A Tribute to Scouts During Boy Scout Week
The article honors Boy Scouts of America marking their 38th Anniversary Week. It notes Scouts world and local service, the World Friendship Fund, and a February Shirts Off Backs campaign gathering uniforms and gear for overseas and wartime alliances. It also salutes former Scout leaders in the U S and Great Britain for aiding troops and youth, stressing community support and selfless service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts of America
Rotary Club
Scouts of the World
Scouts’ Own World Friendship Fund
Boy Scouts
England
Scouts of
Great Britain
Lord Rowallan
Local Notes and Social Items From Bristol Area
Community column highlights visits and calls attention to courtesy of listing guests and friends in Bristol and surrounding vicinity. Readers are invited to share items of mutual interest and to keep records of social exchanges in the column.
William Congdon To Assist Quakers In Italy
Philadelphia to Italy William Congdon Bristol Rhode Island has left Philadelphia to join the transport team of the American Friends Service Committee in Chianti province east central Italy. The Quaker unit, a Yale graduate and former AFSC worker, helps move wood for brick and reconstruction with UNRRA support expanding to northern Italy and around Rome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
William Congdon
Bristol
Rhode Island
Italy
American Friends Service Committee
Quakers
Chianti
Congdon
American Field Service
Yale University
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts
George Demetrius
Boston
UNRRA
Quakers and Brethren Service Committee
Gothic Line
Rome
AFSC
Token of love for Ellen and Amos Wright
A remembrance note memorializes Ellen Smith Wright who died in 1922 and Amos Wright who died in 1936. Grace signs a daughter’s loving tribute noting enduring memory and lifelong regret at their loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Smith Wright
Amos Wright
Pro Christo Society Elects Officers at Reorganization
The Pro Christo Society of the First Congregational Church elected Mrs Nathaniel A Gladding Jr president at a Friday reorganization meeting in the Gun eral House. Mrs Maurice C Smith 3rd was named secretary treasurer and Mrs William O Masters advised. Refreshments were served.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry L Sanford
Women's Missionary Society of the
First Congregational Church
Guneral House
Arthur B. Rae
Mr. Paulin
Mildred Draper
Pro-Christo Society of the
Nathaniel A. Gladding Jr
Maurice C. Smith
William O Masters
Special Meeting of St Michael's Church Bristol
The Corporation of St Michael's Church in Bristol calls a legal meeting for Tuesday February 12 1946 at 8 pm in St Michael's Parish House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol, R. I
Ivy Guild
St. Michael’s Church
Holmes House
the Corporation of St. Michael's
Fish Club Adopts By-Laws and Honors Founder
The Fish Club met Friday evening and drafted by-laws for members. The first Friday of each month is set as a general meeting night. A life membership was voted for Matteo Castiglego, founder and one of Bristol’s oldest fishermen. All members should attend the next general meeting on Friday March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Bristol Phoenix Publishing Co
R. I
Bradford St
Corner of
Thames
Roswell S. Bosworth
Eleanore C. Felix
Fish Club
Matteo Castiglego
Club
Castighego
Hibbert To Return From Pearl Harbor Discharge
Lt Norman L Hibbert USNR son of Mr and Mrs George Hibbert of 240 Hope St Bristol Rhode Island is among 1222 veterans returning to the United States for discharge aboard the USS Sherburne an attack transport of the Magic Carpet fleet The ship left Okinawa January 21 and is expected to reach San Francisco about February 6 The Sherburne is part of the Navy fleet keeping supply lines to U S forces across the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
