Weather blocks Bristol sidewalk project in cold weather
Town officials report weather as the main obstacle to Bristol sidewalk work. They add workers and a new supervisor to speed the Hope Street project while criticizing labor assignment delays and urging faster completion.
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Bristol
Mr. Holmes
Richard Connery
State Board of Public Roads
Connery
Highway Department
Mr Bernard
Work Relief Bureau
Holmes
deWolf
Hope Street
Onertis
Joseph A Ham
Halloween Ball Presented By Portuguese American Women’s Civic League
The Portuguese American Women’s Civic League hosts a Halloween dance tonight at the Bristol Casino expected to draw over 200 attendees. National and local civic leaders including Mrs Louise Lawrence and Mrs Rose Borges are among invited guests, with entertainment by the Casino orchestra and formal arrangements led by Mrs Joseph Jo Marshall.
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Pawtucket
Mary Miranda
Portsmouth
Pini Sylvia
Newport
Mary Faria
Warren
Frederick Fratus
East Providence
Men's Civic Teague
Ballronony
Casino Orchestra
Joseph Jo Marshall
Rose M Sousa
Clara Svdvia Mies
Mary Fo Nunes
Emily Mederros
Marion (Ette
Mary Rosa Rose Marshall
Mary Sousa
Wilhelmina Silvia
Olivia Indrade
Emma Costa
Bristol Group Aims Italian Red Cross Fund Drive
Bristol's Italo-Americans are invited to a mass meeting Sunday at Our Lady of Mt Carmel parish hall to plan a fund drive for the Italian Red Cross. Dr John R Bernardo will chair and preside, though the campaign will wait on the success of the American Red Cross drive.
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John R. Bernardo
Bristol
Bernardo
Italian Red Cross
America
Italy
Elected Treasurer Mr B M MacDougall Named for New See
Mr B M MacDougall of Mustown has been elected treasurer of the New See EES CEI Chast. The announcement notes his office and affiliation with local civic groups.
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B M MacDougall of
Mustown
See
EES Cei Chast
Bristol Town Council Debate Over Patch Material Ends With Admissions
A June 4 town council session heated briefly when Gen L H Callan clashed with council members over road patching materials. President Prescott B Paull pressed for cost comparisons, forcing admission that Fall River material held up better than Callan’s Bristol supplies.
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Fall River
Callan
L. H Callan
Bristol
Prescott B. Paull
Holmes
Gen Callan
Paull
Carter
Spindle City
Callan Construction
Imestead
James Holmes
Callan Construction Company
Birthday Party Honors Rita Langello for Twelfth
A birthday surprise Tuesday at John and Rita Langello home on Union Street honored their daughter Rita on her 12th birthday. About 25 young friends attended with Halloween themed decorations, bingo, and games. Louise Quartaro and the Ferreira sisters sang while winners included Elsie St Ange lo Bernard Quartaro Richard Gempp Tom Crowley Charlotte Sousa and Flyira Lewis. Rita received many gifts including a bracelet from her parents.
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John Langello
Union Street
Rita
Louise Quartaro
Joyce
Corrine Ferreira
Elsie St Angelo
Bernard Quartaro
Richard Gempp
Tom Crowley
Charlotte Sousa
Flyira Lewis
Olympian Club Hallowe'en Bingo Night
The Olympian Club will hold a Hallowe'en bingo party tomorrow night in the Y gymnasium. Games will be played and prizes awarded for best costumes. George S. Pailthorpe heads the arrangements committee with Michael Ascoli Samuel Pasqua Frank Almeida Raymond Bisbano Edward Sousa Orlando Bisbano Ralph Gallo Bernard Quartaro and Michael Pasquarelli ex officio.
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George S. Pailthorpe
Michael Ascoli
Samuel Pasqua
Frank Almeida
Raymond Bisbano
Edward Sousa
Orlando Bisbano
Ralph Gallo
Bernard Quartaro
Michael Pasquarelli
Bristol Sewer Commission Awards Equipment and Truck Contract
The Bristol Sewer Commission awarded contracts for miscellaneous equipment and a half-ton Dodge truck after a delayed bid process. The truck went to Bristol Motor Sales Company for 592 dollars. other items included rubber matting signs sludge forks and hoses from multiple vendors totaling under 200 dollars.
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Bristol Sewer Commission
Bristol
PWA
Bristol Board
Bristol Motor Sales Company
Manuel Borges
Seth Paull Company
Waldron Company
John Andrade
Fred E. Suzman
Rubber Clothing
Parishioners Welcome Back Rev Sorzano at Mt Carmel
About 200 Our Lady of Mount Carmel parishioners attended a home reception in the parish hall to welcome Rev Joseph Sorzano back after a four month European sojourn. Speakers included Dr John R Bernardo and parish society presidents, with gifts presented to the pastor.
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Our Lady of Marmel
Joseph Sorzano
Europe
St Pan Eerste ES Cietiés
Congregational Street
Vasta Lar
Augesero Louis Nastri
James J Velleca
Holy Name Society
John R Bernardo
Victoria Tangello
Holy Rosary
Anna Matrone
St Rita's
Jeanette Panzarella
Altar Society
Father Sorzano
France
Italy
Our Lady of Tourdes
Vatican City
Velleca
Lino Buggint
Buffalo
Nastri
Velleca Adolph Gigha
Joseph Santuli
Langello
Panzarella
Matrone
Armistice Day Fund Seeks Public Donations for Observance
A town Armistice Day fund committee, formed by the Town Council and Kearney Post No 6 American Legion, appeals for public generosity to fund the observance. Checks may be left at the Phoenix Office or James F Duffy's Store.
