Bristol D A R Officers Set for 57th Continental Congress
Bristol Chapter D A R members headed to the 57th Continental Congress in Washington will be Mrs. Earle P. Mathewson regent Mrs. Malcolm MacNaught vice regent and Mrs. Samuel C Wardwell state recording secretary They depart Saturday and stay a week In Washington Mrs Wardwell serves as state president of the 56th Associate Council of the United States Daughters of 1812.
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Bristol
Continental Congress
National Society Daughters of American Revolution
Earle P. Mathewson
Malcolm MacNaught
Samuel C. Wardwell
Washington
Associate Council
The
United States Daughters of 1812
Hess announces Barbara Hess to Charles B Rockwell III
Mr and Mrs Leonard Hess of New York City announce the engagement of their daughter Barbara to Charles B Rockwell III of New York City. Mr Rockwell is the son of Mr and Mrs Charles I B Rockwell of Point Pleasant Poppasquash this town.
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Leonard Hess
New York City
Barbara
Charles B Rockwell
Rockwell
Charles Ib. Rockwell
Point Pleasant
i/Poppasquash
Town Seeks State Reimbursement For Snow Removal Costs
A resolution to reimburse the town $566.30 spent clearing ice and snow on Hope Street February 8 to 10 was introduced in the Senate by State Senator Daniel C. Coggeshall. The measure, noting Hope Street as part of the state highway system, was sent to Accounts and Claims. town officials had urged action via Town Solicitor Lucien Capone and Town Clerk John W. Church.
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Hope Street
Franklin
Church Streets
Senate
Daniel C. Coggeshall
Committee On Accounts and Claims
Lucien Capone
John W. Church
Coggeshall
Battery C appeals for veterans to train 17 18 19 21 year olds
A wartime recruitment pitch urged veterans leaving a separation center to join Battery C at the Armory at Church Street. The speaker warned against disarming now and called for sharing training, pay grades, and hours with younger recruits to keep America strong.
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America
National Guard
Ur Battery
Church Street
Rhode Island Civil Service Announces Seven Examinations
The Rhode Island Department of Civil Service announced open competitive and promotional exams for seven classes. Applications for lifeguard due by June 1 1948 at Room 245 State Office Building Providence. Other positions require applications by April 23 1948 with salaries ranging from 1560 to 3720 dollars. Complete instructions and class specifications available from the department.
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Rhode Island Department of Civil Service
Department
Air
Rhode Island State Employment Service
Lfeguard
State Office
Providence 2
In Memoriam for Josephine Proto 1948
A funeral remembrance from her family expresses thanks for sympathy and flowers during bereavement. It notes gratitude to organizations including Kearney Post No 6 American Legion and the Bris tol County Detachment of the Marine Corps League and lists individuals and groups offering support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney Post No 6
American Legion
Bristol County
Marine Corps League
Provincia di Foggia Club
Carr Mig Co
John B Harvie
USMCR
Stefano Castigliego
Catalog of 药品与价格清单
A dense list of patent medicines and household products with various prices. Items include Warner's Agarol Meads Cod Liver Oil Palm Olive Shave Sal Hepatica Hubbard's Germicide Beef Iron and Wine Anacin Omeg Polident Witch Hazel Mum Alka Seltzer Dextri Maltose and more with cents and dollar prices.
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Hubbard
Vick
Casafra
Kolynos
Rotary Meeting Notes Highlight Water System Upgrades
Bristol County Water Company manager Fred P. Stradling spoke at the Rotary Club about daily water use and the system improvements completed in 1947. The program added 38 miles of distribution, 177 new service connections, and 82 mains with a $169 000 cost, while annual expenses exceeded revenue by 95134 77. A Greenwich High School student produced a water plant film, and bowling banquet prizes were awarded to John Andrade and Roswell S Bosworth. A Ladies Night committee was named by President Frank J. Sylvia.
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Fred P. Stradling
Bristol County Water Company
Rotary Club
Mr. Stradling
Stradling
Kirkemuit
Greenwich, Conn
Greenwich High School
Rotary Club Bowling League
White Rail Riding Club
John Andrade
Roswell S. Bosworth
Frank M. Dimond
Charles M Connery
Norman Vermette
Samuel A. Hall
Joseph E. Pine
Mr. Dimond
Frank J. Sylvia
D. V. A. Capone
Orlando J. Bisbane
Carl Witherell
Edward J. Fitzgerald
Stephen W. Hopkins
Anthony J. Ferrara
John McIntosh
College All Stars Defeat Pro Quintet In Benefit Game
The College All Stars beat the Pro quintet 54 to 45 at the Bristol YMCA in a benefit for the radio drive. Savy from Kentucky led with 22 points, Jack Raiola added 11 as the collegiate five outran and outplayed the pro group. Frank De Leo and Bones McKinney Pelli grini led the losers with 12 and 11 points respectively.
