Tale of the Turtle in Bristol 1753 from Quebec News Letter
Curated tale states giant sea Turtles aboard the Mary Fame from Barbadoes land in Bristol Rhode Island. Townspeople dig a trench then watch a turtle bridge carry others across as shots have little effect and the beasts return to sea two days later.
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Bristol
Harford Powel, Jr
Magill
Quebec
Rhode Island
Barbadoes
the Mary Fame
A. M
Geo. Andrews
Messrs
Bro
Onro
Oswor
Qed
Sprinkler Ban Eases Water Shortage in Bristol County
Bristol County Water Company manager Fred P. Stradling reports improved water levels after residents reduced lawn sprinkling to designated days Wednesday Friday and Sunday. Riverside faces supply issues from East Providence, while Barrington pipes are being cleaned to double capacity and a new 16 inch pipeline is planned to aid Riverside.
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Bristol County
Fred P. Stradling
Bristol County Water Company
Bristol
Water Company
Stradling
Riverside
East Providence
Barrington
Kents Heights
Rotary Club
Phoenix
Strading
Kingsmen Bugle Corps Deny NY Trip Funds Claim
George R. Fish manager of the Kingsmen Bugle and Drum Corps says reports that the group already has funds for their New York trip to the National American Legion contest are false. He notes they are still fundraising and not yet financed for the travel.
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George R. Fish
Kingsmen Bugle and Drum Corps
Kingsmen
New York
National American Legion
New York City
Fish
Local candidates file for town committee race
Only three Democratic town committee members have filed for posts six days before the filing deadline. Robert J. Anderson John Romano and Joseph P. Quartaro filed in that order, with more filings expected after endorsements. The Republican committee plans a five member screening Monday to review state and local candidates.
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Robert J. Anderson
John Romano
Joseph P. Quartaro
Democratic
Anthony J. Nunes
Nunes
Anthony Balzano
Manuel Viera
Julio Biancuzzo
Balzano
Rubber Workers’ Union
Biancuzzo
Viera
Court House
Dan” Coggeshall
Henry Alfréd
Gladys M. Brightman
Dan
Domenic P. Perroni
Republican Town Committee
Perroni
G.O.P
Orlando J. Bisbano
Bisbano
Flower Hobby Show Planned for Aug 15 and 16
Flower and Hobby Show set for Friday and Saturday August 15 and 16 in the DeWolf Memorial Room First Congregational Church. Proceeds fund church projects with classes using weeds and wild flowers due to drought. Twelve classes include Colonial Mood Autumn Fantasy and Fun With Flowers.
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J. M. Robinson
DeWolf Memorial
First Congregational Church
New England
First Annual White Rail Riding Club Dance At Bristol Narrows
More than 200 people attended the White Rail Riding Club dance in Bristol Narrows to raise funds for the Narrows Improvement Association clubhouse. Norman Ferreira won the first door prize and Miss Mary Sears won the second. Matt Brito filmed the event for later showing at the next meeting.
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White Rail Riding Club
Bristol Narrows
Shellfish Ban On Portion Of Kickemuit River
An advertisement in today's issue of The Phoenix announces a closure of part of Kickemuit River to shell fishermen. Edward C. Hayes says the ban protects a bumper soft shell clam crop and enforces a new minimum size of one and a half inches. The area has long been a rich shellfishing and scallop dredging ground. officials expect the ruling to last only a few weeks during peak growth.
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Todday
the Phoenix
Kickemuit
Edward C. Hayes
Division of Fish and Game
Hayes
Work Expands at Plant J C A with New Finishing Department
The Plant J C A expansion aims to raise employment from 125 to 400 as a $400,000 finishing department is installed. Two boilers arrived this week and installation should finish by October 1, with weaving continuing until the finishing machinery is added by November 1. Nar ragansett Electric plans a major gas conversion to natural gas across Warren and Bristol starting in September, affecting hundreds of appliances and requiring customer cooperation for a four day change-over led by Conversions and Surveys Inc.
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Plant J
C&a
Warren
Colt Drive
Chinery
Narragansett Electric Company
Bristol
John D. Moore
Bristol County
Moore
Narragansett
Algonquin Gas Transmission Company
New York
Lieutenant Ruggiero Reports for Duty in Army
Lt Robert Ruggiero son of Mr and Mrs John A Ruggiero of 97 Bradford street leaves for Fort Lee Virginia to report for duty on July 30 He will spend days in New York and visit Lt Irving Drake at Governors Island He graduated from the University of Rhode Island on June 9 with a BA major in history and political science He was one of 67 ROTC graduates to receive a commission as second lieutenant in the U S Army He was active in the Newman Club and holds life membership in Phi Sigma Kappa.
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Robert R. Ruggiero
John A. Ruggiero
Bradford Street
Fort Lee
Virginia
New York
Irving Drake
Governors’ Island
Ruggiero
University of Rhode Island
ROTC
U.S. Army
Newman Club
Phi Sigma Kappa
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St. Michael’s Church
Bert Wall
National Democratic Party
Gen. MacArthur
Rotary
Aus
T ‘ “Ferris
DR Man ON Be Beate
Hope
Narrows
Kickemuit River
Sansone’s Pharmacy
Bradford & High
Warren 8.R. Yard
J.D. Moore
Robt. Ruggiero
The
St. Mary's Guild
Williams
John Evans
Vivian Blaine
Barry Sullivan
Keefe Brasselle
Billy Eckstine
de Marco Sisters
Dean .Miller
Technicolor
Ent
Phanton Legion
Errol Flynn
Ruth Roman
Mara Mara Mara-Maru
Roy Rogers
Trigger
Golden West
Marlene Dietrich
Arthur Kennedy
Mel Ferrer
Jack, Warner
Nadia Gray
Arcti Valley
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