Town to consider emergency expenses at December special meeting
Voters will decide on 3200 for Bristol Mfg fire bills plus 4073.89 in emergency expenditures from unappropriated receipts for sea wall repairs, sewage plant control panel, and road repair at Bristol Highlands. Also asked to instruct Recreation Board to pick Asylum Road for a town beach and to pursue legislation for condemnation to acquire it.
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Bristol Mfg. Corp
Rockwell Park
Bristol Highlands
Republican Town Committee
Board of Recreation
Asylum Road
John P. Marshall
Kearney
American Legion
Local Hi Y Attends Conference in Lowell Massachusetts
The 57th annual YMCA Older Boys Conference of Massachusetts and Rhode Island is set for December 6 to 8 in Lowell. Notable speakers include Dr. Frank D. Slutz of Dayton and Dr. Paul T. McClurkin. Bristol delegation lists Edward Travers, William Topaz 10, Joseph Castro, James Fusco, Domenic Raiola, James Celone, and John.
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Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Lowell
Frank D. Slutz
Dayton
Ohio
Paul T. McClurkin
Hadley
Mass
Bristol
Edward Travers
Hi-Y
William Topaz- 10
Joseph Castro
James Fusco
Domenic Raiola
James Celone
John
Girl Scouts Plan Christmas Party for Bristol Troop
Goldenrod Troop I of Bristol Scouts will host a Christmas party at its regular meeting on Tuesday December 17. Mothers and friends are invited. Committee chair Miss Ethel Viera leads Mary Ann Velleca Joanne Squettrita and Doris Murgo with in charge of decorations Anne Carreiro assisted by Veronica Costa Betty Andrade Barbara Maisano and June Remieres.
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Goldenrod
Bristol Girl Scouts
Ethel Viera
Mary Ann Velleca
Joanne Squettrita
Doris Murgo
Anne Carreiro
Veronica Costa
Betty Andrade
Barbara Maisano
June Remieres
Names listed as boys depart by train early morning
James Velleca, Victor Formisano, Michael Sargento, Charles Callan, Gerard Ferrara, Sanford Town, Anthony Matrone and Herrmann Wilbur left by train early this morning with their advisor Anderton.
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Anderton
James Velleca
Victor Formisano
Michael Sargento
Charles Callan
Gerard Ferrara
Sanford Town
Anthony Matrone
Herrmann Wilbur
Fire Chief Gains Authority With New Town Fire Ordinance
The Bristol Town Council enacted a Fire Prevention Ordinance Tuesday granting the fire chief inspection authority for most buildings and ordering removal of combustible materials when risks are detected. Noncompliance carries fines up to 25 dollars plus daily penalties after a 10 day appeal period. The measure, recommended by the National Board of Fire Under writers, includes a public hearing with no attendees beyond officials.
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Fire Department
J. Floyd Huestis
National Board of Fire Underwriters
New York
Bristol
Henry F. Serbst
John W Church
Bristol's New Eagle Scout Michael Flynn is Honored
Michael Flynn 15 of the Panther patrol in First Bristol Troop earns Eagle Scout rank after 22 merit badges. He joined Scouting in 1943, is a Bristol Senior High sophomore, and lives at 19 Collins Street. Flynn will receive the Eagle badge at an December 9 ceremony in Providence with sixteen other Eagle recipients statewide.
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Michael Flynn
Bristol
Boy Scouts of America
Eagle Scout Board of Review
Narragansett Council
Providence
Collins Street
Flynn
Superior Court House
Hope Street One-Side Parking Proposal Explored
Town Council weighs a 90 day trial of one-side parking on the east curb from Constitution Street to Hope and Thames. State Traffic Engineer William Leeman urges 24 hour enforcement and signage, noting merchants often accept the plan after testing. Chief Ferrara calls for a thorough study of the Hope Thames junction to ease congestion.
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Wm. H. Leeman
Hope Street
William H. Leeman
State Division of Roads and Bridges
A. J. Ferrara
Ferrara
Leeman
Constitution Street
Hope
Thames Street
Thames
Planning Board
Appeal Urges Bristol Community Chest Workers to Submit Reports
Supt Edward J Fitz gerald and Mrs Raymond S Brightman urge all drive workers who have not filed reports to send them immediately. Headquarters close at eight tonight. after, reports go to Mrs Brightman at home or by phone (927-W). A contributor list will be published in the Phoenix when ready.
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Edward J. Fitzgerald
Bristol
Raymond S. Brightman
Fred
Japan
Alg
Another Fire At B M C Warehouse
The Bristol Manufacturing Corp warehouse, recently destroyed by fire, again caught fire. Volunteers from the Dreadnaught Hook and Ladder Company fought the blaze for an hour under acting Fire Chief Harry Gray before it was controlled.
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Bristol Manufacturing Corp
Bristol
Dreadnaught Hook and Ladder Company
Harry Gray
Mount Hope Council Xmas Party Planned
The Mount Hope Council announces a Children's Christmas Party on Sunday December 22 from two to four in the afternoon at the club rooms. Neighborhood children and members' kids are invited. John Balzano chairs the committee with Frank Sousa Sr., Jack Gonsalves, Fred Riccio, and Franklin Reynolds assisting. The club voted to donate five dollars to the Bristol Community Fund.
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Mount Hope
John Balzano
Frank Sousa Sr
Jack Gonsalves
Fred Riccio
Franklin Reynolds
Club
The
Bristol Community Fund
Thompson Announces A History of the Declaration of Independence
Charles O F Thompson of this town says his new book is on the press. Titled A History of the Declaration of Independence the work aims to entertain with human interest anecdotes from over 100 sources rather than a dry statistical record.
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Charles O. F. Thompson
Thompson
Mission at St Marys to end with Immaculate Conception service
A women's mission at St Marys Church led by Rev Harold Boyd and Rev Thomas Gilligan will conclude Sunday afternoon with a Feast of the Immaculate Conception service. Beginning Sunday night a men’s mission will run nightly at 730.
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St. Mary’s Church
Harold Boyd
O.P
Thomas Gilligan
Ivy Guild Presents Christmas Play at St Michael's
The Ivy Guild of St Michael's Church will present the Miracle Play under Mrs N Herreshoff Jr on December 10 at 7 30 in the Parish House. Participants include Betty Greer Ella Frances Gray Barbara Newman Elizabeth Perry and Eleanor Perry with Myra Whitman chairing the entertainment committee and aides listed.
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Ivy Guild of
St. Michael's Church
Rat Battle Ends With 820 Dead On Wilton Farm
Adolphe Bufe of Wilton California reports a day long fight against a gray horde of rats swarming his ranch. With a dog two cats poison and a club he saved his chicken flock after the rodents overran the hay field and barn.
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Adolphe Bufe
Wilton
Calif
Bufe
California
Texas
Rats Attack Invasion Atop Farm Hoppers And War Reflections
A wartime diary fragment recounts rats overrunning Bufe’s farm hoppers and fighting the pests with a club while a dog and cats help. The writer then shifts to experiences of living in Japan after the war, detailing housing, labor, language, groceries, and daily life in a remote area with an Army husband.
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Japan
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