Bristol rifle team dominates state matches at Ramsford range
Capt Ralph H. Bennett led the Bristol Trains Artillery rifle team to the State Championship with 221 points in the individual match for the Governor's trophy. Capt H A Hambrick and Capt E R Bullock scored 198 and 193, while Bullock won the Capt Albert Hartley trophy with 45 of 50. 35 competitors contended for Hartley trophy. Top Sergeant Manuel Morris won the Adjutant General's trophy. Donahue captured the Merriman trophy. The Bristol team total 661 placed within ten points of the state match win while Hambrick Bullock led a three-entry team showing.
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Bristol
Goldi
Ramsford
Ralph H. Bennett
Bristol Trains Artillery
H. A. Hambrick
E. R. Bullock
Edward R. Bullock
Albert Hartley
Hartley
Manuel Morris
243D Coast Artillery
Adjutant General's
Col
A. M. Merriman
Sergt. Donahue
Ferrycliffe Farm Wins Big At New England Fairs
Ferrycliffe Farm's pure bred Jersey cattle and turkeys earned multiple prizes at both the Springfield Eastern States Exposition and the Brockton Fair. Jersey entries dominated with top finishes led by Royal Molly and Joyous Health. turkeys swept the young tom and hen categories and the pen of young turkeys took first at Brockton. Royal Molly claimed the Brockton junior championship.
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Dr. Andes
Oxford Beau
Brockton Fair
Ferrycliffe Farm
Jersey
Columbia
Noble Volunteer
Royal Molly
Springfield Fair
Brockton
Keds Division Reopens After Five Week Shutdown
The Keds Division of the National India Rubber Company resumes operations after a five week shutdown. The making department workers return Wednesday and the division will operate on a four day a week schedule for the present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National India Rubber Company
Winter party honors Mr and Mrs Ernest E Terry guests list
A winter party hosted by Mr and Mrs Ernest E Terry celebrated with music by Mrs Floyd Henrikson. Hostesses were Mrs William A Terry and Mrs Floyd Henrikson. Guests included Mr and Mrs Ellis Peel Providence Mr and Mrs Carl Henrikson Boston and other out of town neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Whuepetse
Ernest E. Terry
Yanrd Saget Fur
Floyd Henrikson
William A. Terry
Ellis Peel
Providence
Richard Emmett
Pawtucket
Carl Henrickson
Boston
Carl Henrikson
Dorothy Henrikson
New Port Ritchie, Fla
James Haigh
Thornton
Fred Young
Auburn
Enoch Sykes
Seekonk
Albert Benson
Rumford
William G Benson
East Providence
Marriage Intentions Listed For Several Couples
Marriage intentions recorded for Ernest Clifton Lees a 65 year old accountant of New Bedford Massachusetts and Eva Lillian Manny a 23 year old of New Bedford Massachusetts. Also listed are Philip Joseph Fennell a 46 year old boiler maker of Brooklyn New York and Mary Elizabeth Brown a 38 year old mill hand of this town. John Harold Megathlin a bus operator and Dorothy Hill a ? nurse. William Stoughton Liscomb a 96 year old carpenter and Annie Kathleen Hodgdon a stenographer of this town.
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Ernest Clifton Lees
Woodlawn Avenue
New Bedford
Mass
Eva Lillian Manny
Philip Joseph Fennell
Dikeman Street
Brooklyn
Mary Elizabeth Brown
State Street
This Town
John Harold Megathlin
Dorothy Hill
Hope Street
William Stoughton
Liscomb
High Street
Annie Kathleen Hodgdon
Noves Avenue
Parish Harvest Festival and Supper Bridge Event
Calendar notes list St Michael's Church Harvest Festival on Oct 13 with October 16 Get-Together Supper and Bridge hosted by Alpha Christian Endeavor at First Congregational Church and Gurls Friendly Society of Trinity Church in the Parish House.
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St Michael’s Church
Alpha Christian Endeavor Society
First Congregational Church
Gurls
Trinity Church
Ordination and storms in Sept to Dec diary notes
A dated diary fragment records ordination rites led by Rev Ephraim Judson, sermon by Rev Hitchcock, and speeches at a council house amid a violent storm. It follows travels to Bristol and Patience Island, social visits, church services, and family events through December including a grandmother’s death and marriage notices.
