Memorial Group completes Action on WWII Memorial Drawing
The World War II Memorial Committee presented the winning drawing by Harkness and Geddes to Town Clerk for council review. Taxpayers will decide at the next town meeting whether to proceed, with copies sent to veterans groups and a note that the enclosure was not included.
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Sinal
Financial Town
Last Arch
Iwn Council
Providence
Harkness and Geddes
John W. Church
Veteran’s Organizations
Adm. Hoover
Pilgrim Virtue Statue Makes 2nd Visit To Town
A Pilgrim Virtue statue tour stop drew a near full church for veneration at Our Lady of Mount Carmel yesterday at noon despite chilly winds. Benediction closed services led by Rev. Joseph Orzano with Msgr. William McGrath presiding. Parishioners touched the statue at the altar as others stood in the crowd. The statue had visited Elizabeth's Church earlier and was brought by Mary Pelland Christine Rich Mary Vescera and Christine Cortelleas. Recited rosary opened the worship, and Fr. Esmond Stringer delivered the sermon on the statue’s tour. The town raised funds at a meeting and $9,789 was appropriated for priests’ accompanying costs, plus $5,000 in an additional sermon allocation.
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Ur Lady of Fatima
Our Lady of Mountarmel Church
Joseph Orzano
Ourady
Mount Carmel
Jlliam McGrath
Scarbor Missionary Society
T. Elizabeth’s
Mary Pelland
Christine Rich
Mary Vescera
Christine Cortelleas
Children of Mary Sodality
Ailken Pillow
Theresa One
Irene Valerio
Alex J. Peloso
Arch
Pereira
Welfare Department Budget Seeks Town Share of 17,123
The 1950 51 budget shows a total of 48 504 with the town’s 30 percent share of 17 123 for departmental costs. Mary E Pereira director released the annual report noting a rise from 12 789 last year and presenting the request to the budget board.
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Department of Public Welfare
Mary E. Pereira
Pereira
Y Executive Praises Local Y M C A At Bristol Meeting
John H. Lehman executive secretary of the Two State Association of Y M C A s of Rhode Island and Massachusetts spoke at the Bristol Y M C A board meeting in the Haffenreffer Room. He praised the local association progress and Albert Means for his work. He urged older men as leaders in boys activities and reviewed the national Y M C A structure. Committees were named by President Bartlett and include executive finance building endowment world service athletic personnel youth and government general agencies industrial. Afterward members toured the new locker and exercise room under construction with showers.
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John H. Lehman
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Haffenreffer
Frederick S. Bartlett
Lehman
Albert F. Means
Bristol ‘Y
Y M.C. A
Bartlett
Roswell S. Bosworth
Arthur J Genthner
Means
John G Stewart
Henry A.’ Street
Genthner
Mr Bosworth
William D. Hall
Endowment
Charles. B. Rockwell
World Service
John D. Moore
Athletic
Domenic V. A Capone
Joseph Murgo
J. Foster F. Price
Samuel D. Clark
Industrial
Clarence R. Spece
Mardi Gras Bridge At St Marys Club Draws Large Crowd
Over 50 tables were in play at the Mardi Gras bridge sponsored by St Marys Mothers' Club in the church auditorium last night. Mrs Edward J Newbold was general chairman of the event. Special prize winners were first prize Mrs Sebastian Ber.
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St. Mary's Mothers’ Club
Church Auditorium
Edward J. Newbold
Sebastian Ber
Ash Wednesday Services Begin Lent Across Parishes
Special Ash Wednesday rites mark the start of Lent with mass times at St Marys St Elizabeths Our Lady of Mount Carmel and Trinity Episcopal Church. Ashes blessed distributed and Stations of the Cross set for Friday evenings with morning and evening services noted.
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Ashythe
Bristol
St. Mary’s
St Elizapeth’s
Our Lady of Mountarmel
Trinity Episcopal Church
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
St. Elizabeth’s Church
All Night Fire Crew Responds Rapidly To Chimney Fire
Bristol fire crews on all four stations stayed on duty through one of the coldest windy nights. Chief Robert J Anderson bunked at Hydraulion Station as a general alarm answered for a chimney fire at Eagle Bar 171 Bradford Street just after 9 pm. Oil burner flames sent embers up the chimney but the blaze was controlled quickly in near zero weather with minimal damage.
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Bristol Fire Department
Robert J Anderson
Hydraulion
Eagle Bar
Bradford Street
Virgil
Record Cold Grips Town Overnight
Temperatures plunged to multi year lows with unofficial readings showing eight to ten below zero and five below at the Plant Avenue plant. Veterans Home on Metacom Avenue registered two below while winds hindered foot traffic and kept shoppers indoors across town.
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George R. Fish
Plant Avenue
Veterans
Metacom Avenue
Hope Street
Sylvia elected Bristol GOP chairman in clash with past leader
Frank J. Sylvia of Bristol was elected unopposed Friday to succeed Dr. John R. Bernardo as chairman of the Republican Town Committee at the Hotel Belvedere. The move marks the first GOP chair since 1935 with Bernardo retiring due to illness.
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Frank J. Sylvia
Bristol Narrows
John R. Bernardo
Republican Town Committee
Belvedere
Sylvia
GOP
Bernardo
Bisbane
Leroy L. Dean
Gilbert C. Hoover
USN
Francis J. Murphy
J. Floyd
Huestis
Lucien Capone
Radio Hams Aid in Emergencies and Belgium’s Unlicensed Transmitters
The piece recalls licensed radio amateurs helping Red Cross and agencies during outages while noting Belgian police contend with rising unlicensed transmitters in rural Flanders. They compete with the national system, earning about five francs per played record.
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Belgium
Radio pirates capture Palliaterke signals at Geel
Report describes unlicensed radio transmissions in Geel and nearby areas. Palliaterke is captured amid police seizures of equipment. Radio Kempencer broadcast drew listeners, with requests and risqué dedications fueling a community uproar and social disruption.
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Welfare Dept
Abbott
Lou Costell
Boris Karlofe
Howard Duff
Marta Toren
George Brent
Randolph Scott
Williams
Victor Jsory
Jane Rich
Roy Rogers and
Trigger the
Golden Stallion
Leo Gorcey
Gand Cleansers
State Street
Tel
Linda
Kathleen Bishop
Raymond Bishop
Catherine Street
Charlotte
Ralph Stanzione
Second Street
Jacqueline Santos
W. Santos
Angelo Marino
G. G. Marino
Valley Street
Jerry Marino
Angelo
Jimmy Riccio
F. Riccio
DeWolf Avenue
Frank J.sylvia
Town
Narrows Man
J. Bernardo
Orlando J. Bisbane
Bristol Rotary Club
The
Narrows
Doan
Committee
Fnn
Robin Hoods
Antwerp
Sons of Kempen
Giant of
Flanders
Stardust
Till Eulenspiegel
Palliaterke
ST. Mary’s C. Y. O. Center
Toots Lemaire
New Orleans
Capehart
At Hope Hardware
Thham
Red Cross
South Africa
Deurne
Radio Palliaterke
Louvain
Geel
Radio Kempencer
Albert
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