Boy Scouts of America Celebrates 42nd Birthday Week
The article lauds the Boy Scouts during Scout Week February 6 12 noting since 1910 more than nineteen million youths have been influenced by the Scout Oath and Law. It highlights the pledge and a call for civic responsibility including voting and equality. It reports 2 900 000 active scouts in over 80 000 units nationwide.
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America
Boy Scouts of America
United States of America
Liberty
Gil Scouts Debate Baby Nutrition on February 1 1952
Patsy Botelho reports on a Gil Scouts meeting discussing foods and vitamins for babies and what to include in a scrapbook about child health. The group plans to learn edible needs for children from birth to five and foods that support growth and wellness.
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Patsy Botelho
Veterans GI Bill training resumed after discharge period
The VA states you may restart GI Bill training within a reasonable period after discharge. The agency will determine each veteran’s specific reasonable period and eligibility, with decisions made on a case by case basis.
Bristol Eagles Officer Meeting And Local Happenings
A Bristol town page notes a 6 pm meeting for all officers of Bristol Eagles No. 953 announced by Inside Guard Joseph Qua ley. Other items include New England Spring Flower Show in Boston on March 9, Rotary Club speech by Richard M. Parry, IRS office move to 200 Dyer Street, and OPS at 49 Westminster Street. A birthday gathering for Joseph Corrieira, births of Michael Grimo and Ellen Claudia McAuliffe, a new Emergency Rescue truck on display, King Philip Little League officials meeting, Guernsey cow Northern County's Marvel producing milk and butterfat, Swanee River Fishing Club banquet plans, and Seaman Second Class Joseph Squatrito graduating from Berlin Military Post course.
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Bristol Eagles
No. 953
Joseph Qualey
King Philip
Little League
YMCA
John L. Burke
Swanee River Fishing Club
Joseph Pinhero
East State Street
Federated
R. I. Sportsmen's Club
Obituary of Maria Coite of Bristol
Mrs Maria Coite 73 wife of Joseph Coite of 1 Easter Brooks Avenue Bristol died Sunday at home after long illness Born February 15 1879 in Terceira Azores Island she came to this country 55 years ago and lived in Bristol She was a communicant of St Elizabeth Church and Holy Rosary Society Funeral from Sansone Funeral Home 192 State Street at 815 am with requiem Mass at St Elizabeth Church 9 am burial in St Marys Cemetery Included are granddaughter Lucy Coile Ferreira and sister Mrs Laura Mendes of Providence
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Maria (Gonzalves) Coite
Joseph Coite
Easterbrooks Avenue
Terceira
Azores Island
Joseph
Maria Gonzalves
Bristol
St. Elizabeth's Church
Holy Rosary Society
Lucy Coile Ferreira
Laura Mendes
Providence
Sansone
State Street
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Pacheco Promoted to Private First Class After Training
Joseph J. Pacheco son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Pacheco of 39 Munro Avenue has been promoted to private first class after completing basic training at Sampson Air Force Base New York He was transferred to Amarillo Air Force Base Texas for seven months of technical training in jet engine mechanics and earned a certificate for ranking highest in his flight on the firing range
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Joseph J. Pacheco
Joseph Pacheco
Munrow Avenue
Sampson Air Force Base
Amarillo Air Force Base
Texas
St Marys Holy Name Plans First Bazaar
St Marys Holy Name Society outlined plans for its first annual bazaar at a meeting in St Marys Auditorium. The event is slated for late March with David Ferris as chairman. Father Clyde Walsh spoke on the society history and purpose, and a film titled The Narragansett Scrapbook was shown. The group meets at 745 am at the auditorium before the 8 am Mass this Sunday.
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St Mary's Holy Name Society
David Ferris
Clyde Walsh
St Mary's
St Mary's Auditorium
Narragansett
Parish and Community Event Bridge and Supper Notices
Sunday smorgasbord at St Michael's Parish House on February 13 with a Trinity Women's Guild bridge event at Trinity Parish Rooms. An illustrated talk on Ancient Persia and Modern Iran by Rev Earl Tomlin at the DeWolf Memorial Room, First Congregational Church, February 13. Also planned are a Hanukah Bean supper, a Reba Rebecca Lodge bridge and food sale, a Trinity Episcopal Church food sale, a Turkey Supper by the Congregational Women's Guild, and an Annual Bridge event by the Bristol Branch International Sunshine Society at the Midway on March 1.
