Coggeshall Vows Fight to Retain Bristol Jail
Bristol State Senator Daniel Coggeshall voices a pledge to oppose a governor backed bill removing the Bristol County jail. The measure would also abolish jails in Kent and Washington Counties, drawing opposition from Republican and Democratic leaders and a tied Senate vote potential. Coggeshall previously helped kill the measure and warns of a direct clash if the bill advances.
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Bristol
Daniel Coggeshall
Bristol County
Bealf
John O. Pastore
House
Senate
Court House
Kent
Washington
John S. McKiernan
Howard S. Proctor
Coggeshall
William J. Smith
Warren
Wedemeyer Urges Confidence In Cold War Policy And Army
Former chief of staff in occupied Italy addresses Bristol Rotary Club urging calm in Europe. Wedemeyer says one American division could hold position if war returns and cites Iran and Greece as examples of limited Soviet gains. He warns against reviving a strong Germany and notes the atom bomb is not a universal fix. Continued on page 2.
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Wedemeyer
Italy
Bristol Rotary Club
Africa
William A. Wedemeyer
Providence
Europe
Bern
Greece
Oden
Ito
Stalin
Trieste
Russia
Britain
Yugoslavia
EU. S
France
al Capone Gang
Germany
Four Students Selected for Rhode Island Leadership Conference
Four local youths from Guiteras and Colt Memorial junior and senior high schools were chosen to attend the Student Leadership Training Conference at Rhode State College of Education Providence from April 9 to 21. The program, run by the Rhode Island Department of Education and the North Atlantic Area Red Cross, covers health safety intergroup relations and community service with transportation provided by the Red Cross.
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Rhode State College of Education
Providence
R. I Department of Education
North Atlantic
American Red Cross
Constitution Street
Colt Memorial
Jean Campbell
Sunset Avenue
Robert Jordan
Cole Street
Red Cross
Rhode Island
PTA Executive Board Calls for Nominations in Bristol
The Bristol PTA executive board met at president Sidney F. Kullberg’s home and reported 44 responses from 239 nomination cards. They urged swift nominations for the May 18 annual meeting and endorsed merging County PTAs into a permanent council with next discussion set for April 27 featuring Judge Francis McCabe of the Juvenile Court in Providence.
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Bristol Pta
Sidney F. Kullberg
Kullberg
Ptas
Barrington
West Barrington
Bristol
PTA
Louis Castriotta
Cantata by St Michael’s and First Congr Church sung in town
Over 40 voices from St Michael’s Church and the First Congregational Church, directed by Hermann L Wilbur, perform The story of the Cross Cantata by Dudley Buck at Union Evening Services in the Congregational Church. The program features Twilight Musing organ preludes, palm Sunday hymns, and a Choral Amen.
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St. Michael’s Church
First Congregational Church
Hermann L. Wilbur
Dudley Buck
Union
Ralph Kinder
Konitz
Buell N. Buckingham
Remembering Bristol a Portrait of Home and War Time
A reminiscence on Bristol memories from childhood and youth, recalling chimes at churches, harbor views, Hope Street, Colt High, Bay View Avenue, the Common, trips to Ferry and Mt Hope Bay, school days, pranks, sports, and friends, sparked by war memories and longing for home.
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Bradford Street
Congregational Church
Trinity Church
Bristol
Hope Street
Warren Down
Colt High
Town Bridge
Bay View Avenue
Cook Hill
Mt. Hope Bay
Ferry Road
Valley School
Rules for Bristol County Olympics Popularity Contest Announced
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church and Bristol County Olympics unveil rules for the Sunday April 10 opening, with finals set June 12. Contestants must reside in Barrington Warren or Bristol and meet age limits for King Queen or Junior Queen. Voting is non transferable and judges will decide. Contact Oscar Bergstrom or David Ferris at the YMCA for details.
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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
Bristol County
Anthony J. Ramos
Barrington
Warren
Bristol
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Fea Coggeshall
Col. Wedemeyer
Iran
John Lund
Wanda Hendrix
Barry Fitzgerald
Monty Woolley
Miss Tatlock’s
Ilka Chase
Robert Stack
Elizabeth Patterson
Pluto
Alexis Smith
Eleanor Parker
Sidney Greenstreet
Gig Young
THE
Woman IN White
Angel Moorehead
John Abbott
John Emery
Thurs
Fred Macmurray
Madeleine Carroll
Charles
Buddy” Rogers
Rita Johnson
With Samuel
Hinds
Gloria Holden
John Miljan
Don Castle
Audrey Long
Peggy Knudsen
Del
Galale Willlug
Aida A. Connery
Buell N. Buckingham, Jr
Sybil C Anderson
Priscilla Battcher
Sarah D Bosworth
Marion L. Darling
Archibald F. Dunbar
Barbaral Dunbar
Florence Durrbar
Arthur Kolle
Charles B. Loring
Mary Lou McAskill
Louise Murray
Barbara Newman
Eugene Seymour
Marilyn Smith
Samuel J. Steen
Earl G. Sturdevant
Shirley Olson
Gladys Usher
Dorothy Winsor
Charlotte A. Young
Herrmann L. Wilbur
Vernon A. Gray
Harry Jodrey
Earl P. Rounds
Nathanial G. Herreshoff, Jr
Frank A. Rounds
Mary. Louise. Adams
Normian Bailey Mins Clifton S Bower
Frederick W. Coggeshall
Henry A. Hambrick
Dorothy Williams
J. William Wood
Cora S. Anderson
Mr. Herrmann L. Wilbur
Board of Fire Engineers
Frank J. Rinaldi
Rinaldi
Hydraulion Hose Company
Edward J. Wilkinson Jr
Defiance Hose Company
John D. Hill Jr
Hook ‘Ladder and Hose Co
Old Town
Board of Engineers
Robert J. Anderson
Norman E. Benard
Dreadnaught
Hyldraulion
Defiance Compines
James E. Saviano
Ever Ready
Moses M. Moore
Luke H. White
John D. Hill
Doran Avenue
Otis M. Bailey
de Leo Brothers
Zoning Board of Review
Julio Biancuzzo
Bailey
Biancuzzo
Angelo Pozzi
Virgil Sousa
Spevanse
Sousa
Frederick T. Goff
Elmer, E.angell
Manuel A
Lucy Castro
Wood Street
J. Francis Connell
Francis M. Dimond
West
California
Lnce
Fairhaven
Church Street
the Episcopal Church
Saint Michael’s
Saint Michael’s Church
Bristol County Olympics
Oscar JL Bergstrom
YMCA
David Ferris
Midway Steak & Lobster House
Buzzy" Bisband
Bob Price
Tony Ventura
Lou Patti
Mr. Bergstrom
Mr.Ferris
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