Day camp opens at Y with 60 boys 31 girls for Hog Island
The Y launches six week day camp with 12 counselors and 60 boys plus 31 girls heading to Hog Island. A ferry breakdown caused a Wednesday delay but the Coast Guard aided and the group resumed activities with drills, swimming, and new sailing and rowing dinghies donated by Pearson Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce Development Committee
Little League Committee
Hog Island
Coast Guard
Hog Island Day Camp Adds Sailboat Fleet For 1961
The 1961 YMCA Day Camp began Monday July 10 on Hog Island with large enrollment under director Hector Massa. Daily routines include flag ceremonies, sailing and boating for older campers, day trips to Prudence Island and Cape Cod, cook-outs, and a final “sleep in” at the Y. New activities feature drum lessons, rowing, and motor boating aided by recently donated fiberglass boats. Staff includes twelve counselors, a boy’s and a girl’s director, and a nurse. Open registrations remain for five weeks. Special open house is planned August 14 with Harold Anderson of the American Red Cross demonstrating water safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hog Island
Pearson Company
YMCA
Hector Massa
Prudence Island
Edaville
Cape Cod
Harold Anderson
American Red Cross
Town Records list multiple property transfers and deeds
Town records show numerous transfers including Joseph S Vorro to First Federal Savings and Loan Assn for land and buildings on State Street valued at 6000, and Frank Bettencourt to Fall River Five Cents Savings Bank for Wood Street properties at 35000, with many additional warranty deeds and mortgage deeds involving buyers such as Domenico Vendituoli, Manuel M Carreiro, Leonardo Guiliano, and others across Robin Drive, Fernwood Road, King Philip Avenue, and Hope Valley areas. The listings include two lots on Robin Drive and Fernwood Road, plus various estates and street names like Dimond Avenue and Low Lane, totaling mortgage amounts and property types as recorded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph S Vorro
First Federal Savings and Loan Assn
Fall River
State St
Frank Bettencourt
Antonio Santos
Joseph Sylvia
Buttonwood
Frank Mancieri
Edward Borges
Bosworth
Anthony Carretro
Manuel J. Ramos
George R Hunter
Nora P Notorangelo
Dimond
John Almeida
Louis G Sardinha
Hope Villa
Domenic T. Vendituoli
Ind
Nat'l Bank
Forty Years On Council Manager Plan Widens U S Reach
In early 1961 thirty seven cities adopted the council-manager government, bringing total US cities and counties to 1,734. Canada and Europe also show sizable adoption, with California leading US states in installations as populations rise to over 42 million under this system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Canada
Finland
Ireland
Norway
Germany
Sweden
Dallas
San Antonio
Texas
Cincinnati
Ohio
San Diego
Calif
California
Maine
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Florida
Virginia
International City Managers’ Association
Mortgage Discharges and Land Transfers Listed for Several Banks
A series of property transfers and mortgage discharges are recorded involving Industrial National Bank, Fall River Savings Bank, Providence Institution for Savings, Old Colony Co-Operative Bank, and Columbus Credit Union. Transactions include numerous lot and land transfers, buildings, and sums ranging from 1,500 to 14,000 dollars, with properties on Hope Valley, Malden, Woodbine, Meta Com, Kingwood, and other streets, plus disclosures of discharge of mortgage for Louis G Evans and partners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel J Ramos
Industrial Nat'l Bank of Providence
George Hunter
Old Colony Co-Operative Bank
Land
Hope St
San Juan Drive
Louis Almeida
Et Ux
Fall River Savings Bank
San Juan Dr
Louis Sousa
Providence Institution For Savings
Kingswood Rd
Antonio R Arpaia
Prov Institute For Savings
Lot
Fales Rd
Louis G. Evans
Ind Nat’l Bank
Edward M Cordeiro
Columbus Credit Union
Norton Grubb, Jr. Et al
Lot, Land
Woodlawn Ave
Audrey Realty Inc
Everett Francis Et Ali
Cedarcrest Shores
Also Mentioned on This Page
John Lannon
Kathy Normandin
Robert Roderick
Chuckie Francis
Stephen Esparito
Stephen Routelle
John Edmunds
Mike Baggett
Anthony Bottiglieri
Paul DuPont
Paul Celone
Paul Murgo
Linda Thibeau
Anthony DeFalco
Gail Arsenault
Edward Massa
Michael Baggett
Anthony
DeFalco
Paula Murgo
Stephen Esposito
Robert Normandin
Victor Cabral
Kenny Ascoli
Chuckie Lewis
Marcia Bernier
Dianne Blomquist
Debbie Blomquist
Steve Mascena
John St Angelo
Town Records
Manuel M Carreiro
Domenico Vendituoli
Hope Valley
Leonardo Guiliano
Joseph Vital, Jr
King Philip Ave
Charles Santis
Carmine L Langello
Bayside Shores
Maria DeFelice
Leonard R Dennis
Wood St
Edward S Medeiros Et Ux
Ind Nat'l Bank
Malden
Woodbine St
Joseph Massa
Metacom Ave
Louis G Evans
Natl Bank
Paul J Reagan
Industrial National Bank of Providence
Beach Rd
Mervyn Clay
New York
Nassau
Curacao
Kingston
Port-au-Prince
Avery Travel Agency, Inc
Barrington Shopping Center
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