South Kingstown Defeats Colt in Wakefield Clash
South Kingstown High School beat Colt Memorial High School 32 to 18 in Wakefield Friday. Bristol trailed early, finishing the first half 7-4, then the second half saw a close 15-14 South Kingstown edge. South Kingstown remains unbeaten in the Interscholastic Conference.
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Colt Memorial High School
Wakefield
South Kingstown High School
Bristol Boys
South County
South Kingstown Boys
South Kingtown
South Kingstown
Comeau
Kenney
Webster
Evans
Wright
Burch
Tyler
Colt Memorial
Deselets
Fa Brancuzzo
Rae
Gaglio
Ruggiero
Sylvia
Witherell
Rae Ste
W F Pearce
Bristol County All Stars Fall to Taunton Club in Warren
The Bristol County All Stars lost to the Taunton Boys Club 29 to 19 at the Artillery Armory in Warren on Sunday afternoon. The Taunton Second team then defeated the Warren Reds 24 to 22 in a closely contested game.
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Kid Hope
Bristol County
Artillery
Warren
Taunton Boys’ Club
County All Stars
Warren Reds
Donations to Children's Home Recorded for Past Month
The list acknowledges donations to the Children's Home including meat vegetables and rolls from the Mite Society Baptist church Marmalade from Mrs Arthur Wood clothing from Kathleen Barton sugar from Mrs Bosworth toys and decorations from Mr Bense and Eric Bense services of seamstress from Mrs Rockwell and Mrs Levy ice cream from Mrs Kinder potatoes from a friend.
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Mite Society
Baptist Church Marmalade
Arthur Wood
Kathleen Barton
Bosworth
Bense
Eric Bense
Rockwell
Levy
Kinder
Belle of Bagdad staged by Colt High pupils this week
Colt Memorial High School presents the musical comedy The Belle of Bagdad in the auditorium on Thursday Friday and Saturday evenings. Miss M Theresa Sullivan directs a varied cast with principal roles including Mrs Horace McCann Shirley Newman Elsa McCann and many others. The production features a native and American group, a Marines drill and a native guards unit, with the Colt orchestra providing music and Doroty Roberts Frances Doran and Wait hiam Guevremont as pianists.
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Colt
Colt Memorial High School
Raphelina DeRosa
Helen Mahoney
Emil Velleca
Anne Rohrman
Antonette Poh
Lallian Dunbar
Angelina Ranald
Mars Cores
Mary Magee
Helen Conley
Freda Schaft
Mary Gladding
Louise Bell
Marjorie Manley
Lydia Boone
Mary Johnston
Claudia di Wolf
Mary Bolden
Virginia Leahy
Edna Brooks
Marines
Awkward Squad
Vincent Mescall
Parkman Jacoy
John Hogan
Nathaniel Gladding
Vincent Nappi
Peter Gilroy
Joseph Texema
Andrea D’arbrosia
Thomas Brown
Sam Eisenstadt
Albert Metcalf
Ravimond McCormack
Colt High School
Miss Sullivan
Dorosthy Roberts
Frances Doran
Waithiam Guevremont
Manuel Motta
Jamis F Meiggs
Frederick Vera
School Committee Advances Budget and New School Plans
The committee voted to recommend a 164000 operating budget for public schools next year, up 12700 from last year, with 3100 for new hires. They also asked for 200000 to erect a new school building and discussed fireproofing Byfield School stairways and the cupola relic in Howe's drawings.
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Wallis E Howe
Howe and Church
Providence
Bilding
Byfield School
Wailes
Howe
Academy
Howes
Fanfard Lane
Harry Munro
Chamber of Commerce Organization Meeting Planned in Bristol
Arrangements have been made for a Bristol Chamber of Commerce organizing meeting to be held Wednesday evening March 5 in the John Post Reynolds School auditorium. Speakers include Col Howard Allen of East Greenwich and Herman Silverman, former 250th anniversary chairman. An entertainment is planned and citizens are invited to attend. A committee will report a tentative officers list.
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Rotars Club
Colt High
Chamber of Commerce Organization Committee
Reynolds
Colt High School
Mary J Condon
B Rockwell Jr
Chamber of Commerce
Bristol
John Post Reynolds
Col Howard Allen
Chamber of Commerce of
East
Greenwich
Herman Silverman
Fast Grenwaich
Rotary Frolic Benefit Stages for Scholarship Fund
Rotary Club members rehearse a two evening show at the Guiteras auditorium March 2 and 3 to raise funds for the Scholarship Fund. The set features a hotel dining room with club members around semicircular tables and four colored waiters. The program also includes a Kinder Trio, Nelson Terry the Fall River tenor, and a Boston entertainer for the latter half.
