A Day Test Of Battery C Exercise In Community Drill
A real test for Battery C 243rd AAA AW BN will take place Sunday afternoon with about 60 men and officers. Captain Raymond J Makowsky leads the National Guard exercise simulating security around Mount Hope Bridge U S Rubber Co and Water Tank. Two teams Reds and Blues defend four points while an operations room tracks contacts and signals via two way radio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battery C
Raymond J. Makowsky
National Guard
Bristol
Warren
U.S Rubber Company
Mount Hope Bridge
U.S Rubber Co
Halfway Hill
Armory
Newport
Makow
Ry McA
TNT
Capone
Hope Bridge
Polo fundraiser polo matches for YMCA slated May 2
Dr D V A Capone announces an athletic fundraiser to benefit the YMCA. Twin Paddocks owner Weir Williams donates the field horses and gear and the Newport Polo Club will stage two matches on May 2. Tickets available from committee members or at the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ymca Athletic Fund
Twin Paddocks
D V A Capone
Capone
Weir Williams
Bristol Polo Club
Edw J Fitzgerald Elected Rotary Club President
Edward J Fitzgerald, superintendent of schools, was elected president of the Rotary Club at the White Rail Riding Club on Wednesday. He has served as vice president this year and will be succeeded by Stephen W Hopkins. New officers include A L Johnston treasurer Charles H Liscomb asst treasurer Howard R Newman secretary James St Angelo sergeant at arms and directors Arthur H Eastman William M O Rourke James F Murphy John McIntosh and William D Hall with Frank J Sylvia as immediate past president ex officio. They assume duties July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J Fitzgerald
Rotary Club
White Rail
Stephen W Hopkins
A L Johnston
Charles H Liscomb
Howard R Newman
James St Angelo
Arthur H Eastman
William M O'Rourke
James F Murphy
John McIntosh
William D Hall
Frank J Sylvia
Xavier Resigns From Planning Board
The planning board loses member Xavier after he resigns to accept a Boston corps of engineers post and attend Providence classes two nights weekly. His letter asks the board to seek advice or help as needed. resignation to be forwarded to the Town Council which can appoint a temporary successor for the unexpired term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William D Hall
Julio F Xavier
Corps of Engineers
Boston
Providence
Ricomano
Jack Warren
Joe Aimes
Helen Freitas
Elaine Camara
Loretta Bettencourt
Mary Lou Green
June Remuere
Evelyn Bettencourt
Hall
Planning Board
Financial Town
Girl Scouts Sing on Radio Program Tomorrow Morning
Intermediate Girl Scouts led by Mrs Earl G Sturdevant and Mrs Wes ley A Armstrong will perform on Station WJAR Bond Bread Program tomorrow morning at 10 o clock. List of participants includes Barbara Massano Ann Correiro Irene Valario Doris Murgo Patricia Foster Ann Gablinske Patsy King Eleanor Calouro plus many others. They will depart at 8 15 am.
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Earl G Sturdevant
Wesley A Armstrong
WJAR
Barbara Massano
Ann Correiro
Irene Valario
Doris Murgo
Patricia Foster
Ann Gablinske
Patsy King
Eleanor Calouro
Mary Andrade
Frances Marshall
Ellen Metcalf
Emily Goulart
Ann Cornell
Mary Head
Catherine Hoover
Margaret Manchester
Meredith Robinson
June Hadfield
Theresa Velleca
Olive August
Lenora Ruggiero
Nancy DuPont
Joann Squatrito
Antonetta Maturi
Theo Carson
Carol Benson
Louise Murray
Judy Robinson
Gilda Cavallaro
Maureen Murphy
Priscilla Usher
Emily Perry
Cecelia Perry
Nancy Masters
Beverly Liscomb
Suzanne Rene
Janet Jannsen
Glena Arruda
Trianne Alves
Peggy Rebello
Peggy Lewis
Mary Bernard
Noreen Tavares
Charlene Wilkie
Mary Lou Servant
Betty Olson
Karen Kinder
Mary Vescera
Eurnice Levy
Merger Approved by De Wolf Chapel Congregation
Forty four members of the First Congregational Church voted unanimously to merge the Congregational Christian Church with the Evangelical and Reformed Church. The Rev Carl B Bare of the United Church Newport attended and answered merger questions. Ministers to Meet in DeWolf Chapel Tuesday at 10 o'clock with devotional, a hobbies talk, and discussions on conference matters.
