Dress Rehearsal Held For Scouts Minstrel Show
Final dress rehearsal for the Matrimonial Minstrel Show was held at Guiteras Junior High School for the Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps equipment fund. The event features interlocutor Anthony Nunes and cast including Joseph Pannone Elizabeth Brown and Eva For est with a pre show concert by the Smoothies orchestra.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guiteras Junior High School
Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps
Kearney Post
A. L
Anthony J. Nunes
Joseph Pannone
Frank Miserandino
James Reilly
Elizabeth Brown
Mary Pereira
Rose Scolaro
William Joseph
John Joseph
Smoothies
Eva
Vitalio) Forest
J. F. Duffy
Mallys Phar
Warren Town Hall
Cumberland
Bray heads Pulpit Succession Committee at First Church
Dr. Russell S. Bray was elected chairman of the Pulpit Succession Committee to recommend a minister to succeed Rev. Charles R. Cooley who will leave his four year pastorate at the First Congregational Church to take the Jefferson Park Church post in Chicago. Mrs. Albert O. Earle was elected corresponding secretary and Mrs. Lester Gurney Jr. recording secretary. Miss Miriam McCaughey was elected vice chairman but will be unable to serve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell S. Bray
Charles R. Cooley
First Congregational Church
Jefferson Park Congregational Church
Chicago
Albert O. Earle
Lester Gurney
Miriam McCaughey
Town Council Sets Agenda for April 24 Finance Meeting
Council members finalize the call to voters for the April 24 financial town meeting at Robert Shaw Andrews Memorial High School. New resolutions seek $1000 to Bristol Branch Red Cross and $4150 for storm sewer work, with $4630 for the school year and $1500 for teachers’ retirement fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Financial Town
Robert Shaw Andrews Memorial High
Bristol
American Red Cross
Highway Department
Samuel D. Clark
Edward J. Fitzgerald
Wilfred Hamill
Budget Committee
Fire at Wood Street Dime Store Damages Interior
A morning blaze shortly after 9 30 confined to the interior of a Sears Wood Street Dime Store owned by J R Abste on the corner of Wood and Catherine streets. Four fire companies and a rescue squad fought the fire. the Wood Street Cafe in the same block sustained light smoke damage. Firefighters used booster lines and two 1 1 2 inch hoses to control the blaze.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ayatore
J. R. Abste
Wood and
Catherine Streets
Sebastiano Cannizaro
Wood Street
Fitzgerald Re elected School Superintendent
Edward J. Fitzgerald was reelected superintendent of schools at the monthly school committee meeting held at Colt Memorial High School. The session also reappointed all operational employees of the school department as part of the proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Fitzgerald
Colt Memorial High School
Andrews High School
Alice Pauline
Anthony Almedia Post
VFW
Taft School
Hope Street
Con’t
Four Named To St. Michael's Vestry
St. Michael s Church elected four new vestrymen at the annual meeting Herbert R Newman Mrs Elizabeth Velleca Donald Mathewson and Arthur H Eastman will serve three two year terms respectively The church also renamed principal officers Wallis E Howe Henry Wood Robert W Nelson and Howard R Newin Delegates to the Episcopal convention include Mrs Henry Wood Miss Ruth Graham Calbraith Perry Mrs Arthur McCaw Mrs Ethel Copeland Alternates and delegates to the church convocation were named by the meeting Canon Daniel K Davis served as moderator
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Michael’s Church Corporation
Herbert R. Newman
Elizabeth Velleca
Donald Mathewson
Arthur H. Eastman
Wallis E. Howe
Henry Wood
Robert W. Nelson
Howard R. Newin
Episcopal Diocese
Ruth Graham
Calbraith Perry
Arthur McCaw
Ethel Copeland
Frank Rounds
John Stewart
John DeWolf
Charlotte Young
Mervyn Clay
William Liscomb
Alex Goulart
Carl Tammaro
Donald Matheson
Janet MacDougall
Laurine Bradford
J. Foster Price
Thomas Brown
J. William Wood
Harry Munro
Daniel K. Davis
Dr Martin Succumbs After Long Speech Correction Career
Dr Frederick Van Doren Martin nationally known authority on speech correction died at his home after a lengthy illness. founder and former director of Martin Hall school for speech EOE ECHON moved from Ithaca to Bristol in 1936 and served as its head until 1948. He wrote manuals on speech training and lispers and lectured at Columbia’s Post Graduate Medical College. He was born August 31 1888 in Lawrence Long Island and attended Ithaca College where he received an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts. Funeral is at the First Congregational Church tomorrow at 2.00 PM.
