Quiet Holds Bristol Mills as Armed Forces Guard Plants
Despite a week of general strike, Collins & Aikman Mills employees continue to report for work. National Guardsmen and local police patrol the Bristol area around the two plants as Battery H and other units mobilize to prevent disturbances. Two men from Waterbury are jailed on disorderly charges after a confrontation near the mills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins & Aikman Mills Corporation
National
Bristol
Charles B. Rockwell
Concern
John E. Baird
Saylesville
Doll
Alexander Vastano
108Th Field Artillery
Richard Daley
Collins & Aikman Mills
Ernest Chouinard
Main Street
Waterbury
Conn
Brockton
Mass
Peter Gagnon
South Main Street
Chouinard
Henry Pickersgill
Battery H
Choumard
National Guard
Justice of the Peace
Joseph A. Hammill
Gagnon
Anthony J. ‘Berrara
Bedlam
National India Rubber Company
Collins & Aikman
Hope Street
Battery C
243Rd Coast Artillery
Providence
Philip Rose
Philip A Thibodeau
Bristol Armory
Albert Carlotti
Bristol Youth Bound Over For Grand Jury
Alfred Costa age 18 of 513 Wood Street Bristol pled guilty in Fifth District Court Warren to breaking and entering and larceny and to a separate auto theft charge with six month suspended sentence. He was bound over to the grand jury with bail set at 5000 after admitting theft at a Kirkemuit avenue workshop on July 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin F Lindemath
Fifth District Court
Warren
Alfred Costa
Wood Street
Bristol
Kirkemuit Avenue
Bristol and Warren to open inter-town series title race
Bristol and Warren meet in the opening game of the five game Little World Series for the 1934 Bristol county championship at Burrs Hill Park. Warren starter Charlie Burdge and Bristol pitcher Hut Carreira are highlighted as managers and lineups are set with 5000 fans expected.
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Bristol
Warren
Burr's Hill Park
Eddie Jansen
Providence
Johnny Josephs
Dom J Langello
Bristol Twi
Manni Heuberger
Arthur Sampson
Warren Tw
Charle Burdge
Sal Sevigny
Chet” Beauregard
Warren Bennie Smusz
Af Warren
Howe Martin
Charlie Burdge
Burdge
Sal Sevigney
Worcester
Lowell Sevigny
Lowell
Hebert
Garvin
Harveys Gladge
Hut” Correira
Johnny Andrade
Frankie Sousa
Tack Marsden
Dick Mott
Toni Perrs
Nuts” Lemaire
Hut’ Carreira
Leo Mansi
Whitey
Mello
Frenchy
Cavallaro
Masie Moore
Manny Borges
Jim Salzano
Chassie” LeClerc
Flash” Ferreira
Joe Velleca
Frankie Duarte
Ravin Brightman
Bristol Board of Strategy
Eddie Murphy
A F D'Angelo
Charles E Callery
Battery C on Duty Sees Plenty of Excitement
Bristol soldiers of Battery C 243rd CA say they see much excitement on duty in Saylesville Rhode Island. A postal from a member reports little sleep and uncertainty about when they’ll return home. No injuries are noted and the situation appears to be improving.
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Battey
Bristol
H D
Saylesville
R. I
Knights of Columbus Bazaar Continues in Bristol
Bristol Council No 379 Knights of Columbus will continue its bazaar tomorrow evening at State street home with booths of merchandise and a bean supper served 5 to 8 by a women’s committee led by Mrs Sarah Sweeney Henry J Sylvia Jr chairs the committee which includes James F Wylie James F Meiggs Thomas Tobin Robert J Connery Joseph King and Francis Connell Newly elected officers will be installed Oct 28 with State Deputy Matthew T Dunn of Providence and his staff presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Knights of Columbus
State Street
Sarah Sweeney Henry J Sylvia, Jr
James F. Wylie
James F. Meiggs
Thomas Tobin
Robert J. Connery
Joseph King
Francis Connell
Matthew T Dunn
Providence
Old Timers Versus Cripples In Monday Night Game
A charity ball game titled Old Timers Versus Cripples is planned for Monday night with eligibility open to anyone inactive in baseball. George Boutilier is expected to manage one side and Billie Hughes the other. game duration likely four innings. Proceeds may fund a Twi-League banquet, with Judge E L Leahy and many local figures among expected participants. Doc Callery to umpire at 5:45.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Boutilier
Billie Hughes
E L. Leahy
Howard R Newman
James F Duffy
Bill Darling
Bill Bottomley
Sonny Garvin
Eber Hill
John Joseph
Dom Langello
Frank Dimond
Doc Poole
Walter Toy
Pip Massano
Jimmie Lanzire
Ed Fitzgerald
Ian Walker
Ros Bosworth
Sal Sylvester
Doc Callery
Engagement Announced for Miss Elsie Cheshire
Mr and Mrs William Cheshire of Bristol and San Antonio Texas announce the engagement of their daughter Miss Elsie Cheshire to J Robert Balfour of this town, son of George Balfour of East Greenwich Rhode Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cheshire
Bristol
San Antonio
Texas
Elsie Cheshire
J. Robert Balfour
Town
George Balfour
East Greenwich, R. I
Rainbow and Endeavour Face Cup Race Preparation
Rainbow and Endeavour completed last minute touches at Herreshoff yards. Endeavour adds ballast and polishes hull while Rainbow refits gear and sails, both ready in Newport harbor for a high stake race to challenge the American defender and end the long cup run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herreshoffs
Endeavour
Rainbow
Defender
Challenger
Herreshoff
Newport Harbor
Big Pond
T. O M. Sopwith
O. K
Vanderbilt
Mike” Vanderbilt
Herreshoffbuilt
Rotary Club Forms Its Own Bowling League
The Rotary Club plans to form three teams from its members to create a standalone bowling league. The club will not join the interclub league it has participated in recently. The roster will balance top bowlers across teams, with schedule and personnel forthcoming. A. A. Edmonds chairs the bowling committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
A. A. Edmonds
How to Get Repair Loans Under Federal Housing Program
A modernization loan funds repairs and improvements for homes and other buildings. Amounts range from 100 to 200 dollars with terms up to three years. Borrowers must prove income sufficient for five times annual payments and provide a cost estimate and credit statement. Loans rely on a personal note signed by both spouses if married, with possible collateral only if required by state law or the lender.
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Bristol Mills
Collins & Aikman Corporation
Grand Jury
Lyric Theatre
Jean Harlow
Missouri
Lionel Barrymore
Franchottone
Lewis Stone
News Reel
Buck Jones
Stuart Erwin
Rochelle Hudson
Mary Astor
John Halliday
Kyle Talbot
Frank McHugh
Edward Everett Horton
Genevieve Tobin
With
Warner Oland
Metrotene
Newereel
Vanitle
Boston Evening American
James B Lee
Bristol Council
K. C
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