Diving Boards Proposed for Kunz Pier Improvements
A Bristol recreation report by Attilio A Pansa urges two diving floats for advanced and intermediate swimmers at Kunz Pier and adds a diving board at the end of the pier plus showers drinking fountain shade canopy and improved lighting. The season saw about 300 bathers mostly youths with 87 swimmers in five divisions and instruction given to many younger children.
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Attilio A. Pansa
Kunz Pier
Bristol Board of Recreation
Albert T. Fusonie
Vincent Securo
American Red Cross
Kunz
DAR Bridge event at Bristol Chapter House Friday
Bristol Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution held a Friday event at the Chapel Home. Awards announced by Mrs John Brechin Jr. listed several winners and guests including Mrs Mabel Salisbury Miss Charlotte Young and Mrs Arthur Easton amid door prize winners and planning help from Mrs Brechin.
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Bristol
Essert Bridge
Chapel
Johnrechin Jr
Arangements
Mabel Salisbury
Charette A. Young
Arthur Easton
Charles B. Cole
Sebastian Bernard
D J. Sulivan
J. William Wood
Robert Gifford
Providence
R. H. Blake
Richard F. Colley
Mary . Child
Charles Blackan
Barrington
S. Charles A Richards
Howard R. Newman
Ke B Almy
Charles B. le
Buell N. Buckingham
Samuel C. Wardwell
Brechin
St Marys to honor Bristol war dead on Armistice Day
Armistice Day services at St Marys Church Bristol sponsored by Bristol Council Knights of Columbus will feature Rev Cyprian Truss Capuchin Friary Providence as guest preacher. Solemn High Mass at 9 am with Father Truss celebrant and city officials veterans scouts invited. Truss noted RAF pilot veteran author and radio speaker.
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St. Mary’s Church
Bristol
Bristol Counci Knights of Columbus
Cyprian Truss
Providence
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Bristol Council
Knights of Columbus
Father Curran
William A Kelly
St. Columban’s Seminary
Austin J. Smith
St.Mary’s Church
Father Truss
America
WJAR
WHIM
WFUV
New York
William T. Dwyer
Catholic Activities Committee of
Armistice Service Committee
American Education Week Highlights School Visits
This week marks American Education Week with Bristol parents and others visiting local schools to sit in on classes and observe their children’s daily progress. Parents are encouraged to spend time at schools, talk with teachers, and get to know the school environment.
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Bristol
Bristol Council To Exemplify Second Degree
There will be a regular meeting of the K of C Wednesday evening at 8 30 pm in St Marys Auditorium The exemplification of the second degree will occur for a large class of candidates District Deputy Joseph F Lane will be present.
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Bristol
Bristol Groups Plan Santa Concert Drive and Holiday Projects
The Bristol Community Concert Association launches its first annual membership drive with a November 15 dinner at the White Rays Riding Club. Arthur Eastman will preside as officers and volunteers outline artists for Colt Memorial Auditorium season and memberships run through November 20 with hopes of 500 seats. The Bristol Business Civic Association wins city approval for a Santa helicopter landing and lighting at Colt Memorial High School, plus a Christmas tableaux display and flood lighting, while the school committee approves health reimbursements and dental clinic scheduling.
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Bristol Community Concert Association
White Rays Riding Club
Raymond Makowsky
Emanuel Iacollet
Cco
Arthur H. Eastman
Rowland I. Stanley
James Vellela
Edward J. Rinaldi
Carl H. Witherell
Roswell S. Bosworth
Willard M. Sistare
New England
Community Concerts Inc
Colt Memorial Auditorium
Sistare
Appleton and Field
Carroll Glenn
Sascha Gorodnitski
Juilliard
Makowsky
Sacolet
Ship Drive
Bristol County Water Company
Iacol
Bristol
Colt Memorial High School
Maynard Suzman
Bristol Business Civic Association
Business Civic Association
Colt High
Ramos
Carr Manufacturing Company
Santa Guiteras Auditorium
iClans
Wilfred M Hamill
Herman C Farr
Robert Shaw Andrews
A J Ramos
Poppies Memory Stamp Set for Y worker Moina Michael
The upcoming memorial stamp honors Moina Michael known as the Lady of the Poppies. She promoted red memorial poppies to remember fallen soldiers while working for the Y M C A Overseas in New York in 1918.
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New York
Georgia American Legion
American Legion
Georgia
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
Legion Auxiliary
America
England
United States
American Legion! Auxilary
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
General Pershing
Miss Michael
Moina Michael
Y.M.C A
Oscar I Bergstrom
Bristol, Y.M CA
Flanders Fields
New York City
France
University of Georgia
Y. M. C. A. Overseas Service
Earl P. Mathewson
Overseas Service
Regent
Lewis Oliver
Wilthe
Theirlliam L. Manchester
Louis Barker
Tthe Game
Jimmy Sousa
G. Clifhood
Leo Cote
William D. Hall
Ford Adams
M. Merchant
Earkiground
The Reading Club and a Student's Essay Debut
A senior recalls a school Reading Club at Mr. Carlson's home that opened a real library and sparked a lifelong reading habit. He credits Carlson with guiding his essay on The Influence of Mountains and helping him overcome stage fright to deliver his graduation speech.
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Mr. Carlson
Victor Hugo
Balzac
Dumas
Meredith and Hardy
Turgenev
Tolstoy
Dostoevski
Rocky Mountains
Favorite Teacher Remembered During Education Week
Inez Macauley, English teacher at United Nations Lake Success, writes a touching account of a favorite teacher and the influence she had on students, fitting Education Week themes. The piece appears in the Christian Science Monitor and reflects on schooling memories.
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Inez Macauley
United Nations
Lake Success
Christian Science Monitor
Diner Petition Leads to Public Hearing Admissive
A special meeting of the zoning board ordered Paul’s Diner Inc. at 744 Hope Street to advertise a public hearing. The action aims to address the petition by the diner and set a date for the required hearing.
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Zouring Board
Paul's Diner Inc
Hope Street
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