Shoe imports threaten Bristol factory town jobs
At a Monday town meeting Maurice C. Smith Jr warned that imports of women's shoes from Czechoslovakia and Japan could close Bristol Manufacturing Co. He cited 1950 January February imports doubling 1949 totals and 95 cent average price. He warned of mass unemployment if tariffs stay low and urged action in Washington.
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Quote from John Locke on Fortitude and duty
Fortitude defined as quiet possession of self and steadfast duty amid evils and dangers. Locke elevates inner resolve as the pillar of character and action.
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John Locke
Rotary Minstrels Draw Great Crowds
The Rotary Club Springtime Minstrels drew large audiences Tuesday and Wednesday evenings. Mrs M Theresa Donovan directed the show with Francis J Murphy as general chairman and Howard R Newman as interlocutor. Proceeds aid the club camp and welfare fund.
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Rotary Club
M. Theresa Donovan
Francis J. Murphy
Howard R. Newman
Bristol and Vicinity Notes Readable in Fragments
Fragmentary column reads like a community page with stray phrases about reading activities and organizations. It hints at a friendly reader reception and asks for courtesy and cooperation.
Church Groups Schedule Meetings and Community Notices
St Michael's Altar Guild will meet Wednesday May 3 at 7 45 p m in the church. Holy Rosary Society of Our Lady of Mount Carmel meets Sunday at 2 30 p m in the parish hall. Mrs Ira A Ballou Sr recovering in Rhode Island Hospital after a fall. Rev Frederick F Driftmier will preach at First Congregational Church. Rev Robert L Roberts to lead morning worship in Taunton. Ivy Guild plans May 9 meeting and supper in the parish house with Mrs Robert MacFadyen as supper chair. Daylight saving Time changes masses at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Corporate Communion of Youth observed at St Michael's at 8 am with breakfast served by Mrs Henry Newman. Class of 1947 Bristol Senior High School officers meet at 7 30 pm at YMCA Haffenreffer Room to discuss reunion plans. Fire Department Rescue Squad bi monthly meeting resuming Tuesday evening at Ever Ready Station per Capt Luke H White. Adrian Berwick announces birth of daughter Elizabeth Morton on April 7. Berwick links to Virginia Leahy. Springfield College student Matthew Maetozo named to Athletic Council and won campus campaign. office May 1. Ladies Benevolent Society of St Michael's to meet Monday at 2 30 pm in Holmes House. Rev Arthur M Dunstan will speak at St Mark's Warren. James L Richardson leaves Bristol Phoenix for new job in Boston after editor tenure. Anthony Cabral and George Pinheiro elected to Alpha Delta Sigma at Rhode Island State College.
Knights of Columbus Bristol Council Exemplifies Second Degree
A large group of candidates were exemplified into the second degree at Bristol Council Knights of Columbus on Wednesday evening at K of C Hall State street. The council endorsed the 1950 Catholic Charity Fund Appeal and donated 25 dollars to the appeal.
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Church Guild Presents Alibi Bill at Guiteras Junior High
Mt. Carmel Theatre Guild stages two performances of the comedy Alibi Bill on May 1 and May 6 at 8 p.m. in the auditorium of Guiteras Junior High School. Rev. Alex J. Pelosa S. S. C. assistant pastor is rector, assisted by Mrs. Dora Inque cillo and Donald F. Morrissey.
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Guiteras Junior High School
Alex J. Pelosa
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Dora Inquecillo
Donald F. Morrissey
Community events planned by Bristol groups in late April to May
A long list of Bristol area fundraisers and social events spans April 28 to May 30. Activities include PTA and Democratic Women’s Club gatherings, bridge games, rummage and dinner dances, a tea and food sale, a C&A Girls’ Club dinner, performances by Our Lady of Mount Carmel Kindergarten and a Portuguese Hour group, plus a May variety show at Guiteras auditorium and related church events.
Fourth of July Sub Committees Named for 1950 Celebration
Plans for the 1950 Fourth of July were set last Friday with Roswell S Bosworth Jr naming sub committees to handle events. The slate includes finance Joseph Sansone and others. parade execution Butler Makowsky Fish, police chief Ferrara, Prenda and Northup. fireworks Sansone. carnival Massano and Langello. and many more roles across reception, reviewing stand, public information, bridge, water battle, anthem, badges, vaudeville, boxing, floats, beauty, ball games, bards, lighting, public address, tag day, and related duties.
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Roswell S Bosworth, Jr
John W DeWolf, Jr
Anthony J Ramos
Frederick T Goff
Charles F Street
Domenic Perroni
Clarke Freeman
Joseph Sansone
Salvatore Massano
Joseph P Quartaro
John D Langello
Bonfire
Joseph F. Pannone
Reynolds G Northup
William F Butler
Willian
F Butler
Raymond J Makowsky
George R. Fish
Anthony J. Ferrara
Manuel Prenda
Mile of Pennies
Edward J Wilkinson
Franklin C. Pierce
Joseph S Qualey
Edward S. Kunz
Rowland I. Stanley
Anthony J. Nunes
Samuel D Clark
John W. DeWelff
R. I. Stanley
Makowsky Stanley
Alice B Almy
Pannone
Northup
Marguerite Stone
Gladys Brightman
Robert J. Anderson
Wilkinson and Butler
Thomas H. Black
Quartaro
Domenic V. A. Capone
Arthur W. Barrett
Anthony E. Agatiello
Pacheco
Joseph Pereira
Jeremia Andrade
Mrs. Stone
Dr. Capone
Butler
Stone
Brightman
Albert F. Means
Agatiello
Carmone T. Campagna
Jeremiah W. Romano
Tag
Adele Sturdevant
Minstrel Show Aids Burned Monastery Benefit
Scouts stage a benefit minstrel show at Warren Town Hall on May 7 for the burned Trappist Monastery in Cumberland. Proceeds will aid the monastery after a $1,000,000 fire. Bristol Boy Scouts Bugle and Drum Corps supported prior performances at Guilera auditorium.
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Warren Town Hall
Warren
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May Fellowship Day Observed by Bristol County Women
The Bristol County Council of Church Women will hold May Fellowship Day on Friday May 3 at Barrington Congregational Church. Events begin at 1 PM with a Migrant Harvester demonstration, lunch at 12 30, business meeting at 1 30, and a 2 PM worship service titled Our Daily Bread followed by the film The Battle for Bread. All county church women are invited.
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Bristol
In Memoriam 1945 Pasquale Raiola 1950
In Memoriam for Pasquale Raiola reflects on memory and love from family. The verse laments absence and enduring grief, naming a mother father sister and brother who miss him. The poem recalls missing him as time passes and his vacant place remains.
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