Recreation Board moves on beach land purchase plan
Recreation Board chair Al bert Fusonie says the panel seeks a friendly deal with the Colt Estate trustees to condemn land north of Colt Drive for a public beach. Town Solictor Capone outlines court procedures while board members warn against costly litigation and possible tax revaluation.
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Albert T. Fusonie
Recreation Board
Colt
Colt Drive
Mr. Fusonie
Henry A. Street
Wesley A. Armstrong
John P. Marshall
Carl T Carlson
Lucien Capone
Industrial Trust Company
Colt Estate
Armstrong
Street
Capone
Supreme Court
New Council Sworn In Tomorrow With Five Republican Members
Rear Admiral Gilbert C Hoover will be sworn in as First Councilman tomorrow evening at 7 30 with running mates Capt. Paul A Herzig Second Councilman Frank J Murphy Third Councilman Paul C Millemaggi Fourth Councilman and John P Marshall Fifth Councilman. The ceremony in the Council Chamber will lead to an organizational meeting and potential town official appointments.
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Gilbert C Hoover
USN
Paul A Herzig
Frank J. Murphy
Paul C. Millemaggi
John P Marshall
Herzig, Millemag
Bristol Gold Medal Tournament Opens With Key Quarterfinals
The Bristol Gold Medal Basketball Tournament begins tomorrow at 6 30 PM in Andrews Gym with Ascoli's Esso facing Bristol Manufacturing Corp in the first of four quarterfinals. George W Boutilier will throw out the first ball and Oscar Bergstrom announced 68 prizes on display at Louis Evan's store.
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Bristol
Ascoli
Esso
Bristol Manufacturing Corp
Andrews
George W Boutilier
Oscar Bergstrom
YMCA
Louis Evan's
Hope Street
Red Cross Drive 47.6 Percent Short of Goal With Three Days Left
With three days remaining the local Red Cross drive has raised 1822.25 on a 3800 goal. Rev. Charles R. Cooley urges workers to complete lists by Thursday and to see every person in their territory before Friday. Donations from numerous individuals and local firms are listed to show broad community support.
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Red Cross
Charles R. Cooley
Cooley
Gladys M. Brightman
Holmes House
Bishop Perry Laid to Rest in Juniper Hill Cemetery
The funeral for Rt Rev James DeWolf Perry former Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church was held at the Cathedral of St John Providence with dignitaries including Rt Rev Henry Knox Sherrill and Rt Rev Granville Bennett in attendance. He died suddenly in Summerville South Carolina while on vacation. The service and committal honored his 36 years as Rhode Island diocese bishop with hymns prayers and a final blessing.
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James DeWolf Perry
Episcopal Churches of America
Juniper Hall Cemetery
Russell S. Hubbard
Bishop Perry
St. Saviour’s Church
Bar Harbor
St Martin’s Church
Providence
Cathedral of St John
Rhode Island
Henry Knox Sherrill
Protestant Episcopal Church
Granville G Bennett
Perry
Duncan Fraser
Arthur Wood
Church of the Ascension of
Dean Fraser
Bennett
Sherrill
Kiev
Peter C. Card
Robert E. Hindle
Robert B .Hoeber, Jr
Charles Crouch
David B. Watts
Falkon S. Davis
David R. Andrews
Faulcon L. Bisson
John O. Pastore
Dennis J. Roberts
Providence College
R. I. State College
R I. College of Education
R I. Council of Churches
The
Society of Cincinnati
British Empire Club
Canon Larned
Canon D'Amico
Summerville
S. C
Industrial Settlement Ends Wage Dispute at Big Four Rubber
News from Bristol reports a peaceful settlement of CIO wage demands with the Big Four rubber firms including United States Rubber Co. An 11 cent hourly increase was agreed retroactive to February 2, averting a damaging strike. The Bristol Mfg Corp remains on a five day schedule, not four as previously stated.
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CIO
United States Rubber Company
Bristol
Bristol Mfg Corp
Anthony J Nunes
Colt Hoopsters To Receive Jackets
The 1947 Bristol Senior High School basketball team that won the Class C title will receive jackets at a testimonial banquet on April 19 hosted by Bristol Council No. 379, Knights of Columbus.
