Poster of Firemen Excursion 1884 Frames for Office Wall
A framed 29 by 40 inch poster advertising a September 4 1884 Firemen Excursion sponsored by Hydraulic Engine and Hose Co No 1 of Bristol. Bottom notes Bristol Phoenix Job Print. promoters include old pals from Newport and Nepor Co No 7. Pals Alogans mentioned. title The Days of Yore and a line of mottoes.
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Phoenix
The
Hydraulic Engine and Hose Co
Bristol Phoenix
Bob Anderson
Wallis Howe
Newport
Bers
culég'Co
Nepor
Alogans
Nike Construction Near Six Week Milestone At Ferry Mount Hope
Nike construction marches toward completion with new launching pits steel sent in three gondola cars to the Ferry and a ferry top Mt Hope radar site taking shape. Photos show a rocket launching assembly in a freight car and earth moving equipment digging pits and clearing ledge along Tower street as dynamite breaks granite for fill. The Mt Hope road expansion runs alongside historic paths, and existing power lines remain unrelated to the Nike project.
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Ferry
Mt. Hope
Nike
Tower Street
Oldtimers
Republican Officers and Committees Resign
A Bristol GOP shakeup unfolds as Orlando Ibsbane and other officers resign at a calm meeting. Albert Nutini acts as secretary pro-tem, with nominations due by Oct 9 and an election set for Oct 24 as the party preps for the 1936 campaign and a Bristol state senator race.
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Orlando Jrisbane
GOP
Anthony Cabral
Albert Nutini
John P. Marshall
Bisbane
Nutini
Burnside Street
Bristol
Local Students Visit United Nations In New York Trip
Six local high and junior high students will win first and second prizes in essay and poster contests and travel to the United Nations in New York. Arrangements are by Edward J. Fitzgerald with funds from service clubs. The trip includes a UN tour, a Radio City Music Hall show, and a 500 word essay Do Why I Believe in the United Nations and poster UN Works for You. Deadline is Oct 17. Mrs Ebersman chair announced plaque molds and anniversary trees.
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United Nations In Action
New York
Radio City Music Hall
United Nations
State plans new one mile Metacom avenue route
Deputy director Thomas P Harding said engineers will mark a one mile bypass to reduce sharp curves from Griswold Avenue east to Market Street Warren and onward to Swansea. Construction may shift to spring with bids sought this fall and Baptist Street connection to U S Route 6 eyed.
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Metacom Avenue
Thomas P Harding
Sate
Department of Public Works
Griswold Avenue
Herreshoff
Nike
Ferry Road
Low Lane
Harding
Market Street
Warren
Swansea
Mass
Massachusetts
Baptist Street
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Erwina
Wes
Orlando J. Bisband
Suzanne Brown
Stephanie Newton
Guiteras House
Virginia Bernard
Edward J. Fitzgerald
Benjamin R.ebersman
Journal Auditorium
Providence
David Ferris
Service Organizations
Margaret Nerone
Ebersmidh
Vincent Fasano
E. An
Tra
Simehies
Athens
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