Colt High Pupils Publish Largest Green and White Yearbook
Colt Memorial High School releases its Green and White yearbook dedicated to Superintendent Elmer S. Mapes. The 64 page edition features more group photos and alumni notes, panels with graduate signatures, and sections for the editorial staff, sports teams, classes, council, orchestra, and theater cast. It highlights 1968’s record senior class and includes 14 pages of advertising from local and out of town sponsors. The yearbook is on sale through Miss Sadie Callan. Erik Bense serves as editor-in-chief with a full staff across editorial, business, advertising, art, and circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer S. Mapes
Colt Memorial High School
Mapes
Charm School
Edwin R. Jackson
Cal
Sadie Callan
Erik Bense
Esther Hazen
John R. Magee, Jr
Russell Bullock
Olivia Andrade
Harold
Girl Scout Holly Troop II Plans Court of Awards
Holly Troop II held a brief meeting at weekly gathering and announced the Court of Awards will be June 27 1934 at Mrs Frank Howes estate. Barbara Newman elected chair of arrangements with Roberta Dixon Jane McKenna Betty Hambrick and Ann Leah assisting.
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Holly Troop
Girl Scouts of
Holly
Frank Howe
Barbara Newman
Roberta Dixon
Jane McKenna
Betty Hambrick
Ann Leah
Holly Troop II
Archeologists uncover earlier settlement near Pompeii ruins
Excavators reveal a primitive settlement beneath the outer layer of Pompeii, destroyed in 79 A D, suggesting earlier habitation before the famous city.
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Pompeii
She Made Her Bed at Lyric Theatre
A new Paramount film stars Richard Arlen and Sally Filers directed by Ralph Murphy. The drama from James M Cain centers on romance at a California roadside camp with standout turns by Artetta Eifers and Armstrong and a pivotal confrontation over infidelity and an unexpected pregnancy ending in a drastic, thrilling climax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artett
Miss Eifers
Armstrong
Wilcé BilSith
Duke” Gordon
Lara Gordon
Duke
Wild Bill Smith
Asparagus Recipes for Dinner and Lunch
A list of asparagus based dishes including Asparagus au Gratia with egg layers and a cheese sauce, Crabe and Asparagus Salad with crab meat walnuts and mayonnaise, and Jellied Asparagus and Pepper Salad with gelatin and vegetables. Each serves six.
Mt Hope Bridge to clash with Warren AC at Burr's Hill Park
Mt Hope Bridge travels to Warren to face Warren AC at Burr's Hill Park in a featured Central Twilight League game. The Bridge lineup includes Lefty Greenwood in center field and a strong batting order led by Nuts LeMaire and the Gladue brothers as Warren counters with pitcher Johnnie Nassar and a lineup featuring Bennie Smusz and Urban Piepowski. If Mt Hope wins they’ll hold three wins and two defeats and prepare their strongest roster to challenge the league leader.
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Stanley Friswell
Mt Hope Bridge Nine
Warren
Warren AC
Burr's Hill Park
Warrenites
Greenwood
Bridge Aggregation
N I R Co
Haines Memoral Park
Barrington
St Brendan's
Warren Town
Barrington Townes
Jack Frazee
Mount Hope Bridge
Friswell
Agereation
LeMaire
Gladue
Lefty” Greenwood
Frankie Sousa
Johnnie Andrade
Hut” Correira
Frankie Duarte
Martin Mansi
Columbia
Bill” Doran
Johnnie Nassar
Hellow
Bennie Smusz
Urban
Piepowski
Larivee
Polak
Frazee
Friswell Avill
Felil
Rumors Swirl Over Rhode Island Democratic Lineup
Local chatter focuses on the state senate race as East Providence to Wyoming figures discuss possible candidates. J Howard McGrath faces reported pressure and may stay on as State Chairman per Gerry faction guidance. Bob Quinn emerges as a potential governor candidate amid rumors. The Woonsocket report suggests Governor Green could become the next Democratic Senator from Rhode Island.
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J. Howard McGrath
Rep
Edmund Flynn
Flynn
East Providence
Wyoming
Gerry Coterie
Woonsocket
Gov Green
Rhode Island
Dowling Tops New Senate Race Interest Among French-Canadians
Edward Dowling announces bid against Peter Goelet Gerry drawing strong support from French-Canadian communities in Rhode Island. Reception in Woonsocket drew Democratic leaders from Blackstone Valley and state, with Farley and administration allies backing Dowling and funds for the campaign. Support also noted in East Providence Warren and Bristol where French-Canadian families reside.
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Edward Dowling
Peter Goelet Gerry
U. S Senate
Gerry
Eddie Dowling
Woonsocket
Blackstone Valley
Farley
Dowling
East Providence
Warren
Bristol
Pawtuxet Valley Factions Stirlines for Senate Run
Local observers note mixed support among Republicans and Democrats for a potential US Senate bid. East Providence, Bristol, and the French community in Riverside are pivotal, with Eddie Gaucher viewed as strong in Blackstone Valley and the racially dense areas. The outcome hinges on East Providence and allied party dynamics amid calls to realign against a discredited Republican clique.
