Morens Bring Home Pictures From Japan After Christmas
M/Sgt and Mrs Anthony A Moren of 1030 Hope Street return Christmas night with photographic proof of Japan stories. Images show Japanese respect for Americans and a rare Akita dog. a tokonoma displays portraits of their four children.
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Anthony A. Moren
Hope Street
Japan
Phoenix
Sgt Moren
Kyoto
Chibi
Chee-bee
Akita
Sgt. Moren
Richard
Echo Beverage Co
Jean
University of Rhode Island
Jackie
Korea
Betsy
Mysogt. A
Koren
Duke
Morens
Veterans leader urges Truman action against racial attacks
Michael DeLeo national commander of the Italian American World War Veterans of the US writes to President Truman urging firm action against bigoted groups amid church and synagogue attacks and the Florida bombing death of a Black man. He cites civil liberties at stake and encloses a Providence Journal editorial calling federal steps to curb rising Klan influence.
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Bristol
Michael & DeLeo
United States
Harry S. Truman
Florida
America
DeLeo
Providence Journal and Evening Bulletin
Harry S Truman
Washington, DC
World War Veterans of the
Us, Inc
Providence Evening Bulletin
New Lace Co. Building Praised For Excellence
Bristol Lace Works Inc unveils a modern two story lace mill on Buttonwoods Street with 176 by 52 feet, designed by architect William M O Rourke. Edward Clay and son Mervyn lead planning focusing on thermal stability and expansion while green interior finishes ease operator comfort.
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New Lace Co
Bristol
Bristol Lace Works
US Rubber Company
Wood Street
The
Lace Company
Buttonwoods Street
Bristol Mfg. Corp
Carr Mfg. Corp
Willam M O'Rourke
Edward Clay
Mervyn Clay
Clay
Planning Board Seeks Charter Reform to Tackle Bond Failures
The Bristol Planning Board chairman Roger W. Pigeon called for efficiency after a Providence developer sold Bristol lots with a water promise that never materialized. The water bond expired in 1949 leaving buyers without service and prompting Cape Cod style action to compel compliance at a Jan. 10 special meeting.
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Roger W. Pigeon
Town Planning Board
Providence
Bristol
Pigeon
Brookside
Plattng
Lucien Capone
DeCristofaro
Treasure hunt near Lake Erie excites Windsor researcher
Peter J McLean of Windsor Ontario has studied sunken vessels in the Great Lakes and plans to search Lake Erie shores for treasure come spring. Records show over 5,000 wrecks in the past century with millions in value, including the Dean Richmond off Dunkirk containing $50,000 in pig zinc and $141,000 in bullion.
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Detroit
Cleveland
Port Huron
Mclean
Poverty Island
Escanabe
Sam
Great Lakes
Lake Erie
Detroit River
Lake Huron
Point Pelee
Canada
Young Mclean
Wellington Sphears
Capt
Sphears
Capt. Sphears
Ontario
Ohio
Peter J. Mclean
Windsor
Dunkirk
Dean Richmond
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United States Marine Corps
Dana Andrews
Susan Hayward
MY Foolish Heart
Doris Day
Gordon Macrae
Ruth Roman
Virginia Mayo
Gene Nelson
Jane Wyman
James Cagney
Gary Cooper
Randolph Scott
Phil Harris
Patrice Wymore
Uperman
Steve Cochran
Philip Carey
Mar. Aldon
Wayne Morris
Adrian Booth
Veterans Group
Waterbury
Conn
Italy
Ragan
Town Tavern, Inc
State Street
Fabio DeCristofaro
Academy Avenue
Narrows Road
de Cristofaro
Capone
Raymond C. Dyer
Bristol, R
TEL. BR
Jay St. Angelo
Hope Motors
Sam Clark
West Indies
Missus
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