Police To Honor 11 Former Council Heads At Ball
The Bristol police will honor eleven living former Town Council presidents who also served as police commissioners at tonight's second annual ball at the Bristol Casino. The event, led by Commissioner Brescons-Dr Paulh, includes a guard of honor and a grand march.
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Bristol Police
Bristol, Casino
Brescons
Dr Paulh
Benjamin M. MacDougall
Benjamin M. Lindemuth
Wallis E. Howe
Peter Gasper
Edward E. Bunn
James J. Walsh
Henry W. Peterson
L. H. Callan
W. Fred Williams
Railroad leaders meet on freight service Bristol line
Michael DeCiantis state public official held talks with New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad officials on restoring freight and improving Bristol line service. The conference followed a Wednesday session detailing service resumption after hurricane damage. Bristol residents rely on bus travel since Sept 21 and petitions urge better service. Town Solicitor Joseph A Hammill represents Bristol.
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Michael DeCiantis
Nin Dd
Oita
Iene
York
New Haven
Hartford
Providence
Bristol
Bristol County
DeCiantis
Joseph A Hammill
DeCuiantis
Maxfield Buys First Block of Christmas Seals
Elmer Maxfield of 165 High Street purchased the first block of Christmas Seals placed on sale yesterday by the Bristol District Nursing Association marking the charitable drive's kickoff in the area.
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Elmer Maxfield
High Street
Bristol District Nursing Association
Shower Held For Miss Sadie Russo At Bay View Home
Miss Sadie Russo was honored with a wedding shower hosted by Mrs Josephine Calvino on Bay View avenue. Italian Women’s Socialites Club members attended and presented gifts. A chicken salad supper was served, and prizes went to Miss Salzano Miss Russo and Mrs Sousa as green tapers and yellow chrysanthemums decorated the tables.
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Sadie
Frank Trotta
Orion
Our Lady of Mt Cae
Italian Womens Socialites Club
Josephine Calvino
Bay View Avenue
Rose Correia Bridge
Mary Salzano
Miss Russo
Marion Sousa
Anthony Bainotti
J. Anthony Richard
New Jersey
Germany
Bristol
Nynagowie
H Street
Morris Schwartz
Ivy Guild
St. Michael's Church
William A. Darling
Rhode Island
Vasta Lar. Ruggiero
Nancy Vitiello
The
Benevolent Society
First Congregational Church
Norman Benard
Norman Hibbert
Henry Sanford
John Dimond
Wendell Marshman
Elernes
Bor
Jessie San
Benjamin Hazen
Constance Campanella
Cqrmapttess
Church Board To Have Meeting At St Michaels
The State Street Mission Church Sunday School board meets at 7 pm in Holmes House of St Michaels Church. A quarterly conference follows. Tonight the Senior and Junior Boys Clubs combine at 7 pm for Panay Disaster footage and a news reel with one new member to be admitted.
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State Street Mo
Holmes
St Michaels
Panay
Scouts Seek Used Toys for Repair Drive in Town
Awashanks Herd scouts announce an inter patrol toy repair contest with a prize signalling outfit. Town residents urged to donate used toys for repair at Scout Hall next month with mass collection planned, trucks to be used, and notices to follow.
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Aesop
Ay Cane
Baily
Beaswane
Scout Hall
Michael Ruggiero
Frank Cassano
Samuel Leviten
Awashanks Herd
Fedloénta
Bishop Bennett Speaks at Rotary Club
Bishop Granville G Bennett told the Rotary Club at the YMCA that he valued living in a land with freedom of speech and worship and praised a wave of indignation against Germany. He urged listening to others and noted guests Francis Connell and Daniel Rhee attended. Next week’s meeting will be Ladies Night at the Bristol Casino.
