Bristol Fire Companies Back Higher Relief Fund Ask
Bristol's four volunteer fire companies sent letters to the General Assembly urging a larger appropriation for the State Firemen's Relief Fund. The proposal, prepared by the State Firemen's League, seeks an increase of 6500 over the current 3500, aiming to keep the fund at 10000. Delegates from Hydraulion Defiance Ever Readys attended meetings to explain the need and identify the Bristol representatives involved.
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Bristol
General Assembly
State Firemen
State Firemen’s League
Hydraulion
Robert J. Anderson
Daniel G. Cozesshy
Janes F. Meiggs
Lotis Gallo
Raymond S. Brightman
Safety Council Plans Campaign Lays Out County Program
The Bristol Unit of the Bristol County Safety Council will meet Monday at chairman Stanley Friswell's home with talks by Lieut Owen Nolan Portsmouth State Police Chief A J Ferrara and others. Norton M Zinderstein joins the unit joining Cart Friswell Connell Le Clair Reid Leahy and Sister representatives. A preliminary program for the safety drive will be drafted at the Providence meeting with Uncle Red and Vincent Leahy also present. next Thursday Warren hosts a meeting for county representatives.
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Bristol
Bristol County Safety Council
Stanley E Friswell
Arthur H Cart
Stanley FE
Friswell J Francis Connell
O Reid LeClair
Providence
Uncle Red
Vincent Leahy
Warren
Illustrated Lecture Series at Congregational Church
Rev Herbert D Graetz will present illustrated lectures on church history Sunday evenings in February at 7 30 in the De Wolf Memorial Chapel. The upcoming talk covers the Reformation to the Pilgrims’ embarkation with many slides drawn from famous paintings.
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Herbert D Graetz
de Wolf
Bridge and Whist Planned by Hope Circle D of I
The Washington whist and bridge event is set for Monday evening February 21 in Koof C hall with Mrs Mary J Condon and Mass Nore Dwyer as co chairs. The Circle’s regular monthly meeting follows and a local bridge and whist chair leads the games.
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Hope Circle
D of I
Washington
Koof C Hall
Mary J Condon
Mass Nore
Dwyer
Bristol Colt Alumni Seek Regular Meetings With Nearby Groups
Bristol Colt Alumni officers and the executive committee discussed plans for periodic meetings with alumni associations in Bristol Warren and Barrington to strengthen relations. They outlined an intensive membership campaign and a St Patrick's Night dance to be held next month in the Colt High School auditorium, with committees to be named by president Michael ABOOT stunD at Thursday's meeting.
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Bristol
Warren and
Barrington
Bristol Colt
Colt High School
Michael
Aboot Stund
Ideals of P. T. A. Stressed By Mrs Earl H Hobson
Mrs Earl H Hobson addressed the Bristol Parent-Teacher Association at Reynolds school praising shared ideals of love devotion enthusiasm optimism harmony and justice. She noted benefits to schools including better equipment courses and access to medical and dental care and kinder gartens.
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Carl H Hobson
Bristol
Parent-Teacher Association
Reynolds School
Three Point Plan For R. R. Problem
Town Council favors a three point program to improve service on the Providence Warren and Bristol line of the New Haven Railroad. Francoise L. de Wolf submitted the plan urging faster service bus train coordination and railroad profitability with local support and potential action by regional groups.
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Providence, Warren and Bristol
New Haven
Francoise L. deWolf
Warren and
Barrington
Bristol County Betterment Group
de Wolf
Fayalistourayd Iban
Eddvtiter i
Franklin Street
Bristol
Warren
West Barrington
Riverside
Providence
Utilities Commission
New England Transportation
Jeff Davis to speak at Burnside Banquet in Bristol lodge
Jeff Oavis yachting editor of the Providence Journal Bulletin will headline the 44th anniversary dinner of Burnside Lodge K of P. George Moore chairs the arrangements with a committee including Arthur Brelsford Lewelyn Conklin Charles Luther Henry Luther Russell Chafee Gaythorne Cheshire Bertram Bullock and Martin Nelle. The event set for February 15 will be in the Makowsky building.
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Jeff Oavis
Providence Journal-Bulletin
Burnside Lodge
George Moore
Iiristol Lodge
Makowsky
Fr Moore
Arthur Brelsford
Lewelysn Conklin
Charles Luther
Henry Luther Russell Chafee
Gaythorne Cheshire Bertram Bullock
Martin Nelle
Merit Certificates Awarded to 37 Colt High Students
Certificates of merit for excellence across school activities during the six weeks ending December 8 were presented at Colt Memorial High School assemblies. Ninety students, including 9 girls and 18 boys, received awards, with lists by class showing numerous seniors juniors and sophomores named alongside their first and last names.
