Bristol Factories Report Rising Employment Amid Shifts
A Phoenix survey of Bristol factories shows growing jobs. Collings and Aikman Corp. runs three plants with full equipment on a three shift schedule. US Rubber reports 40 new workers this month bringing total to 600 and expands paid vacation for longer service. Parrigon Toys adds over 25 girls and 100 total new hires. Bristol Dress and Paramede Shoe plants also cut schedules while Bristol Manufacturing maintains 86 girls and three men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Phoenix
Collings and Aikman Corporation
Srantet És Ponk Ath
Norton M. Zinderstein
Rhode Island
Bristol Mills
Red Mill
Namquit
Burnside
United States Rubber Company
J. Francis Connell
Carr Manufacturing Company
Parrigon Toys, Inc
Best Made Dress Manufacturing Company, Inc
Rubin Gittleman
Parrigon Toys
Sam Friedman
Irving Cohen
Bristol Manufacturing Company
Maurice C. Smith
Paramede Shoe Company
Bristol Dress Company
Sewer Commissioner Attends New England Conference
Sewer Commissioner and Mrs. Gladue travel to Winchendon Massachusetts for the New England Sewage Works Association annual meeting. They will attend lectures tour the Leominster plant and Fitchburg plant and close with a banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donat J. Gladue
Winchendon
Massachusetts
New England Sewage Works Association
Leominster
Associatio
Fitchburg
North Adams, Putnam and Bristol
Sodality Names Hallowe'en Committee
The Young Ladies Sodality of St. Mary's Church named a committee for a Halloween party on October 30. Elizabeth Sylvia was named chair with Margaret Traynor Regina Partington Claire Baker Beatrice Mullaney Shirley Flynn Bertha Samson Loretta Byrnes. Officers for the year include Loretta Byrnes president Shirley Flynn vice president Elizabeth Sylvia secretary Bertha Samson treasurer Beatrice Mullaney scribe. A general meeting is set for Sunday at two in the church auditorium.
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Hallowe’en
Young Ladies Sodality
St. Mary's Church
Elizabeth Sylvia
Margaret Traynor
Regina Partington
Claire Baker
Beatrice Mullaney
Shirley Flynn
Bertha Samson
Loretta Byrnes
Society
the Sodality
Bristol Heiress Fiancé Dies After Auto Crash
Wenceslao W. Borda France 22 of Caswell Street Narragansett died from a brain injury after a car he drove crashed through a guardrail snapped a telephone pole and rolled over on the Boston Neck in Hamilton. He was engaged to Marguerite W de Rocha of Bristol and a Rhode Island social figure.
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Wrenceslao W. Borda
Caswell Street
Narragansett
Marguerite W deRocha
South County Hospital
Boston
Hamilton
Wenceslao Borda
Borda
Bristol
V. J. deRocha
Wardwell
Miss deRocha
Rhode Island
Narragansett Pier
Lifesavers
U. S
New York City
Papua Laeat
Orragansett
Staunton Miliary Academy
Staunton
I S. Army Reserves
John R. Crooks
Privet Street
Pawtucket
Robert E. Kelley
St. Bernard’s Church
Wickford
Luccius Kingman
Providence
Grand Chief Visits Bristol Temple Pythian Sisters
Mrs Lyda Cole made an official visit to Edgehill Temple Pythian Sisters in Grand Army Hall. It was the first meeting in the new quarters and featured a traveling gavel presentation and a silver tea hosted by Mrs Emma Prime with assistance from Mrs Martin Nelle. Dorcas C Waite Temple members from East Providence attended as guests.
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Lyda Cole
Edgehill Temple
Pythian Sisters
Grand Army Hall
Cole
Dorcas C. Waite Temple
East Providence
Emma Prime
Martin Nelle
Wall Tells Students U S Shipping May Become Profitable
State Senator Bertram W Wall told Bristol High School students that subsidizing merchant shipping could profit U S interests in a war economy. He warned heavy industry must stay busy and warned a neutrality policy might curb U S export of weapons and explosives, urging Americanism over isms.
