Veteran Polo Benefit Match Promises Stiff Local Rivalry
Sunday polo at Twin Paddocks features veteran riders and a charity match for YMCA youth programs. Lyle Phillips headlines, Frenchy Laurette on Bristol side faces Newport, last week Bristol fell 11 6 at Norwich. Tickets from committee members including Maisano Agatiello Cirillo Borges Ramos Castriotta Panse Brancuzzo Quartaro and Dr V Al Capone.
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Williams
Lyle Phillips
Bristol
Chuckers
Sal Massano
Arrangements
Harry Tuplin
Weir Williams
Burro Weir
Mr. Maisano
Anthony Agatiello
C. C Cirillo
Anthony Maisano
John Borges
Anthony Ramos
Louis Castriotta
Artie Panse
Martin Brancuzzo
Joseph Quartaro
V. al ‘Capone
Murphy Urges Radio Education Program for Polio Fight
Councilman Francis J. Murphy, town chairman of the March of Dimes drive, calls on the National Foundation to run a county wide school education program before summer recess to aid polio prevention. Bristol receipts totalled 201011 for this year, 833.70 last year. Bristol County total 4049, vs 156604 last year. Both chairmen thank Bristol County residents for their support.
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Francis J. Murphy
March of Dimes
National Foundation
Bristol
Bristol County
John Gogg
Mount Hope Chapter OES Meeting Set for May 3
Eastern Star notes announce Mount Hope Chapter No 23 OES will hold its regular meeting at the Masonic Temple on Monday evening May 3 at 8 oclock Members will be balloted on several applications for membership Refreshments will be served by a committee and a band organized by Mrs Helen R McCaughey will entertain members at the gathering.
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Mount Hope
Masonic Temple
Eileen Northrup
Mary Pendleton
Agnes Campbell
Dorothy Angell
Gordon R. Brown
Andrew J. Campbell
Helen R McCaughey
Young man jailed after attempting truck theft
Joseph King, 21, of 9 Constitution Street, was arrested at 3 a.m. as he tried to drive off a new truck owned by Samuel Kinder & Bros Hope Street. Patrolman Joseph Texeira stopped the vehicle, learning King planned to drive a friend to Barrington. Kinder brothers denied giving consent. King awaits arraignment on driving off without owner’s consent. The accompanying woman was left to find her own way home.
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Joseph King
Constitution Street
Samuel Kinder & Bros
Hope Street
Joseph Texeira
Mr King
Barrington
Ralph Kinder
Joseph
Bristol Garden Club to Hold Annual Meeting
The Bristol Garden Club will meet at Holmes House on Wednesday afternoon May 5 at 2 30 to elect officers for the coming year. Albert Judge a Cranston Rhode Island market gardener will speak on The Home Garden Versus Your Food Bill. Hostesses are Mrs Sebastian Bernard and Mrs Frederick N Palmer.
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Bristol Garden Club
Holmes House
Albert Judge
Cranston, RI
Sebastian Bernard
Frederick N Palmer
U S A Needs Strong Allies with Great Britain
Elisha Mowrey president of the English speaking Union spoke at a Rotary Club meeting calling for strong Anglo American ties. He argued together the English speaking peoples would control a third of world area and population and urged unity until a world government forms. He cited support from figures like Secretary of State Marshall and General Eisenhower for boosting friendly relations with Britain, and blamed anti British sentiment on ignorance of Britain’s historical contributions to civilization.
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Great Britain
Rotary Club
Elisha Mowrey
R. I
Marshall
Eisenhower
Mowray
England
Bristol Twilight League Opens May 10 Schedule Announced
The Bristol Twilight League unveils its 115 week season with a 30 game slate and 15 games per team. Opening Monday May 10 at 600 on the Bristol Common features Ascoli's Esso vs Collins Adkman under manager Hector Massa.
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Bristol
Bristol Common
Ascoli
Esso
Collins & Adkman
Hector Massa
Ascolis
Tony Baker
Anthony Ramos
St Elzabeth
Bristol Twilight League
Colt Memorial
Dan Rene In Mr. Mowrey Introduced By John Moore
Dan Rene in Mr. Mowrey event was introduced by John D Moore who chairs the International Service Committee.
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Mr. Mowrey
John D Moore
The
International Service Committee
Springfield College athlete enters AAU Olympic tryouts in Mass
Daniel F Rene of Bristol Rhode Island, a Springfield College Exhibition Team performer, will compete in the National AAU and Olympic tryouts in Springfield Massachusetts on April 27 with finals May 1 at Penn State. Rene is son of Mrs Frank O Rene of Bristol and plans to help the Children's Home on Union Street with a flag pole project.
