Bristol Boy Scout Week to Kick Off 35th Anniversary
Plans advance for six major events leading to Bristol’s 35th Scout anniversary celebration. Activities run February 6–13 with town government day by scouts on February 7, a radio broadcast February 8, church attendance, and the anniversary ball on February 13. Eagle Scout dinner set for March 6. other events March 13 and a closing banquet March 31. Committees led by Merfyn Clay and Walter Walander coordinate program, finance, reunion, and Eagle dinner details.
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Bristol Boy Scout
An- Bristol
Kearney
Joseph P. Quartaro
Algiers
Drum Corps
Isary
Walter C. Walander
Rudolph
F. Haffenerffer
Daniel W
Bristol
Repairs Planned for Faulty Fire Alarm Valve
Town Council acted Tuesday on Councilman F J Murphy fire commissioner proposal to replace a badly worn valve at the U S Rubber Co fire alarm. The plant will install a new $115 valve at its own expense, the board to authorize purchase using Unappropriated Receipts due to emergency need.
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F J. Murphy
Murphy
U. S. Rubber Company
US Rubber Company
Board of Fire Engineers
Businessmen Plan Elaborate 1948 Christmas in Bristol
The Businessmen's Civic Association announced plans for an elaborate 1948 Christmas observance in Bristol. Raymond J Makowsky was named committee chairman to coordinate decorations on Hope Street, community singing, Santa Claus via helicopter, and other features. Drawings with prizes tied to purchases were discussed, with drawings slated near Christmas Day. The effort aims to involve all local civic and fraternal groups as part of a broad community program. James St Angelo presided in Edward Kunz's absence. several new members joined.
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Bristol
Businessmen’s Civic Association
Raymond J Makowsky
Hope Street
Santa Claus
Lee Mercnarites
Edward DuKunz
James St Angelo
Hotel Belvedere
Engagement announced for Miss Helen Alger to William Anderton
Joseph C Alger of 19 Cole Street announces the engagement of his daughter Miss Helen B Alger to William Anderton son of Mr and Mrs Alexander Anderton of 26 Burton Street Anderton is employed at Collins and Aikman Corp in this town Miss Alger helps manage her father’s news store on Hope Street
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Joseph C Alger
Cole Street
Helen B Alger
William Anderton
Alexander Anderton
Burton Street
Anderton
Collins & Aikman Corp
Miss Alger
Hope Street
Bristol Boy Scouts to Hold Town Paper Drive
Town-wide paper drive planned by Bristol Boy Scouts on Sunday January 18. Residents asked to save old paper and magazines and watch the press for further details.
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Bristol Boy Scouts
DeLeo Named Temporary Building Inspector by Town Council
Ralph DeLeo, local contractor and National Home Builders Assn director, was appointed temporary Building Inspector upon Otis M. Bailey's recommendation. Bailey received a leave of absence from January 15 to March 1 for Florida. The move, subject to Town Solicitor Capone's approval, follows Bailey's annual report showing 1947 permits valued at 401 197, down from 467 538 in 1946, and notes on inflated permit values used to mislead inspectors and tax assessments.
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Otis M. Bailey
DeLeo
National Home Builders Assn
Rhode Island
R. I. School of Design
Bailey
Florida
Lucien Capone
Bristol
Paul A Herzig l
DeLese
Bspre
Council
Bristol Man Heads Ten-Thirty Club President
Thomas P Warren of 10 Constitution Street Bristol was elected president of the Ten-Thirty Club at the annual Warren meeting. Alfred J Raiter Louis Guida Fred C Broomhead Prescott B Paull Rome Asselin Louis Romano and William Hutchins elected to the board. The club will meet Mondays at 10 30 AM instead of daily as in prewar years.
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Thomas P Warren
Constitution Street
Warren
Alfred J. Ratier
Louis Guida
Fred C Broomhead
Prescott B. Paull
Romeo Asselin
Louis Romano
William Hutchins
Bristol Polo Club seeks zoning exception for polo field
H Wardwell and Weir P Williams petition Bristol Zoning Board of Review to permit polo on J Griswold Avenue as an athletic field with admission and taxes. The board scheduled a public hearing for February 5 and heard support from local groups including the White Rail Polo Club now Bristol Polo Club.
