Canon Parshley to Lead Fourth of July Parade as Chief Marshal
Canon Anthony R. Parshley rector of St. Michael's Church will serve as chief marshal of the Fourth of July parade, announced by Observance Committee chairman James F. Meiggs. He invites Sgt. Peter Cavalieri, WWII veteran, to be his chief of staff. Cavalieri earned the Distinguished Service Cross and wore the Bronze Star, Silver Star, Purple Heart, and foreign decorations. He served with the First Division in campaigns across North Africa, Sicily, Italy, Normandy, Belgium, and Germany. He is employed at the Bristol U.S. Rubber Plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony R. Parshley
St. Michael’s Church
James F. Meiggs
Canon Parshley
Sgt
Peter Cavalieri
Bristol
Army
Y.M.C.A
Camp McClellan
Alabama
110Th Field Artillery
54Th Artillery
Argonne
Hdatts
British Isles
University of London
North Carolina National Guard
Leon Lee Dautry
American Legion
Clinton
N. C
Dept of North Carolina
Dominic Cavalier
Congregational Street
Eisenhower
First Army
North Africa
Sicily
Italy
Normany
Belgium
Germany
No Man's Land
U. S. Rubber Company
Bristol Boy Scouts Win Three Prizes At Northbridge Drum Contest
The Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps returned from a Northbridge Massachusetts competition with three prizes. Walter Machado led as best junior drum major, the corps took first for best appearing junior corps and second for playing. They plan a Woonsocket event next Sunday.
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Bristol Boy Scout
Rockdale
Northbridge
Mass
Walter Machado
Wilcox Named Jobbing Sales Manager at US Rubber
Andrew A. Wilcox has been appointed manager of jobbing sales in the wire and cable department of United States Rubber Company. He joined the company in 1937 and was previously manager of industrial relations and industrial engineering at the wire manufacturing plant. He will coordinate sales of electrical wire cables card sets and plugs to wholesalers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew A. Wilcox
United States Rubber Company
H .H. Weber
Fat Collection Planned by Mariners of the Vigilant
The Mariners of the Good Ship Vigilant discussed collecting waste kitchen fat at a meeting last Friday. They plan to gather all fat at the scout house on Friday, June 21. Anyone may contact a Mariner to have their fat picked up.
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Scout House
Rhode Island State College Honors Two Graduates
Margaret DePont daughter of Antone and Mrs DePont of 112 Union Street graduated from Rhode Island State College receiving the Brodsky Award and Ph Sigma Scholarship for excellence in biological sciences. She earned a Bachelor of Science and will enter Tufts Medical School this fall. Yolanda Santulli daughter of Nicholas and Mrs Santulli of 328 High Street graduated Sunday and held multiple leadership roles in student government and Greek life. She was listed in Who's Who and delivered the Class Oration at Class Day.
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Margaret Mary Depont
Antone Depont
Union Street
Rhode Island State College
Brodsky
Ph. Sigma
Miss Depont
Th Newman Club
Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
Phi Sigma Biological Society
Women’s
Newman Club
The
Beacon
Pan Hellenic
Delta Zeta
Beacon Hall of Fame
Graduation Day Highlights for Bristol Senior High Class of 1946
The Bristol Senior High School class of 1946 will hear Associate Justice Mortimer A. Sullivan as principal speaker at the Andrews Auditorium graduation. Rev Parshley will give invocation and benediction, with Arthur Torrey delivering the welcome. Barbara Shulman Valedictory, Mary Pacheco salutatory, and Albert Osterberg will present the class gift to James Celone. Diploma awards by Edward J Fitzgerald. Class Day features music from the band and selections from Handel Strauss and O’Hara, with prize and merit certificate presentations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mortimer A. Sullivan
Superior Court of
Rhode Island
Bristol Senior High School
Andrews Auditorium
Anthony R. Parshley
Arthur R. Torrey
Handel
Strauss
O’hara
Mary E Vermette
Barbara D Shulman
Albert Osterberg
James Celone
John L Burke
Edward J Fitzgerald
Arthur R Torrey
Mary Pacheco
John Balzano
John Baker
Anne Bruno
Joseph
Ralph K Nash
College Preparatory
Richard McGinn
Mary Prezioso
Joseph Ferreira
Jennie Cavalier
Estelle Vona
Irene Correia
Agnes Silvia
John Mattes
Fifty Tables Sold For Fourth of July Bridge Drive
Mrs Raymond S Brightman chairing the Bridge Committee announced about fifty tables have been contracted. Subscribers include Mesdames Edward Kunz Reynolds Northup Eugene Byene Carl Witherell Rachel Simmons Samuel Clark J Floyd Huestis Albert Metcalf Stephen Hopkins Em Klem Leon McCaw Charles Richards Ernest Alder Gilbert Shaw Nathaniel Gladding Maurice Smith III Kenneth Olson Earl Sturdevant James McKenna Henry Street Henry Wood and others. Donations from Mrs Elisha Hibbert and Mrs Michael Ascoli noted. Bridge committee will meet Thursday at Usher Place at 8 PM to finalize prizes.
