Nunes Proposes Land Exchange For Old Federal Building
Bristol Democratic town committee chair Anthony J. Nunes proposes trading town land for the old federal post office to house a new post office and relocate municipal offices. He notes minimal town cost and preservation of the Burnside memorial while exploring WPA funded expansion and monument relocations if the deal fails.
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Nunes
Burnside Memorial
Anthony J. Nunes
Bristol Democratic Town Committee
Sadaecucliot 5
SBE
Federal Post Office
Mr Nunes
Bristol
A. Dayne
Spree
Thre
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Burnside
Pe Ory Af
Sangtah Boccomeage Coca
WPA
St Michael's
Guiteras Memorial Junior High School
Bristol Eagles Honor Harry Jones for 33 Years of Service
Bristol Aerie Fraternal Order of Eagles to honor Harry Jones with a paid tribute on August 29. A class of candidates will be initiated in his name, led by the membership committee members Pasquale Maisano Anibal Estrella Manuel Vargas Jr Francis Cuomo and Frank Cunha Souza.
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Saas
Bristol Aerie
Order of Eagles
Pasquale Maisano
Annibal Estrella
Manuel Vargas
Francis P Cuomo
Frank Cunha Souza
Manuel
Cadets Top Federal Hill Team At Beals Field
The Bristol Cadet defeated the Federal Hill Juniors Sunday afternoon at Beals Field by a four run margin. Ralph Bernardo of Waynesboro Military Academy led Bristol at second base while Frank Murgo began pitching and Red Velloca relieved in the seventh.
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Bristol
Ralph Bernardo
Dro
John Ro Bernardo
Waynesboro Military Academy
Federal Hall
Beals’ Field
Frank Murgo
Bristol Baseball Club
Red Velloca Topazio
Bernardo
St Elizabeth Group Plans For Annual Picnic
The sixth annual St Hilzabeths parishioners picnic will be Aug 14 at the Woodlawn grove. A committee led by Mrs Mary Xavier and Manuel Vargas will organize activities with Bristol Boy Scouts Troop 3 handling sports. Dozens of volunteers including Joseph W Sylvia Manuel Sardinha Francisco Francis Joseph Tavares and many others oversee tickets transportation refreshments and chowder.
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St Hilzabeth's
Woodlawn Avenue
Mary Xavier
Manuel Vargas
Bristol Boy Scouts
John da Ponte
Joseph W Sylvia
Manuel Sardinha
Francisco Francis
Joseph Tavares
Francisco Souza
John
Meida
Joseph Mello
Julio Freitas
Joseph Castro
Joseph O Mello
Manuel Pata
Joseph Cabral
John Vietoria
Dina T Vasconcellos
Mary Vargas
Marion Marshall
Mars August
Antonio Carvalho
Mary Sousa
Mary Francis
John Perry
Joseph Coe
Cantwell Blasts Floodlight Game Handling by Lincoln Hall Club
School Committeeman I Leo Cantwell criticized how the Lincoln Hall Baseball Club managed its floodlight game against House of David. The board voted to require field policing guarantees and to consider financial statements from the Twilight League board before future uses, approving August dates for Lincoln and Walkover games while denying others for Bristol Bar Scout Bugle and Drum Corps and WPA recreation.
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Lincoln Hall
House of David
I Leo Cantwell
Cantwell
John F. Viera
Lincoln
Mishgan. Abeesralor. mx “T
Wilfred M Hamill
Boaki
Bard of Governors
Lincoln Hall Club
Bere Ppbaer
LD Hooton Ya Op Heat Ducts
Mr. Viena
Walkover Baseball
Evan
Colt Memorial High School
Bristol Bar Scout Bugle and Drum Corps
WPA Recreation Division
WPA
Herreshoff Memorial Races Open Start Today at Bristol Yacht Club
The 12 1-2 footers of the Nathanael Greene Herreshoff memorial series began today off the Bristol Yacht Club and run through tomorrow and Thursday. A dinner dance, home dining at Mrs Paul Nicholson’s, and moving pictures of Bermuda races at Yeolock will entertain members and families tonight and tomorrow.
