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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1949
Page
5
The Bristol Yacht Club opens its annual overnight cruise with the Bristol 12% fo's accompanied by larger yachts racing to Dutch Island Harbor at Narragansett Bay entrance. Commodore Nicholson's Onrust leads the convoy as crews await a postrace hot dog roast.
The Men’s Softball League nears the final third with top playoff spots undecided. On Tuesday evening at the Common the Independents lost 11 to 5 in extra innings to Boccia Club as Saverie Mantieri hit a grand slam in the eighth. The season ends with a best of three series for the championship between first and second place teams.
Boy Scout notes announce Troops Three and Four of Bristol headed by Scoutmaster William F Head will leave next Monday for a week at Camp Yawgoog Rockville Medicine Bow Division They will be encamped there The First Bristol Troop to hold a water carnival next Monday evening on Mount Hope Bay weather permitting Cub Pack No 14 picnic postponed to next Wednesday with noon lunch and swim Scouts board of review set August 10 at 7 pm at Kearney Post Home for merit badges Life Star Palm ranks and first second class reviews
Plans for the Annual Autumn Bridge at St Marys Church set for Thursday evening September 15 in the Auditorium. Co Chairmen Mrs Edward J Newbold and Mrs Thomas J Foley lead a lengthy list of committee members across ticket prizes and accessories with chairs for tables and chairs.
Harold Beauregard was named Commander of Lawson-Raida Chapter No. 15 Disabled American Veterans at the annual meeting. He succeeds William F. Head. officers include Joseph Oliveira senior vice commander Edmund Cardoza junior vice commander Albert Russo adjutant Edmund Morin chaplain Frank Pirri sergeant at arms and William F. Head department executive committee member. Appointees to be named August 22 include service officer three trustees ways and means chair and Veterans Council representatives.
Our veteran Beetle skippers Seth Paull and Franny DeWolf are land lubbers for two weeks as they take training with the National Guard at Camp Edwards Massachusetts.
Claire Lois Smith Wave recruit completes ten weeks at the Naval Training Center Great Lakes Illinois. She is daughter of Mr and Mrs Lowell Smith of 3 Woodlawn Avenue this town. She will report to the Aviation Fundamental School Memphis Tennessee.
A reader to the editor from July 28 1949 compliments a Phoenix article "Memories of Bristol" from 1907 and asks for two more installments. The writer cites the Bristol Historical Society's Old Houses Committee and requests further historical notes found by digging into past issues.
Anthony J. Nunes plant superintendent announced Bristol Manufacturing will return to a five day work week starting today. The rubber and canvas footwear plant reopened after its annual vacation with about 550 employees previously on a four day week since last May.
John Stephen Browning 76 of Butterworth Avenue died yesterday at home after a long illness. Former owner of R. I. Con crete Co he born December 18 1872 in Appenaug. Survived by widow Edna G. Browning and son John S. Browning Jr. Private funeral at 2 tomorrow from George M. Wilbur Funeral Home. Burial in Riverside Cemetery Pawtucket.
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