Disabled Vets Hold State Drive in Bristol Campaign
The Disabled American Veterans in Rhode Island launch a state wide effort to inform about benefits for disabled veterans. Lawson Raiola Chapter chairman Joseph G. Olivera says about 150 area veterans in Bristol are to be contacted. The drive, backed by national and state DV A offices, operates from Hydraulion Fire Station with service officer Albert Russo guiding inquiries.
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Joseph G. Olivera
Lawsons Raida
Olivera
Bristol
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Raiola
Washington
Albert Russo
R. I
Lawson‘s Raida
Harold Beauregard
Manuel Prenda
Lawson Raiola
Congress of the
U. S
Maurice Pion
National Service Office
Fountain Street
Providence
State Department
Committee Named To Probe Dump Site In Minturn Town
A three member study committee appointed Saturday met Sunday to organize and select Werner E. Follin as chairman and Julio F. Xavier as secretary. Joseph L. Campanella completes the trio as Dr. Samuel D. Clark urges a preliminary study of leasing the Wardwell property for a public dump by Mt. Hope Bay.
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Wardwell
Martin Hall
R. I. Veteran’s
Mt. Hope Bay
Minturn
Atrp
Minturn Farm
Bristol
Xavier
West Roxbury
Boston
Veteran
Marty Biancuzzo to be honored by Bristol YMCA ball club
Bristol notices honor for Marty Biancuzzo a longtime Y member and Twi League stalwart with a 23 year service record. The presentation at Guiteras Field will occur between innings during the Y versus Ascoli's Twi League playoff. Biancuzzo long served as player and coach and remains active as Bristol Townies football coach and YMCA committee member.
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Bristol
Martin
Marty” Biancuzzo
YMCA
Guiteras Field
Ascoli’s
Biancuzzo
War Horse
Bones Cole
Stator
Colt Memorial High School
Olympian
Viking
Bristol Townies
Marty Biancuzzo
Vets Rush For G I Insurance Premium Forms
Bristol veterans lined up at the post office for GI insurance premium rebate forms as nationwide distribution begins. Local posts and veterans groups will supply blanks later this week at Kearney Post Home and the Makowsky Building, with VA guidance on correct completion and use of service serial numbers and birth dates.
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Bristol
Lawson Raida
Disabled American Veterans
Veterans of Foreign Wars
The
American Legion
Kearney Post
Franklin Street
V.F.W
Veterans
Makowsky Building
Hope Street
Bertram W. Wall
V. A
Opening Play Off Tilt Postponed by Weather in Bristol League
Last night's opening game in the Bristol Twilight League playoff between the YMCA and Ascoli's was postponed due to bad weather. The makeup is set for tonight at 5:30 p.m. at Guiteras Field with the second game to follow if needed, and a possible third game Thursday.
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YMCA
Ascoli’s
Guiteras Field
Tomorow
Bristol Harbor Storm Destroys Boats and Damages Property
Southeast winds up to 40 miles per hour lashed Bristol Harbor shortly after noon lifting and driving boats into rocks. The “Onrust” and “Onza” were dragged but moorings held. boats aft of Oliver street broke free, and a home made 18 foot sailboat wrecked on the town beach. Coast Guardsmen aided, several vessels grounded on Prudence Island, and power was restored as emergency crews cleared debris.
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Bristol
Kay
Stuart Barr
Aing
Portsmouth
Astorm
Onrust
U. S. Coast Guards
Paul C. Nicholson, Jr
Bristol Harbor
Nicholas Paradise
Ryan Avenue
Hope Street
Onza
Toljover
Melville Naval Station
William Church
Prudence
Mary Colwell
al Setzer
Elwin Joness
Lois Davies
Cumberland
Elwin
Paul A. Herzig
Church Street
Prudence Island
Earl S. Day
Colt Drive
Nar- Paansett
Barn Blaze Destroys Farm Structures on Metacom Avenue
A general alarm fire completely destroyed a barn, silos, hay, and a cow at Stephen Fales’s Metacom avenue farm. Firefighters faced low water pressure and delayed pump connections. 50 tons of hay were lost amid a drought. Two men saved a cow and a bull, while a second cow remained trapped.
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Metacom Avenue
Stephen Fales
Fales
Antone Sousa
Robert Campbell
St. Elizabeth
Abner Baker
St. Elizabeth Street
Campbell
Acadern
Quiet Weekends Turn Salty as Sailboat Capsizes
Vacation days on the river colony drift by with boating and fishing until a Saturday breeze upsets a small sailboat in the channel. Three occupants were pitched into the water, creating a rare moment that stirred the normally calm harbor.
Howe to discuss Call It Treason on Mary Margaret McBride Show
George L. Howe author of Call It Treason will be guest on the Mary Margaret McBride Program tomorrow at 1 PM. WNBC (660 kilocycles) will carry the broadcast with Howe’s novel recently reviewed by Time Newsweek and leading national papers.
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George L. Howe
Mary Margaret McBride
WNBC
Mr. Howe
Time
Newsweek
Sede New
Work
Mess New Ee Orara Tribune
Stiff Wind Aids Bristol Yacht Club Regatta
Sailed in one of the stiffest winds of the season the Bristol Yacht Club regatta drew a large crowd with 700 spectators. Twenty six classes raced. Onrust and Memory II contended in cruising, Nina won S class, Kewpie topped 12 footers, Andiamo and Rum Dum I won Dyer Dinks, Yankee took Apprentice Beetle, and Kokua led cruising on corrected time with Frolic winning Herreshoff 12 34.
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Bristol
Paul and Sayles Nicholson
Clarence Sayles
Alden Wall
Nina
Gil “Cengdon
Herreshoff
Doug Borden
Kewpie
Frank Pardee
Ted Jencks
Dyer Dinks
Andiamo
Frank Steele
Onza
Townes Harris
Henry DeWolf
Seth Paull
Ralph Stewarts
Barrington’s
Stanley Livingston
GOP Town Committee Set To Meet Thursday Nite
Republicans will convene at Curren and Free man’s office on Hope and State at 8 PM. The American Red Cross exhibit at Bucolo's Market on Wood Street runs for two weeks, detailing Red Cross activities across all its work. Dr John R Bernardo chairs the committee and will preside over the session, the first since spring elections.
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Republican ‘Town Committee
Curren
American Red Cross
Wililman
Corner of
Hope and
State
Orlando Bisbano
Secre- Bucolo
Market
Wood Street
John R. Bernardo
the Red Cross
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Gatsby
Macdonald Carey
Shelley Winters
Barry Sullivan
Betty Field
Ruth Hussey
News Carton
Underworld
Jane Greer Orehead
Ascoli
Florida
Bay
Oliver Street
Everbody
Russ Hawkes
Noel Freeman
Hey
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Jane Kimball
Sackett, Street
Alfred Kimball
Beverly Barron
Lexington Avenue
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Bill Lincoln
Jane
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Rhode Island Yacht Club
Tese
Red Cross
Buccolo’s
G.O.P. Town Committee
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