Kearney Basket Fund Benefit Hoop Contest Tonight
Two Bristol hoop games raise money for the Kearney Post Christmas Basket Fund at Guiteras School gym. The Colt Memorial High versus Cumberland High and the Olympian Club versus Sons of Italy draw spectators as officials oversee the interchanges. Contributions needed to fund dinners for needy Bristol families total at least 225 dollars with varying basket contents based on funds.
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Bristol
Guiteras
Kearney Post
Colt
Cumberland High School
Olympian Club
Bristol NY
Tate
Cooktreet
Kearney
Yuletide Program Tonight at Congregational Church
The First Congregational Church hosts a Santa visit and program for 56 children at DeWolf Memorial Chapel. Esther Osterberg leads songs recitations and readings from numerous children, concluding with a class playlet and festive decorations.
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Santa Claus
DeWolf Memorial Chapel
First Congregational Church
Santa
Esther Osterberg
Ralph Peters
Barbara Hill
Mary Lu McAskill
Albert Osterberg
Dean Armstrong
John Anderton
Franklin Fish
Frank Ohmond
Margaret Hibbert
Candle
Marjorieriday
Stocking
Harris Fish
Wreath
Mary Wilson
Card
Nancy Bosworth
Seal
George Pendleton
Bell
Jean Millard
Goldenrod Troop Holds Curtain Pulls Session
The Goldenrod Troop met weekly to craft curtain pulls. Officers listed include Mrs Bartlett Mrs Kin der and Mrs Zinderstein. No meeting until January 7. A Court of Honor is set for January 6 at Mrs Bartlett's home. Serbe Nancy D Bosworth.
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Goldenrod
Bartlett
Kinder
Zinderstein
Final appeal for toys by Bristol Scouts urges donations
Bristol Boy Scouts plead for new toys for needy children as Christmas nears. Despite ongoing repairs, supplies fall short and many families face cutoff from lists. Two Scouts on Hope Street box stations collect donations. call 511-W for pickup. Scout hall open until Monday and Tuesday distributions. Do Your Good Turn and donate a toy.
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Bristol Boy Scouts
Scouts Lst
George R. Kish
Hope Street
Fish
511-W
Canned Goods Admission At Pastime Show Monday
Canned vegetables grant admission to the Pastime Theatre next Monday afternoon. Lon Vail, manager, says collected articles will be donated to Kearney Post No. 6 for Christmas baskets for Bristol needy. Bertram W. Wall chairs the committee hoping for a large varied assortment of foods.
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Lon Vail
Kearney Post
No 6
Bristol
Bertram W. Wall
Usher Succeeds Johnson as St Alban's Master
Richard Husher was elected Master of St Alban's Lodge No 6 F and A M at the annual election held Wednesday evening in the Masonic rooms Hope street He succeeds Albert Johnson Other officers named include Herbert P D Gratz senior warden Clifford W Weaver junior warden Paul Hervig treasurer Frederick F E Garvin secretary George A Richardson chaplain Norman F C Bernard senior deacon Harold Newman junior deacon J Sidney Dunbar cemer steward Walter B Metcalfe junior steward Arthur W Barrett marshal George Dixon sentinel Arthur T Newton musical director and Chester C Moyers tyler The committee for charity includes Ezra Dixon Jr F Reginald Dimond and Ernest W Weaver The new officers were installed by Right Worshipful Master T Stewart Little and installation presided by Edward L Freeman with toast speakers Rev Ralph A Harpole and Most Worshipful Grand Master James Tillinghast.
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Richard Husher
St Alban’s Lodge
No 6
F & Mo
Masonic Rooms
Hope Street
Albert Johnson
Herbert PD Gractz
Clifford W Weaver
Paul Hervig
Frederick FE Garvin
George A Richardson
Norman FC Benard
Harold Newman
Sidney Dunbar
Walter Bo Metcalfe
Arthur W . Barrett
George Dixon
Arthur T Newton
Chester C Moyers Tyler
Specal Charity Committee
Aiscompersed
Ezra Dixon Jr
Reginald Dimond
Ernest W Weaver
T Stewart Little
Pawtucket
Masonic
Edward L. Freeman
Bristol
Charles B Rockwell
Collimns and Aikman Mills Inc
Ralph A Harpole
Park Place
Jame
Tillinghast
Turkey Whist Benefit At Thames Street Station
Ever Ready Engine and Hose Company hosted a turkey whist on Wednesday evening at its Thames Street station. Prize winners included Miss Margaret Collins John Fratus Miss Edna Fields Arthur Demars Miss Agnes Walsh and Henry Trudell. Fred Guevremont managed arrangements.
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Thames Street
Margaret Collins
John Fratus
Edna Fields
Arthur Demars
Agnes Walsh
Henry Trudell
Fred Guevremont
Christmas Carol Singing at Colt Memorial High School
Arrangements are under way for a Christmas Eve carol sing at Colt Memorial High School following the Pastime Theatre movie. The event invites all ages to participate with song sheets provided and hopes for annual repeats if popular. Dress warmly and be ready to join in after the 10 15 o'clock show.
