Budget Board Hears Police Highway and Sewer Needs
Police, highway and sewer heads presented 1940 budgets totaling 50 173 32 to the budget committee led by Frank L. Doran. Police seek 18 944 with 2 860 for two patrolmen and pay raises, highway requests 18 475 32 for street work and trucks, and sewer asks 12 764 due to unpaid bills and flood related costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank L. Doran
Finance Board
Ernest G Brown
United States Rubber Company
Anthony J. Ferrara
J Floyd Huestis
Police Department
Highway Department
Paul A. Herzig
Richard Connery
Reynolds Northup
Oh Doctor postponed as Bristol seniors stage operetta
Unfavorable conditions after the storm force Bristol high school seniors to postpone Oh Doctor to tomorrow night. Tonight’s show will go on with tickets for Thursday honored Saturday. Principal Edward J Fitzgerald announces first offering of the year in Colt Memorial high school auditorium.
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Doctor
Bristol High School
Edward J Fitzgerald
Colt Memorial High School
Theresa Donovan
Nancy D Bosworth
Earl P Rounds
Oh Doctor
Doctor Drinkwater
Peter McClure
Weakly
Shirley Heibecker
Crossly
Edna Atkinson
Doctor Cutten
Willam Conley
Slaughter
Pearso P Mathewson
Doctor Coffin
George H Murray
Rainbow
Henry Hambrick
Bessie
Marys
Arsello
Honor
Margaret Remieres
Madam Chere
Agnes Andrade
Glory Drinkwater
Florence Jordan
Pancho
Pasquale Parisi Philip
William A Bottomley
Jim
Gabriel Saviano
Charles Abate
Bob el Moniz
Cynthia
Margaret McGann
Manuel Franklin A. Reynolds
J Puva
Mrisbane
J. Celone
the Pilgrim
Gilda Silvia Katherine Conlan
Helen Roderick
Mary Palumbo
Mars Grima
Eva Mello
Emilia Buccio
Mary DuPont
Margaret Greene
Bertha Cabral Fleanor
Soldone
Tean Malafronte
Perry Denies Poor Bookkeeping
Manuel Perry proprietor of the Bristol Cleansers and Dyers denied in court the claim that his bookkeeping was inefficient. He said the system is standard for similar businesses and noted charges against Perez were dropped because no useful information could be obtained.
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Manuel Perry
Bristol Cleansers
Dvers
Mero Perry
Perez
Council To Receive School Board Resolution
A school committee resolution favoring inclusion of janitors and other municipal employees under the Social Security Act will be presented to the Town Council next Tuesday night. Drafted by Elmer S Mapes Superintendent of Schools, it mirrors a Newport move and seeks support from Rhode Island senators and representatives.
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Elmer S Mapes
Newport
Bristol
Theodore F Greene
Peter G Gerry
Flarry Sandager
Charles Fo
Rhodess
Callan Company Offers To Aid Doctors
Callan Construction Company owner Callan advised Bristol physicians that the large bulldozer stands ready in case of an emergency to open blocked streets. The work will be done gratis, it was said.
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Bog Gen To HO Callan
Callan Construction Company
Bristol
United States Rubber Company
Daniel W Coggeshall
Washington Bridge
Providence
Washington Street
Guiteras School
Carr Manufacturing Corporation
Franklin Street
Callan
US Rubber Company
Colt
Bradford
Hope Streets
Newport
St. Michael’s Church
Bristol County Water Company
Bristol Recovers Fast From Worst Blizzard in Years
Bristol digged out after a Northeast blizzard torn through Wednesday into Thursday. High winds and ten foot snow drifts blocked highways and stranded autos as 75 WPA workers aided plowing. power outages persisted in parts of town while fire and police departments supported emergency needs. A maternity case transported for Warren, a newborn daughter, and no major fires marred the storm.
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Bristol
Providence
Fred Guevremont
Richard Connery
WPA
A F D'Angelo
Warren
Bristol Police
Warren Town
Lawrence Ashton
Tots
Ann
Ashton
Hydraulion Engine and Hose
Johnson House
Hope Street
Samuel D Clark
State Street
Hockman
Medeiros
Narragansett Electric Company
New England Telephone Company
Bristol Neck
Hase Company
Joseph Paul
Electric Company
Belvedere
Judge
Edward L. Leahy
Walliam F. Vanderbilt
Newport
High Street
the Leahy
Bristol Seeks Police Court for Traffic Violations
Bristol officials ask lawmakers to create a local police court to handle minor traffic offenses. The measure, backed by Police Chief Ferrara and Town Council, would impose fines from $1 for first offenses and apply to infractions like overtime parking and all night parking. State law cases remain in district court. The proposal is drafted by Town Solicitor Hammill and likely to be introduced by Rep. Magee.
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Ferrara
Bristol
Finance Board
General Assembly
Anthony J Ferrara
Joseph A Hammill
John R Magee
Paul Siple's Antarctic ascent from Boy Scout to Byrd leader
The piece recalls Paul A Siple once an Eagle Scout and now the Byrd expedition western base leader. It notes his Antarctic flight east of Little America sighting mountains and extinct volcanoes and discusses career guidance for youth finding fitting work.
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Fagle
Admiral Byrd
Antarctic
Byrd
Paul A Siple
New York Times
South Polar
Paul Siple
Little America
Richard E. Byrd
USN
Edsel Ford Range
Arthur Sulzberger Bay
Raymond Fosdick
Paul A. Siple
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Sewer Dept
Sewer Department
Donat J. Gladue
Constitution Street
Collins and Aikman
Gladue
Court Street
Doran
Budget Board
Work Relief Bureau
Brown
Colt Seniors
Marlene Dietrich
James Stewart
Destry
Charles Winninger
Mischa Aner
Brian Pdowlevy
News Reel Cartoon
Nick Tracy
Walter Pidgeon
Rita Johnson
Nick Carter
Lowell Thomas News Reel
Broadwit
Pat O’brien
Olympe Bradna
Roland Young
William Boyd
McNamee
News Beel
Perry
Callan Company
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