Warships Open to Public for Four Day Holiday Visit
Two destroyers assigned to Bristol will visit for a four day period, arriving before noon Thursday and docking at Pappasquash Point. U.S.S. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. and U.S.S. Johnston will offer daily 1 pm to 4 pm public tours from Church Street dock. Children must be accompanied. Open house includes dress ship ceremonies and Independence Day Bicentennial events with Rear Admiral Hoover as chief marshal.
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K. S. Matherson
Bristol
Pappasquash Point
Harry G. Moore
John Paul Jones
Gilbert C. Hoover
George W. Boutilier
John Brechin
Raymond S. Brightman
Thomas P. Brightman
Gordon R. Brown
C Paul Bruno
Frank Bruno
B N Buckingham, Jr
Edward E Bunn
Arthur W . Burdon
John L. Burke
Herbert B Burnham
Bernard Callan
Frank Canario
I. Leo Cantwell
Domenic V Capone
Lucien Capone
Everett P Church
Joseph Flynn
Albert T Fusonie
S Wesley Gladding
Wm P Gladding
Frederick Goff
T. W Gornyak
John Grabert
Austin Smith
William D Hall
Wilfred H Hamill
Hubert Holdsworth
Stephen W. Hopkins
Halsey Dew Howe
Wallis E. Howe
Emmanuel Iacoletti
Peter Lasiello
Joseph C Kinder
Ralph F. Kinder
Senior Class Group Pictures Ready Wednesday
Principal John L Burke announced at the high school that senior class group pictures may be picked up Wednesday morning from 10 o clock to 12 noon. He asked all who ordered pictures to make arrangements to collect them at that time.
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John L Burke
Conference on Water Supply Problem Likely Next Week
A letter from Joseph H. Farrell to Everett Woodmancy indicates a probable conference on Rhode Island water supply. The proposed attendees include Samuel Bargh Admiral Hoover and Farrell, with a meeting aimed for the week of July 7 if a definite policy is agreed.
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Joseph H. Farrell
C&a
Rhode Island
Samuel A. Bargh
Bristol County Water Company
Admiral Hoover
Everett S. Woodmancy
Rhode Island Industrial Commission
Woodmancy
Farrell
Bargh
Fourth shapes up with strong celebration sports program
The Bristol celebration features a Twilight League all star team facing the undefeated U S S Leyte from Quonset at 3 30 p m on the Common Attilio Pansa will manage Bristol’s local squad with players from YMCA and C A groups. A Mt Carmel Club of Providence faces Quonset Flyers in a second fast game, plus boxing bicycle and novelty races and a doll carriage parade with prizes. The U S S Johnston challenges any Bristol team to a ball game to boost morale and shore up holiday fun.
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U S.S
Leyte
Quonset
Bristol
Attilio
Artie) Pansa
Collins & Aikman
YMCA
Bert” Velleca
Frank Murgo
Andy Vollaro
Marty Biancuzzo
Mike Ruggieri
C&a
Pansa
Joe Parisi
Mt. Carmel
Providence Independent League
Quonset Flyers
Roger Keith
Flora Fusco
Byfield School
U.S.S. Johnston
Gilbert C. Hoover
U.S.S
Mt Carmel vs Quonset Flyers baseball program note
Official schedule details events on Thursday July 3 including Mt Carmel vs Quonset Flyers baseball at 5 30 PM boxing bouts at 8 30 PM black dance at 9 12 PM band concert at Common 11 12 PM and high trapeze performers at Common.
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Mt. Carmel
Quonset Flyers
Clergy Clash Over Bristol Gambling Probe and State Police
Canon Anthony R Parshley accused delayed action on a tip about a Bristol crap game while Captain Bonat of the State Police warned that publicity harms investigations and raids. Parshley criticized government corruption and legalized Rhode Island tracks as harming children. Admiral Hoover echoed the need to identify and stop gambling efforts.
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Ralph G Bonat
Anthony R Parshley
St. Michael’s Church
Bonat
Bristol
Anthony R. Parshley
St. Michael's Church
Canon Parshley
Rhode Island
Admiral Hoover
Hungry Silver Creek Rat Bites Man in Tent
Corporal Henry Newman Jr. reports a large rat attacked him while he slept in a yard tent near Silver Creek. He woke with a nose wound and will seek medical care. An exterminator says poison in the nearby dump may slow rats, but not kill them immediately, prompting daytime sightings as they migrate.
