Bristol Troops to Conduct Paper Collection
The Bristol Troops of the Boy Scouts of America plan a waste paper collection next Sunday afternoon. The truck will depart Paleys junk yard at 12 30 pm with scouts aboard. Residents should place papers on the curb tied in bundles. invalids may arrange pickup by dropping a card to Scout headquarters or calling a scout official.
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Bristol
Boy Scouts of America
Paleys Junk Yard
Scout Headquarters
Independence Day in Bristol Opens with Warships and Festivities
Bristol hosts a full Fourth of July program led by returned World War II veterans. Two warships the USS Joseph P Kennedy Jr and the USS O Hare will be moored off Pappasquash Point and open to visitors after the parade. The day includes a flag raising, a parade led by Canon Anthony R Parshley, and multiple civic events on the Common with bands, dances, and a flying trapeze act.
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Bristol
Reynolds School
Kearney Post
American Legion
Bristol Yacht Club
Reynolds
Moore
Fourth of July parade plans in Bristol feature multi-division marshals
Fort Adams group led by Roswell S. Bosworth forms the second division with men from two guest destroyers, Naval Training Station Newport, and Blue Jackets from Quonset. Adbert A Moren leads the third division with State Guard troops. Major Raymond J Makowsky commands motorized units. Henry A Hambrick heads Train of Artillery with visiting Sons of Veterans and Red Cross units. Manuel Goulart leads the sixth Legion Division. Canon Parshley presides as Chief Marshal. Paul Theise to speak. guests include Senator Green and Governor Baker. A reception at St Michael's Rectory follows. A 3 pm ball between US Rubber and Collins & Aikman closes the day. Continued on Page 5.
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Anthony R. Parshley
Canon Parshley
Peter Cavalieri
Bristol
First Division
Fort Adams
Navy
Roswell S. Bosworth
Naval Training Station
Newport
Adbert A Moren
State Guard
Raymond J Makowsky
Colt Henry A Hambrick
Sons of Veterans
Red Cross Motor Patrol
DAR
Manuel Goulart
Legion
Paul Theise
U.S.N
U. S
Green
Aime J Forand
J. Howard McGrath
John O. John H Baker
St. Michael's Rectory
Collins & Aikman
Bath
Council Disapproves N E T Bus Schedules In Bristol
The Town Council of Bristol County cities disapproved New England Transportation Company bus routes from Providence to Bristol and Bristol to Providence, citing more frequent trips and wider street coverage by a rival August service. The panel also pressed Congress to fund veteran housing, noting $40,000 awaiting action, and discussed bedrock issues including beach access, nuisance control on Asylum Road, and coal bids for fire stations.
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New England Transportation Company
Bristol County
Providence
Bristol
Metacom Avenue
Bay View Avenue
Wood Street
Henry F. Serbst
Public Utilities
Lucien Capone
Barrington
Capone
Washington
Congress
Mr. Capone
Serbst
Sen. Green
Repr
Asylum Road
Colt
French Coal Company
Otis M. Bailey
Huestis
Mr. Bailey
Bailey
August Pedro
Franklin
Bristol Phoenix publishes only issue due to holiday weekend
The Bristol Phoenix announces this will be the sole issue this week as staff take a holiday weekend. Calls can be made to Bristol 472 for publishing inquiries.
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Bristol Phoenix
Bristol 472
Names of Kennedy Jr and O Hara Honored by Destroyer Names
In Newport I reviewed a pamphlet on Joseph P Kennedy Jr and Butch O Hare both Navy heroes. The U S S Joseph P Kennedy Jr was named in his honor after his 1944 Normandy mission and death.
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Morrow
Joseph P Kennedy Jr
Edward Henry O'Hare
Butch” O'Hare
Navy
United States
Wilford J. Willy
USN
Normandy
Kennedy
U.S.S
Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr
O Hares Valor Earned Medal of Honor for Carrier Rescue
Lieutenant Commander Edward Henry O Hara born in St Louis in 1914 rose from Western Military Academy to the Naval Academy. He earned the Medal of Honor and Navy Crosses for single handedly fending off nine Japanese bombers to protect the USS Lexington on February 20 1942. He was lost at Tarawa in November 1943.
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Choate
England
Professor Laski
London School of Economics and Political Science
Harvard
Europe
Harvard Law School
United States Navy
Edward Henry O’hare
St. Louis
Western Military Academy
Alton
Illinois
U. S. Naval Academy
O’hare
USS
Lexington
Washington
Roosevelt
Central Pacific
Tarawa
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High Street
Bristol Common
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Theiss Pacific Veteran
Paul C Thiese
John G Baker
William S. Baker
Catherine Malloy
Charles R Cooley
S. A Hall
Furst
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Chester W. Willams
Anthony Almeida
George R Fish
Maurice C Smith
Moses Moore
U.S.S. Joseph P. Kennedy Jr
U.S.S. O’hare
Francis Lederer
Gail Patrick
Roy Rogers
Trigger
Texas
Gabby” Hayes
Dale Evans
Rosalind Russell
Lee Bowman
Ist
Phantom Rider
Carmen Miranda
Dennis O’keefe
Vivian Blaine
Perry Como
Kearney
State Armory
Church St
Warren & Barrington
August Bus Company Lines
High ST
R. L
N.E.T
Vets Housing Relief
Bristol Phoenix Publishing Co
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr
the Phoenix
Young Kennedy
O'Hare
Naval Library
Lieutenant Kennedy Joseph P Kennedy, Jr
Hull
Massachusetts
Choate School
Jacksonville
Caribbean
Bay of Biscay
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