Beetle class opens Bristol Yacht Club season with three wins
The Beetle class at Bristol Yacht Club opened Tuesday with three races from the Yacht Club to Middleground and back. Skipper Jim de Wolf on Sou’ Wester won all three races, with Manana and Yankee each taking a pair of high finishes as Scoot II and Scoots High also posted strong showings.
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Bristol Yacht Club
Bristol
Wester
Jim de Wolf
Manana
John White
Henry de Wolf
John Whiteings
Seth Paull
Independence Day Plans and Community Events Preview
The town marks June 26 1850 with a sunrise artillery salute and a day of fairs and concerts to fund a new Artillery Company uniform. A Cuban turtle gift arrives for the company as staff prepare turtle soup for families. Bristol High School graduation events follow with speeches and music at the Opera House. The Yankee and Rainbow yacht news, local sports, and a historic Hydraulion engine parade piece together a bustling civic scene.
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Pawtucket
Armory
Bristol High School
Opera House
Bernard Francis Morris
John Patrick Lynch
Julia Hubert Gorham
Thomas Peckham Brightman
Frank Lawrence Doran
Emeline Allen Munro
Fternoon
Hydraulion
Hydraulion Engine and Hose Co
Hydraulion Co
Fall River
Bristol
BMC Softballers Rout Benders Challengers in 19 4 Win
BMC softball team powered to a 19 4 victory over Bender s Challengers on Friday. Lefty Castro limited the foes to one hit as BMC built a 12 run lead through three innings and chased starter Skip Ferrerra in the third. Cirillo Esposito and Quintal led the hitting attack while Bristol Independents prepare to meet the Challengers next.
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Bender
B. M C
Ferrerra
al” Osterberg
Castro
B M. C
Cirillo, Esposito
Quintal
B. M i
Bride and Groom Tie The Knot At St Michael’s Church
Miss Marcia Ann Bickford daughter of Mr and Mrs Charles F Bickford of 409 Hope street wed Mr Arthur Richard Torrey son of Mr and Mrs Charles Torrey of 315 Hope street at St Michael’s Episcopal Church. The ceremony was officiated by Can on Daniel K Davis with Miss Joan Osterberg as maid of honor and George Torrey as best man. A reception followed at 315 Hope street and the couple plan to live on Ferry Road Bristol after a wedding trip to Maine and Canada.
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Anthony Desmaris
David Mirabass
Joyce Pickett
John Fetherston
Samuel Kinder
Hope Street
Maine
Canada
Ferry Road
Bristol
Lydia Beverly Sousa
Frank Sousa
Charles Street
Vincent Michael Securo
Biagio Securo
Prospect Street
St Elizabeth’s Church
Biagio Turllo
Mary Raposa
Judith
Ann Reposa
Nancy Ann Securo
Joseph Vitale
Miss Raposa
Miss Securo
Anthony J. Nunes
Anna Peters
G. A R. Hall
New Hampshire
Vermont
Bristol Boy Scouts Plan Summer Camp and Jamboree Prep
The First Bristol Troop and Troop Five meet to discuss a Mount Hope Bay barbecue and summer program. The Drum Corps practices ahead of a St Aloysius Green ville contest while Bristol scouts head to Valley Forge for the National Jamboree with 47000 scouts expected.
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Scouts of America
Tisu
Mount Hope Bay
Bristol
Valley Forge
Boy Scouts of America
United States
Rockville
R. S
Bristol Boy Scouts
Roger Pereira
Richard Johnson
John Borges
Nick Waterman
Jack Matheson
Paul Price
Scout Hall
Hope Street
Women’s Auxiliary
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So’Wester
Him-de-Wolf
Henry de -Wolf
Seth Paull Thind Rana
Paull
Cuba
Maria
Artillery Co
James D. Ingraham
Epicures
Alia Hubert Gorham
Lady MacBeth
Civil Government _of
the Genesis
Herreshoff's
Harry Payne Whitney
Henry B Juryea
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Rainbow
Bliven Field
New York Yankees
Boston
Babe Ruth
BMC
Colt Memorial High School
Charles A. Walsh
Seersucker
Makowsky
Cardene's Pield Ort
Wild Bull” Curry
Hartford, Conn
Frank James Ofes
Baltimore
Chris Belkas
of Ly Lynn
Mass
Tiger” Tasker
Toronto
Tony Enos
New Bedford
Dan Prata
Providence
Newport
BAY State
Dick Powell
Evelyn Keres
Ners
Don Barry
Sheila Ryan
John Wayne
Vera Ralston
Joe Yule
Renie Riano
Maggie
Jiggs
Securo — Sousa
Boy Scout
St. Aloyosius School
Greenville
R. I
National
Eta
Alps
F.j.murphy
Hope St
Wood St
Ford
America
Bs Field
Ford Tv
HOPE
TEL
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