Bristol Community Chest Drives Strong Start in Campaign
Chairman Edward J. Fitzgerald reports 231.50 in donations and urges Bristol residents to contribute via Evan's Radio Shop on Hope Street or have volunteers collect contributions. The appeal highlights Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, YMCA, District Nursing, Rhode Island Society for Mental Hygiene, USO and other services aiding youth and families.
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Edward J. Fitzgerald
Bristol Community Chest Campaign
Fitzgerald
Bristol
Community Chest
Community Chest Campaign
Evan’s
Hope Street
Gladys M. Brightman
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
YMCA
District Nursing Association
R. I. Child Service
SPCC
Rhode Island Society For Mental Hygiene
Rhode Island Children’s Friend Society
USO
Brightman
Major Dean To Speak At Reserve Officers Meeting
The Bristol County Reserve Officers Association meeting postponed from Monday Nov 11 will be held at the Kearney Post Home on Franklin Street Monday Nov 18 at 8 00 p m Major Arthur L Dean Jr from the Organized Reserves headquarters will give a talk titled The First Infantry Division.
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Bristol County Reserve Officers Association
Kearney
Franklin Street
Arthur L. Dean Jr
Organized Reserves
Officers Elected For Bristol YMCA Industrial Basketball League
Attilio Pansa of Bristol Senior High School coaching staff and former Rhode Island State College athlete is elected president of the newly formed Bristol YMCA Industrial Basketball League. Thomas Campagna is vice president while George Boutihier and John Borges become secretary and treasurer. The board approves by laws and schedules a Wednesday meeting on November 20 to appoint officials and submit team rosters for approval.
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Attilio Pansa
Bristol Senior High School
Rhode Island State College
Ymca Industrial Basketball League of
Bristol
Thomas Campagna
George Boutiher
John Borges
Hope Circle Daughters of Isabella Install Officers at K of C Hall
Hope Circle No 70 installed officers at the K of C Hall Tuesday evening led by Mrs Johanna McClure as regent for the third time. New officers include past regent Mrs Ellen McKenna vice regent Mrs Helen Byrnes recording secretary Mrs Eileen Pierce financial secretary Mrs Eva Burke treasurer Mrs Marguerite Walsh custodian Mrs Nora Toolin monitor Mrs Alma Bailey Serbe organist Mrs Marguerite Ruggeiro banner bearer Mrs Marguerite Jordan first guide Mrs Clara LeClair outside guard Mrs Genevieve Saucier inside guard Mrs Frances Guevrmont trustees Mrs Ethel Connery Mrs Maria Vermette and Mrs Pauline Langello. Julia A Wallington Providence State Regent presided. Nominating committee chaired by Mrs Anna Connors with Mrs Bridget Lewis Mrs Mary Congdon Mrs Lena McKenna and Marie Vermette. Refreshments by Mesdames Callan Connery Serbst Gikon Dwyer White. Catherine Francis and Mary Malloy marshals. Turkey dinner preceded the ceremonies.
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Hope Circle
Daughters of Isabella
K of C
Johanna McClure
Ellen McKenna
Helen M. Byrnes
Eileen Pierce
Eva Burke
Marguerite Walsh
Nora Toolin
Alma Bailey Serbe
Margurite Connery
Marguerite Rug
Mary Congdon
Lena McKenna
Marit Vermette
Marguerite Callan
Ethel Connery
Gladys Serbst
Katherine Gikon
Elizabeth Dwyer
Eliza White
Catherine Francis
Mary Malloy
Colt Eleven Set to Face Burrillville in Big Suburban Showdown
Colt Memorial and Burrillville High clash Sunday at 2 00 pm with league title on line. Burrillville seeks one more tie to clinch top spot while Colt must win to stay in race and chase Thanksgiving victory. Bristol students rally for the game.
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Broncoes
Burrillville High School
Colt Memorial
Burrillville
Nashmen
South Kingston
Colt
Barrington
Bristolians
Warren
Bristol
Bristol Senior High School
Colt Memorial School
Athletic Council
Two Bristol Scouts Advance To Higher Rank
Two junior leaders of the First Bristoe Troop, Boy Scouts of America, were advanced at the Bristol County District Board of Review in Kearney Post Home. Frank Fojo, 15, senior patrol leader, earned Life Scout with eleven merit badges toward Eagle. Richard K Belmore, 17, earned a bronze palm for five more merit badges, totaling twenty eight, and becomes the first Eagle Palm recipient in East Shore Area in recent years.
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Bristoe
Boy Scouts of
Amerca
Bristol County District Board of Review
Kearney
Franklin Street
Frank Fojo
Third School Street
Fojo
Rchard K Belmore
Court Street
Belmore
East Shore
East Providence
Riverside
Barrington
Warren
Bristol
Zoning Board Continues Giusti Petition On Wood Street
The Bristol zoning board moved to continue discussion of Elia and Concetta Giusti s request for residential units over a commercial building on Wood Street near Constitution. The board questioned the rear yard requirement and potential violations after the building permit was issued without full ordinance reference.
