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Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Aug 31, 1948

Page

3

Open competitive Civil Service examinations listed for Rhode Island

The Rhode Island Department of Civil Service announces open competitive and promotional exams for 11 classes, with salaries from $1.04 per hour to $2640 annually. Applications due September 13 1948 at the State Office Building Providence. Positions include Mason Carpenter Steam Fitter Automotive Mechanic Plumber Labor Law Compliance Examiner and various Cleaner roles. Residence waivers apply to several titles. complete instructions and class specifications available from the Civil Service Department.

Rhode Island Department of Civil Service Rhode Island State Employment Service State Providence 2 Sepember Mason State Board of Plumbing Examiners Labor Law Department of Civil Service

Two Prudence Islanders Wed In Rhode Island Church

Miss Jacquelyn Dreyer Pettine wed Peter Lewis Brett in the First Congregational Church on Prudence Island with a sunburst of white gladioli. The ceremony featured Dore Shaw Anderson and Roswell S. Bosworth as singers. The couple plans a Cambridge home after a wedding trip. Also on Friday Miss Nancy Mossop and Stewart A. Bishop swam Narragansett Bay setting old records.

Rhode Island Jacquelyn Dreyer Pettine Vincent Pettine Constitution Street Peter Lewis Brett William Howard Brett Alliance Ohio John D. Kettelle Barrington Cora Shaw Anderson Roswell S. Bosworth Estelle DeWolf Betty de Chiara Nancy Whyte Ivy Stephanotis DeWolf New Kensington William Williston Pettine Charles Tanner James Howard Cleveland Ohio Thomas ‘Lynch Jr Danvers Mass Harvard University Pettine Bristol Yacht I Club Brett Lasell Junior College Rhode Island State College Edgewood Secretarial School Western Reserve Academy Hudson Ohio Oberlin College United States Naval Academy Cambridge Nancy Mossop Stewart A. Bishop Bristol Prudence Island Narragansett Bay

Bristol Playgrounds to Hold Annual Awards Day

Bristol Playgrounds will hold Friday morning ceremonies on the common. Anthony E. Agatiello playground director reports Blue and Gold letters will honor champions from three baseball leagues and the basketball league. Three Republican donors will present trophies for cooperative spirit, sportsmanship and all around ability, with medals for outstanding junior girls and boys in the Fish and Animal leagues. Letters will be awarded to girls earning them through sports activity. A raffle is also planned.

Bristol Bristol Common Anthony E. Agatiello Republican Committee Orlando J .Risbane Frank J. Sylvia Ralph Church Agatiello

GOP Women Elect Officers and Promote Unity After Primaries

The GOP women club elected officers led by Mrs. Sidney Herreshoff as president and Rose Foti as first vice president. Other officers include Cecelia Marshall treasurer and Lucien Capone program chair. Committee chairs cover publicity membership and hospitality as the group urged unity after September primaries. The nominating committee was led by Mrs. Gladding with key members named. More than 30 members attended the meeting, and the next gathering will be hosted at Mrs. Gilbert Hoover's home on Friday evening.

GOP Sidney Herreshoff Rose Foti Cecelia Marshall Uis Castriotta Fred M. Dixon Jr Concetta Falco Lucien Capone Gilbert Hoover

Rangers Conduct Paper Drive

The Bristol Rangers Bugle and Drum Corps held a town wide paper collection to fund equipment. They gathered over twelve tons of newspapers and magazines, stored with a local waste paper concern, baled for sale to support the corps.

Bristol Rangers Bugle and Drum Corps Scouts Hall

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