T.H
Norman L. Hibbert
USNR
George Hibbert
Hope St
Bristol
Rhode Island
Okinawa
San Francisco
Sherburne
Navy
U. S
Jesse J. Bento To Be Home Soon
Jesse J. Bento of 19 Coggeshall Avenue Bristol Rhode Island is among 2099 Army veterans returning to the United States aboard the SS Cape Cchae from Yokohama Japan. The voyage, begun January 14, aims to reach Seattle around January 31 aboard the Cape Perpetua, a War Shipping Administration vessel aiding U S forces across the Pacific.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearl Harbor
T. H
Jesse J. Bento
Coggeshall Avenue
Bristol
R. I
Yokohama
Japan
Seattle
Cape Perpetua
Navy
War Shipping Administration
U. S
Girl Scout meeting features nature hunt and pin investiture
The troop met Thursday at 3:30 pm with patrols and a nature scavenger hunt. Donna Ruggiero and Frances McClure won, then eight scouts received pins in the investiture ceremony: Doris Ethier, Bernadine Morris, Beverly Gornyle, Patricia Foster, Delphina Oliver, Kathleen Bowler, Mary Alice Marabello, Harriet MacDonald. Each recited a law. Mary-Louise Adams led the color guard with Catherine Brelsford and Corine Ferreira as bearers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna Ruggiero
Frances McClure
Doris Ethier
Bernadine Morris
Beverly Gornyle
Patricia Foster
Delphina Oliver
Kathleen Bowler
Mary Alice Marabello
Harriet MacDonald
Mary-Louise Adams
Catherine Brelsford
Corine Ferreira
Also Mentioned on This Page
American Society of Civil Engineers
National Society of American Military Engineers
J.g
Civil Eng
V. Corps
Nl.a
Joseph G. A. Riccio
Dewolf Avenue
Joe Russo
Colonial Hotel
State St
Radio Electronics Laboratory
Radio Sales and Service
Our
H. F. Bell
TEL
H. R. Dunbar
ER. A. Skinner
Mainsurance Sanz
Bristol, R. L
Herbert G
Bristol & Vicinity
Trinity Episcopal Chapel
Eudd J Vermette
New England Deaconess Hospital
E Street
The
Home Demonstration Club
State Street
Albert Battcher
George Magee
Hiram
Chestnut Street
Michael Thomas
Thomas H. Byrnes, Jr
Homeopathic Hospital
Providence
Byrnes
Mass Constance Campanella
Catherine Hammitt
Camp Hoffman
Narragansett Hotel
Hammett
William G. Dixon
High Street
Fred F. Hodgdon
Noyes Avenue
Pawtucket Memorial Hospital
Catherine E. Gallagher
Woman’s Army Corp
Williams Street
Bertram W. Wall
Veterans’ Retraining and
William Vargas, Cox
Manuel Vargas
John Street
United States Navy
Anna Steere
Edgehill Temple No. 3
Milk Street
Joseph Carmine Solmonese
Ralph Solmonese
Knoles Street
U.S. Navy
Rockwell House
Angela D. Bruno
Joseph F., Bruno
Rhode Island Hospital
Anna Massano
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
Charles Simao
Oliver Street
Truesdale Hospital
Simao
Olivia Machado
St. Elizabeth’s
CYO Vets
All America Basketball Congress
John P Marshall
Ray Roderigues
Albert T Murray
Bristol County Council
Thackery Hall
Masonic
Boy Scouts In America
Memoriam
Hope Drug CO
New Highland
Ford
Bristol Motors
Hope Steel
Thompson Avenue
Hope Street
Thames Street
Barney Leveting
John Grabert
Wood Street
Wood St
United States
Foreign
A. A. Edmonds
Berkshire Fine Spinning
Warren
R. I. Swift McNutt Co
R. L
S. F. Winecombe
Cora Anderson
John
Merolia
Mgr
Society
Church In
Howard R. Newman
Sparks & Balfour Tel
A. J. Francoeur
Leonard St. Dial
Fall River
Mass
United Motor Service
Mt. Hope
O.E.S
Bell’s Store
Rinaldi Bros
General Automobile
Roma St
N. L. Hibbert
Girl Scout
Pennsylvania
French Coal Co
Dewi
NEW Singer Sewing Machines
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