Rhode Island State Fair Returns to Kingston After War
The Rhode Island State Fair resumes in Kingston for a 10 day run starting Saturday with a full line of agricultural and industrial exhibits. Governor Pastore and other Eastern governors invited. Children’s Day free for under 15. 4-H and State Grange days featured. wild animal act by Prof. George Keller highlighted among midway amusements and grandstand shows.
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Kingstor
Hamager Cort R. Huincken
Kingston
Cranston
Rhode Island State College
Rhode Asked
Immy Lynch
John O Pastore
George Keller
America
Rhode Island
Playground Horseshoe Contest Yields Senior and Junior Titles
Louis Murgo won the senior singles title by defeating Frank Perrin at the Bristol playground. Joseph Cavallaro claimed the junior singles crown, with Norman Lowrey and Francis Aighie among juniors. In men's doubles, Samuel Ilardino and John Ruggiere won the senior division while Cavallaro and Ed Calandra took the junior doubles. Naomi Souza and Lorraine Souza won the girls doubles, defeating Delores Santos and Dorothy Tavares.
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Frank Perrin
Louis Murgo
Enior
Bristol Playground
Jack Warren
William Croiano
Dennis Cordeiro
George Cravers
Thomas Velleca
Sam 1el Giordino
Wento Joseph Cavallaro
Joseph Motta
Iso
Norman Lowrey
Francis Aighie
Michael Principe
George Mansi
Edward Calandra
Thomas Farrell
Samuel Ilardino
John Ruggiero
Joseph Cavallaro
Ed Calandra
Naom
Lorraine Souza
Delores Santos
Dorothy Tavares
Town Council Tackles Mosquito Control Downtown
The mosquito control division of the Highway Department completed clearing stagnant water ditches and spraying larvae breeding pools in areas including Poppasquash Mul Gut Colt Drive Wood Lawn Ave Silver Creek Sherry Ave and Tan Yard Brook. Two thousand dollars was spent with half funded by the State. future insecticide spraying is planned.
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Highway Department
Reynold Northup
Colt Drive
Wood Lawn Ave
Silver Creek
Sherry Ave
Tan Yard Brook
Bristol
Northup
Defiance Team To Defend Title Sunday
The Defiance Hose Company water battle team travels to Appenaug this Sunday to defend its state championship against Geneva and Appenaug units. Contests begin at 3 oclock after Saturday finals at Crescent Park were postponed due to water shortages. Angelo Andrade captains the Defiance squad with coach John Francis and players Jim Almeida Charles Andrade and Manuel Terra.
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Defiance Hose Company
Appenaug
Geneva
Crescent Park
Angelo Andrade
Defiance
John Francis
Jim Almeida
Charles
Andrade
Manuel Terra
For Sale Hook and Ladder Apparatus at Dreadnaught Station
Official notice from Bristol Fire Board inviting sealed bids for a hook and ladder apparatus. See Chief Fred Guevremont at Dreadnaught Station for details with bids due by 7 30 PM Monday September 20 1948 in sealed envelopes marked Hook and Ladder Offer to the Board. Frank J. Rinald Clerk.
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Dreadnaught Station
Cor High
Church Sts
Bristol
Fred Guevremont
Board of Fire Engineers
Abandoned Rhode Island Trust Company Deposits Listing
The probate court of Bristol Rhode Island publishes a list of unknown heirs and unclaimed bank deposits from 1948. It includes last known addresses for depositors such as Todola Antoinette Marinasco Rudolph and Golden New Jersey assignee State Street.
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Todola, Antoinette Marinasco
Rudolph
Golden
State Street
State OF
Rhode Island
Probate Court
Town OF
Bristol
Bristol High Football Practice Opens for 1948 Season
Bristol High football drills begin tomorrow at 10 a m at Andrews School as Coach Ralph Nash announces Colt varsity candidates and managers meet with Nash and Pansa. Equipment issues and schedules for morning and afternoon sessions from August 30 are planned with an expected turnout of about 65 players. First Annual Ball of St Marys Social Club set for White Rail Riding Club on August 27, Friday.
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Bristol ‘High
Andrews School
Ralph Nash
Colt
Nash
Pansa
St. Mary’s Social Club
White Rail Riding Club
Moren Leads I Corps Rifle Team in Japan
Master Sergeant Anthony A. Moren of 1030 Hope Street Bristol Rhode Island a member of the headquarters Company I Corps Kyoto Japan after two weeks of competitive firing is now a member of the I Corps Rifle Team A 50 percent cut has already been made in the team personnel through competitive firing A Small Bore Rifle Committee has been formed to promote carbine marksmanship among I Corps personnel at range under National Rifle Association rules Moren has served with his present unit since February 3 1947 when he arrived in Japan He entered the Army.
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Anthony A. Moren
Hope Street
Bristol
Rhode Island
I Corps
Kyoto
Japan
National Rifle Association
Athletes Foot Treatment Ad Sparks Caution at Buffington's
An old style pharmacy ad promotes a five minute test and powerfully marketed foot fungus remedies at Buffington's Pharmacy with a 35 cent money back offer. The copy urges customers to try a new foot comfort product and hints at germ killing claims.
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Cape
Buffington's
Daily Health Aid Prices and Brand Listings
A catalog of assorted health and personal care items with their sale prices. Items include Ipana Tooth Paste Midol Tablets Ironized Yeast Tablets Dean's Kidney Pills Cod Liver Oil preparations Patch's Mead's Warner's Palm Olive Shave Cream Sal Hepatica Hubbard's Germicide Beef Iron and Wine Calex Tooth Powder priced from fractions of a dollar to about a dollar fifty.
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Dean’s Kidney
Hubbard
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Lilian R Lee
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Magnesia
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Horlick
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Fletcher's
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