Rhode Island Lt Governor Urges Graduates to Hold True Ideals
Lieutenant Governor Raymond F. E. Jordan addressed Colt Memorial High School graduates at the Guiteras Memorial Junior High auditorium praising their work and urging them to stay true to the ideals taught by teachers. He emphasized the future rests with this and other classes and warned against dangerous doctrines while Gloucester-style town support for education was noted.
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Raymond FE. Jordan
Rhode Island
Colt Memoral High School
Guiteras Memorial Junior High School
Guiteras School
Betty Hambrick
Pris
Edith Morra
Rose Tufarola
Gertrude Byrnes
Dorothy
Mary Ann Velleca
Jordan
Bristol
Bristol-Celt Alummn Association
Herbert B. Burnham
Lumm
Thomas P Brightman
Beach And Playgrounds Open Today Under WPA Supervision
The community beach and Bristol playgrounds open today under WPA supervision. Supervisor Michael DeLeo announces assistant Bernard Quartaro and attendants including Miss Viola Anderson Jack Salvaggi Domenic Langello Jack Bisbane John L Alessio and George Morrisseau. Lifeguards will work 10 am to 7 pm daily and playgrounds 9 am to 6 pm. Activities include hard and soft ballet leagues dramatic programs under Miss Anderson.
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Bristol
WPA
Michael Delew
Bernard Quartaro
Mr DeLeo
Viola Anderson
Jack Salvagg
Domenic Langello
Jack Bisbane
John L’alessio
George Morrisseau
DeLeo
Ballet Leaguey
Anderson
Nursing Group Plans Bristol District Membership Drive
The Bristol District Nursing Association outlines its annual membership drive set for July 9 to 16. Evelyn Carter, secretary, announces Norving as a committee and names executive members including Charles B Rockwell, John Herreshoff, Mrs Nathaniel G Herreshoff, Norton Minderstein, Judge Edward Leahy, and Edward J. Fitzgerald.
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Bristol District Nursing Association
Evelyn Carter
Norving
Charles B Rockwell
Collins and Ankman Corp
John Herreshoff
Walls PF Howe
Nathaniel G Herreshoff
Norton Minderstein
Edward LL Leahy
Edward J. Fitzgerald
Colt Memoral High School
Smith Revue Set for Tomorrow Evening in Bristol
The Smith Dancing school presents a Bristol revue at Canteras School with 42 numbers. Dancers include children and adults in varied acts such as tapping, ballet, and specialty performances. An orchestra from Taunton supplies music and Herbert Hill of Providence handles electrical effects.
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Smith Dancing School
Canteras School
Bristol
Rotary Club Medal Awarded to Miss Mary C Du Pont
Miss Mary C Du Pont, 14, daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Du Pont of 586 Wood Street, was named the Rotary Club Achievement Medal recipient for being the outstanding graduate of Guiteras Memorial Junior High. The prize honors the most accomplished pupil, announced by Superintendent E Scapes and presented by club president Canon Parshley.
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Guiteras Memorial Junior High School
Mary C DuPont
Rotary Club
Allad
Canon Parshley
St Michael's Offers Use Of Facilities To Trinity Group
St Michael's wardens vote to lend its church building for Trinity Church services after Trinity's Hope and Bradford street site is acquired for the Andrews Memorial High School. The Bristol School Committee secures a $105,918 PWA grant and contemplates condemnation of Trinity property, enabling a memorial high school with support from the Andrews Estate.
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St. Michael’s
Trinity Group
St Michael’s Church
Trinity Church
Hope and
Bradford Streets
Andrews Memorial Senior High School
Roosevelt
Bristol
PWA
Joseph A Hammill
St. Michael’s Church
Prinity Church
Trinity
Thames
St Michael's Church
Robert D Andrews
Andrews
Colt Memorial High School
Andrew
Twi League Showdown as Olympians meet Ever Readys
Time says 15 oclock start as Brisbane’s Olympians clash with Ever Ready Fire Co in a top Twilight League game. Marshall likely to lead Olympians while Aguiar and the Ever Readys rely on their heavy hitters to gain early second half advantage.
