Council defers truck purchase for Dreadnaught Hook
At the Burnside Memorial building the Town Council deferred a $6000 plan to buy a new maintenance truck for the Dreadnaught Hook, favoring continued use of the old vehicle and citing repairs as unwise. The fire engineers had backed replacing it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreadnaught Hook, Ladder and Hoge Company
Burnside Memorial Building
Board of Fire Engineers
Work Relief Bureau
James J. Velleca
Is America Blameless in World Turmoil 1939
Essay by Livingston Hartley argues the United States bears blame for European conflict through isolationism tariff policy and weak support for collective security It cites Stimson Mussolini and Hull era actions and notes economic and immigration measures harmed peace. Local notes include WPA sidewalk petitions sewer work junk licenses and a planned play by Daughters of Portugal plus temporary road openings by Bristol County Water Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
United States
America
League of Nations
United’ ‘States
Reich
Germany
Hitler
Joseph Riccio
DeWolf Avenue
Donald Gladue
James Barboza
Wall Street
Velleca
Gremial
Daughters of Portugal
Roast Corn by James Montgomery Flagg Illustration
Full page illustration by James Montgomery Flagg titled Roast Corn relates to Camp Fire Girls in the Cooking Around America feature in the American Weekly Magazine. Mention appears in the September 24 issue of the Boston Sunday Advertiser.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Montgomery Flagg
America
American Weekly
Boston
Mei or Tree Will Be Planted in Roger Williams Park
The Daughters of Rhode Island now living in Massachusetts plan a tree planting in Roger Williams Park Providence tomorrow at three o clock in memory of Miss Edith Edwards born in Woonsocket Mrs John J Horgan Marietta Keenan born in Pawtucket and Miss Edith M Tilley born in Newport Speakers include Mrs Joseph E Studley Weston MA and Mrs Cornelius J Mathews Roxbury MA along with Mrs Albion L White Brookline MA The event features a song Trees performed by Mrs Harold B Whittemore Well esley MA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Roger Williams Park
Providence
Edith Edwards
Woonsocket
John J. Horgan
Marietta Keenan
Pawtucket
Edith M. Tilley
Newport
Leon F. Crane
Marblehead
Joseph E. Studley
Weston
Miss Edwards
Cornelius J. Mathews
Roxbury
Horgan
Albion L. White
Brookline
Miss Tilley
Harold B. Whittemore
Wellesley
Mass
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bristol Harbor
Oliver Street
Northeastern District Health Unit
Bristol Safety Council
Thames Street
NYA
Mar Ea
Bristol
John P Marshall
Joseph G . Riccio
Metacom Avenue
Sons of
W C T Wardwell
Wood Street
Munroe Avenue
Perry Street
Callan Construction Company
Richard Connery
Anthony J Ferrara
Seraphine Morris
Mary Morris
Third School Street
Antone Perry
Angelina M. Perry
Livingston Hartley
Our
The
Christian Science Monitor
League
Henry L. Stimson
Signor
Mussolini
Nazi Germany
Hull
Lina Oo' Ern Seay
Hanley
Hanley's
Time
Hanley’s
England
Ireland
James Hanley Co
Providence, R. I
G. M. Wilbur
Undertaker
Warren
Ulysse Forget, M. D
Main ST
Warren, B. IL
BL. Watson Co., Inc
Weybosset
R. L
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!