Town Council Adopts Finance Plan and Seeks Sewer Action
The Town council approved a monthly financial report plan and discussed Metacom Avenue sewer proposals asking for action. Councilman Murphy urged funding decisions although taxpayers had not approved, while officials noted drainage issues on Wood Street and Metacom Avenue. Public Welfare Director Orlando Srisbane praised the plan as helpful for town finances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Murphy
Due Capoue
Treat
Wiliam H. Angevine
Orlando Jrisbane
Public Welfare
Enaataen Aaa
Murphy
Richmond
Paul A Herzig
Metacumbhe
Admiral Hoover
First Aid Classes Held By Rescue Squad in Bristol
Bristol Fire Department Emergency Rescue squad members attended Tuesday evening first aid classes at the Ever Ready Station under Providence Chapter American Red Cross. Instructors include Mrs Wesley A Armstrong and others. written exams will follow. The squad plans two YMCA movie showings April 15 at 7 pm titled Before The Doctor Comes and Danger Is Your Companion, with public invitation. Regular training continues next Tuesday at 8 15 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Fire Department
Providence
American Red Cross
Wesley A Armstrong
Sidney Herreshoff
Slater
YMCA
Red Cross Campaign Office Hours Shrink as Quota Pushed
Mrs Raymond S. Brightman executive secretary says the local Red Cross Office at Holmes House will close tomorrow with late returns drop sites at Mr Myers upstairs. Providence office opens next week with hopes to reach a $4 500 quota as final returns appear Friday next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond S. Brightman
Red Cross
Holmes House
Myers
Brightman
Providence
Chief Opposes Marking Police Cars in Town Meeting
At a Bristol Rhode Island council meeting on Tuesday Chief Anthony J Ferrara refused to promise marking the new police cruiser with Police on front and rear unless directed by the Town Council. Town Solicitor Lucien Capone advised against revealing patrol car markings in small towns, noting potential public impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony J Ferrara
Businessmen’s Civic Association
Lucien Capone
Ferrara
Bristol
AAA
American Automobile ‘Association
Washington, DC
Public Warned Against Swindle From Mexico Letters
Postmaster Daniel W Cogge was advised that large numbers of Spanish prisoner swindle letters are entering from Mexico. Recipients are urged to report attempts to the Postal Service and to publicize warnings in local papers to deter victims and supply clippings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel W Coggeshall
Mexico
Mexico City
Coggeshall
Bristol
Rhode Island
Jpubbie
America
Stassen to Speak in Providence April 30
Harold A Stassen, Republican presidential candidate, will speak in Providence on April 30 under the Rhode Island Republican State Central Committee. Final plans for the appearance are not yet complete.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stassen
Providence
Harold A Stassen
Republican State Central Committee
Rhode Island
Mr Stassen
Women’s Guild Food Sale and DAR Medal Event
The Women's Guild of Trinity Church plans a Saturday food sale with proceeds to support church activities. Miss Ruth May Benson, a Colt High School senior, will receive the Good Citizenship Medal chosen by faculty. Mrs William M. Bradner of Newport will speak on Americans Indians at the April 12 Chapter House meeting.
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Womens Guild of Trinity Church
Church of State Street
Apri Bastol
Dar
Franklin St
Ruth May Benson
Colt High School
William M. Bradner
Newport
Herman F Gablinske
Buell Buckingham, Jr
Herbert B. Burnham
William H Angevine
Clara Dimond
Parish women prepare Afghan display and drawing event
Mrs Daniel Chase heads the arrangements committee aided by Mrs Fred M Straight Mrs Wal ter St Germain Mrs Ralph Ishene Mrs Charles Weaver Mrs John Grabert Miss Mary Perrs and Miss Fannie T Abbott A gift table features parish sewn articles and an Afghan on display The Afghan drawing occurs Wednesday May 19 with a pot luck supper served
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Chase
Fred M Straight
Walter St Germain
Ralph Ishene
Charles Weaver
John Grabert
Mary Perrs
Fannie T Abbott
Bus Route Change Sparks Bristol Debate On Police Car Markings
Bristol council hears proposals from the Businessmen's Civic Association to re-route buses to boost downtown shopping. Chief Ferrara opposes a plan to stamp Police on the new car, supported by Town Solicitor Capone and council members. The association argues daily routes could shift to ease shopper return trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bris-iour
Edward D Kunz
Civic Asso
Anthony J Ferrara
Lucien Capone
Kunz
Wu. Lee
Bristol
Mrs George Wilbour to Speak on Hooked Rugs
The Bris toll Women's Club April meeting features Mrs George G Wilbour of Newport presenting on hooked rugs. She will display local pupil work and share her design and rug research spanning Colonial New England. Nominating and refreshment committees are listed with members.
