Car Crash Halts Electric Service on Poppasquash Road
A Sunday evening wreck on Poppasquash road snapped a utility pole and disrupted service to Prudence Island and Poppasquash Point for nearly two hours. Injured were Elsie Cruz 19 and Dolores Pacheco 18. driver Marie T. Dionne 23 uninjured. Police say Dionne’s car struck the pole after traveling about 35 feet on the road. Both injured were treated at Dr. Antonio F. DAngelo’s office. Pacheco sent for X rays. Dionne ordered to appear in Fifth District Court on July 25.
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Poppasquash Point
Prudence Island
Poppasquash Road
Elsie Cruz
Mount Hope
Avenue
Dolores Pacheco
Touisset
Mass
Mariel T. Dionne
Ocean Grove Mass
Pappasquash
Dionne
Antonio F. D’angelo
Pacheco
Fruesdale Hospital
Miss Cruz
D'Angelo
Electtric
Fifth District
Summer pruning tips and tree care from The Weekend Gardener
The Weekend Gardener advises light summer pruning to shape trees and shrubs while conserving water. It covers thinning weak wood for ventilation, reducing transpiration, and aiding spray coverage. For peach trees, it warns about borers and suggests DDT treatment, with timing and application details. It also notes thinning peaches to 4 inches apart and selecting the best fruits to improve size and quality.
Scouts Return to Narragansett Camp Activities Highlight Recall Week
Scouts Parade honors Scoutmaster George R. Fish as dean of Scoutmasters in Narragansett Council. The group, led by J A S M David Costa and Michael J. Flynn, won a weekly inspection at Shelter No. 5. Bristol Troop Five participants joined Camp Yawgoog with nearly a hundred Bristol families visiting despite rain. The Tribe of Wincheck and Knights of Yawgoog will return during Recall Week for initiation. A mammoth block dance preceded praise for Domenic Parisi whose five sons served. The association funds and supports community appeals and a new Wood Street facility with kitchen, showers, and regreation room advances the organization.
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Williams
George R. Fish
Narragansett
Tribe of
Domenic Parisi
Wood Street
Richmond Street
Anthony Capolo
Charles Lombardi
Ralph Quito
Guy Marabello
Louis Florenzano
Anthony Cappucci
John Sicignano
Michael Proto
Felix Pasquarelli
Frank Arruda
Donald van Voast
Thomas Maiorano
Mr. Maiorano
Anthony Cupolo
Anthony DuPont
Charles Abate
Alphonse Rebello
Carl Romano
Memorial Committee Seeks Space for Town Wing
World War II Memorial Committee hears space needs for all town departments in a new municipal building. Police Chief Ferrara urges a police wing with detention, garage, and office space on site while Town Treasurer Angevine asks for a first floor office. Other departments outline space, with Fire Chief Anderson saying existing space at Dreadnaught Fire Station suffices. Next meeting August 15 to discuss wing addition legality.
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Anthony J. Ferara
William H. Angevine
Ferrara
Burnside Memorial
Bristol County
Angevine
Amos S. Gorham
Sebastian Bernard, Jr
Gilbert O’ Hoover
USN
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Hope Street
Bristol
Har Or
Church Street
Narrows Road
R. I
Elmwood Terrace
Warren and
Bristol Town Line
North Farm
Warren
St. Michael’s Church
Francis M. Dimond
Call F. R. Dimond Gaspee
Prudence
E. P. Christopher
Rhode Island State College
Bristol Mfg
Por Anniual Vacation
Bristol Manufacturing Co
Anthony J. Nunes
Bristol Garden Club
William D. Hall
Nayatt Road
Barrington
Ernest K. Thomas
Installment Loan Department Industrial Trust Company
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Ferri Radio
Constitution
Manny
A. A. Edmonds CO
Warren i
ST CeCe
H. F. Bell
Hope St
Bradford Street
Town Hall
Pastime Theatre
Trinity Church
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