Colt Edged by North Kingstown in Overtime Fight At Andrews Gym
North Kingstown defeated Colt 51 to 49 in overtime after a rough game at Andrews gym. A bench-clearing brawl saw Al Osterberg and Art Cla iress exchange punches as referees and police intervened. Colt trailed early but led late in the fourth before Sprague scored the deciding basket for Kingstown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colt
North Kingstown
Andrews
al Osterberg
Art Clairess
Kingstown
Ed Mullen
L. W. Kirkland
Osterberg
Clairess
R. Johnson
Sprague
Central Falls
South Kingstown
P Sprague
Curry
Scott
Brown
G. Johnson
Lischio
Notice of debt responsibility by Joseph Belanger
Joseph Belanger of 812 Prospect Street Bristol R 1 states he will not be responsible for debts contracted in his name by anyone else from February 5 1945. The notice limits liability to the individual and clarifies personal responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Belanger
Prospect Street
Bristol
Marshall
State Department of Roads and Bridges
Federal Public Roads Administration
Wood Street
New Guinea Meeting Sparks Bristol Bonds Between Soldiers
Pvt Emilien A Desmarais of Bristol and Pfc Nicholas Ascoli of Lincoln Avenue met at a New Guinea base after over a year overseas. Desmarais, from a Field Artillery Battalion, had not yet met a Bristol friend and they shared stories of home in December. Desmarais is son of Mr. and Mrs. George Desmarais of 56 Constitution Street. Ascoli is son of Mrs Maria Ascoli of Lincoln Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Guinea
Pvt
Emilien A. Desmarais
U. S. Army
Nicholas Ascoli
13Th Aaf
Desmarais
Bristol
Pfc
Ascoli
Pvt. Desmarais
George Desmarais
Constitution Street
Maria Ascoli
Lincoln Avenue
Catholic Y Plans February 21 Spa Ghetti Supper
A Catholic Y committee including Alfred Ferreira as chair plans a February 21 event with a patriotic program and a spa ghetti supper. A separate activities committee led by Charles Lombardi schedules basketball volleyball ping pong and more. Junior CYO teams coach Richard Rene and Anthony Desmarais play Saturday at 10. Crusaders beat Squir es 33 to 29 led by Joe Santos 18 points while Harold Greene had 10 for the losers. Navy Blues edge Army 26 to 24 with Bull Gladue scoring the winning points and Tony Santos leading the Army with 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Lombardi
Manuel Torres
Gene Gladue
Anthony Ferreira
Joseph Santos
Louis Cirillo
Anthony Desmarais
CYO
Richard Rene
Crusaders
Squires
Joe Santos
Harold Greene
Navy Blues
Army
Blues
Bull Gladue
Tony Santos
Rental Holds Up Settlement of Lease
A town council meeting stalled a compromise between the Church of Our Lady of Mt Carmel and Edward J Quirk over land transfers and rents on a corner Wood Street lot. The dispute centers on a $40 annual rent for the corner plot and $10 for adjacent Culley lease land, with quorum members debating changes and awaiting April rent decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Edward J. Quirk
Bride E. Culley
State and
Wood Streets
Quirk
Lucien Capone
Emilio D. Iannuccillo
William T. O’donnell
Council
Huestis
Culley
Wood Street
Herzig
Serbst
Millemaggi
Marshall
Capone
Town Council postpones zoning petitions to next meeting
Town Council delayed action on two petitions to change zoning districts. Officials demand explanations from the Zoning Board amid claims of poor cooperation and unheld meetings. A coal yard petition faced objections over dust and nuisance, with remonstrants requiring an engineer to verify percentages before further action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Floyd Huestis
Marguerite S. Gooding
Gooding Avening
Naomi Street
Zoning Board
Ezra Dixon
Fiveman Board
Salvatore Della Morte
Frank M. Dimond
Elmer E. Angell
Julio F. Xavier
John W. Card
Miss Gooding
Arthur J. Page
Swansea
Jewel Hill
Bristol Casino
Lucien Capone
John W. Church
Church
William W. Perry
Freda Schafft
Paull
Providence
Howard W. Church
Bristol
Henry F. Serbst
Paul A. Herzig
Capone
Seaman Dias Returns Aboard Navy Cruiser After Leave
William J. Dias son of Mr and Mrs Sebastian Dias 28 Anthony Avenue has returned to duty aboard a Navy cruiser after a 30 day leave. Dias recently received a promotion and has served in the Atlantic area for 16 months. His theatre ribbon shows two stars for Anzio and Southern France operations. He brought home many souvenirs from Italy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Dias
Sebastian Dias
Anthony Avenue
Seaman Dias
Atlantic
Anzio
France
Italy
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N. Kingstown
the Catholic “Y
Alfred Ferreira
William Gladue
Charles Connery
Edmund Alves
Romeo Samson
George Amaral
Rotary Bowling League
Wwwl
Tom Cats
Wild Cats
Hell Cats
Pole Cats
Bosworth
Newman
Wilbur
iNunes
Ferrara
Cannery
F. Dimond
Dumm
Mapes
Hall
Dr. Bruno
Paulvia
Dr. Capone
Dummy
Simmons
Smith
Doc Church
U.S. Rubber Co
Police, Highway and Public Welfare
Memorial Day Committee
Robert J. McKay
Anne E. Ferrara
Colonial Hotel
Antonio Bottigieri
Thames Street
Department of Public Welfare
J. H Wall & Co
Hope Circle
C. Hall
State Street
Bristol County
Income Tax Service
Hope Street
TEL
Carr Manufacturing Corp
U. S
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