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Bristol
H. Wardwell
Weir P. Williams
Board of Zoning Review
Exchange Club
Industrialaveas
Zoning Board
Connell To Be Speaker At Holy Name Banquet
Francis Connell of U S Rubber Bristol plant will be the principal speaker at the Annual Holy Name Society Banquet at St Marys auditorium on Sunday January 25. James M Flynn chairs the arrangements committee with Rev Charles Curran Rev Austin Smith and Norman J Vermette among invited guests.
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Connell
Francis Connell
U S Rubber Company
Bristol
Holy Name Society
St Mary’s Auditorium
James M Flynn
Charles C Curran
St. Mary's Church
Austin T. Smith
Norman J. Vermette
Bristol Council
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War Memorial Music Shell Planned for Bristol Common
The Exchange Club and Aims Committee outline a Bristol War Memorial music shell on State Street side of the Common with nearby dressing rooms and comfort stations. Three cost plans exist 40000 35000 and 30000 dollars with council referrals for Recreation and Planning Board by Feb 3.
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Exchange Club
Exchange Club Committee
State Street
Hammill
Board of Recreation
Planning Board
Financial
William Cross
John Andrade
Clara Dimond
Henry Wood
Florence Thompson
Pauline A. Bruno
Marion Davis to Speak at Bristol Women’s Club
The Bristol Women’s Club hosts its regular meeting at the YMCA on Monday evening January 12. Miss Marion Davis will substitute for Miss Margaret Appleton and discuss Early Rhode Island Houses and Their Builders with illustrations.
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Bristol Women's Club
YMCA
Marion Davis
Margaret Appleton
Rhode Island
Wildlife Federation Banquet and Meeting Planned in Rhode Island
Dr. Ira N. Gabrielson president of the Wildlife Management Institute will keynote the Rhode Island Wildlife Federation annual banquet and meeting on January 14 at the Crown Hotel. The event is open to the public with business in the afternoon and a banquet in the evening.
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Ira N. Gabrielson
The
Wildlife Management Institute
Rhode Island Wildlife Federation
Crown Hotel
French Foreign Legion Draws German Enlistees
An AP dispatch notes about 3,000 German soldiers have enlisted in the Foreign Legion, reinforcing the famed corps long central to France's colonial empire across decades.
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French Foreign Legion
France
German Contingent Near Limit for Legion Membership
The article notes the German group must not exceed 25 percent of the Legion’s total strength, estimated at about 15 000 men. It cites ongoing efforts to screen applicants from disrupted countries to prevent enlistment of former Nazi stormtroopers secret police or German officers.
DuPont Questioned at Kiel Recruiting Center
A man enters a Kiel recruiting center and states in a German accent that he is Dupont born in Paris, detained by Nazis and deported to Germany. An officer records the name and nationality and asks further questions to verify truthfulness through standard intelligence methods.
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Kiel
Legion
DuPont
Paris
Germany
Identity tests in the Legion probe Dupont’s papers
An officer tells Dupont that he need not show papers if he wants to be called Dupont in the Legion. If he withholds papers, investigators expect to uncover his real identity in most cases. Officials also test for physical fitness and to reveal former Nazis by tattoos.
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Dupont
Legion
Enlistment Rules for Legionnaires in Marseille
Former Nazis are dismissed and German officers are barred. New recruits undergo a third security screening at Marseille. Intelligence officers determine prior military training. Accepted volunteers sign five to twenty year contracts and travel from Marseille to Sidi-Bes-Abbés in Algiers to join the 116 year old Corps.
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Sidi-bes-Abbés
Algiers
French Foreign Legion Roots in Monarchy Era Traditions
The French Foreign Legion traces its founding to 1832 under King Louis Philippe and continues the monarchist tradition of renowned foreign regiments such as the Royal Hanover, Royal German, Swiss Guards, and Scots Guards in French history.
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Forei . Legion
Louis-Philippe
Royal
Hanover
Scots Guards
Legion recruitment and pay in the Foreign Legion
The text details a Legionnaire signing bonus of 9 500 francs about $79, four years pay at six francs daily, and overseas combat bonuses. It notes two mechanized units in Indo China, multiple units stationed in French territories with HQ in Algiers, and a diverse maker up. It explains identity verification for officers and that Soviet and French citizens are not admitted.
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Foreign Legion
Indo-China
Legion
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