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Bertram W Wall
Bristol High School
Wall
American Legion
U. S
U .S
Flo
Canada
United States
France
Lafayette
Great Britain
United States of America
Europe
Tucker
Harold W. Tucker
Barrington
Gerffany
England
Tax Tangle Letter Reads Like A Tax Pile On
A humorous clipping purporting to respond to overdue bills rails at a labyrinth of taxes and licenses. It mocks government, local laws, and a flood of charges from business to personal life, ending with a clipped note about a revised letter from Old Authors Shop in Ottawa.
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Gold Diggers
Red Cross
Black Cross
Lfe
Old Authors Shop
Rideau St
Ot_tawa
Canada
Reception for Fr Sorzano at Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Parishioners of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church host a Sunday evening reception in the parish hall on Congregational Street at 8 p m to honor Rev Joseph Sorzano pastor returning from Italy Honorary chairman Rev Anthony Biannotti leads the arrangements with officers and many parish volunteers named.
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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Joseph Sorzano
Italy
Congregational Street
Anthony Biannotti
Michael W. Pasquarelli
Domenic J. Vitiello
Orlando J. Bisbano
Louis Castriotta
Matteo Principe
Leonardo Digati
Bennie Mansi
Anne Santulli
James J. Velleca
Helen Romano
Josephine Bruno
Santo Matrone
Mary Turillo
Theresa Turillo
Beatrice Riccio
Marriage Intenions Among Local Residents
Marriage intentions listing pairs from Newport Bristol and East Providence include Alexander Paiva Jr and Diamantina Alves both of 282 High Street filling station attendant and tennis worker respectively along with Henry Crooks of 19 Bay View Avenue and Anna Susie Na tes of 40 Bourne Street Bristol. Frank Cadile of 252 Wood Street mechanic and Concetta Lastoria alongside Warren Newell Lake of 14 Ide Avenue East Providence and Margaret Tavares of 49 Bourne Avenue Bristol foot presser.
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Alexander Paiva, Jr
High Street
Diamantina Alves
Henry John Crooks
Bay View Avenue
Newport
Anna Susie Nates
Bourn Street
Bristol
Frank Cadile
Wood Street
Concetta Lastoria
Metacom Avenue
Warren Waldo Newell Lake
Ide Avenue
East
Providence
Margaret Tavares
Bourne Avenue
Foot Presser
Congregational Church School Rally Day Planned
Rally Day at the Congregational Sunday School marks pupil progress with diplomas and Bibles. New classes will meet teachers for the year as the Board of Teachers outlines the year’s plans. The school traces to 1816 and meets at 9 45 each Sunday in De Wolf Memorial Chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Sunday School
C. Clifford Wilson
Mary T. Borden
California Couple Surprised by Free Cross-Country Call
Mr and Mrs Charles Sylvester of High Street were delighted when a niece, Mrs Allen Frank of Seattle, called from the World’s Fair in San Francisco. She had drawn a lucky number for a free telephone call to any US destination.
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United States
Tucker
America
Charles Sylvester
High Street
Allen Frank
Seattle
Washington
San Francisco
Cal
Frank
A New Way Out by Ellis Parker Butler Stateside Tax Rhetoric
A satirical exchange lists myriad taxes from tariff to stamp tax and high taxes, noting no item is spared. The two statesmen debate whether a universal levy is possible, accusing each other of proposing endless taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellis Parker Butler
Statesman A
Statesman
Statesmansist
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Makowsky’s
Bing
Bing Crosby
Louise Campbell
Linda Ware
Ned Sparks
Laura Hope Crews
Janet Waldo
Walter Damrosch
the Philharmonic Orchestra of
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All America
London
George Sanders
Sally Gray
Wyatt Earp
Randolph Scott
Nancy Kelly
César Romero
Minnie Barnes
John Carradine
Virginia Bruce
Walter Pidgeon
Lee Bowman
Ann Dvorsk
Ilka Chase
Rita Johnson
Wenceslao W. Borda France
Bristol Temple
Bristol Housing Guild
Wardwell Lumber CO
Thames Street
Bristol, R. I
Tel
the Mail
Sorzano
Congregational Church
California
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