Sewers Meeting To Discuss Town Sewer Crisis Tonight
Town leaders meet at 8 pm in council chambers to decide if the closed sewer briefing will be open to press. Dr Russell S Bray heads the Planning Board with Dr C Paul Bruro and MIT doctor D Clark proposing a sanitary engineers survey to identify troubled areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell S. Bray
Sewer Commission
C. Paul Bruro
Bray
P.T.A
Bruno
Samuel D. Clark
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
D> Clark
MIT
Ethel Blaisdell Recounts Bristol History For Youths
Bristol Junior Historical Society heard Miss Ethel F. Blaisdell recount town history while Victor Abrams of Providence displayed colored slides. She urged youths to preserve Bristol heritage for future generations as exchange teachers from Ireland and Malta listened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Junior Historical Society
Ethel F. Blaisdell
Victor Abrams
Providence
Bristol
Blaisdell
Veronica Nuhttes
Theresa Larkin
Elizabeth Hayes
Limerick
Ireland
Astrid Mattese
Malta
Elizabeth
Kalser Film At K of C Tomorrow
A Technicolor film The Next 10 Years about the Kaiser Corporation will be shown at the Knights of Columbus meeting tomorrow night at K of C Hall. Grand Knight Frank Raiola announced that badges for the annual Easter Monday Charity Ball must be in by next Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser Corporation
Council
Knights of Columbus
of C. Hall
Frank Raiolathas
K. of C
Easter Bridge Chairmen Announce St Marys Party Officials
Mrs Vincent Leahy and Mrs Arthur Tattrie announce cochairmen for St Marys annual bridge and canasta party on April 25. Committeemen include Mrs George Bald win for tickets and prizes Mrs meats Miss Scanlon for table prizes Mrs David Ferris for accessories Mrs Moses Moore for tickets Henry Ferguson for candy Miss Ann McCallum for door prizes and Mrs Charles Burke for hides. Also note Ameritas coming of Inditin to be told Friday night at 8 oclock at Roger Williams Pat Museum with William S Fowler curator Bronson Museum Attlebare. Bristol school committee to meet in Colt Memorial High School library at 7:30 pm Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Leahy
Arthur Tattrie
St. Mary’s
George Baldwin
Meats
Scanlon
David Ferris
Moses Moore
Henry Ferguson
Ann McCallum
Charles Burke
Roger Williams
William S. Fowler
Bronson Museum
Attlebare
Bristol School Committee
Colt Memorial High School
NineYearOld Struck By Car In City Incident
Nine year old Ronald Swearanger of 398 High St was bruised after being struck by a car driven by Henry Alfred 61 of 49 Monroe Ave Saturday at 12 30 pm Alfred said the boy ran from the south side into the front of his eastbound auto and was taken to Dr William Serbst office for treatment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ronald Swearanger
High St
Henry Alfred
Monroe Ave
Oliver St
William Serbst
Murphy elected president of Rhode Island Better Rivers and Harbors Assn
Frank J. Murphy of this town was elected president of the Better Rivers and Harbors Association of Rhode Island at the annual meeting. He succeeds Dr Ernest McVey of Riverside and served last year as senior vice president. The group promotes boating in the state with representatives from all counties. Murphy is a Harbor Development Commission member for Bristol, Bristol Yacht Club officer, cabin cruiser owner, and U S Power Squadron instructor. Directors from Bristol County include RS. Bosworth Jr of this town Byron Blount of Warren and David H. Atwater Jr of Barrington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Murphy
Better Rivers and Harbors Ass’n
R I
Murphy
Ernest McVey
Riverside
Harbor Development Commission of
Bristol
Bristol Yacht Club
U. S. Power Squadron
Bristol County
RS. Bosworth, Jr
Byron B.lount
Warren
David H. Atwater, Jr
Barrington
Industrial National Bank staff receive polio injections
The first of three Salk polio serum injections was completed for Industrial National Bank's 1400 Rhode Island staff. About 68 percent volunteered. second injections begin March 19 and final stage by Oct 15, 1957.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elihu S. Wing, Jr
Bank
Rhode Island
