Diplomas Awarded to Bristol High Seniors in 1940
One hundred four graduates received diplomas at Bristol High School as five in service were honored in absentia. Valedictorian Evelyn Lemaire led the class, while Frank Codola and Andrew Vollaro received notable medals and awards. The ceremony, conducted by John Burke and Justice Francis Condon, emphasized education beyond wartime needs and the postwar role of youth.
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Bristol High School
Wesley A. Armstrong
Andrews Gymnasium
Louis V. Costa
Armstrong
Evelyn B. Lemaire
Oliver J Lemaire
Hillside Road
John
Joseph Walsh
Providence College
Brightman
George L. Olver
Manuel Olver
Poppasquash Road
Thomas Brightman
Colt Memorial High School
Renai
Alexander Vollar
John [. Burke
Francis B. Condon
Rhode Island Supreme Court
Republic
America
Itt
Justice Condon
M. Theresa Donovan
Lemaire
Lucien Capone, Jr
Joseph Sorzana
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Pasquale Raiola
Ralph Celone
John Ruggiro
Bradford Street
Rhode Island Hospital Nurses Aide Class Details
A 25 student Nurses Aide course at Rhode Island Hospital includes four Bristol women Mrs William S Cherry Mrs Frederick Sutcliffe Miss Martha Rockwell and Miss Cherry Gross. Training spans two parts with 150 hours yearly duty expectation. certification awaits exam results.
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Rhode Island
Bristol
William S Cherry
Frederick Sutcliffe
Martha Rockwell
Cherry Gross
Miss Dunn
St Joseph's
Lying-In
Jane Brown
Homeopathic
Francis Velleca Receives Rotary Achievement Medal
Francis Velleca, son of former councilman James J Velleca, at 356 High Street, was awarded the Bristol Rotary Club Achievement Medal at a Wednesday noon meeting. Dr Fred W Martin, club president, presented the medal given yearly to the ninth grade student at Guiteras Junior High School who excels in academics and school activities.
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Francis Velleca
James J Velleca
High Street
Bristol Rotary Club
Fred W Martin
Guiteras Unior High School
Brown Univ. Professor R. C. Archibald to Retire
Professor Raymond C Archibald a renowned mathematician and bibliographer will retire as mathematics professor emeritus at Brown University on June 30. He served 35 years in Brown's math department and held editorial roles including editor in chief of the American Mathematical Monthly. He has held various executive posts in the AAAS and other journals.
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Raymond C Archibald
Brown University
James P Adams
Brown
Archibald
Brown Department of Mathematics
American Mathematical Monthly
American Association For the Advancement of Sciences
Tag Day plans bolster Fourth of July Fund efforts
Plans announced for a tag day by Mrs Wm P Gladding and a corps of young ladies to raise funds for the Fourth of July Fund. Miss Emily Rohrman will read the Declaration of Independence at patriotic exercises as part of a schedule including vaudeville on July 5 and an Army Engineers demonstration.
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Wm P Gladding
Emily
Sue) Rohrman
James F Meiggs
Bristol
England
Quonset Point
Arthur W . Burdon
Nora E. Dwyer
James Doyle
Roswell S Bosworth
Generous Bristol Response to Russian War Relief Drive
United Bristol residents donate warm clothing to the Russian War Relief headquarters at 473 Hope Street. Volunteers sort mend and pack items for shipment to New York with Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and Mariners assisting.
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Bristol
Hope Street
Edmund S Rex
Elmer McNamara
New York
Boy Scouts
Girl Scout
Ernest G Brown
Earl G Sturdevant
Stanley E. Friswell
Nancy Bosworth
Ll. A Gray
Norton M_. Zinderstern
J Floyd Huestis
John S Palmer
Farl P Mathewson
L.eo Cantwell
Daniel Chase
Sidney Herreshoff
Walter Kerr
Ellan Millard
Chase
Describes Bathing Places Conditions as Disgusting
Council President J Floyd Huestis condemned bathing spots at Union and Walley streets as disgraceful. He blamed grown residents for litter and poor upkeep, noting trash receptacles exist but are rarely used. He vowed action to improve conditions and protect public enjoyment of the sites.
