Bristol Heat Wave Tops 118 Degrees Amid Closures
A Bristol heat wave drives the thermometer to 118 F at Bradford Street by 1:15 PM and forces U S Rubber plant and Collins and Aikman Corp to close at noon. Providence forecasts 100 F with continued heat as crowds seek overheated relief and two people suffer heat exhaustion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy
Bradford Street
Bristol
Weather Bureau
Providence
Samuel J. Steen
U.S. Rubber Company
Wesley A. Armstrong
Collins and Aikman Corp
St Elizabeth Cruises To Twilight League Playoff Opener Win
St Elizabeth exploded for four runs in the third and seven in the fourth at Garteras Field to beat Collins & Aikman 12 4 in the Bristol Twilight League playoff opener. Benda Ben pitched well for the Saints before Sam Del Piano secured the win. If St Elizabeth wins game two, the series ends the season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Elizabeth
Garteras Field
C&a
Collins & Aikman Squard
YMCA
Mike del Piano
Bristol
Benda Benevides
Saints
Sam del Piano
Registration for 18 to 25 year olds at American Legion post
The Selective Service will conduct registrations at Kearney Post No. 6 on Franklin Street from August 30 to September 19, 8 am to 5 pm. Norman R. Gravin announced the schedule coordinated by Walter A. Loiselle. Dates assign registrants by birth year with Sept 19 cut off for older ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney
American Legion
Franklin Street
Legion
Norman R. Gravin
Walter A. Loiselle
Paper Drive By Scouts Sunday In Bristol Town
The Bristol Rangers Bugle and Drum Corps will hold a town wide paper collection next Sunday starting at 9 am until all areas are covered. Residents should place bundles at the curb or request pickup if unable to do so. Proceeds fund the corps equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Rangers Bugle and Drum Corps
Fitzgerald
Bristol Historical Society
Newport
Newport Historical Society
Wanton
Lyman Hazard
Bristol
Mon_ lgena
Williamstown
Lenox
Bristol Planning Board hires local engineer for master plan
A Bristol Planning Board vote appointed Julio F Xavier Jr a local civil engineer to draft and finalize a revised master development plan based on the Whitten plan of 1931. The town set aside funds and aims to coordinate engineering work with support from veterans groups and local clubs. Proceeds support the building fund.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Planning Board
William D Hall
Julio F Xavier, Jr
Woods Avenue
Whitten
Xavier
Hall
Harry S. Young Jr
J. Fred Jined
Riccio
Collins-Aikman
Bris
Walter Briggs
Manuel P. Goulart
Walter C. Walander
Arthur Marcello
Bristol X Ray Clinic sees 5729 participants so far
Sewer Supt reports progress on the big community X Ray Clinic aiming to involve 8000 Bristol residents. General chairman Wesley A Armstrong says the survey includes healthy and sick, with transport via call 48-J and the unit open tonight to 8 30 and tomorrow to 7 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Wesley A Armstrong
Mill Pond sewage fears prompt Bristol survey and denial
Health officials warned of raw sewage on Mill Pond at Pappasquash Road. Supt DuPont and sewer crews surveyed Hope Street homes and confirmed no connections to the Mill Pond area while attributing the stench to decayed vegetation and seaweed along the shore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mall Pond
W DuPont
Bristol Sewer Commission
DuPont
Mill Pond
Pappasquash Road
Health Department
Sewer!department
Sousa
Hope Street
Bristol
Main Street
Sewer Department
Hope Stree
Chestnut St
du Pont
Exmen
Mystery Pilgrimage Promises Secrets and Scandals
A fragment hints at a Newport pilgrimage involving intrigue and hidden sites. A transportation director is mentioned as a key figure, with a suspicious note about Miss Miriam J. McCaughey and an annual discovery on September 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miriam J. McCaughey
Ugh
Bristol A A Seeks To Close Gap At Guiteras Field
The Bristol AA meets cellar team Club Mongen ais at Guiteras Field tomorrow afternoon at 3 00 p m in a drive to close the game gap and seize first place with pitchers Dick Harding and Mike Del Piano out. Lou Maisono may take the mound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol AA
Club Mongenais
Guiteras Field
Dick Harding
Mike del Piano
Lou Maisono
Scenic Route Tales Through Vermont And Beyond
A travel diary recounts driving through the Adirondacks to Vergennes Vermont with lake views from Lake Champlain and Thousand Islands Bridges. The author notes quaint towns, strong post office buildings, and impressions of Belleville Bristol Elizabethtown and Montpelier while mentioning school life and a group called TMAPs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Violnt Hope Bridge
Lake Champlain
Vermont
Adirondacks
Vergennes
Westport J
Dan Coggeshall
Dan
Vet Council To Meet State Housing Official On Plan
The Bristol Veterans Council will meet State FHA Director with Legion Hall hosts on September 8 to discuss methods under the Federal Housing Act to relieve housing shortages for veterans. They seek information on housing options and will poll veterans and non veterans for a final plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Housing Administration
Bristol Veterans Council
Legion Hall
Oscar Mersman
Charles J. McCabe
Mersman
Maramani
Council
Leahy
Metacom Street
Miuller’s Corporation
Veteran’s Housing
Bristol Town Practice Set for Guiteras Field
The Bristol Town team champions of the Colonial League will hold a football practice this evening at 1 30 at Guiteras Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Town
Guiteras Field
Hazard to Address Women’s Republican Club Meeting
Republican U S Senate candidate Thomas B Hazard endorsed by the State Committee will speak at the Women’s Republican Club meeting next Monday evening at Mrs Sidney Herreshoff Hope Street at 8 o clock. Officers will be elected and the public is invited, says temporary club secretary Mrs Earl G Sturdvent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas B. Hazard
U. S
State Committee
Women’s Republican Club
Sidney Herreshoff
Hope, Street
Earl G. Sturdevant
Also Mentioned on This Page
Joan Caulfield
William Holden
Jesse James
Missouri
Dennis Morgan
Wayne Morris
Arthur Kennedy
Boston Blackie
Chester Morris
Spencer Tracy
Katharine Hepburn
van Johnson
Planning Board
Guiteras Memorial Junior High School
VFW
Lawson-Randa
DAV
Jimmy Martin
Paul J. Salcone
James F. Meiggs
Planning ‘Board
The
Armstrong
Cub Reporter
Newport Pilgrimage
A.A
Thousand Islands
Canada
Canadian
Thoussand Islands
Belleville
Kingston
Saranac Lake
Lake Placid
Elizabethtown
Mont
Lpelier
Jan
Bristol Harbor
School Board
Troy
New York
Lancaster
N. H
Morse
Chafile
Vet Council
Helen Condon
American Legion Auxiliary Committee
Bristol County
Army
Hannah Hickey
Warren
Adeine Pearson
Barrington
Blue Bird Shop
Max Meyer
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!