Town backs $8000 appropriation for Civil Works Bristol
A joint statement by Town Council President W H Angevine Public Aid Director John G DesLauriers and Rev Anthony R Parshley urges Bristol to appropriate $8000 to fund Civil Works projects. They say these projects would create over $55000 in wages for local workers between November 20 and February 15 and benefit landlords merchants and residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Wm. H. Angevine
John G. DesLauriers
Anthony R. Parshley
Sam
W. H. Angevine
Public Aid
St. Michael's Church
Civil Works Administration
Bristol
Telephone service resumes after cable repair
Bristol service returned to normal after a water seepage caused a cable fault that cut 600 subscribers for seven to 16 hours. A new cable section was installed, with police establishing temporary headquarters and firemen on duty at local stations during the outage.
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Bristol
Imes
Court St
Dreadnaugh Hook, Ladder and Hose Co
High Street
Donations Acknowledged for Bristol Children's Home
October and November gifts listed by St Alban's Lodge and the Primary Dept of State Street M E Church. Items include food clothing and shoes plus services of seamstresses and fruit baskets with eggs and turkey noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Children’s Home
St Alban's Lodge
B Rockwell Jr
M Congdon
Rockwell
Levy
Dept of State
M. E. Church
C B Rockwell, Jr
Union Carol Service Sunday Night
The State Street Methodist and the Congregational Church join in a carol service at the Congregational Church Sunday evening at 7 30. The two choirs and other singers will perform with soloists Mrs Farl H Sturdevant and Mr Roswell S Bosworth. Rev James F Greer provides the Scripture lesson and prayer, Rev Herbert D Graetz gives the meditation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State St Methodist
Congregational Church
Farl H Sturdevant
Roswell S. Bosworth
James F Greer
Herbert D Graetz
Olympian Club defeats BTA Five for second straight league win
Manager Mike Pasquerelli's Olympian Club beat the BTA Five 43 to 22 in Bristol league play. After a tight first three periods the Olympians pulled away in the final quarter. In the other game NI R Co won 37 to 11 in a one sided contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Pasquerelli
Olvmmon
BTA Five
Olympian
Artillers
NI R Co
Action postponed on Italian course at Colt High School
Bristol School Committee postponed final action until January on adding Italian to Colt Memorial high school curriculum. They will explore federal aid for unemployed teachers to run after school or evening Italian classes, with concerns about cost and staffing. Some support Italian study for credit, others fear precedent and expense. Signers include local Italian organizations and PTA backers. An allotment of up to 275 dollars was approved for CWA project materials.
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Bristol
Parent-Teachers’ Association
Colt Memorial High School
Colt
Guiteras Memorial Junior High School
Wilfred M Hamill
Vincent Saviano
Saviano
Hamill
Central High of Providence
Mary J Condeen
Charles R. Rockwell Jr
Joseph Sarzano
Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church
Albert H Fhint, Jr
Parent- Teachers’ Association
Principessa Elena Lodge
Order Sons of Italy
Santa Maria Maddalena Lodge
Sons of Italy
la Bella Siena Society
St Rita's Girls’ Club
Help Drive the Big Bad Wolf Away in Bristol
A Bristol appeal urges readers to donate to a Christmas fund aiding needy local families. The note warns against fraud, asks contributions to BW Wall, chairman, and lists several donors and amounts with a December 18 deadline to ensure baskets are ready at low cost.
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Bristol
Kearney Post Committee
CWA
Wall
Hope Street
Cook Street
State St. ME
Epworth League
B. Rockwell, Jr
Herreshoff
John A. Flynn
Gertrude FE. Guiteras
Gremial Daughters of Portugal
School Board Approves Teaching Institute Work and Programs
The Rhode Island Teachers' Institute work won board endorsement as the town seeks a larger educational allotment beyond 11 560. Discussion covered junior college courses in evening schools and unemployed college graduates' licenses for federal aid teaching jobs. Superintendent Mapes noted Rev Anthony R Parshley proposed organizing a junior college to offer extended study for high school graduates.
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Rhode Island Teachers’ Institute
State Board of Education
Elmer S Mapes
Anthony R Parshley
Ivy Guilds Christmas Party At St Michael's Parish House
The Ivy Guild of St Michael's Church held its annual Yuletide party Wednesday evening. Santa Claus, portrayed by George S. Pailthorpe, distributed gifts from a lighted Christmas tree. An entertainment included vocal solos by Mrs Annie O'Donnell and Miss Aida Connery, a Christmas story read by Miss Julia Drury, and recitations by Miss Elizabeth Rounds. Refreshments followed, served by the arrangements committee led by Miss Edith Newman with Mrs C Wilfred Clarke and Misses Viola Anderson, Muriel Ashton and Shirley Fiske.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivy Guild
St Michael's Church
Santa Claus
George S. Pailthorpe
Annie O'Donnell
Aida Connery
Julia Drury
Elizabeth Rounds
Edith Newman
C. Wilfred Clarke
Viola Anderson
Muriel Ashton
Shirley Fiske
Andrews Memorial Site Proposed for Bay View and Buttonwood
A Bristol survey urges locating the Andrews Memorial at Bay View and Buttonwood Aves on land owned by Bristol Mutual Realty Corp bounded by Bay View Ave Buttonwood and Franklin Sts The plan favors closing Hayman Burton Mason and Taft schools and using Colt Memorial as an elementary for 6th graders The School Committee, after a Tuesday afternoon meeting, filed an application with the Public Works Administration for funds and asked Clark Howe to draft tentative plans due by December 20.
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Andrews Memorial
Bristol Mutual Realty Corp
Bay View Avenue
Buttonwood
Franklin Streets
Survey Commission
Hayman
Burton, Mason and Taft
Colt Memorial
Public Works Administration
Andrews
Clark & Howe
Bristol
Colt Memorial School
T Ture
Guiteras Memorial
Guiteras
Robert D Andrews
Colt Memoorial
Guiter's
Reynolds
Burton
Reynolds School
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Union Carol Service
Bristol Basketball League
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NIR Co
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Nhews Reel
Annapolis
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Bruce Cabot
Betty Furness
Pat O’brien
Evelyn Brent
Nell Hamilton
Mary Brian
Slim Summerville
Easy Pitts
Honor
Paul Whiteman
Bing Crosby
John Boles
Jeanie Lang
Jeanette Loft
Russell Hopton
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Bay View
Buttonwood Aves
Hun
Phoenix
Samuel Kinder
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