Polio Clinic Planned at St Elizabeths Church
A polio clinic for St Elizabeths parishioners will be held tomorrow night at 7 p.m. in the Rockwell House. Co chairmen Mrs George V Almeida and George C Lima announce inoculations by Dr Paul Botelho. Charge is 1.50.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Elizabeth's Church
Rockwell House
George V. Almeida
George C. Lima
Paul Botelho
Rotary Meets With Rev James Hutchison Speaker
The Rev James Hutchison of Hopedale Massachusetts will speak at tomorrow noon’s Rotary Club meeting at the White Rail. He is the brother of fellow member Rev Albert E Hutchison.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hutchison
Hopedale
Mass
Rotary Club
White Rail
Albert E. Hutchison
Petitions Near 1000 Signatures For Charter Election
Angelo Almeida, secretary of the charter committee, reported last night that petition signatures for a charter election have passed 80 and expect to reach 1,000 by next Monday's meeting. He urged taxpayers to sign with exact names as on voting cards and noted initials were rejected. Only attendees at financial town meetings are eligible to sign, though any taxpayer can sign. only taxpayer names counted by the Board of Canvassers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angelo Almeida
Charter Committee
Almeida
Board of
Ten Nominated For JC Award
Ten local men have been nominated as candidates for the Junior Chamber of Commerce Distinguished Service Award announced by Alfred N Nunes chair man of the award committee. The citation will be given to one of the ten after a dinner at the Harriet Bradford Inn with Dr Michael F Walsh State Director of Education as guest speaker and Raymond Welsh State President of the Jaycees in attendance. Tickets are available from Mr Nunes or other members. dinner starts at 7 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Alfred N Nunes
Charman
Harriet Bradford Inn
Michael F Walsh
Raymond Welsh
The
Jaycees
Nunes
Red Cross Drive Sets Bristol Fund Goal in 1957
Albert R. Nutini, chairman, announced Bristol aims for a $3500 Red Cross fund drive representing about one third of the 1955 Bristol fire aid total. The drive will have five divisions: professional, industrial, special gifts, small business, and general canvass, each led by a vice chairman with names to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert R. Nutini
Red Cross
Bristol
Nutini
Chief Names Drivers For New Truck
Fire Chief Oscar A Rishe announced the appointment of drivers for the new fog truck, with Alvin W Rawson of the Dreadnaught Co listed as frost driver and others including Norman J Servant E Hugh Holmes Leonard S Rawson Manuel Vierra John Mello and Louis Sylvia from several firms. About ten drivers will be chosen to crew the apparatus, and the squad will operate like the rescue unit with a possible total of about 20 members. The truck arrived Saturday and tests on the Common showed the 600 gallon tank can feed a 1 1/2 inch hose at 140 pounds for eight minutes. The official commission is expected within days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar A. Rishe
Alvin W Rawson
The
Dreadnaught Co
Frost
Norman J Servant
E Hugh Holmes
Dreadnaughts
Leonard S. Rawson
Manuel Vierra
Hydraulions
John Mello
Defiance
Louis Sylvia
Ever Readys
Rishe
Hope St
Clude
Jerome M. Donovan
Harry R. Gray
William F. Butler
Anthony Perry
Charles E. Luther, Jr
Under Study Urges Home Rule Resolution In RI Towns
James T Pierce asks the Rhode Island General Assembly to extend home rule privileges to municipalities and to enact a nonpartisan local elections clause. He cites East Providence and Bristol as cases where nonpartisan rules stalled charters despite local support. The proposal seeks swift Assembly action to permit home rule charters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James T Pierce
General Assembly
Rhode Island
East Providence
Pierce
Dennis J. Roberts
Gladys M. Brightman
Samuel A Pasqua
George C Lima Pierce
Bristol
Assembly
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Ethel Blaisdell
Kalser
Easter Bridge
T. Dawson Brown
Industrial National
Industrial
Alvin Rawson
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