Byfield School May Be Closed for Three Years
A special report to the Bristol School Committee from Supt. E. S. Mapes recommends closing Byfield School for at least three years and outlines major reforms for the district including expanded art music and physical education, a bigger library at Colt High, and vocational guidance. The report notes enrollment growth, renovation needs, and the likelihood of state support for vocational schools while proposing interim staffing adjustments and reorganizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byfield
E. S. Mapes
Reynolds
Guiteras
Moss Brogan
Mapes
Oliver
Bristol
Bristol Public Schools
Byfield School
Miss Brogan
Capone Jr. Enters U S Naval Academy at Annapolis
Lucien Capone Jr. 19, son of Town Solicitor, now attends the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis as a plebe. A Bristol High School salutatorian class of 1943 Rotary Scholar, he played baseball and joined RI Honor Society. He studied Providence College briefly before entering the service in 1944, training at Camp Robinson and Fort Benning, earning expert marksman and qualifying for Navy Academy appointment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucien Capone Jr
Lucien Capone
High Street
US Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Publi Schocels
Bristol
Rotary
RI Honor Society
Providence College
Camp Robinson
Akansas
Fort Benning
Georgia
Annephis
U. S Naval Academy
US Senate
Theodore Francis Green
Nine Applicants Named For Bristol School Superintendent
Bristol School Committee publicizes nine candidates for the superintendent post after an informal meeting at chairman Wilfred Hamill’s home. Names include M James Sullivan, Clarence Dumm, Raymond Maronpot, Lee Byrne, Edwin Cox, Louis Hutto, David J Burns, John L Burke, and Edward Fitzgerald. Six will be invited for individual interviews at a special Monday meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Wilfred H Hamill
Hope Street
Earl P Mathewson
Canon Parshley
Wesley A Armstrong
Mr Hamill
M. James E Sullivan
Guiteras
R. I
Clarence Dumm
Kingston High School
Kingston
New York
Raymond P Maronpot
MC Durfee
Fall River
Mass
Lee Byrne
Chicago
Hinds
Edwin A Cox
Erving School Union
New Salem
Louis Hutto
State Department of Education
Augusta
Maine
David A J Burns
State Teachers College
Fitchburg
North Leominster
John L Burke
Edward Fitzgerald
US. Army
Yacht Club Chowder Supper Planned by Bristol Group
A Bristol Yacht Club chowder supper for members and guests is planned for Sunday evening. The event will feature a special entertain ment program. The planning committee is led by Miss Janet MacDougall with several members and a junior committee chaired by Miss Barbara Babcock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Yacht Club
Janet MacDougall
Mary Street
Sidney D Hetreshoff
Frank Pardee, Jr
Earl P Mathewson
Sebastian Bernard, Jr
Carl W Haffenreffer
H V S Tingley
Philip Clark
Joseph Farrell
Barbara Babcock
Polly Babcock
Nancy Pardee
Ethel Tucker
Betty Wood
Cherry Gross
Locked Wheel Causes Accident In Warren
Joseph Russo aged 28 of 187 State Street was riding in a car with a locked wheel when it struck a utility pole on Metacom Avenue. The crash demolished four feet of stone wall and Russo was knocked unconscious, taken to Truesdale Hospital for observation. He regained consciousness and doctors report no broken bones though his knee is injured. Patrolman Arthur G. Proulx investigated the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Russo
State Street
Truesdale Hospital
Fall River
Metacom Avenue
Warren
Russo
Ulysse Forget
Arthur G. Proulx
BMC Employees Hold Annual Outing
The Enastel Manufacturing Cor pion Employees held the annual outing Saturday at Leahy Pie. Contests and a tabloid style dinner event drew attendees including executives and staff such as Nic Crpaye Ameen t, with various activities and prizes.
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BMC
Enastel Manufacturing Corpion
Leahy
Cobo
Porer Real Bos
Tir Caffe
Breohty
Bristol youth joins coast guard for war effort
Francesco DeLuca son of Mir and Mes DeLuca of Bristol Rhode Island Bristol ROT answered an urgent coast guard call for seventeen year old recruits. He was sworn in at the Boston recruiting office and sent to boot training at Manhattan Beach. After training DeLuca will be assigned duties aiding invading forces toward Tokyo. He attended Colt Memorial High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francesco DeLuca
Mir
Mes
Thomas DeLuca
Chilton Street
Bristol
Coast Guards
India Street
Boston
Manhattan Beach
Seaman de Sica
Tokyo
Colt Memorial High School
Collision Damages Cars At State And High Streets
A collision between Constance M Letizia of 44 Bradford Street and Charles Teppere of 417 Hope Street caused considerable damage on West State Street and South High Street. No injuries reported. Louis Silvia, son of Antone and Mrs. Silvia, married Frances Guinan of Killeen Texas. he is stationed at Camp Hood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constance M Letizia
Bradford Street
Charles Teppere
Hope Street
Tappere Tri Letezia
State Street
High Street
Louis Silvia
Antone Silvia
Bradford St
Frances Guinan
Killeen
Texas
That
Cpl
Silvia
Camp Hood
Tex
New Rotary Officers To Be Installed Tomorrow
The Bristol Rotary Club will install new officers at its annual meeting. Albert T Fusonie becomes president succeeding Anthony J Ferrara, with John Garrity as vice president and Howard R Newman and A L Johnston returning as secretary and treasurer respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Rotary Club
Albert T Fusonie
Anthony J Ferrara
John Garrity
Howard R Newman
A L Johnston
Sctve
Fusonie
Garrity
Secretar Newman
Celone Enters Holy Cross Freshman Athlete of Bristol
Ralph Celone son of Mr and Mrs Paul Celone of 104 Constitution Street ta enrolled as a freshman at Holy Cross College He is a Bristol Senior High School graduate class of 193, was prominent as an athlete and earned the Athletic Trophy He also worked for Walsh Kaiser Shipbuilding Company during the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Calone
Paul Celone
Constitution Street
Holy Cross College
Heois
Bristol Senior High School
Vas
Walsh Kaiser Shipbuilding Company
Dramatic Guild Plans Evening Meeting and Tryouts
The Congregational Dramatic Guild holds a business meeting this evening at 7 45 in the General House. Officers will be elected and plays chosen by a temporary production committee will be reviewed by members. Tryouts for plays will also be held.
