Bristol Manufacturing Firm May Stay In Bristol
A Bristol town committee reports obstacles to the Bristol Manufacturing Company remaining in Bristol are not insurmountable. The group urges further talks with United States Rubber Co to reach a satisfactory solution and plans a public meeting December 3rd to rally support for retaining the employer with a payroll near six thousand dollars weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Wood
Bristol Manufacturing Company
Bristol
United States Rubber Company
Wood
Maurice C. Smith, Jr
Bristol Mfg.Co
Bristol Aerie. No. 953
Joseph F. Pannone
Manuel Perry
Reynolds School
Pannone
Bristol Mfg. Co
Bristol Manufacturing Co
Order of Eagles
Aerie 953
R. I
John Post Reynolds
Bishop Bennett Speaks to Rotarians at YMCA Meeting
The Rt. Rev. Granville G Bennett Episcopal Bishop of Rhode Island addressed Rotary Club members and guests at the YMCA. He urged gratitude for freedom, warned against selfishness, and called for a broad outlook and unity with freedom-loving people worldwide. The gathering ended with the unveiling of a new American flag and the singing of The Star Spangled Banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granville G Bennett
Episcopal Diocese of
Rhode Island
Rotary Club
Bennett
Pupils Hear Concert By R I Symphony Orchestra
The Rhode Island Symphony Orchestra played for Guiteras Memorial School pupils as a W P A project funded by the State Department of Social Welfare. The program included Stars and Stripes Overture to Poet and Peasant In a Persian Market Marche Militaire Children's March and Star Spangled Banner. The 35 musicians were led by Edward Caffier with William Foucher as assistant conductor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island Symphony Orchestra
Guiteras Memorial School
State Department of Social Welfare
Sousa
von Suppe
Ketelby
Schubert
Goldman
Francis Scott Key
Edward Caffier
William Foucher
State Guard Seeks Recruits For Bristol Company G
Rhode Island State Guard seeks sixty members for Bristol Company G in twelve weeks. Captain Heilborn heads recruitment as drill nights continue Wednesdays. Colonel Hammond and Lt Craven visited, outlining guard roles and uniforms. New lieutenants named. several Bristol and Warren men listed for swearing in next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island State Guard
Bristol
Charles T. Heilborn
Thomas H Hammond
State Guard
Lafayette J. Craven
Hammond
Luke H. White
Bristol Train of Artillery
Arthur J Belmore
American Legion
Luke H White
Heilborn
Oener
Thanksgiving Ball Hosted by St Marys Alumni in Bristol Casino
About 150 alumni and guests attended St Marys Alumni Association Thanksgiving Ball at the Bristol Casino Thursday evening. Earl Sheans orchestra provided music with acrobatic and tap dancing and a young lady soprano soloist. Flower girls included Regina Partington Muriel Trudell Marsha Gifford and Josephine Kerr. Ushers were Elizabeth Gifford Claire Baker Gene Ferrara Albert Boynes Rita Martelly and Frances Connery. Assistants to chairman Raymond Sartini included Irene Doran Lilian Dunbar Joseph Gallagher Franklin Reynolds Ruth Tattrie Regina Farley Donalda Saucier Genevieve Saucier Mary Quinn Marjorie McHugh Gene Ferrara Elizabeth Gifford and Rita Martelly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Alumni Association
New Bristol Casino
Earl Shean
Regina Partington
Muriel Trudell
Marsha Gifford
Josephine Kerr
Elizabeth Gifford
Claire Baker
Gene Ferrara
Albert Boyrnes
Rita Martelly
Frances Connery
Raymond Sartini
Irene Doran
Lilian Dunbar
Joseph Gallagher
Franklin Reynolds
Ruth Tattrie
Regina Farley
Donalda Saucier
Genevieve Saucier
Mary Quinn
Marjorie McHugh
Mariners Plan Holiday Events At Scout House Meeting