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Pawtuxet Valley
South County
Bristol
East Providence
Hebert
Blackstone Valley
Eddie Gaucher
Eddie
Riverside
Gerry
T. Howard Ray
Tony Rose
Jim Lerardson
Eddie Dowl ing candidacy tests Gerry organization in Manchester
In Manchester New Hampshire the Eddie Dowl ing bid is treated as serious by the Gerry faction which allegedly controls delegates nominations and the Democratic State Convention. Church pastors plan Bishop Keough statements and expect thousands of voters including women men and youth 19 to register.
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Manchester
Eddie Dowling
New England
Eddie Goucher
Gerry
Bishop Keough
Ku Klux vote question fades in Bristol Phoenix chat
A Bristol Phoenix reader reports on political clashes over a 1928 Ku Klux Klan link with Democratic figures and local figures Gerry, Hebert, Dowling, and Lawton. The piece notes missing attendance at a reception and a planned gesture against the Republican state chair, cited by casual observers.
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Steve Casey
Casey
Wilcox
Googie Lawton
Tiverton
Bristol
Phoenix
Chicago Fire of 1871 Cause and Cow Legend Debunked
The Chicago Fire raged October 9 to 11, 1871 destroying 18 000 buildings and 250 lives. The original flame origin is unknown with theories of spontaneous combustion in Mrs O Learys barn or careless smoking. the tale of a cow and a kerosene lantern, spread by reporter Michael Ahern, was admitted as fabrication before his death.
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Chicago
Endowment Sought for Arctic Latin America Highway Link
Endowment funds are requested to complete the international automobile highway planned to connect Latin America with the Arctic. Estimated cost is fourteen million dollars.
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Latin America
Arctic
Ever Ready Faces Defiance in Twilight League Showdown
The Twilight League clash on the Common pits Ever Ready Fire Company against Defiance Hose Company. Hut Correira and Martin Mansi or Bill Doran may handle the Ever Ready battery while Andy D Ambrosio and Leo Mansi anchor the Defiance lineup. The winner tops or tightens the first place race as game starts at 6 15 pm.
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Andy D’ambrosio
Leo Mansi
Plans for Bristol-Colt High School fifth annual ball
Alumni Association members meet in CMHS auditorium to organize the June 28 event at the Casino. General chair Frederick W. Goff leads a committee handling arrangements, refreshments, tickets, and hall duties with several listed volunteers.
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Bristol-Colt High School
CMHS
Frederick W. Goff
Goff
Ton M Walker
Harriet Kinder
Edward Levy
Lucien Capone
Marian Boutier
Roberta Munro
Louise DeWolf
Mary Corey
Herbert B Burnham
Frank J Rinaldi
Michael Pasquarelli
Audrey Munro
Nora E. Dwyer
Genevieve Doran
Robert B Suzman
Edward J Fitzgerald
Benjamin M. MacDougall
Robert Newbold
Eloise Dunbar
Erasmo Mancini
James C. Ruggiero
Hall
Ed Tobin
Fred Vera
Oscar Herzig
St Andrews Club Lawn Sale Aids Parish Projects
Members of the St Andrew's Club of St Michael's Church held a Saturday lawn sale on the Holmes House lawn. Proceeds benefit the club with part set aside for parochial purposes. Booths featured candy cake white elephants tea and sandwiches old oaken bucket and refreshments were served by club members. Committee members included William H Tucker Jr Wallace G Kemp and Frederick Wilkinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Andrew's Club
St Michael's Church
Holmes House
Edith Newman
William A Darling
William H. Angevine
Harry W. Munro
Walter Carr
M . Cahoon
Community events listings in June and July summary
Series of whist parties run by Beta Sigma Society at Trinity Parish House on June 6 13 20 and 27. June 19 is a Tuesday dance at Bristol Yacht Club. June 21 a Strawberry Festival by Ladies Aid Society at State Street M E Church vestry. June 25 26 Community Revue at Guiteras Junior High School auditorium for the Fourth of July fund. July 4 morning dancing at Church Street Armory hosted by Battery C 243rd C A H D and RLN G.
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Trinity Parish
Beta Sigma Society
Bristol Yacht Club
Ladies’ Aid Society
State St M. E. Church
Guiteras Junior High School
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Azelle de Rocha
Sally Church
Esther Perkins
Barbara Heustis
Eleanor Rae
John Magee, Jr
George Springer
Edwin Jackson
Domenick Antinucci
Alfred Larue
Harold McGuigan
Bertram Bullock
Girl Scout
John C. Trudell
Pocahantas
Bristol Phonix
Lyric Theatre
Para
MT. Hope Bridge
Burr’s Hill Park
James B Lee
Bob” Quinn
Mr Dowling
J. B. Lee
Personal Finance Co
Westminster Street
Providence
Gaspes
Church Street Armory
Battery C
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Bay View
Thames ST
R. I
Lee
Hope St
Kraft Oy Hellman
S.S. Pierce
John Alden
Jacobs
Philadelphia
N.B.C
Pickwick
Georgia
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