Battery Cc Will Offer Instruction At Camp Bres
Bristol's Battery C, 243rd AAA AW Battalion of the Rhode Island National Guard will offer rifle instruction to residents 16 and up after receiving a special commendation for their tour of duty at Camp Bres. Capt Raymond Makowsky says weekly shoots with .22 rifles will be organized, with civilians supplying ammunition and cleaning materials as needed.
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Bristol
RW Bn
Rhodesand National Guard
Camp Bres
Armory
Aymiond J. Makowsky
Makowsky
Peter E. Donnelly
248Rd Aaa Group
Leslie J. Staubs
First Army
Aon
Staubs
243Rd Aaa
Raymond ‘M. Makowsky
Col. Donnelly
AW Bn
National Guard
Bristol Women's Club hears talk on New Adventures In Writing
Elsie Oakes Barber will address the Bristol Women's Club at Guiteras House High Street Monday evening on New Adventures In Writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Oakes Barber
Bristol Women’s Club
Guiteras House
High Street
Park Shores Residents Join Dump Site Protest
Park Shores residents led by Mary Belmore protest the Wardwell property dump site citing water pollution and health risks near their bath ing beach. About 100 residents signed the petition ahead of a council presentation and a Sunday meeting to form an improvement association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Shores
Wardwell
Bristol Narrows
Narrows
Mary Belmore
Trwige Qgee Gins
Eec
Veterans’ Home
Belmore
Joseph A Castronovo
Southeastern Health Unit
U. I. Department of Health
Minturn Farm
Samuel D. Clark
R. F. Haffenreffer
Minturn
Virginio J. deRocha
Bristol Falls 4 1 as Warren bats early
Warren High led by Charley Barrett’s four hit outing defeated Bristol All-Stars 4 to 1 at Jamies Park. Bristol mislisted players Maetoza and Murgo, who did not appear, while Barrett and Warren exploited Bristol’s pitching over five innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matt Maetoza
Frank Murgo
Bristol All-Stars
Phoenix
Maetoza
Margo
Springfield College
J Costa’s Bird Wins 82 Mile Pigeon Flight
The Bristol Homing Pigeon Club staged another young bird race. On Saturday 158 birds were released from Westfield Massachusetts over 82 miles. Winning times show J Costa in first place with others listed as runners up including A Crabtree Moren and Almeida and H Proulx among the top finishers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Homing Pigeon Club
Westfield
Mass
J. Costa
A. Crabtree
Moren and Almeida
H. Proulx
O. Trainor
J. Martin, Jr
J. DePonte
Rangers Excel In Competition Here Sunday
The Bristol Rangers Bugle and Drum Corps won top honors at the sixth annual contest at Guiteras Field led by a 95.5 score and first in open valve play, with Stanley Macomber earning a drum major award. The Warren Indians topped junior divisions, sixteen corps from Rhode Island Massachusetts and Connecticut entered, parade formed on Franklin Street with a royal review at the U S Post Office before field competition.
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Bristol Rangers
Bristol Boy Scout Bugle
Guiteras Field
Stanley Macomber
Warren Indians
Bristol Boy, Scout Bugle
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Legion Hall
Franklin Street
Chef
de Gare
James A.sisson
Bristol County
Jmarshall
Hope Street
Church Street
U. S. Post Office
Pean
Washington Park
Senior drum corps and drill meet features and results
At Jamestown and surrounding towns a senior female bugle and drum corps show honors for Norma Moll and Charles Moll in high scoring events. Warren Indians and George C Moore Girls lead junior and senior categories while groups from Bristol Rangers Monotuck Red Men and Arnold Zwier compete in drills. results include swimming and twirling victories with multiple winners named.