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Bristol Y.M.C.A
College All Stars
Savy
Alex Groza
Kentucky
Jack Raiola
A. L. Bennett
Oklahoma A
M. Fame
Y.M.C.A
Frank
Fulks
Ed Sadowski
Anania
Ivy Guild Plans Rummage Sale at St. Michaels Church
At the Ivy Guild meeting in Holmes House on Tuesday evening plans were laid for a May rummage sale. Prizes were awarded in court whist to Mrs J William Wood Miss Jessica MacDougall Mrs Frank M Terra and Mrs Nathaniel G Herreshoff Jr chaired the arrangements assisted by several guild members.
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Ivy Guild
St. Michael’s Church
Holmes House
J. William Wood
Jessica MacDougall
Frank M. Terra
Nathaniel G. Herreshoff Jr
Charles W. Davis
John H Wall
William A. Day
Frederick E. Garvin
Myra Whitman
Second Annual C. O. Minstrel at St Marys CYO Center
Schedule lists April 18 matinee and April 19 20 events at St Marys CYO Center plus April 23 rummage sale by Girl Scout Council at Girl Scout House and April 25 Portuguese Espectaculo benefitting Blessed Sacrament at Independent Hall followed by April 27 Military Whist benefiting St Marys Church in the auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s C.Y
Girl Scout Council
Girl Scout House
Independent Hall
Blessed Sacrament
St. Mary’s Church
Auditorium
Reverend Brownell Accepts New Charge in Michigan
The Reverend Frederick W. Brownell resigns as rector of Abingdon Episcopal Church Gloucester Point Virginia to become associate rector of St. Paul's Church Jackson Michigan. He leaves April 12 with Mrs. Brownell and will oversee the Sunday School and youth work in Michigan. He came to Abingdon in 1945 after Bexley Hall Theological Seminary and was ordained in 1945 1946. He is a Bristol native and has led local religious civic and social efforts.
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Frederick W. Brownell
Abingdon Episcopal Church
Gloucester Point
Iva
St. Paul’s Church
Jackson
Mich
Brownell
St. Paul’s
Abingdon Church
Bexley Hall Theological Seminary
King's Daughters
Gloucester Woman’s Club
Ware River
Gloucester
Boy Scouts Weekend Camp Trip Returns From Yawgoog
Fourteen scouts and scouters of the First Bristol Troop Boy Scouts of America returned Sunday night from a weekend camping trip to Camp Yawgoog in Rockville. They left Friday after noon and spent the weekend hiking exploring craft improvement and sports events. Scoutmaster George R. Fish led the group assisted by Manuel Torres Jr. and John Sylvester. The party included Raymond Faria Frank Perry Manuel Silvia Jr. Robert Imondi Raymond Sartini Leonard Francis Frank Bettencourt Frederic Cornell Roger Pereira Earle Fuller and Virgil Almeida.
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Bristol
Boy Scouts of America
Yawgoog
Rockville
Jnmoon
George R. Fish
Manuel Torres Jr
John Sylvester
Raymond Faria
Frank Perry
Manuel Silvia Jr
Robert Imondi
Raymond Sartini
Leonard
Bristol County Church Women Plan May Fellowship Meeting
The Bristo l County Council of Churches Women held a Thursday meeting to plan the May Fellowship Meeting at the Warren Methodist Church on May 7. A 12:30 luncheon costs 75 cents with reservations due by May 4. A business session precedes a 2 PM worship led by a Warren Methodist committee. Rev. Dale Dutton will speak on the theme Every Child Is My Child.
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Planning Board of the
Bristol
County Council of Church
Methodist Church
Warren
Methodist Church of
4-H Springtime Frolic Planned by Young Junipers Club
The Young Junipers 4-H Club met at the YMCA to outline plans for the springtime frolic set for April 28. Committees were formed for refreshments and decorations, with members including Bunny Manchester June Hadfield Ann Marie Nunes Mary Jane Terra Cecilia Perry Suzanne Wiese. The group also prepared ker chiefs and agreed to sell Girl Scout candy and share camp folders.
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Young Junipers
YMCA
Bunny
Manchester
June Hadfield
Ann Marie Nunes
Mary Jane Terra
Cecilia Perry
Suzanne Wiese
Virginia Liscomb
Jean Vermette
Sky Valley Mountain
Mariners
Providence Boys’ Club
Yeoman
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