V J Day Parade Plans Highlight Rhode Island Event
Six divisions will take part in the V J Day parade Monday announced at a V J Day observance committee meeting. Peter Cav olert Rhode Island's most decorated World War II veteran will be chief marshal and M Spt Robert Mancer will be chief of staff. The parade starts at 10 am with bells and sirens at 1030 am and proceeds from the American Legion Post along Franklin Street Hope Street Church Wood to the Veterans Memorial Park. Wreaths will be placed at four memorials by legion VFW and Italian American posts. A program at the park follows at 11 am with Gen Jon M McGreevy as principal speaker and Dennis J Roberts among brief speakers. Alberto Russo and Fortunato Caruso also appear as master of ceremonies and observance chairman respectively. The Kingsmen Drum and Bugle Corps will play the Star Spangled Banner and a benediction by Msgr Charles H Lynch closes with a Little League game.
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Peter
Lert
Rhode Island
Marshall
Robert Mancer
American Legion Post
Franklin Street
Hope
Church
Wood
Veterans’ Memorial Park
American Legion Hall
Bradford Streets
State
Hope Streets
Town Hall
American Legion
F.W.D.A
Jon M. McGreevy
Fov Dennis J Roberts
Alberto Russo
RI Veterans’ Home
Fortunato Caruso
Descendants Sought for Bristol 275th Pageant Roles
S Morton Giles calls Bristol families to volunteer for the 275th anniversary historical pageant. Descendants of Gorham Drury Bosworth DeWolf Bradford Howe Hopkins Colt Church Gladding Pearse Usher Perry Wardwell Diman Guiter Reynolds Herreshoff Munroe Coggeshall Marshall Rockwell are invited to perform, contacting Giles at Martin Hall or Mrs Theresa Donovan, pageant chair.
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Bristol
Andrews School
S. Morton Giles
Martin Hall
M. Theresa Donovan
Gurney Named Bristol Community Fund Campaign Chairman
Lester Gurney III has been appointed general chairman of the Bristol Community Fund annual campaign. He will organize the campaign to run in October after the fund withdrew from the RI Community Chests. Gurney previously served as vice chairman in 1954 and residential division captain in 1953.
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Gurney
Community Fund
Lester Gurney III
Bristol Community Fund
Frederick S. Bartlett
Bristol Community Fund, Inc
RI Community Chests, Inc
Congregational Church
Si Lban’s Lodge F and AM
Doric Club
Rotary Club
Yacht Club
Civic Industries Committee
N. E. Gas Association
Narragansett Electric Company
Leah Young Cited For 48 Years Service By Bristol Town Council
Leah B Young was honored at a Bristol Rhode Island town council meeting for forty eight years of continuous service in the town clerk's office. Council President Joseph F Bruno presented a framed resolution praising her dedication and urging best wishes for retirement.
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Leah B Young
Joseph F Bruno
Miss Young
Bristol
Rhode Island
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Charles H Lynch
Phoenix
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Leah Young
Council
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Joseph Gomes
Topsy
Swansea
Providence-Fall River Road
Market ST
Newport Cutoff
Asvester
First National
Brookside
Cloverdale
Mirabel
Finast
Broilers
BOLL
Turkey
Statler
Golden Rose
Saltines
Bartlett Pears
Californis
Valencia
Dill Gherkins
Pread Bakery
Ian
Fanning’s
Hae
Toar
Carmote
J.T. Cconnell Supply Co
Thames Street
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