Beetle champion J de Wolf leads Bristol crew in New England
Jim de Wolf of the Bristol Yacht Club retains New England junior beetle boat title at West Falmouth Cape Cod where Edgewood’s Tom Hazelhurst and Coles River sailors finish second and third. De Wolf’s family ties and harbor sailing mark a long beetle tradition. Fran de Wolf to skipper Bristol in the senior championship on August 19.
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Jim de Wolf
Bristol Yacht Club
New England
de Wolf
Edgewood
Tom Hazelhurst
Bristol Club
West Falmouth
Cape Cod
Chapequoit Yacht Club
Coles River
Hazelhurst
Fran de Wolf
Serbst and Clark Discuss Damp Fires at Wardwell Disposal Site
Councilman Henry F. Serbst said he met with Dr. Samuel Clark of the former administration to plan action for the Wardwell Farm Disposal Area. They agreed not to turn the fires issue into politics and to assess operation costs and maintenance while pursuing a reliable water supply and rebuilding Hopeworth Avenue as access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry F. Serbst
Samuel Clark
Wardwell Farm
Bristol
Hopeworth Avenue
Red Cross Flood Relief Appeal From Bristol Branch
The Bristol Branch of the American Red Cross seeks funds to aid floods in Kansas and other mid western states. The Bristol Phoenix columns are opened for this appeal. Checks should be made to American Red Cross Flood Relief or Red Cross. Previous acknowledgments total $9,000 with several local donors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
American Red Cross
Kansas
Mid-West States
Bristol Phoenix
Red Cross
Canon
A C
Elizabeth Colt Mowry
H. B. Burnham, Jr
Earl G. Sturdevant
Agreement Reached On New Company Wide Contract
Frederick T. Goff of U S Rubber Co announces negotiations on a company wide agreement and wage issues are complete. The contract will be signed today with a joint New York announcement by company and union. Workers at the local plant had voted to strike two weeks ago amid speculation of a 12 cent hourly raise and a union shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick T. Goff
U.S. Rubber Co
New CD Head Is WWII Vet Gordon Fleming Named Local Civil Defense Director
Gordon L Fleming a WWII veteran and longtime Collins and Aikman employee has been named the new local director of Civil Defense. He has served as an assistant Civil Defense director and has worked for the firm for 12 years. He lives on Peck Avenue and is married with a six year old daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon L. Fleming
Peck Avenue
New
Civil Defense
Fleming
Collins and Aikman
Local Girl And Partner Win In Tennis Doubles
Miss Gladys Brightman and Miss Lynva Greenberg won the Manning Street Women's Doubles at Providence defeating Mrs Janet Hecht and Miss Joan Wheeler 1 6 8 6 6 3. Hecht and Wheeler led 5 2 in the second before fading after two match points.
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Manning Street
Providence
Gladys Brightman
Lynva Greenberg
Janet Hecht
Joan Wheeler
Lawn and Garden Day at Kingston Aug 23
The U S Department of Agriculture and the Farm Bureaus of the University of Rhode Island present the fifth annual Lawn and Garden Day in Kingston on August 23. Exhibits and talks cover fertilizers lawns flowers and gardens. The event begins at 9 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S Department of Agrculture
Farm Bureaus
University of Rhode Island
Kingston
Dax
Bristol Firemen Travel to Massachusetts Muster in North Andover
Forty Bristol firefighters will depart by bus at 9 am as they join East Greenwich in an old fashioned muster. Seventeen members toured East Greenwich to meet local crews while aiming to win support to host a New England muster next Fourth of July. Raymond Brightman, engineer on the Merchants Limited, plans to attend and proceed to the muster after work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman J. Servant
Bristol
East Greenwich
North Andover
Mass
New England
Raymond S. Brightman
Merchants’ Limited
the Minster
Grand Lodge of Masons of
Rhode Island
Winfield Scott Solomon
Square and Compass
Doric Club
Warren
Portsmouth
John E. Lejeune
U. S. Marines
Levi B. Edwards
Annual Concert To Be Saturday At Colt High
James Velleca announces the State Board of Education program will feature Robert Gray and his band at Colt Memorial High School on Sunday at 8 o clock. Miss Hazel Twiss sails two arias and lighter songs including Summertime, closing with a medley of Bomber tunes. Other highlights include a Righetto selection and the overture Zampa by Herold.
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James Velleca
State Board of Education
Robert Gray
Colt Memorial High
State Board
Hazel Twiss
Gray
George Gershwin
Herold
School Committee Votes To Lease Taft School
The School Committee voted to lease Taft School to St Elizabeth's Church for the coming year and appointed two teachers while reappointing nine on a temporary basis. They plan a 50 pupil limit until a new parochial school on Munroe Avenue is finished and approved bids for painting Colt Memorial and Guiteras libraries.
