Bristol County Water Authority Recommends Against Municipal Ownership
In April 1946 the Bristol County Water Authority urged Barrington Warren and Bristol Panee not to purchase the Bristol County Water Company. It cited high offering price, limited water quality improvement, potential management conflicts, insufficient current revenue, and costly metering as reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol County Water Authority
Bristol County Water Company
Barrington, Warren
Bristol Panee
Bristol County Water Co
Plans For Second Annual Soap Box Derby Aug 7
The Bristol County Soap Box Derby and Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church outing plan a Derby on Sunday August 7 with Frank Miserandino in charge. Co chairs are Domenic Vitello and Anthony Bruno. Eligible ages 8 to 14 must register by phone and entry forms, Bay View avenue and Rego's Pond host activities, prizes include a full sized bicycle, and rules limit cars to 7 feet long and 3 feet wide with a hand brake and 50 lb weight.
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Bristol County
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Emilio Donanzan
P.S.S.C
Frank Miserandino
Ning
Paul C. Millimaggi
Inecticut
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Jamies Park
Phoenix
Bristol Scout Corps
Frank Miseran
Bristol
Father Donanzan
Bay View Avenue
Rego
Domenic Vitello
Anthony iBruno
St Elizabeth Saints Tie YMCA In Twilight League Standstill
St Elizabeth and the YMCA played a six inning draw at Guiteras Field after darkness halted play. Lou Cirillo and Babe Ferrera sparked the Saints with early runs while Vin Securo and Joe Benevides held the mound duo for St Elizabeth. Joe Malloy pitched for the YMCA with six walks and five strikeouts.
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Geo S
St. Elizabeth
YMCA
Guiteras Field
Saints
Lou Cirillo
Babe’ Ferrera
Andy Vollaro
Dave Goglia
Joe Malloy
Vin Securo
Joe Benevides
C&a
Ascoli’s
Anniversary Observed as Amvets Drum Corps Wins Prize
In New Bedford Mass the Bristol Rangers Drum Corps captured 1st prize and 250 dollars in a Massachusetts Amvets contest. Members from Kearney Post and its auxiliaries joined the ceremony, honoring past commanders and observing the 30th anniversary with tributes to Gen Luke H. Rhody and others. The Scout Corps plans a busy summer schedule while committees map future activities at Kearney Post Home.
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New Bedford
Mass
Bristol Rangers
Massachusetts American Veterans’ Association
Amvets
Kearney Post
Aivet Posts
American Legion
Massachusetts
University of the Founding of the Rangers
Falls Post
River Post
Franklin Street
Warren
Bertram W. Wall
Albert A. Edmonds
Sitling
de Rhody
Providence
Walter Machado
Charles Moll
Jamesstown
Kearney
Miss Anne Bruno Shower Held for Fiance Campagna
A garden shower for Miss Anne D. Bruno fiance of C Thomas Campagna took place at the Bruno home 159 High Street hosted by her sister Miss Pauline Bruno Mrs Andrew Pansa and Mrs Jordan Sousa and her sister in law Mrs Anthony J Brun The couple plan to wed on Labor Day September 5 Campagna is the son of Mr and Mrs Antonio Campagna of 115 Bradford Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne D. Bruno
C. Thomas Campagna
Pauline Bruno
Andrew Pansa
Jordan Sousa
Anthony J. Brun
Frank Bruno
High Street
Campagna
Antonio Campagna
Bradford Street
Battery C Leaves For 15 Days At Camp
Battery C 243rd AAA AW Battalion of the Rhode Island National Guard leaves Bristol for a 15 day encampment at Camp Edwards Massachusetts. Under Capt Raymond J Makowsky they will bivouac at Wellfleet this week then return August 6. Speakers included Luther R Beavers and others with Mascola as general chairman.
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Bristol
National Guard
243Rd Aaa
R.il N.G
Camp Edwards
Mass
Raymond J. Makowsky
Wellfleet
Luther R. Beavers
State Department
Raymond Richards
Ralph Lavers
National Economic Division
Joseph Edmonds
Joseph W. Enos
Samuel J. Smith
Samuel Hall
Elmer ‘McNamara
James P. Pierce
Roy Dean
Domenic Mascolal
Charles ‘Beals
Ralph DeLeo
Muriel Ashton
Helen Condon
Frederick E Garvin
George R. Fish
Elmwood
Providence
James Garvin
Joseph G. A. Riccio
Mascola
DeLeo
Charles E. Burns
Albert A
Fish
Garvin
Enos
Open Meeting Planned for Wood Street Park Group
The Wood Street Park Improvement Association postpones last week’s meeting and will hold a Thursday evening session at 7 30 in the DeLeo warehouse on Doran Avenue.
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Wood Street Park Improvement Association
DeLeo
Doran Avenue
Water supply study maps shown to Bristol County advisory group
Topographical and diagrammatic sketches of Scituate reservoir storage were shown to R F Haffenreffer as head of a three man advisory commission. The meeting included East Providence officials and focused on tunnel and aqueduct systems and the possible connection to a large trunk main for the Narragansett Bay east shore towns. Negotiations touch Bristol County Water Company stock and potential purchase of Providence system water.
