Inventor Jim Herreshoff Builds Steam Boat and Velocipede
The memoir recalls James B. Herreshoff and family engineering feats including a coil boiler patent 183054 for a steam generator, a velocipede engine with later brake, and a 30 foot boat named The Red Devil launched with a marine steam engine. Jim narrates hill climbing accidents and family support for his blind sister Miss Sally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
James B
Sarah L. Herreshoff
Sally
John
Nancy Chase
Gertrude
Julian
Pa Doc
Capt
Charles
Herreshoff
Jimmy
Mair
Half Way Hill
Warren
Grammar School Boys Start Program Of Football
Thirty five boys aged ten to twelve join a grammar school football program sponsored by the MCA. Under teacher Joseph Securo they meet Saturdays at 9:30 on Bristol Common, with indoor options in rain. An assembly at 3:00 on Wednesday at Guiteras Field will discuss a Junior High School Touch Football league run by the Y M C A with Archie Allen.
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MCA
Bristol Common
Joseph Securo
Reynolds School
Hubert F Hill
Guiteras Field
Archie Allen
Bristol
Bristol Woman Named to All College Dance Committee
Emilia A Bucclo of Bristol has been named to the All-College Dance committee at Briant College of Business Administration Providence for Friday evening October 2. The annual pet-acquainted event aids new students and upperclassmen under a hospitality committee led by seniors. Bucclo, Sigma Iota Chi member and a Briant Junior in Commercial Teacher Training, is daughter of Mr and Mrs Santo Bucolo of Wood Street.
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Emilia A Bucclo
Bristol
Briant College of Business Administration
Providence
Miss Bucclo
Sigma Iota Chi Sorority
Bryant College
Santo Bucolo
Wood Street
Patriotic Birthday Dinner for Hollis Buffington
A dinner party at 1161 Hope Street hosted by Mr and Mrs William P Buffington honored their son Hollis turning seven. Guests included Robert Kershaw Thomas Kershaw and Marilyn Teed among others from Fall River Barrington Bristol and Warren.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Buffington
Hope Street
Hollis
Buffington
Charles O. Teed
Barrington
Robert Kershaw
Thomas Kershaw
Dolores Gorman
Joan Gorman
Fall River
Mariyn Teed
Irene Logie
Warren
Edgehill Temple Pythian Sisters Meet in G A R Hall
Edgehill Temple Pythian Sisters met last Thursday in G A R Hall with Grand Chief Hulda Long of Providence visiting. They donated to a fund to buy a fully equipped ambulance for Uncle Sam and announced a whist party at Sister J Nelle's home Wednesday afternoon to fund gifts for members' sons in service.
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Edgehill Temple
Pythian Sisters
G. A. R. Hall
Hulda Long
Providence
Pythian Sisters of
United States
Sam
J. Nelle
Scouts Attend Brown Rhode Island Football Game
Scouts from local troops invited to Brown Rhode Island Stadium this Saturday October 3 as guests of the Brown Athletic Association. Each troop to arrange transportation with a chance for some scouts to see other Brown schedule games this Fall. The APC-6 naval task vessel will be launched Thursday at noon announced by Carl W Haffenreffer Herreshoff Manufacturing Company general manager. Sponsored by Mrs Leo Haves wife of a company foreman at Herreshoff's.
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Brown - Rhode Brown
Brown Athletic Association
Brown
Carl W. Haffenreffer
Herreshoff Mfg. Company
Leo Haves
Herreshoff's
This Ecoterin Reading for Town Welfare
This column offers timely topics and written comments on the welfare and interests of our town, providing readers with periodic insights and guidance for civic concerns and local welfare improvements.
Pvt Mike Pasquarelli admires British attitude in war letter
Former councilman Michael W. Pasquarelli writes from England praising Britons for their steadfast determination. He notes rationing and blackouts, mentions travel through Northern Ireland and Scotland, and hopes to visit London and Bristol while awaiting new APO details.
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Mike” Pasquarelli
Michael W. Pasquarelli
the Phoenix
America
Pvt Pasquarelli
England
V-Mail
Bosworth
Bristol
Bristol Phoenix
Northern
Ireland
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Willhiam McCaughe
Fort Dix
New Jersey
London
Demand For Workers At U S Naval Torpedo Station
A Civil Service Commission recruiter announced urgent job openings at the Naval Torpedo Station in Newport Rhode Island. Positions include carpenters electricians enginemen deckhands guards firefighters cooks and hospital mess attendants with salaries and overtime rules noted. Applicants should apply at the Warren Rhode Island office or directly to the station labor board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Civil Service Commission
Naval Torpedo Station
Newport
Naval Hospital
U. S. Employment Office
Warren
R. I
Labor Board
U. S. Naval Torpedo Station
Three Cases Continued In Fifth District Court
Judge William T. O Donnell ordered one week continuances in Fifth District Court for Fortunato Abate John J. Lewis and Joseph J. Lewis all of Providence. Bail set at 3500 each as the men pleaded not guilty to breaking and entering at Arruda’s battery shop Wood street early September 15.
