Fire destroys ferry hill home of W G Low
A sedan of antiques and world treasures stored at Achnasheen, the Low family home at Ferry Hill, was consumed by fire discovered at 12 15 PM. Firefighters faced low water pressure, pumping aids, and strong winds as the building burned to a shell. The cause is undetermined though hot air furnace is suspected. William Gilman Low and his daughter Rhoda were in New York.
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New York
Bristol
Wallis E. Howe
Joseph Magee
Ann Kester
Central Fire Company
Warren
Otto Alleta
Ferry Hill Road
Guevremont
Bristol County Water Company
Tance
Halsey DeWolf
Baird
John Barry
Dreadnaught Hook and Ladder Company
Low
Far East
Brittany
Garden Club Meet at Dorothy Foster Home
Countryside Garden Club gathers at Miss Dorothy Foster residence on Peck Avenue Beachmont Manor Thursday evening. Hostess will display seed pod arrangements and Thanksgiving table pieces. refreshments served. Members urged to bring labeled annual flower seeds for donation to Labrador residents.
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Dorothy Foster
Countryside Garden Club
Peck Avenue
Beachmont Manor
Betty Stone
Providence
N. E Grenfell Association
Charles M Connery
Labrador
Colt and Burrillville to meet in Class C title game
Colt Memorial High School and Burrillville High School face off Saturday at Guiteras Field for the State Class C football championship. The Bristol-area Colt holds a tie-break edge. Burrillville seeks upset after a season with strong defensive showings and a rival history dating to 1935.
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Colt
Burrillville
Guiteras Field
Bristol
East Greenwich
Sacred, Heart
Country Day
de LaSalle
South Kingston
Barrington
North Providence
Warren
de la Salle
Warren Huston
Sacred Heart
Putnam
South Rineston
Edward J. Fitzgerald
Colt Memorial High School
Tom Eccleston
Norman Rene Elected President of Senior Class
Norman Rene son of Mr and Mrs Frank Rene was elected president of the Colt Memorial High School senior class at the annual election yesterday. Vincent Vaccaro was chosen vice president Lucy Del Piano secretary and Charles Coggeshall treasurer were also elected.
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Norman Rene
Frank Rene
Colt Memorial High School
Vincent Vaccaro
Lucy del Piano
Charles Coggeshall
Bristol Manufacturing seeks permanent home for expansion
Bristol Manufacturing Company seeks a new, permanent site due to expanded production and high costs in Bristol. With 400 employees, the firm questions space sufficiency, plant layout, and a move may depend on defense orders and developments involving US Rubber Company buildings.
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National Defence Program
Bristol Manufacturing Company
Bristol
Industries Committee
Henry Wood
U S Rubber Company
Rubber Company
Wood
Charlies B Rockwell, Jr
New York
Maurice C Smith,Jr
Bristol Manufacturing Corporation
Bristol Town Council
Bristol Planning Board
Somether
US Rubhber Co
United States
New England
Planning Board
Wall
Mrs. N. G. Herreshoff Named Christmas Seal Campaign Chairman
Mrs. N. G. Herreshoff is appointed 1940 Christmas Seal Campaign chairman by Miss Evelyn Carter of the Bristol District Nursing Association. Campaign mail sales start soon, with materials at headquarters and preparations underway. The drive opens November 25 in Bristol to combat tuberculosis, a leading cause of death for 15 to 45 year olds.
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N. G. Herreshoff
Evelyn Carter
Bristol District Nursing Association
YMCA Vikings Hold First Practice Under New Coach
The YMCA Vikings basketball team opened their season with a Monday practice led by advisor and coach George Pete McGee, a former Providence Trade School star. Twenty prospects attended, with veterans including James Duffy William McCarthy Peter Cavaliere Bernie Grabert and Thomas Van Voast and new prospects Vin Santo Joseph Pacheco and Abate. The team has two losses in 18 starts. The next practice is Thursday at 8 PM.
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YM C A. Vikings
George “Pete” McGee
Providence
Elmer F Fiske
McGee
James Duffy
William McCarthy
Peter Cavaliere
Abate
Vikings
Women and Money in College Then and Now
A U S Bureau survey of 8 796 university women shows PhD holders earn more over a decade, while teachers and clerical workers trail. Business owners and personnel staff hit top salaries. bachelor degree holders show smaller peaks, with masters raising outcomes. Delegates note age and discrimination patterns. Rotarian debate on male versus female secretaries adds contrasting views on office roles.
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United States Women’s Bureau
United States
American Association of University Women
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Ferry Hill
W. G. Low
Garden Club
George Sanders
Margaret Lindsay
Vincent Price
Nan Grey
Dick Foran
Dennis O’keefe
Constance Moore
Helen Parrish
Lewis Howard McNamee
Cary Grant
Martha Scott
The
Virginia
Traveltalk
Don Ameche
Betty Grable
Carmen Miranda
Ties
Stet
Roemer
Mexico
Colt Memorial Proulx
L.E.R
Rene Anderson
L.T
Aguiar
Russo Davis
Murgo
D. of Isabella Parties
Frances Horton
Isabella
K of C Hall
Pauline Langello
Elizabeth Goulart
Catherine Bottomley
Geraldine Marino
Edna Dubuc
Eva McLaughlin
Mary Kerr
Rose Breen
Catherine Baker
Bristol Manufacturing CO
U. S. Rubber Company
Y. M.C. A. Vikings
Rotarian
Fred DeArmond
Rae Chatfield Ayer
DeArmond
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