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Taft
St Elizabeth's Church
Henrique R. Rocha
Munroe Avenue
Magician Bill Williston to perform benefit show tomorrow
William Williston known as Bill Williston a comic magician will headline a benefit for the Congregational Church Bazaar tomorrow. He travels light carrying a briefcase magic act and has appeared on vaudeville television and in wartime USO benefits.
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Buill
Williston
Congregational Church
Bill
William Williston
Met
Armiasa C. Williston
FDR
Bill” Williston
Milton Berle
Gil
USO
Daniel Coggeshall
Catskill
New York
Colt Memorial High School
Bryant and Stratton College
Prudence Island Church Marks 25th Anniversary
Prudence Island Union Church celebrates its 25th anniversary with a Sunday service led by Rev. Frederick F. Driftmier of Bristol First Congregational Church. A Saturday afternoon program will follow the anniversary observance. the church’s founding traces to 1926 when locals Sydney Davidson and James T McCaughey fostered a summer worship site on Pier Street with humble accommodations and community donations.
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Prudence Island Union Church
Union Church
Prudence Island
Frederick F. Driftmier
First Congregational Church of
Bristol
Sydney Davidson
James T McCaughey
Sand Point Hill
Hornby Replaces Werner Follin On Sewer Commission
The Town Council unanimously elected Gordon L. Fleming to replace the vacancy caused by Gilbert Hoover as head of civil defense. Bertrand Hornby was appointed to the sewer commission, replacing Lt. Werner E. Follin. The meeting also revisited liquor license decisions and bush disputes on Meadow Lane. A Sept. 8 hearing was set for two license applications.
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Gordon L. Fleming
Gilbert C. Hoover
About Face
Meadow Lane
Bertrand L. Hornby
Shaw Road
Sewer Commission
Werner E. Follin
Special Sewer Project Committee
Wood Street
Bradford Street
Brampton Flower Town of Canada Tour Visit
The group visits Brampton known as the Flower Town of Canada population 8000. Dale Estate hosts autographed roses and vast greenhouses covering 38 acres where 200000 roses are picked daily. Brampton hosts many florists with former Dale Estate workers starting new businesses.
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Brampton
Canada
Goodby
Toronto
Sheraton Hotels Limited
Dale Estate
Luncheon at Ontario Agricultural College With Minister Kennedy
The author recalls a luncheon hosted by Ontario's Minister of Agriculture T L Kennedy at the Ontario Agricultural College in Brampton. He notes broiled steak and then details his search for the group after seeing a softball game on campus, spending several minutes wandering halls before locating them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brampton
Ontario Agricultural College
Ontario
T. L. Kennedy
Junior Farmers of Ontario Sport Day at the College
The Junior Farmers of Ontario held their annual sports day at the college with soft ball as the main event. A correspondent notes the province wide attendance, unique pitching styles, and a lunch break before missing a bus and bonding with photographer Clint Melville who drove to Hamilton.
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Ontario
Hamilton
Clint
Melville
Segond City Canada Stop At Royal Bot Gardens
Traveler recalls a brief visit to Segond City Ontario known as Canada’s Pittsburgh and praises the Royal Bot Gardens as a show place visited by hundreds of thousands each year.
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Hamion
Ontario
Segond City
Canada
Pittsburgh
Gar
Farewell Note From Ganner Marks End of Era
Fragmentary text recalls a farewell with Ganner and Sood, hinting at an ending story and the cent waterfalls motif. The readable parts imply a personal departure or reflection tied to a specific place and individuals.
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J. de Wolf
N.E. Beetle Champion
Clark
WWII
Colt High
Emilia A Bucolo
Bristol Senior High
Louise Ruggiero Brackett
Burton Street
Oliver School
Bucolo
Brackett
Nellie L Donahue
State Street
Edward J Fitzgerald
Rose M McIntyre
Miss Bucclo
McIntyre
Fitzgerald
Miss Donahue
Margaret M Ruggiero
Ester V. Vitek
Helen R Perry
Helen H. Gallo
Emily B Camara
Ann E. Sousa
Virginia L. Martin
K. Virginia Borges
Colt Memorial School
Guiteras
Hector F. Bellavance
Bristol Senior High School
State Department of Education
An Dvorak
Gene Evans
David Brian
Arlene Dahl
Barry
Mercedes McCambridge
Paula Lee
Monte Carlo
Stephen McNally
Fuchnicolor
Council
New Haven Railroad
Mirror
Hyde Park
Europe
Miller and Palmer
Homestead Casino
Pier Street
Madison
Harriet) Cram
Chase
Island
Hornby
Werner Follin
Paul A. Herzig
Serbst
Paul C. Millemaggi
Rego Construction Co
Metacom
Grace V. S. Huestis
Joseph Edmonds
Vernon A. Gray
Huestis
Smith Avenue
Kirkemuit Avenue
Fire Department
Tri Bute
Somerset
Ronald Reagan
Mona Freeman
Billie DeWolfe
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