King Philip Little League gains national registration
King Philip Little League is now fully registered with the national baseball setup. The board will meet at the YMCA to plan practices and player selection while seeking a permanent home diamond at Wood Street Park with support from Bristol Veterans Council.
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King Philip Little League
Nationwide Baseball Setup
YMCA
Roger W. Pigeon
Bristol Veterans’ Council
Wood Street Park
Pigeon
War Veterans’ Memorial Committee
Kearney Post
American Legion
Veterans’ Council
King Philp Little League Board of Governors
Adm
Gilbert C Hoover
USN
Ret
War Memorial Committee
Committee of Nine
Veterans’ Memorial
Joseph G. A. Riccio
Julio Xavier
Board votes to seek 18000 for property revaluation
After a long session the Planning Board approved asking the April 23 town meeting for 18000 to hire experts for property revaluation to aid tax assessments. Maurice C. Smith opposed the move, but was outvoted by Roger W. Pigeon Manuel C. Prenda Domenic P. Perron and Dr. Russell S. Bray.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Planning Board
Financial Town Meeting
Maurice C. Smith
Roger W. Pigeon
Manuel C. Prenda
Domenic P. Perron
Russell S. Bray
Smith
Rhode Island
PTA Bike Safety Drive Gets Police Backing
The PTA Safety Committee announces collaboration with Police Chief Anthony J. Ferrara to enforce bicycle laws and inspect riders equipment. Spot checks will ensure brakes lights reflectors and bells are present especially for night riders. Parents are urged to inform and warn children about hazardous riding locations after dark.
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Parent-Teacher Association
Anthony J. Ferrara
Bicycle Safety Committee
PTAA
Safety Committee
The
PTA
Town Not Without Civil Defense Head Says Council
Capt Paul A Herzig president of the council said the new Town Council has not yet acted on appointing a Civil Defense director. He noted the council delayed other offices and clarified that a public officer remains in office until a successor is appointed.
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Paul A. Herzig
Herzig
Paul T Martin
US Army
Ret
Civil Defense
Serbst
Church
McKenna Heads Bristol Community Concert Group
James J. McKenna was elected president of the Bristol Community Concert Association at its annual meeting at the Belvedere Hotel. New officers include Mrs. Raymond Makowsky first vice president, Mrs. Earl Sturdevant second vice president, and Mrs. Rowland I. Stanley third vice president.
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James J. McKenna
Bristol Community Concert Association
Belvedere Hotel
Arthur H. Eastman
Raymond Makowsky
Earl Sturdevant
Rowland I. Stanley
Edward J Rinaldi
Carl H. Witherell
Charles C. Curran
Daniel K Davis
Thomas D Adams
Frederick S. Bartlett
David Ferris
Samuel D. Clark
Sebastian Bernard, Jr
Camera Club To Hear Hird Show His Prints
The Bristol County Camera Club will hear Wal ter Hird of Cranston speak Tuesday night at Guiteras House. Hird will present prints famed for his multiple toning process and past salons in England India and the United States. The exhibition starts at 8 p m with club directors Dr Russell S Bray Maurice Smith 3rd Robert Jones and Leo E Sevigny as officers.
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Bristol County Camera Club
Guiteras House
Walter Hird
Cranston
Russell S. Bray
Hird
Bray
England
India
United States
Maurice Smith
Robert Jones
Leo E. Sevigny
Warren
Bristol Artillery Rifle Club gains NRA marksmanship school status
Members of the Bristol Train of Artillery learned Tuesday their rifle club has been approved as a marksmanship school by the National Rifle Association. Lt. Col. P. T. Bodell announced the designation at a White Rail meeting and dinner and outlined steps to complete two rifle ranges to meet safety standards.
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Bristol
Planning Board Tentatively OKs Two Subdivisions
The Planning Board in town council chambers tentatively approved two subdivision plats, one for six lots in Bayview Heights by James A. McKenna and another for 11 to 12 acres west of Ferry road by Frank L. Hinckly for the Mary F. Howe estate. Both plats require reservations including a 50 foot road, bonding for roads and water, and other access changes to ensure compliance with zoning and town regulations. Five abutting property owners attended McKenna’s subdivision and offered no objections, while board comments urged road widening and access improvements on Hinckly’s plan.
