State pier plan shelved amid shellfish and base concerns
A Bristol state armory site proposed for a marine patrol and shellfish processing faced mixed reaction as officials redirect 20 000 toward Wickford hurricane relief and debate future public pier use while warning against alarm over Soviet advances and reliance on the president’s steady stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Armory
Church Street
Marine Patrol
John ‘L. Rego
Agriculture and Conservation
National Guard
Rego
Bristol
Wickford
Arm‘ory
No Need For Panic In World War Two Context
A historical note recalls prewar fears and the idea that germ and chemical warfare were dreaded with potential to wipe out civilization. It contrasts past nerves with today while listing local notices of births, engagements, naval training, church events, and community announcements from a Pawtucket area town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hitler
Germany
Popular
Bristol News Roundup Highlights Local Returns and Trip
Miss Elsssee Lemaire of Hillside Road has returned from a Miami vacation. DuPont Jr. was elected secretary treasurer of Goddard House dormitory at Brown University. William Hall and family returned from Florida with good weather. Thirty Bristol newsboys joined a three day trip to New York sponsored by the Providence Journal Bulletin, the largest group in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsssee ‘Lemaire
Hillside
Miami
Lemaire
Barrington
Ee DuPont Jr
Joseph DuPont
Eee
Goddard House
Brown University
Bristol Senior High School
Newman Club
William D. Hall
Wardwell Lumber Co
Daytona Beach
Fort Lauderdale
Ocala
Florida
Hall
Bristol
New York
Providence Journal-Evening Bulletin
Letter to the Editor Defends Local Officials and Worker Voices
The writer praises Salvatore Rossi and explains support for town officials, noting many have labored to attract industry. He criticizes a disruptive group saying I am against it, and describes factory workers who travel far and spend on transportation and meals, implying Rossi misrepresented them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvatore Rossi
Solomon
Mr. Rossi
Leopard Skin and Jungle Law Referenced in Beach Terrace Convo
A quirky dialogue references fighting for a home and living by jungle laws. The speaker jokes about wearing a leopard skin and swinging through trees, noting the backward word PROG hints at the direction of the discussion.
Guiteras Band to Enter Solo and Ensemble Festival
Guiteras School band and orchestra will compete in Bristol's first Solo and Ensemble Festival at South Kingston High School on March 3. Sponsored by the Rhode Island Music Festival Association, the event offers certificates and medals across three classifications. Local students listed include Frank Rawson Eugene Massa Margot McGuigan Anthony Josephs Ralph Rebecchi Joanne Costa John Andrade Thelma Reed Jan Russo and others. a post contest clinic with out of state judges will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Guiteras
South Kingston High School
R. I. Music Festival Association
Frank Rawson
Eugene Massa
Margot McGuigan
Anthony Josephs
Ralph Rebecchi
Joanne Costa
John Andrade
Thelma Reed
Jan Russo
Janice Castriotta
Ann Parisi
Elizabeth Almeida
Andrea Nappi
Sonja Kullberg
Eileen Borges
Theresa Medeiros
Marilyn Machado
Alberto Remeires
Colby Smith
Joseph Sardinha
Francis Bruno
Ronald Silvia
Richard Bruno
Anthony Pirri
James St. Angelo
Louis Romano
Patricia Malafronte
Paul Murgo
Louis Goglia
Edmund Borges
Nelson Weaver
Henry Brazil
Marie Ruggerio
Donha Osborne
Jane Silvia
David Perry
Thomas Brown
Marie Malafronte
Lucy Newton
Joseph Almeida Jr
Michael Rucci
Lynn Farrell
Elizabeth Goglia
Five Day Weather Forecast From The City Desk
The temperature tomorrow through Sunday will average near or slightly above normal. Cold tomorrow then warms Friday. Normal values for this period are 33 degrees in the day, 41 in the high, and 26 at night. Precipitation is expected between one half and one inch, mostly toward week’s end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sos Aly Ot
Ik Pecs
Providence
March events lineup at local churches and clubs
A list of community events includes a February 29 spring fashion show by Mothers' Club at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Midway, a February 28 turkey supper by Women's Guild at First Congregational DeWolf Room, a March 3 Rock and Roll Dance by Tri-Town Cavaliers at Cercle Jacques Hall Warren, and a March 11 testimonial dinner for the Kingsmen Bugle and Drum Corps hosted by the drum corps committee and American Legion. Other items: March 12 bridge by Bristol Branch of International Sunshine Society at Midway, March 18 Eagle Scouts reunion dinner, March 17 ham and bean supper at St. Mary’s Church, and March 21–22 musical The Meddlesome Maid by First Baptist Church choir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers’ Club
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Women’s Guild
DeWolf Room
First Congregational Church
Tri-Town Cavaliers
Cercle Jacques Hall
Warren
Kingsmen Bugle and
Drum Corps
Kearney
American Legion
Bristol
International Sunshine Society
Midway
Fagle Scouts
Women’s Guild of
St. Mary’s Church
Church Auditorium
First Baptist Church
Take a Household Inventory to Save on Fire Losses
Fire will break out in 1200 homes tonight and many owners cannot recall every lost possession. Create a five category inventory covering furniture appliances clothes personal items and valuables starting on the first floor and moving up. Include porch yard and garage items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Andrade
Furnis
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Bristol Phoenix
Bosworth
White House
Arthur H. Ryone
High Street
Eugene Francis
Truesdale Hospital
Fall Rives
Louis M. Tavares, Sr
Child Street
Joan
John Furtado
Joseph M. Furtado
Court Street
Town
Leonard S. Rawson, Jr
Leonard Rawson
State Street
U. S. Navy
Warren M. Roberts
First Congregational
Women’s Missionary Society
Eet
Gordon Seagrave
Accom
Charles O'Connor
Joseph Jenks
Pawtucket
CYC
St. Mary’s Auditorium
East Providence
Frank Recupero
Anna Maria Victoria
St. Vincent dePaul Society of
St. Mary's Church
Kimberley Allen
Edward Allen, Jr
Philadel Pa
Edward Allen
P. F. Sturges
Philadelphia
Wallis E. Howe
Charles Keith II
Durham
N C
Sarah
Henry Zook
William Scott Keith
Arthur Levesque
Cedar Drive
Levesque
Stet
Tracy Fotl
Mise Natale Bras
Tarzan
Guiteras Band
Will
Wea
Bowen Motors
Chrysler
Plymouth
Phoenix
Enga
By John Andrade
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