Three-Man Committee Weighs Bristol County Water Purchase
A three member committee was appointed to study buying Bristol County Water Co. stock or sourcing water from the Providence system. Members are R F Haffenreffer Sr Dennig Bristow and Harry W Bernstrom. They will meet Warren Bristol and Barrington town presidents before any action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rez
Bristol County
Bristol County Water Co
R. F. Haffenreffer Sr
Dennig
Bristow
Warren
Harry W. Bernstrom
Barrington
Howard I. Martin Sr
Warren Town Council
Bristol Countyublic Service Commission
Martin
Philip J. Holton
Providence Water Supply Co
Providence
Holton
Warren Council
Stradling Warns of Water Wastage Amid Drought
Bristol County Water Co manager Fred P. Stradling urged residents to conserve water as drought persists. He noted 69 percent reservoir storage as of yesterday noon, down from 73 percent last Friday, and dismissed a light Sunday shower as insufficient mitigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred P. Stradlings
Bristol County Water Co
Gaage
Stradling
Carmel Feast Observance Lights Up Weekend Programs
The Our Lady of Mount Carmel church marks its annual feast with Masses at 7 and 8 am over two days. A Wood Street Park celebration features religious services, a procession, fireworks at 11 30 pm Sunday, and concerts by the Colonial Band of Providence and the Rhode Island State Band from 8 to 11 pm on Saturday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Wood Street Park
Colonial Band of
Providence
R. I. State Band
Senior Class to Distribute 1949 Green and White
Lake Notice Sr seniors will distribute copies of the 1949 Green and White on Wednesday July 13 between 5 and 6 p.m. at Colt Memorial High School. Members of the senior class are asked to spread the word.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colt Memorial High School
Fireworks ban to be enforced by Bristol council
Bristol Rhode Island town leaders voted for strict enforcement of the state fireworks ban and planned a June 1 educational campaign to gain parental and public cooperation. Council praised a protest letter from Mrs. Hubert Holdsworth urging stronger controls after a Fourth of July celebration with limited police action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubert Holdsworth
Bristol
Eexert
Samuel D. Clark
Dr. Clark
Anthony J. Ferrara
Clark
Holdsworth
Rhode Island
Bristol Guard Simulates Air Attacks in Final Training Drill
Battery C of the 243rd AAA AW Battalion Rhode Island National Guard conducted a final aircraft tracking drill at Colt Drive before a 15 day training period at Camp Edwards Massachusetts. Capt Norman Duquette piloted an AT 6 trainer as gunners tracked varied speeds altitudes and courses. The unit plans over water firing at Wellfleet Cape Cod and returns August 6.
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Bristol
243Rd Aaa
Rhode Island
N. G
Colt Drive
Camp Edwards
Mass
New England
Norman Duquette
Hillsgrove
Air National Guard
152Nd
Raymond J. Makowsky
Duquette
Makowsky
Wales
Mannevers
Wellfleet
Cape Cod
Malloy Hurls 3-Hitter To Halt Ascoli Streak
Joe Malloy pitched a three hitter to stop Ascoli’s four game winning run as the YMCA defeated Ascoli 3 to 0 at Guiteras Field. The YMCA scored three runs in the third on Mancieri and Massano RBI hits, an error and three walks with one earned run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Malloy
YMCA
Ascoli
Guiteras Field
Frank Sylvia
Cuzzie” Mancieri
Johnnie Massano
Firecracker incident sparks call for action on High Street
A letter cites a firecracker explosion in a daughter’s hand as a motivator for safety measures. The text then shifts to a baseball game recap noting Joe Malloy’s windup and a 13 strikeout effort by the Y pitcher, with St. Elizabeth club doing well at Guiteras Field and a $1,040 to $1,050 prize context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ascoli
Joe Malloy
Ocion
Malloy
Sylvia
St.Elizabeth Club
Guiteras Field
Holmes-Council Rift Continues Over Bristol Land Petition
The Bristol Town Council deferred Riccio’s request to lease town land north of the Defiance Fire Station until the School Department clarifies future needs. The area, about 10 acres bordered by Hope Street Gooding Avenue and Naomi Street, would become Bristol Veterans Memorial Park with school needs taking priority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Assoc
Defiance
Joseph G. A. Riccio
Riccio
Bristol Veteran’s Memorial Park
Guiteras
Oones
Samuel D. Clark
Council Sanitary Engineering
Holmes
Hope Street
Gooding Avenue
Naomi Street
Defiance Fire Co
Clark
Norman E.) Benard
Split Widens On Two Issues In Town Council
The Town Council split over the Herreshoff Mfg Co lease for the new town beach. Councilman Edward H. Holmes opposed the lease and sought state water testing. the rest approved three to one. The beach water is currently not recommended for bathing by the State Division of Health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward H. Holmes
Herreshoff Mfg. Co
Holmes
Samuel D. Clark
Clark
State Division
Birdie Tebbets tops a pitcher’s game in Daley’s sports note
Arthur Daley’s Sports of the Times column lauds Birdie Tebbets of the Red Sox as a keen observer of pitching and hitting. Tebbets explains how great pitchers hide their pitches and how catchers study batters to guide signals and outguess opponents.
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Birdie” Tebbets
Red Sox
Arthur Daley
Sports of the Times
N. Y
Daley
Birdie
DiMaggio
Williams
Tebbets
St. Louis
Hal Newhauser
Détroit
George Kell
Red
Sox
Wally
Also Mentioned on This Page
John H. Ware Jr
Oxford
American City Water Co
Ware
Lake Notice, Sr
Peer
Jane Frazee
Warren Douglas
Clifton Webb
Shirley Temple
Alan Young
Mr. Belvedere
United States
Bob Hope
Lucille Ball
William Demarest
Sorrowful Jones
Tom Conway
Richard Iwits
Bristol Guard
National Guard
Frances S. Holdsworth
Mary Street
E. W. Mason
Holmes—Council
Bristol Town
Manuel Marshall
Marshall
John O. Lawrence
Paine Avenue
Bristol Narrows
Ferrycliffe Farm
Mt. Hope Bridge
Mt. Hope Bay Shore
Halsey DeWolf
Feller
Lemon
Raschi
Birdie Tebbets
Charlie Gehringer
Charlie
Hal
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