Boy Scouts Plans and Court of Honor Details
Troop 1 Bristol meets at 7 30 this evening to plan a Halloween party and fall activities. Cups won at Brockton Fair will be presented to the troop by winning teams. All Troop 1 scouts are urged to attend. Troop 2 meets Wednesday evening as usual. The Court of Honor for Merit Badges will convene next Monday at 7 30, first class scouts seeking badges should attend. Troop inspections begin this month with Deputy Commissioner Fish inspecting Troop 5 Friday at Trinity Parish House. Halloween Masquerade plans are set at Trinity Parish House for October 29.
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Bristol
Brockton Fair
Court of Honor
Fish Wall
Trinity Parish House
Proop San Trivity
Words of Weight Think Before You Speak
A reflective note urges careful speech to shape how others perceive you. It emphasizes pause before words to influence later judgments and communication outcomes.
Taft School Club Hosts Fathers Night Meeting
The Taft School Club holds its regular monthly gathering on Thursday at 7 30 pm in the Taft hall with Bertram W Wall a Past Department Commander and American Legion executive speaking about his Omaha National Convention trip Nora Dwyer sings with Miss Margaret Morrissey at the piano and refreshments follow hosted by the hospitality committee
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Taft School Club
Taft Haol
Bertram W Wall
The
American Legion
Omaha
Nora Dwyer
Margaret Morrissey
Morrissey
Rummage sale planned by Keatue Fort Auxiliary
The American Legion Auxiliary Keatu e Fort No 6 announces a rummage sale at the store on State Street next to the Chic Shop Machin ery on Friday Oct Ie. The sale opens at 10 o clock and runs until all goods are sold. Committee members will be at the store Thursday afternoon to receive clothing donations. Donations should be sent to the store or notified to Miss Pena Brad chatrlady or Mrs Helen Loydon President.
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Amercan Legion Auxiliary
Keatue Fort No 6
State Street
Miss Pena Brad Chatrlady
oMos
Helen ( Oydon
Harvest Supper and Halloween Dance Fundraisers Noted
Community notices list Harvest Suppers hosted by AL Auxiliars Keath Loni No 6 on October 2 in NOR Hall and a Harvest Supper and Prouty Parish House event at 6 pm. A Get-together Supper is planned for October 29 in Rockwell Hall followed by a Halloween Masquerade Dance at Trimuts Parish House under Troops BSA. Music will be by Yachtlub Orchestra.
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Ts Nor Hall
Trimuts Parish
Troops
BSA Musi
Yachtlub Orchestra
Marriages in Town Per Church Ceremonies
Three wedding notices record marriages in local churches. Buhatwo Pante with Angelina Pante wed at Church of Our Lady of Mt Carmel with Rev Joseph Poya officiating. Cleaver McCallum wedding took place at St Mary’s Church by Rev Thomas J Gillan. Valley Coulart marriage occurred at St Elizabeth’s Church officiated by Rev Francesco G Vieira.
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Buhatwo—Pante
Cleaver—McCallum
St Mary's Church
Thomas J Gillan
Frederick Cleaver
Grace Loretta McCallum
Civil Service Examinations Open in New England
The United States Civil Service Commission announces stenographer and typist exams in Bristol R I and other New England locations to fill vacancies in government establishments. Typical entrance salaries are 1140 for typists and 1320 for stenographers annually. Apply by November 4 and obtain forms from the local secretary or the First US Civil Service District in Boston. Males only will be admitted to the examination due to an all female employment register.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Bristol
R 1
New England
US Civil Service District
Customhouse Tower
Boston Mass
Rejected Play by Barrie Foolish Genius Claim
British actor John Hare declined Sir James M Barrie's early work The Professor's Love Story saying half the script was on envelopes. Hare later quipped that he mistook the unknown Barrie for a lunatic and could not see the genius he would become.
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John Hare
Sir James M Barrile
Barrie
Hare
Ants will vanish with cloves scattered by contributors
Sprinkle whole cloves where ants appear and they will disappear as if by magic. The remedy, though objectionable to ants, is not objectionable to humans. Whole cloves will also expel other creeping things when they come creeping out of bounds, says a contributor.
The Oregon Quarrel Over a $5 Million Coffin
A shipboard debate aboard the Oregon centered on stripping boats for battle. Captain Clark quipped that a $5,000,000 coffin would suffice if the ship went down, ending further talk as men resolved to fight and die for their country with colors flying.
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Abel
Orig
Oregon
Davy Jones
Clark
Vera
Trouble for Norfolk Duke in Hard Times
The duke of Norfolk, among the world's wealthiest nobles, is affected as his sixteen year old son cannot rule. The duchess and boy live in Italy with caretakers managing Krandel Castle until majority. The family holdings in London sustain them through high taxes.
