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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1949
Page
1
Commander of Battery C, 243rd AAA Ring will head a ten-division parade Monday. The event is led by Chief Marshal Ring and features military units in a formal procession.
The general orders set parade assembly at Reynolds School on High Street for 9 30 a m and a 10 10 a m whistle signal. Notable participants include Governor John O Pastore Lieutenant Governor John S McKiernan, Brig Gen James A Murphy, U S Senator Aime Forand, and naval units from USS Vogelgesang and USS Steinaker with various civic and military groups listed among the divisions.
Bristols famed Fourth of July celebration gears up as destroyers USS Vogelgesang and USS Steinaker near arrival in Bristol harbor. Weather promises fair skies with light showers. program includes parade planes from Quonset and a water battle for Rhode Island title. Rear Admiral Henry S. Kendall to speak.
Bristol Girl Scouts must vacate one room at the Burton School by mid July as the Bristol School Committee requires the space for district needs. The Scouts have used the room for years in a building near High and Union streets but have no definite plans or new quarters yet.
Ralph F. Kinder, marshal of a small antique auto group, plans a Grand Parade division entry featuring a 1908 Model T Ford Touring and at least seven more vintage cars. Other owners include Dr. J. Rice Moody, John Egan, Ellis Buick Co, George Gray, C Ashland Cox, Manuel Reposa, and James Town contingents may add three more cars.
The program lists events for July 2 and July 4 including baseball games Bristol vs Riverside Merchants USS Vogel gesang vs USS Steinaker Miss Fourth of July contest Reynolds School boxing Bourbon? activities at East Providence CYO and Burnside Memorial Building. Highlights: patriotic exercises with Rear Admiral Kendall, chimes, water battle, vaudeville, band concerts, greased pole, and a midnight fireworks display on Wood Street.
The Bristol 1776 beacon event marks the 73rd Independence anniversary with sunrise and noon salutes by the Bristol Train of Artillery, bells rung at set times, and a State Street procession led by Col. John Gladding. The lineup includes military escorts, fire companies, temperance groups, officials, clergy, and local dignitaries.
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