Dennis And Campagna Win Scholastic Honors
Harold J Dennnis son of Councilman J J Dennis tops Colt Memorial High School graduating class with valedictorian honors and a 94.8 percent final average Regis tered in Industrial Arts. C Thomas Campagna son of Mr and Mrs Campagna Bradford street earns salutatorian with a 92.1 percent average in College Preparatory Course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold J. Dennnis
Joseph J. Dennis
Bay View Avenue
Colt Memorial High School
John L. Burke
C. Thomas Campagna
Antonio Campagna
Bradford’ Street
Burke
Campagna
Mariano Bucolo Named Naval Academy Appointee
Mariano J. Bucolo, Ran dies Naval Preparatory School student in Washington DC, is among top nominees for admission to the United States Naval Academy. He is son of Santo Bucolo of Bucolo Brothers seafood firm and Mrs. Bucolo of 391 Wood Street. Bucolo earned Colt Memorial High School 1941 honors and prepared for Annapolis exams at Randles School.
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Mariano J. Bucolo
Randies Naval Preparatory School
Washington, D. C
United States Naval Academy
Navy Department
Santo Bucolo
Bucolo Brothers Wholesale Seafood Dealers
Bucolo
Wood Street
Peter Gerry
Colt Memorial High School
Rhode Island Honor Society
Randles School
Washington
Uncle Sam's Son Song Promises Homeward Hope
A wartime reunion ballad narrates longing for a serviceman's return. The narrator reassures fidelity and affection, noting army life chores from reveille to kitchen duty and payday. It ends with enduring love and anticipation of reunion.
Outdoor Volley Ball Classes Start Thursday
The Y offers volleyball classes for business men and juniors starting Thursday led by General Secretary Hubert F. Hill. 14 men are enrolled in the business class at 5:50 p.m. with 12 in the junior class meeting Tuesdays and Thursdays at 3:30. A business girls group may form in fall with company involvement. A 6 foot wire fence surrounds the field by the building hosting the activities.
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Hubert F. Hill
Hill
Obituary of Patrick H Walsh of Bristol and New Haven
Patrick H Walsh son of Edward and Mary Walsh died after a brief illness. Born in Bristol he lived for years in New Haven where he worked for Armstrong Rubber Co until retirement three years ago. Survived by two Bristol sisters Miss Mary Fo Walsh and Mrs William P Hammill one niece Miss Katherine Hammill three nephews Dr James Walsh Pawtucket Dr Lawrence Walsh Boston and John E Walsh Trenton NJ Funeral at 205 State Street Thursday followed by high mass at St Mary's Church Burial in St Mary's Cemetery
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Patrick H Walsh
Edward and
Mary (O Brien) Walsh
Sunda
Bristol
New Haven
Conn
Armstrong Rubber Co
Mary Fo Walsh
Wiliam P Hammill
Katherine Hammill
James Walsh
Pawtucket
Lawrence Walsh
Boston
John E. Walsh
Trenton
State Street
St Mary's Church
St Mary's Cemetery
Funeral services for Rita Silvia at Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Rita Silvia eight year old daughter of Frank and Mary Silvia of 55 Richmond Street died after a long illness at Providence Hospital. Funeral services were held at her late residence, followed by a high mass of requiem at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Bearers were Joseph Punillt, Edward Silvia, Joseph S Silvia, and Joseph Presi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rita Silvia
Frank and
Mary
Silvia
Richmond Street
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Providence
Joseph Punillt
Edward Silvia
Joseph S. Silvia
Joseph Presi
Legends of Wind Grist Mills and Portsmouth Heritage
The author recalls cattle drivers and early Rhode Island wind mill history linking Portmouth founders Easton to Peterson and Ed ward Thurston. He recounts a near fatal mill accident, blacksmiths, and old shops where notices and debates circulated before noting the decline of wind mills and the rise of modern city life.
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Dean
Nicholas Easton
Portsmouth
Peter Easton
Rhode Island
Edward W. Thurston
Old Mother Earth
Adam
Garden of Eden
Bell
William Earl Cook
Tiverton
Edward
Rotary clubs exchange messages across oceans in war era
Letters from Bristol England and Mexico City read at the local Rotary Club meeting at the Colonial Hotel. Edmons read the Bristol and Mexico City correspondence praising Christmas greetings and flag exchanges linked to the Rhode Island Hostel, with notes on postwar reconstruction plans and district events.
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Bristol
England
Mexico City
Colonial Hotel
Rhode Island
Rotary Club
A A. Edmonds
International Service Committee
Mexico
A. Edmonds
Rotars Club
Vws
United States
Monterey
Rotary
Mexican Republic
Texas
Myx
Toronto
Rotary Club of
Virginio J. deRocha
R. E
U.S. A
deRocha
Harry Crook
Council of Social Service
Walter Head
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Dennis and
Abbott
Buffington’s Pharmacy
Hope St
Tel
Tau Ae
Mariano Bucolo
Uncle Sam
Fall River
James G. Carns
Raymond Makowsky
John Freitas
James Duffy
Roger Keith
Benjamin Hazen
Dr D. V. A Capone
Hilton Tevy
Harold Manchester
Chet Massa
Vincent Santo
Bert Hill
Nick Gaglio
Ambrose Federico
Patrick H. Walsh
Glen Lyon
Glen Burn
Franklin
Staples Coal Co
Hope Street
Bristol, R. I
Famed Windmills
New England
Johnny Cake
Mexico and
Bristol, Eng
Manuel Leon Ortega
W. T. P. Hasell
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