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Frederick van Doren Martin
Martin Hall
School For Speech Eoe Echon
Martin
Ithaca College
Ithaca
N. Y
Bristol
Marshall
Tthe Perry
High Street
Post Graduate Medical College
Columbia University
R 1 School of Education
Lawrence
Long Island
James Martin
New York City
New York
Morgan Library
Bristol Rotary Club
Marin
Rotary International
Con’t
Col Hambrick Renamed RTA Commander at 174th Meeting
Bristol Train of Artillery last night renamed Col Henry A Hambrick as commanding officer at its 174th annual meeting held in the armory after dinner. Lt Col Phillip T Bodell was elected second in command and Major Herbert E S Clark Jr retained as third in command.
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Bristol Train of Artillery
Henry A Hambrick
Phillip T Bodell
Herbert E. S Clark, Jr
State Street
Ernest A. Meiggs
John G. Stewart
Fred A. McCauley
Samuel D. Clark
Edward L. Leahy
Roswell S. Bosworth, Jr
Daniel K. Davis
Gordon Fleming
Paul c. Jillson
John A. Martin
Leonard A. Wartte
William I. Baker
David A. Horne
Colonial Company C
Min [Ton Paine
Gordon R. Brown
Lexington
Mass
Town Meeting Moved to Andrews School Amid Debate
The council debated shifting the April 24 town meeting from Reynolds School to the Andrews gym to accommodate more voters. Benard and Clark supported the transfer citing space needs, while Holmes opposed, warning of overcapacity and party lines. Tamburro joined the charter reform committee during the discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benard
Reynolds
TJ Clark
Arennuta
John W. Church
Holmes
Dr. Clark
Frank J. Sylvia
Republican Town Committee
Renard
Democratic Council
Michael Tamburro
C I. O
United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum and Plastic Workers’ of America
Clark
Frederick T. Goff
White Front Cafe Transfer Sought by Bristol Council
The Bristol Town Council with two members present orders a petition to transfer the White Front Cafe license on Thames Street for a public hearing the third time in five months. Despite objections from surrounding property owners the council plans to proceed with the transfer despite prior denials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Thames Street
Everett T Francis
Second Concert By Holy Cross Glee Clubs Set
Arrangements for Holy Cross College music clubs second annual appearance at Andrews School Auditorium on May 12 are underway. Knights of Columbus sponsor. tickets available from committee. The Glee Club under Prof J Edward Bouvier and the 38 piece Symphony Band under Prof Mirliani will tour as part of Holy Cross’ renowned musical program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Cross ‘Glee Clubs
Holy Cross College
Andrews School
Bristol Council
Knights of Columbus
Portland
Washington
D. C
Holy Cross
Crusaders
New England
Glee Club
J. Edward Bouvier
Bouvier
Mirliani
Holy Cross Motheks
Melange of melody across regions murmurs regional voices
A fragmented passage threading soft Louisiana accents with imagery of the deep South west ward California and Washington and voices from every state in the northeast. The text reads like a yearned ensemble of regional tunes and callings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiania
Deep South
California
Washington
Bristol Pilots of Pill Keep Sea Tradition Alive
The Bristol Pilots from Pill at the River Avon port are described as a time honored lineage. Since 1547 a pilot named Ray has guided ships for Bristol, with the current descendant bearing the same name still active, showcasing a continuous maritime heritage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Pill
Avon
Cabots
James George Ray
Cabot
Ray
Pilots of Pill and the Bristol Channel Trade
The piece recalls World War I era Bristol Channel pilots and their cutter fleet serving ships calling at Pill. It notes the Channel’s funnel shape and among the world’s highest tides, making navigation dangerous even for skilled pilots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Channel
Avon River
Bristol
Bay of Fundy
Port's Rapid Growth Spurs Superior Dock System
The expansion of vessel sizes drives a sanetre dock network, transforming the port into one of the world’s largest and best equipped. Last war era terminals along the Atlantic handled immense tonnage, boosting the city’s maritime capacity and trade potential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bynes
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Joseph F Pannone
Eugene *. Cochran
Charles B. Rockwell
Rockwell
Fitzgerald
Hamill
Sears
Wood St
Fire and Dime Store
van Johnson
John Hodiak
Ricardo Montalban
George Murphy
Spencer Tracy
James Stewart
Valentina Cortesa
Malaya
Sydney Greenstreet
Lionel Barrymore
Cartoonz
King OF the Rocketmen
Leo Gorcey
The
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Blonde
Dalton
Robert Lowery
James Millican
St. Michael's Vestry
Col. Hambrick
RTA
Andrews
Council
Sylvia
the Andrews
White Front
Cochran
Eugene F. Cochran
Francis Iould
Norman E. Benard
Edward H. Holmes
Johh O. Lawrence
Paul E. Millemaggi
K. of C
Tuplin
Studebaker
Craiser
Asselin
Chevrolet
England
Ireland
Ushant
Breaksea Light
Paul Herzig
John
Sebastian Cabot
American
Van
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