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Bristol
Bristol Council
Knights of Columbus
Council Certifies Tortorice And YMCA Aids Newport Sailors
The Bristol Town Council certified Louis Tortorice as sewer commissioner after a state election certification. The YMCA program committee met with veteran groups to assist sailors passing through Newport and Bristol offering guidance on dining, churches, housing, and bus schedules. The planning board members thanked for service include A Edmonds, Frank J. Sylvia, Frank S. Giglio, Earl P. Mathewson, and R. S. Bosworth.
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YMCA
Newport
Providence
Bristol
John D Moore
Joseph Kinder
Charles R. Cooley
Samuel D. Clark
Oscar Bergstrom
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Louis Tortorice
State Board of Elections
Bristol Planning Board
A. Edmonds
Frank J. Sylvia
Frank S. Giglio
Earl P. Mathewson
R. S. Bosworth
VFW District II Meets in GAR Hall
VFW District II gathered Sunday night in GAR Hall with Valentine P. Rohange of Portsmouth presiding. Delegates from Middletown, Portsmouth, Tiverton, Newport, Warren, and Bristol posts attended the session. Chester W. Williams of Bristol invited all delegates to meet Commander-in-Chief Louis E. Starr during his April 11 visit to the R. I. Soldier's Home.
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VFW
Gar Hall
Valentine P. Rohange
Portsmouth
Middletown
Tiverton
Newport
Warren
Bristol
Chester W. Williams
Louis E. Starr
R. I
Weather Confluence Shifts US and Europe Cold Patterns
A reader recounts an Associated Press analysis by Jerome Namias on how a polar high pressure cap trapped Arctic cold in December and January. Strong Pacific winds created a confluence that redirected storm paths southward, sparing much of the West but bringing unusually cold February weather to the United States and repeated blizzards to England.
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Florida
Old England
Fish Hawks
Weatherman
Associated Press
Jerome Namias
Weather Bureau
United States
North Pole
Alaska
Canada
Siberia
Pacific
Namias
Arctic
Mr. Namias
Gulf of Mexico
Newfoundland
British Isles
Spain
Italy
Aleutian Islands
Washington
Canadian
Great Lakes
Greenland
Iceland
Atlantic
England
Pacific Northwest
Great Lakes Region
Continental Divide
Rocky Mountains
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Henry F Serbst
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Jeanne Crain
William Eythe
Linda Darnell
Walter Brennan
Constance Bennett
Jerome Kern's
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Lucille Ball
John Hodiak
Laurel and Hardy
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Henry Street
Henry Wood
Robert
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Nathaniel G. Herreshoff
Wesley Armstrong
Gertrude Drury
George Phillips
Chas R. Cooley
Joseph P. Allen
Delbert Hayden
Frederick Young
Ruby Blaisdell
Clifford Weaver
Walter Lent
Ethel F. Blaisdell
C Paul Bruno
Eleanor Bower
Herman Farr
John Shaw
Mary Street
Agnes Herreshoff
Mildred Dixon
McLellan’s
Viera’s
Red & White Market
Hope Drug
Andrade's
NJ & H W Vermette Inc
Luther Repair Shop
Franklin Street
Toplin’s
Albert Brunelli
Edward D Kunz
Waldron Company
John C Mello
Bristol Phoenix
Meier Paleyer
Charles de Wolf Brownell
Frank O Rene
Fred Suzman
A S Thomas Dept
Bristol County Water Works
Narragansett Electric No
St Alban’s Lodge
U. S. Rubber Co Employees Assn
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Daughters of Isabella
Mite Society
First Baptist Church
Reba Rebekah Lodge
Women’s Home Missionary Society
First Congregational Church
Juniper Hill Cemetery
St. John
Colt Hoopsters
Charman
John Langello
Frederick T. Goff
Salvatore Massano
D V. A. Capone
Joseph Molloy
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Joseph Cavalaro
Anthony Ramos
Charles Burns
Norman A. Belmore
Andrew Vorro
Jerome Donovan
Fusomie
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Massano
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