Fire Chief Blames Carelessness for Most Fires
Fire Chief Fred J. Guevremont cites grass and brush fires as the leading cause this year and last, followed by house and rubbish fires. He urges stricter adherence to a 15 foot clearance for rubbish burners, chimney cleaning, and safer handling of oil burners and wiring to prevent blazes. He praises the Bristol Senior High School demonstration and regional cooperation on fire prevention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred J. Guevremont
Guevremont
Bristol Senior High School
Thomas H. Cotter
Providence
Massachusetts
Austrian Refugee to Speak at Taft Fathers Night
Miss Lillian Politzer a nineteen year old Austrian refugee will speak Thursday at the Fathers Night program of the Taft School Club Mrs Calbraith Perry arranged the engagement saying she came to the United States during the German invasion and has been here about eighteen months St Alban's quartet will provide the musical program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Politzer
Austria
Taft School Club
Calbraith
Perry
Politzer
United States
Hitler
St Alban's Quartet
Isabella Daughters of Isabella Hold Meeting in K of C Hall
Hope Circle of Daughters of Isabella met in the K of C Hall for regular business and officer elections. The Halloween Party committee planned the costume event set for Monday October 2 at 8 oclock in the K of C Hall with invites extended to guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. of Isabella
C. Hall
Hope Circle
Isabella
K. of C. Hall
K of C Hall
Republican Women Plan Bridge At Mrs Rockwell's
The Women’s Republican Club announces a bridge party at Mrs Charles B Rockwell’s home Pappasquash Point on October 15 in the afternoon. The event is the first in a series to raise funds, with tables to be arranged by committee members including Mrs Samuel A Hall and ten other named organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's
Republican Club
Charles B. Rockwell
Pappasquash Point
Samuel A Hall
Ways and Means
Hall
Albert H. Flint, Jr
Charles T. Heilborn
William P Gladding
John R. Bernardo
Troop 6 Sets Anniversary Celebration Date
At a regular meeting Troop 6 planned its anniversary event for October 30. The organizing committee includes John Toplin Robert McHugh Ralph Cirillo Edward Kavanaugh and patrol leader Scribe John Connery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Toplin
Robert McHugh
Ralph Cirillo
Edward Kavanaugh
Town Clerk Seeks Card Tables For Registration Day
Town Clerk John W. Church requests forty card tables for October 16 Registration Day. He has chairs loaned by Soldiers Home and asks owners to deliver labeled tables to the Barnside Memorial Building office. He also appealed for volunteer workers to register men aged 21 to 35. responses have been strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Church
Plans Completed For Harvest Party And Dance
At a special meeting of the arrangement committee at the home of Mrs Catherine Atello Bristol Italian Socialites Women's Club finalized plans for a Harvest Party and Dance at the Bristol Casino on Friday evening. Decorations by Mrs Vasta L Ruggiero feature corn stalks pumpkins foliage streamers and lanterns. A Providence specialty orchestra will play for dancing. Door prizes will be offered and refreshments served. The club invites all to attend the gala opening of Bristol fall and winter activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Atello
Bristol Casino
Vasta L. Ruggiero
Bristol
Providence
Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps Victory Tour
Bristol officials visited the New York World’s Fair and collected prizes for the National Junior open championship. Commissioner George R Fish received trophies on behalf of the corps and will display them in a downtown store window after engraving is completed.