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Springfield
Mass
Daniel F Rene
Bristol
Springfield College
Frank Silvia
Penn State College
Rene
Frank O. Rene
Union Street
Franklin Street
Stassen Arrives in Providence for Rhode Island Visit
Harold E Stassen Republican presidential candidate arrives in Rhode Island at 11 30 AM by air. He attends a dress conference at the Sheraton Biltmore Hotel holds a private luncheon with Republican leaders and a cocktail party. He speaks at 8 PM at the Elks Auditorium and fields audience questions guided by Thomas Casey Greene chairman. Bristol residents expected to attend.
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Harold E Stassen
Rhode Island
Sheraton- Biltmore
Stassen
Elks Auditorium
Thomas Casey Greene
Rhode Island Republican State Central Committee
Policy Adopted By Commission Oversees North Burial Ground Rules
The commission voted to require grave owners in the North Cemetery to ensure proper upkeep for new Perpetual Care plots. Decay and collapse of wooden grave casings prompt the policy shift aligning with other cemeteries. Edward E Bunn was named chairman and Fred Wilbur new secretary. meeting set monthly.
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North
Reevening
Perpetual Cares
Ee Sarre
Edward E Bunn
Fred Wilbur
J. William Wood
Wand
Ralph F Kinder
Charles C. Connery
Norman E. Benard
Robert A McCaughey
Families of war crimes defendants in Sugamo prison
A wartime report notes Japanese wives and children visiting Sugamo prison for the Tokyo Trials. Wives of Kokaji Hirota and other officials attend daily court sessions while property is frozen and families live in relative poverty.
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Sugamo
Feast of Santo Cristo Celebrated by Local Societies
Elaborate plans for the Santo Cristo feast are announced by the Santicimo Sacramento Irmans Rosario and Fillias de Maria Societies of St Elizabeth's church. The event starts Saturday noon with a salvo of bombs and includes a 7 30 pm procession from the Parish Hall to the church with two bands, a service with sermon, and a band concert before 11 o clock.
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Santo Cristo
Santicimo Sacramento
Irmans Rosario
Fillias de ‘Maria
St Elizabeth’s Ichurch
St. Elizabeth's Church
John P. Marshall
Henry Alfred
John Andrade
John Cordeira
Don Luiz Filipe Society
Independent Club
Madeira Society
The
Greman Daughters of Portugal
Honor Pupils And War Criminal Kin In Japan
The Kido family illustrates postwar Japanese attitudes toward relatives of war criminals. Marquis Koichi Kido, once Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal, faces trial. His son says many social circles shun criminals’ families and a public life retirement is expected. The son notes income from the Bank of Japan and recalls the emperor's constitutional role.
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Kido
Marquis Koichi
John L. Burke
Thomas J. Jannsen
Thomas C.itharurica
Bank of Japan
Hirohito
Bristol Man Makes Nat's Scholastic Society
Mrs Katsuko Tojo wife of the ex Premier refused to be interviewed. Her freckled daughter at the door said Mother knows how it will turn out with my father. The family plans to name the oldest brother as head. Herbert Francis of Bristol was elected to Phi Beta Kappa at the University of Wisconsin Madison. Initiation banquet set May 4 in Memorial Union Great Hall.
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Katsuko Tojo
North American
Newspaper Alliance
Herbert Francis
University of Wisconsin
Madison
Wisc
Memorial Union
University
George T. Ingram Receives P G Knights Pin
Norman J Vermette presents Past Grand Knight George F Ingram with a past Grand Knight pin at a Wednesday K of C meeting. A 25 dollar Catholic Charities Appeal collection followed by mass and sermon. parade plans and a campership for a Girl Scout are discussed. The 50th anniversary committee meets Tuesday at the K of C Hall.
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Norman J Vermette
Bristol
K of C
George F. Ingram
K. of C. Hall
Catholic Charities Appeal
Hoffman
Wood Street
Franklin
Bay View Avenue
Family Trial and War Time Hardship in Tojo Household
In wartime Okinawa a family denies rumors of a ban on attending a trial while noting support from friends sending food. The household displays papered windows and an off limits sign as veterans visit for souvenirs. Finance Minister Kaya has no sons and keeps the family name through a son-in-law.
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Tojo
Okinori Kaya
Kaya
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