Red Cross urged Bristol residents to register for relief
Bristol Branch of the American Red Cross urges residents who lost homes furniture or household goods to register at the Post Office Building for immediate aid. The brochure notes assistance for home repair and small one man businesses, details eligibility, and emphasizes that aid is voluntary and non repayable.
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Red Cross
P. O. Bldg
Bristol
American Red Cross
Anferiart
Répinapometterieienen
Papavigteated
Efpopsien Ioral
Amertes
Wats Re Cross
Ufie
National Guard on four hour duty and storm salvage
National Guard units from Battery C 243rd Coast Artillery under Captain Moren assist local authorities in law and order and protecting property. Guardsmen patrol waterfront approaches with rifles, survey storm damaged property, and help residents salvage belongings. Police postpone annual ball due to hurricane conditions. a new date will be set later.
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243Rd Coast Artillery
Albert A. Moren
Warren Down
Ferry Hill
Bristol
Bristol Police Department
Police Beneficial Association
Euclid J Demers
General Arrangements Committee
Trio Denies Looting Charge In Storm Case
Joseph Peters Antonio Sousa Jr and Salvatore Visci pleaded not guilty to looting four automobile tires from Orrin Peterson after a storm. They were released on $500 bail with cases continued one week before Judge William T. O'Donnell.
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Orrin Peterson
Thames
Hope Street
Joseph Peters
Pappasquash Road
Antonio Sousa, Jr
High Street
Salvatore Viscione
Bourne Street
William T. O’donnell
Fifth District Court
O'Donnell
Anthony J Ferrara
Peterson Place
Roland Greenhalgh
Thames Street
Fall River
Unemployment Compensation Board
Alfred Diodati
McKendall Land Company
Iuis Freitas
Adeline Balzano
Gabriel Accardi
Biagio Deltoro
Pauline Raposa
Testing time reveals courage and charity after hurricane
Old Bristol faces hard recovery with no loss of life and community resolve. The piece praises moral strength, condemns looting, and urges rebuilding homes and businesses while welfare agencies aid relief efforts. It notes neighbors' support and the renewed faith in the country.
Bristol Hurricane Tidbits Reflect Community Resilience
Bristol lost over a million dollars in property but reported no hurricane related fatalities or major injuries. The town aided flood victims, with Lawrence A. Mooney of the Soldiers' Home supplying thousands of gallons of water and planning repairs. Proliferation of profiteering was minimal. a No Profiteering warning led one merchant to price at cost.
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Bristol
Rhode Island
Mooney
Lawrence A. Mooney
Hurricane of 1938 remembered in town notes
The September Hurricane of 1938 is recalled for narrow escapes and damage across Warren. Mrs. J Francis Connell survived a fallen elm on her car hood. Arthur Duffy ferried women and children to safety from rising waters at Mount Hope Diner. the Perry home sheltered strangers after trees blocked routes. Widespread destruction included waterfront damage, washed roads, and boats scattered on Pappasquash Road and surrounding areas. The storm left ruined stone walls, inundated drives, and a largely changed landscape, with local volunteers and photographers capturing the aftermath.
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Mae
J. Francis Connell
Warren
Hope Street
Frederick Cornell
Matthew Calbraith Perry
Calbraith Perry
Ernest W. Weaver
Beereketa Diag
Will Perry
Arthur Duffy
Mount Hope
John Church
Banker's Daughter Not Seriously Injured After Storm
Friends of Ralph W. Childs manager of the Industrial Trust Company Bristol Branch learn his ten month old daughter was not seriously injured in Wednesday's storm. A tree fell on their Barton ton house causing plaster to fall on the baby's bed. Some plaster scratched the corner of her eye but no serious injury is expected.
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Ralph W. Childs
Industrial Trust Company
Bristol
Bartington
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