Post Hopes 100 Donors to Answer Blood Bank Appeal
A Bristol Rhode Island blood bank drive aims to recruit at least 100 donors from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Post home. About 55 donors have already contributed from St Mary’s Providence and seven area nurses, with Legion Auxiliary meals by Mrs Joseph Bigbane and an organizing team led by John J. Sylvia. Donors aged 21 to 60 are asked not to eat four hours prior and to refrain from liquor twelve hours before. No advance appointment needed.
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Ty Post
Post
Bristol
Sylvia
Rhode Island
Legion Blood Bank
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Joseph Bigbane
JZ Jr
Eleanor Sylvia
Helen Grabert
Muriel, Pion
Marie Crabtree
Eleanor Pimental
Eleanor, Desilets
Mabel Belanger
Norman Re
George E. Dion, Jr
Joseph Bisbane, Jr
Bernard M. Grabert
Patchy OCR Summary of Church Leadership Change
An unclear fragment notes a church leader named Peter being submitted or installed as pastor, claiming an eleven year tenure or timing and respect for the role. The text is incomplete and misformatted, but indicates a parish leadership transition.
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Peter
Resignation of Baptist Pastor Futter Gavanson Listed
The article notes the resignation of Pastor Futter Gavanson from First Baptist. He will step down in April after eleven years of service marked by steady leadership and minimal statements amid the change.
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Futter
W. ‘Gavanson
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Resignations and Officers Named at Luther Church Meeting
The annual meeting at Luther Church in Sherk reports resignations and new officers. Elected were Miss Dorothy Vieira and Henry Pedley for key roles, with Wilson as orator and Mrs Esther Hodgdon as secretary. Deaconesses Maxfield and Sc hool superintendent Mrs Young listed alongside youth and education posts.
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Des Eazley Ramsay
Oung
Dorothy Dno Vieira
Henry Ld Pedley
Wilson
Henry Luter
Fred Hodgdon
J Margaret Battcher
Gretary
Esther
Jons
Hodgdon Edley
Spiring
Henry
Arthur Marz
Feira
Maxfield
Nson
Young
Luthig
Roman
Mine Exhibits At Art Museum Planned for ’62
The Bristol Art Museum general committee unveiled a nine‑exhibit summer schedule for the new museum at Linden Place, with openings from June 14 to Oct 15 featuring artists Jane Boardman, William Congdon, Marjorie Lyon, Martha Rockwell Millett, Hugh Townley, Dorothy Holt Manuel, Albert Gold, and others. Plans include lighting upgrades, signage, and fire liability insurance. donations continue to arrive for the project.
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New Art Museum
Wardwell St
Art Museum General Committee
Bristol Historical Society
Court St
Margaret Nerone
Norman Herreshoff
Linden Place
Bruno Explains Colt Farm Park Plan to Town Council
Senator Joseph F Bruno urged converting Colt Farm to a state park and recreational center with 473 acres including nearby parcels. He noted tax loss offset by tourism gains and park concession revenue while preserving the town beach and promised a public hearing before any General Assembly action and a possible bond referendum.
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Joseph F. Bruno
Colt Farm
Chafee
Sen
Buno
RI Development Council
Bruno
General Assembly
Action Delayed On New School Program And Budget
Town council cannot set a date for a special town financial meeting without legislation authorizing borrowing 2.5 million and condemnation of 50 acres for a new school. The council also appointed Emilio Tannuccillo probate judge, David Ferris moderator, and joined zoning board and housing authority appointments. Fire and police reports show low fire losses but rising rescue runs and 1962 arrests and accidents, including on Hope Street and Metacom Avenue.
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Edward J Fitzgerald
Anthony R Berretto
William P. Sousa
Emilio Tannuccillo
Tannuccillo
Democratic Committee
Anthony R. Sperretto
David J. Ferris
John Ruggiero
Louis Medeiros
Joseph Kinder
Antonio Goulart
Frank Centazzo
Edward Woods
John Borges
James Salzano
Arthur Ayres
Anthony J Ferrara
Hope St
Metacom Ave
Shippee Charges School Board With Delay and Obstruction
Harold R. Shippee Jr. accused the Bristol school committee of delays and obstruction at a PTA meeting. He urged residents to act on school construction, lamenting the 19 months since guidance was promised and six months since the survey report, saying Bristol remains without an additional facility.
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Shippee
Harold R. Shippee, Jr
Parent-Teachers Association
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Art Museum
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William Congdon
Marjorie Lyon
Martha Rockwell Millett
Hugh Townley
George Gale
Dorothy Holt Manuel
Albert Gold
Anthony Russo
Stuart Barr
Gladys Paull
Charles M. Connery
Joseph Rezendes
Charles O. Cook
Miss Nerone
Frank Pardee, Jr
Council On Colt Farm Prospects
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William Butler
Marry Gray
Reynolds
Mr. Shippee
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