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Colt Memorial High School
Bristol Christmas Seal Drive Sees Progress But Falls Short
Christmas Seal sales in Bristol rose this week totaling $550 to date yet remain $250 below the goal. The campaign against tuberculosis gains support with Local efforts and even the Pastime Theatre showing Health Reels daily until Christmas to boost donations.
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Bristol
First Congregational Church Celebrates 255th Anniversary
The First Congregational Church marked its 255th anniversary with a DeWolf Memorial Chapel program led by Rev Samuel M Lindsey pastor of Brookline Baptist Church. More than 50 parishioners and guests attended an anniversary banquet and carols followed by magician tricks.
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First Congregational Church
DeWolf Memorial Chapel
Samuel M. Lindsey
Brookline
Rdbert F. Munro
Prfor
Pamst
Sylvia
Annie Laurie
RS Bosworth
Riverside
Robert F Munro
Herbert B. Burnham
Mary Pendeltoin
Cora Shaw Anderson
Mr Graetz
Congregational Club
Charles Pendleton
Fred M. Wilbur
Charles Palmer
Vincent J. Pettine
Clifford Wilson
Earl Dunbar
Celia Akin
Police Reopen Probe Into Bristol Armory Breakin
Bristol police, alerted two weeks after a Dec 7 break in the Bristol Train or Artillery armory, pursue suspects in theft of Civil War relics including a Burnside bridle, three cavalry sabres, a dress sword, 2000 rounds of 22 caliber ammo, bayonets and damaged offices.
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Bristol
Bertram Bullock
Alfred M. Merriman
Chartered Command Regiment
Anthony J. Ferrara
General Burnside
Second Issue of Colt Rainbow Appears With Cheer
The Colt Rainbow’s second issue published Wednesday reports the Commercial Club sponsor December meeting at the High School auditorium. The event included Christmas carols by the club, Hetry’s Gifts of the Magi, a social hour, gift distribution from the tree, and member stunts before gifts.
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Colt Rainbow
Hettry
Rose Formisano
Hilda Jamiel
Mary Castro
Elsie Gilroy
Theresa Marino
Mrs. Baldwin
Shis and Shat from Here and Shere By The Scribe
Rev. Samuel M. Lindsey spoke here last evening after two daytime talks in MLT and Winchester Mass. He drew crowds coast to coast and has delivered this talk about 150 times in Boston and 400 elsewhere. Titled The Finest Art in the World it covers mastering living in peace and harmony.
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Samuel M. Lindsey
Mlt
Winchester
Mass
Lindsey
Boston
Five Rules for Mastery of Living
The speaker claims most people have not learned to live and treats life as an opportunity. He outlines five rules: understand your neighbor, idealize their good points, play life on a 50-50 basis, cultivate humor, and relax to release tension.
American girl bridges faiths in simple tale
SudheRF Chema recalls harmony across home, church, and business. He shares the story of his daughter Anne and her Jewish playmate Barbara living next door. Barbara attends Anne's Sunday School. a rabbi asks Anne if she is Jewish or Christian. She replies she is an American girl. If you have the true American spirit you will understand and like each other, says Mr. Lindsey.
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Sudherf Chema
Dect
Anne
Barbara
Mr. Lindsey
Quote on humility and ecumenism across faiths
A speaker criticizes narrow mindedness across religious denominations and cites strong friendships with Roman Catholic priests. He recalls a Baptist church burning in Massachusetts and holding services in a Catholic church by invitation, urging humility and good neighborliness over aristocracy of faith.
Defining friendship as reflection of inner ideals
A speaker argues life lacks meaning without friends and defines a true friend as someone who mirrors what you admire. He claims only critical people lack friends and contends education and religion produce a superiority complex rather than humility.
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Lindsey
Law of friendship and fault-finders in churches
A reflection on life as a 50-£ 00 basis stressing that gifts should be returned of equal value. It notes churches harbor fault-finders while happy, generous givers are those who contribute regularly.
Humor and Happiness in Life and Religion
The speaker cites humor as essential to living well noting that a smiling person appears friendly and humorment can ease the mind. He critiques pairing religion only with death and dignity while neglecting happiness and friendliness in daily life.
Relaxation in Church and a Century-Old Tale
The narrator notes that church visits offer rest and prayer as a man named Lindsey recalls a centenarian Negro woman who lived to age one hundred. He cites a person who works hard and then rests, illustrating the ease of slowing down.
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Lindsey
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Leslie Howard
Tom MIX
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Genevieve Tobin
Allen Jenkins
Edmund Lowe
King Solomon
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Americas
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Sporting Nuts” News
Bristol Scouts
Usher
Johnson
ST. Alban's
Masonic Lodge
C. B. Rockwell
Turkey
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