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VFW Post 70
Springfield
Mass
Ewington
Ington
Conn
Washington Park
Meriden
St. Aloysius
Greenville
Warren Indian Band
Leicester School
Leicester
George C. Moore
Westerly
Arnold-Zwier American Legion Post
Jamestown
Warren Indians
Bristol Rangers
Monotuck Red Men
East Hampton
Warwick
Barbara Horton
Lois Manchester
George C
Hog Ist
Pat Finney
Leiceshall
Robert Hill
Norma Moll
Arnold-Zwier
Corona Roderigues
Senio
Charles Moll
Howard Buzzee
Monotuck Red
Winner Of Hog Island Race Favored To Repeat
Bernard Almeida, 17, won the Hog Island to town beach race, finishing in 46 minutes 30 seconds, with Robert Almeida second. Dolores Pivin, 16, was the first girl and sixth overall after a late foot gash. The Saturday rematch offers two top prizes, a cigarette case and a compact, with Vincent Securo coordinating the event.
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Bernard Almeida
Hog Island
Spal Drees
Almeida
Robert Almeida
Dolores Pivin
Edward H. Holmes
Board of Recreation
R. F Haffenreffer
Miss Pivin
Eleanor R Lemaire
Vincent M. Securo
American Red Cross
YMCA Clinches Twilight League Playoff Title Over Ascoli
YMCA, the regular season leaders, edged Ascoli 2 to 0 at Guiteras Field to capture the Twilight League championship. Lou Massano and Joe Malloy combined on a one hit effort in a 2 0 win after a 3 0 loss in game one, Willie Alves pitching well for Ascoli. Marty Biancuzzo collected 16 singles and a double in five playoff games to pace YMCA's offense.
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YMCA
Ascoli
Guiteras Field
Lou Massano
Joe Malloy
Willie Alves
Malloy
Massano
Alves
Marty Biancuzzo
Blue Chip
First annual family bake and outing at Colt Farm
On September 11 Sunday the Rev Thomas J Gillan Division A C H hosts a family bake and outing at Colt Farm. The same day Bristol Warren base ball series resumes with the second game at Guiteras Field at 2 30 p m.
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Thomas J. Gillan
A.C.H
Colt Farm
Bristol-Warren
Guiteras Field
Enrollment Surges as 1765 Children Return to School
Over 1765 pupils reported for the new term as six year olds and older join 72 administrators and teachers. Gains appear across elementary junior high and high school divisions with new classrooms at Reynolds and Burton schools and staffing changes to supervision and administration. Federal state lunch programs reopen at Guiteras Junior High Reynolds High and Colt Memorial High.
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Edward J Fitzgerald
Bristol
Fitzgerald
Reynolds
Burton
Robert Newbold
Edward Menard
Josephine Kerr
Cora M. Hill
Reynolds School
Marguerite Brogen
Mary V. Scanlon
Guiteras Junior High
Reynolds High
Colt Memorial High School
Trio of Top Concert Programs Set for Season
The Bristol Community Concert Association will present three top-grade concert programs for the town season. Edwin Steffe replaces the season opener on November 2, then January 18 features the Trapp Family in Colt Auditorium, and March 13 closes with the Teltschik dual piano team under Community Concert Association auspices.
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Bristol Community Concert Association
Te Memorial High School
Ho Street
Edwin Steffe
Steffe
Trapp
Colt
Vermont
Teltschiks
Community Concert Association
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Woman’s Club
Park Shores Group
2Nd Tax Payers’ Group
Warren
Barrett
Charley ‘Barrett
Warren High
American Legion
Jamies Park
Warrenr
Giants
Ney
Young
Bristol Ymca
Henneberry
Warrenites
Jennifer Jones, John Garfield
Pedro Armendariz
Gilbert Roland Ramon Novarro
Wally Cassell
Triple Trouble
Sweden
Loretta Young
Robert Cummings
Pete Smith
Scientifiquiz
Underworld
Groucho
Chico—Harpo
Marx Bros
Rangers
G. R. Fish
George R. Fish
R. I. Fifers, Drummers and Bugles Association
Harold Slothower
William Russo
Louis Nedeau
John Bisbane
William Burke
John English
Maurice Balcom
Charles E. Greenwood
Holmes
Ascoli’s
Erasmo Mancini
Archie McLean Hawks
the Phoenix
Saugus
Calif
Winton
Mooney
Inn
Laguna Beach
Walter
Walt
An. Lother
Brest
Tay
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