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Fourth of July Harbor Fest and Local Dramas Enduring
Navy ship USS Manley anchored in Bristol Harbor for Fourth celebrations. Knights of Pythias staged Heads Up at Guiteras Auditorium. Water battle semi finals saw Massasoit Hose Company and Ever Ready Engine win to face governors trophy contenders. Local weddings births noted. Ten years ago 1948 Miss Fourth of July Evelyn Lemaire crowned. Robbery and vandalism cases reported with three men fined for malicious mischief and lobster theft antics ending with a stalled bulldozer chase.
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USS Manley
Bristol Harbor
Burnside Lodge
Knights of Pythias
Guiteras Auditorium
Engine and Hose Company
Massasoit Hook and Ladder Company
Warren
Governor Green
Katherine Elaine Bertrand
Andrew William Franci
St. Mary's Church
John Sousa
Rita
James B. Linehan
Fifth District Court
Frank Sousa
Thames St
Peter Quito
Joseph Roderick
George J. Regina
Colonial Hotel
Sousa
State St
Quito
Town Beach