Taxpayers approve 443648 91 budget at Bristol meeting
Residents packed Rey nolds School auditorium for a Bristol annual financial town meeting approving 443648 91 in expenditures. The crowd near 400 heard the tax rate likely stay, with no new evaluations needed. Several items were tabled to avoid higher property values, and funds were set for fire companies and Bay View area projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds School
Financial Town
Lucien Capone
Charles Dew. Brownell
Roydon M. Wardwell
Ralph de Leo
Bleven Avenue
Robert J. Anderson
1947 City Appropriations Detail and Revenue Sources
The document itemizes 1947 city appropriations totaling 443,648.91 with revenue from taxation 348,655.50 racing and liquor license revenue 30,210.00 and other receipts. It lists department allocations for Police Fire Highway Park Sewer Council Town offices Welfare School and other services, plus specific line items such as salaries, maintenance, equipment, and contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Pension Fund
Department of Public Welfare
Igre
Rogers Free Library
Bristol District Nursing Association
Colt Memorial Ambulance
American Red Cross
Bristol
Old East
Rhode Island Farm Bureau
Board of Recreation
Bristol Y M C A Appoints Finance and World Youth Fund Chairs
Dr Samuel D. Clark, president, led the meeting as Joseph H Farrell was named chairman of the finance committee with Henry Wood and Henry A. Street as members. John D. Moore was chosen chairman of the World Youth Fund committee.
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Bristol Y M.C.A
Joseph H Farrell
Henry Wood
Henry A. Street
John D. Moore
World Youth Fund Committee
Samuel D. Clark
Early birds spotted in Bristol this season tease
Two fish hawks were seen in Bristol last Sunday by Howell Jaycox of Mt Hope Farms. The observer notes the sighting may be early for the feathered friends to arrive for the season.
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Bristol
Howell Jaycox
Mt. Hope Farms
Surprise shakeup of Bristol Planning Board members
Charles E Burns led a sudden move at a town meeting to replace chairman Albert A Edmonds and four other Planning Board members. New appointees include Henry F Serbst Julio F Xavier Jr Matthew Capone Jr Raymond J Makowsky and William DeL Hall. Edmonds and Bosworth criticized the process, while supporters urged fresh blood on the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles E Burns
American Legion Post
Albert A Edmonds
Legion Post
Bristol
Frank J Sylvia
Frank S. Giglio
Earl P Mathewson
R S Bosworth
Burns
Henry F Serbst
Julio F Xavier Jr
Matthew Capone Jr
Raymond J Makowsky
William del. Hall
Edmonds
Serbst
Mr Edmonds
Earl P. Mathewson
Arthur H Carr
Edmond
Bert Edmonds
Bosworth
Vermette
Red Cross Drive Returns Reported as Campaign Nears End
First returns in the current Red Cross Drive show $245 collected toward a $3800 town quota, per Rev. Charles R. Cooley. Contributors include J Winthrop DeWolf 6000, Harold C Paul 5000, Wallis E Howe 5000, Connery 2500, Munro 1000, Gablinske 500, Bache 900, Cromer 500, with 2000 for educational division workers and listed volunteers across Zones A to J.
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Red Cross
Charles R. Cooley
Winthrop DeWolf
Harold C Paul
Wallis E. Howe
Robert J Connery
Harry Munro
Herman Gablinske
Evelyn Bache
Charles Cromer
Two Bristol Men In Warren Auto Crash
John S Mazur 30 of 7 Ryan Avenue Peter Morin 50 of 20 Coggeshall Avenue and William Gagnon 32 of 236 Water Street Warren narrowly escaped serious injury when the 15 year old car they rode in crashed through a stone wall after colliding with another car driven by Miss Helen Elizabeth Guiney 24 of 11 Menlo Street Brighton Massachusetts on South Main Street Warren. Guiney a social worker for the Rhode Island Children s Friend Society said Mazur s car appeared to have lost control while northbound on Main Street She swerved to the right but Mazur s car struck her rear before hitting the wall Mazur s car was towed away and Guiney s car went to a garage for minor repairs Mazur received a head injury and was released Morin suffered a 4 inch scalp wound and required stitches at Dr Ulysse Forget s office Gagnon had bruises but did not require further medical aid.
