Rockwell retires after 21 years leading Bristol District Nursing
Charles B. Rockwell ends a quarter century of service as president of the Bristol District Nursing Association. He says new blood and ideas are needed to sustain progress. Evelyn Carter praised as chief aide and secretary. The group notes marked declines in infant mortality from 160 to 10 per 1000 births and tuberculosis deaths from 193 to 16.9 per 100000 since 1922, with nurses helping communities improve health and self care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles B. Rockwell
Bristol
Rockwell
Evelyn Carter
4-H Club Day Set For Guiteras School April 28
Bristol County 4-H Clubs announce a program at Guiteras School on Saturday April 28 with contests for girls and boys. Girls prepare meals and dinner for one, bake a product, garment making, dress revue, and health related entries. Boys compete in home grounds projects, poultry and forestry demonstrations, dairy and garden work, and a tractor driving contest to be arranged later. Walter Waterman and Muriel Dane urge members to enter county contest records and participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol County
Guiteras School
Walter D. Waterman
Muriel E. Dane
New School To Be Dedicated Thursday May 17
Wilfred M. Hamill announced at the town meeting that the Rockwell school will be dedicated on Thursday May 17. He reported to the town meeting on progress from site selection to date, and the building committee received a vote of thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockwell
Wilfred M. Hamill
Hamill
Three Local Men Enlist in U.S. Air Force
William Dubuc of 910 Hope Street Fernand Ferreira of 1740 Metacom Avenue and Frank Mansi of 248 Wood Street enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. They left for Sampson Air Force Base New York after graduation from Colt Memorial High School. Recruiter Sgt Peter Cavaliere announced that Air Force enlistments are now open to qualified applicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam Dubuc
Hope Street
Fernand Ferreira
Metacom Avenue
Frank Mansi
Wood Street
U. S. Air Force
Sampson Air Force Base
New York
Peter Cavaliere
Colt Memorial High School
Sgt. Cavaliere
US Air Force
Sunshine Group Carries On Big Relief Drive
The International Sunshine Society Rhode Island branch formed in January 1950 has produced 1500 sterile pads 400 bed pads and 400 assorted sponges from donated materials. Items went to Hattie I Chafee Home East Providence and Hawthorne Cancer Hospital Fall River. Donations include money and food with weekly eggs to three families and magazine subscriptions to local homes. Six members aided in a cancer drive. The group seeks white sheets pillow cases children clothes and men white shirts. Officers listed include Mrs Salvatore Massano president and vice president Mrs T Thomas Balzano recording secretary Mrs F S Richardson corresponding secretary and Mrs Earl Sturdevant treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Sunshine Society
Hattie I. Chafee
East
Providence
Hawthorne Cancer Hospital
Fall River
Home For Aged Women
Benjamin Church Home
Rhode Island Veterans Home
Braille Library Fund
Korea
Salvatore Massano
T. Thomas Balzano
F. S. Richardson
Earl Sturdevant
Ralph Kinder
Community notes and events from a Boston area paper
The Parents' Committee and Den Mothers of Cub Scout Pack No. 5 meet at 8 p.m. in Guiteras House. Eleanor Lemaire attends a New England Convention on Physical Education in Boston. Gloria Gargani and Carl E. Nelson perform a joint recital May 20 at St Michael's Parish House. O Griswold Boynton speaks on Social Security at the Rotary Club meeting. Mr. and Mrs. Hallam announce daughter Linda Lee born April 20 at Lying-In Hospital. Carl T Carlson to lead Rhode Island alumni drive for memorial Student Union. St Michael's Parish House plans a cafeteria luncheon April 26 to fund a steam table. May Fellowship Day set by Bristol County Council of Church Women May 4 at Warren Baptist Church with luncheon and devotions. Mrs. Paul Gould to speak on Women at Work. Sallie Haven injured in a Providence bus accident but recovering and commenting on MacArthur honors return to the U.S. leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gloria Gargani
St. Michael’s Church
Carl E. Nelson
St. Michael’s Parish House
Bazaar Fund
Bristol County
Rotary Hears Safety Talk and Elects Officers
The Rotary Club heard George C Lowe from Philadelphia discuss traffic safety and attitude over regulation details. Officers elected were William M. O Rourke president Arthur H Eastman vice president J Foster Price treasurer and Howard R Newman secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Wiliam M. O'Rourke
Arthur H Eastman
J Foster Price
Howard R Newman
Concert Artists Chosen For Bristol Season
The Bristol Community Concert Association reports growing renewals and new memberships at the Belvedere Hotel. A goal of 500 subscriptions remains with reservations in order of receipt to Mrs Edward Ridaldi and James A McKenna. The three concerts feature The Columbia Operatic Trio with Helen George William Upshaw Carlos Sherman Dorothy Powers Mario Braggiotti and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Community Concert Association
Belvedere Hotel
Edward Rinaldi
Central Street
James A McKenna
Lois North
Community Concerts Service
New York City
Columbia Operatic Trio
Helen George
William Upshaw
Carlos Sherman
America
Dorothy Powers
Mario Braggiotti
Miss Powers
New York Philharmonic
Minneapolis Symphony
Philadelphia
Braggiotti
Jacques Fray
Bristol Church and Civic Group Fundraisers Schedule
A sequence of community events lists April to May fundraisers hosted by St Marys Mothers Club Bristol Chapter DAR Holy Name Society Mt Carmel Church Trinity Women's Guild G A R Building Bristol Jewish Community Center Scout Hall First Congregational Church K of C Hall Reba Rebekah Lodge St Michaels Couples Club and Bristol Womens Republican Club. Activities include dinners rummage sales food sales bridge events and fashion shows at various local venues such as Midway Steak and Lobster House Narragansett Electric Office and Colt Auditorium.
