Bay View Derby Draws 32 Entrants For Sunday Thrill
Thirty two youngsters prepare for the First Annual Soapbox Derby at Bay View Avenue with 5 45 p m start in a Derby tied to Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church outing at Rego s Field Contenders and officials list includes John Pivin Frank Vorro Edward Cordiero and many others with judges and start official Miserandino leading the event and prize presentation by Councilman Paul Di Millemaggi
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Bay View Ave
Frank J Miserandino
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Rego
Musserandino
John Pivin
Frank Vorro
Edward Cordiero
Albert Bailey
Joseph Travers
Ralph Fasano
Edmond Rego
Robert Quartaro
John Donato
Arthur Quartaro
John Bruscato
Vincent de Felice
Joseph Silveira
Joseph Rego
Edmond Furtado
Billy Barlow
Eddie Ennis
Billy Magee
Jerry DeFelice
Anthony Quintal
Tommy Man- Tini
Edward Cunard
Ronald Formisano
Robert Flanagan
John Ferri
Oney Moran
Francis DeRiso
James Pine
Barrington
John Wyrastch
Warren
Robert Mendes
Roger Alix
Warren Proulx
Anthony Ferrara
Joseph Pannone
C. Thomas Campagna
Dominico Vittello
Joseph Sansone
Ralph DeFelice
Johnny Fasano
Anthony Agatiello
Attilio Pansa
Vincent J. Santo
John Marshall
D.A.V. Capone
Dominic Perroni
Thomas ‘Balzano
Jordan Sousa
George Wood
Raymond Cavallaro
Paul di Millemaggi
Miserandino
Day Camp Closes Today With Gala Games
The YMCA day camp ends today after three weeks of operation. A gala program will celebrate all youngsters who attended at any time this month. Birthdays celebrated this week include Douglas Heyman and Nelson Weaver.
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YMCA
Douglas Heyman
Nelson Weaver
Candidate withdraws from Second District Representative race
School Committeeman Norman E Benard withdraws from the Second District Representative race saying he does not want politics in the schools. Mrs R S Brightman will seek re nomination in the Democratic primaries.
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Norman E. Benard
R. S. Brightman
St Elizabeth’s Picnic Set for August 8 at Regers Farm
St Elizabeth’s Church will hold a picnic and outing on Sunday August 8 at Regers Farm. Jointly sponsored by the Holy Name Society and the Holy Rosary Society, the event runs from noon to 3 PM with entertainment and refreshments through the afternoon. Chairmen are Mrs Arthur Gordeiro and Mrs Manuel Vargas.
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St Elizabeth’s Church
Regers Farm
Holy Name Society
Holy Rosary Society
Arthur Gordeiro
Manuel Vargas
Bristol Man Hurt As Car Overturns
William C. Johnson a 70 year old resident of Poppasquash suffered body bruises minor cuts and a severe shaking up when his car overturned after a collision on Hope street near the Bristol Warren line shortly after 5 pm yesterday. The crash occurred when a passing car hooked its right rear bumper with Johnsons front bumper causing his car to be driven to the curb and topple. Johnson was treated at home by Dr A F DAngelo and assisted from the scene by Clinton D Baer and William Bourque Jr. He was later taken home by Gilbert C Hoover town council president who happened to be nearby. The Baer car carried five passengers and others were only slightly shaken.
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William C. Johnson
Poppasquash
Hoperstreet
Bristol-Warren Line
Johnson
E. J. Demars
Henry J. Sylvia Jr
A.F. D'Angelo
Clinton D. Baer
Raynsham
Mass
William Bourque Jr
Taunton
Gilbert C. Hoover
Baer
Declarations Filed For Town Committees Under New Primary Law
Town Clerk John W Church remained open until midnight to receive candidacy declarations for Democratic and Republican Town Committees under the new Primary Law. By noon today many Democrats filed names led by Robert J Anderson and other residents, while Rear Admiral Gilbert C Hoover filed the lone Republican declaration. A Board of Elections telegram instructed keeping the office open Saturday July 31 to receive endorsements and declarations and to transmit copies to the Secretary of State.
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John W. Church
Church
Robert J. Anderson
Thomas H. Black
Raymond S
Brightman
C. Thomas Campagna
Antolo Cabral
Janet B. Clark
Charles
Orlando Jrisbane
Norman E.lend
Board of Elections
Secretary of State
Democratic State Committee
Bristol YMCA Beats Esso In Twilight League Half-Game From First
The Bristol YMCA nine defeated defending champions Esso 8 to 0 behind Bob Malley as Esso vanished from playoff contention. Willi e Alves allowed six runs in under three innings while Marty Biancuzzo and Frank Murgo led the Y attack with three hits apiece and a homer.
