Kearney Post Opens Christmas Basket Fund Drive
Kearney Post American Legion launches its 14th annual appeal to fund Christmas dinners for needy town families. Sen Bertram W Wall heads the drive with assistants William N LePage Eber W Hill Joseph F Bruno Virginio J Cabral Joseph Tedesco and Americo Vona. Contributions and names must be received by December 16 to ensure careful, non duplicate distribution with cooperation from churches welfare groups and aid agencies.
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Kearney
American Legion
Bertram W. Wall
William N. LePage
Eber W. Hill
Joseph F. Bruno
Virginio J. Cabral
Joseph Tedesco
Americo Vona
Wall
Ama Else Galapet TF Eae
Kearney Post
Public Aid
Christias
Makowsky
Cook Street
Bristol Court Sees No Police Dockets This Week
A quiet week in Bristol's Fifth District Court saw no police cases scheduled for hearing. Six civil matters were addressed or continued, including a $326.87 debt dispute where son is sued for a bill contracted by his late father. The town also sought clear title in a probate matter and multiple continuances were granted in others.
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Bristol
Fifth District
William T O’donnell
Usnplainant
Haa
Loorenzo Castriotta
High Street
Joseph A. August
Margaret E. Brogan
Miss Brogan
Lucien Capone
Rose Andrade
Antonio Almeida
Daniel
Hope Circle Distributes Gifts and Holds Charity Events
Hope Circle Daughters of Isabella voted to distribute Yuletide gifts to 56 male inmates in state institutions as part of a statewide project. A gift shower and a bridge tea event supported the Children's Christmas party fund at Koofe Hall with committee members named.
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Hope Circle
Daughters of Isabella
Yuletide
Little Sisters of the Poor
Koofe
Lena Ingram
Eva Burke
Catherine Bottomley
Rose Alfan
Grace Cleaver
Geraldine Marino
Lena McKenna
Mary Andrade
Bertha Dwyer
Laura Martelly
Elizabeth Goulart
Pauline Langello
Clara Leclerc
Rose Breen
Mary Corey
Marie Vermette
Rose Preble
Dorothy Warren
Local soloists share stage at North Attleboro Elk memorial
Augusta Connery and Vernon A Gray, renowned soloists, performed at the Elks memorial service in North Attleboro. Fred Chetz arranged the program featuring violin solos by Mrs Helen Cowell and multiple choral pieces, after prayers and opening exercises by the Exalted Ruler and chaplain.
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Miss Connery
Cowell
John
Helen Cowell
Green Hill
All Oration
John W Cussen
Boston Lodge No 10
Bop
Elks
Diets
Cain
Hammill Denies Candidacy for Local School Attendance Post
William P. Hammill denied seeking the attendance officer job at the Burton school. Michael Pasquarelli also denied interest while Samuel J. Connery leads the field for the vacancy. The school board will decide at the December meeting as to filling the post and possible salary changes.
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William P. Hammill
Pof
Joseph A. Hammill
James F. Meiggs
Department of Motor Vehicles
Tam
Mr. Hammill
Michael W. Pasquarelli
Pasquarelli
Amuel J Connery
Republican Town Committee
Burton School
Aliso
Ray
Janes Conenery
Hammill
Providence
Meiggs
Fathers Night at Reynolds School Planned by P T A
Bristol P T A marks Fathers Night this Thursday at Reynolds School auditorium with Class 6 2 Christmas entertainment directed by Miss Mary F Kinsell including bells songs a 6 2 class play Christmas carols and a reading program staged by students and stage managers. Mr and Mrs Edward Leclerc announce the engagement of their daughter Viola to Andrew J Vorro Jr.
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Bristol
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Reynolds School
Mary F Kinsell
Rose Vasano
Clarence Wills
Assembl
St Nicholas
Martha Muller
Ruth Briggs
Paul Smith
Nancy Hedborn
Barbara Shulman
Elsie Motta
Matilda Rebello
Mary Pacheco
Ida Correira
Scrooge
Billy Gablinske
Charles Lombardi
Christmas Fairy
Nancy Ferreira
Bob Cratchit
Fred Bruno
Mrs Cratchit
Sally Mapes
Martha Cratchit
Winifred Aiello
Belinda
Mary Preziosa
Peter
John Matsano
Fanny
Irene Correira
Joseph Sousa
Tiny Tim
Bobb
Ralph Abenante
Frank Almeida
Marshall Bailey
John Balzano
Anthony Bernardo
Benny Caurrao
John Dimond
Anthony Ferrara
Manuel Ferrara
Joseph George
Mario Marino
Jack Moren
Albert Osterberg
Anthony Santull
Robert Sherman
van Tingley
Francis Velleca
Savy Vitiello
God Bless
America
the Assembly
Edward Leclerc
High Street
Viola
Andrew J. Vorro, Jr
Andrew Vorro
Wood Street
Bristol County Sub-station Adopts Nine A.M. Hours
Bristol County motor vehicle sub-station shifts to mornings at 9 a m to 3 30 p m with 3 year 15 month renewals and new 15 month period emphasized. Louis Castriotta reports brisk business total 82 registrations and renewals with Riverside applicants noted and Mrs Margaret C O’Brien first 1940 registrant.
