Grand Army Flag Day Observed At Colt Memorial High
Bristol observes Grand Army Flag Day and Lincoln's Birthday with flag displays and school visits by Babbitt Post and Relief Corps. At Colt Memorial High School, eighth graders fill the floor, seventh graders in the balcony, as Rev. John E. Whitley Major Alonzo F. Williams and Supt. Thomas H. DeCoudres preside. Williams urges national preparedness citing Verdun air power and a larger standing army, ending with a call for patriotism and flag reverence.
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Bristol
Babbitt Post
Babbittoman’s Relief Corps
Colt Memorial High School
Grand Army
John E. Whitley
Alonzo
F. Williams
Providence
Thomas H. DeCoudres
America
John Serbst
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Luciana Capone
Comrade Goodwin
Cora M. Hill
Alonzo F. Williams
Williams
Revolutionary Army
Europe
Verdun
Congress
France
Military Training Approved At Colt Memorial High School
At the Colt Memorial High School monthly School Committee meeting 69 boys petitioned for voluntary military training. The proposal was approved with Valentine Pinkham, assistant principal, in charge of drills and Principal William W. Lee Jr. endorsing it. The superintendent’s report noted staff changes and program adjustments including evening schools closing Jan 26 due to declining attendance.
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Colt Memorial High School
Coltemorial
Valentine Pinkham
Colt High School
William W.lee
Superintendent of Schools
Thomas H. DeCoudres
Margaret Ormond
Ellen Conaty
Elenora Swanson
Walley
Gertrude Leonard
Isabella James
Oliver School
Elizabeth August Ete
Fifth District Court Hears Larceny Guilty Plea And School Capacity Concerns
Matteo Donadio, the baker charged with larceny of 1000 dollars from Gaetano Cazzi, pleaded guilty before Judge F H Hammill in the Fifth District Court. Civil cases were continued or postponed. A school enrollment study notes 1550 pupils and 28 rooms across Oliver, Walley, Byfield, and Reynolds, urging more classrooms to avoid overcrowded conditions and improve attendance and respect for law.
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Matteo Donadio
Gaetano Cazzi
F H Hammill
Fifth District
W. R. Perry
Allesandro Vallero
Roy S. Barker
Rudolph F Haffenreffer, Jr
James T. Haines
Jules Schetiople
Antonio Ruggeiri
John Bastado
Ralph Candalo
Burton
Hayman
Taft and
Mason
Oliver, Walley, Byfield
Reynolds
Oliver
Walley
Byfield
Irelle
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Colt High
Walley Eee Enee
Burton Ee Eee
Fifth District Court
Baker
Carrigee
Automobile Pion
Niran
Saray
Cain
W. M. Connery
Samabong Bon
Providence Telephone Co
Hope and
Bradford Streets
Scian
Waldron Company
Company
Hope Street
Edward
D. Kunz
Jeweler
Optician
Wits
Staples
Florence LA Badie
Beatrice Fairfax
Charles Richman
Dorothy Kelley
Danny
Fay Tincher
Keystone
WM. Courtney
Island OF
Surprise
Theda Bara
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