Red Cross Supports Bristol Summer Swim Program
The Red Cross underwrote 125 dollars for Bristol's summer swim instruction at Kunz Pier, with 100 dollars from the Board of Recreation and 100 from the Y M C A. The Water Safety program has run thirty years and cut drowning rates by half nationally. In Bristol this summer eighty seven swimmers qualified and many children were taught. Red Cross services include nurses’ aides, coal and milk aid, hospital support, and disaster response efforts.
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Kunz Pier
Red Cross
Board of Recreation
Bristol
Motor Corps
Fragmented OCR Note Skews Readable Text
A messy OCR fragment presents unclear phrases about a column and courtesy, with stray letters and garbled words. The readable bits mention interest and appreciation but lack coherent facts or names.
Thanksgiving Day church services and gatherings listed
Thanksgiving Day Masses at St Marys St Elizabeths St Michaels and Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Dances and prayers noted at Bristol YMCA Trinity Episcopal Holy Communion events and parish gatherings at the Parish House Holmes House and Bristol County groups. Community leaders and hosts named for planning and programs.
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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
Trinity Episcopal Church
Bristol YMCA Plans for Christmas Dance and Events
The Bristol YMCA outlined December 22 as the Christmas dance date and announced a poster contest won by Oscar Bergstrom, Dolores Pivin, and Theresa in the Bristollvallare group. The Bristollvallare met at De Wolf Memorial Chapel with Pilgrim Fellowship and Tri Hi Y indicating upcoming activities. A Bristol Athletic Association meeting was set for 8 p.m. at Lobster Clan to plan the Victory Banquet on December 16. Grand marriage news noted with the birth of Paul Andrew Rene at Wesson Maternity Hospital in Springfield. The Bristol YMCA tournament weekend, featuring basketball, set shot, pingpong, Shuffle Board and checkers, was announced for Thanksgiving.
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Oscar I. Bergstrom
Dgjores Pivin
Theresa
Bristollvallare
YMCA
First Congregational Church
de Wolf Memorial Chapel
Dorothy Silvia
Mount’ Hope Avenue
Truesdale
Ball Play Hospital
Bristol Athletic Association
Lobster Clan
Daniel F. Rene
Paul
Andrew
Wesson Maternity Hospital
Springfield
Mass
Rene
Priscilla le Clerc
Lewiston, Mane
Frank O. Rene
Bristol
First Congregational Bazaar Co chair appointed
Mrs. Guy Sullivan is named co chair to assist Mrs. John D. Moore, general committee chair, for the First Congregational Church Bazaar set for Wednesday December 8. Pattie Voccio and Theresa Gon slaves joined the Goldenrod Troop of the Bristol Girl Scouts at the group's weekly meeting. Richard K. Belmore, from this town, is in Memphis Tennessee taking an Aviation Electronics Technician course with the Navy and writes Memphis is a fine place to spend winter and he does not want to miss any Phoenix issues.
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Guy Sullivan
John D. Moore
First Congregational Church
Pattie Voccio
Theresa Gonslaves
Goldenrod
Bristol Girl Scouts
Richard K. Belmore
Memphis Tenn
Memphis
Phoenix
Margaret Mello Receives Diploma in Nursing
Miss Margaret Mello daughter of Mr and Mrs Antonio Mello of 4 Harper Avenue received a diploma at the 1948 graduating exercises of the Household Nursing Association School of Attendant Nursing held Tuesday November 23 at the Copley Methodist Church Boston Massachusetts. She entered the Boston institution January 28 1947. Part of the training occurred at the 222 Newbury Street Practice House and bedside experience at Goddard Hospital Brockton Massachusetts.
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Margaret Mello
Antonio Mello
Harper Avenue
Household Nursing Association School of Attendant Nursing
Copley Methodist Church
Boston
Mass
Mello
Boston Institution
Newbury Street
Goddard Hospital
Brockton
Christmas star project planned by Trinity Church officials
The activities committee met Friday and laid preliminary plans for a Christmas star event at Trinity Episcopal church. About 20 clergymen attended a conference led by the Very Rev. William H. Nes at the College of Preachers near Washington Cathedral. The November 15–20 conference focused on the great controversy about the New Testament with Canon Theodore O. Wedel in charge of arrangements.
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Jessise Niees
Niek Moblin
Thomas E. Little
Trinity Episcopal Church
College of Preachers
Washington Cathedral
Theodore O. Wedel
William H. Nes
Nashotah House
Wisconsin
Legion installation at Tiverton Post 6 and Auxiliary set for next Saturday
A large Tiverton delegation attended the Tiverton Post No. 20 installation with a social hour and dancing. The upcoming installation of Kearney Post No. 6 and its Auxiliary is planned for next Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Post Home, with District Commander Louis Silva and staff overseeing from Portsmouth. Invitations go to state and town officials, veterans and patriotic groups from the Second District and State Department of the American Legion. After the ceremony there will be dancing and refreshments. Kearney Post targets 291 members for 1949, with about 100 signed so far. a membership contest with the Auxiliary is under way before December 31. Dues may be paid to Finance Officer Fred Garvin at the Industrial Trust Company in Bristol.
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Tiverton
Tiverton Post No. 20
Kearney
Kearney Post
Legion
Auxiliary
Fred
Garvin
Industrial Trust Company
Bristol
Minturn Farm Hearing Postponed to December 15
Town solicitor Lucien Capone announced that the Minturn Farm Jump hearing set for today has been postponed until December 15.
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Lucien Capone
Minturn Farm
Bereavement Notice for Serene Relative and Floral Offerings
A quiet bereavement notice expresses sympathy for a relative cherished by neighbors and family. It thanks friends for thoughtful floral arrangements and spiritual bouquets during this time of mourning.
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Louise DeLuca
St Michael’s Church
SSS
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Bristol County
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Rhode Island State College
Patrons’ Association
Holmes House
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East Providence
Edward Monahan
James St. Anelo
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B. Chestereyman
Ivere
T e'Hristol Ymca
James Rodrigues
Sigma Nu
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School of Engineering
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Rhode Island
Shera‘on-Biltmore
Rebarebeka Lodge
Cora Hill
Anna Steere
Dora Meiggs
Hannah Myers
TURKE
Rego Poultry Farm
John Francis
Court St
Sunnyside Farm
Metacom Ave
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Jane A. Holmes
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