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Bristol County
George R Beane
Division of Motor Vehicles
Louis Castriotta
Margaret C O'Brien
Bristol
Louis Beaure
Gard
Castriotta
Riverside
B W. Wall
Valuable Ship Models On Display In Local Shop Window
The display window at Steven Hopkin's electrical shop will host an exhibition this evening of one of the two Colonial Line steamers, the Arrow, with the Comet model at Ferry Hill Road home. The models, built to scale, are valued at 1000 dollars each and have toured New England after summer displays in New York City's Maritime Building.
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Sefp
Matt Re Ana
Steven Hopkin
Providence
New York
Arrow
New England
World of Tomorrow
New York City
Sikales Wi
Stanley E. Friswell
Bristol
Ferry Hill Road
Local Jewish Community Presents Chanukah Services
Special prayer services mark Chanukah the Feast of Dedication with eight nights of observances in the town Synagogue on High Street and a Sunday evening vestry gathering. The celebration features candle lighting each night, songs like Moaz Zur, and family time with no work during the holiday.
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F High Street
Antiochus Eppiphanes
Portuguese Band Elects New Officers For 1940
Jerermah Andrade was elected president of the Independent Club and Band for 1940. Other officers include vice president Anthony Almeida, secretary Anthony E Williams, treasurer Joseph A Sousa, receiver Manuel Silvia, financial board Joao Payao Manuel Vargas Jr and Louis Barboza, master of ceremonies Antonio Costo and sergeant at arms Anthony Andrade. The retiring president is Jose Carreiro Joseph A Souza leads the band, with Joseph Castro as assistant leader and Joseph Carreiro as manager. Installation of the new officers is planned for early January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerermah Andrade
Anthony Almeida
Anthony E Williams
Joseph A Sousa
Manuel Silvia
Joao Payao
Manuel Vargas, Jr
Louis Barboza
Antonio Costo
Anthony Andrade
Jose Carreiro
Joseph A. Souza
Joseph Castro
Joseph Carreiro
Scouts To Collect and Repair Toys For Needy Children
Bristol Boy Scouts and Awashanks Herd POW S will organize a Christmas toy collection and repair drive. Six local troops and Sea Scouts from S Edwards will collect used toys this Saturday with Scout Hall serving as dropoff and pickup by call. New toys are also accepted to meet demand. call Bristol 511-W for pickup.
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Bristol
Boy Scouts of America
Scout Honor Society
Winstop
Scout Hall
S § Edwards
Tess
Holy Name Elects Nastri President At Annual Meeting
Louis Nastri was unanimously chosen president of the Holy Name Society of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church at the annual meeting in Parish Hall on Congregational street. Rev Joseph Sorzano serves as spiritual advisor. Installation is set for the second Sunday in January during the communion breakfast. A Christmas party is planned for December 17 with a Junior Holy Name guest group.
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Louis Nasty
Holy Name Society of Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Congregational Street
Michael W Pasquareth
Joseph Sorzano
Michael’ W Pasquarelli
Paul Bruno
Andrew Pansa
Orlando J Bisbane
Lucien Capone
Anthony W du Pont
Marshall
Domenico Vitiello
Holy Name Society
Louis Nastri
Ralph Simonelli
Antonio Nappi
Carl Russo
James Salzano
Frank Garisto
Ralph DeLeo
Felix Langello
Frank Lanzire
Carl J. Bisbano
Joseph Santulli
Negro football thrills and a referee’s dash at ton
A Sunday item recalls a Ton Kingston game where a hip swinging halfback ran 74 yards for a touchdown. Crowds swarmed the field until a controversial offside call halted the play and the referee fled in a dust cloud before a new official allowed the score.
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Kinston
Face lift woes and a high school photo rise
A distressed client pays for facial procedures with little reward. A Providence Journal sports page recalls a high school photo story: a boy lacking funds used a camera as his game ticket and later became a strong contributor to the photography staff after his winning images.
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Providence Journal
Jack Martin
Jack
Hungary shelters 89 refugee Boy Scouts in old castle
An old Hungarian castle hosts 89 Boy Scout refugees who fled Poland ahead of German and Soviet advance. The boys live without homes or families, seeking safety in Hungary as war spreads through Europe.
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Hungary
Poland
Refugee Scouts Petition for Central Shelter
The passage notes that Boy Scouts refugees were scattered across many semi internment camps. A proposal urged the Hungarian Government to gather all refugee Scouts in one shelter to study and build on their youth.
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Boy Scouts
Boys Rehabilitate Abandoned Castle for Scout School
Government inspires effort led by Premier Teleki as Sombstellos hamlet offers an abandoned century old castle to Boy Scouts. The ramshackle building becomes a homey center where Polish trained scouts organize classes and study with the village mayor's wife affectionately called mama to all.
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Paul Teleki
Sombstellos
Poland
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