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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1932

Page

2

Warren Leads in Public Field and Beach Facilities

Warren boasts a superior Burr's Hill Park with cement bleachers and natural amphitheatre seating suitable for baseball and football. A Bristol drive seeks a similar municipal field behind Guniteras Memorial School, led by Lions Rotary American Legion and Colt Alumni groups, aiming to resolve Dixon Field limits and high school home games.

Warren Bristol Burr's Hill Park Guniteras Memorial School Lions Club Lions Rotary Club American Legion Post Bristol Colt Alumni Association Dixon Field Joneses

Community notices and society items from a local paper

Local readers invited to submit short items. Numerous town society notes include YMC A board meeting Friday evening and St Marys Sunday School enrollment. Jr college enrollments, dances, weddings, and Rotary meeting details with named residents and addresses.

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Transfers of Teachers Announced By Supt Mapes

Superintendent Elmer S Mapes announced transfers of Miriam McCaughey from Guiteras Memorial Junior High to Colt to teach English and Alice Murphy from Byfield School to Guiteras faculty, likely effective Monday with Colt class reorganizations. Reorganization to ease congestion continues. Keyfield School third grade classes shift to part time with morning and afternoon sessions under Miss Theresa Peters and Miss Margaret Murphy.

Miriam McCaughey Guiteras Memorial Colt Alice 1 Murphy Byfield School Guiteras Elmer S Mapes Conzes Fon Keyfield Reynolds Theresa Peters Margaret Murphy Dorothy A Higgins Bessie Mintz Byfield Gladys Osterberg Helen Romano Esther (Park Alice Murphy

Del Toro Breaks Beacon Swim Record in Bristol Race

Ventura Del Toro 16, of Sun day, using the crawl stroke, wins the Bristol Boy Scouts beacon swim at the local bath house. He finishes the roughly 3 mile course in 44 minutes, breaking Herbert Howe’s 54 year old record. Joseph Lopes 20 and Frank Medertos 17 follow. Salzano and Mott retire with stomach pains. Del Toro earns a silver statuette, Lopes a silver medal, and Mederros a bronze.

Labor Day Warren Ventura del Toro Catherine Street Herbert Howe Bristol Boy Scouts Bath House Burton Street James Salzano Prudence Island Raymond Mott High Street Mark Salzano del Toro Joseph Lopes Oliver Street Frank Medertos Olver Street Kearnes Slip of Sea Scouts Lopes Mederros

Friday Storm Causes Minor Damage in Bristol

Friday storm brought heavy rain and wind to Bristol causing washouts and fallen limbs. An electrical line fell as limbs toppled and a 6.7 inch rainfall was recorded, but overall damage remained minor after a storm lasting about 20 hours.

Bristol

Fur coats remodeled and fur work offered

Annie Carter at 736 Hone Street Bristol offers fur coat repairs relining fur collar and cuff renovation and trimming preparation for fur work plus other fur related services. Also for sale a Frigidaire ice box and a mahogany dining room set and other articles viewable at 27 Hope Street in the mornings.

Annie Carter Hone Street Bristol Hope St

Rhode Island College Offers Free Teacher Courses for 1932

The Rhode Island College announces free courses for public school teachers for the first semester of the 1932 33 academic year. Weekly sessions begin Saturday Sept 17 with multiple morning and evening classes led by professors and instructors in ethics education psychology geography literature and teaching methods.

Rhodeslana College Providence Rhode ‘Island Baldwin Bird Cavicchia Sherman Miss Thorpe Tuttle Waite Brown Matteson Patterson Reed Ross Sinclair Near East Stevenson Miss Traver Perry The United States Miss Bassett Hosmer Thompson Waldron

Funeral Rites Held for Hiram Burlingham Navy dealer of English Antiques

Funeral services for Hiram Burlingham wealthy New York City antique dealer who died Saturday at Fish Hawk Farm Metacom Avenue were conducted at 11 AM. Rev A R Parshley of St Michael's Church officiated with interment in the family plot at Newport. Burlingham native of Newport built an antique business there then moved to New York to specialize in English antiques and had summer residence in this town for over a decade. He is survived by two brothers Rev Fk J Burlingham of Babylon NY and Wm F Burlingham of New Jersey.

Hiram Burlinham New York City Fish Hawk Farm Metacom Avenue A R Parshley St Michael's Church Newport Burlingham New York Rev Fk J Burlingham Babylon 7 I Wm F Burlingham New Jerse

Garcia-Johnston wedding in Hudson on Sept 3

Announcement of the marriage between Mary Johnston and Frank Po Gare san in Hudson. The ceremony was performed by Rev J L D Chadbourne at St Michael's Church with close family in attendance. A reception followed at the bride's mother's home and both families were present.

Hudson Wars Mary Johnston Kia Johnston Burton Street Frank Po Gare Carolee Garga Manning Street J L. D Chadbourne St Michael's Church Hudson Mass Feith Sra Waltham John Koziara Toman Hode Hill Brothers Shoe Colt Memorial High School Tomedy Framingham Hospital

Local Society Notes and Rumors From Bristol

Whimsical column records teased romances, corrections, and campus chatter in Bristol. Names include Giglio, Nastri, Coite, Molasky, Lewis, Frazee, and others amid community gossip and correction about a walk‑home ride. Weathered by playful sports crowd contrasts with Warren rivalry.

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Bristol Post Office Boswell & Bosworth Bradford St Corner of Thames A. Benson Wood Stree Wall Pnenix BH. M. Darling Richard C. Quirk Daniel G. Congest James F. Duffs Julio F. Xavier John Malizano Perry’s Spa Gardner Swansea Village Fall River Hope Cleansers Warren F. Luther Priscilla Beauty Shop Hope Street St. Mary’s Vincent Pettine Philadelphia Frank Graeber Conshohocken K. A. Osterberg Moses Connery Helen Dodd Virginia Leahy Edward L. Leahy Lasell Junior College Auburndale Mass Portsmouth Priory Portsmouth R. I Frank J. Rinaldi Anna Conley Herman W Vermette Alice Vermette Thames Street Bristol Rotary Club Rotary Club of Hotel Biltmore Clinton Anderson Albuquerque New Mexico Rotary International Holy Name Society of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Congregational Street Salvatore Farrara Jours Santo James Campagna John Cortellessa Anthonys W Dupont Angelina Caiman State ‘Street Charles St Anz ‘Gelo Wood Atreeh Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Anthony J. Ferrara Mt. Hope Avenue Melvin T. Robertson Codding Street Wm. L. Serbst Edgehill Temple Dorcas C. Waite East Providence Hope Temple Supt Mapes Brison Westminster St. Providence, B.1 Gaspee Beacon Swim Salzano Matt Michael Tamburro Wearnes Sea Scouts Georic Fish Wm Ho Angevine Samuel Jo Smith RCEF Shepard Bros Thames St Brittol Cott’ Drive Coggeshall Avenue Lincoln Avenue Bristol Neck Usher Place Phoenix Office Valley and Hope Streets Union Street Hiram Burlingham Garcia— Johnston Rank Giglio Louis Nastri Billy Coite P. T C. C Adrian Molasky Frankie Lewis Marshal Frazee O. L H. H C. B F. B S. D E. D E.L W. H G. K G R Slocums Freddie Macaules BFC Sam Kershaw Bobby Jones Pip Newman Harry Walmuff Len Sanford Freddie Vera Freddie Fred Warren High Els Stegmer Fox Point Dee Felton Buffington's Maisano Wood Kt NEW England Steamship Lines X.Y. Stocks Exchange F. Reginald Dimond
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