North End Of Prudence Chosen For Laboratory
The U S Bureau of Animal Industry will build the world’s largest animal disease laboratory on Prudence Island, near Bristol. The site, near W R Grace & Co land, will cost 25 to 30 million dollars and employ 300 to 500 people. Project supporters say Bristol-area business would benefit from supplies, housing, and a local wharf.
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North End
Bristol Phoenix
Navy
South End
Prudence Island
News Island
U.S. Bureau of
W. R. Grace and Co
New York
Bristol
Whec
Y M C A Sports Award Night June 15
The Y M C A announces the third annual Sports Award Night on Tuesday June 15 at 7 30 PM with Dick Reynolds as main speaker and Warren Walden as announcer. Merit certificates will be given to all who played on Y sponsored teams across multiple sports. eighth grade recipients of the Frank Rene Award for two or more sports will be honored for cooperation and fair play.
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YMCA
Dick Reynolds
Warren Walden
WEAN
Frank ©. Rene
Y. M C.A
D V A. Capone
C C Cirillo
Andrew Bozzario
Postponed Twi League Game Set For Tomorrow
The rain out game between Ascolis and C&A will be played tomorrow evening at 6 on the Common. Both teams are in excellent form and a top level matchup is anticipated for the season.
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Ascolis
C&a
Bristol Women hold first annual dinner and election
The Bristol Women's Club will host its first annual dinner meeting at the White Rail Riding Club on Monday June 14 closing the season and featuring the election and installation of officers for the coming year. Reservations urged. committee chair Mrs Lou is Evans leads a helper group. Engagement announced for Annie Cruz to Joseph Madeira Jr. party attended by friends and relatives at 14 West Street.
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Bristol Women’s Club
White Rail Riding Club
Gertrude Cruz
West Street
Annie
Joseph Madeiro, Jr
Joseph Madeira, Jr
Wood Street
Miss Fourth of July Contest Grows In Bristol Plans
The Bristol celebration committee reports rising interest in the Miss Fourth of July contest with Joseph P Quartaro in charge. Events include boxing on High Street, a hotel Belvedere balcony band concert, and an indoor contingency for weather.
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C Y
Joseph P Quartaro
High Street
Anthony Agatiello
Jerry Romano
Hotel Belvedere
Bristol Business Civic Association
Salve Regina Guild To Hold Bridge In Newport
Salve Regina College will hold a bridge event at the Newport campus Saturday June 19 at 2 pm. Proceeds support renovations of the Goelet Mansion and the installation of new equipment for its conversion into the college. Mrs Frank Dogarty is general chairman with Miss Mary F Riley as co-chairman.
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Salve Regina College
Newport
Goelet
Frank Dogarty
Mary F. Riley
Bristol
Championships Set In YMCA and Cracker Leagues
Weather permitting the YMCA and Cracker League championships will be decided by week’s end. Final playoff games are scheduled daily. Richard Cordeiro’s Fire Crackers lead Tom Velleca’s Crackers by one game in a best of five series. In the Nut League Capt John Paul Andrade’s Grapenuts lead Bob Velleca’s Cocoanuts by one game after a 11-5 win last Thursday. Timely hitting and pitching by Rudy Cabral fueled that victory. next game is Thursday at 3:30 p.m.
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YMCA
Richard Cordeiro
Fire Crackers
Tom Velleca
Crackers
Capt
John Paul Andrade
Bob Velleca
Itimely
Rudy Cabral
YMCA Softball Opens Tonight On Bristol Common
The YMCA Men’s Softball League starts at 6 PM on Bristol Common with last year’s champions led by Andrew Bozzario facing Puniello’s Studios run by Guy Mara bello. The four team league also includes Sal Giglio’s YMCA and Battery C led by Mike Topazio. Friday games feature the latter two teams.
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YMCA
Bristol
Andrew Bozzario
Puniello
Guy Marabello
Bozzario
Sal Giglio
Battery “C
Mike Topazio
George Felix
James Sisson
George Boutilier
Letters Awarded at Senior High Graduation 1948
At Bristol Senior High School a morning graduation assembly awarded athletic letters to seniors Anthony Anania John An derton Matthew Principe and William Topazio along with football and basketball letters to multiple classes. Thom as Jannsen named class valedictorian Robert Richards salutatorian. Reverend Thomas E Little led the program.
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Teeman
Norman E. Bernard
Bristol Senior High School
Thomas E Little
CSSS
The
Trinity
Richard K. Belmore
Athletic Episcopal Church
Tilio A. Pansa
Ralph K Nash
Belmore
Thomas Jannsen
Robert Richards
Teresa del Piano
Secretary Cote to speak at Bristol Senior High graduation
State Secretary Armand H. Cote will address Bristol Senior High seniors at graduation on Thursday June 17 at 815 p.m. in Andrews Memorial School auditorium. Principal John L. Burke announced Class Day will be held the previous Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Colt Memorial Auditorium.