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Henry Newman
Hope Street
Henry
Silver Creek
Mr. Newman
Henry Newman Jr
Civic Parade and Evening Public Events Schedule
A day’s program lists 1000 AM grand parade of military firemen and civic groups, 1200 noon patriotic exercises at Reynolds School, 200 PM sports program, 330 PM baseball game at Com, 500 PM high trapeze act, 600 PM doll carriage parade at Byfield School, 800 PM vaudeville outside Reynolds School, 9 11 PM band concert at Com, 1100 PM trapeze act, 1115 PM grand fireworks display at Common.
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Byfield School
Minturn Farm Case Reaches Supreme Court Hearing
Supreme Court has passed the Minturn Farm dump dispute to be assigned for a future hearing. Five residents including Virginia de Rocha and Marguerite de Rocha seek review of the zoning board decision to locate the dump in a residential zone. Counsel include Daniel Morrissey for the appellants and Frederick T. Goff filed records under a writ of certiorari. Town Solicitor Capone and Morrissey will set a fall date.
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Minturn Farm
Supreme Court
Daniel H. Morrissey
Virginia J. de Rocha
Marguerite W. de Rocha
Hezekiah Wardwell
Frederick V. D. Martin
R. F
New Rotary Officers To Be Inducted Tomorrow
The Rotary Club will induct new officers at tomorrow noon’s meeting. Frank J. Sylvia will receive the gav el from Immediate Past President John D. Moore. Edward J. Fitzgerald becomes vice president with Howard R. Newman as secretary and A. L. Johnston treasurer. Other officers include Charles H. Liscomb as assistant treasurer and Dr Joseph Pine sergeant at arms. Directors are J Foster Price Arthur H. Eastman Stephen W. Hopkins William M O’Rourke and Raymond J Makowsky.
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Robert F. Munro
Frank J. Murphy
Robert W. Nelson
Augustine P. Nerone
Herbert R. Newman
Howard R. Newman
Anthony J. Nunes
Michael J. O'Brien
William Paine
Pasquale Pagnano
Domenic Perroni
G. R. Perroni
Calbraith B. Perry
Vincent J. Pettine
Roger Pigeon
Oscar Pivin
Angelo Pozzi
John H Toplin
Louis Castriotta
Julio F Xavier, Jr
Charles A Richards
Rotary Club
Frank J. Sylvia
John D. Moore
Edward J. Fitzgerald
A. L. Johnston
Charles H. Liscomb
Treas
Joseph Pine
J. Foster Price
Arthur H. Eastman
Stephen W. Hopkins
William M., O’rourke
Raymond J. Makowsky
Correction on DaPonte Brothers ad telephone number
The DaPonte Brothers Furniture store on Main Street in Warren Rhode Island reports a misprint in The Phoenix advertisement. The phone number was listed as 0612 R but should read 0612 W.
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DaPonte Brothers Furniture Store
Main Street
Warren
R. I
Phoenix
Cast shines in Bristol Community Theatre’s You Can’t Take It With You
The Bristol Community Theatre stage revival of You Can’t Take It With You features Herrmann Wilbur as Martin Vanderhof and a large ensemble led by Donald Morrissey in his directing premiere. Performances weave the family’s easygoing philosophy through romance between Alice Sycamore and Tony Kirby, with strong turns by Anna Kebrek Flora Fusco Muriel Trudell and Jack Taplin amid a sizable cast including Olga Countess, DePinna, Ed, and Benarosor.
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Martin Vanderhof
Guiteras Auditorium
Herrmann Wilbur
Herrmann
Martin
Old Martin
Wall St
Kirby
Anthony Bisbane
Donald Morrissey
Vanderhof
Don
Boris Kolenkhov
Bristol Community Theatre
Anna Kebrek
Alice
Penelope Sycamore
Flora Fusco
Brother
Rheba
Donald
Muriel Trudell
Ralph McCawn
Margaret McNamara
Essie
Evelyn Lemaire
Sycamores
Tony
Alfred Gibson
Mr. Kirby
Mister Kirby
Mrs. Kirby
Grampa Vanderhof
Helen Mayowitz
Olga
Jack Taplin
Paul Sycamore
Penelope
Algo
Frank Guisto
DePinna
Joseph Ferrara
Matthew Bemcek
Benaersor
Saverio
Vitello
James Celone
Philip Be
Pasquale
Wes
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Bristol Phoenix Pub. CO
High Street
Reynolds School
Green Ford
Janet Blair
Inner Circle
Adele Marra
Warren Douglas
William Frawley
Ann Sheridan
Nora Prentiss
Kent Smith
Bruce Bennett
Robert Alda
Cartoon
MR. M
SUN. & Mon
Dennis O’keefe
Adolphe Menjou
Marguerite Chapman
David Bruce and
Cleatus Caldwell
Minturn Farm Case
Wall Street
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