Bristol Area Notes Highlight Local Seekers and Sales
Bristol region notices report residents traveling to New York for Thanksgiving and winter living arrangements on Park Avenue and Waterman Street Providences guests at the Colt and Barrows households Christmas and winter sales at Butler's Shoe Store feature men and women slippers high cut shoes and military heels Miss Martha Graham spoke on tuberculosis prevention and farm loans boost regional production Col Andrew Weeks Anthony receives a surprise gold watch and gifts from National India Rubber Company employees before departing for Naval Reserve duty.
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Walter Hidden
Bristol
New York
S. P. Colt
New York City
Park Avenue
Butler’'S
Andrew Weeks Anthony
LeBaron B Colt
Waterman Street
Providence
Butler’s Shoe Store
Howard A. Macrae
Providence and
Bristol County Farm Loan Association
Butler
Naval Reserve Force
Newport
National India Rubber Company
James W. Franklin
Anthony
Economy Lessons From War and Small Savings
An editorial argues that wartime hardship will teach Americans to economize and value small savings. It cites individual acts like saving bread, sugar, flour, and paper, then scales them to national impact. It discusses tiny item weights in soldiers' equipment, cotton usage, and the vast sums involved, urging universal thrift for the nation's good.
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United States
Jutland
All Clear Now Old Farmer Describes Tanks
An elderly farmer explains to his son just returned from the front that tanks are essentially wobbling devices full of unknown things and they blaze away loudly. The exchange contrasts wartime curiosity with limited prior details about new war machines.
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Billyo
Cold Snap Drops Temperatures Across Town
A cold wave hit the section of the State with readings near zero. Saturday night the thermometer fell to 12 degrees above, and by Sunday morning various parts of town recorded two to three degrees colder.
Thompson takes position at Union Trust Providence
A local notice column reports Charles O. F. Thompson has accepted a post with the Union Trust Company in Providence. Other items note Sodiri & Guisti bakery on 51 State Street, Thanksgiving closings, school events, naval and military news, community meetings, and charity fund efforts.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Cure for Catarrh
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh in all stages by internal action through the blood and mucous surfaces. The ad offers one hundred dollar reward for any case it fails to cure and invites readers to request testimonials. The Toledo Ohio address of F J Cheney & Co is provided for purchase.
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Hall
Nature
Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Furnished SixRoom Upper Tenement for Rent in Town
Compact six room upper tenement furnished and available. Rentable in part if desired. Apply Lox D at Phoenix Office.
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Phoenix
Perfect Attendance Honors at Reynolds School Grade 7-B
John Post Reynolds School reports perfect attendance for week for 7-B under teacher Miss Josephine Tobin. Thirty three students including Annie Andrade Rose Ferrara Madelene Holt Esther Ramison Blanche Langello Katherine Maciel Mary Matroni Mary McCarthy and others did not miss a day or be late.
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John Post Reynolds
Josephine G. Tobin
Annie Andrade
Rose Ferrara
Madelene Holt
Esther Ramison
Blanche Langello
Katherine Maciel
Mary Matroni
Mary McCarthy
Margaret McCallum
Josephine Santo
Nancy Sodini
Irene Servant
May Trudeau
Amelia D’arcangelo
Clara Beavis
Eileen Moore
Antonio Cataleta
Sam Cirillo
Arthur Dupuis
Hugh Holmes
Edward McGrath
Carmion Mariano
Herbert Newman
Louis Nastri
James Ruggiero
Charles Smith
At Sparks
George Sparks
George Trainor
Hermann Vermette
Joseph Williams
Oscar Derosier
Thomas McGrath
Boy Scouts of America Bazaar Opens in Bristol Hall
The First Bristol Troop resumed the bazaar at GAR Hall with Babbitt Post and the Woman's Relief Corps as guests. A street parade preceded dancing and music by the Crown Orchestra. Proceeds benefit the Bristol Red Cross Society, two thirds to the local branch. Sergt. George R. Fish received an Army autostrap razor set from the Troop on his birthday as Assistant Scoutmaster William Amanna spoke.
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Bristol
Boy Scouts of America
Gar Hall
Babbitt Post
Gar
Babbitt
Woman’s Relief Corps
Naval Defense League
George R. Fish
William Amanna
Sergt. Fish
Company C BTA At a Bristol Train of Artillery Meeting
At a Bristol meeting of Company C Bris tol Train of Artillery held Friday evening at the aval Reserve Armory Captain Stephen W Bourn appointed a temporary non commissioned staff with Top Sergeant Arthur W Barrett and Sergeants Herbert Springer Herbert B Gray Willam Bradford and Frank Spencer. A competitive examination for the positions will be held later. Three new names were added to the membership roll bringing total to 47 as two men retired due to removal from town.
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Bristol Train of Artillery
Aval
Reserve Armory
Stephen W. Bourn
Arthur W. Barrett
Herbert Springer
Herbert B Gray
Willam Bradford
Frank Spencer
Union Thanksgiving Service at Memorial Chapel
The Congregational Baptist and Methodist churches unite for a Thanksgiving service Thursday at 10 30 o clock in the Memorial Chapel of First Congregational Church. President Wilsons proclamation will be read and Rev O Wallace of the First Baptist Church will preach the sermon. All are welcome.
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Memorial Chapel
First Congregational Church
Wilson
O Wallace
First Baptist Church
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Adams Express
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Bristol Constabulary
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John H. Bailey
Place &Foster
Roy H. Newbold
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Commicat A. C
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OLD Kentucky Jubilee
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