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Bristol Ymca
Askolis Esso
Bob Malley
Esso
Willie Alves
Marty Biancuzzo
Frank “Oky” Murgo
Alves
Biancuzzo
Margo
Bob Malloy
Wonder Boy
YMCA
Senator Coggeshall Celebrated on 86th Birthday
State Senator Daniel G Coggeshall was feted at Martin Hall in Bristol with Governor John O Pastore leading a large gathering of state and federal officials. A rain shower scattered guests briefly before activities resumed, and Coggeshall received a chair and radio as gifts. The event featured entertainment by Happy Stan Ay and a long list of local officials and dignitaries from Bristol, Warren, Providence, and Rhode Island agencies.
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Daniel G Coggeshall
John O. Pastore
Martin Hall Grove
Invitations Issued to Fifty Five Drum Corps for Bristol Event
The Fifth Annual Drum Corps competition sponsored by the Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps will be held Sunday August 8 in Bristol. Invitations have been issued to 55 drum corps including groups from Pawtucket Jamestown Webster East Providence Riverside Providence West Warwick Worcester Fitchburg and several Italian and veterans organizations.
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Bristol Boy Scout Bugle
H. I. Drummond
American Legion Corps
Pawtucket
Warwick
Appenaug
Holy Family
Woonsocket
Arnold Izcher Post
Jamestown
Universal Fife
Webster
Mass
Warren Indian Band
Holy Ghost
East Providence
Fire King
Pawtuxet
Grinnell
Cranston
Riverside Post No. 10
Riverside
Little Rhody
Providence
Langevin Jrs. V.F.W
West Warwick
Sons of Italy
St Cecelia's
Sharppaws
New Bedford
Powers Star Harmony
Worcester
Fitchburg
iGeorge C. Moore
Westerly
Rockdale
Northbridge
Millbury
Gilbert Perry
V.F.W
Attleboro
St. Agnes
Arnold Zwier
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Putnam, Conn
Whittensville
Boy Scout
Spectown
Southbridge
Uncle Sams
20Th Century
Boy Scouts
St Catherines
Norwood
H. W. Merrill American Legion
Father McAleer
Erie Society
Assumption
Polish National Alliance
Leominster Eagles
Leominister
Leicester School
Leicester
Monticello Jr
Monti
Bettermonticello
N. Y
Newington Jr
Fife
Bristol
Newington
Corinter
Washington Park
St. Francis Parochial School
Arthur Corderio
Manuel
Civic Association Meeting Postponed in Bristol
The Bristol Business Civic Association delaying its Monday August 2 meeting until further notice announced by secretary Maynard Suzman. The item lists numerous local fife and drum corps and civic groups from Massachusetts Rhode Island and Connecticut as part of event preparations and a mail box upgrade on Hope Street near the bank.
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Bristol Business-Civic Association
Maynard Suzman
Y M C A Names Leaders for Basketball Committees
At a Y M C A Athletic Committee meeting Chairman D V A Capone named Louis Castriotta chair of the Y M C A Industrial Basketball League Committee for 1948 49 and Dr Anthony Ramos as chair of the Y M C A Third Annual Gold Medal Basketball Tournament. Each chair will pick members and report to the committee at the September meeting. Additional business included electing Attilio Pansa as vice chairman with C C Cirillo as secretary and Dr Anthony Ramos as treasurer. A by laws committee was formed with Anthony Agatiello George Boutiher and Salvatore Massano. New Athletic Committee members elected were Benjamin Hazen Ralph Nash and Michael Ascoli.
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Y.mc.a
Ymc.a
Dva. Capone
Louis i Castriotta
Y.M.C.A
Anthony Ramos
Attilio Pansa
Capone
Anthony Agatiello
George Boutiher
Salvatore Massano
Benjamin Hazen
Ralph Nash
Michael Ascoli
Torch Relay Across Europe Links Olympia to London
The Olympic torch arrived at Wembley Stadium in London carrying a flame lit in Olympia on July 15. About 2,000 runners covered 2,313 miles through Greece Italy Switzerland France Luxembourg Belgium and England amid cheering crowds. The flame traveled from the Temple of Zeus to a memorial for Baron de Coubertin, founder of the modern Games.
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Wembly Stadium
London
Olympia
Europe
Greece
Italy
Switzerland
France
Luxembourg
Belgium
England
Baron de Coubertin
Local Guardsmen to Camp Edwards Two Week Encampment
Captain Raymond Makowski urges families to mail letters to Bristol Battery C 243 AAA AW Bn RING Camp Edwards Mass as 102 men and two officers depart Bristol at 7 30 am for a two week drill. They will travel via Mt Hope Bridge meet Battery B Newport at Island Park and convoy to the camp. An advance echelon left yesterday and Battery C plans The Flak newspaper to publish daily during the encampment.
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Camp Edwards
Raymond J. Makowsky
Bristol
Ring
AAA AW Bn
Mass
Mt Hope Bridge
Battery B
Newport
Island Park
Henry DeWolf Wins Beetle Race in Bristol Meet
The Yankee sailed by Henry DeWolf won the race Tuesday afternoon with Seth Paull on Scout finishing second and John White on Manana third. Paull announced three inter yacht club races over the next 36 days, with events at Coles River Barrington and Bristol.
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Henry DeWolf
Seth Paull
John White
Manana
Inter Yacht Club
Coles River
Barrington
Bristol
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