Masons Plan 150th Anniversary Celebration in Bristol
Bristol Masons will mark 150 years with a four day program starting Thursday June 22. Toastmaster Charles B Rockwell Jr and principal speaker Rev Lex King Souter will headline events including a banquet on Saturday June 24. A Sunday church service will feature Rev Samuel Lindsay.
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Bristol Masons
Arthur F. Wiese
Charles B. Rockwell, Jr
Lex King Souter
Bristol
Samuel M. Lindsay
First Congregational Church
St. Alban's Lodge
Robert Gray
Providence
Hazel Twiss
James Welchman
Cranston
Yacht Club
Herbert E. S. Clark, Jr
James St. Angelo
Winston ©. Fetherston
St. Alban’s Lodge
Souter
Fall River
Mass
Banquet Named Toastmaster for St. Albans Lodge Jubilee
Mr. Rockwell is named toastmaster for the 150th anniversary banquet of St. Al ban's Lodge No. 6 F and A M. The dinner opens a four day celebration on Saturday June 23 as the lead event.
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Rockwell
St. Alban’s Lodge
No. 6
F.&a.m
Town Clerk Urges Early Voter Registration
Town Clerk John W. Church asks all eligible residents to register by June 30. By Wednesday night 299 men and 276 women had registered, compared with 480 men and 276 women in 1948. Office hours in June run weekdays 9 to 4, with Wednesday evenings June 14 and 21 and additional hours June 28 to 30. Veterans claiming personal property exemption must register by June 30 to vote in November.
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John W. Church
Raymond Construction Wins Byfield School Repair Bid
The School Committee accepted the Raymond Construction Co. Bristol bid of 8475 for repairs to Byfield School after considering a second bid of 11200 from Salvador Nunes.
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Byfield
Raymond Construction Co
Bristol
Salvador Nunes
Water Battle OK'd By Stradling
Fred P. Stradling manager of the Bristol County Water Co. approved the Bristol Fire department water battle for the Fourth of July afternoon. He urged sparing use of hydrant water during practice. The company may cancel practice or the battle if drought conditions recur after last year.
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Fred P. Stradling
Bristol County Water Co
Bristol Fire Department
R. S. Bosworth, Jr
National Editorial Association Convention Heads to Rhode Island
Rhode Island hosts the 65th annual National Editorial Association convention starting June 16 with 300 publishers editors and families from 43 states. Rhode Island Press Club leader Joseph D. Petty chairs plans as registration begins at the Sheraton Hillmore Hotel Providence.
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Rhode Island
National Editorial Association
Joseph D. Petty
Rhode Island Press Club
Petty
Rhode Island State College
Shera‘on-Hillmore Hotel
Providence
Dennis J. Roberts
General Motors Company
John O. Pastore
Newport
Newport Naval Base
Newport County Preservation Society
Bristol Beauty Contest Seeks Miss Fourth of July 1950
Bristol invites entrants for the Miss Fourth of July pageant with a $50 prize. Finalists meet July 4 at 9 30 AM on a float by the American Legion. winner becomes Queen of the Day and guest on the speaker’s platform at the Chief Marshal’s reception.
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American Legion
Bristol
Bristol Planning Board Eyes Three Area Industrial Zone
The Planning Board and Zoning Board of Review in Bristol unanimously call for a new industrial zone with a modern shopping area and ample parking. They set a Thursday July 22 meeting at 4 30 p m to review three site options Minturn Farm Wood Street Extension Area and the Metacom corridor bounded by Chestnut Tupelo and Hope streets.
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Planning Board
Bristol
Minturn Farm
Wood Street
Metacom Avenue
Chestnut
Tupelo Streets
Hope Street
Bristol zoning talks push for new industrial area
At a special Planning and Zoning Board meeting in Bristol, officials discussed creating a new industrial zone after firms cited zoning limits. They eyed Minturn Farm Metacom Avenue and Wood Street extensions, seeking space to attract firms and develop a nearby shopping area, with emphasis on rail facilities and parking.
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Bristol
Elmer E. Angell
Angell
Pigeon
Perry Andlarea
Grabert
Margo
Warren
Maurice J. Smith
Planning Board
Life Blood of
Smith
J. Francis Connell
RA R
Minturn Farm
Metacom Avenue
Wood Street
Annual Rotary Camp Fund Plan to Start Soon in Bristol
The Algy Johnston Memorial Camp Fund run by the Bristol Rotary Club will begin its fifth year aiding Bristol youths. Selections come via welfare, schools, churches, or Rotary members, with applicants required to express interest. Last year 16 youths attended camps in Rhode Island, and this year the fund invites eligible children to state their desire to go.
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Algy Johnston
Bristol Rotary Club
Bristol
Rotary Club
Rhode Island
Camp Seaside
YWCA
Jamestown
Camp Fuller
Legiontown
Rotary Camp Committee
J. Fostex Price
Price
John D. Moore
Rotary
Algernon Johnston
J. Foster Price
John Moore
Albert F. Means
George Smith
Colt Memorials High School Clinches East Division Crown
Colt Memorials High School defeated Pawtucket East 8 to 0 at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket to secure the East Division title and improve to 11-2 while Pawtucket East falls to 10-4. Grabert and Margo led the offense and Joe Cordeiro pitched a two hit shutout.
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Grabert
Margo
Joe” Cordeiro
Colt Memorials High School
Pawtucket East
McCoy Stadium
Pawtucket
Colts
St. Raphael's
Colt
Women of Iuka Win Big in National Civic Contest
In Iuka Mississippi a group of under 50 women from the Twentieth Century Club earned 10300 dollars in prizes for community improvement. They captured the 5000 dollar first prize in a General Federation of Women's Clubs contest plus a 5000 dollar national sweepstakes and two smaller state prizes.
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Enemi
Mississippi
Iuka
Twentieth Century Club
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
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Masons
Mt. Hope
Order of the Eastern Star
Arthur Wiese
Eastern Star
Wiese
Lindsay
Brookline Baptist Church
Brookline
Jack Carreira
Mason Contractor
John Payne
Jeffrey Lynn
China
Ruth Roman
Dane Clark
R&éymond Massey Barricade
Technicolor
Bodyhold
Wiliam Parker
Lola Albright
Hilary Brooke
Joseph Cotten Walli
Orson Welles
Trevor Howard
Dorothy McGuire
Wm. Lundigan
Nat'l Press
R.I Soon
Marguerite D. Stone
Reynolds School
John Rugas
Torgerio
Tooter
Frank Pirri
Collins & Aikman Corp
Carr Mfg. Corp
United Rubber, Cork and Plastic Workers of
Amelia
Bristol Macaroni Co
DeFelice Florist
Hope Drug Co
Hathaway Bakeries
Gogha’s Market
Reba
Rebecca Lodge
Iit
Iluka
Vavilolip Jtcallis
Murgo
Perri
Cordeiro
Westerly
la Salle
Burrillville
Raps Pawt. E
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