Offers Town State St. Pier For $13,200
Manuel Perry owner of the State Street Wharf offers the Town of Bristol an option to buy the pier for 13,200 dollars based on 50 cents per square foot from 28,898 total square feet. The offer, valid until May 1, stems from the state legislature losing interest in State Street Wharf as a state pier and follows an armory pier designation proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel Perry
State Street
Perry
Bristol
State Street Wharf
Thames Street
House of Representatives
Armory
Church Street
Harbor Development Commission
Fromter
Old Bay Steamboat Lines
Prudence Island Navigation Co
Judge Martin Re-elected President of Bristol Historical Society
Judge Frank L. Martin was re elected president at the Bristol Historical Society annual meeting held last night in the Rogers Free Library Building. Officers and directors were elected, including Catherine Levere as vice president, Hope Cote secretary, Charlotte Young treasurer, Alice Almy curator, and Rhoda Paine chairman of the nominating committee. The board names Howard Kelly Stephen Hopkins and eta Perry as directors. committees listed with several members. Martin announced the society’s tax exempt status under federal code allowing deductions for gifts and bequests. Mrs Clifford Monahan of Providence spoke on Grandmother's China, illustrating with slides from collections in Providence and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Martin
Bristol Historical Society
Rogers Free Libary Building
Catherine V. Levere
Hope M. Cote
Charlotte A. Young
Alice B. Almy
Rhoda Paine
Howard A. Kelly
Stephen W. Hopkins
Eta B. Perry
Earl G. Grant
Anne Seymour
Elizabeth C. Chase
Clara Herreshoff
Gladys Paull
Doris Bullock
Maybelle Dunbar
Richard A. Moren
Ethel M. Copeland
Minnie Farrington
Mary Ingraham
Martin
John A. O’connell
Internal Revenue
Clifford Monahan
Providence
The
Rhode Island Historical Society
Monahan
John Nicholas ‘Brown
Boston Museum of’ Fine
Taxpayers Attend Revaluation Hearings And Questions
A week of public hearings on tax revaluation figures drew 87 inquisitive taxpayers. Cleminshaw Co. representatives answered questions on summary cards auto valuations and potential changes after reviews. The hearings aim to explain market value based figures used as guides for the board of tax assessors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Cleminshaw Co
Pople
Cleminshaw
Louis E. Folkestad
George Bjork
Henry Philips
Roger W. Pigeon
Board of Tax Assessors
Louis Castriotta
Folkestad
Cleminshaw Co
Rotary Minstrel Show Dazzles Sell-Out Guieras Audience
A sell-out crowd at Guieras School auditorium watched the Rotary Club’s show A Biography of Man In Song under Mrs. M. Theresa Donovan’s direction. Guest soprano Elizabeth A. Baker impressed with two song groups, and Emma and Earl Rounds led varied numbers with a large chorus. The program mixed songs, skits, and light comedy, ending with The American Patrol and an encore of The Battle Hymn of the Republic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
Man In Song
M. Theresa Donovan
Guieras School
Rotarians
Elizabeth A. Baker
Rotary
Oklahoma
Emma
Earl Rounds
Earl
Anderson
Heyne
Friml
Oh Rotary
Anthony Campagna
Foster Price
Paris
Fifi
Pierre
Doc “Tenley
Donna
Charles Connery
Mother Hobb
Paul Thompson
Father Hobb
Alfred Meyer
Merry Hobb
Dave Ferris
Raisin Hobb
Howler
Charlie Cole
Augie Gibbemeyer
Frank Murphy
Art McCaw
Leo Sullivan
Matt Brito
Anthony
Mario Lanza
Ferrara
Andrew
Romeo” Vorro
Juliet” Ramos
Maurice Smith
Ros Bosworth
Don
Free Polio Clinic Dates Announced For Children
Dr. Samuel P. D. Clark announced a free polio clinic to be held next Tuesday to Thursday April 24 25 26 at Rockwell House from 10 a.m. to noon for children aged one to fourteen. The clinic will offer polio vaccine injections and a free talk with patients served in order of arrival. Dr. Joseph A. Castronovo of the Southeastern Health Unit will oversee, with Dr. Clark assisting. Authorization must be signed by a parent. Pre school cards are at the Health Unit Center. school cards were distributed and should be returned by Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel PD. Clark
Rockwell House
Clark
Joseph A. Castronovo
Southeastern Health Unit
Health Unit
Jaycee Judges Named for Junior Chamber Award
The Jaycee judges for the Junior Chamber of Commerce Achievement Award were announced today including Canon Delbert W. Tildesley rector of St Michael's Church, Dr. C Paul Bruno and Dr. D V A Capone. The award will be presented on Monday evening April 30 with eligibility of men aged 21 to 35 and a nomination coupon published in this issue of The Phoenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Delbert W. Tildesley
St. Michael’s Church
C. Paul Bruno
D. V. A. Capone
Jaycees
Nelson G. Beals
Civil Defense
Phoenix
Winds of 50 mph Hit Waterfront No Damage
A 50 mph gale struck the waterfront yet caused no major damage. One 40-foot boat broke loose but was saved by owner Peter Quits and his father Albert. The Coast Guard removed the harbor tug to a quieter berth and Spar remained docked. Quito rescued his own boat, the Marcia Beth, after it broke its mooring near the freight yard. No further incidents reported.
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Peter Quits
Albert
Coast Guard
Spar
Quito
Hope Street
Linden Place
Marcia Beth
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Freddie
Dan Eisenberg
Tracers Company of America
Reader’s Digest
Mr. Eisenberg
Eisenberg
County
Kerry
Pal
BHS
Mary Bease
Bristol District Nursing Association
Oscar Rishe
Joseph Cavallaro
George Lima
George McCarthy
James L. deWolf
Francois L. deWolf
Hughes Research and Development Corp
University of Southern California
Hughes Corporation
Hughes Aircraft Corp
de Wolf
Georgia Tech
Jaycee Judges
Waterfront
Conat’ Guard
Cutter
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