Fuel Costs for Six Town Schools Revealed
A town report shows fuel spending for six school buildings from February 1908 to February 1969. Coal use totaled 195 tons 620 lbs of anthracite and 93.5 tons of bituminous, costing 1819.73 dollars plus 15.25 dollars for wood, grand total 1834.98 dollars. Each building’s coal and wood costs are itemized, noting Oliver school’s high heating cost due to superior ventilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colt Memorial High School
Philip Brady
Byfield
Oliver
Valley
Burton School
Middle District School of
Bristol Neck
North East
Metavoin Avenue
Colt Memorial High
Rubber shoe plants announce extensive January shutdowns
The Maiden and Melrose factories of Boston Rubber Shoe Co a unit of United States Rubber Co will shut down for a month starting Jan 27 due to bad weather and stockpiled goods. About 3000 workers, 56 000 pairs daily output, Midwest and New England plants affected across Millville Malden Meridise Naugatuck Goodyear plants. The National India Butcher Co denies imminent shutdowns. some departments run overtime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maiden
Melrose
Boston Rubber Shoe Company
United States Rubber Company
Ebai
W .D.F. ‘Brown
National India Butcher Company
Als
Millville
Woonsocket Rubber Co
Mass
Woonsocket
Malden
Métrdise
Goodyear Metallic Rubber Shoe Company
Goodyear India Rubber Glove Company
Naugatuck
Conn
R F D Question on Bristol Warren Rural Routes
Captain Turner sought consolidation of the Warren and Bristol rural routes to provide double daily service. The Post Office Department declined, citing policy against duplicating routes and extra costs. Congressman Granger replied that Warren route may proceed, with Bristol-Warren consolidation unlikely due to expense, staffing, and lack of funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert N. Turner
Bristol
Rhode Island
Warren
P Degrayw
Turner
Congressman Granger
Hope Street
R. L
Captain Turner
Post-office Department
T He Department
Plan for Bristol rural free delivery extension
Captain Turner outlined a plan showing two towns and all roads in outlying districts for rural free deliveries. He aims to petition the Post Office Department to extend Bristol route rather than consolidate routes, hoping for success. The extension would cover South Warren including Bridge Street Greene's Landing and South Main Street to near Warren post office with one daily delivery from each office, totaling two daily deliveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Captain Turner
Granger
Capt. Turner
Post Office Department
Bristol
South Warren
Bridge Street
Greene’s Landing
South Main Street
Warren Post Office
Altar Boys Entertained at St Marys Church Parsonage
Altar boys of St Marys Church were entertained by Rev Thomas Gillan at the parochial residence on Wednesday evening. The program featured recitations by Edward Morris Bristol Ferry Joseph Duffy Timothy Walsh John Murphy and Herbert O Rourke among others, vocal and violin solos by Thomas Downey Stephen Garrity Daniel Dwyer and Tronian Downey, a quartet with Garrity Daffy Walsh Gallen and others, and Father Gillan played the symphony organ. A fine supper followed and each boy received a prayer book with the pastor’s blessing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St.Mary’s Church
Thosian J.gillan
Edward Morris
Bristol
Ferry
Thomas Downey
Joseph Duffy
Stephen Garrity
Daniel
Timothy Walsh
Stephen
Gillan
New Time Table for Sunday Schedule Changes
A new Sunday timetable updates local car schedules on Suburban road and routes to Providence Barrington and Riverside. City Hall Bristol Burton Street service times change to start at 5.85 am with hourly runs to 11.15 pm including late night options. Providence-bound and Bristol-bound runs are detailed with staggered departure minutes and turnout stops at Warren Barrington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Éfeft
Ehioh
Patrona
Bristol
City Hall
Providence
Barrington Power House
Burton Street
Riverside
Cara
Burton
Yabben
Warren
Barrington’ Power House
Here
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New York
M. W. Schoen
Hope and Constitution Sts
Wardwell
Iniowce
Lumulii
Bristol, R. I
Hale Price
Comet
Tams Men
Connery
Remieres
Cor
Hope and
Bradford‘streets
Cet Remnant Co
Senb St
Pormétly
Kunze
THE
Pawxucket Remnant CO
Napoleon Brouilletie
Charles
Bullock
Mount Hope Ave
John Fempié
Susule
Bope
At.n. I. R. Co
R. N. Turner
Washington
Bristol and
D. L. D, Granger
Hope ST
Edward D. Kunz
Jeweler
Orrician
Providence Télephone Co
Hope and Bradford Sts
Gusto Street
Bristol County Gas
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