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John S. Mazur
Ryan Avenue
Peter Morin
Coggeshall Avenue
William Gagnon
Water Street
Warren
Helen Elizabeth Guiney
Menlo Street
Brighton
Mass
South Main Street
Guiney
R. I. Children’s Friend Society
Mazur
Main Street
Theother
Muss Guiney
Truesdale Hospital
Morin
Ulysse Forget
Gagnon
Tortorice Seeks Recount After Election Reversal
Louis Tortorice, Democratic candidate for Sower Commissioner, petitions the State Board of Elections for a recount after the Town Council canvass corrected an election night win to a 44 vote loss for him to Anthony D. Du Pont. The initial result showed Tortorice ahead by six votes before a reading error on an election machine was found.
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Louis Tortorice
Anthony D. du Pont
Court House
State Board of Elections
Tortorice
Disabled veterans eligible for reopened Postal Service exams Bristol
Disabled veterans and others may file applications to reopen examinations for Postal Service jobs under the Veterans Preference Act of 1944 and Executive Order 9733. The Substitute Clerk Carrier position at Bristol Post Office may be reopened to fill permanent vacancies and replace temporary staff. Further information and application blanks are available from the local Civil Service Secretary at the Bristol Post Office.
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Gene Massa
Bristol
Civil Service
Hecht and Putnam Tales Reflect Early Chicago and West
A reminiscence piece recounts Ben Hecht as a young reporter for the Chicago Daily News and his humorous hangman tale. It also cites George Palmer Putnam’s anecdotes from Keeler, Owens Lake, Ballarat, and Death Valley with characters like Seldom Seen Slim and Charlie Walker, ending with a Bristol anecdote about Sam Young and a Pillsbury flour ruse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben Hecht
Chicago Daily News
George Palmer Putnam
Death Valley
Keeler
Owens Lake
Putnam
Ballarat
Ferge
Abe Lincoln
Trona Road
Slim’s
Charlie Walker
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Narragansett Bay
Colt
Capone
Special Sewer Investigation Committee
Frank O O. Rene
Norman J Vermette
Edward L Leahy
Charles B Rockwell
Henry Street
John Andrade
Joseph L Campanella Jr
Rockwell
Rene
Fay
Spofford
Thorndike
Wesley A. Armstrong
Joseph R. Perron
Joseph A. Souza
Council
Wilfred M. Hamill
Henry Serbst
Frank J. Sylvia
Planning Board
Bay View Avenue
B. W. Wall
Gladys M Brightman
East Providence
St Mary's Social Club
Andrews Gym
YMCA
Colt Auditorium Bridge
Bridge Committee of
St. Mary’s Church
Ginger Rogers
David Niven
Cartoon
Mars
America
Beauty For Sale
Errol Flynn
Eleanor Parker
S. Z. Sakall
Lucile Watson
Patti Brady
Inky Doo
Hop Harrigan
Boston
Blackie and the Law
Chester Morris
Trudy Marshall
High
With Freddie Stewart
June Pressier
Gen'l. Fund OF
Racing and Beverage
Heserve
Minturn Farm
Beach Terrace
Bay View Ave
Bay View
Wheeler Ave
Fox Hill
Bliven Avenue
Charles E. Burns
E Doris Bullock
Jessie Molasky
Marjorie Magee
Rose Pozzi
Nellie Donahue
James Husband
Eugene Byone
Arthur F. Wiese
Joseph Campanella
Joan Doyle
Margaret Guevremont
Fred S. Bartlett
George K. Martin
Charles Burke
Phoebe Paiva
United Bros Lodge
IOOF
Bristol Rotary Club
Dar
Marguerite Brogan
Nellie L Donahue
Mary V Scanlon
Helen T Scanlon
Eave
Park Avenue
Sam Young
Defiance
Sam
Defiance Fire Company
East
Providence
Norm Vermette
Euclid Vermette
Hope Street
Franklin
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