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James A. McKenna
Bayview Heights
Frank L. Hinckly
Providence
Mary F. Howe
McKenna
Vergino de Rocha
Hinckly
Alfred Steel
Philadelphia
Alfred Ogden
New York City
Frederick Williams, Jr
George C Cunningham
Robert A. Wilks
McKennan
Pigeon
Eva Alexandre
Howard House
Martin Virgin
Manuel Bettencourt
Edward Coughlin
Veterans Home to Host Weekly Entertainment Series
Mrs Mabel Belanger chairs an American Legion Auxiliary committee planning Tuesday night entertainment for Rhode Island Veterans Home residents. Monday features Lieut Leonard Bloom Post Jewish War Veterans in Providence. Navy Mothers of Newport entertain Wednesday with hospital chair Bessie Alexander coordinating assisted by Martha Dennis Hilda Cappacilli Bertha Lawton and Peggy Nicholas.
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Mabel Belanger
American Legion Auxiliary
Rhode Island
Rhode Island Veterans’ Home
Leonard Bloom
Jewish War Veterans
Providence
Navy Mothers of Newport
Bessie Alexander
Martha Dennis
Hilda Cappacilli
Bertha Lawton
Peggy Nicholas
Guest Soloist To Be At Baptist Church
Raymond Thomson of Warren will be a guest soloist at the First Baptist Church on Sunday. The announcement came from church officials today.
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Baptist Church
Raymond Thomson
Warren
First Baptist Church
Harmony Sworn In as Five Take Over Town Council
Harmony fills Burnside Memorial as Capt. Paul A Herzig wins presidency in a unified GOP ceremony. Five councilmembers sworn in after oath by Town Clerk John W. Church with pledges of cooperation and a planned harmony agenda for the new administration.
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Harmony
New Town Council
Council
Burnside Memorial
Samuel D. Clark
Clark
Paul A Herzig
Herzig
John W. Church
John P. Marshall
Fred J. Gouvremont
Paul C. Millemaggi
Henry F. Serbst
Church
Serbst
Capt
Town Council and Budget Group Set April 4 Meeting
A joint session of the Town Council and Budget Committee will convene in Burnside Memorial Building council chambers at 8 PM on Wednesday April 4. The panel will review department budgets in detail to prepare for the financial town meeting.
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Burnside Memorial Building
Tea and food sale by church guilds promises gypsy mood
The Women’s Guild of the First Congregational Church and its groups of Mrs. Raymond Gruenwald and Mrs. N. A. Gladding Jr sponsor a food sale and tea in the DeWolf Memorial room on Saturday afternoon March 31. The tea will feature guild members in gypsy costumes and a fortune teller will be present.
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Raymond Gruenwald
N. A. Gladding, Jr
Women’s Guild
First Congregational Church
DeWolf Memorial Room
Two Story Trailer House Showcases Mobile Living
A Chicago show spotlights two story trailer houses marketed as mobile apartments. The Lighthouse Trailer Company unveils a 48 foot living space on 28 by 11^1/2 foot footprint with two upstairs bedrooms and a center stairway, designed for defense workers and service members.
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Chicago
Lighthouse Trailer Company of
Innovation Features in A New Double-Deck Trailer
A double deck trailer includes an escape hatch at the stairhead for quick ground exit. Proponents claim it clears overhead viaducts enabling trailer passage. A bunk bed room with sliding doors offers quiet for early bedtimes and colorful awnings shade doors and windows.
Mobile houses offer fully furnished packaged homes at various prices
Prices range from 2400 to 3995 on average with luxury models up to 7000. Packaged homes include furniture and carpeting and are ready to live in. The only things missing are a deed and proper electric service.
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Joseph Cotten
Joan Fontaine
Jessica Tandy
Jimmy Lydon
Edward J Fitzgerald
Frederick Coyle
Mervyn Clay
Ralph J Petrucci
Arthur J Johnston
Joseph Molloy
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Arthur H Eastman
Edward L. Leahy
Charles B Rockwell, Jr
Bernard Hogue
Henrique Rocha
Henry L. Street
Russell Donovan
J. J. Velleca
Cochairman
Ralph J. Petrucci
Thomas D. Adams
Rowland I Stanley
Stanley
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Camera Club
School of Rifle Association
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Jack Carreira
James S. Coles
Coles
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
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Bristol Harbor
Mount Hope Bay
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Staples Coal Co
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