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Congregational Dramatic Guild
Guneral House
John M. Moore Training At Melville Naval Base
John M. Moore 18 seaman first class of Bristol Rhode Island trains at Melville RI for duty on a PT boat in the Pacific He is the son of Mr and Mrs John D Moore of 118 Bradford Bristol He completed basic training at the Naval Training Station Sampson NY and gunnery school at Bainbridge MD and attended Providence Country Day School East Providence RI and Rhode Island State College Kingston
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Macauley Moore
Bristol
R I
Melville
Pacific
John D Moore
Bradford
Bristol Moore
Naval Training Station
Sampson
Bainbridge
Providence Country Day School
East Providence
Rhode Island State College
Kingston
Douglas C Klein Advances in Aviation Radio Tech Rating
Douglas C Klein, 20, of Bristol Ro toT, advances to aviation radio technician third class USNR while on duty at Naval Air Station Norfolk Wa He is the son of Chief Yeoman and Mrs Emil M Klein 6 Sunset Avenue His father serves at Naval ammunition depot Hingham Mass A brother Emil is a staff sergeant in the Army.
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Douglas C Klein
Bristol
USNR
Naval Air Station
Norfolk
Yeoman
Emil M Klein
Sunset Avenue
Naval Ammunition Depot
Hingham
Mass
Emil
Army
Portuguese Church Honors St Elizabeth with Mass and Procession
The Portuguese Church honored St Elizabeth with a high Mass at 7 am Sunday and concluded with an evening procession in which the parish children participated. Rev. Henrique Rocha announced the summer Mass schedule including times at 7, 8, 9, and 10:30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henrique Rocha
Bristol Fourth of July Parade Memories from 1895 to 1898
The writer recalls Wallis Howe in 1898 as a mounted aide in the State Guard and Dan Cogswell as Hydraulion Company foreman in 1899 parades. They also note Bristol’s 1895 orator William T. O'Donnell from Brown University delivering a long, timely speech criticizing monetary ills.
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Wallis Howe
Sno
State Guard
Charles B Rockwell
Tee
Walls Howe
Dan Cogshall
the Phoenix
Dan
Hydraulion Company
Bristol
Wiliam T. O’donnell
William T O'Donnell
Brown University
O’donnell
Rain affects parade yet procession proceeds in brisk fashion
Rain disrupted the parade but organizers still completed the procession headed by Chief Marshal Henry M Thompson and aides C H Thompson and Evta Dixon Jr. The first division included Col Daniel Stevens and the Naval Reserve Torpedo Company. The second division carried the carriage section with the Sheriff and deputies. The third division was led by Dr O R Siegel with the Burnside Fife and Drum Band. Fire companies followed with King Philip steamer and Court Don Louis Phillipe No 1. The event ended at Grand Army Hall with readings of the Declaration of Independence and speeches. a later five mile bicycle race and ball game were postponed due to rain. A cannon cracker incident near Jacob Bassing’s store was noted.
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Henry M Thompson
C H Thompson
Evta Dixon, Jr
BTA
Daniel Stevens
Naval Reserve Torpedo Company
W F Willams
Soldiers Home
Henry F Card
Charles F Chase
Bristol County
O R Siegel
Burnside
Israel Clark
King Philip Company
Court
Don Louis
Ak Attay Gt
Jacob Bassing
Cornerlé
Hope
Church Streets
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Juniior
Tiis
Wallace Motors
Miriam Hopkins
G. Robynson
Joel McCrea
Cartoon
March of Time
WED
THURS
Walt Disney
the Three Caballeros
Joe Carioca
Panchito
Donald Duck
Aurora Miranda
Dora Luz
Marmen Molina
Rosa
Roy Rogers
Trigger
Gabby” Hayes
Dale Evans
Fred MacMurray
Claudette Colbert
Allyn Joslyn
Cecil Kellaway
Isabel Randolph
Lucien Capone, Jr
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis, Md
Hamill
Yacht Club Group
Tove
Anthons
J Noes
Manuel Casta
Durer
Jere
Reba
Ralph Celone
Holy Cross
John M. Moore
Douglas C. Klein
MAX Makowsky & Sons, Inc. — Suzman’‘S
Bristol Cleansers & Dyers
Ella O. Millard
Conley’s Jewelry & Gift Shop — McLellan’s Store
Ferris Dry Goods
Edward D. Kunz
Grand Army Hall
A W Kingsley
William J Duffy
Mr. O’donnell
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