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Germany
Granville G Bennett
Rotary Club
YMCA
Bishop Bennett
Guy Morrow
Francis Connell
Daniel Rhee
Thanksgiving Day in Bristol Brims With Family, Faith
Thanksgiving in Bristol featured family reunions and church services with fair weather. Local churches hosted special services while volunteers from Ivy Guild and other groups provided dinners and baskets for the needy.
Town petitions government for old post office building use
Bristol town officials formally petitioned federal authorities to turn over the old post office and site for municipal offices. Taxpayers at a July meeting favored this move, though progress has stalled, and town leaders seek clarity from Postmaster General and Treasury.
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John W Church
Bristol
Prescott B Paull
Secretary of the United States Treasury
Theodore Francis Green
Aimee
Daniel W Coggeshall
Gilmore
Federal Emergency Commission
Paull
Emergency Commission
Board of License Commissioners
Sebastiano Cannizaro
Wood Street
Cannizaro
Alumni Plan Bristol Colt Alumni Christmas Party
The Bristol Colt Alumni Association schedules a Christmas party for December 23 at the next meeting. The nominating committee includes Ruth Molasky Alma Marino Rose Tufarolo F E Addison Hill Jr and Frank Brown with another committee listed as Milton Levy Frank Campagna Joseph Teviera Vernon Gray Miss Viola LeClerc Miss Jessie Sanford and Miss Genevieve Pagnano.
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Bristol Colt Alumni Association
Ruth Molasky
Alma Marino
Rose Tufarolo
FE Addison Hill, Jr
Frank Brown
Milton Levy
Frank Campagna
Joseph Teviera
Vernon Gray
Viola LeClerc
Jessie Sanford
Genevieve Pagnano
Chief Ferrara Victim in Wood Street Car Crash
Police report says Chief Anthony J Ferrara was in his car on Wood Street when a car driven by Guy Azza collided with his vehicle. Azza, 26, awaiting arraignment for drunken driving, had just left a Bristol wedding reception and was deemed unfit to operate by a Bristol physician.
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Anthony J Ferrara
Wood Street
Guy Azza
Lincoln Avenue
West Barrington
Azza
Justice of the Peace
Joseph A. Hammill
Bristol
Chief Ferrara
Azzi
Cat Defies Hurricane Wind Shocks Providence Observer
A Providence resident reports a cat being lifted and driven on two legs by hurricane winds, then set down and snarling at the unseen force. The item also notes Thanksgiving as a popular wedding day based on today's nuptial announcements.
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Bishop Bennett
Angell Street
Providence
End of Mild Fall Brings Early Winter Rest to Garden
Yesterday's freezing weather and the gale and snowstorm ended a mild fall season. The rose bush in the backyard, which had thrived so late in November, now appears forlorn as it succumbs to Mid Man Winter. The writer notes it needs a rest and sleep.
Radio Listening Preferences for Opera and Town Meeting Airs
The writer favors radio programs like Charlie Me oath and aben Jt canen for opera broadcasts on Saturday afternoons when they do not clash with football games, and the Town Meeting of the Air on Thursday evenings.
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Charlie
Tops program praised for speakers and audience Q&A
The speaker lineup is praised for prominence and for representing different schools of thought. Attendees value the floor questions, finding this portion often the most interesting.
Free Speech Topic Discussed En Route Home
Narrator recalls a late night talk on free speech while returning from Providence. A car radiator froze, forcing him to listen from a nearby garage as the discussion warmed up.
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Providence
Neaby
Town Hall expansion to host all sides radio forum
America's Town, Meeting of the Air enters its fourth season and expands Town Hall New York with five more stories. Growth costs total 1300 dollars as George Denny, creator, promotes presenting all viewpoints to the public after hearing Roosevelt’s 1934 broadcast.
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America
Town Hall
New York
Denny Sparks National Broadcast Debate Idea in 1935
Mr. Denny created a program to encourage listening to opposing views. He lined up NBC VP support and on May 30 1935 the first broadcast debated alienisms. The format drew a flood of letters from across America showing people valued the chance to hear and respond even when they disagreed.
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