Halloween Masquerade Promises Fun For All
Community groups gear up for a Halloween masquerade on October 31 with diverse costumes from Gold Dust Twins to Greta Garbo. Proceeds support the Parent Teacher Association funding glasses for needy children and educational projects. Dr Carroll will speak on vocational education at the PTA meeting on October 22.
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Jeff
Jemima
Charlie Chaplin
Greta Garbo
Mahatma Ghandi
Parent- Teacher Association
Brown University Offers Extension Course In PTA Work
Brown University announces a 15 credit extension course in Parent-Teachers Association work. The outline covers topics on family life in a changing civilization, ecological factors shaping child development, family contributions to child development, modern psychological and educational theories, progressive education, and modern school procedures.
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Brown University
Parent-Teachers Association
Modern school and home cooperation lectures begin Oct 22
The lecture series on education runs Thursday evenings at 8 in Manning Hall covering topics from training emotions to childhood issues. An opportunity for parents to learn how to work with schools and maximize educational benefits. Contact the association president for details.
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Manning Hall
Association
Room Tenements Offer With SUN-REX Burner Free
Advertisement promises 3 to 4 room tenements at reasonable rents with electricity gas and toilets. A SUN-REX OIL BURNER is installed in your kitchen free of charge, saving coal costs to cover rent. Offer valid until October 27, 1931. 10-9-13-16-20.
This Column Offers Timely Town Commentary and Letters
Readers respond with memories of old sketches titled American Traveler Gum Oxx Little Alex and Queen of Sheba in a bound book. Philip DeWolf defends local history while challenging the highway surveyor blame game and town finances. A letter from Re a Robertson laments loss of elms on Bristol Main Street.
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Rhode Island
Blue Bill
Bill Waldron
Gum Oxx
Sam Oxx
Sam
Little Alex
Alice Stevens
Queen of
Sheba
Miss Waldron
Santa Anna
Daddy Gooding
Pop Munro
Philip Dewolf
Bristol Phoenix
Robertson Sandusky
Ohio
Autumn Splendor Painted by Nature, Not a Brush
The poem admires autumn’s blaze as leaves turn bronze to gold and woods glow with color. It celebrates nature’s artistry surpassing any painter and calls city folk to honor King Autumn as the season reaches peak.
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Autumn
Bristol High to Tackle Whitman For Second Straight Loss
Bristol High School football coach Fitzgerald revamps the lineup led by Mello and Borges as they travel to Whitman tomorrow aiming to snap a two game skid. Key positions include Massa Massa Massa on the line with Teahy at quarterback and Mans at fullback. A boxing exhibition and smoker by the Bristol Eagles club is set for October 23 to raise funds.
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Cott
Whitman Vass
Borges
Mestall
Massa
Annarummo
Flynn
Verra
Jackson
Bruno
Sanford
Mello
Fasano
Teahy
Ruggeiro
Mans
Mansi
Fitzgerald
Bristol Aerue of
Eagles
Hope Street
Local Football Preview Mentions Standouts and Community Plans
Brown promotes relief show for town families as Marty Buiancuzzo gains starting backfield on the AI State freshman team for tomorrow's game against Moses Brown Prep in Providence. Billy West, a former Colt athlete, is expected to be named a regular starter for the Rams.
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Marty Buiancuzzo
Colt
Rams
Moses Brown
Providence
Billy West
Obituary for Lawrence S. Edwards
Lawrence Sterling Edwards son of the late Rear Admiral John R Edwards and Harriet Edwards. Funeral services were held at 11 o clock yesterday from the Merriman home with Rev A R Parshley officiating. Burial followed at Juniper Hill Cemetery. Born in Washington DC he lived with his parents in this town and graduated from Colt Memorial High School in 1918. He attended Exeter Academy and served in the Brown naval unit during World War II. He enlisted in the United States Navy and was honorably discharged.
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John R Edwards
Harriet (DeWolf) Edwards
Alfred M Merriman
A. R Parshley
St. Michael’s Church
Juniper Hill Cemetery
Mr Edwards
Washington, DC
Colt Memorial High School
Exeter Academy
Brown
United States Navy
Miss Ellen Flynn Dies After Brief Illness
Miss Ellen Flynn of this town died Wednesday at her home 11 Second School Street after a brief illness. She would have been 67. Survived by brothers John Michael and William all of this town and several nieces and nephews. Funeral from Michael J Flynn 60 Charles Street with a requiem high mass at St Marys Church and burial in St Marys Cemetery.
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Ellen Flynn
Second School Street
Michael
Annie Flynn
Bristol
John
William
Michael J. Flynn
Charles Street
St. Mary’s Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Obituary Note Details Edwards Family Survivors
The obituary mentions a son charged within a short time due to poor health. Besides his mother, he is survived by a sister Mrs. Philip Hammond of Annapolis and two brothers Allen R. Edwards of Hankong China and John R. Edwards of Great Neck Long Island.
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Philip Hammond
Annapolis
Allen R. Edwards
Hankong
China
John R. Edwards
Great Neck
Long Island
Funeral services for Mrs Anna Borges of Rock Street
Mrs Anna Borges of Rock Street died after a short illness. Funeral services will be held Monday at 9 from St Elizabeth's Church conducted by Rev F G Vieira. Born in St Micheles Azores, she came to Bristol 29 years ago. Survived by three sons Manuel John Jules Jr and a daughter Miss Helen Borges all residents of the town.
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Anna Borges
Rock Street
St. Elizabeth’s Church
F. G. Vieira
Borges
St Micheles
Azores Islands
Bristol
Manuel
John
Jules
Helen Borges
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