First US salute by France marks 178th anniversary tale
February marks the 178th anniversary of the first salute to the American flag by a foreign power France on February 14 1778 aboard the Ranger near Quiberon Bay Captain John Paul Jones received a thirteen gun salute that was answered with nine guns by Vice Admiral La Motte Picquet The event is recounted from Jones report and Dr Ezra Green’s journal in consular communications with Silas Deane.
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Loire River
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U. S
Silas Deane
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Republic
la Motte Picquet
Mount Hope Bay Tests Planned by State Sanitation Chief
Walter J. Shea announced Massachusetts will test Mount Hope Bay to gauge if Fall River’s reduced raw sewage discharge has cut bay pollution. Fall River has expanded year round chlorination. Taunton’s status remains seasonal. A framing plan by the New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission envisions Class A shellfishing near Bristol, Class B open to bathing, Class C near Fall River.
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Walter J. Shea
State Division of Sanitary Engineering
Fall River
Shea
Clarence I. Sterling
Division of Sanitary Engineering of
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Bris
Tol Shores
Sterling
Taunton
Massachusetts State Department of Health
U. I. Division of Sanitation
Mountain Bay
Bristol
Ne Eed Shea
New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission
Bay
Saturday Hop Benefits Heart Fund Drive
Miss Regina C. Farley announces a teenage hop at the YMCA to raise funds for the Heart Fund Drive. The Melody Kings orchestra provides the music, donating services. proceeds go to the Heart Fund Drive treasury as the YMCA lends the gym for the event.
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Miss Farley
Heart Fund Drive
Regina C. Farley
Local Fund Drive
YMCA
Melody Kings Orchestra
Jack Paiva
Frank, Silvia
Joseph Marshall
Frank Goulart
Heart Fund Drive Treasury
Y M C A Directors Discuss Space Needs and Renovation
The Y M C A board reports the building is becoming too small for current use as mid season activities surge. Albert F Means says attendance at last year’s board meetings was best on record and the 1888 structure remains in good condition despite needed renovations. A plan for repairing and modernizing the Howe Memorial Room was proposed for later consideration.
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Albert F. Means
Y.M.C.A
Haffenreffer
J. Foster Price
The
Means
Benjamin Hazen
Foster Price
Howe
John Fell Howe
John .D
Moore
World Service Committee
Junior Varsity Ends Season With Strong UNBEATEN Run
The Bristol Y M C A junior varsity basketball team leads the Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island Two State Y M C A League with 12 wins and no losses and will close the season this week. Tonight they play Fall River Y M C A in Fall River and Friday host Fall River in Bristol. Readouts include Pawtucket 34 32 and 53 39 Taunton 54 47 74 61 Providence 49 34 46 42 Newport 57 54 48 42 Attleboro 61 58 81 31 Woonsocket 62 59.
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Massachusetts
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Y.M.C.A
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Fall River
Pawtucket
Taunton
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Newport
Attleboro
Woonsocket
X-ray Clinic To Be Held At Rockwell House
Miss Thyra Carlson of Bristol District Nurse announced a Monday at 1 30 pm X ray clinic at the Rockwell House.
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Rockwell House
Thyra Carlson
Bristol District
Colt to meet La Salle in Class C playoff tilt at Barrington
Colt faces La Salle Academy in a Thursday night Class C preliminary playoff at Barrington High Gym at 8 p.m. The winner advances to the March 1 quarterfinals against Woonsocket. Colt sports a 11-3 season with 981 points scored and 834 allowed while La Salle sits at 10-2 with 801 points for and 623 against.
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LaSalle Academy of Providence
Barrington High Gym
LaSalle
Providence College
Woonsocket
Maroon
Washington Letter on 1780 Army Support Display at Bristol
Bristol Historical Society displayed a four page 1780 George Washington letter to Evelin C. Bache in commemoration of Washington’s birthday. The manuscript, noting Philadelphia ladies gifts for soldiers, suggests linen shirts for the troops. Display runs through Friday and Saturday with a concurrent exhibition of antique boxes baskets and samplers led by Mrs Calbraith B Perry. Dr David Lovejoy of Brown University spoke on Rhode Island elections before the Revolution.
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George Washington
Bristol
Evelin C. Bache
General Washington
Philadelphia
Frank L. Martin
Washington
Calbraith B. Perry
David Lovejoy
Brown University
Society
Rhode Island
Professor Lovesby
Wits
Town to seek sewer upgrades at April meeting
The town plans to propose several sewer system improvements at April town meeting. Major item is a relief line in Mt Hope Avenue serving Buttonwood Avenue industries and nearby residences to prevent storm back ups. Also discussed are a comminutor at the disposal plant, a cess pool truck, and a boiler for plant heating. Minturn Farm extension tied to an industrial park study may follow. Mt Hope line cost about $50,000. Minturn Farm extension about $30,000.
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Fairoe
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Franklin Street
Louis Tortorice
Ledge
Ingram Heads Study on Bristol Sewer Plan
George T. Ingram Jr was elected head of a new sewer study committee at an organisation meeting. Albert V. Pearson was named secretary. The panel will study possible local taxes and sinking funds for town sewers. Louis Medeiros, sewer commission chair, urged a report within a year if possible. The seven members come from both town and outlying areas, forming after a stalemate over extending sewers to outskirts.
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George T. Ingram, Jr
Oestnew
Albert V. Pearson
Louis Medeiros
Sewer Commission
Medeiros
Bristol
Battery C 243rd Open House Tomorrow Town Salutes Outfit
The town hosts an open house at Guiteras Jr. High School tomorrow 7:30 to 9:30 showing Battery C 243rd Gun Battalion fire power as part of a nationwide recruitment drive for Washingtons Birthday.
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Washington
Guiteras Jr. High School
Th” Battery
Residents Asked To Display Flags In Honor Of National Commander
Kearney Post No 6 of the American Legion asks Hope and High street residents and local merchants to display the American Flag on Thursday to honor National Commander J Adding ton Wagner who will visit the Kearney Post Home on Franklin street and sign the dugout walls beside former commanders.
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Kearney
Franklin Street
Help Heart Tag Day on 24th in Bristol
Heart Fund outlines a 24th Bristol tag day with 50 volunteers canvassing busy streets and stores. Contributors receive plastic heart pins while a Sunday 2 to 4 pm house to house collection aims to push toward the 1254 dollar campaign goal. A recent Friday food sale nudged the drive about 102 dollars closer to the target.
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Bristol
Heart Fund
Benjamin Ebersmen
Edward J. Newbold
Raymond Makowsky
Frank L. Martin
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