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Bristtol Women's Club
YMCA
George G Wilbour
Newport
Whilbour
Martin Lyman Hazard
RI School of Design
Swinburne School of Household Arts
America
New England
Warren
Barrington
Fall River
Tiverton
Alfred Levy
Raymond S Brightman
Thomas Ie Jannsen
Alfred Browning
Helen McCaughey
Lisenrze Martin
Mrs Helen D Williams Re elected for Third Term
At a Tuesday evening meeting in her home Mrs Helen D Williams was reelected president of the Auxiliary to Anthony C Almeida Post VFW for a third consecutive year. Other officers named include Frances Martin senior vice president Theresa Almeida junior vice president Ann Aldich chaplain Audrey Kemph secretary Emily Sarmone treasurer Ima Williams conductor Germaine Belmore guard and Mary Vincent trustee. A donation to the VFW Auxiliary cancer research fund was approved to aid national efforts, including rebuilding the Jackson Memorial Library in Bar Harbor Maine and establishing a VFW Auxiliary summer research laboratory there. A group will visit the Conover Leary Post Auxiliary in Newport on Sunday afternoon.
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Helen D Williams
Anthony C Almeida
VFW
Ftances Martin
Theresa Almeida
Junor
Ann Aldich
Audrey Kemph
Emily Sarmone
Emily “Ima
Germaine Belmore
Mary Vincent
VFW Auxiliary
Tackson
Bar Harbor
Maine
Conover Leary Post
Newport
Two Women Take Nuns Vows At Mt St Joseph Convent
Two young women professed temporary vows as Sisters for the Passionist Order and Mary Burns entered the novitiate at Mt St Joseph Convent in Providence area ceremonies led by Rev William M. Kelley. Sister Mary Francis and Sister Marie Bernadette will pursue perpetual vows in three years and two years respectively, with extensive church and community attendance.
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Mt St Joseph Convent
Mary Francis
Madeline Pucella
Luke Pucella
Kingstowne Road
Peace Dale
Marie Bernadette
Patricia Callanan
Francis J .Callanan
Wesleyan Avenue
Providence
Wu1ulliam M. Kelley
St Columban’s Seminary
Bristol
Mary Burns
Joseph Burns
Bucklin Street
Anne Joseph
Mare Bernadette
Jude Meade
St Michael's Monastery
Union City
Paul J Conneely
Charles C Curhan
St Mary's Church
James E Greenan
St Francis Church
Wakefield
John
Town paper drive set for April 18 by Bristol scouts
The Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps sponsors a town wide paper collection on Sunday April 18 starting at 12 noon. Residents are urged to gather old newspapers and cardboard for recycling and community service.
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Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps
Barneys Chicken Yard Craft Sails Everglades Route
John Pennekamp describes a fast, silent boat built for Capt Marcus D. Parker and used to traverse Coot Pond Coot Bay Tarpon Creek and Whitewater Bay entering East River to glimpse the Everglades rookery once called the largest in the area with Collins and Narragansett Bay mentioned in passing.
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Barney
Marcus D. Parker
National Park
Coot Pond
Coot Bay
Tarpon Creek
Whitewater Bay
East River
Everglades National Park Area
Birds Over Mangrove Rookery In Crooked Creek Circuit
A narrator describes a visit to a coastal rookery on Crooked Creek near East River. Ospreys nest high in trees while eagles watch from dead tops as 30 000 birds including ibises and herons fill 50 acres of mangrove islands with 15 000 nests. A park official notes the birds mind their own business and keep distance between pairs.
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Parker
Crooked Creek
East River
Louisiana
Daft Beard
Rookery Park Carves 70 Miles South of Miami
Halsey Chase notes the Rookery lies 70 miles south of Miami at the southern tip of the Florida Peninsula as part of the new Everglades National Park. The area will protect wildlife unique to this vast swamp.
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Halsey Chase
Miami
Florida Peninsula
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Metacom Avenue
Mmaneeren Oanlinstann Tisas Can
Gilbert C Hoover
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Sewer Survey Committee
Aliu
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iCouncil
Ann Sheridan
Lew Ayres
Zachary Scott
Black Widow
Arturo de Cordova
Doroéthy Patrick Louis Armstrong
Woody Herman
New Orleans
Warner Baxter
Michelin Cheirel
Roger Dann
Dick Powell
Signe Hasso
Ludwig Donath
Vladimir Sokoloff
Edgar Barrier
Maylia News
Wife
Women’s Guild
Ruth Benson
D.A.R. Medal
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Building Fund
Franklin Street
Hope Street
Businessmen’s Association
George Wilbour
Helen D. Williams
John W. Church
The&cribe
Miami Herald
Narra-gansett Bay
John Pennekamp
Florida
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