Bristol Scouts win state championship again in Rhode Island
The Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps retained the state title at the Rhode Island Fife Bugle and Drum Corps Association championships at Cranston Street Armory Providence. Bristol also led in Junior State Championship with four individual clasps including Foley Sousa Rene Morris. St Agnes Fife Drum and Bugle Corps Providence won grand aggregate narrowly over Bristol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and
Cranston Street Armory
Providence
Rhode Island
Fife, Bugle and Drum Corps Association
John J Shea
Bristol Scouts
Bristol Corps
Thomas Foley
Frank Sousa
Daniel Rene
George Morris
St Agnes Fife
Norman Rene
Bristol
Dexter Training Grounds
Bristol Scout Corps
Springfield
Mass
New England
Braves Field
Boston
Vaudevill
United China Relief Committee of Boston
John Freitas
Manuel Vasconcellos
James Lewis
Robert Brownell
Harold Tucker
Gerald McKenna
Anthony Ferrara
Albert Osterberg
Bristol Youth Wins Court Acquittal In Fall River Case
Town solicitor Lucien Capone secured an acquittal in Second District Court Fall River for Louis Di Mezza aged 18 of 224 Wood Street Fall River charged with dangerous driving after a collision on the Grand Army Highway Swansea on July 28 that injured five people. A separate complaint against Antone Perry of Fall River was filed but not adjudicated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucien Capone
Second District Court
Fall River
Louis di Mezza
Wood Street
Antone Perry
DiMezza
Perry
Grand Army Highway
Swansea
Exhibitions Of Paintings At Rogers Free Library
Santo Digati son of Mr and Mrs Leonardo Digati of 24 Cottage Street will display his paintings at the Rogers Free Library for two weeks. The exhibit includes an oil portrait of his mother, three Bristol girl portraits, a watercolor of a model, two pen and ink sketches titled Sittin High and Holland Windmill, and three lithographs Poppasquash Bristol Ferry and Closehauled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Digati
Leonardo Digati
Cottage Street
Rhode Island School of Design
Rogers Free Library
Bristol
Sittin
Holland Windmill
Bristol Ferry
Congregational Church Groups Schedule Meetings
Parishioners of the First Congregational Church have a busy week with several meetings. The committee planning the 125th anniversary observance will meet Thursday night in the Gutteras House, with a standing committee meeting there Friday night. The Pro Christo Society will do Red Cross work Wednesday night at Mrs. Arthur B. Rae’s Ferry Road home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Congregational Church
Gutteras House
Red Cross
Pro Christo Society
Arthur B. Rae
Ferry Road
Bristol Schools and Churches Join in Religious Instruction
Public schools resume religious instruction with cooperation from local churches. Seniors will attend at 1 PM and juniors an hour later. Classes are integrated into the curriculum with supervision by church leaders including Rev Anthony R Parshley and Rev Herbert D Graetz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Elmer S. Mapes
St. Michael’s Church
Holmes House
Anthony R. Parshley
Herbert D Graetz
First Congregational Church
Guneral House
Arthur W. Burdon
First Baptist Church
Ball Tonight Ends Jubilee Observance at Bristol Casino
Parishioners of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church conclude silver jubilee with a ball at the Bristol Casino. Dr John R Bernardo and Miss Mary Santo lead the grand march with Casino orchestra. The hall features balloons prizes and a vau deville entertainment. Notables expected include Senator and Mrs Pagnano and many local officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Bristol Casino
John R Bernardo
Mary Santo
Pasquale Pagnano
A. F. D'Angelo
YM CA Thursday Dances Attract Big Crowd
The YMCA dances begin Thursday September 18 and run weekly to spring. Past events drew over 25 attendees who praise the fun, the boogie woogies and jitter bugs, with volunteers urging participation and partner finding at the Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YM CA
Garden Club to Hear Pawtucket Woman Speaker
Mrs Percy Crosby of Pawtucket will discuss The Evolution and Revolution of Flower Arrangements from 1640 to 1940 at the Bristol Garden Club meeting tomorrow hosted by Mrs Master Hershoff on Ferry Road. The club plans an arrangement tomorrow in the Bristol County Water Company office by Mrs Ralph Kinder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Crosby
Pawtucket
Bristol Garden Club
Master Herreshoff
Ferry Road
Bristol County Water Company
