Town Hikes Tax Rate Eight Cents to 2.48
The Board of Tax Assessors approved a new tax rate of 2.48 per hundred, an eight cent rise from 1947, staying below the 2.50 maximum and avoiding town property revaluations. Major factors include higher exemptions, increased town appropriations, and a large rise in tangible personal property value. Members cited 1948 exemptions near 415000 and new construction valued at 192800, with final figures to be released in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis P. McGovern
Board of ‘Tax Assessors
McGovern
Board of Tax Assessors
Daniel G. Coggeshall
Francis M Dimond
Local Navy Man Heirs Sought Selected To Attend Schooliy
Donald R. Squires gunner s mate second class USN husband of Mrs Rosanna Squires of 65 Constitution Street Bristol RL has been selected to attend the Naval Gunner s School in Washington DC Squires reported to the school from the battleship USS Missouri entered the Navy Nov 28 1941 at the Naval Recruiting Station St Louis Mo and received recruit training at the Naval Training Center Great Lakes Ill
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald R. Squires
USN
Rosanna Squires
Constitution Street
Bristol
Naval Gunners School
Washington, D. C
Squires
Missouri
Navy
Naval Recruiting Station
St. Louis
Naval Training Center
Great Lakes
Fourth of July Fund Donations and Rhode Island Heirs Sought
The Fourth of July Fund lists donors including Ezra Dixon Jr and Charles B Burns with several five dollar gifts totaling 1096.00. Probate genealogist Walter C. Cox notes the $10 000 Elizabeth Perry Benbow estate seeks heirs in Rhode Island with potential claimants limited to Benbow’s direct descendants. Claims should be sent to Walter C. Cox in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Perry Benbow
Walter C. Cox
Chicago
Benbow
Perry
Rhode Island
Cox
S. LaSalle St
Illinois
Miss Fourth of July Contest To Award Fifty Dollar Prize
Bristol Historical Society reports a strong exhibit planned for Monday at St Michael Parish House. The "Miss Fourth of July" contest will award fifty dollars plus a silver cup to the winner, with entries from local students and a display of Revolutionary war firearms antique silverware documents jewelry shawls and clothes on view under the committees care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Historical Society
St. Michael Parish
Reynolds School
Samuel D. Clark
D.V.A Capone
Anthony E. Agatiello
L. G Cote
Gram
Bristol
Quonset Planes to Exhibit at Fourth of July Show
Vice Admiral John D. Price will speak at patriotic exercises after the parade on Monday July 5 as Bosworth S Bosworth announces the celebration plans. The 800 pm exhibition follows a brief business meeting and a formal procession past an American Legion float prepared for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Price
Air
Bosworth S Bosworth
Mussia
American Legion
Bristol
Span
Perry
Bosworth
Quonset Naval Base
Admiral Price
Sundas
Legion of Merit
Fleet Air Wings
Naval Academy
USI
Price
Navy
Stursers
Pensacola
Fla
Anacostia Naval Air Station
Washington, D. C
Naval Air Stations
Pacific
Fleet Air Wing One
Okinawa
Ralph F. Kinder
Fort Adams
Newport Training Station
Quonset Point
U.S.S. Perry
U.S.S. Rich
National Guard
Red Cross
American Legion and
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Boy Scouts
Sea Scouts
Marines
English Church thanks parish for Bristol gifts
A letter to St. Michael's Church from St. George's Bristol expresses thanks for food and clothing packages. The items arrived well and were given to the church school children. Holy Communion is at 8:00 am and Morning Prayer at 11:00 am with a confirmation sermon by Rev. G. Bennett. A reception follows in the Parish House with church leaders and vestry members listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Michael's Church
St. George’s Church
Bristol
England
Daniel K Davis
St. Michael’s Church
G. Bennett
Bennett
D. K. Davis
Wallis E. Howe
J. Winthrop
DeWolf
Local Campaign List of Contributors For Fourth of July
