Democracy and peril in a wartime warning at Bristol High
Former State Senator Bertram W. Wall spoke at Bristol Senior High School warning that democracy requires ongoing effort and sacrifice. He linked Hitler’s expansion to economic fears and warned that losing freedom invites permanent loss of liberty and happiness. Principal Edward J Fitzgerald introduced him as students and staff listened to patriotic music.
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Bertram W. Wall
Bristol Senior High School
Colt Auditorium
Wall
American Legion
Europe
Russia
Hitler
America
Legion
Mr. Wall
Great Britain
Germany
Japan
Goering
Edward J Fitzgerald
M Theresa Donovan
Alumni Bridge Postponed To June Week In Bristol Colton Drews
The Bristol Colton Drews Alumni Association bridge event was moved from tonight to the week of June 14 with Virginia Brightman as chairwoman. A planning meeting is set for Monday at 7 30 PM in the YMCA building to finalize arrangements.
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Bristol-Colt-Andrews
Virginia Brightman
YMCA
Benjamin Hazen
Irene Hartley
John Partington
Dorothy King
Antoinette Rucci
Arthur Williams
Laura Balzano
Madeline Neiderer
Loretta Byrnes
Anthony Agatello
William McCarthy
Joseph Russo
Daniel Mains
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Frank Securo
Edward Procopio
Angelo Massa
Norman Hibbert
Michael Balzano
Amos Dupont Hall
Herbert B. Burnham, Jr
John Gray
Alfred Nunes
James Rodrigues
Genevieve Pagnano
Rhoda Levy
Dorothy Bruno
Beatrice Mullaney
Bonita Gaglio
Penny Bazaar To Be Held Tonight By First Bristol Troop
The 6th annual Penny Bazaar of the First Bristol Troop Boy Scouts of America will take place in Ar tilery Hall on State Street tonight from 7 to 11. The hall is decorated and booths rival in a patrol decorating contest. Activities include bingo dancing balloon blowing and pop contests with funds to buy camping equipment. Committee members include Fish Silvia Belanger Freitas Marshall Freitas Jamiel Rene Lewis Sousa Turillo DeLuca Machado Mattos Barboza.
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Bristol
Boy Scouts of America
Artillery Hall
State Street
George R. Fish
Albert Silvia
Joseph Belanger
Daniel Freitas
Joseph Marshall
John Freitas
Amon Jamiel
Daniel Rene
James Lewis
Frank Sousa
Domenic Turillo
Frank DeLuca
Walter Machado
Anthony Mattos
Alfred Barboza
Henry Wood Heads U S O Campaign in Bristol County
Henry Wood to chair Bristol committee for United Service Organizations drive starting June 3. Bristol quota set at 650 with Rhode Island honorary chair J Howard McGrath and active lead Herbert Sherwood. Six agencies including Catholic Community Service and Y M C A join, government provides buildings, funds raised by citizens support soldiers and defense workers with social, religious, educational, and cultural services.
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Henry Wood
Bristol Committee
United Service Organizations
U S. O
W. Frederick Williams, Jr
Bristol County
National Catholic Community Service
Jewish Welfare Bureau
Salvation Army
National Travelers’ Aid
J. Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
Herbert M. Sherwood
Bristol
U S. S
USA
Socialites Plan Charity Dinner-Dance At Bristol Casino
With five days left the Italian Socialites Women's Club prepares a charity dinner-dance to fund free ton sil clinics for needy children. Co chairs Mrs Josephine Calvino and Mrs Frances Holmes lead a large committee. Japanese lanterns and garden flowers set the scene in the Bristol Casino ballroom. Flower vendors Flora Fusco Rose Fasano Felicia Goglia and Mary St George assist. reservations close tomorrow.
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Socialites Women's Club
Bristol Casino
Josephine Calvino
Frances Holmes
Calvino
Flora Fusco
Rose Fasano
Felicia Goglia
Mary St. George
Vasta T. Ruggiero
Rose Correira
Nancy Vitiello
Bristol to observe Memorial Day with war dead tribute
Bristol residents will honor veterans from the Spanish American and World War I eras in a Memorial Day observance. A 9 30 a m parade from Grand Army Hall to North Cemetery will feature local units, Scouts, veterans groups, and the Portuguese American Band.
