Bristol appoints board chairmen for supervised recreation plan
Four of five recreation board members will chair committees for a town wide supervised program in Bristol. James J. Velleca announced the appointments at a meeting with Chester H. Smith of the National Recreation Committee as speaker. The plan aims to survey facilities, promote public interest, and secure support from local groups ahead of a town meeting next March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
James J. Velteca
Chester H. Smith
New York
National Recreation Committee
Velleca
J. Sidney Herreshoff
I. Leo Cantwell
Orlando J. Bisbane
John P. Marshall
U. S
Wesley A. Armstrong
Vel Jeca
Citizens’ Recreation Advisory Committee
Huston
Recreation Movement
Financial Town
Smith
Hope Circle Installs Officers in elaborate ceremony
Hope Circle Daughters of Isabella installed new officers at the K of C Home on State Street. Agnes Conley served as installing cicerone with Lena F McKenna as regent, joined by a full slate of officers and a banquet preceding the ceremony. Guests included Miss Alice Cummings Rev Michael L Ryan and Grand Knight George Ingram.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hope Circle
Daughters of Isabella
K. of C. Home
State Street
Agnes Conley
National Inner Guard
Cicer
Lena F McKenna
Catherine Francis
Bridget Sicignano
Bridget Lewis
Frances H. Horton
Mary Callan
Eva Burke
Marguerite Walsh
Monitor
Donalda Saucier
Laura Martelly
Mae Gormally
Martha O’brien
Laura Sousa
Madeline Almeida
Pauline Langello
Marguerite Callan
Mary Kerr
Bertha Pivin
Ethel Connery
Marie Vermette
Johanna McClure
Alice Cummings
St. Mary’s Circle
Providence
Michael L. Ryan
St Mary’s Church
Vincent J. Griffin
George Ingram
Bristol Council
K. of C
Ingram
McClure
Mary Condon
Lewis
Margaret Connery
Sarah Sweeney
Eliza Dwyer
Loretta Connell
Winifred Sylvester
Anna Connors
McKenna
Colt High A A Plans For Dance
A dance for Colt High School students and guests is set for Friday evening Dec 5 from 8 to 12 in Colt auditorium. Edward Massa chairs the arrangements with Anna DuPont as secretary and Thomas Campagna as treasurer. Gladys Brightman leads refreshments and Campagna handles tickets and publicity. John L Burke is the faculty advisor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Senior High School Athletic Association
Colt Auditorium
Edward Massa
Anna DuPont
Thomas Campagna
Rose Fasano
Virginia Ingram
Pauline Bruno
Lydia Sousa
Gladys Brightman
Mary Anania
Francis Perry
Pasquale Raiola
Andrew Vollaro
Joseph Pansa
Vincent Securo
John L. Burke
Y M C A Hosts Four Discussion Meetings Series
The Bristol Y M C A opens a four session discussion series for up to forty members on World Wars I and II similarities and differences December topics include America’s role war with Japan and postwar peace. Dr Irwin Tobin of Rhode Island World Affairs Council and WPRO will lead sessions at Burnside Memorial Building. Nearby, the Zoning Board grants James E Connors a permit to erect an undertaking sign at 997 Hope Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Y. M. C. A
Irwin Tobin
World Affairs Council of Rhode Island
WPRO
America
Japan
Burnside Memorial Building
Zoning Board of Review
James E. Connors
Hope Street
Parish group gives 25 dollar Christmas fund for needy children
Rev Anthony R Parshley of St Michael s Church will receive 25 dollars from the Couple s Club for a Christmas party for needy children. Bristol Chapter American Red Cross voted a 2 dollar donation. Rabbi William G Braude of Providence and Warren L Huston spoke at the meeting. The club plans a Tuesday bowling league at High Street alleys and adds four couples to membership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony R Parshley
St Michael’s Church
Bristol
American Red Cross
William G. Braude
Providence
Warren L. Huston
High Street
Bugle-Drum Competition Sets Final Round at Revue
Bristo l Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps will hold preliminaries next week with three winners in each section advancing to the November 27 finals at Colt Memorial High School. Impartial out of town judges will decide the champion bugler and drummer and medals will be awarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Boy Scout
Colt Memorial High School
Colt High School
Prowl ers Enter Guiteras Memorial Junior High
