Coast Artillery recruiting drives at Bristol Armory
Battery C 243rd Coast Artillery in Bristol opens enlistment to reach peace time strength of 90 men with Capt. Albert Moren directing the drive. Enlistments run evenings 8 to 10 at the State armory with Bristol and Warren men eligible, and a Providence central station handles recruitment.
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America
State Armory
243Rd Coast Artillery
Bristol
Albert A. Moren
Coast Artillery
Roosevelt
Army
Navy
Providence
Moren
Warren
Church Street
George Moren
Henry Correia
National Guard Coast Artillery
Bristol and Warren
Narragansett Bay
Bristol's Jack Flynn Celebrates 80th Birthday Honor
John W. Flynn known as Jack, a cherished old time athlete, marked his 80th birthday with relatives and friends at his Wood Street home. He rose to fame in 1879 by beating Johnny Murphy for the Bristol County five mile title, a victory that boosted his status in local sports and drew statewide attention. Flynn remained active in athletics, served on Armistice Day sports committees, and worked 53 years for the National India Rubber Company before retiring in 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W
Jack” Flynn
Jack
Wood Street
Bristol
Johnny Murphy
Warren
Flynn
National India Rubber Company
Countryside Club Adopts New Activity Schedule
Countryside Garden Club outlines a program of meetings from October 1939 to April 1940 adopted at a Friday gathering hosted by Mrs William L Serbst at 617 Hope Street. Winners in the any flower in any container arrangement were Mrs Charles Burke first, Mrs William Serbst second, Mrs Manuel Almeida third, with honorable mention to Mrs Catherine Bertrand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Countryside Garden Club
Wiliam L. Serbst
Hope Street
Charles Burke
William Serbst
Manuel Almeida
Catherine Bertrand
James Connors
Bristol Women Remain Silent on Neutrality Bill
The Bristol Women's Republican Club did not act as a group on the Neutrality Act change but urged members to write Rhode Island Senators and Representatives with their personal views. They noted opposition to repeal or amendment, while affiliating with the Rhode Island Women’s Republican Club and awaiting future speakers.
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Bristol
Republican Club
Rhode Island
Paul Fitzsimmons
Republican National
Fitzsimmons
Women’s Republican Club
William P. Gladding
Women’s Republican Club of
Thornton Sherman
State Central Committee
Wendell Philips
St. Rosie
Barrington Water Utility Plans Taste and Odor Elimination
Bristol County Water Company officials told Barrington Town Council of an extensive program to improve water taste. The plan includes a modern activated carbon treatment at the Child Street plant and a new 750000 gallon concrete settling basin increasing retention from one to six hours.
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Bristol County Water Company
American Water Works and Electric Company. Incorporated
Barrington
Bargh
Water Company
Warren R. Voorhis
G. W Biggs, Jr
American Water Works and Electric Company, Incorporated
J G. Carns, Jr
Child
Warren
Childs Street
Eunice Holland Pauli Widow of Charles Pauli Dies
Eunice Holland Pauli widow of Charles Pauli dies at home 34 Oliver Street. Funeral Thursday at 2 p m from her residence. Flowers omitted.
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Paull
Nin
Oliver Street
Eunice Holland
Paul
Charles Pauli
Senator Borah’s Long Service and Isolationist Stance Analyzed
A reflective interview with William Borah spans thirty two years in the Senate. He discusses his isolationist positions, fascination with Theodore Roosevelt, and his pride in avoiding entanglements with Europe while supporting economic ties. The piece cites his views on presidents and his dialogue with Coolidge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Edgar Borah
United States Senate
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Europe
Mr. Borah
Henry Cabot Lodge
Joe Bailey
Texas
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Herbert Hoover
Coolidge
Harding
Wilson
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
Charles Beecher Warren
Senate
White House
Washington
League of Nations
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Jack Flynn
Countryside Club
MR. and Mrs. Public
Bristol Cleansers, Dyers, Furriers & Launderers
Elsa
Maxwell’s
Ann Sothern
Linda Darnell
James Ellison
Jean Rogers
Robert Young
Florencce Rice
Louis Hayward
Joan Bennett
Man IN the Iron Mask
Warren William
Joseph Schildkraut
Alan Hale
March OF Time
Ann Sheridan
Angels
Alcattaz
Devil's Island
Anna May Wong
J. Carrol Naish
Wheeler In
Bert
Cowboy
Lowel L Thomas
Lawrence F. Davis
Davis
Vernon A. Gray
Gray
Anthony Bruno
Elwin A. Hill, Jr
Colt Memorial High School
Bruno
Hill
Daniel G. Coggeshall
Daniel W Coggeshall
Amashan Wing
Mim
Min Lees Tee Pramarad
O. P
Unit
Bristol Club
du Pont
Housing Guild
Thames St
Bristol, R. I
Shere
Borah
Munich
Senator Borah
Richard L. Strout
Christian Science Monitor
Tse
Nate Anesales
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