Warren Boy Scout Drum Corps chief calls for equal parity in Bristol clash
Be Ernest Hoar Warren Scoutmaster attacks Bristol and Rhode Island Drum and Bugle Association practices accusing Bristol leaders of biased judging and political moves. He vows to prove Warren’s band calibre and challenges Bristol to meet on neutral grounds while defending fair play and youth camaraderie.
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Bristol
Head
Southbridge
Fred Jannette
Warren
Guiteras Field
Bristol Corps
Bristolians
Bristol Prepares as Hurricane Misses City Edge
Residents recall the 1938 disaster while fears of a Sunday storm loom then ease as meteorologists redirect the hurricane away from Bristol. Businesses and homes reinforce defenses and await Labor Day calm after a tense night with precautions taken along the waterfront.
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Bristol
Collins and Aikman
Capt A A Moren
State Armory
Church Street
Franklin Street
Frank O
Rene
Sousa
Archie Miller
Town Bridge
Destroyers Petition To Be Sent To President
A Bristol Committee meeting for sending destroyers to Britain will gather Thursday at region headquarters 8 p.m. A petition packet will accompany signed pleas to the President Secretary. Tomorrow is the last day to sign. returns may be left with divisional chairmen or at Legion HQ between 8 and 10 p.m. Local sub committees announce members and roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Committee
Britain
James T Pierce
Great Britain
Legion
Pierce
Floyd Huestis
Wiliam H Angevine
John W Church
E S Mapes
Edward J Fitzgerald
Mary Scanlon
Frederick V Martin
McShane Hosts Postal Employees at 30th Service Anniversary
William J McShane assistant postmaster hosted an old fashioned clambake at The Brow the Charles C Duffy home on Hope street marking 30 years in the postal service among 26 guests retired postmasters Coggeshall Connery Fay Davis and Coughlan spoke McShane received an easy chair and claimed bragging rights as ice cream champion in a post dinner contest a baseball game pitting married and single men saw the former win by a comfortable margin McShane first joined the service August 21 1910 he twice served as acting postmaster from 1929 to 1929 and 1933 to 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J McShane
Brow
Charles C. Duffy
Hope Street
McShane
Postal Service
Daniel G Coggeshall
William M. Connery
James P. Fay
Lawrence F Davis
Michael P. Coughlan
Coggeshall
Connery
Frank Davis
Charlies Duffy
James F Stoughton
Town Clerk Records Deed Transfers Documented
Deed transfers recorded show Charles D Potter of Providence selling land to George H Loomis et ax in Attleboro Massachusetts on William Henry Church Plat west of Southworth Ave. Eleanor B Rockwell to Joseph Kinder et ux a house and land on Valley St. Antonio Munafo of Hoboken New Jersey to Biagio Del Toro et ux a house and land on Cathrine St. Town of Bristol to Francis L Pagano two leased houses on First School St. Frank O Rene to Edward H Holmes a house on Church St. Mathilda Givens of Attleboro to Carl W Pearson et al a land parcel on William Henry Church Plat east of Metacom Ave.
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Charles D Potter
Providence
George H Loomis Et Ax
Attleboro
Mass
William Henry Church
Southworth Ave
Eleanor B
Rockwell
Joseph Kinder Et Ax
Valley St
Antonio Munafo
Hoboken
Biagio del Toro Et Ux
Bristol
Catherine St
Frank O Rene
Edward H Holmes
Church St
Mathilda . Givens
Carl W Pearson
Pawtucket
Metacom Ave
Angelo del Santo
East Providence
Mervyn Clay
Colonial Road
Louis Pacheco
Bristol Et Ux
Manuel C. Tavares Et Ux
Naugatuck
Conn
Manuel M Borges
Republican Bake at Minturn Farm Bristol
General Chairman John P. Marshall reports plans for a major Bristol bake sale under local auspices. Acceptances include Governor and Mrs Wm H Vanderbilt and other state officers. Elton Pierce will bake the goods at Minturn Farm on Metacom Avenue the Sunday afternoon of September 8. Highlands Realty Company transfers two land lots on Highlands Park Plat north of Church Road to Geo Moore.
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John P. Marshall
Bristol
Wm . H. Vanderbilt
Elton Pierce
Town
Pierce
Silas Pierce
Hornbine
Minturn Farm
Metacom Avenue
Highlands Realty Company
Geo. Moore
Highlands Park
Church Road
Regular meeting of Kearney Post No 6 American Legion
The Kearney Post No 6 American Legion will hold its regular meeting Friday at 7 p.m. The session will include a Bingo Party at 7:30 p.m. and may adjourn to a later date for routine business and officer elections.