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Colt Memorial High
Emma_ Bonvicia
Martha DiMezza
Irving Pierce
Harold Peckham
Louise Iasiello
Olympia Proto
Tevis Shusman
William Owens
Victoria Mansi
Hope Angell
Joseph Pine
James Correia
Mary Santulli
Dorothy Paiva
Margaret Vaccaro
Maynard Shulman
Grace Bruno
Wilhelmina Victoria
Angelo Massa
John Stone
Doris Martelly
Tylvena Souse
Frank Correia
Lydia Garista
Margaret McGann
Elmer McNamara
Andrew del Toro
Joseph Russo
Emelia Buculo
Irene Furtado
Gabriele Saviano
John Freitas
Anthony Asciola
Angelina Alfano
Margaret Greene
Nicholas Mancieri
Henry Hambrick
Busy Program Outlined By Honor Society For Boy Scout Week
Bristol Troops of Boy Scouts of America plan Boy Scout Week February 6 to 12 with a living expo program in town store windows. Activities include Scout Sunday at churches, a Founders Day observance, oath and law recommitments, awards boards, Scouters day events, school day play, and a Saturday Scoutcraft Day with live expositions.
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Awashanks Herd
Bristol
Boy Scouts of America
P.O W.S
Boy Scout Honor Society
Rhode Island Soldiers Home
Scout Hall
William D Bovee
First
William D Bovée
America
Scouts of America
Sta Segars
Po Om Board of Awards
S. S. Kearney
Sea Scouts
Sect Hall
Green Bar
Cubs
South Kingstown Renews Rivalry With Colt
South Kingstown travels to Bristol to face Colt Memorial basketball at Guiteras gym on Tuesday February 8 with a 7 30 p m tip off. The renewed rivalry excites Bristol fans as past clashes drew large crowds and long journeys to witness the contests at Peace Dale Opera House and the State College gym.
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Bristol
South Kingstown
Colt Memorial
Basketeers
Guiteras
South County
Kingstown
Peacedale Opera House
State College Gym
South
Rhode Island
Martin Hall Opens Spring Clinic Welcomes Five New Pupils
Martin Hall for speech correction opened its spring clinic on Tuesday February 1 welcoming five new pupils Irving Glick from Cleveland Francis Duffo from Croghan New York Philip Kelleher from Larchmont Bill Edwards from Atlanta and Eugene Bietler from New York City All pupils are staying on campus A visiting Mr H Trotter from London England will arrive around February 7 to have his speech corrected The school serves students from across the United States from Florida to California and nearby cities Fail River and Pawtucket There are 28 boys 5 girls and 14 student teachers in the main department with more cases expected after spring vacation
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Martin Hall
School For Speech Correction
Irving Glick
Cleveland
Ohio
Francis “Tommy” Duffo
Croghan
New York
Philip Kelleher
Larchmont
Bill Edwards
Atlanta
Georgia
Eugene Bietler
New York City
H. Trotter
London
England
United States
States
Florida
California
Fail River
Mass
Pawtucket
R I
Two Bristol Evening High Girls Earn Scholastic Honors
Raffaella Pansa and Catherine Puya, former Colt Memorial High students who left to work, are named valedictorian and salutatorian of the Bristol Freening High School Class of 1938. They are honored at the February 23 graduation events, having completed three years of evening study while balancing work at Collins and Aikman and Collyers in Pawtucket.
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Colt Memorial High School
Bristol Freening High School
Raffaella Pansa
Catherine Puya
Annie D Sisson
Miss Pansa
Miss Puya
Bristol
Collins and Aikman, Inc
Collyers
Pawtucket
Washington town meeting turns chaotic as 500 small-businessmen rally
The writer depicts Washington gatherings where 500 small-business men clamor for attention amid graphic disorder. President Truman-like figures and Uncle Danny Roper are mentioned as trying to restore order while slogans and mismanaged seating reflect a chaotic convention. A plea for prayer goes unheard.
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Danny” Roper
Danny
Scott Ke
Washington
The
Christian Science Monitor
First Base
Monitor
Purchashing Power Dominates Disputed Stage Moment
A delegate surged to the platform to press purchasing power amid cork men and coal dealers, but his appeal to the crowd fell flat as others clamped the microphone, silencing his words and stalling the exchange.
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Cork
Purchasing Power
Public dispute ends as delegate heckles speech about trade groups
The Monitor reports William Siple representing the National Council of Independent Business Associations began a speech but was interrupted by heckling and calls of phoniness. A delegate deriding the organization shouted that it was formed last week and a prayer request provoked further outcry with the remark Satan is ruling us.
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Monitor
William Siple
National Council of Independent Business Associations
Mr. Sipley
Satan
Fragmented OCR Note on Meeting and Merit Women
An unreadable OCR draft questions what could be achieved in two days by a mixed group of women. The text references a poorly formed meeting and mentions a “well selected group” in a jumbled style, suggesting confusion over purpose and outcome.
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Yebu
Mobo Ofrs Ag
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