Bristol Branch Attacked By Oldest Commuter
Walter Munroe claims Bristol Branch decline stems from local mismanagement and high operating costs charged to passenger service. He cites a five cent fare zone and criticizes C F Caley for blaming declines on employment, bus competition, and car use. He urges residents to attend a Sept 14 hearing at the State House in Providence.
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Walter E."munroe
Bristol
New Haven Road
Walter £. Munroe
C. F. Caley
New Haven
Munroe
Caley
Bristol Secant
Franklin Street
Rezarda
State House
Providence
Bristol County
Gorham Mfg. Co
Universal Winding Co
General Fire
Auburn
CRIA
Guiteras Field Dedication Set for Armistice Day
The new Guiteras athletic field will be formally dedicated on Armistice Day with Colt Memorial High and Warren High slated as dedicators in the annual football classic. Funds raised by the Lions Club and community groups funded the project, with bleachers locker rooms and showers still to be completed.
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Guiteras
Colt Memorial High
Warren High
Tong
Lions Club
Bristol
James J. Lanzire
Bristol Lions Club
James E. Sullivan
B. W. Wall
Joseph C. Kinder
George
Facts Must Be Faced Says A Official On Service
Earnings reports show declines in passenger use on the Providence Warren and Bristol line. E J Phillips cites 1936 five month riders at 107 787 down 38 071 from last year and revenue drop from 26326 25 to 18318 74. Trustees argue continued loss and limited patronage justify ending service.
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Providence, Warren and
Bristol
E. J. Phillips
Phillips
Sousa faces district court on oyster bed charges
Antone Sousa, 56, of High Street, is to answer Monday in Fifth District Court before Judge William T. O'Donnell for allegedly operating thongs on an oyster bed belonging to the American Oyster Company in Bristol Harbor. Sousa pleaded not guilty at arraignment and was released on bail after being arrested on a complaint by Frederick W. Mills, a guard for the company.
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Sousa Eaces District Court
Oyster Company
Bristol Harbor
American Oyster Company
Antone ‘Sousa
High Street
Fifth District
William T. O’donnell
Sousa
Justice of the Peace
Joseph A. Hammill
Frederick W. Mills
Harvest Supper and Food Sale Notice
On September 18 a Saturday food sale is hosted by the Congregational Club. An annual Harvest Supper is planned for October 7 under the auspices of the Reba Rebekah Lodge.
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Congregational Club
Reba Rebekah Lodge
Bristol Seeks Knowlton as Acting Superintendent of Sewage Plant
Kenneth Knowlton, resident engineer since January under Prof. H. K. Barrows, is offered the acting superintendent post by the Bristol sewer commission. If he accepts, he will be on payroll from Sept. 1 at $160 monthly, with Barrows' study contract effectively ended and the commission owing Barrows about $400. The plan also includes a wool waste disposal scheme from Collins and Aikman Mill to treat plant effluent and reduce harbor pollution.
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Kenneth Knowlton
H. K. Barrows
Bristol Sewer Commission
Donat J. Gladue
Sewer Board
Gladue
Knowlton
Joseph A Hammill
Barrows
Sewer Department
Hammill
Prof
Bristol
Sp Op
Barrow
Sewer Commission
Sewer Commission, It Was Learned, Still Owes Prof. Barrows
Walter J. Shea
Collins and Aikman
Shea
Constitution Street
Bristol Harbor
Fire Sewer Commission
Ege Amounits
Beene Aa Ceres Sealhan
Serge RS Barrows
Commission
New England
Benefit Dance Planned for Bristol Portuguese Community
A benefit dance will be held in Columbia Hall Wood Street tomorrow night for Antone Goulart a prominent member of Bristol's Portuguese colony who has been ill for several months. The event features a Chamorita Portuguese native dance and music by a well known orchestra. Mrs Frances Vargas chairs the arrangements assisted by Manuel Silvia Frank Garcia and Almond Silvia.
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Columbia Hall
Wood Street
Antone Goulart
Bristol
Frances Vargas
Manuel Silvia
Frank Garcia
Almond Silvia
Shis and Shat from Here and Shere Shis and Shat
The author reflects on a longtime friend the Saturday Evening Post as a reliable companion enjoyed by many readers. The piece emphasizes evenings at home and the Post as a comforting, welcome presence in households after the children are asleep.
Reading List Fragments In A Day’s Busy Schedule
The speaker notes the Post as a friend and lists Time Life Geo Graphic Readers Digest Congressional Record Fortune Monitor and two other daily papers as worthwhile. He laments only 24 hours in a day preventing fuller reading of world affairs and current events.
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Old Post
Geographic
Congressional Record
Fortune
The
Monitor
Swantan
Serial Adventures Fill Vacant Reading Time
Readers praise Post serials as perfect relaxation and entertainment while commuting. The writer notes reliance on a friend for selecting serials and worries about missing installments that disrupt the drift, planning to read the next piece and continue on Page 6.
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