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Rotary Club
Guiteras Auditormm
Kinder
Nelson Terry
Fall River
Boson Wall
Attendance officer report figures from a school committee meeting
The attendance officer James F Meiggs reported 118 investigated truancy cases with 45 found as truants. Forty three children were sent to school after parental warning, 16 absent due to family trouble, 2 lacking clothing, and 13 picked up on the street.
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James F Meiggs
National India Rubber Co Hosts Rotarians and Lions Tour
Officials of the National India Rubber Co will host Rotarians and Lions on Thursday afternoon at 2:30. Guests will tour the Wood Street factory, view the management processes from raw materials to finished products, and dine at 4:30 in the recreation room. A program of speeches and employee entertainment will follow.
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National India Rubber Co
Rotars
Lions Clubs
Wood Street
Fire Department Ball Slated For Friday May 2
A joint fire companies committee agreed to stage the annual Fire Department Ball on Friday evening May 2 at the State Armory foot of Church Street. Brig Gen J H Callan and Mrs Callan will lead the grand march. Next planning session set for March 3 at the Defiance Fire Co station.
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State Armory
Church Street
L. H. Callan
James B. Lee
Hook, Ladder and Hose Co
J. H Callan
Callan
Defiance Fire Co
Fall River Rifemen Defeated by BTA Team
The Fall River Rifles lost to a strong BTA team in a close match 718 to 705. The BT A squad, including Battery M members, tied records as every shooter hit 50 in prone for a 250 possible team score. American Printing Co followed closely with 247, led by five shooters, with high totals from Capt R H Bennett, Lieut A Hart hy, Capt F R Bullock, WL McAvoy, and Chester Smith.
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Battery MM
241St Coast Artillery
Bristol Tram
American Printing Co
Battery M
B . A. Riflemen
Fall River
BT A
R H. Bennett
Lieut A Harthy
F R Bullock
WL. McAvoy
Chester Smith
Real Estate Transfers In Rhode Island Area
Thomas H Hutton and H Raymond Fox sold to Joseph and Rose Desrosiers two lots Nos 186 187 on the Re plat of Beach Terrace Wilfred I Beauregard sold to Annie Beauregard a lot with buildings on the Hope Plat at Bristol Narrows Bristol County Realty Co sold to Marian Martins and wife a lot on the Peck and Wilson plat east side of Gray Street
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Thomas H Hutton
H. Raymond Fox
Joseph Desrosiers
Rose Desrosiers
Beach Terrace
Wilfred I Beauregard
Pawtucket
Annie Beauregard
Providence
Hope
Bristol Narrows
Bristol County Realty Co
Marian Martins
Peck and Wilson
Gray Street
Fire In Thames Street Building Ends With Firemen Saving Most
Four fire companies fought a major blaze yesterday at 1015 forenoon in a large Thames street structure Nos 183 and 285 owned by Hezekiah Wardwell. Fire spread through partitions in a rear tenement. no one was injured though Mrs Joseph Silvia and her five children escaped. Damage estimated in the thousands. cause linked to thawing frozen water pipes. Mt Hope Diner’s Arthur Duffy supplied hot coffee and treats to volunteers.
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Thames Street
Hezekiah C Wardwell
Seth Paull Co
Bradford
State Streets
District No 16
Joseph Silvia
Arthur H Duffy
Mt. Hope
Duffy
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bristol County All Stars
Bagdad
Lowney & Gallagher
Warren & Bristol Laundry
Pastime Theatre
WM. Fox
Paris
Victor McLaglen
Fifi Dorsay
EL Brendel
Patantie
Paria
MA Claire
Miss Claire
Talking Screen
Pathe Sound News
Joe E. Brown
Helen Foster
Dorothy Gulliver
Pathe News
ALL Talking
Vening
Nancy Welford
Conway Tearle
Aver
Hopwood
Wallis E. Howe
Chamber OF Commerce Organization Meeting
Reynolds School
Fire Department
Fall River Riflemen
Strong American Printing Co
Spindle City
BR T
Prn
Avg
Hartley
Canning
E Bullock
Hambrick
R Bennett
Aves W
McAvoy
Savoys
A Skinner
Smith
Joncas
Thames St
Edward D. Kunz
Letty’s Shop
Hope Street
Ore
Rotary
Rotary Club OF
Guiteras Memorial Auditorium
Dimond
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