Town approves new life saving resuscitator for emergencies
The town council unveiled a triple service life saving apparatus a resuscitator inhalator and aspirator with a 520 purchase. Fire Commissioner Murphy and police officials demonstrated its use at the police department and plan to train volunteers, with Emerson Company representative George Adams offering instruction in boating and swimming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J Murphy
Police Department
Murphy
George C Adams
Emerson Company
Cambridge
Mass
Euclid J Demers
William S. Bakey, Jr
Harry R. Gray
Adams
Riverside
Bristol
Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Festivities Begin
The town observes Our Lady of Mount Carmel with a multi day program on the Common and at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Events include a 6:30 baseball game Ascoli Esso versus Bristol YMC, benediction at 7:30, processions, fireworks, bands, contests, and a 11 pm grand firework display.
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Ascoli Esso
Bristol
Nicola Malafronte
Holy Name Society
Sons of Italy
Bella Sicilia
Province of Foggia
Frank Pagano
Frank Parella
Philip Nastri
Frank Miserandino
Frank Monti
Antonio Arpa 1A
Antonio Nappi
John Massano
Andrew Pansa
Salvatore Parella
Peter Varola
Alphonse Fusco
Rocco Mighiori
Joseph Massa
Joseph Pannone
Ralph de Leo
Emily Mont
Mt Carmel Fed Knife Game Shifted To Common Bristol
Mt Carmel and Federal Knife teams prepare for a key clash moved to Bristol Common as part of the Feast of Mt Carmel. Start time now 3 o clock with Mounties aiming for a second straight win over the Knife men and boost in the league standings. Dick Harding fired a three hit shutout in the first game as Federal Knife seeks to overtake Mounties who lead by a slender margin. The A I semi pro tournament opener in Newport was postponed by wet fields and will resume next Tuesday with a 6 30 pm first pitch.
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Mt. Carmel
Mounties
Newport
Quonset Marines
More Than Fifty Drum Corps Invited To Compete Here Aug 3
More than fifty drum corps from Massachusetts Connecticut and Rhode Island are invited to compete at Guiteras Field Sunday August 3. Proceeds support Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps trip to New York next month. The Drum Corps Competition Committee will meet at Kearney Post Home to plan events. A parade will precede the contest starting at 2 pm near Hope and Franklin streets.
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Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Guiteras Field
Bristol Boy Scout Bugle
New York
Kearney Post
No 6
The
American Legion
Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps Committee
Rhode Island Fife, Drum and Bugle Corps Association
William F Head
Norman Rene
Final Arrangements for St Michael’s Bazaar
Final plans for St Michael’s Church Bazaar set for tomorrow at 2 pm in the Church Close between the church and Holmes House announced by Wallis E Howe senior warden. If weather permits, it offers gift and book tables, a country store, food booths, a children’s table with dolls and toys, and an ice cream stand. in rain, events move to Parish House with a chicken salad and ham supper from 5 to 7 pm. Admission includes a door prize tray. supervision for children is provided in the Rectory Garden for 35 cents per hour.
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St Michael’s
Holmes House
Wallis E Howe
Raymond S Brightman
Gladys Paull
Bristol Represented At Camp Hoffman's Visiting Day
About fifty Rhode Island Girl Scout Councilors visited Camp Hoffmans Kingston site for a Councilors Visit ing Day. Among the attendees were Mrs Norman Vermette Mrs George Murray and Mrs Earl Sturdevant who toured the camp and attended tea hosted by scouts in the pre councilor course.
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Norman Vermette
George Murray
Earl Sturdevant
Rhode Island
Camp Hoffman
Kingston
Bristol Narrows residents push for bus schedule change
Town Council reviewed the new ABC Bus Line rates and schedule and was told future changes can be made by mutual agreement. Bristol Narrows residents, led by Mrs. Joseph Almeida, may petition for a change. The council also heard a lane repair cost sharing proposal for Lows Lane at the Ferry, with materials costs rising from 365 to 633 dollars and a division plan to split costs 50 50.
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ABC
Fred B Perkins
Public Utilities Hearing Board
Joseph Almeida
Bristol Narrows
Lows Lane
DeWolf
Contract Awarded For Grading Old Dump Area
The Dump Committee awarded the contract to Rego & Sons for leveling the old Wood street dump. The project aims to prepare the site for a future park, per town meeting vote, with Romano & Sons and Holmes Brothers as other bidders. Committee members are Councilmen Herzig Millemaggi and Murphy.
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Wood Street
Rego & Sons
Romano & Sons
Holmes Brothers
Paul A. Herzig
Paul C. Millemaggi
Frank J. Murphy
Fourth of July Committee Meeting Postponed to Monday
Chairman James F Meiggs of the Fourth of July Committee announced the postponement of the committee meeting from tonight to Monday night in the Council Chamber.
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James F Meiggs
Council
Pole Climbing and Races Scheduled on the Common
At 4 30 P M pole climbing begins on the Common followed by racing at 5 00 P M on the same grounds. Local crowds encouraged to attend and watch both events.
C&A Combing Dept. Clambake Set at Garcia's Farm
The Combing Department of Collins and Aikman hosts its sixth annual clambake at Garcia's Farm on Sunday with Manuel Raposa as arrangements chairman and a committee including Michael DiLello treasurer and Frank Duarte Thomas Flynn Albert Ethier Joseph Riccio Frank Vorro and Edward Marshal assisting.
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Collins and Aikman
Garcia's Farm
Manuel Raposa
Michael DiLello
Frank Duarte
Thomas Flynn
Albert Ethier
Joseph Riccio
Frank Vorro
Edward Marshal
Irish Tenor Hubert Valentine to Head St Columban's Bazaar
Irish tenor Hubert Valentine of New York will headline the St Columban's Outing and Bazaar next Sunday July 27 at the Columban Seminary. He has performed in Boston and Newport. The final Bazaar planning meeting is Monday July 21 at 8 00 p.m. at the K of C Home. Helpers urged to attend.
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Hubert Valentine
New York
St. Columban
Columban Seminary
Mr. Valentine
Boston
Newport
K. of C
Truman Press Conferences Lose Momentum in White House
Roscoe Drummond criticizes President Truman for shrinking and sanitizing White House press conferences. He notes reduced frequency and reliance on prepared statements, with few spontaneous questions and limited direct policy discussion.
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White House
Truman
Roscoe Drummond
Washington
The
Christian Science Monitor
Capital
Oval Office
Drummond
Mr Truman
Mr. Truman
Mr. Drummond
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Gene Krupa
Walt Disney Presents
Uncle Remus
Bret Rabbit
Ruth Warrickx
Bobby Driscoll
James Basekett
Luana Patten
ST. Michael's Bazaar
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Louis Gallo
Mable Kemph
E.B Waitte
Hanna Meyers
Henry Wood
C B Perry
Carlo Tammaro
Arthur M McCaw
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Henry Hambrick
A Russo
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John G Stewart
Irene Gallo
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George W. Boutther
J Foster Price
Samuel A Hall
Allen Newman
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Fred Coggeshall
William Liscomb
Robert Macfayden
Foster Price
S. D Clark
R. W. Southwick
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William D Hall
Donald Matheson
Elhton MacDonald
Frank A Rounds
Leonard Waitt
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John H. Wall
Charles Davis
Harry Hadfield
Frederick G. Garvin
John Stone
James St. Angelo
Alfred M. Merriman
Wallis E. Howe
Muriel Ashton
Mervyn Clay
Frederick Coggeshall
John Brecher, Jr
A. J. Ferrara
Couples Victory Club
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Providence Colonial Band
Mt Carmel Church
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United Bottling Works
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