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Kearney
No 6
American Legion
Phoenix
James F Duffy
David A McCaughey Dies After Long Illness at 68
David A McCaughey longtime resident of Bristol dies at his home 354 High Street after 35 years bedridden He was 68 born September 17 1867 in Bristol He is survived by widow Jane Finch McCaughey son Irving C McCaughey Stamford Conn a grandson Roger R McCaughey three brothers and a sister Funeral at 2 pm Sunday at his residence with Rev Herbert D Graetz officiating Burial in North Cemetery He was a former baggage master for the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad and a member of Mount Hope Lodge F and A M Royal Arch Chapter R A M of Fall River
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David A McCaughey
High Street
Herbert D Graetz
First Congregational Church
McCaughey
Zee
Bristol
William and
Catherine (Magee) McCaughey
Jane Finche
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co
Irving C. McCaughey
Stamford
Conn
Roger R. McCaughey
James T
William J McCaughey
Warren
Robert A McCaughey
Pawtucket Boys' Club entertains war veterans
Veterans at the Soldiers' Home were entertained by Pawtucket Boys' Club members on Wednesday night. Harmonica contests cited James Coelho senior champion Fred Baley junior champion Archie Rodier song special ties were given by Lawrence Goyette Billie Sullivan and Edward Casey. Eugene Beaurgard a Spanish War Veteran turning 60 on October 31 received a birthday git as comrades planned by Charles Boyle Patrick Campbell Agenor Broullard Edward Reavey Walter Lawson and Thomas Levitin.
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Soldiers
Pawtucket
James Coelho
Fred Baley
Archie Rodier
Lawrence Goyette
Billie Sullivan
Edward Casey
Eugene Beauregard
Charles Boyle
Patrick Campbell
Agenor Brouwllard
Edward Reavey
Walter Lawson
Thomas Leviten
Olympian Eleven to Face Narragansett A C Sunday
The Olympian football eleven meets Narragansett A C of Cranston Sunday at Haffen refferfield in a bid for its third win. Coach Tubby Gorham relies on a reshuffled line with Almeida Pasqua Ascoli Bisbane DiLauro Gomes Mansi Bisbane Cappucci Bruno Mansi Quartaro Duffy as key alternates.
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Olympian
Narragansett A. C
Cranston
Haffenrefferfield
Ceach “Tubby
Gorham
Dexter AC
Providence
Silver Lake Townies
Olympians
Invaders
Gorhamites
Andy Varro
Frank Almeida
Sam Pasqua
Mike Ascoli
Larney Bisbane
Pasquale DiLauro
Tony Gomes
Eddie Sousa
Dom Capone
Gene Mansi
Raymond Bisbane
Max Phones
Bull” Cappucci
Joe Bruno
Leo Mansi
Bernie Quartaro
Jim Duffy
Names Stricken From World War Dead Honor Rolls
A German dispatch reports that all Jewish names will be removed from World War II honor rolls. The piece condemns the act as ungrateful and calls for honoring every fallen solider regardless of race or creed, urging respect for their memory.
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Germany
Hitler
New Dictatorship Warning As Hitler Faces Criticism
The commentary condemns Hitler and his regime for their treatment of five Jewish people and warns Americans about the dangers of dictatorship. It calls the ruling a new low and urges vigilance against any path that could encourage such government in the United States.
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Hitler
Hitler seeks Jewish surgeon to operate on throat
A German official tries to lure a noted Jewish surgeon to Germany for throat surgery for Hitler. The surgeon declines, saying he cannot oblige and noting that any misfortune to Hitler would be blamed on him for being Jewish. The narrative emphasizes sympathy for the doctor’s refusal.
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Hitler
Vienna
Germany
Herr von Papen
New England Council Plans National Ads on Industrial Growth
The New England Council readies a series of advertisements for national magazines to highlight the region as an attractive site for industry and new branch plants. The campaigns aim to inform readers nationwide about New England’s industrial advantages.
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Neck of the Woods
New England Council
New England
New England Industries Diversified Across Many Sectors
A desk copy touts New England's industrial diversification as a reason for regional stability and ample skilled labor. Market baskets labeled Woolens Tools Sporting Goods Silver ware Guns Rubber Goods Books Ew furniture Drugs Shoes Paper Fish Machinery Cottons and other goods illustrate the broad mix.
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New England
New England Council Leads Fight to Retain Textile Industry
New England faces ongoing loss of cotton textile jobs as production shifts elsewhere. The New England Council, ten years strong as the region’s information source, advocates a broader strategy to protect remaining industries and lure new ones. More power to this effort.
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New England
New England Council
Boston Declared Greatest Doughnut Eating Center
The piece notes Boston as the world’s top doughnut eating hub with yearly consumption of 150,000,000 doughnuts valued at 2,000,000 dollars. It references Boston’s historic link to doughnut making since the Mayflower era.
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Boston
Long Distance Calling in Alberta Tough Pioneer Tale
In Atlantic Monthly November Hilda Rose recounts a fortitude filled story of a wife and her ailing husband with a strong 18 year old son securing life in Alberta. The family faces great privation yet shows steadfast courage in a forbidding landscape and harsh conditions.
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Atlantic Monthly
Hilda Rose
Alberta
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