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First Congregational Church
de Wolf Chapel
Congregational Christian Church
Evangelical and Reformed
Carl B Bare
United Church
Newport
Bare
de Wolf
Wilfred Stone
W. Stanley Pratt
James H. Lightbourne
Bristol Scouts Celebrate 35th Anniversary Banquet
The Bristol community attends the 35th anniversary Scout banquet at the YMCA gymnasium. Dr Samuel M. Lindsay and Harold Williams head the speakers list with Governor John O Pastore and Elmer S Horton also expected to speak. Postmaster Cogge is toastmaster. Frederick A Cornell leads arrangements. Rudolph F Haffenreffer is honorary chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Canada
YMCA
Samuel M. Lindsay
Brookline
Mass
Harold Williams
Narragansett
Elmer S Horton
Narragansett Council
Howard FE Munroe
Bristol County Dis
Trict
Daniel W Coggeshall
Frederick A Cornell
Rudolph F Haffenreffer
Richard K Belmore
Oscar M Mersman
George R. Fish
Rhode Island Honored at Washington Cathedral Service
Rhode Island will be honored Sunday at Washington Cathedral in DC with a service featuring a state committee and local Rhode Islanders. Prayers will honor government and people of the state, while Rhode Island men and women who served in war are commemorated on Rhode Island Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, DC
Rhode Island
Arthur B Lisle
Washington
East Greenwich
Moon
Brion Dunlop
William Grosvebe
C Pierce Metcalf
Rhode
Achhal T Wall
Denese
John W. Suter
Rhode Islanders
District of Columbia
Washington Cathedral
National Cathedral Association
Friends of Washington Cathedral
National Cathedral Building Fund
Alban
Horace Reynolds
Union
Alaska
Hawii
Canal Zone
Republic
Riverboat Songs From the Steam Era
A fragment describes old Mississippi and Ohio steamboats and the songs sung by pilots deck hands and laborers. It notes few preserved river songs from the paddle wheel era and recalls Civil War era tunes about boats and departing lovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mississippi
Ohio
River rhymes and river boats meet in old era songs
The piece recalls river life with song collectors, steamboat crews, and riverfront shows. It notes pilots remembering songs about Arkansas and Vicksburg, and describes the river as a hub for singing, rosters, trading boats, and lively deckhand recollections from the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arkansas
Ohio
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Republicans To Select Delegates At Town Committee Meeting
The Republican Town Committee meets Monday at 3 at 278 Hope Street to choose two delegates to the State Convention and two to the Congressional Convention in Providence on April 26. Secretary Orlando Bisban says afterward Senator Raoul Archambault will speak on his gubernatorial bid. The event follows a policy of hearing candidates discuss public policy.
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Republican Town Committee
Hope Street
Providence
Orlando Bisban
Raoul Archambault
Mothers Club Penny Social Set At St Mary's Auditorium
St Mary's Mothers Club will host a Penny Social in St Mary's Auditorium on Tuesday evening April 6 at 8 o'clock. Arrangements committee includes Mrs Fred Serbst chair and Mesdames John R White Sr Michael A Flynn John Andrade Alvin E Edler Anthony Medeiros Joseph E Miller E Hugh Holmes and Carl H Witherell. Mrs Arthur G Tattrie and Mrs Joseph Maloy will manage pastry tables and Mrs William Josephs the handiwork table.
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William Josephs
High School Operetta Marianne Delights Crowded House
The Senior Class performance of Marianne in Colt Hall drew a large audience last night and promising a repeat show tonight. The tuneful colorful operetta impressed with its direction casting and earned strong applause, marking it as a standout in local school theater.
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Marianne
Colt Hall
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Canana Hanac
Poceo
Y.M.C.A. Athletics
George Sanders
Lucille Ball
Charles Coburn
Boris Karloff
Pete Smith
Dale Evans
Warren Douglas
Jean Porter
Tony Pastor and His Orchestra
Humphrey Bogart
Sierra Madre
Bathing Buddies
Edw. J. Fitzgerald
New Rotary Club
Xavier
St. Mary’s C.Y.O
St Mary’s Kyo Center
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Helen Gallagher
Raymond Sartini
Frank Thurber
Peggy Nerone
Sab Alisio
Ads
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Charlie McHugh
Nate McCarthy
Charlie Callan
Gene Gladue
Hilda Ferris
Joe Cavallaro
David McLaughlin
Kitty Malloy
Mike Iargento
Lucy Jamiel
Evelyn Jamiel
Dorothy Silvia
Veroniczi Lima
Dolores Fonseca
Joseph Silvia
Loui Marshall
Antone Stantos
Loui Stanzione
Sally Bruno
Viola Icunard
JoAnn Ayers
Eddie Reg«s
Dot Silvia
Flash Monroe
Dennis Cordeiro
Buddy Olhvivier
Lowell Wright
Geo McGinn
Nickie Palma
Barbara Josephs
Jean St Angelo
Joe Silvia
John Sousa
Lena Perry Rose Monafoe
Freddie Lawrence
Louis Marshall
Margaret Pacheco
Louis Stanzione
Veronica Costa
Rudy Figureia
Margie Castro
Irene Costa
Egista Goglia
Catherine Morris
Tony Santos
Lole
Girl Scouts
DeWolf Chapel
Missionary Society
Vicksburg
Pro Christo Society
Cyrus R. Pangborn
Home and Church
Dinah
Mothers Club
Thomas McGlynn, O. P
Fr. McGlynn
Fatima
Portugal
Sister Lucy
OUR Lady OF Fatima
ST. Mary’s Auditorium
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