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Valvnline Bridge
Trinty Women's Guild
Trinity Parish Rooms
Earl Hi Tomlin
DeWolf
First Congregational Church
Reba Rebecca Lodge
Odd Fellows Hall
St Mary's Guild of
Trinity Episcopal Church
Congregational Women's Guild
DeWolf Memorial Room
Bridge, Bristol
International Sunshine Society
Lost wrist watch and assorted ads from Swansea Fall River area
Mixed classified items listed for sale or inquiry including a Longise wrist watch lost between Warren and Bristol with contact Ceorie Levesque Swansea MA, a 40 inch gas range in perfect working condition, a 12 3 piece parlor set for summer cottage best offer over $10, a slightly used winter spinet piano from Winecombe's Piano Craftsmen Fall River, a lot at Hope Street 75 by 100, an easy spin dryer three years old, a Florence heater and a home for viewing at 1088 Robeson Street Fall River and 5 Goulart Avenue after 4 with several phone references.
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Glenwood
Bristol
Winecombe
Robeson Street
Fall _River
Hope Street
Florence
Goulart Avenue
Rescue Squad to Exhibit New Truck Thursday
The Bristol Fire Department Emergency Rescue Squad will publicly display its new rescue truck Thursday night from 8 to 10 p.m. at the Dreadnaught Hook and Ladder Station at High and Church streets. Luke H. White and Norman J Servant announced the event and squad members will explain and answer questions about the first aid and rescue equipment.
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Dreadnaught
Corner High
Church Streets
Luke H White
Norman J. Servant
Bristol Fire Department
High and
Luke H. White
Norman J Servant
Fire Department
Funeral of Mrs Lillian Jenks
Mrs Lillian Paull Jenks wife of the late George Jenks of 61 Hallack Avenue Riverside died in a Providence hospital after a long illness. Born January 25 1872 in Bristol she was the daughter of Frank and Seraphine Paul educated in local schools later moved to Riverside. Survived by son John Francis Norris of Riverside and several nieces and cousins. Funeral at Charles M Connery Funeral Home 57 Burton Street tomorrow at 2 pm conducted by Rev Robert Underwood burial in North Burial Ground.
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Lillian
Paull) Jenks
George Jenks
Hallack Avenue
Riverside
Providence
Jenks
Bristol
Frank and
Seraphine Paul
John Francis Norris
Charles M. Connery
Burton Street
Robert L. Underwood
Riverside Congregational Church
North Burial Ground
Director Litvak Scrambles for Nuns in Dawn Film
A story from Germany delays Twentieth Century Fox film Decision Before Dawn with Anatole Litvak. He sought French actresses for nun roles with Richard Basehart and Gary Merrill but they demanded bikini exposure, leading him to cast wives of newspapermen instead.
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Anatole Litvak
Germany
Twentieth Century-Fox
Litvak
Richard Basehart
Gary Merrill
Funeral of Mrs Bridget Golden in Chicopee Falls Mass
The funeral of Mrs Bridget Breen Golden wife of William J Golden of Chicopee Falls Mass and formerly of the town was held Saturday with a solemn high Mass at St Mary's Church. The Rev Joseph Kelly pastor of St Bridgets Thornton and Rev M Kelly superior at St Columba's Seminary served as celebrant and deacon respectively. Burial was in St Mary's Cemetery with committal by Father Joseph Kelly assisted by Fathers William Kelly and Walsh.
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Bridget (Breen) Golden
William J. Golden
Chicopee Falls
Mass
Charlies M. Connery
St. Mary’s Church
St. Columban’s Seminary
Clyde J. Walsh
John MacGovern
Harold W. Gifford, Jr
John Coughlan
Charles Burns
John McIntyre
Clayton House Buriel
St Mary’s Cemetery
Joseph Kelly
William Kelly
Father Walsh
Bristol Rhode Island Voting Districts Created in 1953
The Bristol Board of Canvassers declares that on a January 1953 meeting it divided the town’s Second Representative District into two voting districts named Voting District No 1 and Voting District No 2. A map of the district lines is on display in the Town Clerk’s Office.
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Bristol
Rhode Island
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