Spontaneous Start Seen Cause of Fire at Historic Bristol House
A fire believed caused by spontaneous combustion devastated the 156 year old Thomas Church House on Pappasquash Road. The Barnes Newberry family home suffered the worst Bristol fire since 1946 with a closet storage area and kerosene drum implicated. Mrs Newberry noted oily odor and black smoke as flames spread, firefighters worked seven hours after two alarms.
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Thomas
Pappasquash Road
Barnes Newberry
Bristol
Walker Cove
Bradford Street
Secrecy Lockdown Shapes National News Coverage
The nation readies for a three day Civil Defense blackout to simulate a Washington attack. President Eisenhower and staff, plus a 12 member pool, will vanish to undisclosed secret hubs while 15 000 government workers disperse to centers within 50 to 300 miles. Newsmen are sworn to secrecy as date lines read Somewhere With The President and Emergency Press Headquarters Operation Alert.
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Eisenhower
Washington
Summer Instrumental Classes Approved by School Committee
The school committee approved voluntary instrumental music classes through summer led by Albert R Dalton on Tuesdays from 4 15 p m to 7 00 p m with junior senior high band rehearsals to 8 30 p m Dalton will be paid 100. The panel reaffirmed policy to release high school senior lists only to school agencies and discussed the budget in executive session ahead of a special meeting on Saturday June 18.
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Edward J. Fitzgerald
Albert R Dalton
Music Department
John L. Burke
Fitzgerald
Mrs Ruggiero challenges address terms at school committee
The 45 minute meeting with Mrs Vasta L Ruggiero focused on proper forms of address as Balzano and Fitzgerald prompted corrections. The session also covered contracts for fuel oil and school building painting, a new custodian appointment, and plans for a joint regional high school study with Warren.
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Vasta L. Ruggiero
Balzano
Vasta
Ruro
Fitzgerald
Mrs. Ruggiero
Ascolli Service, Inc
Massano Brothers, Inc
Pacific Oil Company
Guileras
Olver
Ralph DeFelice
Jack D Sylvester
Rockwell
Nenna
Matur
Guiteras
Rokwell
Oliver
George Sparks
DeFelice
Anthony Bisbane
Richmond Street
Andrews School
John Gablinske
Johnablinske
Bisbane
C&a
Bristol County Water Company
Warren School Committee
Warren
Bristol
Benjamin Hazen
Banquet to Highlight Defiance Anniversary
Samuel Young serves as honorary chairman for the Defiance Hose Company half century anniversary committee. A banquet at 8 p.m. at the Midway Steak and Lobster House will cap the observance tomorrow, with Joseph F. Bruno Fire Commissioner Jerome Donovan and Fire Chief Oscar A. Rish in attendance.
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Samuel Young
Defiance Hose Company
Midway
Defiance Company
Station House
Hope Street
Joseph F. Bruno
Jerome M. Donovan
Oscar A Rish
Young
Raymond S Brightman
Alfred Mello
Defiance
John H. Magee
Hydraulion Hose Company
Bristol Neck
Hook, Ladder and Hose Company
Hydraulion
General Assembly
King Philip’s
Ever Ready Company
Bristol Votes In Favor Of Constitutional Convention And Highway Plan
In a statewide special election Bristol voters approved both measures. The constitutional convention passed 244 to 127 with totals from Artillery Hall and Reynolds School. The $30 million highway modernization plan won 319 to 50 overall, with separate totals at Artillery Hall and Reynolds School.
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Bristol
Artillery Hall
Reynolds School
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Luke’h. White
Louis Medeires
White House
Phoenix
Mrs
Isaac W. Gorham
Roy Wardwell
John Coggeshall
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