Ralph Kinder
Bicycles Back To Stay Says Bristol Veteran Repair Man
Ned DiGati, Bristol’s veteran bicycle man, says bicycles are making a local comeback after a 25 year lull. He notes more bikes now than any period in decades with women buying about one third of sales and children contributing to the boom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned DiGati
Bristol
Bristols
DiGati
Ned
D.gatt
D.gatt Sair
Ickes
Leonard Couple Mark Golden Wedding Anniversary in Bristol
Mr and Mrs Joseph D Leonard of 364 High Street Bristol observed their golden wedding anniversary with a Sunday dinner party attended by relatives, schoolteacher daughters Gertrude and Emily Leonard, and 13 grandchildren. They wed September 15 1891 at the Church of the Sacred Heart East Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Joseph D. Leonard
High Street
Bristol School
Gertrude A
Emily A Leonard
Guiteras Memorial
Leonard
Mary E. Williams
New England
Fred Leonard
Burrillville
William Peterman
Joseph Leonard, Jr
Richard Leonard
Riverside
Bristol Council
Knights of Columbus
Bishop
Hendricken
Order of the Little Sisters of the Poor
Chicago
Napoleon Leonard
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
Brotherhood Auxiliary
Ivy Guild Plans Bridge and Food Sale at St Michael’s
Ivy Guild of St Michael's Church plans a bridge and food sale in the parish hall on Thursday September 25. Mrs Anthony J Russo hosted the committee meeting at 1030 Hope Street. Sub committees include Food Sale chaired by Mrs William Darling and Candy led by Mrs James St Angelo and Mrs Leonard Sanford. Tables run by Mrs Warren L Huston. Refreshments and Gifts coordinated by Mrs Stannard RB Sylvia and Mrs Russo. Tickets arranged by Miss Irene Gallo, Mrs Riley E Lamson and Mrs Mervyn Clay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivy Guild
St Michael's Church
Hope Street
Anthony J Russo
William Darling
James St Angelo
Leonard Sanford
Warren L. Huston
Stannard
Sylvia
Anthony J. Russo
Irene Gallo
Riley E. Lamson
Mervyn Clay
Bristol Mariners Enjoy Day With New Bedford Visit
The Bristol Mariner ships Vigilant Morgan Lagoda visited New Bedford on a weekend trip. Bristol girls excelled in swimming with Dorothy Lemaire second and Evelyn Lemaire third. The beetle boat race saw Vigilant win after a slow start while the dory race trailed. Hot dogs buns fruit and drinks followed at the Morgan skipper’s home as both crews shared a memorable day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Mariners
New Bedford
Mariner
Charles Morgan
Lagoda
Bristol
Dorothy Lemaire
Evelyn
Vigilant
Nancy Bosworth
Claire Richards
Morgan
Improper Registration Draws District Court Fine
Joseph Morris Jr of Wall Street was fined 15 dollars and costs after pleading guilty to driving with improper registration. Police showed the plates were for another car and no transfer had been received. Morris claimed a transfer was obtained last Saturday and the initial application was mailed two weeks earlier. Also, Arthur Walmsley of Pawtucket was fined 20 dollars and costs for speeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Morris, Jr
Wall Street
William T. O'Donnell
Fifth District
Anthony J. Ferrara
Morris
Motor Vehicle Department
Arthur Walmsley
Pawtucket
Wars and Jungle Odds Shape the Global Toll of Progress
The article recalls brutal costs of projects from a 1909 Brazilian railroad through Mato Grosso to modern war games in the South, noting deaths per cross-tie and the toll on crews. It highlights a reunion of North American survivors, anecdotes of jungle life, ant threats, and Roosevelt era expeditions with hardship, malaria, and quinine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quonset Point Naval Air Base
South
Matto Grosso
Brazil
North America
J. Y. Bayliss
Richmond
E. A. Smith
Newportville, Pa
Matto Grosso Jungles
Theodore Roosevelt
William Roscoe Thayer
Rio da Davida
River of Doubt
Amazon
Roosevelt
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Bristol Youth
Margaret Correira
Placido Correira
Wheeler Avenue
Margaret
William L. Serbst
Congregational Church
Henry Fonda
Joan Bennett
Carole Landis
Camas
Romero
Witte Henry
June Storey
J. Edward Bromberg
McNamee Newspaper News Reel
James Stephenson
Geraldine Fitzgerald
Donald Crisp
Barbara O’neil
Gene Autry
Wyoming
Smiley Burnette
Maris Wrixon
Metrotone
Raft
Robinson
Dietrich
G. Robinson
Marlene Dietrich
Geo. Raft
Alan Hale
Frank McHugh
White Eagle
Donald Duck
Golden Eggs
Garden Club
Harold C. Peckham
Sidney Herreshoff
Motor Vehicle
John J. Egan
John Armitage
Alexandria
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