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Mesdames
Edward D Kunz
Reynolds G. Northup
Eugene Byene
Carl H Witherell
Rachel Simmons
Samuel D. Clark
J. Floyd Huestis
Albert Metcalf
Stephen W. Hopkins
Em Klem
Leon McCaw
Charles A. Richards
Ernest Alder
Gilbert B. Shaw
Nathaniel Gladding
Maurice C. Smith
Kenneth Olson
Earl G. Sturdevant
James A. McKenna
Henry Street
Henry Wood
Norton M Zinderstein
Arthur H Eastman
Edward L Leahy
C. C. Getchell
Elwin Hill
A F D'Angelo
Fred S Bartlett
Raymond S Brightman
C. Paul Bruno
A H Carr
J. Howard Paull
Wilfred Hammill
Russell Donovan
Robert Lanpher
James E. Sullivan
William Baker
Roger Keith
Joseph T. Brogden
John S. Palmer
Ethel Copeland
Marshall Williams
Samuel C Wardwell
Earl G. Mathewson
Charles L. Pendleton
Janet MacDougall
Alice Almy
Hortense Burdon
Elisha Hibbert
Michael Ascoli
Brightman
Usher Place
Change Of Hours At Warren VA Office
The Warren VA Office in Room 202 Post Office Building will operate Mondays to Fridays 8 a.m. to 4 30 p.m. Saturdays 8 a.m. to noon.
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Warren
the Veterans Administration
Room
Post Office Building
First Fireworks In Six Years To Be Held On 4th
The Fourth of July Committee plans a six year return of fireworks on the Common by R I Fireworks Co of Smithfield. July 3 features a CYO baseball game St Anns vs Our Lady of Mount Carmel with an all star game set for the Fourth and a jitterbug contest and prize waltz on the night before. Attendees include Town Clerk John W Church Maj Edward J Fitzgerald Superintendent Arthur Marley and Col Ben E Cordell with Battery D Fort Adams and Quonset sailors and Marines to participate.
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R. I. Fireworks Co., Inc
Smithfield
St. Ann’s of Providence
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Reynolds School
High Street
John W. Church
Edward J. Fitzgerald
Aime J. Forand
Bristol Girl Scouts
Earl G Sturdevant
Columbus Band of Natick
James A. Murphy
R. I. State Guard
Davis G Arnold
Veterans Administration
R. I
Troop 2
Boy Scouts of America
St. Mathew's Church
Central Falls
Arthur E Marley
R I. Department
American Legion
George Andrews
Town Will Seek Public Status for Private Road
At tonight’s Town Council meeting Dr. Frederick V. Martin of Martin Hall will request the town take over the road from Metacom Avenue to Martin Hall as a public highway. Alvaro August will discuss Bristol routes for a proposed new bus line. Julio F Xavier resigns from the Zoning Board of Review, with a possible replacement to be appointed. Engagement announced between Helen Travers and Joseph St George with a September 14 wedding planned.
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Metacom Avenue
Martin Hall
Frederick V. Martin
Alvaro August
Bristol
Julio F Xavier
Zoning Board of Review
Joseph Travers
Ryan Avenue
Helen
Joseph St. George
Thomas St. George
Bradford Street
Bible as refuge in Nazi era inspires faith in conference
At an International Conference of Bible Societies in England last month, Norwegians Dutch Czechs and Germans testified that the Bible remained a rock of refuge and courage in homes and concentration camps. Prisoners and persecuted believers from thirteen countries spoke of faith sustaining resistance and the calling of small, devoted people in hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
International Conference of Bible Societies
Prisoner Bishop Berggrav Inspires Faith Amid Nazi Consolations
At a wartime gathering Bishop Berggrav of Norway recalled his two years as a Nazi prisoner including solitary confinement. He spoke of Bible faith aiding the resistance and of prisoners and jailers converted by his fortitude. The conference opened with personal, poignant testimonies of Bible distribution in occupied Europe. Dr Hans Lilje, a German delegate, was warmly greeted by Berggrav who recalled their 1940 Berlin meeting.
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Berggrav
Norway
Bible Society
Warsaw
Czechoslovakia
Hans Lilje
Berggraf
Lilje
Berlin
Dr. Lilje
Nuremberg
Mable E Norris Dies in Portland at 72 in June
Portland Oregon June 17 193? Mable E Norris aged 72 daughter of the late Charles and Ann Richmond Norris formerly of Bristol died in Portland. The obituary notes her connection to Bristol and her parents.
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Norris
Mable E
Portland Oregon
Charles and
Ann
Richmond) Norris
Bristol
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Holy Family Drum Corps of
Woonsocket
A. Eisenstadt
Frank Nastri
U. S
Vet's
Rock ST
Statue R. 1
A. A. Wilcox Named
Selznick International Presents
Daphne du Maurier
Rebecca
Laurence Oliver
Joan Fontaine
March of Time
Robert Donat
Deborah Kerr
Rita Hayworth
Gilda
Glenn Ford
George Macready
Margaret DePont
Yolanda Santulli
R. I. State Coll
Colt Memorial Hall
Raymond S. Brightman
Atlas Tires
Bradford and
Wood Sts
John Fernandes
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