Audrey Baker was chosen chairwoman of the Christmas Party committee at the Mariners meeting in the Scout House on High street. She will be assisted by Jayne Goettler Nancy Sisson Gladys Brightman and Lois Brownell. The party is set for December 18 and the group will swim at Hodgeman Swimming Pool on December 11. Evelyn Lemaire earned her midshipman knots and told a tale of Ship Vigilant and water craft. Next week all Mariners will attend a key meeting led by Mrs. Harold C. Peckham with assistants Miss Jessie Sanford Miss Mary Mason and yeoman Lois Brownell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audrey Baker
Scout House
Jayne Goettler
Nancy Sisson
Gladys Brightman
Lois Brownell
High Street
Hodgeman
Evelyn Lemaire
Harold C. Peckham
Jessie Sanford
Mary Mason
Thanksgiving observances and weddings mark local holiday
Special services across three parishes and six weddings highlighted the town's Thanksgiving. Many closed schools and businesses while crowds attended the Brown-Columbia game in Providence. Over 100 food baskets were distributed by Ivy Guild, Girl Scouts, and Boy Scouts to local needy families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Mary's Alumni Association
Esterday
Providence
Ivy Guild
St. Michael’s Church
Girl Scouts
Boy Scouts
Rhode Island Soldiers’ Home
Home For Aged Men
Home For Aged Women
Bristol Children’s Home
Alumni Act To Present Awards To Football Team
Alumni Association plans awards for Burrillville Colt football champions. A $50 vote seals funding "win or lose" and letters seek donations to determine exact awards. Committee chairman Benjamin Hazen leads with treasurer Raymond J Makowsky and members Norman Hibbert and Laura Balzano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colt High
Alumni Association
Burrillville Colt
Alumni Athletic Committee
Benjamin Hazen
Raymond J Makowsky
Mr Hazen
Norman Hibbert
Laura Balzano
Amicae Guild Helps Red Cross at Pedley Home
Amicae Guild members gathered at Mrs. Harold E. Pedley’s 116 Mt. Hope Ave Monday evening to support the American Red Cross. Mrs. Llewellyn Conklin chaired the White Cross committee and co hosted with plans for a December 23 Christmas party. Other attendees included Mrs. Henry S. Campbell Mrs. Francis J. Lewis Mrs. Albert Battcher Mrs. Otis M. Bailey Sr chairman of the program committee Mrs. W Raymond Dixon president Mrs Frederick R. Mott and several others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Amicae Guild
Harold E. Pedley
Mt. Hope Avenue
Llewellyn Conklin
White Cross
Henry S. Campbell
Francis J. Lewis
Albert Battcher
Otis M. Bailey
Rotarians Sponsor Victory Football Dinner
The Bristol Rotary Club will host a testimonial dinner for the 1940 Colt High football squad champions of the Class C Interscholastic League. Supt. E S Mapes heads the arrangements committee with members Frank Rene Stephen W Hopkins Frank M Dimond John Andrade Dr William L Serbst and Roswell S Bosworth. The dinner is planned for early January with a leading football figure as principal speaker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Rotary Club
Colt High
Supt
E. S. Mapes
William Pinch
Frank Rene
Stephen W Hopkins
Frank M. Dimond
John Andrade
William L. Serbst
Roswell S Bosworth
Mrs Lee Celebrates 80th Birthday on Thanksgiving Eve
Mrs Ella Lee celebrated her 80th birthday at the home of her daughter and son in law Col and Mrs Samuel A Hall on Metacom avenue. She received many gifts and 90 birthday cards from friends and relatives. Attendees from Cape Cod Cranston and Auburn included Marion M Hill W B Sprigue Robert C Sprigue Harold D Lee Virginia Lee Sue Place Edmund F Hall Lucy L Meri thew Horace Meri thew Lieut Raymond N Lee Barbara Lee and Donald Lee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ella . Lee
Col
Samuel A Hall
Metacom Avenue
Lee
Cape Cod
Cranston
Auburn
Marion M Hill
W. B. Sprigue
Robert C. Sprigue
Harold D Lee
Virginia Lee
Sue Place
Edmund F. Hall
Lucy L. Merithew
Horace Merithew
Milton Merithew
Raymond N. Lee
Barbara Lee
Donald Lee
District Nursing Assn Sponsors Sale of Bristol Seals
