Church
John Medeiros
John
Josef
Odisia
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Henrique Rocha
St. Mary's Cemetery
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Sylvia" Gaswald
Wolf
Abe
Anthony R. Parshley
Henry A. Griswold
Lexington, Ken
Joseph M. Blake
Juniper Hill
Hope E. T Richmond
Willam
Martha W Richmond
Sylvia
Bristed
William H. Russell
Newport
Griswold
Litchfield County
Connecticut
Round Hil School
Northampton
Mase
Joseph Green Cogswell
George Bancroft
Harvard
Germany
Iniettingen
Bancroft
Cogswell
Astor Library
New York
Fancroft
United States
Navy
Polk
Great Britain
Joseph Muenscher
Brown
Andover
Mass
George Griswold
Kenyon College
Gambler Ohio
St. Paul's Church
Mt. Vernon
The
Providence Medical Association
R. I
Ferrycliffe
Commission
Jersey
State Board of Milk Control
Sisson
High Street
S.S. Pier
Newman Bros
Atock
Dhan
Bartlett
Akfast
Ting
Svn
Small
Hibieke
Blue Brand
Overland
Hope Street
Cc Co
le Tyrese
the Trinity Church
Choi
Wm. R. Trotter
Father Trotter
Tary
Callan Speaker
Congress
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