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Kearney Post
American Legion
Bristol Bugle and Drum Corps Wins Top Honors in Competition
The Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps captured the top prizes at the Rhode Island Fife Drum and Bugle Association Field Day in Southbridge Massachusetts. They set an all time junior high score, won the junior state championship and grand aggregate trophies, narrowly beating St Agnes Fife Drum and Bugle Corps of Providence. Norman Rene won Junior State Champion honors. celebration planned at Scout Hall tonight.
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William Head
Bristol Corps
Warren
Bristol
George Fish
Southbridge
R. I. Ass'n
Hoar
Newport
Labor Day
Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and
Rhode Island
Fife, Drum and Bugle Association
Mass
New England
St Agnes Fife, Drum and Bogie Corps
Providence
St Agnes
George
Norman Rene
Scout Hall
Frank O Rene
Salvatore Nunes
Pasquale Mazza
Isaiah Freitas
John Paiva
George R Fish
4th Annual Police Ball Held at Bristol Casino
The 4th Annual Police Ball will be held at the Bristol Casino on Thursday evening October 24 from 9 to 1. Captain William I Baker Jr leads the general committee with Joseph Texeira, William T Cashin, and EFucild J Demars as officers. Police Chief Anthony J Ferrara heads the program reception and publicity groups with listed members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Casino
William I Baker, Jr
Joseph Texeira
William T Cashin
Efucild J Demars
Anthony J Ferrara
A. Michael Bullock
Frederick Serbst
Anthony Ferrara
Elizabeth Sanford Laugh ton Obituary in East Providence
Elizabeth Sanford Laugh ton widow of George W Laughton died in East Providence while visiting friends She was born August 11 1865 in Bristol a daughter of the late George J and Mary A Sanford Smith She lived away but later resided with Charles F Sanford at 1222 Hope Street She belonged to St Michael s Church the Ladies Benevolent Society and the Thrift Circle Survived by two brothers one sister and several nieces and nephews Funeral from St Michael s Church Thursday at 2 pm
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Elizabeth Sanford (Smith) Laughton
George W. Laughton
East Providence
Mrs. Laughton
George J
Mary A. Sanford Smith
Bristol
Charles F. Sanford
Hope Street
St.Michael’s Church
The
Ladies Benevolent Society
Thrift Circle
Antone Coit Furtado Dies at 70 in Bristol
Antone Coit Furtado 70 of 111 Bay View Avenue died yesterday after a short illness. Funeral at his home tomorrow morning at 8:15 followed by a high mass at St Elizabeths Church. Burial in St Marys Cemetery. Born 1870 in St Michaels Azores he lived in Bristol 30 years as a truck farmer. Survived by wife Jessie Lima Furtado, two sons Antone Jr and Frank, a daughter Mrs Cabral and eight grandchildren.
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Antone Coil Furtado
Bay View Avenue
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Henrique Rocha
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Furtado
St. Michaels
Azores
Bristol
Jessie Lima Furtado
Antone
Frank
Nocturnal noises and tone deafness plus steel towers and beard loans
Dr Edward H Kemp explains tonal deafness in certain high frequencies and its link to overall hearing loss. A New York World era note lists American high rise figures led by the Empire State and Chrysler Building. Beards once served as collateral. Castro reportedly cut his beard to secure a loan.
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Edward H. Kemp
Brown University
United States
Empire State
Chrysler
Wall Street Tower
RCA
Rockefeller Center
Bank of Manhattan
New York City
Terminal Tower
Cleveland
John Castro
Charles de Zemler
New York
Castro
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Ernest Hoar
Phoenix
Mr. Hoar
Bristol Boy Scout
Frank Rene
Warren Boy Scout
Fish
Bristol Boy Scouts
Drum and Bugle Ass
Warren Corps
Messrs. Fish and Head
R. I. Ass
Warrenites
Northbridge
Bill and
Myrna
William Powell
Myrna Loy
I Love
You
Frank McHugh
Edmund Lowe
News Reel
Mr. Chips
Rebecca
Greer Garson
Laurence Olivier
News Reel Cartoon
Traveltale
Jon
Hurricane) Hall
Victor McLaglen
Jon Hall
Frances
Farmer
Pago
Olympe Bradua
Gene Lockhart
Douglas Dumbrille
Wm. J. McShane
Kearney
Post Meeting
John J. Gamelin
Helen E Martelly
Oliver St
Manuel Luiz Germano
John August
Sousa Et Ux
Charles St
Bristol Bugle and Drum Corps
Elizabeth S. Laughton
Antone Coit Furtado
Fellows
American Petroleum Industries Committee
Charlie Chaplin
Herr Hitler
Adolf
Charlie
Hitler
Paris
Cannion
Bridge of
Orleans
Charles-George
cAsprother
Alid
Sarahite
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