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Amarantia Munro
Sam
Ephraim Judson
Mr. Smith
Mr. Hopkins
Patten
Mr. Judson
Council House
John Haskins
Island of
Patience
Mr. Slocum
Greenwich
Obituary Comrade Michael F Owens Civil War Vet
Comrade Michael F Owens died in the Soldiers Home hospital Friday night from old age. Born in Ireland in 1839, he came to the United States as a child and lived in Woonsocket. He served in Company E 4th Rhode Island Infantry and re enlisted in Company B 7th Rhode Island Infantry, later discharged at Portsmouth Rhode Island. He was a widower, his son Peter F Bowen having died recently. A former Woonsocket coachman, he loved horses. Funeral services were held Monday in Woonsocket with burial at St Pauls Cemetery Blackstone Massachusetts.
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Michael F. Owens
Soldiers’ Home
Mr. Owens
Ireland
United States
Woonsocket
St. Paul’s Cemetery
Blackstone
Mass
Small Fire Destroys Building on Summer Street Premises
Four fire companies answered a general alarm Tuesday to control a fire at Miss Eva West's building on Summer street. Sparks from a bonfire are blamed for igniting the side, and firefighters used booster-tank hose and chemicals to extinguish the blaze.
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District No 26
Miss Eva West
Summer Street
Taxpayer Gambler Runs Tax Game Says Judge Tunkins
Judge Tunkins compares paying taxes to a gambler’s game hoping for improvements. He notes the obligation to keep playing the tax game despite reluctance, while the Washington Star frames his view as a cautionary analogy.
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Jud Tunkins
Washington Star
Sauces for Meats and Fowl by Etienne Allio
Chef Etienne Allio explains how sauces enhance meats and fowl, stressing minimal fat and a touch of sugar to bind flavors. Recipes include Orange Sauce for Duck and Chevraux Sauce for Fish and Game with steps and ingredients. Currant Sauce adds jelly to brown gravy for roast lamb.
Newport Scouts Race Finishes With Commodore Trailing
The Newport Scouts on a 3-4 mile course faced a stern finish as the Providence Legion Scouts manned the Commodore Perry boat while Was Parks Stapp Stouts led, Abbott crew from Warren placed seconds ahead, and windjammer from the New Port area trailed closely behind.
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Parks Stapp
Newport
Abbott
Warren
Eden
Model Airplane Meet At Guiteras Memorial School
The meet on the Guiteras Memorial School athletic field drew many youngsters. Paul Paulsen, 16, of East Providence High School, reportedly held an unofficial world record with an 11 minute tractor plane flight. He won the Providence division prize for best flight. Robert Anderson, 13, won for best local entrant. The event celebrated an anniversary.
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Guiteras Memorial School
Paul Paulsen
East Providence
Paulsen
Providence
Robert Anderson
Bowling alleys resurfaced and gym classes announced
An announcement by Secretary Hobson notes resurfacing of bowling alleys and lists gym classes for juniors and high school boys from 3 30 to 5 30 daily under Anthony Baker Perry. Working boys can use the gym Tuesdays and Fridays from 8 to 10 under John Foxy Marshall. Older members have classes Wednesdays and Fridays at the same hours. Arrangements are made to form a bowling league for the coming season.
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Marly
Finktieg
Hobson
Anthony
Baker) Perry
John “Foxy” Marshall
Infants Face Higher Paralysis Cases in Summer Span
From about June 1 to early December infantile paralysis is far more prevalent. The number of cases in this period will be approximately 1,000 percent greater than in the winter months.
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Kansas
Daily Basic Cleansing Advice For Good Complexion
A reader asks about skin care beyond soap and water. The author explains oily and dry skin caused by pore oil glands, and outlines a cleansing routine using gentle upward motions, cleansing tissues, a skin lotion, and mild soap, followed by a warm water rinse to prepare for further treatments.
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Asou
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John C. Trudell
E. A. Skinner
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R. I. Rad
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Universal Salvation
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Mayhew
Little Compton
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Hannah Wardwell
Thomas West
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Anna Metarts
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Tom John
Charles DeWolf
Swansea
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New York City
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