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William T. O’donnell
Fifth District Court
Fortunato (Foot) Abate
Providence Street
Providence
John J. Lewis
Point Street
Joseph J. Lewis
Westminster Street
Arruda
Battery Shop
Wood Street
BMC Girls Hold Harvest Ball at Hotel Warren
The Bristol Manufacturing Girls Club hosted its annual harvest ball drawing several hundred attendees. The event featured novelty stunts and a prize waltz won by Shirley Peters and Arthur Cordeiro, with Vernie Munro's orchestra providing music. Judges included R S Bosworth Hubert Hill and Gladys M Brightman. Theresa Turillo chaired the arrangements committee.
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Bristol Manufacturing Girls
Hotel Warren
Vernie Munro
Shirley Peters
Arthur Cordeiro
Colt Memorial High School
R. S. Bosworth
Hubert Hill
Gladys M. Brightman
Theresa Turillo
List of names appears in historical notice
A catalog of numerous individuals including Ralph Abenante Jr Arthur Almeida John Alves Alexander Anderton Angelo Andrade Gaspar Arpaia Paul Baker Joseph Barboza Anthony Bruno Frank Cassano Frank Cavallaro Vincent DeLeo Manuel Fernandes Ralph Fields Alphonse Florenzano Joseph Florenzano Vincent Formisano John Furtado Thomas Marine 570 Joseph McGinn Raymond McNamara Alfred Medeiros Joseph Pacheco Felix Pasquarelli Joseph Pimental Irwin Porter Ralph Proto Manuel Quintal Steve Romano Dennis Rosa Henry Sylvia Joseph Terra Victor Trask William Vargas Arnold Waite Leland Witkie Harry Young Jr lists many names in a likely old notice without further context.
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Ralph Abenante, Jr
Arthur S. Almeida
John Alves
Alexander Anderton, Jr
Angelo Andrade Gaspar J Arpaia
Paul Baker
Joseph C. Barboza Anthony Bruno Frank Cassano
Frank Cavallaro
Vincent T DeLeo Manuel Fernandes
Ralph F Fields Alphonse Florenzano Joseph Florenzano
Vincent J Formisano
John R. Furtado
Thomas I., Marine
Eipper Keith Wedding Unites Mary Howe Keith and Alfred Ward Eipper
Miss Mary Howe Keith daughter of Mr and Mrs W Scott Keith of Deerfield Mass marries Alfred Ward Eipper son of Mr and Mrs Donald M Fipper of Dalhousie New Brunswick in the Church of the Redeemer Pendleton Oregon The Rt Rev William P Remington officiates The couple plan a brief wedding trip and will reside in Astoria.
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Eipper - Keith
Mary Howe Keith
W Scott Keith
Deerfield
Mass
Alfred Ward Eipper
Donald M. Fipper
Dalhousie
New Brunswick
Church of the Redeemer
Pendleton
Oregon
William P Remington
Eastern
Keith
St Michael’s
Bristol
Bishop
Remington
Wheeler School
Providence
Vassar College
Wallis FE. Howe
Harvard University
Reed College
Washington
Coast Guard Service
Pacific Coast
Astoria
G. Lois Jordan
Frederick Jordan
Glenside
Philadelphia
Mr Jordan
G. Frazier Cheston
Brig Gren
Charles S Cheston
Lothian Farm
Whitemarsh
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Pittsburgh
Kansas
Raasch
Alfred Ogden
Cheston
Trousseau
Ogden
Hotel
Besse
M. A. DeWolf Howe
Pvt
Scout Council Curtails Winter Program Over Gas Rationing
Narra gansett Council will curtail its Fall and Winter activities due to gas rationing. The Fall Roundup Jam bor ees and Pow-wow are omitted, with districts urged to hold events in central communities.
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Scout Council
Narragansett
Hi Y Club Debates Self Control and Sports Quiz Victory
Frank Codola opened the Hi Y Y Club meeting with a five minute devotion on Self Control. Albert Oliver presented an Army bio. Sports quiz teams led by Al Oliver and Ernie Frederick faced The Zippers vs Buckles, ending 120 to 110 in favor of The Zippers, with Frank Codola achieving a perfect 40 of 40. Pat Raiola served as quiz master and John Federico was timekeeper.
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Frank Codola
Albert Oliver
Army Hire
al Oliver
Zippers
Ernie Frederick
Buckles
Pat" Raiola
John Federico
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By A. MacLean Hawks
Red Cross
Paull House
A Patriotic Party
Brown - R. I
Fifth District
BMC
Bustat Gouity Water Co. 1
U. S
Jordan
Aldrich Carmone
Anne Vivian Carmone
John Carmone
Gerald Curtis Aldrich
Lily Aldrich
Orlando
Florida
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Emilio Donanza
Carmel
Charles Smith
Robert
Vincent Carmone
Mrs. Aldrich
New York City
Niagara Falls
Hope St
Batin
Hi-Y
Rotary Bowling League
Commandos Rounderg Secteeree Flounders Chieftains Commandos
Mapes
Nunes
Simmons
Wilbur
Rhee
Stepeede
Reg
Dimond
Ote Asters
Nue
Ferrara Chieftains
Setes
Lawson
Perroni
Newman
Halli
Otten
I Andrade
F. Dimond
Martin Ue
de Rocha
Dy Teeseesenge Agtetatekemeneneens Coe
Huestis Sledstein Ht
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