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Scituate
R. F. Haffenreffer
Bristol County
Philip J. Holton
Providence Water Supply Board
Haffenreffer
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
James J. Reilly
East Providence
John A. McGlaughlin
Scituate Reservoir
Narragansett Bay
Ramee
Bristol
Warren and
Barrington
Providence
Bristol County Water Company
Drum Corps Clean Sweep at Warren Contest
The Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps won a sweep of prizes at the New England Drum Corps competition held in Warren last Sunday afternoon, sponsored by the Warren Indian Band.
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Bristol Boy Scout Bugle
New England
Warren Indian
Warren
Memorial Plans Outlined for World War II Building
Vet council hears briefing from World War II Memorial Committee secretary Sebastian Bernard Jr. on plans for a municipal war memorial building and possible wing addition to the Burnside Memorial Building as an alternative if costs rise. Manuel Prenda explains meeting aims and veterans seek clarity on whether alternate plans affect the new building. Council grants confidence to the memorial committee and endorses its current work.
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Sebastian Bernard, Jr
Veteran’s Council
Bernard
Manuel Prenda
Veteran’s Group
Julio F. Xavier Jr
Anthony C. Almeida Post
VFW
First Girl Scout Troop in Town Holds Gathering
Former Goldenrod Troop members gathered at the Bristol Neck Ferry home of Mrs. Frank Pardee Jr. for a beach outing and lunch after swimming. The event recalled the troop's 1921 YMCA start and honored early officers Mrs. Pardee and Mrs. Bailey.
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Goldenrod Troop
Bristol Neck Ferry
Frank Pardee
YMCA
Philadelphia
Boston
Newport
Providence
Seekonk
Mass
Cleveland
Ohio
Goldenroders
Norma Mathewson Nelson
Rosalind Howe Sturgis
Mary Mathewson
Elizabeth Marz
Bristol
Madaline Holt
Estelle Steen Peters
Viola Palmer
E. Doris Buljlock
Arlene A. ‘Holm
Virginia LeClair Martin
Dorothy Holt Manual
Gladys Birelsford Lindell
Anna Cog‘geshall Bailey
Town
Jill” DeWolf Pardee
Pardee
Bailey
Agreement Reached On Installation Of Street Lights
Town Council ends dispute by approving three new electric lights after a heated debate led by Councilman Paul Millimaggi. Plans include mercury vapor lights for Hope Street area pending cost details from Narragansett Electric. Street name changes and Wood Street Park improvements also advance with bids authorized.
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Council Chambera
Paul C. Millimagegi
Bristol Business Civic Association
Edward H. Holmes
Payne Avenue
Cliff Drive
Highlands
Holmes
Moore
Millimaggi
Joseph F. Panwnone
Planning Board
Pannone
State Street
Sherry Street
Clark Street
Lawrence Street
John Street
Court
Wood~ Street
Financial
Board of Recreation
Wood Street Park Improvement Asso- A
Piano Lessons For Adults Aims To Spark Real Interest
Sigmund Spaeth offers simple chords and singing to start adults at the piano, claiming most scales are wasted and beginners can have fun with little skill. John Hallstrom recommends building a record library for personal pleasure with four types of works, outlining starter symphonies tone poems concertos and opera.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sigmund Spaeth
House Beautiful
Spaeth
John Hallstrom
RGA
Victor
Delclares
Hallstrom
Watt praises popular music as high art in strong review
Douglas Watt argues popular American music holds value within its orbit and credits musical comedy as its finest flowering. He cites Cole Porter George Gershwin Jerome Kern Vincent Youmans Irving Berlin Richard Rodgers Harold Arlen Vernon Duke Arthur Schwartz as leading composers and lists songs like Night and Day All the Things You Are Star Dust April In Paris Tea For Two and more as worthy additions to good music collections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Douglas Watt
Cole
Porter
George Gershwin
Jerome Kern
Vincent “Yourians
Irving Berlin
Richard Rodgers
Harold, Arlen
Vernon Duke
Arthur Schwartz
Paris
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Scout Corps
Anne Bruno
Disputed Lights
Drum
Jeanne Crain
Linda Darnell
Ann Sothern
Paul Douglas
Kirk Douglas
Jeffry Lynn
Pete Smith
Asia
Jeanette MacDonald
Claude Jarman, JR
Lloyd Nolan
Percy Kilbride
Lassie
Canadian Pacific
Randolph Scott
Jane Wyatt
J. Carre! Naish
Victor Jory
Nancy Olson
Vet's Council
Jerry Jerome
Charlie McHugh
Girl Scout
King’s Barbershop
State and
Wood Streets
Frank Nastri
Beethoven
Mozart
Haydn
Brahms
Mendelissohn
Cesar Franck
Schubert
Tchaikovsky
Stravinisky
Sibelius
Debussy
Prokofiev
Khatchaturian
Rimsky-Korisakov
Bach
Brahm
Schumann
Chopin
Ersan
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