A compiled roll honors local residents and groups who donated to the American Overseas Aid for Children Campaign totaling $791.28 across divisions. Names include Robert and Florence Nelson, Mrs John S Palmer, Armstrange, Hubbards, Elw Makons, Cap, Phillips, Wall, Ann Maryon, Harleigh Tingley, Lanphwell, Edward J Fitzgerald, James E Sullivan, Frances Horton, Nellie Donahue, Florence Kellogg, Mary Scanlon, Helena Scanlon, Anne Sisson, and others. The note covers parade plans, naval ship visits, dignitaries, and anticipated celebrations with multiple divisions and floats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Overseas’Aid For Children
Edward J Fitzgerald
James E. Sullivan
Frances H. Horton
Nellie L Donahue
Florence M Kellogg
Mary V Scanlon
Helena T Scanlon
Anne D Sisson
House Of David Game Postponed To Sunday Evening
The exhibition game between the Lobster Claw baseball team and the House of David nine originally set for June 24 has been postponed to Sunday evening at 8 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lobster Claw
House of David
Bristol K of C Elects DaPonte Grand Knight
Anthony DaPonte was named grand knight of the Bristol Council Knights of Columbus at the annual election in K of C Hall. He succeeds Norman J. Vermette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony DaPonte
Bristol
Program Committee and Special Committee Members Named
The Program Committee includes Miss Gladys E Paull Mrs Stanley Friswell Miss Mil ri am J McCaughey Mrs C Paul Bruno and Mrs Nathaneal G Herreshoff. Those on the special committee are Miss Agnes Herreshoff Miss Alice B Almy Mr Arthur H Eastman Mr Charles Liscomb Mrs John D Moore Mrs John SS Palmer II Mrs John H Toplin Mr Herbert B Burnham Jr and Mrs L G Cote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gladys E. Paull
Stanley Friswell
Milriam J McCaughey
C. Paul ‘Bruno
Nathaneal G Herreshoff
Agnes Herreshoff
Alice B Almy
Arthur H. Eastman
Charles Liscomb
John D Moore
John SS. Palmer II
John H Toplin
Herbert B. Burnham Jr
L. G. Cote
Plans Completed For Bristol Garden Pilgrimage Tea
The Bristol Garden Club Pilgrimage tea plan includes serving on the North Farm terrace at Mrs. Cherry Jr. home and Mt Hope cabana by the pool. Tea priced 25 cents. Cookies to be delivered to 42 High street Tuesday evening. The event opens next Wednesday afternoon with eight homes and gardens on view guided by maps and signs. Mrs. Lamb Jr. and Mrs. House assist the tea committee. Hostesses will guide visitors and answer questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick M. Dixon Jr
Bristol Garden Club
North Farm
William S. Cherry Jr
Mt. Hope
Edward L. Leahy
High Street
George H. Lamb Jr
Howard L. House
Rev Dale Dutton's worldwide parish aids crisis cases
The Bristol Mfg Corp vice president Dr Dale Dutton leads a Christian relief effort reaching across the U S and Europe. He helps a Cincinnati woman escape abuse, outfits her for a new life, guides a Wisconsin employee through a moral crisis, and mediates a rehabilitative path with his wife and employer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale ’ Dutton
Bristol Mfg. Corp
Department of Caistians
Rei Trons
Cornet
Gunther Stein
East
Bristol
Dr. Dutton
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
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Benbow Estate
Ezra Dixon Jr
Defiance Hose Company Ag
Don Luiz Felipe
Charles B Burns
Thomas B. Warren
Eisenstadt
Joseph Alger
Jerry Romano
Air Chief
Historical Society
Jspecial Gifts
Robert
Florence Nelson
John S Palmer
Wesley
E Hubbard Sundersgill
Raymond Jelw
Mak
Geo Phillips
B W Wall
Ann Maryon
Harleigh Tingley
Robert Lanphe
Owar
Women’s Missionary Society of
First Congregational Church Cup Defenders Association
Bristol Womans Club
Frank Rene
John C Mello
Vn Makowsky
G Brightman
Tinal
Pappasquash Point
Hoover
Blue Bird Shop
Glenn Ford
Evelyn Keyes
Millie
Texas
Shivering Sherlocks
Brick Bradford
Robert Cummings
Susan Hayward
Angel Morehead
Monte Hale
Adrian Booth
James Taggart
June Allyson
Peter Lawford
Technicolor
K. of C
DaPonte
Grand Knight
Albert’s Jewelers
Hope ST
RB. I
Grete
Grete’s Bakery
THE
Charles B. Rockwell
Joseph C. Hartwell
Russell Colt
Benjamin Lindemuth
George Lyon
Arthur H. Carr
R. F. Haffenreffer
R F. Haffenreffer
Mt. Hope Farm
Prenda
Jewelers
Wood Street
Dutton
U. S
Europe
Benefit Shoe Foundation
Smith Brothers
Cincinnati
Jim B
Jim
Art
Mena Cea
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