Elderly Providence native recalls Mustang Island past and civic duty
Joseph L Buffum, born near Mustang Island, recounts a wild coast past and Corpus Christi growth. A former builder with Herreshoff ties, he reflects on Civil War era trade, his health, and ongoing community service through his church Men’s Union amid a shift from cattle to resort status.
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Mustang Island
Providence
Joseph
Buffum
Herreshoff Manufacturing Co
Corpus Christi
Texas
Bie
Men’s Union
Old Timers Edge Official Team In Grudge Bowling Match
The Old Timers bowling team of the U S Rubber cable department defeated the Official Team 1832 to 1831 in a weekend grudge match on Dudek's alleys. Winners earned a spaghetti feed at the Silver Moon Cafe in Warren.
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Cable Department of
U. S. Rubber
Dudek
Silver Moon
Warren
Scout Board Honors Three as First Bristol Scouts Feb Meeting
The First Bristol Troop board of review advanced Joseph Motta to first class and Anthony Nastri and Carlton Pinheiro to second class. Motta earned badges in chemistry art poultry keeping rabbit raising and pigeon raising. Explorer Leader Raymond A. Sartini was named Explorer advisor and Bristol County district committee member. Drum Corps plans delayed and new shirts and uniforms discussed. Troop Four outlined winter activities with emphasis on advancement and hiking. Blue and Gold Dinner for Cub Pack 4 set at St Michael's Parish house with 54 Scouts attending. awards to be presented.
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Board of Review
Bristol
Boy Scouts of America
A. Domenic Ruggieri
Constitution Street
Joseph Motta
Anthony Nastri
Carlton Pinheiro
Motta
Raymond A. Sartini
Bristol County District Committee
Sartini
Drum Corps
Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and
Mary Silvia
Scout Hall
St. Michael’s Parish
Abraham Lincoln
First Congregational Church
Causes of horse sleeping sickness and swamp fever
A veterinary bulletin states these horse diseases usually start through the skin rather than the stomach. Viruses survive in feed and water, but infections typically enter via biting insects or careless handling of instruments, not the digestive tract.
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Veterinary Medical Bulletin
Health Facts on Tuberculosis and Prevention Measures
This Bristol District Nursing Association sponsored column explains tuberculosis impact on Americans, age-related mortality, and complications. It notes noninheritance, transmission from infected adults to children, and historic bovine TB via milk. It highlights streptomycin promise, cattle tuberculin testing, pasteurization, and chest X-ray as preventive checks.
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United States
K.s
The
Bristol District Nursing Association
Perfect Attendance At Elementary Schools Reported
Report lists students by grade from Valley, Oliver, and Burton schools for the first semester. Names include John Almeida, Raymond Nastri, Thomas Alegria, Mary Alves, Louis Stanzione, Catherine Knight, Benjamin Cruz, Ellen Leahy, and others.
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John Almeida
Joseph Antinucci
Timothy Buteau
Paul Murphy
Robert Usher
Cecelia Estrella
Robert Manchester
Joseph Ciullo
Paul Mancini
Richard Travers
Katherine Bisbane
Geraldine Botelho
Barbara Machado
Margaret Sardinha
Daniel Amaral
David Borges
Thomas DaPonte
Marguerite Cruz
Patricia Marshall
William Ferrara
Frank Miranda
John Pimental
Frank Silvia
James Sousa
Barbara Aquilino
Tonella Pereira
Patricia Phillips
Joyce Squatrito
Thomas
Carol Metcalfe
Lillian Garrity
Anna Xavier
Viola Valante
Ronald DeLuca
Anthony Annarummo
Carmine Puniello
Louis Romano
Theodore Spece
Elizabeth Costa
Ann Marie Proto
Priscilla Ruggiero
Ruth Salcone
Elizabeth Sardinha
Thomas Alegria
Daniell DuPont
Peter LeClair
John Romano
Joseph Teixeira
Nelson Weaver
Linda Aguiar
Sue Antinu
Michael Proto
Richard Ruggiero
John Foster
Joseph Nenna
Charles Ruggiero
Louise Barboza
David August
Kenneth Marshall
George Northup
Albert Pompei
Peter Salcone
Robert Silvia
Catherine Knight
Rosemary Lane
Lucille Mansi
Diane Mirinda
Maria Malafronte
Gerald Marshall
Oliver
Joseph O’gara
Michael Iacovelli
Jaumita Iacovel
Oregon Timber on the March to Protect Forestlands
Oregon launches a $10 million program to safeguard 750000 acres of state forest land in the largest rehabilitation effort to date.
