Mason School to Close End of School Year After Low Enrollment
The Mason one room school will shut at year end as eight pupils attend its five grades. Superintendent Elmer S. Mapes cites cost and consolidation aid as factors and assigns pre primaries to Taft School. School officials reappoint principals and staff for 1941-42 and approve transfers, salaries, and vaccination clinics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason
Elmer S. Mapes
Mapes
Mason School
Taft
Chestnut Street
Oliver
Edward J. Fitzgerald
James E. Sullivan
Reynolds
Cora M. Hill
Byfield
Marguerite Brogan
Walley
Mary V. Scanlon
Oliver Burton
Mary E. Spooner
M. Theresa Donovan
Warren L. Huston
M. Natalie Dailey
Aleta F. Bezanson
Stannard B. Sylvia
Anthony J .Russo
Frank J. Campagna
Emily Borges
Ruth E. Kerr
Margaret A. Sisson
Joseph F. Securo
Marjorie H. Magee
Helen M. Howard
Anthony E. Agatiello
Jean Tobin
John L. Burke
Carl T. Carlson
Joseph A. Murgo
Rose M. Fasano
Edward J. Rinaldi
and Hector A. Bellevance
First Navy Boat Built At Herreshoffs Taken On Trial
The Maribow a 97 foot coastal minesweeper built for the Navy at the Herreshoff yard was placed on a trial run today with a Washington aboard. Naval officials inspected speed maneuverability and working parts as part of the initial tests before potential deployment to its station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Herreshoffs
Washington
Herreshoff Boat Yard
Herreshoff
Poppy Sale By Mail This Year by Kearney Unit 6
Mrs. L. G. Cote, treasurer, urges Bristol residents to contribute to the American Legion Auxiliary poppy sale. May is Poppy Month. this year adds mail contributions to the traditional May 23 and 24 street sale. Funds support disabled veterans, hospital visits, and recreation at several facilities including Rhode Island hospitals and British Soldiers' Home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Cote
Kearney
Rhode Island
American Legion Auxiliary
Northampton
Bedford
Rutland
Newington
Hope Cote
Hope Street
Bristol
Bristol England War Relief Fund totals over five thousand
The Bristol England War Relief Fund raised about 5300 dollars for Bristol, England, with 230.50 from the Portuguese Business Men's Association. Canon Parshley and Miss Florence Nelson praised town support. Funds supported a hostel shelter for refugees and war workers, and may be repaid by a national insurance fund if bombed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol England
Canon Parshley
St. Michael's Church
Florence T. Nelson
Bristol
England
Wendell Willkie
Community-Owned Parking Lot Opens Tomorrow in Bristol
Bristol officials report the first community owned parking lot at the foot of State Street will be ready by tomorrow. It seats about 40 cars, graded and surfaced by six workers under John Benevides, with three town staff and three loaned from SAR. Town leaders warn drivers use at their own risk.
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Bristol
Highway Department
State Street
John Benevides
SAR
J. Floyd Huestis
Thames Street
Franklin Street
New York, New Haven and Hartford Railway
Second Successful Performance Of The Mikado
The second performance of Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado was hosted Friday evening by the Bristol England War Relief Fund Committee and repeated the success of the prior night. The cast and chorus received bouquets and praise for the long weeks of rehearsal and Emanuel Iacoletti, the director, drew much acclaim. The orchestra also earned favorable comments for its excellent work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol England War Relief Fund Committee
Emanuel Iacoletti
Ivy Guild To Have Annual Meeting
The Ivy Guild of St. Michael's Church will hold its annual meeting and supper tonight in the parish house on Hope street. Supper is at 6 o'clock followed by a public address by Elizabeth F. Adams of Providence who served with the Friends of France. Mrs Louis Gallo chairs the arrangements with a long committee roster.
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Ivy Guild
St. Michael's Church
Hope Street
Elizabeth F. Adams
Providence
Friends of France
France
Guild
Louis Gallo
Wallace Mossop
Oliver Peckham
Edith Newman
Alice Manchester
James Dixon
Walbee Collins
Richard Quarry
Vie Is Hope
Cmr Gee
Walker Addresses Taft School Club On Home Economics
Ian M. Walker of Bristol Senior High School spoke at the Taft School Club meeting on Home Economics. He urged good citizenship at home to foster community responsibility. Pleasing soprano solos by Frances Antonelli with Gladys Brightman. report on the annual Congress of Parents and Teachers by Calbraith Perry presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian M. Walker
Bristol Senior High School
Taft School Club
Calbraith B.perry
Monthly Report Of Bristol Nurses And General Care Visits
The Bristol District Nursing Association reports totals for general care and metropolitan care, with breakdowns of visits for John Hancock and other clinics. Curfew and night life notes reference Addis Ababa Shanghai London and historical U S practice, followed by remarks on the Gideons and Bible distributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol District Nursing Association
Metropolitan
John Hancock
T. B
Curfew Traditions and Old City Customs Across Europe
A survey of curfew practices from William the Conqueror to Edinburgh reveals how nightly bells forced tavern closures and curb gatherings. The piece notes curfews in Norway and England, the Gardy Loo cry, and Boswell and Johnson in Edinburgh amid urban trash routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boswell
Samuel Johnson
Johnson
Edinburgh
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Mary B. Sanford
Colt Special Fund
Warren
Barrington
Boston University
School of Education
Joseph Castronovo
Rockwell House
Narrows
William H Remieres
Wilfred M. Hammill
George Bernard
Guiteras
CYO
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
Teachers’ Retirement Board
Bristol-Colt-Andrews High School
Colt Auditorium
J. Fulton Boyd
Chestnut Hill
Philadelphia
Nancy McLellan Boyd
Alfred Steel
Alfred G. B. Steel
Sugar Loaf
Lee Shore
Basil Rathbone
Ellen Drew
John Howard
Mad Doctor
Boris Karloff
Devil
Richard Fiske
Amanda Duff
Menamee Newspaper News Reel
Robert Young
Laraine Day
John Litel
Mary Dugan
Jane Withers
Metrotone
Spencer
Rooney
Beety
Bristol-Engla
G. F.S. St. Michael’s Church
John G. “Stewart
Portuguese Business Men's Association of
Collins and Aikman Corporation
Taplin
Red Mill
Anthony J. Ferrara
Narragansett Electric Company
Bristol Common
John P. Marshall
Bristol ‘Nurses
Haile Selassie
Bat Addis Ababa
Shanghai
London
United States
Bre-Ward
The
Gideons
SAS
Ais
Shere
Norway
William the Conqueror
Earl of Essex
Cadiz
Lincoln's Inn
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