Flying Doctor service maps Australia’s vast remote lands
The Flying Doctor program, born in 1928, uses pedal radios and aircraft to deliver free medical care across thousands of miles of barren Australian outback. A child in Dunbar survived a diabetic coma after a doctor’s expedition crossed floods. the system also enables telephones, telegrams, and food drops, with funds from government and private gifts.
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Australia
Dunbar
Austr
Flying Doctor Service
New Zealand
Flying Doctor
Veterans Memorial Park adds trees for war dead memory
Joseph C Kinder tree warden plants sixty three trees for World War II victims and two for the Korean Conflict at Veterans Memorial Park. Alberto Russo notes plans to replace a large Linden. The project features Norway maples willows Carolina poplars and sweetgum with additional changes planned.
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Veterans Memorial Park
Joseph C Kinder
Carolina
Alberto Russo
Veterans Council
Army Drops Plans for 16 New Houses at Base
The U S Army appears to have halted plans to build 16 single family homes for married servicemen at the guided installation in this town. The houses were to sit on lots of 8 000 square feet in size.
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U.S. Army
Massa To Attend Special Course At New Brittan
Hector Massa, boys’ physical director at the YMCA, will leave Sunday for a week long refresher course in physical education at New Brittan. Conn Directors from the eastern seaboard will attend. The course will be run by Springfield College and cover supervision teaching and problems of physical directors. Nearby land was zoned for 20,000 square foot house lots adjacent to the Nike launcher site at the Ferry. The Army housing plan was not confirmed, but three year leases for single family homes are being signed. Seven homes leased, nine awaiting approval.
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Hector Massa
YMCA
New Brittan
Eastern Sea Board
Springfield College
Nike
the Ferry
Anti-Aircraft Command
Bristol
Tiverton
Island Park
Coast Guard
Palmida
Customs House
Providence
Spar
Quonset Point
Flyer’s
Provincetown Mass
Del Toro Brothers Open Potato Chip Business in Bristol
Andrew and Joseph Del Toro announce Del's Pride potato chips will operate from 23 Catherine Street Bristol. They have run a Woonsocket plant and move aims to boost hometown employment especially for high school students with part time after school work. They expect full operation by Monday and may expand if Bristol cooperation is strong.
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Bristol
Andrew
Joseph del Toro
Del
del Toro Brothers
Catherine Street
Woonsocket
Town approves vault expansion plans at Burnside Building
Town Clerk Anthony J. Dennis Jr. gains council approval to pursue vault extension on the Burnside Memorial Building site. Architect Wallis E. Howe reportedly has preliminary plans. $14,278 in funds from unexpended World War II balances are available for the project amid concerns over space and fire protection for vital records.
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Anthony J. Dennis, Jr
Northeas
Burnside Memorial
Wallis E. Howe
J. Floyd Huestis
Howe
John W. Church
Town Confronts New Water Bills At Council Meeting
Town officials flagged charges from the Bristol County Water Company after new rates took effect September 1. The town historically received free water in exchange for tax exemptions on water company property and now asks why bills were issued without notice and whether hydrant charges replace a prior flat fee. The council targets exemption status and reviews the $60 per hydrant annual charge amid a revaluation showing company property listed at about $1.5 million versus $664,000 last year.
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Joseph J. Gallagher
Town Water Authority
Bristol County Water Company
Bristol
Fire Companies Plan Dinners For January Meetings
Plans for annual dinners and meetings were set by four local fire companies at their Wednesday sessions. Hydraulion Hose Co will dine January 5, Dreadnaught Jan 12, Defiance Jan 19, and Ever Ready Jan 26 with committees named for each unit including officers and notable members.
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Hydraulion Hose Co
Dreadnaught Hook and Ladder Co
Defiance Hose Co
Ever Ready
Engine and Hose Co
Regatta shifts from Bristol Harbor to East Greenwich next season
The Narragansett Bay Yachting Association plans to formalize on Monday night that East Greenwich will host a three day regatta next season, moving Bristol Harbor’s annual race week elsewhere. Bristol admirers lament the change as East Greenwich, Newport and Bristol rotate the event. The Bristol regatta is tentatively set for July 26, with quahog dredging and local boating activity continuing along the coast.
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Bristol
East Greenwich
Narragansett Bay
Bristol Harbor
Newport
Francois L. deWolf
N.B.Y.A
Council defers action on cement hopper odds and ends
Town Council again defers ruling on the Robin drive cement hopper by Castle Construction Co as building inspectors and Town Solicitor Frank L. Martin prepare a legal opinion. The report cites lack of permit, questions on zoning, and suggests a temporary exception to allow equipment housing while the matter remains under study.
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Robin Drive
Castle Construction Co
Frank L. Martin
Mario Bozzi
Angelo Almeida
Chester W. Williams
Rhode Island Veterans' Home
Lucien Capone
Nino Palazini
The
Joseph D. Accardi
Harold Dennis
Hopper
Palazini
Zoning Board
Almeida
Bozzi
William P. Sousa
Martin
Capone
Accord
Council
Margo
Joseph Gallagher
Blount Marine Corp
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Norman J. Servant
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