Bristol Veterans Housing Relief Appeal Presses Federal Funds
State and town Republican leaders met with the Republican Registration Committee to urge Congress to allocate funds for Bristol veterans housing relief. Orlando J. Bisbane cited a $40 000 town commitment and pressed Senators Green and Representative Forand to secure federal help. The group questioned delays from Governor Pastrone and urged use of Federal Public Housing Administration stock for temporary housing while Bristol’s veteran survey shows poor living conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republican Registration Committee
Rhode Island
U. S. Senate
House of Representatives
Bristol
Orlando J. Bisbane
Bisbane
Washington
Green
Representative Forand
Federal Public Housing Administration
Additional Subscribers Named In One Dollar Campaign
Miss Regina C Farley announces more subscribers to the one dollar campaign for the 4th of July Committee. The list includes Wilkteam Marshman Dr Bernardo Louis Tortorice Thomas Murphy James Hammill P J Beirne Domenic Vitullo William McCaughey Helen Horton Fred Cornell John Santulli Joseph Robinson Matthew Bato Ambrose Desilets Thomas Jansen James Husband John Massano Dr DAngelo Robert McCaughey Harleigh Tingley Stanley Bennett Octave Le Clair Mrs Florence Foley Marion McCaughey Annie Farley Julia Velleca Carr Carlson George M Wilbur Joseph Wood Guy Sullivan Josephine Santo Charles Catherell Le 103 Dean Mrs William A Day Minnie M Farrington Mrs Walter L Rice Robert Suzman Aaron Usher Oliver Desilets Marjorie Magee Vincent Monaro Matthew Capone J Winthrop DeWolf Pasquale Pagano Herman Grabert Salvatore Maisano Anthony Maisano Philip Shulman Frank Gooding George Newell Edward Belle
To Be Married Tomorrow in St Michaels Church
Miss Dorothy M Holt and Edgar L Manual of Newport marry tomorrow at noon by Canon Anthony Parshley. Music by The Sacolett. Ceremony at St Michaels Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy M Holt
Edgar L Manual
Newport
Canon Anthony
Parshley Music
the Sacolett
St Michaels Church
Fourth of July Bridge Committee Named and Plans Set
Mrs Raymond S Brightman chairs a bridge and food sale committee to support the Fourth of July Committee. The group includes Mrs Albert J Dubuc Mrs Henry F Serbst Mrs Charles B Cole and many others. The event will be a June 25 bridge at St Michiels Parish House with 17 tables sold and special gifts acknowledged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond S. Brightman
Albert J Dubuc
Henry F Serbst
Charles B Cole
James A McKenna
Earl P Mathewson
Louis A Beauregard
J. Francis Connell
Frank A Rounds
Charles B. Rockwell
J Howard Paull
Norton Minderstein
Winifred Sylvester
I Leo Cantwell
Tne
St Michiels
Brightman
Charles B Rockwell
Maurice C Smith
Frederick V Martin
Umpire Ruling Triggers Protest In Twilight League Clash
The US Rubber beat the Bristol Vikings five innings before a protest halted play due to an umpire rule interpretation. Vikings protested after a fourth inning call on a grounder misplayed by the shortstop and a dead ball ruling, with Vollaro homering and multiple players collecting RBIs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Vikings
Vikings
Maiorano
Vollaro
Alfano
Cordeiro
Biancuzzo
Murgo
Vollaro Celone
Manorano
Orlando Jrisbane
League
John P Marshall
Bisbane
Bristol County Reserve Officers Form Chapter in Bristol
Bristol County Reserve Officers organized a chapter of the Reserve Officers Association at the Hotel Belvedere with Lt Col Gleason B Lee named temporary chairman and Major Raymond J Makowsky as temporary secretary. Fifteen officers attended, with thirty five signed up. the group endorsed extending the Selective Service Act for at least one year and planned a July 9 meeting with speakers from the Little Rhody Chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Warren
Barrington
Belvedere
Bristol County
Reserve Officers Association
National
Organized Reserves
Gleason B Lee
Transport Corps
Raymond J Makowsky
Lee
Little Rhody
Providence
Col Lee
Makowsky
Joseph Proulx, Jr
House
Senate
Altar Society Plans Concert Of Favorite Recordings
The Altar Society of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church held a social honoring Mary Musserandino Sylvia Pagnano Rose Tufarola and Antoinette Guida. Gifts were given and meetings will resume in September. A concert of favorite recordings is planned for the next meeting with a committee of Mrs Josephine Bisbano Mrs Julia Velleca and Miss Flora Fusco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Altar Society of
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
Mary Musserandino
Sylvia Pagnano
Rose Tufarola
Antonette Guida
Josephine Bisbano
Julia Velleca
Flora Fusco
Bristol Citizen Opposes Incinerator Plan
A. W. Newell of Bristol writes to the Bristol Phoenix calling the proposed incinerator a mistake and urging careful cost review before any commitment. He includes a Wall Street Journal clipping noting varied experiences with landfill disposal and cost savings in several cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur W Newell
Bristol Highlands
Bristol Phoenix Today
Wall St Journal
Bristol
Bosworth
the Phoenix