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St. Mary’s Mothers’ Club
Church Auditorium
Bristol
Narragansett
Hope Street
Holy Name Society of
Women’s Guild of Congregational Church
DeWolf Memorial Room
Rhode Island School of Design Alumni Association
Colt Auditorium
Trinity Women’s Guild
Hope St
High Street
Bristol Jewish Community Center
Bristol Boy Scout Bugle
Scout Hall
Women’s Pyramids of Charity Club
Midway Steak & Lobster
Guiteras House
Flower Committee
First Congregational Church
Electric Shop
K of C Hall
Reba Rebekah Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
St. Michael’s Couples’ Club
Parish House
Bristol Women’s Republican Club
Narragansett Electric Office
Fun O Rama for County Boy Scouts at Warren
Bristol County Boy Scout Fun O Rama set for Warren Town Hall on April 27 at 7 30 pm. All 12 troops expected to enter two contests each with nine events such as knot tying observation paper sling and bag bursting. Angelo Zuzzolo known as Prof Zook to entertain during intermission.
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Bristol County
Distrit
Angelo Zuzzolo
Prof Zook
Holy Rosary Society Names Mrs Principe Treasurer
At Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church meeting the Holy Rosary Society elected Mrs Frances Principe as treasurer succeeding Mrs Angelina Vescera Plans were set for a second annual open air party on parish grounds Friday night June 15 A large committee including Mrs Malafronte Aiello Antinucci DiGati Perron Vescera Orefice Principe Punielo Letizia and Mansi was chosen The piece then shifts to traffic safety noting 42 percent of injury crashes happened in darkness and that weekends are most dangerous with higher risk from 7 to 8 pm versus 7 to 8 am
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Rosary Society
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Frances Principe
Angelina Vescera
Mary Malafronte
Rita Aiello
Susie Antinucci
Rosaria DiGati
Pauline Perron
Bridget Orefice
Anna Puniello
Rosalie Letizia
Angelina Mansi
In Memoriam for Sarah E Chafee April 1947
A daughter recalls her mother and grandmother Sarah E Chafee who died April 24 1947. She writes of the ongoing daily remembrance and the unfillable loss. Loved ones Isabelle Russell and grandchildren express sorrow and memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah E Chafee
Isabelle
Russell
Lost items and sale notices smell of 1940s classifieds
A jumble of missing watches a guitar a brown brief case with books and a book From Here to Eternity a 1949 Plymouth Suburban beach wagon a stove a rifle a mower and a 1942 Pontiac appear in assorted reward and contact lines with addresses and telephone codes for responses and private offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood
Franklin Streets
Thames Street
Narrows
Phoenix
Plymouth
Barstow
Reservations For Holy Name Party Report Tonight
Joseph Vorro, chairman of the Our Lady of Mount Carmel Holy Name Society committee, announced reservations for the dinner dance should be reported by tonight. The event is set for Saturday, April 28, with the committee meeting at 8 o'clock in the Parish Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Vorro
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Holy Name Society
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Bristol Phoenix
Bristol Phoenix Publishing CO
Bradford Street
Roswell S. Bosworth
G. Douglas Wilson
R. L
R. 1
Air Force Base
Sunshine Group
Parents’ Committee
den Mothers
Cub Scout Pack No. 5
Eleanor Lemaire
Oliver Lemaire
Boston University
Sergeant College
Boston
O. Griswold Boynton
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Rotary Club
William Albert Hallam
Linda Lee
Carl T Carlson
University of Rhode Island
St. Michael’s Church Parish
Sallie P Haven
Hope
New England Transportation Company
Haven
The
Washington
MacArthur
Japan
George C Lowe
Atlantic Refining Company
White Rail
Frank Murphy
Atlantic City
John H. Tuplin
Louis G. Evans
Joseph Pinhero
Lowe
Pennsylvania
Catherine Marie Morris
James G. Bateson, Jr
James Bateson
Anthony Street
Seekonk
Mass
Mary Morris
Bay View Avenue
Puniello
Evelyn Eleanor Jamies
Michael G. Jamies
State Street
Evelyn Eleanor
James R. Keener
Haynesville, N. C
Puntello
Albenzio di Mezza, Jr
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
di Mezza
Rase Voccio
Studebaker
Taplin Eee
Atenas
Taplin
Arage
Thames St
R. I
NASH
Harman Peck
Winecombe Piano Craftsmen
Robeson Street
Oakland
Hope Hardware
Fox Hill
DeWolf Avene
DeWolf Avenue
Silvia's
Poultry Farm
Franklin Street
REO
Pontiac
M. Br
Byfield St
Bath
Metacom Ave. Tel Ware
Kiten
Genen
Constitution Street
Lowell Avenue
Elmhurst
Box Phoenix Co
Robert J. Peckeon
Cal Bristol
R.—Warren
J. To
John Francis
Co Avenue
Storm
Carl John E. Merella
Warren
Market St
Redmond — Warren
F. Winecombe
Robesent Fall River
Orlando Jrisbane
E. L. Watson Co., Inc
Tel
Alfred Unes
M. Reliable Insurance Agency, Inc
Alfred Nunes
Barbara Newman
F. Nelson Blount
Oliver Street
Holy Name
John Vieira
BAY State
Claudette Colbert
Veronica Lake
Roy Rogers
Susanna Pass
Martin & Lewis
Marie Wilson
Irma
Erane Rane
Bristol Motors
FORD
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