Miss Florence Nelson Remembered in Bristol Civic Life
Editorial details Miss Florence Nelson of Bristol dies after years of civic work led Bristol Red Cross in World War I era. She organized the local branch, served as chairman, treasurer until 1954, and aided the needy with personal effort and funds. Her death is mourned by the community and by those who knew her quietly generous service.
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Florence T. Nelson
Bristol
Miss Nelson
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Nelson
John J. Condon
Robert M and
Sarah (Talbot) Nelson
St Agnes’ School
Albany
Providence
Old Charlestown
Boston
Presis Byce Guild of
St. Michael’s
Auxiliary Art of
Kearney
Erican Legion
Robert W. Nelson
Delinquent Parents Prompt Hubbardstown Police Resignation
Hubbardstown mass police chief and three patrolmen quit last week in protest over lack of cooperation to curb juvenile delinquency. Town officials and many parents sided with youths, hindering enforcement and leaving the small force defunct. The departure highlights parental influence and political pressure affecting law enforcement in a 1162 resident community.
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Hubbardstown
Mass
Second Welcome Reversal From Holiday Traffic Stats
The National Safety Council had predicted 635 highway fatalities for the four day Fourth of July weekend. The actual total reached 426 and was 109 below the estimate. It was 5 below the 1955 record for four day periods and 280 below the all time high for the 1958 Christmas holiday.
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Christian Science Monitor
Associated Press
National Safety Council
Funeral notices from Bristol reflect long service and family ties
Funeral services were held for Miss Florence T Nelson at St Michael's Church with burial in North Burial Ground. Other Bristol obituaries include Lindsay Kinnicutt, Maria Dias, Frank Joseph, and Lena Stairs, highlighting family roots, military ties, and local church affiliations. The notices mention Masses, hometown origins, and survivors across Bristol and nearby towns.
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Florence T Nelson
Hope ‘St
St. Michael’s Church
Edward C. Turner
Kansas Episcopal Diocese
John W DeWolf, Jr
Hezekiah W Church
George L Howe
Edward E. Bunn
J William Wood
Calbraith
Perry
Funeral of Miss Margaret Hamill at St Marys Church
Miss Margaret Hamill died at Warren Nursing Home aged 87. Funeral held this morning from C M Connery Funeral Home with a requiem Mass at St Marys Church at 9 am. Born in Bristol November 5, 1869, she lived at 692 Hope Street and with sisters ran Hamills Dry Goods Store until 1935. She leaves no immediate relatives and was educated in local schools. Bearers were Hugh P. Breen, John J. McKenna, Fred Cleaver, and John Oliver.
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Maria (Ferreira) Dias
Perry St
Joseph Dias
Rhode Island
Dias
St. Michael’s
Azores
Carolina (Cordeiro) Ferreira
John Ferreira
Bristol
Providence
Manuel
Edmund Dias
Mary Carreira
Edna Cappucci
Rose Dias
Canada
Sansone
Wood St
St Elizabeth's Church
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Margaret Hamill
Warren Nursing Home
C M Connery
St Mary's Church
Miss Hamill
Michael and
Elizabeth
Hanna) Hamill
Hamill
Dry Gooda
Hope St
St Mary’s Church
Hugh P. Breen
John J. McKenna
Fred Cleaver
John Oliver
Moscow Registry Weaving A Wartime Wedding Scene
In a cheerful Moscow registy room a bride and groom sign the marriage book under the gaze of a registrar and borough representative likely a soldier on leave. The scene narrates the ritual, the modest office in Leningrad Borough, and the custom of three days off for newlyweds amid wartime constraints.
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Moscow
Marina
Grdom
Leningrad
Re Ve
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Florence Nelson
Bristol L Pho
Thos
George L. Kinnicutt
Lindsay Kinnicutt
E Veterans Hospital
Provice
Thibodeau Business School
Fall River
Syracuse
US. Rubber Co
Collins and Aikman
Joseph Robinson
William J Smith and Son
Church St
Warren
North Cemetery
Mrs .Oseph Dias
Frank Joseph
Frank and Mary (Andrade) Joseph
St. Elizabeth's Church
Deep
Ters
Mary Sousa
Margaret Sardinha
Rose Dupuis
Theresa Francis
Alice Mendenhall
Livermore
Calif
Mabel Mello
Warwick
R. I
Joseph, Jr
Mary Piva
Margaret Machado
Alice Coelho
Taunton
Anthony Silvia
George C. Ldma
Lena Chafee Stairs
21St St
Santa Monica
Cleve E. Stairs
The
Salvation Army
Mrs. Stairs
Faneral
John Condon
Grace Gayton
C M. Connery
Albert E Hutchison
Congregational Church
William McMillan
Bernard Munroe
Robert Manchester
Louis DiLello
Burndl
North Burial Ground
King Philip
Trinity Church
Bristol Phoenix
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