Bristol Residents Rally $500000 Drive for Roger Williams Hospital
A 350 member citizen committee leads a campaign to raise 500000 by public subscription to expand Roger Williams General Hospital Providence. The project costing about 750000 includes two new floors, a rear two story service building and 43 new beds to boost capacity.
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Roger Williams General Hospital
Howe, Prout and Ekman
Providence
Bristol
Citizens’ Committee
Scrip
Roger Wiliams General Hospital
Increas Ag
Roger Williams General
Central
Rhode Island
Ins
Pfc Raym Chionchio Nears Home From Overseas
Pfc Raymond Chionchio son of Mr and Mrs D Chionchio of 4 Cherry Ave Bristol Rhodes Island awaits departure to the United States to complete his Army term. He served with Company H of the 31st Infantry, 7th Division, in Camp Crawford Sapporo Japan after enlisting in September 1947 and training at Fort Banks. Prior to service he was a Bristol High School student and paper distributor.
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Eighth Army
Sapporo
Japan
Raymond Chionchio
D. Chionchio
Sherry Avenue
Bristol
Rhodes Island
United States
31St Infantry
7Th Infantry Division
Camp Crawford
Massachusetts
Korea
Army
Pfc
Chionchio
Bristol High School
DAV Auxiliary Shows At Rhode Island Veterans Home
Members of St Mihiel Auxiliary and Disabled American Veterans visited the Rhode Island Veterans Home Sunday evening to entertain comrades. The Hi Hat Variety Show directed by Mrs Helen Fogel featured Barbara Fogel Evelyn Jessup Baby Jessup Ann Kane and Wilma Congidon. The Boy Scout Harmonic Band of Troop 4 Gaspee Plateau led by Mrs J Vinault and Scout Leader William Gerald performed with 25 boys. Refreshments were served by Commandant and Mrs Chester Williams.
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St. Mihiel
Disabled American Veterans of
East Providence
Mabel Vincent
Mary West Tillman
Rhode Island Veterans’ Home
Comrades
Hi Hat
Helen Fogel
Barbara Fogel
Evelyn Jessup
Baby Jessup
Ann Kane
Wilma Cong Idon
Gaspee Plateau
J Vinault
Willam Gerald
Carmody
Chester Williams
The
Veterans’ Home
RPI Players stage Command Decision during UNESCO observance
Codola a Bristol High School graduate and senior mechanical engineering student at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute will portray the cynical sergeant in Command Decision. The performance is part of International Theatre Month observance sponsored by UNESCO Panel of Dramatic Arts to promote peace through theatre. Codola is the son of Mr and Mrs Gerardo Codola of 90 Caleting Street.
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Optatle Gh
Codoleys
Caleting Street
Ecole
Rol É Stegt
Unesco
Codola
Gerardo Codola
Bristol Senior High School
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Sadie’s Pizzeria
Water St. Warren
Tel
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Tremper
di-Guage
Downtaup
Visa
Coppersky
Eisenstadt
Tel. Br
Ea Ae
Country Club, Inc
J. Cunliffe Bullock
Little Building Fund
Sheraton - Biltmore
Henry G Clark
Willam M Muncy
Pfc. Raym
DAV Auxiliary
Veterans Home
Warsben
Dorchester Mutual Fire Insu
Boston
Rance Co. Incorporated
P'Onsvave
E. L. Watson Co., ‘Inc
Weybosset Street
H. I
Bristol County
Joseph C. Silvia & Sons
Bayview Ave
Ballantine — Blue
Narragansett
Hanley
Schlitz
Campanella’s Package Store
Wood Street
Ford
America
Bristol Motors, Inc
Hope St
Bristol, R. L
Ford TV
Kay Kyser
Wjar -Tv
Bristol Motors
Bristol R. L
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