Mt Hope Still Favorite For Nike Name Gen Callan Propped
Mt Hope Battery leads the informal vote for the guided missile installation name with Gen Callan favored by the Kearney American Legion post. Burnside and several other names receive scattered support as residents including Mrs. McCarthy and Herman Bell weigh in. The overall result hinges on late votes from undisclosed readers and out-of-town participants.
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Mt.Hope
Nike
Gen. Callan
Legion Post
Mt. Hope
Bristol
Burnside
Legion” Organization
Kearney
Mt. Hope Battery
Eugene C. McCarthy
Myrtle Baker
Edith T. Paull
Ada Connery
Jean King
Joseph Curry
Herman
Two Destroyers Promised For 4th Of July Visit
Adm Arleigh Burke told Sen Pastore that two US Navy destroyers will visit Bristol on the Fourth of July. Previously the Fourth of July Celebration Committee had been advised that only one ship would visit town on the Fourth.
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Adm
Arleigh Burke
Naval Operations
John O. Pastore
Bristol
Navy
Abatement Requests Move Toward Town Meeting Floor
Two tax abatement requests from Harriet Bradford Inn and Bristol Development Co may reach the town meeting floor next week though not on the official call. James St Angelo, inn owner, plans to present reasons for the hotel abatement and said he will decide on formal steps.
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Financial Town
Harriet Bradford Inn
Bristol Development Co
James St Angelo
Inn
St. Angelo
Old Timers' Club Forms Sport Honor Group
A group of about 40 former athletes in town has formed the Old Timers' Club to honor past members of the Mt Carmen and Bristol A A teams. The association aims to recognize and preserve the history of local sports figures.
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Mt Carmen
Bristol
Peace To Those En Ter Film On Trappists
A film about Trappist monks titled Peace To Those En ter marked the Holy Name Society monthly meeting at St. Mary's Church Sunday. The article notes tax abatement requests for the former C A plant on Thames Street and the St Angelo property, with council discussions under way and potential state legislation needed. Valuations show $130,100 for the C A site as of 1955 end and $39,000 for the hotel with a $143.52 bill.
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Holy Name Society
St. Mary’s Church
Thames St
St. Angelo
Council
Joseph Margo
Charter Petition To Go In Thursday
The petition asking for a charter election will be presented to the Town Council Thursday night by former State Sen Anthony Da Ponte and ex Town Councilman Angelo Almeida on behalf of 18 sponsors. More than 1,200 taxpayers signed. The push seeks to follow the 1952 ordinance, including nominating rules, election questions, and a $2,500 budget for the charter commission.
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Anthony da Ponte
Angelo Almeida
Charter Commission
War and Peace Opens to Rave Reviews at Pastime
New York critics hailed the Tolstoy epic War and Peace at Broadway Capitol Theatre after its international premiere. Stars Audrey Hepburn Henry Fonda Mel Ferrer lead a vast cast as audiences praised the colossal production and a Borodino battle praised as the finest ever staged on screen.
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New York
Broadway
Capitol Theatre
Leo Tolstoy
Audrey Hepburn
Henry Fonda
Mel Ferrer
Borodino
Firemen Parade Expected To Draw Over 1000 Participants
More than 1 000 people and various apparatus are expected to join the Firemen Memorial observance led by Fire Chief Oscar A. Rishe. Bristol volunteers and nearby towns will participate, with the Rhode Island State Firemen Chiefs Clubs also taking part. The granite monument at the Burnside Memorial Building lawn commemorates deceased Bristol firemen. The Firemen's Memorial and Welfare Committee funded two thirds of the cost and aims to raise the balance at its May 29 Firemen's Ball at the Midway. Graves will be decorated with memorial markers for each company.
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Las Toned
Monument Dedican
Oscar A. Rishe
Rhode Island State Firemen’ Chiefs Clubs
Burnside Memorial
Cott St
Bristol
Firemens’ Memorial and Welfare Committee
Specifications of Proposed Post Office Made Public
The 100 year old Hope Street post office shown its end as bids are invited for an 8600 square foot federal style building in Bristol. A 60 day bid deadline is set with an August start if zoning of the State Street site is approved. The plan blends colonial design with local architecture and includes a 72 by 120 foot footprint, a rear 20 foot platform, separate postal offices, fluorescent lighting, and a partial basement for heating. Ground breaking may come after town approval and once the new Bristol post office is ready for use.
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Hope St
Bristol
Daniel W Coggeshall
K. of C
Coggeshall
State St
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Mr Hope
Herman Bell
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