This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1949
Page
5
Ed Finn named head coach of the Townie Colts an amateur football squad formed in Bristol Town The team plans nightly practices at seven under lights in preparation for their first contest with no league affiliation yet and a home field still to be arranged.
Hurry to enter your child in the Bristol Phoenix contest with a 1st prize of $25 oil tinted portrait and 4 prizes total. Photos taken free with no obligation or subscription required, and all entrants will be published in Citizens of Tomorrow.
Miss Lavina Catherine Fales daughter of Mr and Mrs Stephen Fales Highland Farm and Daniel Gibson Knowlton son of Mr and Mrs Daniel W Knowlton Washington DC and this town were married in an eight oclock candlelight ceremony at Longfield Manor Rev Charles R Cooley performed the service Bride wore white satin with train and veil orange blossoms bouquet pink roses Maid of honor Miss Dadie Knowlton wore pink taffeta Best man was Daniel W Knowlton They will live at Longfield Cottage after a wedding trip.
John H. Greene Clerk of the Rhode Island Supreme Court will address Bristol Historical Society members on Rhode Island's Part in the American Revolution at the Holmes House Monday at 8 o'clock. Hostesses include Mrs. Earl P. Mathewson chairwoman with Miss Alice B. Almy and others assisting.
Sealed bids for resurfacing portions of driveways in the North Cemetery Bristol R1 will be received until 5 pm Monday October 31 1949. Detailed specs may be obtained from Ralph F Kinder superintendent at 317 Hope Street Bristol. North Burial Ground Com Fred M Wilbur secretary.
Colt High prepares for a 2 p.m. clash with East Greenwich at Guiteras Field following a 32–0 loss to De La Salle. Al Costa returns at right half, Pete Quito starts at fullback, while coach Ralph Nash stays confident the Colts will rebound and treat East Greenwich as a dogfight.
Dr. Ramos said Jenksen's letter would be shown to the planning body with a recommendation to hire an engineer for a meter survey. The committee, including Chief Ferrara and Edward D Kunz, will not name a single consultant. Present parking meter surveys by firms will take several days, with a meeting planned for Nov 7.
A mysterious project aims to produce enguphs to supply every newspaper in the United States for a full year. The plan envisions nationwide distribution and broad impact on the press landscape.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.