Prudence Island Fishing Tales Spark Local Boathouse Whispers
Roy Bull, a Boston native and Prudence Island summer resident, reports a 7 3/4 pound bluefish off Hope Island while trolling in a 20 foot bass boat. Canon Tildesley nets two striped bass at Walker's Cove, and Manny Sousa builds the 32 foot Chug-A-Lug at Poppasquash yard. John Matheson Jack sails Annapolis naval cruise while lobsters surge near Buttonwoods with 500 boats and 1500 diggers yielding about 160000 pounds worth at least $20000.
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Roy Bull
Prudence Island
Hope Island
Bull
Canon Tildesley
Manny Sousa
Poppasquash
Prudence Dock
Bill Booth
Navy
John Matheson
Jack
Burton Street
Matheson
Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Des Moines
Ford Dealership Wins Henry Ford Social Leadership Citation
County Motor Sales of Barrington received a Henry Ford I Social Leadership Citation for 1954 sales leadership among Ford dealers in its primary area and for high customer service. National Ford sales topped all makes by 25 257 units that year.
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Ford
Barrington
Henry Ford, I
Ford Motor Company
County Motor Sales
Henry Ford
Babe Ruth Stars Open State Babe Ruth Tourney in Rhode Island
Bristol County Babe Ruth All Stars meet North Kingstown All Stars tomorrow at 2 p m in North Kingstown in the opening game of the state Babe Ruth League tournament. Fourteen other leagues also begin play as the tourney starts. If Bristol wins they face the Newport League or Pawtucket Sunset winner at a later date.
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Babe Ruth
N. Kingstown
Bristol County
North Kingstown
County Boys
Pawtucket
McCoy Stadium
Guiteras Field
Bristol
Sal “Tut” Carulli
John “Foxy” Marshall
Hopedware
Paul Bruno
Rotary
Johnny Karcz
Country Club
Kearney Post to Battle Cranston Post in Legion Junior Game
Kearney Post will host Cranston Post Monday night at 6 at Guiteras Field in a Legion junior baseball clash. The teams split two games previously with 4-3 scores, Kearney winning the latest and Cranston the opening game at Cranston Stadium.
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Guiteras Field
Kearney Post
American Legion
Richard J Dennis Post
Cranston
Legion
Kearney
Dennis
Cranston Stadium
Oakland Beach
Bristol County
Norm Tilt
Bob Almberg
Henry A. Wilcox
George Mansi
Mansi
Almberg
Large Crowd Attends Warren Concert Under Army Field Band
Maj. Chester E. Whiting led the U S Army Field Band at Burrs Hill Park Warren drawing a jam packed crowd. The Stars and Stripes Forever was dedicated to the late Brig Gen James A Murphy former acting adjutant general of Rhode Island. Mrs Murphy and her daughter attended. Fred Janitto received a certificate for outstanding work as concert committee chair.
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Chester E. Whiting
U. S. Army Field Band
Burr’s Hill Park
Warren
Stars and Stripes Forever
James A. Murphy
State of
Rhode Island
Murphy
Maj. Whiting
America
Velleca Makes Dean's List at Rensselaer Polytechnic
Thomas W. Velleca, son of Mr and Mrs C Thomas Velleca of 43 Church Street, earned a place on the Dean's List at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy New York. The junior civil engineering student performed with exceptional scholastic merit in the year's second half.
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Thomas W. Velleca
C. Thomas Velleca
Church Street
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy
N. Y
Velleca
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Scotty Wilson
Walker’s Cove
Canon
Joe Lopes
Oliver Street
Joe
Carmine
Castigliego
Conmicut
Howard C. Lewis
Hal Gifforp
Somerset
Richard
Widmark
Hell
Govey Aes
J. L.O’Connell _ Supply
Ford Dealer
Bristol County Group
Hope Hardware
Buill Ferrara
John Pasqual
Richard Travers
Nick Contiss
Bob Usher
Rotary Club of
Anthony Mascola
Pete Natale
Bill Lach
Rybka
Dick DeBlois
Kiwanians
Bob Swift
Bob Newell
Palazio
D’alessio
Polak
F. J. Murphy
F. J. Murphy Inc
Wood St
Thomas Velléta
Renssélaer
Phoenix
Bristol Real Estate
West Coast
A. A. Edmonds CO
Insurance — Bonds
Hope Street
Telephone
Clifford
Ads
Moore’s Paints
Stanley Hand Tools
Decorator’s
Hope St
Tupelo Street
Studebaker
Mobilgas
Studebaker-Packard Corporation
Toplins Garage
Stu
Thames ST
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