Bristol Industries Face Possible Moves and Expansions
Bristol faces a mixed industrial outlook with two to three plants possibly leaving town while one older manufacturer plans to expand. The Bristol Manufacturing Company employs 300 to 350 workers and pays 250000 to 300000 yearly. others use under 100 workers with 50000 to 75000 payrolls. A committee, chaired by Henry Wood, studies purchasing US Rubber Company buildings to aid relocation and expansion plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Bristol Manufacturing Company
Us$ Rubber Company
Henry Wood
B F Lindemuth
Herbert F. Newman
Charles B Rockwell
Former Resident Brings Dedication of St Theresa Church
Rev Eugene Hughes, a former resident, had St Theresa Church in Pawtucket dedicated by Bishop Francis Keough of the Providence Diocese. Fifty priests attended. Attendees from town included Rev Michael Ryan of St Mary’s, Rev William Kelly of St Columban, Rev Owen McGrath of St Columban, and Misses Sadie and Anna Hughes.
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Eugene Hughes
Francis Keough
St. Theresa Church
Pawtucket
Hughes
Michael Ryan
St Mary’s Church
William Kelly
St. Columban Seminary
Ferry Road
Owen McGrath
Sadie
Anna Hughes
Italian Socialites Plan Hallowe'en Party
The Italian Socialites sub committees meet at Mrs Catherine Aiello home on Mt Hope Avenue to advance plans for their Halloween party. The Halloween party and dance will be at the Bristol Casino on Friday October 11. Co chairladies Mrs Catherine Aiello and Miss Mary Salzano urge early ticket reservations.
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Italan
Catherine Aiello
Mt Hope Avenue
Bristol Casino
Mary Salzano
Two Alarms Stir Fire Crews Overnight
Police blotter reports two fires with extended response. Ever Readys fought a hay stack blaze on DeWolf avenue ignited unknownly, Abel Sousa spotting the fire. Early dawn fire on Chestnut street destroyed a barn owned by John H Ashton at 247 Cypress street, investigators deeming the cause undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ferrara
Jesse Almeida
DeWolf Avenue
Mr. Almeida
Abel Sousa
Thomas Lavey, Jr
Mt Hope
Chestnut Street
John H Ashton
Cypress Street
Wall Names Rhode Island War Veterans Leader
Senator Bertram W Wall has been named chairman for Rhode Island of the Willkie War Veterans National Committee. The Chicago headquarters letter announced the appointment, part of a national veteran group led by Harry W Colmery with Steven F Chadwick Edward A Hayes and Joseph E Van Zandt in senior roles.
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Bertram W Wall
Rhode Island
Willkie War Veterans National Committee
Chicago
Organization of War Veterans
Philadelphia
Harry W Colmery
American Legion
Steven F Chadwick
Legion
Edward A Hayes
Joseph E. van Zandt
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Bristol Girl Scout Troops Open Fall Meeting Schedule
Bristol Girl Scout Troops began the fall season with meetings at the Scout House. The Marigold Troop led by Mrs Stannard Sylvia and assistant Mrs Russo met at 3:30 pm. Upcoming schedules list Columbine on Tuesday 3:30 led by Mrs Wesley Armstrong with Mrs Andrew Vorro as assistant, Mariners on Wednesday 7:30 led by Mrs Harold Peckham with two assistants, Golden Rod on Thursday 3:30 led by Mrs Samuel Clark with Mrs Arthur Berberian as assistant, Legis Troop at 7:30 with Miss Leah Eisenstadt, and Brownies on Wednesday October 9 at 3:30 led by Mrs Warren Huston with Miss Rhoda Levy as assistant.