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Bisbane
Olympian
Ever Ready Fire Co
Kremen
Twight
Bill Doran
Ever Ready
Babe Ethier
Fox Marshall
Marshall
Owimpions
Aguiar
McGrath m
Congdon
LeClerc
Lemaire
M Borges
Massa
L. Sylvia Or
Ethier
Holmes M Manst Bettencourt
Benda Duarte
Salzano
del Piano
Barrett
Duffy
J Borges
Cardoza
Almon
Diyer
Tupas
Butler Cappuccs
Pasqua
Fame of
James B Lee
Seniors Honor Miss Callan for 75 Years Service
Colt Memorial High School graduates pause commencement activities to honor Miss Sadie Callan senior class advisor. The 75 year teacher received crystal and silver book ends from class president Robert Tourignes as Miss Callan marked the longest serving faculty member since 1912.
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Colt Auditorium
Edward Fitzgerald
Robert A Tourigney
Mapes
Fitzgerald
Tourignes
Herman Kemph
Mary Velleca
James Cowles
Elsie Gilroy
Anthony Tasiello
Antoinette Rucci
Vernon Gray
Arthur Manchester
Colt
School Auditorum
Providence Orchestra
Thomas Housine
Olver McGann
Harold Neman
Claude Hl Hazledine
Farl H Hobson
Charles TH Scott Vin
Lucius Fo Aldrich
Peter Tasiello
Shirteen
Rhode Island
Colt Memorial High School
Sadie Callan
Robert Tourignes
Miss Callan
St Michael's School Plans Annual Picnic
The annual picnic of St Michael's School will be held at Mrs Frank Howe's Farm Metacom Avenue tomorrow. Cars will leave the Parish House at 1 pm transportation provided to all who require it. The school bus will follow its regular route starting at 1 pm. Youngsters whose parents cannot accompany them will be supervised by teachers. Basket lunches will be taken by picnickers.
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St Michael’s
Frank Howe
Metacom Avenue
Pricnickers
Toot er Apprehended Solves Disappearance Case
A 12 year old Congregational Street youth was arrested for stealing from two homes while owners were away. He faces Judge William T Donnell in Fifth District court Monday. He confessed to pilfering from Manuel Silvia’s home on Saturday and from Elizabeth Mansfield’s home over two months. Small sums were taken from Mansfield. loot from Silvia’s included two pocket watches a pack of razor blades a small camera and a cigarette lighter. All items have been recovered.
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Congregational Street
William T () Donnell
Fifth District Court
Manuel Silvia
Elizabeth Mansfield
Mansfeld
Silsia
Earl Ingraham Named Rotary Vice President
At a Rotary Club board meeting on Wednesday Earl W. Ingraham was elected vice president to replace Brig Gen L H Callan who cannot serve next year. He heads the Mc Lellan Store on Hope Street. Directors gave 5 to the Fourth of July Fund and donated a trophy cup for the drum and bugle corps. Guest speaker I C Phinney of Boston showed motion pictures on Hudson's Bay Company operations across Canada.
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Rotary Club
Earl W . Ingraham
L H Callan
Ingraham
McLellan
Hope Street
I. C. Phinney
Boston
Phinney
Hudson's Bay Company
Canada
Fourth of July celebrations loom in local column notes
The column urges early practice for a pageant learning lines and prompts donations to the Celebration Fund. It recalls Miss Spooner's departure for the pageant and notes a test on Old Gold Corn with Freddie Alger near perfect scores.
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Meiggs
Puzzle fans abandon fortune contest after puzzles amuse
An amusing Fortune item notes about a million people attempted puzzles but quit. Mrs George Washington Hill Jr, daughter of a tobacco executive, joined the effort, and her husband grew tired of Old Golds in the home as he resisted the brand.
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Fortune. Magazine
Orrevad Yeveruayes
George Washington Hill, Jr
American Tobacco Co
Fortune Analysis Shows Old Gold Contest Costs and Reach
The piece cites $1.2 million in advertising $200,000 in prizes and $600,000 in expenses totaling $2 million. It notes 70 percent first four months 1937 Old Gold sales rise 70 percent year over year while industry up 11 percent.
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Fortune
Benjamin L. Belt
Phorillard Co
Philip W Lennen
Lennen & Mitchell, Inc
Belt
Jenny Lind
Contest Puzzles Lead to $100,000 Prize
Thousands await results after submitted answers and mailed 90 tougher puzzles to solve in a week. Winners face taxes, with more rounds of puzzles and a letter about Old Gold Cigarettes' popularity, as the contest narrows to a final selection and prize.
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Providence College
Vernon A Gray
Musemor Heh School
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George O’brien
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