Babe Ruth Team Guests At Rotary Club Meeting
Baron Pittenger Brown University sports head and Little League regional director spoke at the Rotary Club at the White Rail. Rotary guests included Babe Ruth League players aged 13 to 15 and umpire-in-chief Joseph Camara. Georges Clerc of Paris joined visiting Rotarians as Pittenger noted Little League growth to 4000 leagues in eight regions including New England and Quebec. He described the National Congress, research programs, and age rule changes lifting eligibility to 11 for national tournaments.
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Baron Pittenger
Brown University
Little League
Rotary Club
White Rail
Pittenger
New England
Quebec
Nova Scotia
Germany
Frances
Saudi Arabia
Venezuela
National Congress of the
Two Local Corps Take Top Prizes In Competition
In Pawtucket at McCoy Stadium the Bristol drum and bugle corps triumphed. Tri-town Cavaliers won senior division first prize 150 dollars and best appearance. Kingsmen Bugle and Drum Corps took junior prizes, initially second but corrected to first in playing with 100 dollars prize and a trophy.
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Bristol
McCoy Stadium
Pawtucket
Allied Veterans Council
Tri-town
Carole Garbarino
Kingsmen Corps
Colonial Boys Fife and Drum Corps
Norwood
Mass
Colonial Boys
Kingsmen
Cavaliers
Millbury
Amedee Dallaire
Mass. Association
Millbury Girls Corps
Charlton Heston Stars in Mister Roberts at Casino Theatre
Charlton Heston, renowned film star, will appear at The Casino Theatre Newport Rhode Island in Mister Roberts during the week of August 27 to September 1. He requested the engagement after a pleasant stay during Detective Story rehearsals in Newport and as the season moves on from The Solid Gold Cadillac. Heston arrives August 20 for rehearsals, coinciding with Lillian and Dorothy Gish opening The Chalk Garden at the same venue.
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Charlton Heston
Casino Theatre
Newport
R.I
Beadle and Howard
Heston
Mister Roberts
Mr. Heston
Lillian
Dorothy Gish
The
Chalk Garden
Mrs. Morgan to Speak at First Women's Club Meeting
The Bristol Women's Club opens its Fall season on September 10 with Mrs. Alice Bell Morgan as guest speaker at Guiteras House. Members may bring guests. A dessert bridge is planned for Monday at 7 30 p m at Harriet Bradford Inn under Mrs. Earl G Sturdevant. Numerous club officers, members and subscribers are listed, with donations from multiple individuals and Bristol Manufacturing Corp. and Model Grocery.
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Bristol Women’s Club
Alice Bell Morgan
Guiteras House
Harriet Bradford Inn
Earl G. Sturdevant
Sturdevant
Kenneth Bowen
Mary Allegria
Russell&. Bray
James McKenna
Kenneth Olson
Rainbow the Sleek Craft in Great Yacht Era
Holiday Magazine profiles Harold S. Van derbilt’s Rainbow, built in Bristol by Nat M. Herreshoff, in a nostalgic piece by Henry Morton Robinson. It recalls the golden era of international yacht racing, mourning the loss of such lavish sport and noting the 1934 America's Cup defense against Sopwith’s Endeavour.
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Harold S. Vanderbilt
Bristol
Nat M Herreshoff
Henry Morton Robinson
Holiday Magazine
Holiday
Rainbow
Sopwith
Robinson
Troppoli Elected Head of Bristol Island Group
Albert V. Troppoli of Providence was elected president of the Bristol Colony Improvement Association on Prudence Island, succeeding F. Reginald Dimond. Other officers named were Warren Mosher as vice president, Stewart Bishop as treasurer, and Mrs. Stewart Bishop as secretary. Plans include rebuilding Bullock's Wharf beach, buying a new raft, and urging Portsmouth to address the growing auto-dump problem and install a railing at Sand Point wharf for safety.
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Albert V. Troppoli
Wendell Street
Providence
Bristol Colony Improvement Association
Prudence Island
F. Reginald Dimond
Earle S. Day
Prudence
Warren Mosher
Saugus
Mass
Stewart Bishop
Malden
Bullock’s Wharf
Portsmouth
Sand Point
Toy Terrier Crowned Best Pet of Show Again at City Fair
John Reis earns second champion tag as his toy terrier Tiny wins best pet of the show at the annual pet show on the Common. 57 entries mark a record, with Judy Simms’s Sparky winning most humorous. Cats, dogs, birds, and other entries add to a lively event judged by Mrs. Michael J. O'Brien and Mr. and Mrs. Santo Digati.
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John Reis
Tiny
Michael J. O’brien
Santo Digati
Judy Simms
Sparky
Chris
Sandra Fields
Russell Sousa
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Babe Ruth
Anthony J. Ramos
William D. Hall
Amber
Photo Service
Prov
Chevy
Chevrolet
America
Asselin Chevrolet CO
Warren, R. I
Rey
Member
Federal Reserve System
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Rhode Island
Mrs. Morgan
Women’s Club
Magazine Story
Phoenix
Barrington
Maple Ave
Albert Troppoli
Tippy
Jesse Viera
Teddy
Charles Reynolds
Buddy
Ralph Stanzione
Diamond
Muffin
Tommy
Rose Ann Bisbano
Rose Cirillo
David DeBoe
Antonio Cardoza
Anthony Sousa
Buddy Oliveira
Daffy
Cedarcrest Shores
Francis Bros
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