Will Aid Needy Children of Town Vote on Bristol Fund
The Bristol Parent-Teacher Association held a meeting at Reynolds School auditorium with about 100 members present. They voted to authorize President Kullberg to form a committee to set up a fund drawn from an allocated base for the school department under Superintendent J Fitzgerald.
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Bristol
Reynolds Schoolditorium
Kullberg
Toommittee
Fiward J. Fitzgerald
PTA
Fitzgerald
Frederick W. 3Erbst
Anna D. Callan
Kearney
American Legion
Veterans’ Post
Legion
Recreation Board
Bristol Twilight League
Salvatore Maisano
Henry Street
George Soutilier
John Bortes
Thomas Majorano Orlando Bisbano
Joseph Farrell
American Red Cross
Anthony
Agatiero
Vincent M. Securo
Red Cross
Vincent J. Santo
Charles E. Callan
Jeannette Lemaire
Postwar Building Boom Records 1949 Permits and Home Loans
Otis M. Bailey reports 1949 building activity in Bristol with 228 permits valued at 665 337 50 up from 208 permits 522 157 in 1948. New home authorizations rose with 108 permits including 26 in December for Bristol Park development by Castle Construction Co. A 100 lot project is planned after current work. Five commercial permits valued at 89 860 were also issued. Monthly totals show a year end peak of 133 00 in December.
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Otis M. Bailey
Bailey
Bailey’s
Bristol
Castle
Bristol Park
Bristol-Bristol Swim Gains Steadfast Support
Reports from Dr. Samuel D. Clark show Bristol citizens favor a Bristol-Bristol Swim association. He will open his 209 Hope Street office at 5 p.m. Sunday for a meeting of interested residents as talks hint at a formal group forming.
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Bristol, R. L
Bristol
Eng
Samuel D. Clark
Town Coucil
Bristol- Bristol
Clark
Hope Street
Bristol GOP moves to appoint successor to Dr John R Bernardo
Bristol Republicans met to select a nine member nominating committee to name a new chairman for the Republican Town Committee. Dr John R Bernardo, blind since 1934, urged selecting a candidate who truly represents the party rank and file and set a February 17 deadline. John D Hill Jr addressed the meeting on behalf of the Young Republican Club of Bristol.
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Republican Town Committee
Bristol
John R. Bernardo
Bernardo
J. Floyd Heustis
Norman J. Servant
Rebecca %. Herreshoff
Fred M. Dixon Jr
Raymond DeLeo
Henry C Miranda, Jr
George Oliver
Helen K. Coggeshall
Paul C. Millemagn
Republican Party
Millemaggi
Dr. Bernardo
Leroy L. Dean
Orlando J. Bisbane
John P. Marshal
John D. Hill Jr
The
Young Republican Club of
Belvedere
Hul
Town Committee
Annual Ladies Night Set By Bristol Knights of Columbus
Invitations go to all wives sweethearts and friends of Bristol Council Knights of Columbus for the annual Ladies Night on Tuesday January 24 at 8 o clock in K of C hall Edward Pontes chairs the arrangements committee with Anthony Iasiello David J Ferris Ralph K Nash and Jerome J Donovan assisting ex officio
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K of
Bristol Council
Knights of Columbus
Ain K. of C. Hall
Edward Pontes
Anthony Iasiello
David J. Ferris
Ralph K. Nash
Jerome J. Donovan
Thief Returns Five Bucks For Old Wallet Theft
A repentant man from Pawtucket mails a five dollar bill to Buffington's Pharmacy with a note repaying a wallet theft from 1942 or 1943. Arthur M McCaw, the pharmacist, confirms receipt and notes the unusual act of conscience.
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Pawtucket
Buffington’s
Arthur M. McCaw
Arthur
Only One Carnival Allowed on Town Common Says Holmes
Councilman Edward H. Holmes urged the town board to restrict carni vals to the Fourth of July event and use a new Wood Street Park site for other carnivals. He noted a 1950 plan to create a permanent softball diamond on the common and a basketball volleyball court, outlining budget priorities for the year.
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Holmes
Wood Street Park
Edward H. Holmes
Board of Recreation
Wood Street
State
Wood Streets
The
Park Commission
Fears U S Bungled Peace After War Address
Rev. Arthur M. Dunstan of St. Mark's Warren warned the United States may have won the war but bungled the peace. Speaking to the Bristol Rotary Club, he blamed unconditional surrender rhetoric and urged reflection on 49 years of world events from 1900 to 1949, noting Britain, Russo Japanese War, and Germany's rise.
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U. S
Arthur M. Dunstan
St. Mark’s Church of
Warren
Bristol
Dunstan
Great Britain
United States
Trapp Family Singers Delight Bristol Audience
The Trapp Family, led by Madame Maria von Trapp, performed in Colt Memorial Hall Bristol to a full house. They sang unaccompanied, featured religious selections and Bach’s Jesu Joys Man’s Delight with rare instruments, and the youngest member Johannes celebrated his 11th birthday.
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Trapp
Bristol
Colt Memorial Hall
Franz Wasner
Werner Trapp
Father Wasner
Madame Maria von ‘Trapp
Madame von Trapp
Wasner
Jand Base
Johannes
Public Hearing Tonight On Sub Division Rules & Regs
The planning board in Bristol will hold a public hearing tonight at 9 PM in Burnside Memorial Building to adopt sub division and platting rules. The plan aims to protect health and welfare by ensuring developments fit site conditions and provide adequate land and infrastructure including streets, schools, parks, and utilities.
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Bristol
Planning Board
Ris
Burnside Memorial
Platting Board
Stamp Lover Overseas Letters From Bristol Youth
A Bristol Philatelic Society member abroad in Japan, Edward Silvia, writes of stamp collecting passion while serving with the 748th Air Force Band. He thanks the Bristol group for their bulletin and notes exchanges, gatherings, and his Nagoya experiences with local post offices and stamp shops during his posting.
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Bristol
748Th
Air Force
Japan
Phoenix
A. A. Edmonds
Bristol Philatelics Society
Edward Silvia
Joseph Silvia
Metacom Avenue
APO
San Francisco
Calif
Edmonds
BPS
Bristol Philatelic Society
Nagoya
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Dakota Way
Trucolo
Bud Abbott
Lou Costello
Dick Powell
Andrews
Dana Andrews
Marta Toren
Stephen McNally
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Old
Amsterdam
Gop
Dr. J. Bernardo
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