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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1931

Page

6

Kid Hope Faces East Providence in Bleven Field Clash

Bristol Oaks coached by Joe Murgo meet East Providence Independents at Bleven Field Sunday in a high school football showdown. Last season Bristol Oaks edged East Providence 13 to 12. East Providence features Lefty Sullivan and Cliff Sondland. Bristol Oaks fields Colt Memorial alums with Buck Guevremont and Andy D Ambrosio among newcomers. Colt Memorial also plays Moses Brown at Moses Brown Field. South Kingston game canceled due to schedule mixup.

Joe Murgo Bristol Oaks Bleven Field East Providence Independents Bristolians East Providence Lefty” Sullivan Cliff Sondland LaSalle Oaks Colt Memorial High School Buck” Guevremont Andy D’ambrosio Colt Memorial High Moses Brown

Captain Benj Hall, longtime RI Soldiers Home commandant

Captain Benj Hall, 93, veteran of the Civil War and former commander of Prescott Post GA R, died in Providence Tuesday. A Rhode Island native, he led the First Rhode Island Volunteers in early battles and later ran a jewelry business before serving 20 years as commandant at the Rhode Island Soldiers Home. He is survived by a daughter Alice and a son Walter. Funeral Friday at 1 from Carpenter Jencks Funeral Home Providence, burial in North Burial Ground.

Providence Benjyamin Lewis Hall RI Soldiers Home Capt Hall Rhode Ivand Burnside Prescott State Department Hall Rhode Mr Hall Fall River Mass Prescott Post Rhode Island Alice Hall Walter Jencks North

Special Girl Scout Week Program Planned By Local Troop

A Bristol Golden Rod Girl Scout troop organized a week of activities starting Sunday at Reynolds School. Uniforms to be worn to church, home activities planned, services Tuesday, an mothers and friends entertainment Wednesday, and a Friday Mt Hope bridge hike with an outdoor program. Election of officers held. Ada Malafronte named Pine Tree Patrol leader and Bertha Alger named Vagle Patrol leader. secretary Ruth Molashy.

Reynolds School of the Golden Red Bristol Girl Scouts Girl Scouts Auditorum The Reynolds School Mt Hope Bridge Stanley Forriswell Ada Malafronte Hope Mowry Jessie Sanford Marguerite Mathewson Sertha Alger Pine Tree Patrol Ada Malafronte Vagle Bertha Alger Ruth Molashy Jenne Caribho Psther Hazen

Outdoor Advertisers Aid in Relief Work Nationwide

Large posters supporting unemployment relief will be displayed in 17 500 cities and towns nationwide. Organized by the Presidents Organization on Unemployment Relief and its Mobilization Committee, led by Owen D Young, with George W Kleiser and K H Fulton coordinating through 100,000 pounds of paper and 35,000 posters lithographed by Howard Scott. Walter S Gifford conveyed official thanks from the committee for this substantial contribution.

Owen D Young George W Kleiser Outdoor Advertising Association of America, Inc K. H Fulton Outdoor Advertising, Inc Howard Scott American Railway Express Walter Stifford Kleiser U Organization Outdoor Advertising Association of America West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company American Poster Corporation Continental Lithograph Corporation Donaldson Lithographing Co Edward & Deutsch Lit

Bristol Rotary and North Attleboro Bowl at YMCA Alleys

The Bristol Rotary Club and North Attleboro Rotary Club opened their bowling series with a first blood performance at the YMCA Alleys on Wednesday evening. Both teams fielded strong lineups as the series began.

Bristol Rotary Club North Attleboro Rotary Club

Woman pleads not guilty to assault charge

Antoinetta Paracia 450 State Street town was arrested by Patrolman John McMahon on two warrants by Mrs Antoinette Stanzione 224 State Street charging assault against her children Gaetano 6 and Paolo 5. She appeared before Justice of the Peace Philip Brady and pleaded not guilty placed under $200 bail for Fifth District Court appearance before Judge B Lande muth Monday.

Antoinetta Paracia State Street Votorcvele John McMahon Antoinette Stanzione Paracha Stanzione Gaetano Paolo Justice of the Peace Philip Brady B . Landemuth Fifth District Court

Women Relief Corps Holds Annual Husking Bee in Rhode Island

More than 75 members and guests of the Women's Relief Corps Depart ment of Rhode Island attended the monthly meeting at the R I Soldiers Home and husked over 163 bushels of corn. The event included birthday gifts for veterans and a luncheon for participants hosted by Mrs. Susan M. Sheple.

Women’s Relief Corps Department of Rhode Island R. I. Soldiers Women's Relief Corps Bristol Newport Riverside East Providence Providence Pawtucket Susan M. Sheple John O'Connor, Jr John Burke Elisha Maguire Leonide Paquette John Holland Soldiers’ Home Committee Husking Bee Mabel P. Thompson Laura I. Smith Minnie B. Boak Dept Luella Byone Annie G. Staples Mary E. Nichols Gertrude Houghtaling Mable P. Thompson

Average height of American girls and women reported

The data show at sixteen the average height of American girls is about 61.6 inches and the average height of American women is 63.5 inches.

Welcome to the Ministry at Plainfield St Baptist Providence

Leon F. Kenney is introduced by Rev. Charles E. McColley at Plainfield Street Baptist Church Providence. Rev. Charles P. Christopher, president of the Rhode Island State Baptist Convention, gives bene diction and the event concludes with an organ postlude by Mrs. Emma Barber.

Charles E. McColley Plainfield St. Baptist Church Providence Charles P. Christopher R. I. State Baptist Convention Leon F. Kenney Emma Barber

Boy Struck by Car On Wood Street Injures 7 Year Old

John Martin of 460 Hope Street struck down 7 year old David Cabral of 203 Usher Avenue while driving south on Wood Street near Rota Street. The boy suffered contusions to the upper lip and scalp and loosened teeth. treated by Dr. A F D Angelo. Police say the car was moving slowly.

John Martin Hope Street Wood Street Rota Street David Cabral Usher Avenue A. F. D’angelo

Squash Bend resident Lavelle fairs fence fix to welcome new neighbor

Tom Tuttle of Squash Bend thanks Mr Lavelle the French neighbor for repairing a fence, as a friendly community gesture is noted in Farm and Fireside prose.

Tom Tuttle Squash Bend Mr. Lavelle

Old Tires Know Tacks

A wry note from the Des Moines Tribune-Capital credits the old tire with experience, suggesting that durability and familiarity outperform new gear in handling sharp dangers.

Des Moines Tribune-Capital

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