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Bristol
Europe
243Rd Coast Artillery
Jamestown
Rhode Island State Guard
Bristol Train of Artillery
Bristol Boy Scouts
Sea Scouts
Sons of Union Veterans
Grand Army Hall
Hope Street
Marshall Vernon A. Gray
North Cemetery
Soldiers and Sailors Lot
Edward M. Kavanaugh
Soldiers and Sailors
L. H Callan
Arthur W Barrett
Edmund S. Rex
Max B Grossman
Bertram W. Wall
Canon Parshley
James T Pierce
Kearney Post
The
American Legion
Francis P. Slade
Amon Jamiel
S. S
Admiral Edwards
Samuel A. Hall
Priscilla Brelsford
Lucy Romano Logan
Alexander Fales
Colt Memorial High School
Stuent
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Lincoln
Josephine Kerr
Colt
State Guard
Bristol Boy Scout Bugle
A Elmer McNamara
Bristol Boy Scout Buglers
Hope Circle Whist Night Concludes Series in K of C
The weekly whist series by Hope Circle Daughter of Isabella ends Tuesday afternoon at the K of C on State street. Hostesses include Mrs Bridget Lewis Mrs Elizabeth Dwyer Mrs Johanna McClure Mrs Sarah Sweeney and Mrs Lena McKenna. The Circle meets Monday at 8 at Home to discuss matters and rehearse the minstrel. Winners this week were Mrs Eva Burke Mrs McKenna Mrs Marie Vermette Mrs Mary Guevremont Mrs Edna Dubuc and Mrs Mary McHugh.
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Hope Circle
Isabella
K of C
State Street
Bridget Lewis
Elizabeth Dwyer
Johanna McClure
Sarah Sweeney
Lena McKenna
Eva Burke
McKenna
Marie Vérmette
Mary Guevremont
Edna Dubuc
Mary McHugh
Safety Drive Carried To Motorists
Police Chief Anthony J. Ferrara promotes a child safety driving calendar campaign titled Please Protect Our Children By Driving Safely. Distributed in local schools homes and factories by Aratex Inc the 42 by 30 inch calendar shows an officer with a injured boy and the caption This could be YOUR boy Be Alert Dont Get Hurt.
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Anthony J. Ferrara
Aratex, Inc
Bristol Police Dept
Grand Officers Inspect Mt Hope Chapter Eastern Star
Worthy Grand Matron Charlotte O Davenport and Worthy Grand Patron James D Nall will officially inspect the Mt Hope Chapter at a Hope street Masonic Hall meeting Monday night. The event includes an initiation with a 6 30 dinner at St Michael's Parish House and an early chapter meeting follows.
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Mount Hope
Order of Eastern Star
Charlotte O. Davenport
James D. Nall
Masonic Hall
Hope Street
St. Michael’s Church
Ps .m
Arthur H Carr Funeral Held Here This Afternoon
Hundreds from town and state attended the funeral of Arthur H Carr at St Michael's Church. Canon Parshley presided with burial in North Cemetery Providence. Carr, president and treasurer of Carr Manufacturing, helped establish Carr Mig Corp to ease local unemployment.
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Rhode Island
New England
Arthur H Carr
Fish Hawk Farm
Metacom Avenue
Canon Parshley
St. Michael’s Church
North
Providence
Benjamin F. Lindemuth
Ernest G. Brown
Charles B. Rockwell, Jr
Henry Wood
John J.orr
Harlow W. Waite
New York City
Carr Manufacturing Corporation
Carr
Carr Mig Corporation
Bristol Girl Wins Bryant College Scholarship
Lois N Brownell of Bristol has won a Bryant College scholarship for the Bryant College of Business Administration and Secretarial Science Providence starting September 8. She is a senior at Colt Memorial High School and daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Brownell.
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Lois N Brownell
Bryant College of Business Administration
Providence
Miss Brownell
Norman Brownell
High Street
Colt Memorial High School
Bryant
New England
Colt Memorial
Tips for visiting soldiers and a Kansas editor tale
A column offers etiquette tips for girlfriends visiting military posts, urging no uniforms, no special privileges, modest behavior, and independence. The piece also recounts Richard C. Howard of Arkansas City, Kansas, who corrected a bootlegging accusation against a horse thief after a threatening cowhand apology and subscription, plus a Gallup poll on spending priorities for extra money on foods.
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Richard C. Howard
Arkansas City
Kansas
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