Meiggs Receives Credit for Fourth of July Parade Work
The Bristol community lauds James F Meiggs for leading the Fourth of July celebrations funded largely by private subscriptions. He endured personal loss from his son's death in action in Germany yet agreed to chair the Arrangements Committee. The article notes no town funds are used and praises his untiring efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trex Anyx
Arbangments
James F Merggs
Hom
Vehi Masacs
Mir Meiggs
Germany
Taes
Hem
Tres
Meiggs
Bristol
Bristol and Vicinity Notes Visit Highlights
Community column notes frequent guest visits and mutual interest items. Readers are invited to share visits and local happenings through these col umns, continuing the cooperative spirit.
Ivy Guild Basket Supper Meeting at Parish House
The Ivy Guild of St Michael's Church will hold a basket supper at the Parish House Tuesday evening at 6 o'clock. Mr and Mrs Nelson Terry of Fall River were holiday guests of Mr and Mrs Frank Rounds of 92 Constitution Street. Cpl and Mrs D Romano announce the birth of Nancy Ann on June 17 at the Lying-In Hospital in Providence. Staff Sgt Ralph W Church, with the Eighth Air Force in England for over a year, arrived home on Pappasquash Road for a 30 day leave with his parents.
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Ivy Guild
St. Michael's Church
Nelson Terry
Fall River
Frank . Rounds
Constitution Street
Cpl
D- Romano
Nancy Ann
Providence
Ralph W. Church
Eighth Air Force
England
Pappasquash Road
Everett Lee Church
Louis P. Alfano, Jr
Louis Alfano
Prospect Street
FC Alfano
AAF
Italy
James F. Duffy, Jr
Dalhart
Texas
State Street
Harvard
Neb
Missing watch: Bulova gold wristwatch stolen July 4
Woman reports a Bulova gold wristwatch missing last July 4 between Union and State streets along Hope Street Hed. Reward offered for its return to Cole Street or contact 250 R.
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Union
State Streets
Hope Street
Cole Street
Summer home opens in Bristol Colony Prudence Island
Frank M. Dimond of 60 Church Street opens his summer residence in Bristol Colony Prudence Island. Multiple residents and visitors are listed including military personnel returning home on furloughs and several local social visits across Bristol and surrounding towns.
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Frank M. Dimond
Church Street
Bristol Colony
Prudence Island
Wanted Warden to Oversee Bristol Tenement and Rooms
Wanted housekeeper for a Bristol tenement with heated water and boiler. Two rooms preferred on first or second floor for three adults. Unfurnished option, single couple welcome. Send applications to Box 1 Bristol RoI 3 door 5 room.
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Bristol Roi
Teplus
Bristol Phoenix
Automobile mechanics wage prospects after war era
A fragmented classifieds page lists job seeks and sales: an automobile mechanic position at Toplin's Garage 380 Thames Street. laundry and cleaning work for a woman. several property listings on Gibson Road Bristol Highlands with utilities. contact numbers 102 and 1098 M. plus items for sale including a 1942 Ford Deluxe Tudor and used musical instrument services at Bristol addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toplin
Thames Street
Card of Thanks from Local 220 URWA CIO at Bristol Mfg
The officer and members of Local 220 URWA CIO thank the Bristol Manufacturing Co management for distributing vacation checks. We wish the enterprise continued success and prosperity. Manuel Costa, President, Local 20 URWA CIO.
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Urwa Cio
Bristol Manufacturing Co
Manuel Costa
Urwa.cio
U.R.W.A
C.S.C
Fourth of July notes and legion meeting announced
Mrs. Honore Mousseau returns from time with her mother in Greenport New York. Mrs Charles Otten and Miss Florence Otten of Providence visit the Newmans on the Fourth. Kearney Post American Legion to meet this evening at the Post Home to select a nominating committee for August officers. Russell M Donovan learns of his father Matthew Donovan's death in Great Barrington Massachusetts during the parade and travels there with his wife.
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Charles Otten
Florence Otten
Providence
Howard R. Newman
Kearney
American Legion
Post
Russell M. Donovan
Ferry Road
Matthew Donovan
Great Barrington
Mass
Mrs Donovan
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R. L
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Thames
Roswell S. Bosworth
Nancy D. Hawkes
Bristol, R. I
Bristo
Bristol Motors
TEL
Pleasantsi
War Department
the Armed Forces
Pearl Harbor
Bradford
U.S
Bristol & Vicinity
Warren Gorham
Edgewood
Betsy W Gorham
Washington, DC
Robert Gifford
Cranston
Elizabeth Bly
Newport
Edward P Church, Jr
High Street
Hope Drug CO
Franklin Street
General Electric
Herreshoff Mig Co
Bristol RI
Ocean House
Watch Hill
Judge
Edward L. Leahy
Maurice C. Smith
118
Sgt. Smith
Camp Croft
Paul MacDonald
Cambridge
Mary Sousa
Frank Sousa
Arthur M McCaw
M B Sheldon
Stanford, Conn
Curtis Chase
Town
Walter Watson
John A Saillant
Bristol County Water Co
J Howard Paull
R . Haffenreffer
William A. Wardwell
Quincy, Mass
Anthony F. Sylvia
Naugatuck, Conn
A. Hamilton Niles
New York
Cpl. T. Leonard A. Waitt
Noyes Avenue
Virginia
Europe
Frank L. Doran
U. S. Rubber Company
George B. Perry and Son
Stetson Street
Kathleen Kelly
Riverside
Hugh P. Breen
James Wrelle- Love
Tennessee
Norton Minderstein
Major Wrelle-Love
US. Marine Corps
Betty Kenney
South Kingstown
Mary Elizabeth Vermette
Camp Hoffman
Wesley A Armstrong, Jr
Tabor Academy
Marion
Army
Camp Blanding
Fla
Burnside Lodge, K. of P
G. A. R. Hall
Bette
Moone
Moon
Buffington’s Pharmacy
Ark
Ain Gomd
Box J
Phoenix Office
Mrs. Willams
Gibson Road
Bristol Highlands
Herreshoff Boatyard
Fanprosoeos
Alves Battery Shop
Metacom Ave
TEL. BR
Waldron Co
M. Stuart Barr
Hope Drug Company
Kodak Headquarters
Honore Mousseau
Marston Blytenburgh
Greenport
N. Y
Brad HI
Max Makowsky & Sons, Inc
Bristol, R
Rockledge
Love Lane
Mt. Hope Bridge
Francis Thompson
CLO
Brito
Mathew Brito
Albert M. Remieres
Thames ST
HOPE
Samuel Hochman
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