Post Office Urges Early Christmas Mail Deposits
The Post Office Department urges immediate deposit of all Christmas cards and parcels. Delays may occur due to snow ice and frozen locks disrupting mail transport. Patrons should bring mail to the post office early, use air mail or special delivery for outs of New England, and send cards by first class with three cent postage to ensure delivery.
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Post Office
D. W. Coggeshall
New England
Ther
Post Office Department
Championship Football Clash Sets Pierce Stadium Showdown
The Biancuzzo-Pansa wards face the Riverside Crescents in a pivotal title showdown at Pierce Memorial Stadium Sunday afternoon. Bristol Townies hope to spoil the run as Ralph McCaw’s injury shakes their lineup, while key players Biancuzzo Panza Goglia and Varela anchor a tense clash for league supremacy.
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Eges
Biancuzzo-Pansa
Pierce Memorial Stadium
Riversiders II
Messrs
Biancuzzo
Panza
Towmie-Crescents
cAnnan Jexningsian
Luuvuivgu
Staoul
Bristol
Ralph McCaw
Pions
Injlo
Freitas
Husky
City Cavallaro
Catal Hall
Dave Goglia
Tojfano
Balzano
Trinity Episcopal Church Contract Awarded to Providence Firm
The contract for the new Trinity Episcopal Church on Hope Street near Perry Street was signed with A. F Smiley Construction Co of Providence. Construction will begin soon after topsoil removal, the 36 by 79 foot building will seat about 178 in the nave plus 25 choir stalls, feature a 38 foot tower, an elevated sanctuary, basement auditorium with stage and kitchen, and a heating system.
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Trinity Episcopal Church
A. F Smiley Construction Co
Providence
Hope Street
Perry Street
Trinity Church
Robert Shaw Andrews Memorial School
Rotarians Hear Of Paul Harris Foundation
Kim White of New Bedford told the Rotary Club about qualifications for Paul Harris Fellowship Foundation scholarships. Applicants must be university graduates or seniors with strict screening, awarded by Rotary International for study abroad. Nineteen recipients exist now with a goal of 100 globally. Funding comes from Rotarians worldwide. Paul Harris founded Rotary International and died two years ago.
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Paul Harris
Rotary Club
Kim White
New Bedford
Rotary International
Community groups plan Christmas tree illumination and carol singing
Burnside Lodge No 34 and United Brothers Lodge No 13 plan to illuminate the Christmas Tree on the Guiteras lawn. The Burnside committee includes Gordon R. Brown Russell Chaffee Harold E Pedley Jr. United Brothers members are Jessee P Sousa Norman Abrams and John G Stewart. Local organizations are urged to appoint committees for a community carol singing event.
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Burnside Lodge
K of P
United Brothers Lodge
No 13
Koof
Guiteras Lawn
Gordon R. Brown
Russell Chaffee
Harold E. Pedley, Jr
Jessee P. Sousa
Norman Abrams
John G Stewart
Equipment Demonstrated By Fire Rescue Squad Meeting
Bristol Fire Department Rescue Squad held a brief meeting on Wednesday evening with George C Adams of the State Division of Forestry and Parks demonstrating rescue gear. He showcased the Scott Air Pack an emergency inhalator and a homemade first aid kit plus left hand bandaging.
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Bristol
George C Adams
State Division of Forest and Parks
Adams
Scott
Providence Fire Department
Providence Boys Club
Santo Christo Club to Show Portuguese Film
The Santo Christo Club will screen the Portuguese film Cas pas Negras at the Pastime Theater on Sunday December 21. Committee in charge includes John Sousa chairman Daniel Vargas treasurer Anthony Mello secretary Manuel Sulvia Anthony Sousa Joseph Rego and William L Silva.
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Santo Christo Club
John Sousa
Daniel Vargas
Anthony Mello
Manuel Sulvia
Anthony Sousa
Joseph Rego
William L. Silva
Senior Class Play at Bristol High Promises Laughter
The Bristol Senior High School annual Senior Class production titled Dont Take My Penny will be staged Wednesday and Thursday in Guiteras Auditorium. Directed by Mrs. M Theresa Donovan with James F Meiggs and Miss Jeanne Moren in charge of lights scenery and properties. Cast includes Leonora Medeiros Richard K Belmore Ruth Benson Victor Formisano Howard Brelsford Mary Lee Cantwell Jeanette Lemaire Anne St German John Price Robert Richards Patricia Warren Marcia Bickford Marian Maisano Nicholas Palma and Aaron Usher. The plot follows Penny a sixteen year old aspiring star who clashes with Sally the former child actress and with family and friends as they chase Hollywood dreams in a comedy full of mischief and laughter.
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Bristol Senior High School
Guiteras
M. Theresa Donovan
James F. Meiggs
Jeanne Moren
Leonora Medeiros
Richard K. Belmore
Ruth Benson
Victor Formisano
Howard Brelsford
Mary Lee Cantwell
Jeanette Lemaire
Anne St. Germain
John Price
Robert Richards
Patricia Warren
Marcia Bickford
Marian Maisano
Nicholas Palma
Aaron Usher
Penny
Sally
Mavis
Joanna
Greg
Kerry
Gram
Budget committee warns cuts from Chest drive shortfall
Bristol Community Chest budgets face drastic curtailment after the drive misses its quota by 23 percent. With over 18 000 requested and just over 14 000 raised, agencies including the Y M C A wait anxiously for relief funds and possible access to a separate surplus fund.
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Young Men's Christian Association
Community Chest
Bristol Community Chest
Mhaffenreffer
Y.M.C.A
Charles B. Rockwell
Bristol
R. I. Community Chest, Inc
District Nursing Association
Rockwell
Haffenreffer Named Honorary Chairman for Scout Anniversary
The 35th Bristol Troop anniversary committee met at Kearney Post Home and named Rudolph F Haffenreffer honorary chairman and Daniel W Coggeshall active chairman. Officers include Joseph Quartaro vice chair, Richard Belmore secretary, and William Head treasurer.
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Bristol
Boy Scouts of America
Bristol County
Kearney
American Legion
Franklin Street
Rudolph F .Haffenreffer
Daniel W. CoggeShall
Joseph P Quartaro
Richard K. Belmore
William F. Head
Early Christmas Cards Shape a Century of Yuletide Cheer
The piece traces the 19th century rise of Christmas cards from ridicule to popularity. It notes William Maw Egley’s 1842 London card, Sir Henry Cole’s controversial 1846 design, and Louis Prang’s Boston launch in 1874, shaping a US and global holiday tradition.
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Santa Claus
Ise
Fulton
Steamboat
London
England
William Maw Egley
William Egley
Sir Henry Cole
J. C. Horsley
Sir Henry
United States
R. H. Peasel
Albany
N. Y
Pease’s
Pease
Louis Prang
Oston
Ameimas
Crand
United Itates
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Dean Jagger
Alan Hale
America
Trinity
Paul Harris Foundation
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Board of Managers of the Child
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Henry Wood
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Francois Levay de Wolf
Chest
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Woonsocket
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Scout
Ascolis
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YMCAA
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Bristol Vikings
Vikings
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Albert H. Department
Silvia
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William Points
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Sylvia
Biagino Magsa
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Vin Grabert
Losin Vikings
Bobby” Brownell
Bristol Boy’ Seague
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Frank J. Sylvia
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Anthony J. Nunes
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National Association of Greeting Card Publishers
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