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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1956
Page
5
Colt defeats Barrington 78-74 at Andrews Gym before 700 overflow fans, tying Barrington and South Kingstown for the Class C lead with five wins and one loss. Cordeiro tops Colt with 21 points, Bettencourt 16, Cabral 14, while Barrington’s Larisa leads with 18. Colt outplayed taller foes with aggressive defense and strong passing, securing the come-from-behind victory.
The Bristol Y M C A senior varsity basketball team travels to Fall River for a two state Y M C A league game. Bristol has yet to win this season after losses to Attleboro Y 96 86 and Providence Y 57 56.
Tony Bettencourt a Colt guard sits fourth in Class C scoring in the R I Interscholastic Basketball League with 98 points through last Friday. Ray Locke of Barrington leads Class C with 144, while Locke tops field goals with 55 and Dick Gaudette of Coventry has 36 free throws. Gaudette is second in total points with 126 and Paul Tucker of Cumberland stands third with 114. Colt teammates also listed with totals include George Mans, 92. Ray Cordeiro, 81. Vic Andrade, 48. Ray Cabral, 42. Lou Sansone, 38. Mike DeMeo, 24. Matt DeLeo, 19. Johnny Burke, 10. Lennie Calandra, 5.
Grade 9L2 defeated 9L1 42 to 29 in Guiteras Junior High intramural basketball, marking their seventh straight win. Paul Brung led scorers with 30 points, while 9L1's Sam Pasqua had 17 for his team.
In a CYO Cadet game at Central Junior High East Providence St. Margaret's Rumford defeated St. Mary's Bristol 48 to 33 on Sunday afternoon Tim Gulooly led with 10 points for the winners. Bull Manchester and Bob Emery topped Bristol with nine and eight points respectively. St. Mary's 0-6 will face Sacred Heart East Providence next Sunday at Central Junior. Haigh School. St. Brendan's Riverside leads the league with St. Margaret's second.
Twenty Brownie Troop 152 girls hosted a bon voyage party for Pauline Carulli, moving with her parents to Waltham Mass. The event at the Baptist Church featured a fashion show with new Christmas dolls, then films shown by William F. Head and ice cream.
Cub Scout pack 6 committee and den mothers met Friday to plan their third annual blue and gold banquet to be held on February 9 at St. Marys auditorium. The entire membership and parents form the dinner committee and the monthy pack meeting will feature Pirates of Yesteryear with a special parents meeting in conjunction with the pack meet.
Battery C indoor rifle team set a 1336 team score to beat Battery B 103rd F A Providence. Captains praise the feat as the eight straight win in the National Guard Bureau Indoor Rifle Tournament. Top scorers were M Sgt Savino and Cpl Darling with 271s, Costa 270, Topazio 265, Mike Topazio 259, Franco 254. The winner may fire the Postal Match for national championship.
The Youth Fellowship of the First Baptist Church will lead the next Sunday service with music by the senior and junior choirs. Gary Fillmore will give the invocation and responsive reading, Ronald Luther will read scripture, and Joseph Pimental will lead morning prayer. Stephen Swanson and Frank Gromling usher. An evening service at 7:30 pm features Rev. Daniel Thompson from Warren’s Baptist Church delivering the sermon with the Warren choir singing.
Mr and Mrs James O Gallant of 489 East Middleton Turnpike Manchester Conn announce the birth of a daughter Katherine Ann on Thursday January 19 at Manchester Memorial Hospital Mrs Gallant is the former Raphaelina Candelino of this town Mr and Mrs Joseph A Berretto of 582 Woodstreet announce the birth of their first child a daughter Kathleen Ann at Truesdale Hospital Fall River on Jan 23 Mrs Berretto is the former Ida Seymour of Barrington
Bristol Council Knights of Columbus hosts Sports Night tomorrow after the 8 p.m. business meeting. Speaker Michael J Thomas, Providence Journal Bulletin sports writer, will discuss boxing hockey and golf followed by a Q and A. Coca Cola Bottling presents the annual Boston Red Sox film At Home with the Red Sox.
S boat skipper Elton Furlong won the eight race Frostbites Round Robin at the yacht club, beating Fred Holt by 1 1/4 points. Mullervy and Spranger tied for third, with White, Lundstrom, Streeter, and Everett also placing as the fleet grows toward a projected 14 boats by season end amid light northwest winds.
Miss Blaisdell is in Chicago for the annual Christian Writers Conference and Workshop where her book And God Caught an Eel will be displayed at conference headquarters. The event, sponsored by The Christian Writers Institute, gathers 100 writers from over 20 states and Canada to hear notable authors and industry figures.
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