Townies Earn Right To a Leet Mohawks In Finals
Bristol Townies edge Swan Club 8 6 to force title showdown with Manton Mohawks. McCaw and Sousa score for the Townies after a late defensive stand, while Massa and Esposito handle kicking and passing duties in a tight Colonial League semifinal.
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Bristol Business Civic Assoc urges short-term parking relief
The Bristol Business Civic Association asks the Town Council to relax parking rules for three weeks before Christmas. A letter approved by Council President Gilbert Hoover requests removing the 10 am to 6 pm no parking ban on the east side of Hope Street from Franklin to Constitution to aid shoppers and merchants during the holiday rush.
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John W. Church
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Hope Street
Franklin Streets
Constitution Street
Colt Travels To Boston Tonight For Season Opener
Colt Senior High School basketball teams to open 1948 49 season in Boston Gardda against Lexington High School of Lexington Mass. About 100 supporters travel with Coach Art Pansa and the squad. Pansa says offense has been worked on and opening game will be tough with crowds watching the Rhode Island State Holy Cross tilt as the big game of the probable darting line in will.
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Bristol Community Christmas Drive Appeals for Donations
Residents urged to send donations to Bristol Community Christmas Committee. Checks payable to Bristol Community Christmas Committee, via treasurer Charles E. Richards at Hope Drug Company. Any amount welcomed.
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Santa Claus Visits Church Bazaar At First Congregational
The First Congregational Church bazaar opens at 2 tomorrow with a visit from Santa Claus in the De Wolf Memorial Chapel at 7 pm for children to tell wish lists. A Swedish meatball supper runs 5 30 and 6 30 in Guiteras House under Mrs Gruenwald and Mrs Kullburg, followed by an auction at 8 led by Roswell S Bosworth with Norman E Benard as assistant.
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Norman E Benard
Power Needs Limit Lights But Spirit Shines Thru
A group of U S Senators on a hoof and mouth probe tour visited Prudence Island seeking a site for a twenty five million dollar government laboratory. The delegation led by R E Young traveled by helicopter from Quonset with staff and scientists, having logged over 11 777 miles. Prudence Island's northern tip is the favored site.
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Bristol Christmas lighting plan tied to power limits
Engineers urge limiting decorations to current Hope Street scheme as Narragansett Electric warns of high domestic loads. The all community committee hears bids for trees and wreaths while power shortages and transformer costs threaten expanding street lighting in Bristol.
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Cup Defenders Elected Officers In Bristol Meeting
The Cup Defenders Association elected Thomas Majorano president and named Anthony Cupolo vice president at Defender's Hall. New board members include Anthony Du Pont John Sicignano Michael Proto Alphonse Rebello Felix Pasquarelli Charles Abate Gaetano Marabello Frank Arruda and Ralph Quito with Carlo Romano as sergeant at arms. A Christmas party for Bristol youths was planned for December 19 and toys and refreshments will be provided.
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Alphonse Rebello
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Charles Abate
Gaetano Marabello
Frank Arruda
Ralph Quito
Carlo Romano
Passports Denied Aboard British Liner After Sinking
The text recalls panic after the Athenia torpedoing at the start of World War II. Ten days later about 3 000 Americans and Canadians boarded a British liner at Southampton. Passports were withheld by American officials provoking anger at the embassy amid fears of a Lusi tansia prelude.
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Lulsitania
Salute to Warship’s 30 Years at Sea and DP Relocation
A fragment honors a veteran warship praised for a storied record against Germans. The vessel served over three decades at sea and today carries displaced persons to a new home in Ind. The speaker salutes the ship and its crew for steadfast service.
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