Bristol Republicans oust Democratic-Good Government slate
The Bristol Town Council, dominated by Republicans, replaced most Democratic holdovers with GOP appointees. Only Hammill as Town Solicitor and Johnson as Town Sergeant remained. Contested solidifications included Connery named highway surveyor and several others filling offices from welfare director to building inspector.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Joseph A. Hammill
Thomas E. Johnson
Lucien Capone
Providence
Hammill
Solictor
Johnson
Richard Connery
E. Hugh Holmes
Joseph Marshall
Charles E. Burns
Vincent DeFelice
Luigi Romano
Domenic Perroni
Luke
H. White
Otis M Bailey
Ernest W
Rocco Migliori
Mary Dennis
High School Honors Split Between Genders At Bristol
Bristo l High School announced the term ending March 17 honor list. Of 120 named, 81 are girls. Principal Edward J. Fitzgerald reported the senior class won the scholastic contest with 98.5 percent, followed by juniors 94.4, sophomores 90.6, and freshmen 86 percent. Room 204 won the 1937 trophy for Home Room Attendance with 97.1 percent.
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Bristol High School
Edward J. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Room 204
Richard P Wardwell Obituary in Bristol Area
Funeral services for Richard Patrick Wardwell were held at Greenwood Cemetery Chapel in Greenwood Rhode Island. He was the son of Jeremiah and Mary Wardwell and cousin to Belle Wardwell and Gertrude Guiteras and was well known in Bristol.
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Richard Patrick Wardwell
Greenwood Cemetery
Greenwood
R. I
Jeremiah
Mary Sturgis Wardwell
Wardwell
Belle M. Wardwell
Gertrude E. Guiteras
Bristol
Mrs Caterina Scollaro Dies at 81 in Bristol
Mrs Caterina Scollaro a longtime Italo American resident died suddenly yesterday morning at her daughter's home 58 Constitution Street Bristol She was born in Rodi Castroreale Italy November 25 1857 emigrated to the United States in 1912 and lived in Bristol since 194? with a large family including four daughters and six sons and numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren She was a communicant of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church and a Holy Rosary Society member
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Caterina Cicero Scollaro
Victoria Pante
Constitution Street
Fiilippo Scollaro
Scollaro
Rodi Castroreale
Province of Messina
Italy
Scranton
Bristol
Keds
National India Rubber Company
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
Holy Rosary Society
Pante
Filomena DiPasquale
Annunziata Bisignano
Providence
Angelina D
Harvard Study Links Education to Higher Criminal Rates
Professor E A Hooton analyzes a decade of data from Harvard University, arguing that education influences criminal behavior. The Boston Sunday Advertiser notes the March 26 publication highlights surprising factors shaping who becomes a criminal and how schooling relates to likelihood of wrongdoing.
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Harvard University
E. A. Hooton
Boston Sunday
Rotary Speaker Profiles Modern Greece by Herbert Howe
Herbert M. Howe addressed the Rotary Club at the YMCA on Wednesday noon. He shared impressions from two recent Greek summers, describing places visited and people met, and he predicted Greece would again be a civilization stronghold.
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Herbert M. Howe
Rotary Club
Greece
Bristol Scout events set for evening meetings
Awashanks Herd and the Bristol honor society meet at Scout Hall at 730 to plan the spring program and ceremonial. The Bristol Troops Court of Honor convenes at 7 with rank advancement offered if applications arrive early. Cub Pack 14 re registers at 630 then Troop 4 meets at 730 to plan 1939 registration and the spring inspection. Scoutmaster William Fi Head invites new recruits.
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Awashanks Herd
George R. Fish
Scout
William Fi
Bristol Rotary Wins Bowling Match Over Providence Club
The long awaited annual bowling contest at High Street Alleys ended with Bristol Rotary clinching bragging rights over Providence. Bristol first and third teams each earned three points, while the second team scored seven out of twelve points in a tight series between city clubs.
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Providence
Bristol
High Street
Betis Baboone
C Bristoll
Guiteras Pupils Present Belated St Patrick Program
Students of Guiteras Memorial junior high staged a belated St Patrick program directed by librarian Miss Jessie Molasky. The show featured Irish sayings, songs including When Irish Eyes Are Smiling, a humorous sketch Oh Sally, a monologue A Fussy Customer, a play Irish Woman of Vision, and a piano accompaniment by Earl Rounds with stage management by Victor Trask.
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Guiteras Memorial Junior High School
Jessie Molasky
Mary Santos
Claudia Puya
Dorothy Soldano
Margaret Trainor
Irene Cabral
Frances Roderick
Felicia Gaglias
Geraldine Garvin
Margaret Garvin
Claire Baker
Louise Quartaro
Josephine Jamiel
Christine Lima
Mary Viera
Alice August
Manuel Mello
Frank Murgo
Anthony Bisbano
Vincent Berretto
Ernest Meiggs
Thomas Campagna
Manuel Teixeira
Elmer Angell
George Morris
Robert Gagnon
Francis Perry
John Hambrick
William
Ellen O’gara
Michael
America
Ellen O'Gara
Elizabeth Gifford
Kate Quinn
Minnie George
Margaret Roach
Marjorie Gilday
Victor Trask
Anthony Wales
Earl Rounds
Woman Dies Within Day Of Funeral In Bristol
Mrs Angelina Soares died less than 24 hours after attending her mother in law's funeral. The Bristol resident, born in St Michael's Azores, leaves nine children. Funeral service held at home then a Requiem Mass at St Elizabeth's Church with burial in St Mary's Cemetery.
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Inlaw
Angelina Soares
Strickae
Wales
State Street
Soares
Truesdale Hospital
Manuel Soares
St.Michael's
Azores
Bristol
Weimasters
Pears
Joseph
Alfred
Manuel
Tohn Soares
Mary Gomes
Mamie
Ruth
Georgianna
Evangeline Soares
St. Elizabeth's Church
St Mary's Cemetery
Church Group Elects Officers for St Mary’s Church
Miss Loretta Byrnes was elected president of the Young Ladies Sodality of St Mary’s Church, announced by Rev. Vincent J. Griffin. Remaining officers named were Shirley Flynn as vice president, Elizabeth Sylvia as secretary, and Bertha Sampson as treasurer.
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Loretta Byrnes
Young Ladies Sodality of
St Mary's Church
Vincent J. Griffin
Shirley Flynn
Elizabeth Sylvia
Bertha Sampson
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New
Bristol Casino Corp
Richard P. Wardwell
Agnes
Joseph Sansone
Vermont
Bacon
Zraghh
Hamburg
Dinty Moore
Jeana
Kellogg's
Rotary
BOY Scouts OF America
Bristol Rotary
Perron
T Dimond
Bosworth
R. Dimond
Otten
Keeler
Halliday
Montgomery
Tanner
Hahn
Alyx Sworth
Mayo
Stevens
Meliver
Jacobs
Tatas
Graetz
Ferrara Eee
Church
Edmonds
Callan
Newman
Willliams
Smith
Deslaurier
Flaherty
Magee
Trotter
Livingston
Crandell
Leard
MR. and Mrs. Wise
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Roouu
Mrs. Wise
Ella
Strickéi
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Orgs A Co
Bristol &Warr
Upholstering Company
Bristol, R. I
H. Hockman
Water St. Warren, R. I
Henry R. Bullock
Warren, R. I
Ella D. Millard
Hope Grete
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Charles M. Connery
Burton ST. Ome Ee “Ner
Newiwan Bros
Michigan
Swift
Newman’s
Idaho
Embassy Gruyere
Philadelphia
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