Out on account of illness and fishing anecdotes
A Bristol writer describes wavering with a column and hints at a vacation. Reg Dimond shares a humorous tale from Prudence about tautog on a plate left in a car as a fire call interrupts the ride with a volunteer firefighter balancing two fish on a slippery plate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mid-West
National Guard
Bristol
Reg
Prudence
Sand Point
Louis del Papa
Ray Greer
Greer
Mary Lou Adams Praised for WGBH TV Work in Boston
A Boston paper praised Mary Lou Adams for her work at WGBH-TV Channel 2 in an article about educational television. The critic noted the station reaches a million homes but few viewers. still Adams’s stories are described as delightful and capable of wining audiences. Her local ties from high school add to the positive profile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mary Lou Adams
Wgbh-Tv
Channel 2
Mary Lou
Battery C Goes to Camp Edwards After Last Tests
Battery C and the 243rd A A A Gun Battalion arrived at Camp Edwards Mass after completing the final phase of army antiaircraft artillery tests at Camp Wellfleet. Umpires praised their record as among the best, with today devoted to small arms firing at Camp Edwards Rifle Range. The Bristol Battery returns to Bristol tomorrow at 11 AM and pay is expected this afternoon.
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Camp Edwards
Mass
A.A.A
Camp Wellfleet
Camp Edward’s
Bristol
20Th Aaa
Camp Wellfleet Artillery
John M. McGreevy
AAA
Zoning Board Grants Permit For Beauty Salon
Domenic P Perroni and Giuseppe R Perroni of 70 Washington St were granted permission to construct a building at 72 Washington St to house a real estate and insurance office and beauty parlor with a 10 ft set back. Grace Mirabassi's garage petition was received. H Raymond Caine’s open air theatre petition was returned for improper filing. Four petitions from the prior week will be advertised for September hearing.
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Domenic P. Perroni
Giuseppe R. Perroni
Washington St
Washington Street
Zoning Board of Review
Grace Mirabassi
High Street
H. Raymond Caine
Tupelo Road
Zoning Board
Bristol Narrows Holds Fourth Frolic Tonight
The Bristol Narrows Improvement Association hosts the fourth annual Summer Frolic at White Hall starting 8 p.m. Mrs Howard Dawson chairs the dance with her committee as they ready the event. A highlight is the gown contest with prizes to winners chosen after the grand march led by Council President Joseph F Bruno.
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Bristol Narrows
Howard Dawson
Pageant organizers select episodes for 275th anniversary
At the Hotel Belvedere S Mort on Giles outlined 21 pageant episodes for the 275th anniversary including juke box Savages Viking elements and depictions of Indian settlements and Colonial life. Giles urged organizations to choose episodes, arrange costumes with local volunteers and notify by contacting the speech correction clinic. The next meeting is Monday at 7 30 p m.
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Hotel Belvedere
S. Morton Giles
Giles
Union Street
King Philip
Benjamin Church
Mt Hope
Philip
Bristol
Simeon Potter
Sammy Usher
Lafayette
Washington
St. Michael’s Bell
Burnside
Pres. Arthur
Pres. Grant
M. Theresa Donovan
Hotel
Belvedere
Miss Leah Young Honored at White Rail Party
More than 15 people from the assessors office treasurer police department and public welfare attended a party at the White Rail Restaurant last night to honor Miss Leah B Young who retired from the Town Clerk's Office after 48 years of service. Town Clerk John W Church presented her with an electric frying pan as a token of esteem and wished her happiness.
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Leah B. Young
White Rail
Assessors’ Office
Treasurer’s Office
Police Department
Department of Public Welfare
John W. Church
Miss Young
Firemen Vote To Divide 1250 For Muster Prizes
Members of the Volunteer Firemen Veterans' Association allocate 1250 prize money for the muster on Firemen's Day September 17 as part of the 275th anniversary celebration. Two top hand tubs will win awards and the event doubles as the N E State Firemen's League championship. About 20 tubs expected. plans include three musters and a possible local tournament at Defiance station.
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Volunteer Firemen Veterans’ Association
Defiance Station
N. E. State Firemen
Luke H White
Bruno to Present Get Acquainted Days Prizes
Bristol Chamber of Commerce announced Town Council President Joseph F. Bruno will announce the Get Acquainted Days prize winners. Winners will be named Saturday July 30 at 8 30 p m on the Common. participants will not need to be present. The three day event runs July 28 29 and 30 with 25 participating shops offering tickets for prizes.
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Bristol Chamber of Commerce
YMCA
August E. Gibbemeyer
Joseph F. Bruno
Bristol
Chamber
Suzman’s
Jamiel's Department
Wood Street
Ella O. Millard
Charles Finger
Oswald Thomas
Nathan Eisenstadt
Nat Candelmo
Vallone Promises Hope St. Repairs
Joseph Vallone director of public works said Hope Street gas main patches will get a first class repair after the Fourth of July weekend. He added work should begin within a week to replace temporary patches and ease town fears.
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Hope Street
Warren
Joseph Vallone
Public Works
Vallone
91 Year Old Chaplain Speaks at Rotary Meeting
Rev. Charles S. Thurber, 91, chaplain of Seamen's Bethel in New Bedford Mass., addressed the Rotary Club sharing tales from Taunton boyhood and his sea life. He recalled sailing his own boat at nine and friendships with sea captains, plus a Mt. Hope excursion aboard the Island Belle.
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Rotary Club
Charles S. Thurber
Seamen's Bethel
New Bedford
Mass
Whalemen’s Chapel
Moby Dick
Thurber
Taunton
Ers
Mt. Hope
Island Belle
St. Thomas Episcopal Church of
Charlie
Drive In Theatre Permit Sparks Local Controversy
A drive in theatre permit issued Tuesday night for 800 cars on Gooding Avenue near Broad Common Road ignites town debate. The project by William A Rego and Cesar Brito would cost over 100000 dollars, create about 30 jobs, and boost tax revenue. zoning boards and town officials seek more oversight and a stronger building code.
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Gooding Avenue
Metacoma Avenue
Broad Common Road
William A. Rego
Ceasar gBrito
William Sousa
John Ligeiro
Sousa
Joseph F. Bruno
Tupelo Street
Bruno
Rego
Brito
Cantellucci and Murgo, Inc
Pawtucket
Sousa Brothers
Gooding
Winners Celebrate Fourth Doll Carriage Parade Prizes
Mary Emily Oliviera and Mary La Sousa won their fourth consecutive prizes in the annual doll carriage parade on the Common yesterday. Oliviera took first for prettiest carriage while Sousa was third prettiest. Other winners include Katherine Almeida second prettiest Moreen Allaire most unusual and Linda Estrella most original humorous carriage.
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Katherine Almeida
Mary Emily Oliviera
Mary la Sousa
Miss Oliviera
Miss Sousa
Moreen Allaire
Linda Estrella
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Reg Dimond
Joseph F Bruno
Dawson
Thomas H. Nabbe, Jr
Hector Barrette
Fall River
Richard Germano
East Providence
Frank L. Martin
William P. Sousa
Jerome Donovan
William E. Magee
Francis Duarte
Joseph Perreira
Leah Young
Newbury
Salisbury Beach
Fred Mello
Hugh Holmes
R. I. Firemen
White
Hope
Joseph Margo
Althea Smith
John Cortellessa
William Magee
Naomi Sousa
Carol Magree
Mary Lou Texeira
Ida Cirillo
A. A. Pansa
Oe Chapion
Eleanor Vallaro
Nancy Secure
Rose Marie del Toro
Eleanor Cavallaro
Patricia Eee
Carol Mederios
Patling
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