Invitations Accepted For July 4th in Bristol
Prominent officials and Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars representatives will attend the July 4th event in Bristol. U S Senator Theodore Francis Green U S Solicitor General J Howard McGrath and Representative Aime J Forand have indicated their plans. Governor John O Pastore will be there along with Adjutant General Murphy and Attorney General John H Nolan. Department leaders George Andrews Squire Greenhalgh Raymond Reilly and Howard Pratt will join as guests. Col Davis G Arnold head of the Rhode Island VA and Frank J McCaffrey National Committeeman also sent acceptance. The VFW Department Commander will attend as a guest. The Celebration Committee meets tonight in the Council Chamber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pastore
Nolan
Bristol
The
Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars
James F Meiggs
U. S
Theodore Francis Green
J. Howard McGrath
Aime J. Forand
John O Pastore
Murphy
John H. Nolan
State Department
American Legion
Géorge Andrews
Squire Greenhalgh
J. Raymond Reilly
Dept
Howard E. Pratt
Col
Davis G Arnold
Veterans Administration
Rhode Island
Frank J. McCaffrey
V F.W
Battery C Reunion Committee Advances Plans
The Battery C 243rd reunion committee met at chairman Charles Sylvia's home to set membership to those who served from 1940 to now. Committee appointments include Arouca Principe entertainment Campanella tickets and Salois Norman Salvatore secretary Suzman. The next meeting is June 24 at 7 p.m. with the reunion planned for the second week of August. Interested parties may contact the chairman or committee members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battery C
243Rd
Charles Sylvia
Franklin Street
Samuel R. Campanella
Maynard Suzman
Norman C. Salvatore
Warren
John M Principe
Bristol
Edgar Salois
Henry J. Arouca
Senior High Prepares For Big Week
After examination week Bristol Senior High readies for Class Day on Wednesday Graduation on Thursday and the Senior reception on Friday Night. Graduation features white gowns for the girls colonial bouquets and white jackets for the boys. Exercises take place at Andrews Memorial School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Senior High School
Andrews Memorial School
Ruth's Mexico visit sparks talk among American fans
A column notes Babe Ruth's Mexico stay and coverage in the New York Times. It explains altitude at 7,400 feet affecting breath and stamina, tourism-related illness, and potential boosts to batting, while fast pitches gain, and slow curves lose bite in thinner air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babe Ruth
Mexico
Jorge Pasquel
N. Y Times
The
Times
Mexico City
Milton Bracker
Baseball Fever Spurs Mexican League Origins
Baseball fever in Mexico traces to a 1906 visit by the Chicago White Sox, later called the Hitless Wonders. The modern Mexican League began in 1925 with eight cities and about 150 players from Mexico and several other countries. Local salaries average $200 monthly. each team plays the others fourteen times for a 58 game season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Chicago White Sox
Panama
Venezuela
Puerto Rico
Cuba
Dominican Republic
United States
U.S
Japan
U.S.A
Mandolete
Pasquel Brothers Dominate Mexican Baseball Empire
Jorge Pasquel heads the Mexican Baseball League and with four brothers has built a powerful empire centered on the Vera Cruz team. He controls imports and promotions, claims to run the league, and has profited from lavish showmanship and big-name players, prompting concerns about abuses of power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bracker
Jorge Pasquel
U.S
U. S
Pasquel
Vera Cruz
Jorge
Mexico
Baseball love reaches Mexico on weary train rides
The piece notes Mexicans’ strong fondness for baseball, comparing interest to Japan and the USA. It recalls bullfighter Mandollete and describes barefoot boys playing with broomstick bats on the rough ride from El Paso to Mexico City, illustrating authentic enthusiasm amid poverty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Mexico City
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Regina C. Farley
Reynolds G Northup
Chester W Williams
Myrra Whitman
Vasta Lar Ruggiero
John D Moore
Earl G Sturdevant
Anthony Jaunes
Sergio Maciel
George H Murray
Anne McCallum
Viola Anderson
William P Gladding
Charles Scott
Norman Bernard
U. S. Rubber
Celone
Massa
Securo
RBI
Scollaro
Ferreira
J. Securo
Bruno
Holmes
Massano
Maisano
Mariano and
Sylvia
Po Vollaro
Arccardi
Biancuzz
Murgu
Goglia
Catalfano
Velleca
Pansarella
Ruggett
Po Scollari
Cf Ferrera
F. Securo
Ss Butle
Alves Ib
M. Ales
Q. Massano
C&a
St. Elizabeth's
Veronica Lake
Sonny Tufts
Susie Slagle
Lillian Gish
Krakota
Julia Ross
the Woman IN Red
Nina Foch
George Macready
Robert Lowery
Richard Loo
Selznick International Presents
Daphne du Maurier
Rebecca
Laurence Oliver
Joan Fontaine
Selective Service
A. W. Newell
AW Newell
Chicago
International City Managers’ Association
Fort Worth
Tex
Tulsa
Okla
Pensacola
Fla
Columbia
Columbus
Wall St. Journal
Battery C Reunion
Arouca
Principe
Campanella
Frank Nastri
Vet's
Rock ST
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