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Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and
New York
George R Fish
Fish
Frank O Rene
Rene
William F Head
Domenick Ruggiero
Virgil Arruda
Norman Rene
Alfred Perry
George Morris
Champion Drum Corps 10 to Receive Testimonial Dinner
A committee forms to honor the Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps after being named National Boy Scout Champions in the World's Fair Eagle and Drum Corps Contest. The American Legion backs the effort with a Friday meeting set for October 11 at the Legion Home on Franklin Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
The
American Legion
A Elmer McNamara
Edmund S Rex
James T. Pierce
Samuel J Smith
Charles Burns
Donat Gladu
Legion Auxiliary Names New Officers at Kearney Post
Mrs Laura Martelly and Mrs Jennie Straight were elected junior vice president and chaplain respectively at the American Legion Auxiliary, Kearney Post No. 6, meeting at Legion headquarters on Franklin Street Friday evening. They join a slate completed in September as joint installation with the American Legion is set for Friday November 1 with separate brief meetings and安装s at 7:30 and 8 o'clock respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Martelly
Jennie Straight
American Legion Auxiliary
Kearney
Legion
Franklin Street
American Legion
Sea Scouts To Meet Wednesday In Scout Hall
Sea Scouts of SS Admiral Ed wards will meet Wednesday evening at 7 30. Recruits will be admitted to membership as crews are reorganized and new leaders named. First Mate Amon Jamiel will lead the meeting and plans for winter program and summer equipment are set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sea Scouts
Admiral Edwards
Amon Jamiel
Local Boy Carmine Cirillo Joins Marines
Carmine Cirillo of Franklin Street leaves to train with the Marine Corps after visiting Bristol County Recruiting Office and Newport Marine HQ for papers and exams. His brother Joseph Cirillo recently served four years in the Marines and is now in the Navy. Cirillo cites age, height, and education requirements and outlines pay and promotion terms for a four year enlistment, with plans to write weekly updates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmine Cirillo
Franklin Street
Marines
Joseph Cirillo
Navy
Carmine
Bristol County Marine
Warren Town Hall
N. M. Emmons
Newport
Marine Corps
Naval Torpedo Station
Paris Island
South Carolina
K of C Plans Sesqui Centenary Parade
Grand Knight John L Burke announces a Bristol Council 379 meeting at K of C Hall to plan the members march in the Sesqui Centennial parade with the State Council in Pawtucket on Saturday. The event marks Pawtucket cotton industry celebrations and group plans also include a dance at the Bristol Casino on October 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John L. Burke
Knights of Columbus
State Street
Bristol Council
State Council
Pawtucket
Bristol Casino
U S Rubber Official Dies in New York City
Edward J Coughlin vice president director and member of the executive committee of the United States Rubber Company died last Saturday morning at his home in New York City He would have completed 49 years of service with the company next January and was well known to long time workers at the local plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J Coughlin
United States Rubber Company
New York City
Career Wife Dilys Wall a Bohemian artist settles in New York
The Glamour article profiles Dilys Wall daughter of Bristol residents who built dual careers as an artist and photographer in New York. After early training at Brown University Rhode Island School of Design she moved from fashion sketching to freelancing and then married Leslie Gill. The couple later pooled studios with their children under one roof and found work and stability.
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Glamour
Dilys Wall
Peter Kalischer
John H. Wall
Bristol
Constitution Street
Dilys
New York City
Brown University
R. I. School of Design
Leslie Gill
Kalischer
Providence
Boston
Gladdings
New York
Mr. Gill
Macy's
Harper's
Gill’s
Provincetown
Carol
Elizabeth Ann
Bohemia
East 62Nd Street
Gill Menage
Mr. Kalischer
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Rosalind Russell
Brian Aherne
Virginia Bruce
Clark Gable
Spencer Tracy
Claudette Colbert
Hedy Lamarr
FU Manchu
Drum Corps
Legion Post
A . D'Angelo
William G Dixon
W. J. deRocha
F. Reginald Dimond
James F. Duffy
A. A. Edmonds A . Flint, Jr
Charles Falugo
A J. Ferrara
Max Grossman
V J Griffin
Donat J. Gladue
Fred E. Garvin
R F Haffenreffer
Paul Herzig
J. Floyd Huestis
Albert Hartley
Joseph C. Kinder
Benjamin F Lindemuth
Edward L. Leahy
A E. McNamara
E.S Mapes
W. M MacColl
F V. Martin
Domenic Mascola
John Marshall
Arthur M McCaw
Robert M Nelson
Howard R. Newman
William T O'Donnell
Prescott B Paull
A. R. Parshley
William Pinch
Lombard Pozzi
Charles A. Richards
Henrique Rocha
Robert Suzman
George Salmonese
James J Velleca
W Fred Williams
Frederick B Wil- Cox
Legion Auxiliary
DU Pont
DU Pont Duco
de DU Pont
Bristol Housing Guild
Wardwell Lumber Coo
Thames Street
K. of C
U. S
Leslie
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Paris
Nice
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