Bristol Christmas Seal Committee led by Mrs. Nathanael G Herreshoff sponsors a seal sale. Board includes Charles B Rockwell Jr as president and Julian Herreshoff as first vice president with officers, nurses, and numerous Bristol community leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Nathanael G. Herreshoff
Bristol District Nursing Association
The
Nursing Association
Charles B. Rockwell, Jr
Julian Herreshoff
Wallis FE. Howe
Norton Minderstein
Evelyn Carter
Robert J. Connery
Andrew Arrone
John Condon
Halsey DeWolf
Ruth Graham
Algernon Johnston
Edward L Leahy
William B. MacColl
Angelo Pozzi
Prescott B. Paull
William L. Serbst
Elmer S. Mapes
J. Floyd Huestis
Bristol Mfg. Co
Maurice C. Smith
Bristol Mac
Stanley E. Friswell
Mollie Hamill
Julia A. Herreshoff
Arthur McCaw
Margaret Nystrom
Frank Perry
Annie Scanlon
Martha Graham
Thyra Carlson
Presiding Bishop Honors Canon Parshley
Canon Parshley rector of St Michael's Church was named a representative of the General Convention to the Executive Committee of the Federal Council of Churches by Rt. Rev. H. St. George Tucker Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church The Bristol community reacts with pride to this ecclesiastical distinction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon Parshley
St. Michael’s Church
H. St. George Tucker
Episcopal Church of the
Now Living On Borrowed Time in Warren Car Crash Tale
The Warren Gazette reports Norman Salva and two Fort Ethan Allen servicemen survived a high speed wreck after the driver lost control in Fall River avenue. Salva recalls a near death and a gas leak, praising front-seat togetherness for saving lives. Also noted is a Saratoga tree nursery skunk that attracted and calmed grubworms, helping seedlings recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Warren Gazette
Norman Salvatore
Warren
Army Bakers’ School
Fort Devens
Massachusetts
Boston
Fall River Avenue
Seekonk
Quartermaster Corps
Fort Ethan Allen
Senator Wins Turkey At Mt Carmel Church Bazaar
Senator Pasquale Pagnano of 16 Cook Street won a turkey at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church Bazaar in the B. T. A. Hall on Saturday evening. Other turkey winners included John Velleca 332 High Street Peter Federico 215 Wood Street Miss Anna Santurri 328 High Street and Mrs Julia Sousa 283 East State Street. Ten baskets were awarded as special prizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasquale Pagnano
Cook Street
Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church
B. T. A. Hall
John Velleca
High Street
Peter Federico
Wood Street
Anna Santurri
Julia Sousa
East State Street
Girl Scouts Deliver Baskets For Thanksgiving
Mary Crowley Ruth Benson Hope Rex and Marguerite Kebrek delivered Thanksgiving baskets for the Columbine Girl Scout Troop on Wednesday. Members worked on leather coin purses at the meeting led by Mrs. Stannard B. Sylvia. Louise Bonvicin and Ruth Benson were invested as Girl Scouts. Jean Millard was praised for designing Dixie Dugan's suit in the Sunday Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Crowley
Ruth Benson
Hope Rex
Marguerite Kebrek
Columbine
Columbine Troop
Stannard B. Sylvia
Louise Bonvicin
Jean Millard
Dixie Dugan
Sunday Journal
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Maurice Smith
Joseph F Pannone
Eagles Committee
Bishop Bennett
R. I. Symphony Orchestra
Quey
Colleen
New Yor
George M. Cohan
Judy
Judy Garland
Nellie Kelly
George Murphy
Charles Winninger
Douglas McPhail
Junior G-Men
Pete Smith
Cisco Kid
Senorita
Cesar Romero
Sheila Ied Cas
Robert Sterling
Ruth Terry, Johenny Downs
Barbara Allen
Vera Vague
Billy Gilbert
Lowell Thomas
News Reel
Ficton
Freddie Bartholomew
Cedric Hardwicke
Tom Brown
Jimmy Lydon
Josephine Hutchinson
Billy Halop
Gale Storm
Johnny Downs
Jerry Colonna
Jame Frazee
Mary Lee
Frank Jenks
Bristol Company
St. Mary’s
Mariners
Scout
Rotarians
Mrs. Lee
District Nursing Ass’n
O. K
Porter
Saratoga
N. Y
Turkey
Mt. Carmel
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