Town Of The Month Cont from Page 2
A feature on Bristol area institutions highlights Colt Memorial High School Guiteras Memorial Junior High School and Martin Hall School for speech difficulties plus Columban Fathers Seminary. It notes the Central Office on Court Street with 24 operators handling 45200 daily local calls and 900 AB calls daily from Providence as Bristol’s toll center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Bristol
Henry C. Adams
John D. Wells
Civil Defense Moves Into High Gear Amid Skyrocketing Interest
A New York Times report from December 9 1950 notes rising public concern over civil defense, congressional action on funding, and a push toward a nationally uniform program. It cites a plan for 3.1 billion dollars over three years with 54 percent federal share and details on shelters stockpiles and emergency materials. Millard Caldwell Jr. becomes civil defense administrator as momentum grows.
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New York Times
Washington
Congress
Hiroshima
House
Senate
Joint Atomic Energy Committee
James J. Wadsworth
Wadsworth
Civil Defense Organization
Millard F. Caldwell, Jr
Florida
Caldwell
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Court Street
Dorothy Foster
Frank R. Seaver
Newport
Clarence J. Ingalls
Allan F. Lays
John Shaw
Warren
Lorenz Dahl, Jr
Buffington
Providence Telephone Company
J. H. Young
Nora Almy
Providence Company
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Civil Defense
Federal
Civil Defense Administration
Idaho
American Municipal Association
Fiorello
la Guardia
Bay View Ave
Silva‘'S
Radio & TV
Hallicrafters
Silva
MAM
Tayel & Skeree Tun
Bristol County “Water ‘Co
Ree
Cine Eee
Eero NT CL Ag
Peepee
Bristol Motors
Hope St
BUICK
Studebaker
NASH
Kea
Nyee LT
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