UNO Group Makes Quick Trip Through This Area
The U N O Inspection Group spent under three quarters of an hour in Bristol and Portsmouth touring Colt Drive Pappasquash Point and the Mt Hope Bridge. They praised the scenery and noted potential for a UN headquarters with rail and road links to Providence Boston and Newport. a $100 million economic impact was cited.
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U.N.O
Bristol
United Nations
Colt Drive
Portsmouth
Colt’s Drive
Pappasquash Point
Hope Street
Ferry Road
Mt. Hope Bridge
John Nicholas Brown
Rhode Island
Winston
Brown University
Stoyan Gavrilovic
Shushi Hsu
China
Newport
Chopmist Hill
R. I. Committee
Poppasquash Neck
Narragansett Bay
Rhode Island Committee
League of Nations
Geneva
Switzerland
UNO
New England
Pappasquash
Providence
Fall River
Mt. Hope
R. I
UNO Group
Boston
Massachusetts
Warren
Palmer River
Clothing Drive Nets 2000 Garments For Yugoslav Relief
Bristol drives continue through Tuesday under Rev. Arthur W. Burdon. He cites 2,000 garments collected at State Armory on Church St and quotes Dr. Stoyan Gavrilovic of Yugoslavia praising American donations that saved many from freezing and famine in wartime.
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Arthur W. Burdon
Victory Clothing Collection For Overseas Relief
Bristol
America
Gavrilovic
United National Clothing Collection
Yugoslavia
Building Permits in 1945 Totaled 176151 for Town
Building Inspector Otis M. Bailey reported 95 permits for 1945 totaling 176151 to the Town Council. The figures included 10 new homes valued at 277,845, nine commercial projects at 18170, seven industrial buildings at 93845, fourteen hen houses at 3070, one cow barn at 5000, 26 garages at 13610 and 28 house repairs at 14611. The council re elected Bailey as building inspector and authorized discussions on Welcome Home funds and reserve spending for town meeting approval.
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Otis M. Bailey
Bailey
J. Floyd Huestis
Huestis
Capone
Mr Bailey
Moses M. Moore
Joseph C. Kinder
Presentation And Dance For R Miles Trophy Winners
Presentation and dance tomorrow night at the armory foot of Church street to award the General Miles Trophy for all around proficiency in Infantry Drill Internal Security and related events. Lt John Brisbane heads the committee with Lt Luke White and others organizing vaudeville acts and a radio orchestra for the program. Government officials and military leaders including Gov John O Pastore Brig Gen James A Murphy and Lt Col Albert A Moren will attend the ceremony with town councils of Bristol Warren and Barrington represented.
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General Miles
Church Street
John M Brisbane
John O Pastore
James A Murphy
Albert A. Moren
Joseph Bullock
Raymond McNamara
Arnold Dryer
Julio Xavier
Mathew Capone
Everett McMillan
Bristol
Warren
Barrington
John Mrisbane
Luke H. White
Merton Manchester
Merrill Kenna
Pfe
Gilbert Almeida
Gene Diadati
Francis Lenihan
Angelo Russo
Manuel Morris, Jr
Army Chaplain Jeremiah Sullivan to Speak at Holy Name Banquet
Army Chaplain Major Jeremiah D Sullivan who served 35 months overseas returns from Italy to address Holy Name Society at St Marys Church Auditorium Sunday night. He earned the Bronze Star the Order of the Crown of Italy and four Battle Stars for Rome Erne North Apennines Invasion of France and Germany. About 150 men expected with football coach Jack Cronin of La Salle Academy in attendance.
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Jeremiah D. Sullivan
United States
Italy
Holy Name Society
St. Mary's Church
Father Sullivan
John J. Sullivan
Newport
Europe
Jerusalem
Palestine
Xii
Rome-Erne
France
Germany
Charles Coggeshall
Marshall
Jack Cronin
la Salle Academy
Moren Speaks On War Front At K of C Meeting Bristol
Lt. Col. Albert A. Moren described his battle experiences in France and Germany during a Bristol Council Knights of Columbus gathering. District Deputy Joseph Cimini led talks on the Easter Monday Charity Ball and the June 10 to 15 carnival. Coach Ralph K. Nash showed moving pictures of the 1945 Colt-Burrillville football game and other sports from that year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Germany
Albert A. Moren
Bristol Council
Knights of Columbus
Joseph Cimini
Ralph K. Nash
Bristol Senior High School
Colt-Burrillville
Date Change for Bristol Historical Society Meeting
The Bristol Historical Society reschedules its meeting from Wednesday January 31 to Friday February 1 at 8 p.m. in the Holmes House. Dr. Louis A. Warren will discuss Abraham Lincoln. An executive committee meeting will also be held that night.
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Bristol Historical Society
Holmes House
Louis A. Warren
Abraham Lincoln
Trinity Church Annual Meeting Notice
The Annual Meeting of the Corporation of Trinity Church will be held in the Parish House on Sunday January 27 at 3 p.m. Stephen W. Hopkins, Clerk, announces the meeting.
English City Bristol Story Receives Ecclesiastical Endorsement
Canon Parshley reviews a newly gifted book titled English City The Story of Bristol. The volume, produced by J S Fry and Sons Ltd, links Bristol s past present and future with illustrated history from 1200 to 1939 and notes Bristol s blitz experience and prospects for revival.
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Bristol
England
F. B. Martin
Mr. Parshley
Aid-Bristol' Committee
Rhode Island
Herreshoffs
F. Bradley Martin
J. S. Fry and Sons Ltd
Wardwell Lumber Company
Bristo
Island
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Andrews G
Cumberland -Iminary
Robert Young
Laraine Day
Ann Harding
Bill Williams
Marc Cramer
Cartoon
Simple Siren
SUN
Mon
Tubs
Ginger Rogers
Lana Turner
Walter Pidgeon
van Johnson
the Waldorf
With Feathers
Holy Name Bang
A. A. Moren
K. of C
Bristol County
National Foundation For Infantile Paralysis, Inc
NEW Highland Casino
James F. Duffy
Buffington’s
Historical Society
Corporation of Trinity
Uary
Stephen W. Hopkins
Mark Downs
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