Auction to aid March of Dimes at Colt Memorial High
Donations for the March of Dimes auction at Colt Memorial High School on Tuesday February 6 at 8 pm are coming in. Mrs. Ray Makowsky chairs the committee and Edward Phillips of the Warwick Rotary Club will attend with his daughter a polio survivor to assist as an auctioneer.
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March OF Dimes
Colt Memorial High School
Ray Makowsky
Edward Phillips
Rotary Club of
Warwick
Bristol
Makowsky
Phillips
Howard R. Newman
Rotary Club
Auction Preparations For Local Fund Drive In School Auditorium
The article describes an afternoon sale setup in a school auditorium from 2 to 4 30 p m with a second drop off at 8 p m. Donors unable to bring items can call 1258 to arrange pickup. The piece names a long list of committee members tabulators checkers and auctioneers and notes gifts promised through Thursday night with several donors listed.
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Makowsky
Marguerite Stone
Louise Brechin
Margaret Nerone
Anthony Nunes
Robert B. Suzman
Arthur McCaw
Augustine Nerone
Oscar Mersman
Robert Garvin
Albert Means
Julia Xavier
Albert Edmonds
Norman Bernard
Frank Murphy
Samuel D. Clark
George H Smith
Roswell Bosworth
Paul A. Herzig
Frank Miserandino
D. V A. Capone
Daniel Davis
Anthony Agatiello
Daniel Coggeshall
Rose Alfano
Mildred Dixon
Helen Coggeshall
Grace Shield
Jessie Mo
County Council PTA Postpones Meeting To Thursday
Bristol County Council PTA meeting at Peck high school auditorium was postponed yesterday morning by president Mrs Frederick Stephens. The rescheduled session will be Thursday night February 8 with both speakers Dr Charles Farrell of Pawtucket and Dr James Howard Means of Boston in attendance.
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Bristol County Council
Parent-Teacher Association
Peck High School
Frederick Stephens
Barrington
J S Coles
PTA
Charles Farrell
Pawtucket
James Howard Means
Boston
Town to vote on $35,000 in employee pay raises
The Phoenix reports a special town meeting call to decide if funds up to $35,000 may be appropriated for town employee salary increases. Six month total raises amount to $19,523.57 from January to June 1951, with possible continuation in the next fiscal year and potential state law changes.
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The
Phoenix
Eugene F. Cochran
Cochran
General Assembly
Between Car Radio To Aid Police Work
Chief Ferrara announces two new Chevrolet cars will receive two way radios to link with the department. A third rescue car will soon be equipped, enabling in car talk even if the central station loses power and reducing delays in sharing information.
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Ferrara
Anthony J. Ferrara
Providence
Euclid J. Demars
Demars
No School Days Used Up Says Fitzgerald
Superintendent Edward J. Fitzgerald announced that 180 state school days are required and the town schedules 183. With three extra days used, any further cancellations must be made up by shortening vacations, as bad streets prompted a morning closure reinforced by police.
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Edward J. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
United States Rubber
Collins and Aikman
Louis DiLauro
Poems From Prudence Island Students On Mother Theme
Children at the little school on Prudence Island under Mrs. John P. Matsen submitted poems centered on Mother. Entries feature lines by Joe Miranda Patricia Kaiman Roxanna Welshman Jimmy Miranda Velma Sue Cummins. A Bristol County Camera Club contest will be held at Guiteras House with about 15 entrants from New Bedford. entries due Feb. 3 at Amarl Photo in Warren. a Providence judge will critique.
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Prudence Island
John P. Matsen
Joe Miranda
Patricia Kaiman
Roxanna Welshman
Jimmy Miranda
Velma Sue Cummins
Guiteras House
Bristol County Camera Club
New Bedford
Mass
Frank Brown
County Club
Brown
Amaral Photo Supply House
Main Street
Warren
Lumbermen Optimistic On Construction and Defense Efforts
J A McKenna of Wardwell Lumber Co reports strong optimism for home building and cooperation with the government to reinforce national defense and curb inflation. He attended the 57th Northeastern Retail Lumbermen’s Association convention in New York with Mrs McKenna, served on the resolutions committee, and noted 4500 delegates at three days of sessions centered on Guard Our Heritage Build For America’s Future.
