Mapes resigns as Bristol school superintendent to take Weymouth post
Elmer S Mapes announces resignation as Bristol School Superintendent after 15 years in office. He will join Weymouth Massachusetts as superintendent while remaining active in Rhode Island education groups and local civic organizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. S. Mapes
Elmer S. Mapes
Weymouth
Mass
Mapes
Bristol
John Post Reynolds
Robert Andrews
Rhode Island
Bristol Community Chest
First Community Chest
Rotary Club of
American Red Cross
Bristol District Nursing Association
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Rogers Free Library
Men's Union of
the Congregational Church
Alfred Unversity
Alfred
N. Y
Cornell University
Harvard
Andrews Memorial
Guileras
Teacchers
Sally
Marta
Resident Complains of Odors From Nearby Sewage Plant
June 23 1945 Bristol resident Werner E Follin reports strong odors from the local sewage disposal plant the stench forced his family to close windows and temporarily leave their home He disputes a prior article calling anonymous complaints cheap politics and seeks action through health officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werner E. Follin
Owl’s Nest
Wood Street
State Sanitation Department
Follin
Boswell S Bosworth
Bristol Phoenix
Bosworth
the Phoenix
Providence Sunday Journal
Serbst
Bristol
Rotary Talk by Lincoln J. Lippincott on Patterns For Tomorrow
Consulting Engineer Lincoln J. Lippincott of the American Motorists Insurance Company will address the Rotary Club at tomorrow noon on Patterns For Tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln J. Lippincott
American Motorists Insurance Company
Rotary Club
Dramatic Guild To Meet Tonight
A Congregational Dramatic Guild gathering is planned at the Guneral House tonight. Members will form committees and fill membership cards detailing interests. Three committees will be elected: Publicity, Production, and Executive. Letters were sent to every family and Sunday School members from Primary to Adult Class are eligible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congregational Dramatic Guild
Guneral House
British envoy speaker to lead patriotic Bristol church service
Sir Gerald Campbell, British envoy extraordinary, will speak at St Michael's Church in Bristol as Independence Day observance begins. Clergy from multiple denominations and prominent military and government figures will participate in an 8 pm service and procession led by Brig Gen Samuel Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gerald Campbell
Samuel A. Hall
St. Michael's Church
Bristol
Sir Gerald Campbell
United States
Canon Parshley
James DeWolf Perry
Granville G Bennett
John B. Lyte
Carl B. Bare
Newport
Arthur M. Dun
Rio de Janeiro
Belgian Congo
Venice
Italy
Addis Abbaba
Philadelphia
San Francisco
New York
United Kingdom
Canada
Washington, DC
British Information Service
Lord Halifax
Ethiopia
The
Royal Geographic Society Club
Brothers Reunite as Digatis Learn of Sons’ Wounds
Leonard Digati of 24 Cottage Street has been accidentally wounded as an infantryman in the 7th Army in Germany and is convalescing in a general hospital in France. His brother Pio Santo, with the 3rd Army in Germany, recently visited in France for their first reunion since November 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard Digati
Cottage Street
War Department
Leonard
7Th Army
Germany
France
Pio Santo
Beach Committee Examines Engineers Plans Tonight
The Beach Committee to study recommendations and specifications prepared by the U S Army Engineers at this evenings meeting. Members include H F Hill chairman Lucien Capone Donat J Gladue A A Edmonds James E Sullivan Ian M Walker Henry Wood and Henry Alfred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Army Engineers
H. F. Hill
Lucien Capone
Donat J. Gladue
A. A. Edmonds
James E. Sullivan
Ian M. Walker
Henry Wood
Henry Alfred
Fourth of July Notes on town plans and parade details
The Fourth of July Committee met in Council Chamber to review plans for the observance. They discussed a possible Shrine Circus animal act, open cars for wounded veterans, and pennies strips collection. An architectural drawing showed a crescent beach at Rockwell Park with a bulkhead and a 100 foot depth at high tide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council Chamber
Meiggs
Shrine Circus
Nora E. Dwyer
Cynthia McCaw
Arthur Mc McCaw
Reynolds School
Wm . Gladding
Rockwell Park
Stonewall
Park
Prudence Ferry
Bristol Welcomes U S Troops Before D-Day In 1944
A Bristol observer recalls D-Day era when Clifton College housed U S First Army HQ and Old Glory flew over the city. Docks and warehouses buzzed with crates and convoys while American clubs fed, housed, and entertained sailors and soldiers. Local residents cheered and interacted with G I s during long summer evenings and Christmas 1944 shows by Walden Greenwell and companions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Ellis
England
Old Glory
Clifton College
Bristol
U.S. First Army
John and
Sebastian Cabot
Newfoundland
U. S
Avon Gorge
Army of Liberation
G.i.’S
U. S. Navy
Park Street
Merchant Seaman’s Club
Cpl
Walden Greenwell
Miami
Sgt. Stern
New York
Larry Vogel
Brooklyn
Greenwell
Fogle Poe
Fourth of July Tag Day Held Friday
Mrs William P Gladding chairs the 4th of July Tag Day Committee announcing the event will be held Friday The girls assisting sales include Frances Ann Doyle Sally Mapes Mary Elizabeth Vermette Catherine Connery Sarah Bottomley Mary Bottomley Barbara Remeires and Betty Remeires Funds raised support the annual 4th of July celebration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William P. Gladding
Frances Ann Doyle
Sally Mapes
Mary Elizabeth Vermette
Catherine Connery
Sarah Bottomley
Mary Bottomley
Barbara Remeires
Betty Remeires
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James Riccio
Almeida
Anthony Almeida
Frank B Silvia
Chester Williams
Joseph D Carreira
Edward Luther
Adjutant Department
J J McMahon
Department
George Grent
Joseph Almeida
Samuel S Hall
Rhode Island Soldiers Home
George Matin
USN
Eugene Messier
Cheef
Lawrence Harrington
Manuel Fernandez
Portuguese Independent Club
Joseph Hyman
National Society of the Philippines
Mary Boyce
American Legion Auxiliary
Hazel Culhon
Ladies’ Auxiliary
VFW
Ellen Baker
Disabled American Veterans Auxiliary
Herbert A Mowry
Joseph J. Laffey
Peter J Casey
Mr Follin
Owl's Nest
Kearney Post
American Legion
Pat O’brien
George Murphy
Santa FE
Roy Rogers
Tito Guitar
Virginia Bruce
Brazil
Robert Livingston
Edward Everett Horton News
Cartoon
Bataan
Dennis Morgan
Eleanor Parker
Dane Clark
Faye Emerson News
Cartoon “Mouse
Popular Science Community
Flying Cadets
Dramatic Guild
Daughters of the Clergy
American Red Cross Club
Rome
West of England Academy of Art
Reynolds
R. S. Bosworth
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