Town Moderator Canna Elected to Council Seat
In a five minute session the Town Council named William P. Sousa as Council President to replace Joseph Murgo who resigned to become town engineer. Domenic C. Canna was elected to replace Sousa as second councilman and was sworn in by Town Clerk Anthony J. Dennis Jr. Sousa becomes president, Canna deputy, both elected unanimously. Sousa is the first Portuguese American to hold the post.
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William P. Sousa
Joseph Murgo
Domenic C .Canna
Mr Sousa
Anthony J. Dennis, Jr
David J Ferris
Democratic Town Committee
John Romano
Sousa
Canna
Dennis
Joseph Gallagher
Joseph Goulart
Gallagher
Mr. Canna
Ferris
Committee to Discuss Three High School Sites
The Bristol committee plans a special meeting at 12 30 pm to discuss three sites for a new high school amid debate over whether to buy land or add facilities. A motion to option land, supported by Anthony Pereira, contrasts with chairman Vincent Saviano’s caution about immediate land purchase versus pending needs.
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Santa Claus
T. Thomas Balzano
Anthony Pereira
Paul Thompson
Pereira
Vincent Saviano
Benjamin Hazen
Saviano
Bristol
Hazen
Rockwell School
Rush RR
Battery C Shines in Army Anti Aircraft Tests
Battery C of the 243rd AAA Gun Battalion Rhode Island National Guard is performing strongly in early stages of Army anti aircraft artillery tests at Camp Wellfleet Massachusetts. One of eight RI artillery units at Wellfleet, the battery previously posted one of the guard’s highest scores in these tests. Rain slowed activity Tuesday but conditions elsewhere were hot and dry. the unit departed Bristol last Saturday and will return from annual federal duty July 20.
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243Rd
R. I. National Guard
Camp Wellfleet
Mass
R. I. Artillery
Wellfleet
Bristol
Weather Balloon Seen Over Bristol in Sunset Sky
A high altitude weather balloon caused excitement across New England on Wednesday as it crossed north of Bristol just before sunset. Reported to be over a dozen miles high, it was released from California and tracked east to west. The setting sun reflected off its surface making it look like a bright star or small moon, while surface winds blew northwest, opposing the balloon's path.
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New England
Bristol
California
Hydrogen Bomb Demolishes Town Mock Drill
A mock air raid exercise demolished the island of Prudence and the town west of Metacom Ave, CD. Director Beals reported today during the drill.
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Prudence
Metacom Ave
Beals
Spar Radio Contact From Arctic Voyage
The Coast Guard Cutter Spar, which sailed from Seattle on a voyage around North America, made ham radio contact with Bristol County Radio Assoc at Bar rington. The signal placed the ship in the Bering Sea on Wednesday and in the Arctic Ocean by Thursday, suggesting passage through the Bering Strait.
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Coast Guard
Spar
Bristol
Bristol County Radio Ass'n
Arthur Les Carbeau
Barrington
Bering Sea
Alaska
Russia
Arctic Ocean
Bering Strait
Seattle
Washington
Charles J Albanese
LesCarbeau
Also Mentioned on This Page
William Sousa
Council
Domenic C. Canna
Uriel Sousa
First School
Bristol Manufacturing Corporation
Quartermaster Corps
U.S. Army
B.M.C
Holy Name Society of
Mary Louise Mello
Warren
Freid Street
The
Narrows
Thompson
Avila Bros
Thomas Balzano
Arctic
Ics
Penrose C. Dietz
Arthur LesCarbeau
Wiel
Penrose Dietz
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