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J. A. McKenna
Wardwell Lumber Co
McKenna
America
Lent observances begin February 7 across Protestant and Catholic churches
Protestant and Catholic churches will begin Lent with Ash Wednesday Mass at St Elizabeth's and Holy Communion at St Michael's. A series of Wednesday night Lent meetings hosted by four churches will feature speakers from local parishes and nearby dioceses. Women’s teas accompany the program with talks on faith and hope scheduled February 13 to February 27 at various church venues.
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St. Elizabeth’s Catholic Church
St. Michael's Episcopal Church
First Baptist Church
St. Michael’s Church
Trinity Church
The
First Congregational Church
St Michael's Church
Anthony R Parshley
Episcopal Diocese
Congregational Church
Robert L Underwood
Riverside
Arthur Roebuck
Pawtucket
Baptist Church
Earl Tomlin
Providence
Clarence Horner
Arthur Wilson
St. Michael’s Parish House
George H. Smith
Bristol
Guiteras House
Leonard Redlawn
Frederick F
Miss Jessie Molasky Advocates Reading at Guiteras Junior High
Miss Jessie Molasky a Guiteras Memorial junior high faculty member spoke to the Rotary Club about the value of books in youth. She described library work as a defined part of the school program and outlined methods to engage children with reading.
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Miss Molasky
Rotary
Jessie Molasky
Guiteras Memorial Junior High
Rotary Club
White Rail Riding Club
Guiteras School
Guiteras
Homer Price
John Price
J Foster Price
School Budget To Be Discussed By Committee On Feb 12
Superintendent Edward J. Fitzgerald says the next school year budget will be discussed at the School Committee meeting on February 12. He plans to meet with town surveyor Joseph F. Pannone to map two access roads to the Rockwell Primary School now under construction. Meadow Lane access will be conditioned for school patrons and a 50 foot strip donated by Thomas and James Goff will be graded. The roads will allow buses and private cars to load and unload pupils from Hope Street with vehicles able to circle the building.
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Edward J. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Joseph Ff. Pannone
Rockwell
Thomas
James Goff
Hope Street
Primary Fight Shapes Local Council Nomination Battle
Dr Samuel D Clark faces Councilman E Hugh Holmes in a Democratic first councilman primary with polls open 8 AM to 9 PM at BTA Hall State Street Court House and John Rost Reynolds School Holmes seeks a shift after a narrow loss for fifth councilman amid Democratic infighting while Clark touts the contest as a showdown and voters are cautioned to participate.
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Samuel D. Clark
E. Hugh Holmes
First
B. T. A. Hall
State Street
Court House
John Rost Reynolds
High Street
Clark
Democratic Town Committee
Holmes
Fifth
James D. Reilly
Dr. Clark
Michael J. Balzano
Anthony J. Nunes
Dr Clark
Letters From 1922 Seoul Recall War Time Korea
Miss Alice B Wyatt recalls Seoul during 1922 turmoil in letters to sister Madeleine. She writes of travel from Peking to Korea via Mukden and Antung, meeting John Edwards of Standard Oil North Korea, touring the East Palace outside view, and noting Seoul's beauty and mountain scenery amid war disruptions.
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Seoul
Korea
Miss Wyatt
Alice B. Wyatt
Madeleine Wyatt
Madie
Peking
Great Wall
Mukden
Antung
Henry Barton
Cook
John Edwards
Yokohama
Mrs Edwards
Standard Oil Company
North Korea
Chosen Hotel
John
Westward men fill Palace Hotel lobby in wartime ambience
In 1945 San Francisco lobby chatter describes cattlemen and Western figures at the American National Livestock Association convention. Stetsons, boots, leather and rugged outfits blend with hotel elegance as observers compare real West to Hollywood image.
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Palace Hotel
San Francisco
Robert R. Bruwn
Christian Science Monitor
California
Hollywood
Nebraska Sandhills
Texas Panhandle
Red Country
Wyoming
Montana
Kansas
American National Livestock Association
United Nations
Palace
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County Council Pta
Maureen O’hara
John Payne
Howard da Silva
Tripoli
Technicolor
Batman and Robin
Red Skelton
Arlere Dahl
Ann Miller
Leon Ames
Pam Britton
Richard Rober
Jane Evelyn Ankers
James Ellison
Don Defore
Andrea King
George Tobias
Larry Parks
Barbara Hale
Willard Parker
Una Merkel
Woo
Ferris Dry Goods
YMCA
Democrats
Clark—Holmes
Rst
East Palace
China
New Jersey
George Leighton
Fort Morgan
Nebraska
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