National Commander of Legion to Visit Bristol Saturday
National Commander John H Stelle of the American Legion is due in Rhode Island visiting Providence on Friday then Newport and Bristol on Saturday. He will greet members at the Legion Home in Bristol between 4 and 4:30 pm and later attend a dinner at the Narragansett Hotel.
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Legion
John H Stelle
American Legion
Bristol
Newport
Rhode Island
Legion Home
Franklin Street
Soldiers Home
Chester W Williams
Hope Street
Narragansett Hotel
De Leo Plans Hut Village To Ease Local Housing Shortage
Contractor Ralph M DeLeo will present a plan to Bristol Town Council to use government supplied Quonset huts on town land as temporary housing for World War II veterans. Samuel Weston of Brooklyn will answer questions. Huts can be provided at no material cost, with dismantling and transport by the town, and a nominal rental to cover upkeep.
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Ralph M DeLeo
Wood Street
DeLeo
Samuel Weston
Veterans’ Housing Project
Brooklyn
Bristol
Davisville
Federal
Public Housing Authority
Committees To Meet Tonight After Services
The St Marss Holy Name Society holds a Communion Breakfast after the novena service in the church auditorium. John Langello, chairman, asks all committee members to attend. Leon FC Dobridnia, chairman of the Sacral committee, also calls a meeting in the auditorium after services tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Marss Holy Name Society
Tameehit Oon
John Langello
Chammain
Leon FC Dobridnia
Bristol Veteran Weds Icelandic Bride in Providence Court
Mario DiGiorgio son of Mr and Mrs Frank DeGinorgio married Petring Kristin Kristiansdottir of Isafjordur Iceland in Providence Counts Courthouse at 10 am Friday. Judge Patrick Curran granted a five day waiver for the ceremony. Witnesses included Mrs Mary De Giorgio and an elevator man volunteering to ensure legality. couple to reside with DiGiorgio's parents while he continues mechanical engineering studies at Indiana Technical College Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Mario DiGiorgio
Frank DeGinorgio
Coggeshall Avenue
Petring Kristin Kristiansdottir
Isafjorodr
Iceland
Patrick J Curran
Providence
Kiistvansdotta
Curran
Mary de Giorgio
Gray Street
Provedence
Indiana Technical College
Fort Wayne
Indiana
K of C Charity Whist Planned For Fund Drive
Hone Circle No 70 Daughters of Isabella met last night to organize a charity whist event at the K of C rooms Thursday night at 8. Mrs Johanna McClure leads the affair and invites all members. The group also voted to begin serving chowder dinners on April 5 and to hold a May breakfast with dates to be announced. Officers for the chowder plan include Mrs Joseph Lewis and Mrs John Connors as co chairs.
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Hone
Isabella
K of Charity
Johanna McClure
Joseph Lewis
John Connors
Hi Y Club Finalizes Plans for Spring Fling Event
The Hi Y Club of the YMCA met and completed plans for the Spring Fling on April 24. Music by Star Dusters will be on the Yogsi Music wall and dancing runs from eight to eleven. Jack Anderton chairs the committee with William Topano Anthony Matione and Joseph Castro. A new club advisor will replace Hubert F Hill who has left town.
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Hi Y Club
YMCA
Lust
Stardusters
Jack Anderton
William Topano
Anthony Matione
Joseph Castro
Hubert F Hill
Reduced Red Cross quota expected to be met this week
Mrs Gladys M Brightman Executive Secretary said Bristol’s Red Cross quota was cut to 4800 from 5400 after two 1000 donors redirected their gifts. She urged final reports be submitted by Thursday as the Bristol drive aims to finish strong with three residential divisions five solicitors and five special gifts still to hear from. The campaign officially closed in Providence but the Bristol office will stay open for final returns and publicity totals. The current total stands at 4282.05 with 892 percent of the quota raised so far.
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Red Cross
Gladys M Brightman
Brightman
Bristol
Providence
State College To Aid Bristol Junior College Plan
A conference between Canon Anthony R Parshley Janet Clark and Rhode Island State College officials spurs plans to offer junior college courses in Bristol. The initiative aims to ease housing and teaching shortages for veterans and high school graduates as colleges fill this fall.
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Bristol
Anthony R Parshley
Janet Clark
Rhode Island State College
Knowles
State
Holmes House
State College
Canon Parshley
Williams Urges Modern Fireproof Build for Rhode Island Soldiers Home
Chester W. Williams, commander of the Rhode Island Soldiers Home, spoke at the 59th annual convention of the Department of Rhode Island Womens Relief Corps GAR in Narragansett Hotel. He urged tearing down wooden buildings for a modern fireproof home, noting capacity has been reached and future demand will rise. He suggested a long-range plan possibly aided by federal funds and warned the Division of Soldiers' Relief may need a next-year increase above the $80,000 annual appropriation to cover rising relief costs.
