Playground Season Ends With Awards And Rides
Final week of the local supervised playground program features Parents and Awards Night on Wednesday at 6, with sports activities and plaques for top boys and girls across five town areas. The 8th annual Awards Night follows at 8 on the basketball court with invited guests including town officials. a $25 peanut guessing prize will be awarded. The next day a trip to Lincoln Park is planned with half-price rides. Additional events include Nok-Hockey and checker tours, a beach party attendance, and an Old Timers benefit game raising funds for the Shelter Fund.
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Anthony E. Agateillo
Board of Recreation
Agatiello
Lincoln Park
Dartmouth
Olde
Bristol School Building Committee Sets Architect Deadline
The Bristol School Building Committee discussed four firms showing interest in high school expansion work. A guideline requires letters detailing prior costs. eight firms may be interviewed after the deadline, with final decisions by the full committee. Raytheon inquiries sparked talk of industrial growth and pupil increases in Bristol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol School Building Committee
Josep Sansone
Tome
Duris
Rhode Island Andchusetts
Sansone Arti
Tamburro
Saul Ricklin
Ari Jeremiah Romano
Cady
Andrews
Benjamin Hazen
Raytheon Mfg Corp
Raytheon Corp
Portsmouth
Bristol
Bristol Yacht Club Juniors Sail to Rocky Point Amusement Park
The junior members of the Bristol Yacht Club enjoyed their second annual trip to Rocky Point aboard member boats. A fleet of vessels carried the children to the park where they rode many attractions before all hands returned to the docks about 10:30 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Yacht Club
Rocky Point
Yacht Club
Rock Point
Residents Invited to Taunton Lawn Festival
Villa Fatima members announce Taunton residents are invited to the Third Annual Lawn Festival to be held tomorrow and Sunday from 2 to 8 p.m. at 26 County Street. The festival supports the Sisters of St. Mary and features booths, penny sales, games, a cake sale, refreshments, and entertainment.
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Fatima Pers
Taunton
Mass
County St. Taunton
Varied Mil career of Lt Col Monroe marked by postings
Lt Col Donald A Monroe, commanding officer of the 4th Missile Battalion, 56th Artillery, delivers the V J Day exercises speech at Veterans Park. Born in Canada, he arrived in Everett Massachusetts at age five and began Army service in 1941. His career spanned coast defense in Puget Sound and Los Angeles, service in the Philippines, Panama, New York Army G 4, Korea with UN Armistice Commission, Far East, and Nike site command in this town. He and his wife Darlene live at 1108 Hope St with four children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald A Monroe
4Th Missile Battalion
56Th Artillery
Veterans Park
Canada
Col Monroe
Everett
Mass
Army
8Th Coast Artillery
Monroe
Camp Davis
North Carolina
Panama
65Th Artillery
First Army
Governor’s Island
New York
Col. Monroe
Korea
U.N Military Armistice Commission
Japan
Armed Forces Headquarters
Far East
Army Ai Defense Command
Colorado
Fort Bliss
Texas
Darlene
Hope St
Veterans Day parade marks Bristol 14th WW2 end anniversary
M/Sgt Frank Sousa will be parade chief marshal for Bristol’s 14th anniversary of the end of World War II hostilities. The event includes a parade on Bradford Street, a Veterans Park program with Lt Col Donald A Monroe as principal speaker, wreath layings, a Little League game, a Rumstick Point to Town Beach swim, and an evening dance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sousa
National Guard
Sousa
Battery C
243Rd Missile Battalion
Nike
Bristol
Veterans Park
Donald A Monroe
Albert P Russo
RI Veterans Home
John J Sylvia
American Legion
Rhode Island
Delbert W Tildesley
St Michaels Church
Rumstick Point
Vincent Securo
Bristol Board of Recreation
Carmine Carraturo
John Tufarolo
Erasmo Mancini
Henry Ferguson
VFW
Hope
Bradford
Bernard Grabert
Kearney Post
No. 6
Legion
Joseph Ruggeiro
Veterans of Foreign Wars
R I
Boy Scouts
Fire Department
Veterans Field
George E Dion, Jr
Dion
Skkearney
Ait-Arms
R 1 Veterans Home
Wil
John L. Rego
Christopher del Sesto
Marshall
Thomas Lewis
DAV
Mr Russo
Bristol Ranger Drum and Bugle Corp
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Agatiello Sax
Col.Monroe
Polio
Rhode Island Veterans Home
Bradford St
Church
Wood
Michael Topazio
Joseph de Castro
John Schiniger
Sebastian Dias
John Silvia
Louis Caromile
St Michael's Church
Bristol Rangers
Navy Color Guard
Donald A. Monroe
Canon Tildesley
Rangers
Anthony J Ferrara
Oscar A. Rishe
Bert Grabert
Kearney Post Comer
Nicholas Manci
Stam Vets
Henry ™m
Co Ander
Vv WV
Doylvester
Norman P Ensrud
Coast Guard
Spar
Michael A. Rucci
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