Admiral Hoover to Convene Civil Defense Meeting May 10
The first post appointment Civil Defense meeting led by Admiral Gilbert C. Hoover USN ret., set for Thursday at 7:30 p m at the YMCA. Local CD volunteers observed statewide drills including a simulated enemy air attack and rescue drill with signals indicating attack and clearance. Hoover urges civilians to seek shelter quickly and to stay calm during atomic events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Defense
Gilbert C. Hoover
Canada
Exchange
Providence
Admiral Hoover
Three Local 4-H Clubs Exhibit Handicrafts at School
The three 4-H clubs of the town displayed handicrafts and other projects Saturday at Guiteras Junior High in a county contest. Walter D Waterman and Miss Muriel Dame supervised cooking dressmaking bee projects model aircraft and activities. Bristol Neck Club led by John Leahy showcased a fine bee hive and Sowams and Young Junipers clubs had dresses and demonstrations. Awards went to Paul Carreiro William Pike Jonathan Sanford Leonard Sanford Sandy Alessandro Anthony Aciello John Burke Frederic Cornell Donnie Mc Ginn Bill DuPont Robert Leahy John Leahy and David Usher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guiteras Junior High School
Walter D. Waterman
Extension Department
University of Rhode Island
Muriel Dame
Bristol Neck
John Leahy
Sowam
Leonard P Sanford
Lillian Usher
Sowam’s Club
Paul Carreiro
William Pike
Jonathan Sanford
Leonard Sanford
Bristol Neck Club
Sandy Alessandro
Anthony Ac
Chest X-Ray Clinic Dates Set May 14 26
The X-Ray chest clinic will run May 14 through May 26 with hours 1 PM to 7 PM. Oscar A. Rishe announced the drive funded by the state health department. The first four days focus on plant workers with Donald Berger leading industrial plant exams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar A. Rishe
State Health Department
Donald Berger
Berger
Douglas Phipps
Alfred E. Newton
Julia Velleca
Contractors To Give Dirt For Memorial Park
Contractors Loranger and Sons and A Piatelli Co will supply dirt from ditches to level Wood Street Memorial Park as part of Washington street relief sewer work. Admiral Gilbert C Hoover USN ret and John Carmone oversee the plan to fill low spots. A town vote redirected $20 000 for a memorial. $18 000 remains to fund a veterans memorial in the park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood Street
Loranger and Sons
A. Piatelli Co
Washington Street
Gilbert C. Hoover
USN
Ret
Veterans’ Memorial Committee
John Carmone
Wood Street Park
Barrington Stitch and Sew Club Members Represented
Ann Cornell Priscilla Usher Mary Cornell Martha Cheesman and Rae Gladding led by Mrs Edward Howatt were represented by Annette De Cesare Pat Gauthier Kathleen Gauthier Joann Madigan and Barbara Johannis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Cornell
Priscilla Usher
Mary Cornell
Martha Cheesman
Rae Gladding
Barrington Stitch and Sew Club
Edward Howatt
Annette de Cesare
Pat Gauthier
Kathleen Gauthier
Joann Madigan
Barbara Johannis
Twilight League to Play Twice a Week Through Aug 16
The Twilight League baseball season opens May 7 at 6 pm in Bristol with Ascoli's facing Collins & Aikman. St. Elizabeth meets Riccio's Engineers May 10, and the league closes August 16 after two games weekly. Leaders expect strong talent and good baseball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Ascoli
Collins & Aikman
St. Elizabeth
Riccio
Paul A. Herzig
Anthony J. Ramos
William I. Baker, Jr
League
Ascoli’s
Collans & Aikman
St. Elizabeth’s
Riccio’s
Riccio’s Engineers
Catholic Charities Drive Set May 6 to 16
Catholic Churches plan participation in the 1951 Catholic Charities appeal from May 6 through 16. Mrs Frederick T Goff chairs St Mary's drive with Rev Charles C Curran as treasurer and Mrs George H Baldwin as secretary. St Mary's captains include John L Burke James M Flynn James Leahy and others with a long list of solicitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick T. Goff
St. Mary’s Church
Charles C. Curran
George H Baldwin
St. Mary’s
John L. Burke
James M. Flynn
James Leahy
Wiliam Magee
Joseph Malloy
Peter R. McClure
A. C. Nerone
James C
Two Big Affairs At Rhode Island Veterans Home
Two events will draw visitors at the Rhode Island Veterans Home on May 6 and May 7. The Women’s Relief Corps will rededicate 30 catalpa trees named for veterans with a quartet and Boy Scout drum corps performing. On May 7 Governor Dennis J. Roberts and VFW Commander-in-Chief Charles C. Ralls will inspect the Home followed by a noon luncheon and a VFW party of officials from nearby posts.
