Miss Young Receives Eagles Honor for Long Town Hall Service
The town clerk's office honors Miss Young, a longtime assistant since 1907, for her 43 years of patient service. She loves helping people and has worked under three town clerks, including John W Church for 31 years, with four staff in the office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Young
Eagles
Herbert F Bennett
John M Coggeshall
John W Church
Franko Brown
Leah Young
Order of Eagles
Larail
Three Children Admit Starting Summer Cottage Fire
Three youngsters aged seven and eight told Policeman Frederick Serbst they started a blaze at a vacant King Philip avenue summer cottage on Wednesday night. They entered multiple homes on King Philip avenue and a Miss Ruth Thompson residence before a candle dropped ignited upstairs flames. Firefighters fought the fire. two volunteers incurred minor hand injuries. Damage estimate not set. insured property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick W. Serbst
King Philip Avenue
Dyer Street
Serbst
Harold Smith
Augustine B. Nerone
Ruth Thompson
Pawtucket Memorial Hospital
Clarence Davis
Charles Luther
Hydraulion Hose Company
Miss Thompson
Mud-Clogged Road To Town Dump Numbs Council Session
A special town council meeting failed to resolve the mud clogged access to the town dump. President Dr Samuel D Clark urged action while council members delayed voting on immediate repairs or permanent improvements. Councilman Millemaggi insisted on delaying spending until taxpayers vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Paul C. Millemaggi
E. Hugh Holmes
Committee to review town roads reports survey Monday night
A town committee named by the council will survey road and street conditions, including new developments. The report will describe conditions but offer no specific recommendations or reconditioning estimates. Joseph Pannone, highway surveyor, notes no financial figures will be included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Pannone
Pannone
Moore Announces Local Personnel in Red Cross Drive
John D. Moore announces captains for the annual Red Cross drive to run March 1 through 17. Rev. George H. Smith is vice chairman and Mrs. Clara L. Diman is executive secretary. Moore heads the corporations division with Carl H. Witherell in business and James E. Sullivan in education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Moore
George H. Smith
Clara L. Diman
Moore
Carl H. Witherell
James E. Sullivan
Rotary Emphasizes High Standards in Rotary
F Kimball White former district governor and New Bedford Rotary president spoke at the local luncheon, stressing Rotary International core: ethics, international understanding, and inclusion. He noted 7000 clubs in 81 countries and about 343000 members, urging members to see Rotary beyond a luncheon club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary International
F. Kimball White
New Bedford
Mass
Rotary Club
White Rail
Rotary
White
Bristol Town Dump Explodes Before Election Clash
The town dump near Métacom Avenue has worsened ahead of the upcoming elections. Council members seek more funds as litigation and road conditions hinder access to the site operated by the contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Werner E. Follin
Bristol
Silver Creek
Minturn Farm
Métacom Avenue
Mt. Hope Bay
Martin Hall School
Bristol Fire Department
Annual Dinner Honoring Pack No 5 Tomorrow
Cub Pack No 5 celebrates its fourth anniversary with the Blue and Gold dinner at St. Michael's Episcopal parish house at 6 o'clock. The event will be attended by youth and adults, with Scout officials, clergy, and friends present. A candlelight advancement ceremony will follow, awarding Lion and Bear badges to named Scouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
Louis Castriotta
Samuel Kinder
Paul Murphy
Kenneth Murray
Frederick Bodell
Donald Campbell
Gary Fillmore
Joseph Moreira
Charles Munroe
George Northup
Matthew Perry
Sidney Pigeon
George Pierce
Nine year old Bow boy loses four teeth in hot trumpet moment
Theron Longley of Bow New Hampshire swallowed four false teeth during a bold trumpet solo. The incident follows an earlier car crash, and illustrates the odd accidents highlighted by the National Safety Council.
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Theron Longley
Bow
N. H
Trumpter Theron
National Safety Council
Chronicle of Odd 1950 Incidents Across the U S A
A confusing jumble notes a Pekin Illinois rail bridge pier incident twice by towboats Franklin D Roosevelt and Harry S Truman Apde. It also mentions Gen e B German of WNAX, a farm safety campaign, an actor's stage accident, Glendale manager suit claim, a Hollywood toddler with a toilet seat mishap, firemen with a saw, and Detroit patrolman pants scare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Ilinois River
Pekin
Illinois
Harry S. Truman
Yankton, D. D
E B. German
WNAX
National Farm Safety Wak
Philip Burrows
Hollywood
Donald Otté
Detroit
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Bristol Boy Scout Bugle
Anthony J. Ferrara
Robert J Anderson
Ralph Barber
Division Street
Rudyard Kipling
Kim
Errol Flynn
Dears Stockwell
Paul Lukas
Robert Douglas
Robin
Steve Cochran
Virginia Grey
Douglas Kennedy
Marjorie Lord
Charlie Chaplin
Kirby Grant
Anne Gwynne
Lynne Roberts
Tom Neal
Russell Simpson
Samuel D Clark
Mack
Frank Brown, JR
RED Cross
The
Phoenix
Pack No.5
K. of C. Hall
Alice
St. Louis Zoo
William Rogers
Maysville
Indiana
Emmett Holsapple
White River
J. W. Short Toledo
Ohiio
Alee
Ji HL Bradford
Richmond
Wilmer
Glendale
Califf
Charles G. ‘McCall
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