Bristol Faces Industrial Debate Over Dahl Expansion
The newspaper defends G W Dahl Company amid local opposition in Bristol as it questions land zoning and upper Franklin Street plans. It notes Dahl widens payroll, urges outsiders to invest, and argues industry shapes the town’s identity while praising Joseph F Bruno's steady leadership and call for modernized government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Dahl Company
Salvatore Rossi
Tupelo Street
Dahl
Bristol
Rossi
Gooding Avenue
Tupelo
Franklin Street
Minturn Farm
Town Hall
Joseph F. ‘Bruno
Bruno
Bristol Letters to the Editor Discuss Dahl Co workers and town hall plan
A reader challenges claims about local employment at the George W. Dahl Co and argues residents work there, lists names, and cites local purchasing. The letter criticizes Bristol officials for planning a $114,000 town hall, urging funds be spent on schools roads or sewer upgrades instead. It supports a future sewer extension and questions current town hall needs and location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Phoenix
Salvator Rossi
The
Dahl Co
Barbara Lombardi
Leo Hayes
W. J. Evans
Manuel Ferrera
Theresa Velleca
M. L. Paquin
A. J. Manchester
E. R. LeBrun
W. J. Forcier
Rossi
Bristol
George W. Dahl
Hope Street
Neck
Sewer Commission
Metacom Avenue
Bristol Neck
Court Street
Town debates $114,000 hall alterations and exchange purchase
A local forum questions whether the town should spend 114000 dollars on Town Hall alterations and on purchasing the former telephone exchange. The debate centers on cost, necessity, and impact on municipal priorities.
Community Notes From Bristol Rhode Island 1956
Calls from Prudence Island to Homestead Florida and Channel 12 bike act highlight a Bristol round of society news. Alumni College at Kingston and a Fulbright award to Miss Pozzi add academic prestige. Rotary and American Legion meetings, Red Cross recruitment, and town hall spending debate round out a bustling local calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruth M. Benson
University of Rhode Island
Kingston
Jeanima Pozzi
Angelo J. Pozzi
State Street
University of Bordeaux
France
Pembroke College
Brown University
Pozzi
Harvard University School of Education
Bristol
American Red Cross
Albert F. Means
Clara L. Diman
Means
Y.M.C.A
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Joseph F. Bruno
Raymond Rodrigues
Mary Pereira
Herald Peck
Fales Drive
Prudence Island
A. A. Pinsa
Colonial Road
Homestead
Florida
Bob Whaling
Child Street
Warren
Lloyd R. Clowes
High Street
Veterans’ Hospital
Providence
Arthur H. Eastman
Rotary Club
White Rail
Albert E. Hutchison
BN Ata
Foster J. Price Thomas Q. Adams, Jr
Maurice C. Smith
Benjamin Hazen
Albert Fr Mesma
Kearney
Anthony Mascola
Ronald Viera
Rosalind Matheson
Rose Marie Rubino
David Usher
Mary Carol King
John Pasqual
Eleanor Cavallaro
Geraldine Marino
District Two
Themerican Legion
Department of Rhode Island Legion and Auxiliary
Little Compton
Kearney Post
Henry J. Sylvia JR
Ralph Lavers
Marco Taciano
James D
Reilly
Herbert Eisenstadt
Sebastian Bernard
Ralph Defelice
Burnside
Zamé
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