Black Angus gain prestige on presidential farm in Gettysburg
The Aberdeen Angus breed gains prominence with Eiserfshower at Gettysburg Pennsylvania owning several head and a grand champion heifer title from the Ohio breeders show. The article traces breed origins from Scotland to Ireland and notes the high value of prize stock such as Prince 105 SAF bought for 100000 dollars for a third of the animal. It also cites Hugh Watson as a pioneer and mentions the breed’s hornless, black, compact build and strong beef traits.
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America
Eiserfshower
Gettysburg
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Columbus
United States
Scotland
Aberdeen
Kincardine
Angus
North Sea
National Geographic Society
Chicago
Scandinavia
Europe
Hugh Watson
Prudence Island Fire Volunteers Land Gift for Hall
John D Sawyer Jr of Pawtucket deeded 12000 square feet on Sand Point Hill to the Prudence Island Volunteer Fire Department for a new engine house to be named The John D Sawyer Memorial Hall. The 41 member department plans a concrete slab foundation and later construction funded by available funds. The revived unit operates a surplus Air Force crash truck with fog systems and a 500 gallon water tanker on a modest $200 yearly budget. The hall will become a public gathering place for island residents.
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Prudence Island
Volunteer Fire Department
Island
John D Sawyer, Jr
Pawtucket
Sand Point Hill
Narragansett Road
John D Sawyer
Outboard Motor Registration Up In Bristol County Towns
Bristol, Warren, and Barrington report registrations of 225, 167, and 203 motors respectively under the General Assembly law. The deadline for those owning as of April 11 is June 10, with a 60 day window since April 11 for initial filings and a 10 day window for new owners. Officials expect more registrations with summer residents and estimate up to about a thousand motors countywide by season end.
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Bristol
General Assembly
Warren
Barrington
Bristol County
Mrs Millard Tours Europe With Decorators Group
Mrs Ellan Millard of 50 Franklin Street joined over a hundred American Institute of Decorators members on a five week tour visiting Portugal Italy France and England. She admired Lisbon noting its cleanliness modern apartments and stable government praising the city planning and local flower balconies. She observed specialist meat cheese and goods shops and found service prideful in European shops before the Greek Line Olympia carried the group to Naples and Gibraltar with many on deck for the Rock at dawn.
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Ellan Millard
Franklin Street
Atlantic
American Institute of Decorators
Portugal
Italy
France
England
Lisbon
Europe
Olympia
Naples
Strait of Gibraltar
Joanna Pozzi Receives Brown University BA Honors
Miss Joanna Pozzi daughter of Mr and Mrs Angelo Pozzi of 129 State Street graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts from Brown University's Pembroke College during the 187th commencement She earned Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi honors and Dean's List recognition and will study educational psychology at Harvard with a full tuition scholarship.
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Joanna Pozzi
Angelo Pozzi
State Street
Brown University
Pembroke College
Miss Pozzi
Muriel Fain Sher
Sigma Xi
Harvard School of Education
Harvard
New Officers Installed By Emblem Club
The Bristol Emblem Club installed three new officers at Elks Home. Mrs Josephine Navach became vice president while Mrs Veronica Correira was named second assistant marshal and Mrs Sarah Cabrall was elected trustee for two years. Mrs Alice Corcoran, Rhode Island district deputy, officiated with Mrs Mae Cullen and Mrs Madeline Donnelly assisting.
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Bristol
Josephine Navach
Veronica Correira
Sarah Cabral
Corcoran
Mae Cullen
Madeline Donnelly
Mrs A J Belmore Reelected Post Auxiliary Pres
Mrs. A J Belmore was reelected president of the Kearney unit American Legion Auxiliary at a Friday meeting. New officers include Mrs Harold W Gifford senior vice president Mrs William Bottom ly junior vice president Mrs William J Seymour secretary Miss Helen Condon treasurer Mrs Mary Garvin historian and Mrs Ralph Lavers chaplain. Belmore elected to state department executive committee and Condon as alternate. Delegates to the Providence state department convention named Condon Belmore Seymour Garvin. Poppy sale totaling 128 dollars reported with public thanks expressed.
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Arthur J. Belmore
Kearney
American Legion Auxiliary
Harold W Gifford
William Bottomly
William J Seymour
Helen Condon
Mary Garvin
Ralph Lavers
Mabel Belanger
Sgt. At Arms
Belmore
State Department
Miss Condon
BMC Union Names Slate In Annual Vote
Four officers were reelected at Local 220 U R W annual election at Bristol Manufacturing Corp in Lincoln Hall. Tindaro Maiorano was named president Edward Almeida vice president James T Oliveira secretary and Matthew Calderiso chief steward. Several others were chosen for the executive board with runoffs planned for treasurer and trustee.
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U.R.W
Bristol Manufacturing Corp
Lincoln Hall
Tindaro Maiorano
Edward Almeida
James T Oliveira
Matthew Calderiso
John Brown
Frank Palumbo
Joseph Suva
Joseph Quintal
Antonio Goulart
Manuel Castro
William Alves
Rangers Capture Honors Despite Auto Breakdown
The Bristol Rangers won first prize for a contest at Riverside Park Agawam Mass on Sunday with Mary Hill taking first in twirling. Car trouble delayed their entry costing them half of the judges' score. Drum Major Stanley Macomber will lead them next Sunday at Putnam Conn contest.
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Bristol Rangers
Agawam
Mass
Riverside Park
Mary Hill
Stanley Macomber
Putnam, Conn
Industry Maintains Valuations on Town Tax Roll
The board of tax assessors filed the annual roll effective Dec 31 1954 showing US Rubber Co paying the largest tax bill $68 524 80 and total town valuation at 26 074 600. Exemptions total 1 228 500 while land and buildings comprise most of the value.
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Board of Tax Assessors
U. S. Rubber Co
Collins and Aikman Corp
Rubber
C&a
Narragansett Electric
Bristol Manufacturing Corp
Carr Manufacturing Corp
Bristol Lace Works
Colt
Charles B. Rockwell, Jr
Bristol and Warren
Louis Castriotta
Alfred N. Nunes
St Alban's Lodge Plans St John's Day Celebration
Members of St Alban's Lodge will observe St John's Day with 11 a.m. services at the First Congregational Church on Sunday June 19. The ceremony begins at 10 a.m. with refreshments at the lodge before a procession to the church. The lodge meets tomorrow night for Master Mason degree work after a chicken salad ham and potato salad supper. Recesses for July and August follow tomorrow night's meeting.
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St. Alban’s Lodge
First Congregational Church
Miss Anne Tobin Honored By Bristol Parish
The Very Rev. Msgr. Charles H. Lynch praised retiring teacher Miss Anne M. Tobin at Sunday Mass for decades of service in Sayin Taft and Rockwell schools. Bristol parishioners and Bristolians join in public praise as she nears retirement after a long career.
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Anne M. Tobin
Charles H. Lynch
St. Mary’s Parish
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Bendoch
Mamie
Carol
Charles J. Falugo
Tasca
Falugo
East Providence
Norman T Farnum
Newport
Ella O. Millard
Pembroke
Phi Beta Kappa
Classical High School
Providence
A.j.belmore
BMC Union
Mass Constance Troiano
Edmund Cardoza
Albert Fortin
Rangers
St.Alban’s Lodge
Anne Tobin
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