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Nathanael Greene
Peter Geddes
John W DeWolf
Charles Tillinghast
Charles B. Rockwell
Woodbury S. Pollers
Spencer Barden W. Davis
Commodore Charlies B Rockwell
Spencer Barden
William A Swan
Bristol Yacht Club
John W. DeWolf, Jr
Carl W' Haffenreffer
I.conard
Colt
Charity Sale At Mrs Haffenreffer’s For Handicapped Bureau
A charity sale of articles made by the Bureau for the Handicapped will be held at Mrs Carl W Haffenreffer’s Ferrs Road on Thursday afternoon from 1:30 to 6:30. Proceeds support the Bureau’s charitable activities with assist from Mrs Sidney Clifford and Mrs Horton Horton of Providence. One designer who helped make the items will attend as a demonstrator, offering many Christmas gift ideas.
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Bureau For the
Carl W Haffenreffer
Ferrs Road
Bureau
Sidney Clifford
Horton Horton
Providence
Haffenreffer
Religious Feast Programs Highlight Busy Weekend
Two large community events mark the weekend with religious observances and parades. The Holy Name Society at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church hosts the Feast of Our Lady of Mt Carmel with mass and a fireworks program. The Madeira Portuguese group celebrates the Blessed Sacrament with a street procession and band concert, plus sports and civic events.
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Holy Name Society
Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Madeira
Rose Andrade
Mary Xavier
John Vasconcellos
Alexandrina Fernandes
St Elizabeth's Church
Henrique Rocha
Madeira Colony
Kearney Post Expands Armistice Day Plans in Bristol
The Kearney Post pledges to support a mobilization style Armistice Day in Bristol for the Rhode Island American Legion. Plans call for the 20th anniversary of World War end and a large Bristol observance inviting all Rhode Island Legion posts, departmental officers, and state officials. Meetings continue at the Legion Home to form subcommittees with Eng. Gen L H Callan as general chairman.
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Bristol
Rhode Iland Department
American Legion
Kearney
Rhode Island American Legion
Legion and Auxiliary
Legion Home
Franklin Street
Eng
L. H Callan
A A Edmonds
B W Wall
Robert W Nelson
Walter Briggs
Domenic Mascola
Samuel J Smith
Frankfort Roast Marks Girls Club Meeting Highlights
Members of the Collins and Aikman Girls Club held a frankfort roast after a regular business meeting at their Thames street home. Plans for an August mystery ride, a dance site, and a social committee were announced with several members named to organize events and meet again next week.
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Frankfort
Collins and Aikman Girls Club
Thames Street
Grice Garvin
Fenrly Garvin
Lillian St Angelo
Jessie Sanford
Muriel Ashton
Mary Freitas
Mary Alfred
Louise Barboza
Catherine Mello
Elizabeth Correira
Emily Middleton
Pasqualina Nero
Irene Lewis
Mary Pasquarell
Laura Sai
Emily Garvin
Battery C Prepares for Annual Encampment
The 243rd Coast Artillery Battery C gears up for a 15 day encampment at Fort Wright near Bristol New York with advance detail crews from Bristol reporting to Capt Harold I Riley at the Cranston Street Armory Providence. Donat J Roy Charles Silvia Roland E Dallairo and Mess Sergeant George Moren depart Friday with cooks Joseph C Ruggiero Anthony Paiva assisting. Lieut Garvin heads the sports program board for the camp while boats will be available for visitors on Sunday July 24.
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Batters CC 243Rd Coast Artillery
Kortaly Wright New York
Bristol
Harold I Riley
Cranston Street Armory
Providence
Donat J. Roy
Charles Silvia
Roland E. Dallairo
George Moren
Joseph C Ruggiero
Anthony Paiva
Albert Moren
Bristol Umit
James J Garvin
Garvin
Moren
Fort Wright
Reforming holidays and the Star Spangled Banner
A reader proposes making holidays fall on Mondays to extend vacations with no cost. The piece then discusses Vincent Lopez revising the national anthem to suit untrained voices, referencing Representative Emanuel Celler and DAR leader Mrs. William A. Becker.
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Emanuel Celler
New York
Congressional Record
Vincent Lopez
William A. Becker
the Daughters of the American Revolution
Lopez
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