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Four Boy Scouts and 2 Leaders Honored At District Meeting
Four Boy Scouts and two town leaders were honored at the King Philip District annual dinner at East Providence High School. Scoutmaster William F. Head received the Bucklin Medal for merit for long service. George R. Fish, founder of scouting in Bristol County, earned a 45 year service badge. Four new Eagle Scouts were named from Troop Four and Explorer Post 14, with eleven Eagles elevated in 1957. Head is the third Bristol Scout leader to win the Bucklin Medal.
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Narragansett
James Sousa
Frank Caiza
Anthony Velleca
Peter Sansone
Ex Plorer
J. Harold Williams
King Philip District
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George Bucklin
George R. Fish