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Bristol Senior High
Armand H. Cote
Andrews Memorial School
John L. Burke
Colt Memorial Auditorium
Colt Auditorium
Walsh Memorial
Thomas Brightman
Bristol
Pasquale C. Raiola
Renssalear Polytechnic Inents
Rhode Island Honor Society
Baseball Letters
Bristol A A elects class officers in 1951 re election
Re elected president of the Class of 1951 R I C E Bristol Downs Warren to gain a tie for first place in the freshmen class Bristol A A climber Edward Travers listed as son of Jules Travers senior class honors. Other officers include Bulley Coker Levesque McCluskey. Class enrollment 130, active in College Song Contest and Stunt Night.
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Bristol A.A
Edward Travers
Jules Travers
Tim Third Street
Neil Amatuer Legion
Rhodes
Standard
Pharmacy Island College of Education
Warren
Gilbert Bulley
East Providence
Robert Coker
Warwick
Jean Levesque
Woonsocket
Emily McCluskey
Riverside
Bristol Senior High School
R.I.C.E
Charles
Antonio Rucci
A. J Ramos
Vargas Bros
Waterfront
James Middleton
Albert Brunelli
Bristol Music Center
Longhorn Cafe
Freitas
Cunard Bros
Bayview Cafe
Nero’s
Colonial Hotel
Waldron Co
Norman Vermette
Sunshine Oil Co
Little Town Sho
Permacrete Bie Co
Roger W. Pigeon
Antonio Bottiglini
Benjamin F Lindemuth
Carr Mfg. Corp
Bernard J Hogue
E. L. Leahy
Civic Association Enters Fourth Parade Float
The Bristol Business Civic Association voted to enter a float in the Fourth of July Parade and named Mrs Ellas O Millard to arrange it. The group endorsed a Bristol Highlands toll-free zone request for Providence calls and enrolled nineteen new members under President Edward D Kunz who presided.
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Bristol Business Civic Association
Ellas O. Millard
Pauline Jencks
Frederick H. Young
Bristol Highlands
Bristol
Providence
Edward D. Kunz
Immigrant impressions from New York trip and school life
A Chinese general and other foreign students describe their first sights of America at Lake Success and in New York. They praise roads and bridges, note honest paper money, and contrast American life with postwar Europe. A Chinese graduate details work and study while a Belgian pupil explores American history. Paula Peggy Staples is born in Truesdale Hospital.
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United Nations
Lake Success
China
America
New York
Europe
Southwest Associated University
Kunming
Tom Sawyer
Walter Stapless
Jay, Jr
Hope Street
Ajain
Paula Peggy
Truesdale Hospital
Staples
Bristol Defeats Warren 4 to 2 at Burr's Halt Park
Lou Maisano held Warren scoreless through five innings before Mike Del Piano relieved. Bristol built a 4 0 lead, Warren rallied for two runs in the final inning but Pinky Pankala struck out for the game’s final out. Massano improved to four wins with no defeats. Warren ace Boulanger suffered his first defeat as Hy-Test Oil looms next.
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Bristol
Lou Maisano
Warrenites
Maisano
Mike del Piano
Warren Club
del Piano
Pinky Penkala
Rhode Island
Massano
Warren
Ace Boulanger
Oilers
Bristol Nine
Gutaba
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Prudence
W. R. Grace Property
Bureau of Animal Industry
Y.M.C.A
Women’s Club
Louis Evans
Bertram W. Wall
Oscar M. Mersman
Joseph C. Kinder
John Andrade
Michael
Sebastian Bernard, Jr
Fred N. Palmer
Albert
Monthru
Albert’s Jewelers
HOPE
Grete's Bakery
Thurs
Susan Peters
Virginia Grey
Michael Duane
Barbara Stanwyck
van Heflin
Charles Coburn
B. F
John Beal
Trudy Marshall
Gene Autry
Samuel D. Clark
A. Capone
R. S. Bosworth
RI School of Design
Reynolds School
Bristol Twilight League
Kearney Post
Clark
Legion
General Committee
Council Chamber
Samuel D Clark
Daniel K Davis
Margaret O’brien
John J. McKiernan
James A Murphy
Oscar I Bergstrom
Isalve Regina College
Edna Dunbar
Helen Congdon
Mary V. Scanlon
Frank L. Martin
Ymca Baseball League
Cote
C.E
Bristol Downs Warren
Civic Association
Ines Macauley
Christian Science Monitor
Phillipe
le Havre
Ireland
France
O. K
Burr’s Halt Park
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