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Oregon
State of
Hobo For Fomemakers Broadfoot Reports Food Shortages
Susan T. Broadfoot, Home Demonstration Agent for Northern Rhode Island, notes scarce supplies of fresh fruits and vegetables in New England with prices rising. A Texas freeze threatens citrus and some vegetables. Best buys include potatoes parsnips sweet potatoes apples and cranberries. Two recipes accompany the item: Scalloped Apples and Sweet Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes with Bacon and Nuts.
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New England
Texas
Collins and Aikman Expands New York Office Space
Collins and Aikman Corporation signs a lease for additional office space at 210 Madison Avenue in New York, doubling its quarters as demand grows for furniture and automotive upholstery and wear woolens. Occupancy expected around May 1. plants are located in Philadelphia Roxboro and Norwood North Carolina.
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Collins & Aikman Corporation
Madison Avenue
New York
W. F Bird
Philadelphia
Roxboro
Norwood
N. C
Girl Scout Troops Host Valentine Activities and New Members
Girl Scout units held Valentine events across troops with plays, songs, and crafts. Brownies Troop 11 staged two plays, Marigold Troop 2 enjoyed a party, Bluebird Troop 4 planned Icecaps trip, Columbine Troop 3 welcomed six new members, and grooming badges plus law recitations marked meetings.
Sea coal named from North Sea seams and sea trade
Coal mined by Neptune refers to seams exposed by wave action on the North Sea shores and called sea coal by 13th century Britons. London also relied on sea traffic for coal, and the term persists in parts of England.
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North Sea
London
England
Paul A Herzig Nominated as First Councilman Candidate
The Republican Party presents Capt Paul A Herzig as its candidate for First Councilman in Bristol Town's March 14 1951 election. He served ten years on the Town Council as Highways committee head and directed major Public Works improvements, including a centralized fuel station and better bookkeeping. He also chaired the local OPA during World War II and earned governor citations for service. He and wife live at 32 Cooke Street. son Oscar P Herzig is chief engineer for a Big Inch pipeline project.
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Republican Party
Paul A. Herzig
Bristol
Republican Town Committee
Herzig
Capt. Herzig
Department of Public Works
O.P.A
Pru
Dence Island
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Joseph L. Buffum
Cable Department
Holmes DiPietro
Romanowicz
Staples
Mascena
Fenice
Flash Ferreira
T. Monaro
F. Sousa
S. Sousa
S. Alves
S. Freitas
RED Cross
Susan T. Broadfoot
Rhode Island
Collins and Aikman
Girl Scouts
Cardinal Birds Troop
Charles Burke
Joseph DuPont
Gloria Richardson
Bremen
Thomas Jannsen
Alfred Newton
Marigold Troop No. 2
Bluebird Troop
John Egan
Ralph F. Kinder
Egan
Columbine Troop 3
Ann Marie Alessandro
Cecilia Estrella
Joan Andrade
Mary Bragantin
Norma Racheco
Eleanor Calouro
Patricia Vollaro
Eleanor
Marie Maturi
Neptune
Vernie Munro
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Warren, R
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Daughters of Isabella
Hope Howe
Frank J. Sylvia
John P. Marshall
Fred J. Guevremont
Paul C. Millemaggi
Henry F. Serbst
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