Cutter Spar Starts Three Week Availability
The Coast Guard Cutter Spar begins a three week availability during which no service can be required. Crew will complete exterior painting interior maintenance and engine overhaul and may visit Newport for dental and medical care. Engine man Hewitt LeCompte transferred to Buzzards Bay will keep Bristol residence and become eligible for retirement in about ten years.
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Coast Guard
Arthur Solvang
Newport
Solvang
Hewitt LeCompte
Peck Ave
Buzzards l
Buzzards Bay
Bristol
Kearney Post Wins Awards At State Legion Dinner
Kearney Post No. 6 American Legion captured first in the Middleweight Division of the membership contest and led District 2, helping the department achieve top district standings. With 301 members, the post aided the district’s strong showing. Plaques awarded for all prizes will be given at the department convention in June. Individual prizes for exceptional recruiting will be presented at district meetings.
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Kearney
American Legion
Department of
A. J
Warwick
Post
Kearney Post
Union College Receives 20000 Bequest For Harris Lee Cooke Scholarship
A bequest of 20000 from the Lucy E Williams estate to Union College Schenectady NY endows the Harris Lee Cooke 94 Scholarship Fund. Cooke, a Cooperstown native and Union 1894 graduate honored Phi Beta Kappa, practiced law forty five years, was active in Freemasonry and civic affairs, died in 1941, and received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters in 1934. The gift merges into Union's general investments. Donor died February 15, 1958.
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Lucy E. Williams
Union College
Schenectady
Cooke
Saratoga Springs
Union
Cooperstown
Cooke and Basinger
Williams
Harris Lee Cooke
Holy Hour Held by Bristol Knights of Columbus
The Bristol Council 379 Knights of Columbus held a Sunday Holy Hour at St Marys Church. The council has sponsored a living Rosary in May as a counter May Day observance. Their May 27 meeting will be at the R I Veteran's Home followed by a staff guided tour.
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Bristol Council
Knights of Columbus
St. Mary's Church
Russia
R. I. Veteran's Home
Annual Spring Swing Callers Dance in Cranston
The Narragansett Callers' Association hosts the sixth annual Spring Swing at Rhodes on the Paw, Cranston, on Thursday May 14. Dancing from 8 pm to 12 am features couple dances, fox trot, polka, waltz and folk dancing with 21 callers, plus square dance tips and a Spring Swing orchestra led by Mrs Helen Durfee. Master of ceremonies is Past President Dick Leger, with a long list of featured callers.
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The
Helen Durfee
Dick Leger
Jack Ambrose
Carl Anthony
Peter Anthony
Tom Carroll
Ken Cogswell
Larry Cooke
Jack Curran
Leo Gracik
Bob Kent
Bill Kinsella
Roger_Leathers
Charlie McTammany
Lloyd Platt
Bert Raphael
Carl Slader
Ralph Smith
Walter Swan
Ken van Westendorp
Alf Warner
George Warner
Chet Wilkie
New Rogers Library Delights Public Says Librarian
Miss Esther J. Osterberg, Rogers Free Library librarian, reports strong first-week use of the new facility. She notes easy access to all shelves, overwhelmed by visitors, and praise from both young and older patrons. Upcoming items include children's chairs, study carrels, a Rotary table, and two upholstered chairs for readers.
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Esther J. Osterberg
Rogers Free Library
Rotary Club
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Auy Repair
Wallace Motors
Idg. Contractors
High Street
Nursing Association
Charles M. Connery Funeral Home
Burien
Cee M. Wilbur
N.F.D.A
Elly.d.a
Amaral
Gil's Music
Beecford
Olives Brest
Franklin Street
Premier Thread Co
Pawtucket
Thames St
KOFC
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