July 4 Parade Parking Bans by Bristol Police Chief
Police announce July 4 parade traffic plans with no parking on Hope Franklin High Constitution State and Church Streets from Wood to Hope. Parade divisions assemble on Constitution State and Church Streets and traffic routes east to Metacom Ave after the event with 28 officers 30 reserves and 12 state troopers deployed along the route.
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Anthony Carlone
Hope St
Franklin St
High St
Constitution St
State St
Wood St
Church St
Metacom Ave
Bristol Police Dept
Flag from Capitol to fly at Linden Place on Fourth
The American flag that once flew over the U S Capitol will be displayed at Linden Place on the Fourth of July. Joseph P Quartaro known as Kid Hope, long serving member of the Fourth of July Committee, received the flag from Sen John O Pastore after Colt family sought a flag for the celebration. Linden Place has deep Fourth of July ties in town.
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U.S. Capitol Building
Joseph P
Kid Hope
Quartaro
Linden Place
Colt
Sen
John O. Pastore
Sagres to Visit Bristol for July Stopover
Bristol awaits a brief visit by the Portuguese training vessel Sagres starting July 13. Council Chairman John P. Ligeiro said informally of the planned tour with U S Navy cooperation, noting Sagres visits the United States every four years and has previously stopped in Bristol. The Sagres is sister to the U S Coast Guard Eagle.
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Council
John P. Ligeiro
Bristol
Ligeiro
Frank Licht
U.S. Navy
U.S
Eagle
U.S. Coast Guard
Fourth Division Centennial Legion Parade Rosters and Floats
A detailed roster lists marching units for a July Fourth parade including the 4th Division Centennial Legion Marshal Colo A Thomas and multiple fife and drum bands, militias, and colonial era groups such as the Kentish Guards, Essex Sailing Masters of 1812, Lexington Minute Men, Armies from Rhode Island and Connecticut, the Varnum Continentals, and the Putnam Phalanx. Notable held flags include Bristol Train of Artillery and Cranston Blues with local civic figures and DAR participants. The event features themed floats like Gaspee Day Float and Gaspee Replica with sponsors Bristol Warren Gas Co and Fairhaven Satellites Drum & Bugle Corps.
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Centennial Legion
Colo A Thomas
BTA
Bristol
Train of Artillery
RIM
Kentish Guard
Fife & Drum
East Greenwich
Newport Artillery Co
Kentish Guards
Essex
Lexington
Chelmsford
Patriots
Acton
Bedford Minute Men
Colonial Rangers
Fusilier Veterans Corps
Medford
Manuel da Silva
Philadelphia
John Stewart
Louis Gelineau
Lewis
Marion Giles
Jean Knowston
Richard Carlone
Daughters of the
Veterans Day Parade Honor Roll of Rhode Island Units
A historical OCR lists 6th through 14th Division entries for a Veterans Day parade in Rhode Island, naming VFW posts, American Legion units, Knights of Columbus, Shrines, bands, drum corps, scout troops, youth groups, and firefighting brigades from towns including Tiverton Newport Providence Barrington and Warwick. It details floats, marching groups, district staffs, and associated organizations such as the Knights of Mecca, Daughters of Isabella, and Roger Williams College Fire Apparatus, among others.
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Sagres
Chief Marshal
Anthony A. Nunes
Alan Nunes
Michael Israel
Leonard Holland
John C. Pasture
Col
Robert D Slay
USMC
Claiborne Pell
Frank B. Correia
USN
Fernand J. St. Germain
Arthur P. Ayres
Robert O. Tiernan
William Smith
Robert E. Cushman
Marine Corps
Cushman
Herman Toro
Joseph Carrahy
Richard Israel
Treas
Raymond H. Hawksley
August P. LaFrance
John Faria
Joseph K. O’brien
Gaetano D. Parella
Henry Pacheco
R.I. Veterans Home
James G. Whitehead
Paul Dupere
Barry Butterworth
Louis Martins
Peter Grimo
Alexander Anderton
Sam R. Pires
Frank Correia
Karl F. Correia
Claude R. Correia
E. Leonard Chaset
William Wardwell
Warner H. Tabor
James A. Celone
Albert Brunelli, Jr
Richard Sullivan
Lawrence Sullivan
U.S. Army
Michael Byrnes
USAR
417Th Regt
St. Anthony’s Band
ADA
US. Navy
Richard Belmore Meanard
N.S
Newport
Marine Corps Band
Cdr
John Wasleski
USS
Purdy
U.S.N.S. Band
Navy Ambulance
OCS
Newport Naval Station
Raytheon
Save the Bay
Seabee Band
Davisville
Detachment
Seabees
Nat
W-O
Anthony DelToro
88Th Army
Neesses
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Caron
Riverside
VFW Woodrow
L. Siuiig
Tiverton
Kenneth Gilbert
Middletown
Conoytr-Leary
Stevens
Roche Hart
Warren
Anthony ¢. Almeida
Kentish Guards Band
R.I
Military Order of the Cooties
Chris "Fravel
American Legion
Joseph N Bisbane
West Shore Imperials
Warwick
A L Kearney
Barrington
Whalers Drum & Bugle Corps
Bristo Jaycees
Sth
Shriners
Marshall
Alvin Kulz
Direetor
Palestine Shrine
Temple Suard
Knights of Mecca Ritual
Camel Herders Motor Scouter Unit
Corps
Artia
Calliope
Veterans Posts
Loth
Hlace
Harold E Tucker
Watertown Cadets
Bristol Boy Scouts
Boy Scouts of
Providence
East Providence
Seekonk
Pawtucket
West Barrington
BSA
Bristol Girl Scouts
Bristol G
Cadets
de Ville Emard
Montreal
Canada
Junior Naval Cadets
Junior Marine Cadets
Fire Girls
Tall Cedars of
Leber
Tall Cedars
Louisa
Ralph Kinder
Rhode Islanders
Edward R Borges
den Malaw Cunard
Capital Grenadiers Bugle Corps Board of Fire Engineers
Hydraulion Engine & Hose Co
Dreadnaught Hook & Ladder Co
Ever Ready Hose Co
Defiance Hoge Co
Smokey the Bear
Roger Williams College Fire Apparatus
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