Leahy Elected Sophomore Class President at Penn
Robert M. Leahy son of Mr and Mrs J Vincent Leahy of 1176 Hope St was elected president of the Sophomore Class at the University of Pennsylvania during class elections on Wednesday He played on the freshman football and baseball teams served on the Daily Pennsylvanian staff and belongs to Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity The 1100 freshmen at the university Note: Leahy also won the Walsh Memorial Trophy and the B S H S Athletic Trophy at Bristol High School last June.
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Robert M. Leahy
J. Vincent Leahy
Hope St
University of Pennsylvania
Daily Pennsylvanian
Sigma Alpha Epsilon
Bristol Senior High School
Annual PTA Meeting at Reynolds School Thursday Night
The annual PTA meeting will be held Thursday at 8 p.m. in Reynolds School. Officers will be elected and annual reports presented. Edward J. Fitzgerald will speak on Bristol Schools past, present and future. A short musical program by pupils of Albert R. Dalton. Refreshments after. A date for the combined PTA Rotary Club polio clinic is pending vaccine supply.
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PTA
Reynolds
Edward J. Fitzgerald
Bristol
Albert R. Dalton
PTA Rotary Club
Two Local Boys Promote Cancer Fund Show
Bristol boys Edward L. Rulon Muller and Joseph Chin der Jr stage a benefit movie for the Cancer Fund this Friday and Saturday at 56 High Street. Proceeds aim to clear about 25 dollars as a memorial to Mrs Alfred R Meyer Jr. Tickets cost 25 cents. cartoons and short subjects will fill the program. Miller attends St Mary's Parochial School in 7th grade. Kinder is in 8th grade at Gutteras Memorial Junior High.
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Bristol
Edward L. Rulon Muller
Joseph Chinder Jr
The
Cancer Fund
Boys Today
Alfred R Meyer
High St
Miller
St. Mary's Parochial School
Kinder
Gutteras Memorial Junior High
Authority Advocates Bristol Manager Form for Town Government
A national expert on charter reform recommends Bristol adopt a town manager system to handle complex administrative details. Dr. Thomas H. Reed argues a professional manager, supervised by a five or seven member council, improves governance while keeping political parties out of day to day administration.
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Bristol
Thomas H. Reed
Anthony DaPonte
DaPonte
Reed
Republican Town Committee
D.A.R Receives Two Awards at Annual Meeting
The Barrington DAR chapter was elected to the National Society honor roll for meeting obligations and awarded a certificate for the largest net membership gain in the state. Reports were presented by officers and chairman. regent Mrs. John J. Ahearn spoke on the Continental Congress in April. Elected to the board of management were Mrs. Howard R. Newman Miss Ethel M. Metcalf and Miss Marguerite Pearse. The naturalization class will visit Monday. Louise DeWolf is Americanization chairman. A public bridge project was discussed for St John’s Church Barrington on June 18.
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DAR
National Society
John J. Ahearn
DAR Continental Congress
Howard R. Newman
Ethel M. Metcalf
Marguerite Pearse
Louise DeWolf
St John’s Church
Barrington
Nomination Papers for Charter Election Released
One hundred nomination papers for the charter election were made available by Town Clerk Anthony J. Dennis Jr. Taxpayers may receive two sheets each, with space for at least 130 signatures per sheet. Dennis said that 100 papers should suffice and it would be wasteful to print more.
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Anthony J. Dennis, Jr
Dennis
Brown Suggests Site For Fourth Of July Bonfire
David McKenzie superintendent of Brown University property at Mount Hope offered a large open lot south of Tower Road on the approach to Plans for the bonfire had been abandoned due to difficulty in finding a suitable place He will contact Frank Miserandino committee chairman today to offer the location.
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Brown
David McKenzie
Brown University
Mount Hope
McKenzie
Tower Road
Frank Miserandino
P W D Catching Up After Rubbish Collection Delay
Unusually large amounts of rubbish delayed the highway department’s household waste collection by a day or two. A department official said they are catching up and will return to regular schedule soon. He noted the issue recurs each spring as people clean yards and cellars, with limited manpower and a single truck.
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Highway Department
Mull 18 Names For Commission
A group discusses eighteen potential candidates for the charter commission at a YMCA meeting. Some members favor endorsing up to nine, others prefer more, while parties weigh creating slates for the June 25 charter election.
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Charter Commission
YMCA
James T Pierce
R. S. Bosworth, Jr
Commission
Republican Town Committee
Democratic Committee
GOP
Frank T Canario
Natale Candelmo
Francis N Perry
Angelo Almeida
Anthony J Dennis, Jr
Spar Books drive continues for Cutter Spar crew
Jaycees representative Anthony Berretto announced ongoing acceptance of spare books for the Cutter Spar crew. He said the response has been modest but would be greatly appreciated. Donors can leave books at Town Hall or Phoenix Office, or call CL 93-8478 for pickup.
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Jr. Chamber of Commerce
Spar
Anthony Berretto
The
Jaycees
Town Hall
Phoenix
Berretto
Ownership dispute over broken railing on Asylum Ave bridge
Town officials Colt Estate and railroad representatives argue over who repairs the three breaks in the iron railing along the approaches to the railroad bridge on Asylum Ave. The holes, caused by automobile damage, have persisted for over a year. ownership is said to rest with the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad, though consensus among parties is lacking. The town accepted 150 for damages from an insurance claim on April 4, and Public Works plans for maintenance are not underway.
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Colt Estate
Asylum
Reynolds G Northup
Dept of Public Works
Rairoad
Colt
New York, New
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