Town Rescue Squad Seeks New Fire Truck Amid Budget Worries
In Bristol Harbor the crack rescue crew of 17 trains around an aging Ford panel truck named Lizzy. Captain Luke H White warns the rattle trap may fail at any emergency as taxpayers prepare for the town budget and a potential hike across departments.
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Luke H. White
Budget Commission
Michael A. Flynn
Civil Defense
Lizzy
Bristol Harbor
Charle Luther, Jr
Herbert Hayden
Admiral Hoover Named Head of Civil Defense
The Town Council appointed Rear Admiral Gilbert C. Hoover USN retired as director of civil defense replacing Lt. Col. Paul T. Martin US Army retired who resigned. Hoover a 1916 Naval Academy graduate served 34 years in the Navy and commanded the Helena during World War II earning the Navy Cross.
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Gilbert C. Hoover
USN
Paul T. Martin
USA
Admiral Hoover
U S. Naval Academy
Navy
Helena
Town Council Allocates Insurance to Eight Agencies
The council approved insurance distribution for town buildings among agencies A A Edmonds 20 percent E L Watson Co 7 percent B W Wall 20 percent Charles D Alessio 10 percent Henry Alfred 9 percent and William J Massano 7 percent John Andrade 20 percent Edward Newbold 7 percent. Councilman Serbst urged delay but Clerk Church noted limited time before policy expirations. The council then entered executive session to finalize the allocations.
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A Edmonds
E L Watson Co, Inc
B W. Wall
Charles D’alessio
Henry Alfred
William J Massano
John Andrade
Edward Newbold
Henry F . Serbst
John W Church
Old Taft Bell Moves to Rockwell School Belfry
Bristol’s building inspector Otis Bailey moved the Taft School bell to the belfry of the new Rockwell School on the Neck. The bronze bell, once calling Neck Rangers to games, will be installed atop the Hope Street building early next week pending origin checks.
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Bristol
Otis Bailey
Taft
Rockwell School
Cancer drive totals toward 2000 as drive continues
The morning total reached 171.28 with chairman Mrs Raymond J Makowsky predicting the drive will hit 2000 by day’s end. Tag days run today and tomorrow under Mrs T Thomas Balzano with assistance from Girl Scout troops. Readers urged to mail coupons and donations, as clubs and special gifts are not yet counted.
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Raymond J Makowsky
Wardwell Elected President Of Bristol Garden Club
Mrs Samuel C Wardwell was elected president of the Bristol Garden Club at the annual meeting held Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs Agnes Herreshoff on Valley Avenue. New officers include Mrs George Lamb as vice president Miss Mabel B Salisbury recording secretary Mrs Raymond Makowsky corresponding secretary Mrs Henry Wood treasurer. Executive committee members are Mrs J Howard Paull Miss Agnes Herreshoff Mrs Edward E Bunn Mrs Edward L Leahy and Mrs Carl Haffenreffer. Charles Post spoke on Denmark and displayed Danish art including silver pottery and jewelry followed by tea.
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Samuel C Wardwell
Bristol
Tax Exempt Vets May Vote in Town Meeting
War veterans granted a $1,000 exemption from real and personal property taxes can vote in the town meeting Monday night if registered. Albert Russo of the Bristol Veterans Council announced the finding after consulting the attorney general. Rhode Island Supreme Court rulings support voting rights. permanent registration starts July 1 and the exemption law will not affect voting rights.
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Albert Russo
Bristol Veterans Council
Russo
Rhode Island Supreme Court
Was Commission
Sewer Commission
Rhode Island
Washington Street
Oliver Street
T. Loranger & Son and
A. Piatelli Co
General Assembly Validates Entangled Town Sewer Project
The town faces a legal tangle as the sewer construction committee acted without authority. The General Assembly voted an enabling act after pressure from the Town Council. Attorney Capone seeks to untangle authority over easements contracts and financing amid questions of proper sewer commission control.
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General Assembly
Senate
Herzig
Capone
Sewer Committee
Sewer Commission
Washington Street
Woods Hole Oceanographic Survey Laboratories
Boston
Budget Group To Propose Town Manager Plan
The Bristol budget board plans to back a town manager form after a year of study. The plan would shift appointments and budgeting to a town council and manager, with a committee to explore costs and charter changes. Cont. on Page 4.
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Ing
Robert T Manchester
Manuel Cabral
Leo Palland
Frank J Murphy
Board of Recreation
Bristol Budget Board
Bristol
Public
Metropolitan News Company A Half Century History
Fifty years ago five immigrant partners on New York Citys Lower East Side formed the Metropolitan News Company with 2000 capital and one horse drawn wagon. They rented a basement for 15 a month and collected four Yiddish dailies. By year one they grossed 150000. Now they operate 105 trucks delivering 500000 newspapers to 4600 stands with annual gross income 9000000.
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Lower East Side
New York
Metropolitan News Company
Young Newsboy Recounts Early Years With East Side Route
Louis Weinstock recalls being 18 as a surviving member of the original five. He started delivering papers at 12, using a three mile East Side route hauled by a broken carriage with a wooden shoe crate. He delivered on cash basis and earned 17 dollars weekly.
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Louis Weinstock
New Enterprise
Newsboys to Executives: From Paper Routes to Leadership
The article recalls a young Dave Sarnoff who sold papers at half price to peers and later prospered. Brig. Gen. David Sarnoff now chairs RCA, showing how former newsboys rise to prominence. John Koerner built pushers and wagons, with Koerner Sons, Inc. supplying truck bodies and generating multi thousand dollar annual business.
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Weinstock
Dave Sarnoff
David Sarnoff
Radio Corporation of America
Pioneering English Columns Draw Immigrant Readers
Early in its career the company used its growing influence in Jewish newspapers to persuade publishers to run an English column. The aim was to encourage immigrants to learn the language, signaling publishers of English language papers saw a new market among recent arrivals forming.
Metropolitan De livery expands with Rutgers Slip project
The firm operates twenty English four Yiddish and seventeen foreign language papers and plans a three story building at Rutgers Slip and South Street for offices garages and delivery. Two founder sons are involved with fifty years in business not celebrating due to conditions at home and abroad but will distribute 12000 among five charity groups across religions.
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Rutgers Slip
South Street
Weinstock
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Billy Pike
Sowam
Billy
Eugene W. Pike
Smith Street
Kirkemuit
Doris Day
Gene Nelson
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Lee J. Cobb
Jane Wyatt
John Dall
Estellza Rodriguez
Warren Douglas
John Litel
N.Y. Film Critics
N.Y
Kat Le'd
REV
Lamberto Maggiorani
Enzo Staiola
Vittorio Antonucci
Ivanella Carell
Heaven
Adm
Council
Somerset
Lana Turner
Gene Kelly
June Allison
Sun
Mon
Yvonne Decarlo
Erry
Brightman
Old Taft Bell
Jack Carreira
Lucien Capone
State House
James S. Coles
Paul A. Herzig
John W. Church
Capt. Herzig
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