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Council
J Floyd Huestis
Union Street
Walley Street
Huestis
Playground Opens As Summer Youth HQ On Church Street
The church street playground on the Common will serve as youths activity headquarters this summer. It opens Monday at 9 am and stays open until 5 pm daily. Children report to Archie P Allen supervisor for an orientation to equipment. Special events will be announced periodically. July 10 Saturday whist party in Lincoln Hall benefits Don Luiz Felipe Association.
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Church Street
Archie
P Allen
Lincoln Hall
Don Luiz Felipe Association
Very Interesting War Movies Shown Tuesday Night
A planned war film program titled Very Interesting War Movies will run Tuesday night at Colt Memorial Hall under the Civilian Defense Council. The two hour ten minute program is open to the public with admission, but attendees must be 16 or older. Civilian defense workers are urged to attend. Films include The World at War, Yanks Invade Arica, US Carrier Fights for Life, Russia Fights Back, West Point in War Time, New Thrills 43, Know Your Enemy Japan, What to Do in Gas Attack, and New Fire Bomb.
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Colt Memorial Hall
Council Oft Cisihan Defense
Arica
Russia
West Point
New Thrills
Japan
Scholarship Award To Margaret DePonte
The Gremial Daughters of Portugal announce a 100 dollar scholarship to Margaret Mary DePonte for being the outstanding Portuguese American student in Colt Memorial High School's graduating class. DePonte, daughter of Anton and Antone DePonte of 112 Union Street, participated in First Aid, Rostrum, Green and White staff, French Club, athletics, Junior Red Cross, Victory Corps and Dramatic Club. She will receive the scholarship upon starting college next fall.
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The
Gremial Daughters of Portugal
Margaret Mary DePonte
Colt Memorial High School
Miss DePonte
Antone DePonte
Union Street
Athletics Association
Junior Red Cross
Victory Corps
Dramatic Club
Payroll Savings Excuse Pleases Hitler Hire and Puppets
The fragment suggests a political figure blames payroll savings and invokes Hitler alongside Mussolini as part of a grim, provocative slogan. The wording is ambiguous but indicates a sensational association with extremist figures.
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Hitler
Hirehite
Mussolini
The Lowest Paid Private In Uncle Sam s Army
The Office of War Information cites a 1700 annual figure for the lowest paid private, detailing components from cash income to living allowances. OWI notes rights and supports for service members, including unemployment protection, job reinstatement, and postwar medical care. It also recounts morale humor from occupied Europe including a Berlin banker joke and Dutch theatre pranks against Nazis.
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Uncle Sam's Army
Office of War Information
Patman
Texas
War and Navy Departments
Veterans’ Administration
OWI
Neeple
Europe
OWT
Occupied
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Navy
Colt Memorial Auditorium
Herbert Hayden
Frank M Dimond
Roswell S Bosworth, Jr
Augustine Ramos
Robert Almeida
Dominic Campanella
Anthony Cabral
David Mathewson
Wessex Armstrong
John Conners
Robert Brownell
Vincent Securo
Charles deWolf
Charles Alfred
Flicka
Roddy McDowall
the McGuerins
Brooklyn
William Bendix
Grace Bradley
Edward Norris
Joan Woodbury
Jack LaRue
Milburn Stone
George Brent
Priscilla Lane
Bruce Capot
Rennsweller Polytechnic Institute Medal
Frank Codola
Bristol High School Athletic Association Cup
Andrew Vollaro
Rotary
R. C. Archibald
Brown Univ
Emily Rohrman
Meiggs
Army Engineers
Reginald Dimond
War Bond Sales
Gladding
Margaret DePonte
the &Cro
United States
Congress
American Red Cross
Territory of
Hawaii
Berlin
Fuehrer
Goering
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