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Bristol
Marigold
Stannard Sylvia
Russo
Columbine Troop
Wesley Armstrong
Andrew Vorro
Harold Peckham
Jessie Sanford
Mary Mason
Golden Rod Troop
Samuel Clark
Arthur Berberian
Legis Troop
Leah Eisenstadt
Brownies
Warren Huston
Rhoda Levy
Bristol Man Cultivates Extraordinary Dahlia Hobby
Percy McCarthy of Beachmont Manor, Bristol, has built a renowned dahlia collection over twenty years. His 360 varieties span sizes from half an inch to 17 inches, with tubers from Holland, Germany, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, and ten U.S. states. He outlines soil prep, bed spacing, planting, feeding, staking, pest control, watering, and pruning methods to achieve larger blooms.
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Bristol
Percy McCarthy
Peck Avenue
Beachmont Manor
McCarthy
Holland
Germany
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Japan
Martin Edmonds
Byfield Street
U. S. Rubber Names National Defense Committee
United States Rubber Company announces a National Defense Committee to secure full government cooperation in defense activities. Vice presidents Lucille D Tompkins Elmer Roberts and Herbert E Smith will serve as officers and directors coordinating all company departments for Army and Navy use.
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New York
National Defense Committee
United States
United States Rubber Company
Army
Navy
Lucille D Tompkins
Elmer Roberts
Herbert E. Smith
Tompkins
Bristol Elementary P T A To Hold Meeting
The Bristol Elementary Parent Teachers Association meets at Reynolds School Thursday at 8.00 pm. New president Mrs Harry Town will introduce officers for the year including Mrs Albert Brunelli 1st vice president and Mrs Earl G Sturdevant 2nd vice president.
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Bristol Elementary Parent Teachers Association
Reynolds School
Harry Town
Albert Brunelli
Earl G. Sturdevant
James J. Velleca
Roger N. Brooks
Mary Spooner
Joseph R. Simmons
Ways and
Walter Kerr
Albert Battcher
Thomas F. Brelsford
Jack Sousa
Elmer S. Mapes
Aida Connery
Business Associates Honor B M MacDougall
Benjamin M. MacDougall of this town, president of the Providence Mutual Fire Insurance Company, was saluted at a Squantum Club dinner for 50 years of service. Charles H Merriman acted as toastmaster with speakers Percy W Gardner and George Cowee. A clock and binoculars were presented. board members Harris Bucklin Thomas Steere Royal C Taft Ivory Littlefield and Kenneth S Safe attended.
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Benjamin M. MacDougall
Providence Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Squantum Club
MacDougall
Charles H Merriman
Percy W. Gardner
George Cowee
National Fire Insurance Co
Hartford
Conn
Harris Bucklin
Thomas Steere
Royal C. Taft
Ivory Littlefield
Kenneth S. Safe
Nameless Comet Expected to Shine Brightly Next January
A 1910 era report notes Harvard Observatory officials predict a brilliant comet may be visible with naked eye by November, possibly as bright as Halley’s if all goes well. Scientists expect a long tail, high speed near the sun, and a display unseen in decades, with tail length potentially millions of miles.
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Church Street
Halley
New York Times
Harvard Observatory
Bristol
East Providence
Leland E. Cunningham
Mr. Cunningham
Dta
Cunningham
Earth
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du Pont
Bristol Housing Guild
Wardwell Lumber Coo
Thames Street
Allan Jones
Martha Raye
Joe Penner
Boys
Syracuse
Rosemary Lane
Irene Hervey
Charles Butterworth
Robert Sterling
Virginia Gilmore
Joan Davis
Manhattan
Victor Mature
Louise Platt
Hilbillyland
Bob Burns
Una Merkel
Jerry Colonna
Don Wilson
Metrotone
Bing
Bing Crosby
Mary Martin
Basil Rathbone
Oscar Levant
Lillian Cornell
Oscar Shaw
Charley Grapew
Wall
War Vets
Willkie
R. I
Girl Scout
Percy J. McCarthy
World
U. S. Rubber Company
Defence Group
Colt High School
Andrews Memorial School
National Defence
Bristol Elementary
Business Associates
Honor B. M. MacDougall
Sahis
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