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Chester W Williams
Rhode Island
Secretary John W Cad resigns from Zoning Board of Review
It was learned today that John W Cad, secretary of the Zoning Board of Review, has resigned due to work taking more of his time than he could afford.
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John W Cad
Zoning Board of Review
Celebration of 54th Anniversary in San Diego
An item about Mr and Mrs A McLean Hawks observing their 54th wedding anniversary in Bristol with family. The piece describes the dress, a silk trousseau piece once owned by the Hill family great grandmother, and the 7 pm anniversary moment. It notes 12 guests attended a candlelit dinner and includes Mr Hawks' Bristol address.
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A McLean Hawks
Hawks
Bristol
Hill Girls
New Bedford
Mrs. A. McLean Hawks
San Diego
Calif
Bergstrom Nominated as New YMCA Secretary
Oscar Trving Bergstrom is to be recommended to the Board of Directors as the new secretary of the YMCA to fill the vacancy left by Hubert F. Hill. If elected, he could begin duties in Bristol on May 15. Bergstrom, a Springfield College graduate and Lynn native, has been Associate General Secretary of the Cumberland Maryland YMCA for three years and previously served as Boys Secretary in Glocester and as Associate Boys Secretary in Washington. He is married with a five year old daughter and is a Kiwanis Club member.
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Oscar Trving Bergstrom
Ymca Bs
Hubert F. Hill
Wakefield
Mass
Henry A Street
YMCA
Bergstrom
Bristol
Lynn
Massachusetts
Springfield College
Cumberland
Maryland
Springfield
Glocester
Washington, DC
The
Kiwanis Club
Coming Events April 200 Saturday Dance and Spring Fling
An events listings notes activities from April to May. The Ou Business Club hosts a Saturday dance at Independent Hall on April 200. The Hi a group sponsors a Spring Fling at the YMCA on April 25. A Girl Scout rummage sale for Camp Hoffman Fund is at St Michaels Parish House on April 26. Amicae Guild of the First Baptist Church holds a 6 am May Breakfast on May 1. The Ca Vel Banquet occurs May 4 at the Narragansett Hotel.
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Ou Business Club
Independent Hall
Camp Hoffman Fund
St Michaels Parish
Amicae Guild of the First Baptist Church
Freeman Engagement Noted in Providence Couple
Mr and Mrs Hovey T Freeman of Providence and this town announce the engagement of their daughter Bertha Beth Freeman to Robert Spink Davis son of Mr and Mrs Foster B Davis of Rumstick Point Barrington.
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Hovey T. Freeman
Providence
Bertha-Beth Freeman
Robert Spink Davis
Foster B. Davis
Rumstick Point
Barrington
Roses and winter rose care from a New England gardener
A columnist shares winter rose care lessons and garden progress. He notes a Zulu Queen rose shows life, lists roses gifted by Jackson Perkins, describes planting a batch including Charlotte Armstrong and Mandalay, and recalls store crowds and a Christmas wish as snow falls.
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Samuel J Smith Jr
National Commander's Visitation Committee
de Leo
Hi-Y
Evie
Marsh Hunt
John Carroll
Spring Byington
Purity Squad
Thurs
Mexicana
Tito Guizar
Constance Moore
Leo Carrillo
Allen Lane
Jane Frazee
Barbara Stanwyck
George Brent
Lucile Watson
Eve Arden
Jerome Cowan
Cartoon
Watch Dog
N M Vyall
Sally Haven
Frank H Buffinton
Guy Sullivan
Stuart Burr
Ruth
Martha Graham
Joseph E Pine
Emma B Stanton
Bertram W Wall
Paul Herzig
FE oLowres
O Reid LeClair
Maisane Brothers
Bristol Motors
Barnes Leviten
Bristol Garage
McAntone Dapented
John Usher
Joseph M Porras
Monmys Cgoridle
Dean Knowles
Canon Parshles
Parshley
Edward J Fitzgerald
Warren and
George H Baldwin
State E Department of Education
Brown University
Providence College
Chester W. Williams
Mi H
Mvaelf
Mr. Hawks
Bixel Street
Los Angeles
O. S. Bergstrom
Bristol Cleansers & Dyers
Hope St
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Cyo
E. Providence
Jackson-Perkins
Charlotte Armstrong
Mary Margaret McBride
Crimson Glory
Mandalay
Soear Therese
Katherine McFarland
Garden
Charlie McGinn
Poinsettia
Etoile de Hollande
Christopher Stone
Hadley
Soeur Therese
Mme. DuPont
New England
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