Prowlers broke into Guiteras Memorial junior high over the weekend rifling desks and stealing 310 dollars from a vending machine. Police report desks in every room were ransacked including Principal James K Sullivan’s office. Entrance came through an east side door long unused. A broken window and heavy metal screen helped stop entry. Janitor Louis E Gallo found burned matches at the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guiteras Memorial
James KK. Sullivan
Louis E. Gallo
Thanksgiving Day events brighten Bristol churches and halls
Bristol observes Thanksgiving with church services at St Mary’s St Elizabeth’s and Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Holy Communion at St Michael’s and a 9 o’clock service at First Congregational. A bazaar runs Thursday to Saturday. Volunteers coordinate baskets and food distribution for needy families and a Bristol Council party supports community efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ivy Guild
St. Elizabeth’s
Bristol
Hope Circle
Daughters of Isabella
St. Mary’s Church
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
St. Michael’s
Anthony R. Parshley
Trinity
Episcopal
First Baptist
Herbert D. Graetz
DeWolf Memorial
First Congregational Church
Children of Mary of
Mary Ferreira
Beatrice Pacheco
Eileen Costa
Leonora Costa
Ruth August
Phoebe Goulart
Margaret George
Elsie Paiva
Mary Francis
Virginia Arruda
Patricia Nunes
Anna Peters
Pauline Perry
Anne George
Albertina Silvia
Flora Silvia
Hilda Paiva
Richard Biden
Bristol Casino
Colonial Hotel
Harvest Home
First Baptist Church
Flower Committee
Otis M. Bailey
Dorothy Mott
Harold Pedley
Bristol Council
Knights of Columbus
St. Mary’s Auditorium
St. Michael’s Church
Fire Board To Buy Hose to Improve Bristol Fire Dept
The Bristol Fire Board voted to advertise for bids on 2000 feet of 2.5 inch hose and 1000 feet of 1.25 inch hose. Bids will be considered at the next meeting November 25 at the Dreadnaught fire station. Councilman Henry F. Serbst, the fire commissioner, urged the purchase. taxpayers approved a $3000 fire department appropriation at a Friday meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Board of Fire Engineers
Dreadnaught
Henry F. Serbst
Courtroom in Bristol County Courthouse Reopens During Renovation
The downstairs Fifth District Court chamber hosted a session yesterday as renovations continue upstairs. Judge William T O'Donnell called the room more homelike while two civil cases Firestone Tire and Rubber Co vs Orin Peterson and August C Carreiro vs Henry Walker were continued on the docket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol County
Fifth District Court
Wiliam T O'Donnell
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Orin Peterson
August C. Carreiro
Henry Walker
Red Cross Roll Call Diverse Local Donors Listed
A long roll call lists individuals and couples donating to the Red Cross, including the Haffenreffers, Howes, Browns, Dicks, Ottens, Munros, and many others plus St Albans Lodge No 6 F and A M in Pasadena.
Burrillville Triumph Ends Bristol High School Title Run
Bristol High School loses 7-0 to Burrillville in a hard fought game. Aguiar’s absence due to birthday rule and Burrillville’s break plays shaped the outcome despite Bristol’s strong defense and returns. Coach Huston’s Colt squad earns respect for effort and teamwork despite the defeat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burrillville
Colt
Huston
Aguiar
Frankie Murgo
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Colt High A. A
Zoning Board
Prowlers
Rose George
Mary Costa
Emily Borges
Alice Sousa
Ida Sousa
Wilhelmina Victoria
Alice Vargas
Alice August
Louise Texeira
Olga Marshall
Aldina Menezes
Frances Garcia
Aurora Paiva
Fernanda Nunes
Elizabeth Freitas
Helen Costa
Roseline August
Esther August
Isabel Cordeiro
Mary Cordeiro
Elizabeth Francis
Aida Costa
Rita
Fire Board
Red Cross
R. F. Haffenreffer
Carl W. Haffenreffer
Wallis E. Howe
U. S. Rubber Co
Ernest G. Brown
William G. Dixon
Sadie C. Callan
E. Doris Bullock
Rose B. McGovern
Geraldine Marino
Ruth L. Greer
Edward J. Fitzgerald
Benjamin Hazen Joseph Margo Stannard Sylvia Frank Canario
St. Alban’s Lodge No
Ida Lupino
Louis Hayward
Evelyn Keyes
LSO
Charles Bickford
Evelyn Ankers
Frank Albertson
Burma
Uee
Fay
Icha P
Alice Faye
News Reel
Adam
Deanna Durbin
Charles Laughton
Robert Cuttings
Eve
Margaret Tallichet
Texas Rangers
Franklin Street Garage
Sousa’s Filling
Constitution Street
Arruda’s Battery Shop
Chappy Oliver’s
Berretto’s
Levy’s
Esio
Tuplin’s
Metacomet Filling Station
McGinn
DuPont’s
John J. DeCosta
Mazza
Silvia
Court Street
Aiello
Lorenzo Castriotta
Folt
Bristol Boys
Ellow
Shaii Swell
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