Harriet Munro obituary notes Bristol educator and NYC teacher
Harriet Bennett Munro, born in Bristol, died October 11 at Jane Brown Hospital after an assisted convalescence from an emergency operation. A former Latin and mathematics teacher in Connecticut, Pennsylvania, and New York, she studied at Brown University and earned a BA. Her friends mourn her loss and recall her varied public and social engagements.
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Harriet Munro
Jane Brown Hospital
Samuel Kinder
Harriet Bennett Munro
Bristol
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
New York
Miss Morse
Providence
Annette Munro
California
Bristol Armory drill boosts home defense and recruiting
At the Bristol Armory last week compulsory drill was enforced and many former absentees attended. Interior guard duty will continue, with Capt L H White and Lt Clarence Laskouske in day roles. A Small Bore Rifle Club formed with Major Hambrick presiding, planning fall and winter activities and Rhode Island matches. Sgt Joseph Doran spoke on Camp Perry events and the U S Rifle M1. Four new Small Bore Instructors were qualified. Capt Chas Bishop will be delayed in New York. Registration Day is October 16 for ages 21 to 36.
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BTA
L. H White
Clarence Laskouske
Hambrick
Rhode Island
Joseph Doran
Rifle Club
Doran
Camp Perry
U. S
Chas Bishop
New York
Bishop
Timely Topics on Town Welfare
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Willkie War Record Published by War Department
The war record of Wendell L Willkie, Elwood Indiana, is released from the War Department. It details his 1917 to 1919 service including training at Fort Benjamin Harrison Harvard West Point and Camp Zachary Taylor, promotion prospects, and discharge after demobilization with commendations from commanding officers.
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Wendell L Willkie
Wendell Willkie
War Department
Wendell Lewis Willkie
Elwood
Ind
Officers’ Reserve Corps
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Officers' Reserve Corps
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
Eighty-fourth Division
Camp Zachary Taylor
Three Hundred and Twenty-fifth Field Artillery
Infantry School of
West Point
Three Hundred and Twenty-fifth Artillery
France
Camp de Souge
United States
Newport News
Camp Sherman
Ohio
One Hundred and Fifty-ninth Field Artillery
Willkie
General Headquarters, American Expeditionary Forces
Regular Army
Reserve Corps
James E. van Zandt
House of Representatives
Secretary of War
Engagement announced for Madeline Camera to Raymond Bisbano
Mr and Mrs Frank Camera of 48 Catherine Street announce the engagement of their daughter Madeline to Raymond Bisbano son of Mr and Mrs Ignazio Bisbano of 50 Catherine Street The wedding date has not yet been set.
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Frank Camera
Catherine Street
Madeline
Raymond Bisbano
Igniazio Bisbano
C A Baseball Team Sees Harvard Michigan Game in Boston
The Collins and Aikman Corporation sent their baseball team to Boston on Saturday to watch Harvard lose to Michigan 26 to 0 and see Tom Harmon in action. The trip included a company sponsored dinner. Attendees included Joseph Marshall manager and John Foxy Marshall among others.
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Collins and Aikman Corporation
Boston
Harvard
University of Michigan
Tom Harmon
Michigan
Joseph Marshall
John “Foxy” Marshall
John W Church, Jr
Bernard Holmes
Leon Lemaire
Martin Manst
Thomas van Veast
George Ethier
Pat Gaglo
Mike Cappucci
Tony Pereira
Edward Lavey
Garden Club Members Hold Open Meeting at Ferry Hill
The Bristol Countryside Garden Club met last Thursday in the open and hikers toured fields and woods at Ferry Hill to study trees and shrubs and enjoy the changing foliage.
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Bristol
Ferry Hill
Life Of Indians Heard By Local Historical Society
Princess Red Wing of Seven Cres cents Wakefield and a full blood Narragansett historian spoke on Indian life and customs at the St Michael s Parish House open meeting. Mrs Elizabeth Ekstrom of Providence sang Indian songs and is known as Flying Eagle after adoption by the tribe.
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Princess Red Wing
Seven Crescents
Wakefield
Narragansett
The
Historical Society
St. Michael’s Parish House
Elizabeth Ekstrom
Providence
Ekstrom
Charles Laughton in sympathetic lead in They Knew What They Wanted
Charles Laughton shifts from villain to hero in the film They Knew What They Wanted at the RKO Albee Providence opening Oct 17. He plays a shy Latin fruit grower who wooes a San Francisco waitress, with Carole Lombardo co starring and a cast including William Gargan Frank Fay Harry Carey.
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Charles Laughton
Laughton
Ruggles
Red Gap
RKO Radio
Carole Lombardo
RKO Albee
Providence
Sidney Howard
Garson Kanin
Taughton
Bubbles
Ginger Ted
Captain Bligh
Mutiny On the Bounty
Quasimodo
Notre Dame
San Francisco
William Gargan
Gargan
Frank Fay
Harry Carey
Laughton Seen In Softer Mood With Notable Effect
The record notes Laughton appears in a gentler tone than usual and is described as increasingly effective, possibly surpassing prior performances. The remark suggests a shift in temperament contributing to stronger impact.
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Laughton
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Fred Dunbar
Arthur Rucker
H Potter Hambrick
Alfred Sousa
Roosevelt
Bristol Willkie
Bedlington
Adjutant General's Office
Washington
E. S. Adams
Adjutant General
the Phoenix
Bertram W Wall
R. I Willkie
Mason’s
Plymouth Ave
Rodman Street
Fall River
New England
C.&a
Harvard - Michigan
Garden Club
Local Historical Society
Providence School OF Practical Training
BR. FT
Tel
Manning
Kearney
Amer. Legion
Legion Headquarters
Franklin ST
ST. Andrew’s Club
St. Michael’s Parish Hall
Hope Street
Ashe A
Ajoy
Saat
Neralg
JHE Narragansety Electric Commpany
Sae & Electric Shop
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