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Norfolk
Duke of Norfolk
Ae Ha
Krandel Castle
Italy
London
Strand
Thames
le Figaro
Chinese Rat Year rites draw thousands in Dong-dong festival
Pathfinder Magazine notes a large/ costly Puo-do celebration near Foochow with Buddhist and Taoist priests joining nightly rites to placate spirits. Festivities occur every five and twenty years, intensified by the Rat Year cycle and China’s troubled history.
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Dong-dong
Foochow
Efforts to Save Endangered Heath Hens in New England
Federation of Bird Clubs of New England moves to protect the nearly extinct heath hens. About eight birds remain, kept at Winbre-hall Island sanctuary to aid caretakers against cats and hawks, their main predators. Plans include shooting or trapping predators on the state reservation and island to protect nesting birds during the season. A game warden will be stationed from September 1 through hunting season.
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Federation of Bird Clubs of
New England
Bre-Hall Island
Has Sun a Companion Discovered in Taurus
A possible solar companion star named 46 Tauri has been identified in Taurus by Dr. W. J. Layton of Harvard College Observatory. Observed at Lick Observatory and the Dominion Astrophysical Observatory, the star is barely visible, approaching the Sun at about half a kilometer per second with a gentle across-sky motion, suggesting it may move through space with the Sun.
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Taurus
W. J. Layton
Harvard College Observatory
Lick Observatory
California
Dominion Astrophysical Observatory
Victoria
B. C
White Pelican Colony at Pyramid Lake
A long standing pelican colony on Anahod Island in Pyramid Lake numbers about 10 000 birds. Human disturbance and natural enemies reduce yearly fledglings to under 1 000. The birds feed mainly on lake minnows carp and lake chubs with red suckers Sacramento perch and catfish as secondary staples.
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Anahod Island
Pyramid Lake
Nevada
Sacramento
Mutual Creed Urged at Reformed Churches Council
In Cardiff Wales a leading speaker at the twelfth quadrennial council of Reformed churches urged adoption of a common statement of faith for the Reformed churches. He proposed a creed stronger than existing confessions yet absorbing the best of the Westminster and similar creeds. He called for unity among Christian denominations.
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Cardiff
Wales
May Revive Old Court in Oxford for Manslaughter Case
A noted law don suggests reviving Oxford University’s old court of the Lord High Steward to try and punish undergraduates charged with manslaughter arising from motor accidents. The ancient university court, existing since 1404, has not tried a case since the 18th century.
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Oxford
England
Assize
Blackstone
Worth Seeing Circus Legend Attracted a Noted Showman
A fragment from the Boston Transcript recalls a circus impresario admired by Pat and describes aHe balances a ladder on his nose then climbs to the top and pulls the ladder up after him. The quip hints at a remarkable performer and the public interest in upcoming attractions.
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Pat
Boston Transcri
Diamond superstition ties diamonds to marital harmony
An old belief from the Middle Ages held that diamonds originate from love fires. In Italy, the gem was valued for its alleged ability to maintain harmony between spouses.
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Italy
Lawyer George Hill Smith Aged Ninety Two In Practice
A 92 year old lawyer born in 1838 remains active in practice. George Hill Smith began at the bar aged forty four and worked in Dublin and the northeast circuit before helping establish a separate Ulster judiciary and serving as crown counsel in Belfast.
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Northern Ireland
George Hill Smith
Dublin
Ulster
Belfast
Renounces His Country and Berlin Diplomatic Row
The Austrian minister in Berlin, Dr. Spid, resigns from office and remains in Berlin seeking private employment. Custom requires retired diplomats to leave their last residence for a year. Austria may withhold his pension if he does not comply.
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Berlin
Spid
Austria
Riedel
Warning Him Yelled Old Man Sockery to Motorist
A Kansas City Star item recalls a confrontation where an elderly man warns a passing motorist to slow down to avoid harming his dog. He threatens severe retaliation if the dog is harmed, vowing to shoot the offender full of holes.
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Old Man
Sockery
Kansas City Star
Safest Airplane Tested in Fort Worth by L B Sanders
A new airplane designed and built by L B Sanders is being tested in Fort Worth Texas. It aims to prove the craft is the safest type and lands at a slow speed. The model promises a maximum speed of 45 miles an hour suitable for many uses.
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Fort Worth
Texas
L B. Sanders
Pole Replacement Honors Aberdeen Councilman
The old telegraph pole in front of Aberdeen city hall was removed after councilman James Empey pressured the railway and light company to replace it with a new, visually pleasing pole. A brass plate will be mounted on the pole to honor Empey's effort.
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Aberdeen
Wash
James Empey
Railway and Light Company
Long Fellows Club Formed in Marshfield Oregon
The Long Fellows club formed at Marshfield Oregon aims to make life longer and more comfortable for tall men. Members push for longer hotel beds longer sleeping car berths longer baths and theater seats and shop awnings high enough to avoid head injuries in crowds.
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Marshfield
Ore
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