Rhode Island World War Veterans Parade Details
Rhode Island officials led a large parade with divisions marching past Governors Hambrick and Pastore. Units included Navy Marshals, Marines from Newport and Quonset Point, Army engineers, artillery from Bristol, and the Forty-and-Eight with locomotives and a Merci box car, plus Boy Scouts and American Legion chapters. The Queen’s procession followed by Miss Fourth of July and a DAR-Red Cross line closed by a Smoke-Easters band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Alfred
Gladys M. Brightman
Norman E. Benard
E. Hugh Holmes
John W. Church
Henrique R. Rocha
R. F. Haffenreffer
Russell McGrath
Naval Division
Roswell S. Bosworth
Anna R. Kebrek
Newport Naval Training Station
Quonset Point Air Station
Quonset
1Col
Everett E. McMullan
243Rd Aaa
Rhode Island National Guard
243Rd
43Rd Division
118Th Engineers
Warren
43Rd
Got
Henry A. Hambrick
Bristol Train of Artillery
Worcester Continentals
Worcester Kittie
Walter P. Jones
Rhode Island Civil Air Patrol
Warwick Drum and Bugle Corps
lEoward Loughan
State
Fed Lund Eeratieie
Jamestown Drum and Bugle Corps
DAR
American Red Cross
George R. Fish
Boy Scouts
Bristol County
Bristol
Bristol Boy Scouts
Washington
Valley Forge
Bristol Yacht Yard
Delphine Oliver
Bristol Girl Scouts
Mariner
Genathanael Greene
Jane Holmes
Roy Stanley
Madeline Conklin
St Aloysius Bugle and
Greenville
Bristol Senior High School
Ralph Chinder
Ford
Ted Waterman
Barrington
Hilton AC German Brass Band
Newport
McGrath Says Liberty and Justice Guide Us as Trustees
Attorney General McGrath arrived in Bristol by crash boat from Quonset Point and spoke of America as trustees of blessings. The Bristol parade paused 15 minutes while he conferred with Washington, and he declined to comment on conditions in Korea.
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America
McGrath
Bristol
Quonset Point
Washington
Korea
Obituary of John M Connery of Flushing NY
Obituary from Flushing Long Island notes the sudden death of John M Connery born March 31 1896 in Bristol. He is survived by four brothers and two sisters. A World War I veteran, he joined Bayside Post American Legion and was buried after a requiem Mass at St Andrew's Church in Flushing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John M Connery
Flushing
Long Island
St Andrew’s Church
John M
Elizabeth Riley Connery
Bristol
Bayside Post
American Legion
Franlis
Carleton
Cyril
William
Elizabeth Connery
Claire Connery
Obituaries of Dias and Be in Bristol notice
Antone John Dias Antone 53 of 189 Mount Hope avenue Bristol died early today. He was born in Cape Verde Islands son of the late John and Flora Dias and lived in Bristol 85 years. He worked at Berkshire Mills Warren as a carder spinner and belonged to St Elizabeth's Church. He leaves wife Miranda three daughters Flora Rose Maria and Hilda all of Bristol one brother and three sisters for Portugal. The funeral from his home Monday at 8 15 am and a Mass at St Elizabeth's Church. Leonardo Be 61 of 64 Bradford street Bristol died last night in a Providence hospital after a long illness. Born in Manfredonia Italy January 5 1889 he moved to the U S 30 years ago and has been a Bristol resident since 1943. He worked for Collins Aikman Corp until illness. Survived by wife Raffaela and four children Teresa Montione Peter of Carbondale Pa Anthony N and Anna B both of Bristol and three grandchildren. The Sansone Funeral Home 192 State street Bristol will conduct services at 8 15 am Monday with a high requiem Mass at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church at 9 o'clock. Burial in Pennsylvania.
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Antone
John Diss
Mount ~ Hope Avenue
Bristol
Cape Verde Islands
John
Flora Dias
Cape Verde
Berkshire Mills
Warren
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Miranda
Flora
Rose
Maria
Hilda
Portugal
Leonardo Be
Bradford ‘Street
Providence
Manfredonia
Province of Foggia
Italy
Peter and
Teresa (Caretti
United States
Collins & Aikman Corporation
Raffaela (Basta
Teresa Montione
Peter
Carbondale
Anthony N
Anna B
Sansone
State Street
Our Lady of Mts Carmel
Pennsylvania
Wedding Bells for Gardiner and Seyez in Bristol
Miss Emma Gardiner daughter of William Gardiner 163 Child Street Warren wed Frederick Seyez son of Mrs Matilda Seyez 18 Peck Avenue Bristol in a St Marys Rectory ceremony officiated by Rev Austin J Smith. The bride wore a satin gown aqua picture hat and carried yellow roses and sweet peas. They honeymoon in New Hampshire and Maine and will reside at 18 Peck Avenue Bristol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Gardiner
William Gardiner
Child Street
Warren
Frederick Seyez
Matilda Seyez
Peck Avenue
Bristol
St. Mary’s
Austin J. Smith
Circle Jasques
New Hampshire
Maine
Digest of Advertised Household Goods and Prices
A compact listing of familiar brands such as Squibb Mineral Oil Phillips Milk of Magnesia Vick Vapo Rub Johnson’s Baby Alka Seltzer and Dexii Maltese with price tags ranging from 24c to 79c and some items noted as powders and household staples.
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Serge Mederios
Bristol Narrows
Tel
District Nursing
Hope Street
Martha Graham
Hope Bt
Thyra Carlson
Woerren
Dorchester Mutual Fire Insurance Co
Boston
E. &. Watson Co., Inc
Weybosset Street
Provdence, RA. L
Joseph Sansone
State St
John M. Connery
Richmond Street
Providence, R. I
Hage A
D.A.V
Disabled American Veterans
Ree
Bob
Sutarna
lEst
Morra Bros
Cycle and Wheel Shop
East State St
Bristol, R. I
Barrington Roofing CO
Cail
Bradford St
la Fazia
Ipana
Phillips
Magnesia Vick’s
Vapo Ri
Warner
Agarol Mead
Scott
Pertussin
Fasteeth
Werner’s
Colgate’s
Fletcher
Castoria
Mennen
Sas
Polident
Colgate
Bayer
Aspirin
Vick
Arrid
Chevrol A
Chevrolet
Child and
Cutler
Asselin Chevrolet Co
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