National Commander Signs Autographs At Legion Event
National Commander Sea horn P Collins could not land due to fog and canceled the Rhode Island tour. Members of Kearney Post No 3 arranged for Collins to sign the dugout wall at the Narragansett Hotel in Providence after bringing the autographed panel to the banquet.
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Kearney
American Legion
Ais
Seahorn P Collins
Bristol
Legion
Narragansett Hotel
Providence
Portland
Maine
Rhode Island
Hillsgrove
Boston
U. S. Department
Collins
The
Grave Marking Set Before Memorial Day Observance
Plans for Memorial Day observance were adopted at a Monday night meeting. George Fish and Samuel J Smith lead decorating and flagging of veterans graves with veterans and boy scouts assisting. War memorial markers to be decorated. A church service is set for Sunday May 29, with invitations for the service and the parade sent to veteran and patriotic groups the following day.
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Wlonuay
George Fish
Samuel J Smith
G E Honors to Prenda Cite 1954 Storm Work
Manuel Prenda of San Francisco is among over 1,200 licensed amateur radio operators honored with a certificate of merit for emergency service during the 1954 hurricanes Carol, Edna, and Hazel. The Edison Radio Amateur Award judges cited the surge in field reports from the American Radio Relay League and commended unrecorded hurricane vigils.
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Manuel Prenda
San Francisco Street
Edison Radio Amateur Award
General Electric
Tube Department
Carol
Dna
Hazel
American Radio Relay League
Roland Harriman
American National Red Cross
Val Peterson
Edward M. Webster
Federal Communications Commission
Goodwin L. Dosland
Prenda
Planning Board
Softball League Plans Tuesday Night Organizational Meeting
An organizational meeting for the YMCA Industrial Softball League will be held next Tuesday at 7 30 pm at the YMCA. League president Alexander Anderton urged all teams to send representatives. Last year's participants included the Boccia Club champions Bristol Council Knights of Columbus the Defense and the Bristolites.
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Ymca Industrial Softball League
Alexander Anderton
Boccia Club
Bristol Council
Knights of Columbus
The
Defiance
Bristolites
Northup Heads Rhode Island Highway Association
Reynolds G. Northup was elected president of the Rhode Island Highway Association during the 32nd annual conclave and turkey dinner at Exeter Grange Hall Exeter. More than 300 highway officials attended with Alfred N. Nunes leading Bristol delegates and other officers named including J Albert Johnson Alston Spencer John V. Kiley.
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Bristol
Reynolds G. Northup
Rhode Island Highway Association
Exeter Grange Hall
Exeter
Alfred N. Nunes
Exeter Grange
Mr Northup
J Albert Johnson
Warwick
Alston Spencer
Scituate
John V. Kiley
Pawtucket
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Bristol Park Shores
Mt. Hope Bay
Cape Cod
Sowams
G.E
Walter Collins
Cooke St
Farm Bureau
Cores Todane
America
Ife
Axis
Powerah Pontiac
Pontiac
Channel 4
Roger P. Belmore
Germaine Belmore
Church Street
Sampson Air Force Base
New York
4141
Phoenix
J E Connors
State Street
Higb Street Telephone
Bristol. HK
R.g.northup
Assoc
Frank J. Sylvia
Board of Canvassers
Anthony W. DuPont
Sewer Commission
Joseph P. Quartaro
Joseph F. Pannone
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