Bristol Sketches of Bristol Wharf and Sea Daring Days
A nostalgic tale recalls Usher’s wharf and Bristol’s 1850s 60s seafaring life. Captains and ships mapped Caribbean routes while young locals prowled dockside amid molasses and bungholes. The piece laments subsidies and urges a revival of American shipbuilding under proud Bristol leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Usher's Wharf
Seth Paul Coal Co
Bay of
Bristol
A. T. & T. J. Usher Company
Thames Street
Isaac Camm
Charles L. Eddy
Lindsay
Isaac Liscomb
Allen Sanford
Caribbean Sea
Mount Hope
Cuba
Porto Rico
West Indies
Cap'n Usher
Cap'n
Porto Rio
Congress
Germany
England
Knights of Pythias Outing Set for Sept 27 at Portsmouth Fair Grounds
Knights of Pythias members wives and friends plan a District No. 2 outing at Portsmouth Fair Grounds Sunday with a sports program including baseball quoits tug of war pipe race and other games. The event begins at 10 and dinner is at 2 30 with a large committee from five lodges led by Archie H rounds and George Gardner guiding arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of Pythias
George Gardner
Charles Wilcox
Ellis Pierce
Riverside Lodge
B S Austin
John Haden
Lewis Cole
Howard Lodge
Andrew Scott
Arthur Morino
Warren Cole
Warren Lodge
J. C. Walsh
Morris Rosen
Jacob Kanarek
Fred Kent
Redwood Lodge
James Nelle
Bertram Bullock
Charles Nelle
Burnside Lodge
Fred Dunham
Richard Trosino
George Luther
Cfe Gillen
Fred Burdick
Evening High School Registration Dates Announced
The high school announces registration for new evening classes and Americanization pupils on Monday October 5 from 7 to 9 pm, with sessions running Mondays Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Former evening students seeking a diploma in the three year Commercial course should enroll September 28. bring 1930 1931 certificates. Annie Sisson, Principal.
The Childs First School Is the Family Quote
The Parents' Corner notes Froebel's saying that the family forms the child's first school. Issued by the National Kindergarten Association New York City, this column introduces weekly articles for parents and teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Froebel
National Kindergarten Association
West 40Th Street
New York City
Love of Animals vs Fear in a Child
A mother uses fear to make eight or nine month old Ann sleep by claiming a big dog will bite. Her father warns this harms Ann’s empathy for animals and urges a kinder approach. The piece quotes George West Diehl on early education and establishing kindergarten programs through the National Kindergarten Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Wooten
Little Ann
Daddy
Mother
Ann
Anna
George West Diehl
Morris Harvey College
Barboursville
West Virginia
National Kindergarten Association
West Fortieth Street
New York
Battery C Sees Pay Night and Gunnery Instruction
Tuesday evening pay was issued to about 95 percent of Battery C members since the summer encampment. The unit drilled in infantry and spent the rest of the evening on gunnery as they pursue expert first class and second class qualifications. The December exams progress well with hopes of a record number qualifying. some members have left the state awaiting work, and Capt Moren invites high school boys and workers to enlist at the armory on Tuesdays or Saturdays. First Class Private John Lawrence received discharge to join the regular army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Moren
John Lawrence
Adjutant General of
U S Rubber Wire Division to Implement Five Day Week
Announcement from E G Brown is that effective October 1 the local plant will run on a five day schedule with salaried pay cut of one eleventh to match the reduced hours. The change, ordered by F B Davis Jr of New York and affecting about 125 salaried staff and 375 workers, ends Saturdays and shifts the entire organization nationwide to a five day week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. G. Brown
United States Rubber Company
Brows
F. B. Davis, Jr
New York
U. S. Rubber Company
United States
Davis
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Phottix
the Phoenix
J A Reid
St Louis. Mo
Walter H. Angell
St Michael's Church
Greenwich St. Providence
R. 1
Emanuel.lacoletti
Tel
Weee
Knights of
Pythias
Annie Sisson
Core
China
Soconyland
New England
WGY
WTIC
WJAR
WEEI
WTAG
WCIH
EAF
Socony Touring Service
Broadway
Socony
Standard Oil Company OF
L. S. Dubac
Taylor’s Shoe Store
Y. M. C. A. Building
R. K
Providence
Banana Sound
Fox Point Wharf
E.S.T
N. R
Fulton Street
Buffington’s Drug
Hope Street
Maisano’s
Wood
RB. I
NEW England Steamship Lines
Factory
U. S. Rubber Co
Arthur T. Newman
St. M. E. Church
Cottage Street
Industrial Trust Company
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