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Elia
Concetta Giusti
Wood Street
Constitution
Zoning Board of Review
Otis M. Bailey
Bailey
Lucien Capone
Capone
Giusti
Bristol
Antonio Borges
Thompson Avenue
George J. Dupont
Oliver Street
Hope Street
Frank Campo
Wall Street
High Street
Rotary Club names Christmas Party Committee
F Reginald Dimond was named chairman of the annual Rotary Club Christmas Party by President John D Moore. Other committee members include Anthony J Ferrara Arthur H Eastman William D Hall Leon E McCaw and Frank J Sylvia. The meeting featured two moving pictures The Dawn of a Better Living and the story of Reddy Kilowatt. Brayton D Fisher of Narragansett Electric Company brought the films to Bristol and was introduced by Edward J Fitzgerald superintendent of schools.
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F. Reginald Dimond
Rotary Club
John D Moore
Anthony J. Ferrara
Arthur H. Eastman
William D Hall
Leon E. McCaw
Frank J. Sylvia
Reddy
Bristol
Brayton D Fisher
Narragansett Electric Company
Providence
Supt
Edward J .Fitzgerald
College
Portuguese Drama Set for December 8 at Independent Hall
A Portuguese drama will be held Sunday December 8 at the Portuguese Independent Hall for the Blessed Sacramento Celebration of 1947. The Group 999 of New Bedford Mass will perform acts starting at 2 pm. Committee members selling tickets include John T Vasconcellos Victor Andrade Christiano Camacho James Cruz Sr Vasco Castro Alvaro Castro John Andrade Antonio Nunes Manuel Nunes James Cruz and Maximiano Barros.
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Sacramento
999
New Bedford
Mass
John T. Vasconcellos
Victor Andrade
Christiano Camacho
James Cruz Sr
Vasco Castro
Alvaro Castro
John Andrade
Antonio Nunes
Manuel Nunes
James Cruz
Maximiano Barros
Episcopal Parishes Organize County School
In Bristol County Episcopal Parishes map a cooperative school to train church leaders. Rev. Arthur M. Dunstan and Canon Parshley coordinate with Rev. W Owings Stone for the program. Meetings are set for November 18 in Bristol, November 25 at St Mark's Warren, and December 3 at St John's Barrington.
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Bristol
Arthur M. Dunstan
St. Mark's
Warren
St Mathew's
West Barrington
Canon Parshley
St. Michael's
W. Owings Stone
St. John's
Barrington
St Mark's
Dee 3
St John's
Student Council Hosts Victory Dance for Colt Memorial Win
The Bristol Senior High School Student Council held a victory dance Tuesday afternoon at the Colt Memorial High School Auditorium to honor the Colt Memorial football team's thrilling Armistice Day win over Warren. Joseph Castro chaired the committee with Laurine Bradford and Ralph K Nash as chaperones.
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Bristol Senior High School
Colt Memorial High School
Colt Memorial
Warren
Joseph Castro
Laurine Bradford
Ralph K Nash
Teachers Aid Endorsed by Local Organizations
Miss Helen Congdon announces that Bristol groups including the Bristol School Committee Bristol Council Knights of Columbus Pro Christo Society of the First Congregational Church and St. Mary's Mother's Club have endorsed the $600 State Aid to teachers program.
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Helen Congdon
Bristol School Committee
Bristol Council
Knights of Columbus Pro Christo Society of the
First Congregational Church
St. Mary's
Local hunter shoots 175-pound deer in Maine
Mathew Castigliego of Greenville shot a 175 pound deer while hunting in Greenville Maine. The feat drew attention from friends and is described as a response to a meat shortage at his home.
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Mathew Castigliego
Greenville
Maine
Mathew
Poor Richard Almanack of Distinguished American Advertisers
A reader notes a two page Printer's Ink feature in the Saturday Evening Post that parades historic ad campaigns from 1899 to 1929. It traces notable year by year moments, from subway beginnings and McKinley’s death to Prohibition and Lindbergh, ending with Coolidge’s remark.
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Saturday Evening Post
Richard
New York
The
Post
Wright Brothers
Panama
United States
Volstead
Congress
Dempsey
Firpo
Tutankhamen
Lindbergh
Atlantic
Coolidge
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Educational Division General School
Raymond S. Brightman
Raymond DeLeo
Rose Foll
Helen McCallum
Whilhelmina Victoria
Mary Cordeiro
Albert C. Larned
William G. Dixon
Mildred L. Dixon
A. R. Parshley
Leah Young
Charles Dimond
N. J
H. W. Vermette, Inc
Red
Z. Vieira
Pozzi’s Drug Store
Sunset
Humphrey Bogart
Lauren Bacall
the Big Sleep
Martha Vickers
Regis Toomey
John Ridgely
King OF
Boston Blackie
Chester Morris
Hope Kramer
Ralph Lewis
Jane Russell
Louis Hayward
Kent Taylor
Cartoon
Zoning Board
Rotary Pres
Pat’s
Texaco Filling Station
Bradford Street
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