Christmas Seal History Told By Sale Chairman
Mrs. N G Herreshoff, Bristol Christmas Seal Committee chairwoman, outlined the 1945 sale under the Bristol District Nursing Association to fund tuberculosis control. She traced the seal's tradition and emblem, noted designers including Park Phipps, and recalled Miss Emily Bissell’s 1907 origin, urging community support for the crusade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N.G. Herreshoff
Bristol
National Tuberculosis Association
Sincek
Union
District of Columbia
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Alaska
Canal Zone
Philippines
Tuberculosis Association
Park Phipps
Art Institute of Chicago
Phipps
Lexington
Middle West
Northwestern University
The Gingerbread Boy Operetta at St Marys School
Tickets are on sale for the Gingerbread Boy operetta by Children of the Primary Grades at St Marys School in the auditorium. Performances are Sunday Nov 25 at 2 30 p m and Monday Nov 26 at 8 00 p m with guest artists Eddie McKenna Marion Millikin Pegy Pomoransky and Robert Hargraves. Admission Sunday is twenty five cents for children.
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St Mary’s School
St Mary’s Auditorium
Eddie McKenna
Little Red Schoolhouse
Marion Millikin
Pegy Pomoransky
Robert Hargraves
Salaries Scrutinized as Teachers Transfer in Wartime
The School Committee debated reductions for two transfers from higher paid wartime posts to lower grade positions. Major Capone will teach science at the senior high for 2225 plus 100. Joseph Securo to Reynolds School at 1600 plus 100. Russo moved from senior high to Guiteras at 1950 plus 100, down from 2285. Canon Parshley urged higher pay citing by law. others supported fixed schedules.
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Matthew Capone
Joseph Securo
John Post Reynolds
Anthony Russo
Guiteras Memorial
A. R Parshley
Hamill
Armstrong. Saviano
Mathewson
Russo
Canon Parshley
Elsie Tattrie
Guiteras
Byfield School
St John Partington
Constitution Street
Miuss
Violet Adamo
Westerly
Mary McHugh
Katherine Burns
Oliver
Helen Condon
James E Sullivan
Reynolds
Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Bristol Teachers Association
Senior Canteen At Y To Open Saturday
Hubert F Hill of the local YMCA announced two canteens this year. The Senior Canteen for ages 15 and over opens Saturday with dancing mass games and special features. Refreshments include cider doughnuts and candy.
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Hubert F. Hill
YMCA
D A R Bristol Chapter Plans Holiday Activities and Donations
The Bristol DAR met to donate to Kate Duncan Smith School in Alabama and to plan a Christmas party for the Bristol Home for Aged Women plus a dress contest by Girl Homemakers. Dresses by Warren, Barrington and Bristol girls will win three prizes: local, state, and national. Mrs. James Carmak spoke. hostesses included Mrs. Simmons and others. The State conference is set for March.
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Bristol
DAR
Kate Duncan Smith School
Alabama
Girl Homemakers
Warren, Barrington
James Carmak
R. J. Simmons
C. O. Thompson
J. Brechin, Jr
J. C. Brogden
L. G. Cote
Ina P. Warren
Revival of pre war BTA standards leads Bristol drive
Captain Louis R Falco and First Sergeant Henry W Pacheco lead a Bristol Train of Artillery membership drive to revive pre war standards. They seek 50 new members from Bristol Warren and Barrington with training in manual of arms field artillery and summer maneuvers at the State street Armory each Wednesday evening under Colonel Hambrick. Sergeant Pacheco is a World War II naval veteran.
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Bristol Train of Artillery
Louis R. Falco
Henry W Pacheco
Henry A. Hambrick
Falco
BTA
State Street
Hambrick
Bristol
Warren
Barrington
Pacheco
Christmas Lighting Solved by Church Offers for Common
The Community Christmas Observance Committee gains electric lights from Our Lady of Mt Carmel and St Elizabeths to encircle the Common and light crosswalks. A 30 foot cedar donated by Harry DeW Allen will be illuminated. The group plans bids for erection and seeks community donations to fund tableaux and carol singing.
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Legion Hall
Our Lady of Mt Carmel
St Elizabeth’s Church
Harry Dew. Allen
Norman Gravin
Town Council Meets to Address Building Code Dispute and War Memorial
Town Council will hold a regular evening meeting with Building Inspector Otis M Bailey Sr attending to settle the dispute between Roger Pigeon and Joseph Borges over a building code violation. Also on the agenda are plans for a war memorial, the planning board platting ordinance, and other departmental items.
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Otis M. Bailey, Sr
Roger Pigeon
Joseph Borges
J. Floyd Huestis
Planning Board
Community Christmas Fund Checks and a Gracious Tale Mix
Donation lines note checks payable to American Legion Christmas Fund with acknowledgments in these columns. The text also recounts a bridge party gift of a silver vase with a hidden inscription and a Times Square Marine who dreams of beer, ending with a bluffing traffic scene and a swift return.
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Order of American Legion
Manuel P Goulart
Mariano Rodrigues
Pennsylvania
Attica
Terrier
Butch
Theater Group To Meet Tonight In Bristol
The Bristol Community Theater meets at the YMCA at 8 o clock with hostesses Mrs Ralph Kinder and Mrs Kenneth Olson. After a brief business meeting, members will view a rehearsal for Blythe Spirit by Noel Coward ahead of its upcoming production.
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Bristol Community Theater
YMCA
Ralph Kinder
Kenneth Olson
Noel Coward
Scribe Tales of Chunking and Names in China
Humorous sketches recount a Southern dough girl lost in Chunking China who pairs with an Occidental-styled escort, trading impressions in a soft Southern accent. A serviceman squad mocks Chinese names with nicknames until an officer promises a proper naming order. A running gag features Ah Choo and a late train miscue.
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Alabama
RAF
China
Brefcase
Chunking
Canton
Woo Pee
Ah Choo
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James Craig
Frances Gifford News
Smoky Joe
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James A. Sisson
Town Council
Community Christmas Fund
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Wallace
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