Bristol Proclamation Honors Lord Mayor Visit
A special Bristol Rhode Island Town Council session on August 8 1958 proclaimed a day of friendship with Bristol England. The proclamation notes shared heritage and urges citizens to welcome Lord Mayor and Mrs Chamberlain during their American visit. The document was signed by Council President William P Sousa and Town Clerk Anthony J Dennis Jr. A separate report recalls arrest of Carmine Defusco 39 and accomplices Arthur Botelho and Samuel Correia after a failed break-in at Dudek Bowling Alley on 1913 Hope Street with two off duty officers arresting them.
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Bristol
England
Avon
Bristols
Atlantic
Rhode Island
A.D
William P. Sousa
Anthony J. Dennis, Jr
Carmine DeFusco
Franklin St
Warren
John Dudek
Hope St
Parade Route and Parade Marshal Invite Veterans
Parade route runs from Bradford Street through Hope Church High State Wood to Veterans Park for patriotic exercises. Parade time is 9 30 in the morning. Joseph A Arouca chief marshal invites all veterans not in a veterans organization to participate.
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Fire Engineers
Marce Bradford St
Hope
High St
Hope St
Church St
State St
Wood St
Veterans Park
Joseph A. Arouca
Free Movies At Cedarcrest for Neighborhood Children
Cedarcrest Shores Community Association sponsored the first in a planned series of free movie showings for neighborhood children. Under Manuel Prenda, an Abbott and Costello film drew over fifty attendees, prompting calls from residents to help underwrite future rentals. contact treasurer Joseph Costa at 19 Fatima Drive CL 3-9628.
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Cedarcrest Shores
Scouts To Be In Parade On Bristol War Memorial Route
Local scout groups including Boy Scouts Girl Scouts and Cub Packs will lead a parade with the Rangers Drum and Bugle Corps and the Fire Department under Fire Chief Oscar A Rishe. Veterans groups will place wreaths at monuments on Bradford St Kearney Post and Veterans Memorial Park. Rain will cancel parade and push exercises to Colt Memorial High School Auditorium. John J Letizia, parade chairman, will accompany each commander. Afrouca invites nonmember veterans to participate.
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Boy Scouts
Rangers
Fire Department
Oscar. A. Rishe
Board of Fire Engineers
Oreen
Veterans’ Organization
Bristol
Bradford St
Kearney
Post
St. Lawson
DAV
Veteran's Memorial’ Park
Herman Silvia Post
John J. Udtizia
Letizia
Colt Memorial High School
Afrouca
Richard Lewis Jr Named Executive Director of Children’s Friend
Carl W. Haffenreffer announced that Richard Lewis Jr. has been appointed by the executive committee to succeed Mrs. Nelle Gardner as executive director of Children’s Friend and Service. Gardner plans retirement as of Oct 1. Lewis, born in Norwich, CT, has a BA from Oberlin and an MS from Columbia, currently leads the Iowa Children’s Home Society. He has taught at Ohio State and Drake University and is married with two daughters. Expected to assume duties around November 1, 1958 in Rhode Island.
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Carl W. Haffenreffer
Children’s Friend and Sevice
Red Feather
Richard Lewis, Jr
Nelle
Lane Gardner
Oberlin College
New York School of Social Work
Columbia University
Mr. Lewis
Middle West
Iowa Children’s Home Society
Des Moines
Iowa
Ohio State University
School of
Drake University
Lutheran Welfare Society of Iowa
Home purchase chance offered by Nunes Agency seek price
Reduction ment it is within reach of al most anyone. If you have considered the purchase of your own home, this might be it. The NUNES AGENCY sugests you look at it and offer a price you consider reasonable. Owner suggests $11,200. Call CL 3-006 ace Ae appelatentt. Af ter 5:00 p.m. call CL 3-6725 Advertisement.
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NUNES
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Phoenix
Frank L. Martin
Arthur Botelho
Samuel
Correia
Neys
John Milton
Frank A. Barba
Paul Blouin
Cedarcrest
Owniaanagern
Cullden‘s Friend & Service
Lewis Iit
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