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Rhode Island Veterans
Women’s Relief Corps
Rhode Island Department
WRC
Charles C. Ralls
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Dennis J. Roberts
Edward J. Loughran
VFW
Rhode Island Fifers’, Drummers’ and Buglers’ Association
Roger Williams
American Legion
Providence
Guiteras Field
National Magazine On Scene Here For K of C Show Photos
A photographer and writer will visit Tuesday to Friday to film local scenes and cast for the K of C production Going Places. The series aims to showcase Uncle Billy the station master and a cast including Cinderella and Paris models in a national magazine feature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frieda Nikola
Nikolai
Uncle Billy
Cinderella
Prince Charming
Billy
Bob Hope
al Jolson
Hollywood
Paris
Governors Managers Softball League to Meet Thursday Night
A meeting of the Board of Governors and the team managers of the YMCA Industrial Softball League is set for Thursday night at 7 30 at the Bristol YMCA. League commissioner Charles F McHugh Jr will announce the 1951 season schedule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Governors, Managers
Board of Governors
Ymca Industrial Softball League
Bristol
Charles F. McHugh Jr
Auction Day for King Philip Little League Players
King Philip Little League prepares for an auction on May 6 with 175 boys to be placed on the block in absentia. Managers will select players based on workout performances and a dope sheet as 22 unsigned contracts remain to be turned in by May 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Philip Little League
King Phillip Little League
Board of Governors
David Ihley
Arthur Demers
William Fasano
Frank Maderros
Matteo Castiglone
Joseph Tavares
Joseph Paradise
Lawrence DeMaurer
Sabule Stancione
Richard Costa
Manuel Joseph
George Almeida
Peter Rataldo
Steven Maren
Joe Murgo
Arthur Marabello
Frank Canario
James Pansar
King Philip League
Vincent Santo
Anthony Ramos
League
Scribe Gil Praises Uruguay Carnival and City Life
The speaker describes Montevideo as a progressive, clean city with ample parks and chaotic transit, noting no traffic lights and crowded buses. He recounts Carnival Week featuring parades, floats, and nightly celebrations, plus rural routes with cattle farms and gaucho imagery, comparing Uruguay to Indiana in charm and openness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uruguay
South America
Montevideo
Up-country Travel Notes On Hotels And Rooms
The author describes staying at a couple of hotels built around a square open patio in a Spanish style. Rooms open to the patio and not the street. Bedding was clean but towels were missing and one bathroom served the whole floor. The Monts video house was modern and somewhat busy with visitors from various places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monts Video
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Earl G. Sturdevant
Charles McHugh
Andrews Memorial High School
Raymond S. Brightman
Frank J. Murphy
Memorial Park
Susan Hayward
William Lundigan
Rory Calhoun
Alexander Knox
Barbara Bates
Gene Lockhart
Lynn Bari
Demorest
Fred Astaire
Jane Powell
Peter Lawford
Sarah Churchill
Keenan Wynn
Albert Sharpe
Mars
Vengeance Valley
Burt Lancaster
Robert Walker
Joanne Dru
Sally Forrest
Technicolor
Helen Walker
Engineers
Collins & Aikm
Scout Hall
Hope St
Bristol Scout Corps Auxiliary
Veterans Home
FFW
Boy Scout
W. P. Gladding
Somerset
Judy Holiday
Action
Beown
National Magazine
Bisbane
Anthony A. Balzano
Bristol Rangers Bugle
State Association
Lionel H. Salvos
Warwick
Raymond Sartini
William H. Buffum
St. Agnes’ Fife
Charles Greenwood
Langevine Post
American Legion, Bugle and Drum Corps
West Warwick
Joseph A. Marshall
Bristol Rangers
Albert Coppola
Little Rhody
Loretta Cloutier
Gilbert Perry Bugle
Attleboro
Alyre LeBlanc
The
Assumption Bugle
New Bedford
Salvos
Ella
Lawrence Principe
Ernest Dupois
Tony Maturi
Gil Show
United States’ Rubber Company
Congregational Church
Brazil
Uragua
Theo
Wenge
Weserenge
Eres Corp PE
Siethy
Ronne
Indiana
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