Comparing Rates Sparks Astonishment Over Tax Changes
Readers react as Warren at 25.60 and Barrington at about 27.60 post lower rates than Bristol at 36.20 following revaluation surveys. Property values rose across towns, driving rate reductions despite the surveyed valuations. Bristol may face similar action. the town spent roughly 25,000 dollars on the re valuation study which now awaits action and faces questions about fairness and adoption.
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Warren
Barrington
Bristol
Cynical Farm Bill Veto Prompts Political Debate
A critique of the farm bill critiqued as a cynical bid for votes, noting a soil bank to reduce surpluses alongside 98 percent supports that would enlarge surpluses. The Portland Oregonian described the measure as a cynical political move. President Eisenhower called the bill bad for the country and said it would hurt more farmers than it would help.
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Eisenhower
Portland Oregonian
House
Senate
White House
Francis P. McGovern Remembered as Devoted Bristol Official
Francis P. McGovern, longtime Bristol public servant, is remembered for forty years of service across roles including town councilman and tax assessor. Town meeting approval of individual pension bills honors his dedication and integrity. He was widely respected for an upright life and trusted leadership in the community.
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Francis P. McGovern
Bristol
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Obituary of Francis P. McGovern 83 longtime town official
Francis P. McGovern 83 former town council member and longtime chair of the board of tax assessors died Saturday at Truesdale Hospital Fall River after a brief illness He served in the Spanish American War and held multiple town posts including zoning and tax assessors chair He leaves wife Sarah A McGovern son Francis G McGovern and two grandchildren Funeral services set for dawn at Charles M Connery Funeral Home and 9 am high Mass at St Marys Church Burial in St Marys Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis P. McGovern
Truesdale Hospital
Fall River
Patrick and
Ann (O’brien) McGovern
Ireland
Bryant and Stratton Business College
Rhode Island
U. S. Rubber Co
Shipping Department
Shepard Stores
Providence
Knights of Columbus
St. Mary's Church
Holy Name Society
Hydraulion H Co
Sarah A. (Morris
Francis G. McGovern
Dayton
Ohio
Charles M. Connery
Burton Street
St. Mary’s Church
St. Mary's Cemetery
Waldron longtime town council member dies at 85
Frederick L Waldron native of this town and former council member died Friday after a long illness He was 85 burial in North Cemetery Providence service at Ray O Page Funeral Home with Rev Arthur Wood officiating His wife Louise Chadwick Waldron son Donald and sister Helen Wardwell survive He was born December 2 1870 and served on the town council in 1903 prior to his retirement in 1934 from Ostby and Barton Company
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Frederick L. Waldron
Frederic L. Waldron
Ray O. Page
Elmwood Avenue
Providence
Arthur Wood
Church of the Ascension
Cranston
Mr. Waldron
Charles A
Carolyn
Luther) Waldron
National India Rubber Company
Ostby and Barton Company
James W. Franklin
Louise Chadwick Waldron
Albert Avenue
Edgewood
Donald
Helen W. Wardwell
Quincy
Mass
Franklin H. Springer
Funeral for 14 year old Raymond Nastri at Our Lady of Mount Carmel
Public school faculty and ninth grade students attended the funeral for Raymond Paul Nastri 14 son of Louis and Emilia Nastri of 20 Cooke Street. The service began with a procession from Sansone Funeral Home at 8 30 am then a high Mass at 9 30 am celebrated by Rev Joseph Bernardi with bearers including cousins Edward Oliver and scout members from Troop 3.
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Guiteras Junior High School
Raymond Paul Nastri
Louis
Emilia
DeFelice) Nastri
Cooke Street
Sansone
Wood Street
Our Lady of Mt. Carmiel
Joseph Bernardi
Burial services for Raymond held at St Marys Cemetery
Eight other scouts served as honorary bearers. Burial occurred in the family lot at St Marys Cemetery with committal rites by Rev. Joseph Sorzana, pastor. Raymond died Wednesday night at his home after a long illness.
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St. Mary’s Cemetery
Joseph Sorzana
Raymond
George Solmonese 58 Bristol cafe owner and veteran dies
George Solmonese 58 of 902 Hope Street Bristol resident for 42 years and proprietor of the Wood Street Cafe died early yesterday after a short illness at Jane Brown Hospital. Born in Providence August 26 1897 he served in World War I with Battery E 52 Artillery CAC and was discharged January 27 1919. He was a longtime member of several veterans and civic groups. He married Bertha Tracey on May 11 1924 in Brooklyn Our Lady of Guadaloupe Church and is survived by his widow his mother three sisters and four brothers. Funeral arrangements are slated for Thursday morning with services at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church and burial at St. Marys Cemetery.
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George Solmonese
George, Solmonese
Hope Street
Bertha
Tracey) Solmonese
Tor
Wood Street
Jane Brown Hospital
Providence
Joseph
Maria
DiLastro) Solmonese
Bristol
Our Lady of Guadaloupe
Brooklyn
U. S. Army
Battery E
Art. C.ac
Camp Upton
New York
Belvedere
Colonial Hotel
Bristol County Lions Club
Almeida Post
V.F.W
Holy Name Society of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Bristol County Lodge of Elks
Earney Post No. 6
American Legion
Fred Calise
J . DeMarco
Everett Francis
Ralph
Charles
Gino
Solmonese
Sansone
Masa
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Kearney Post
Holy Name Society of Our Lady of
Mrs. Anna Fusco Dies At 61 In Providence Hospital
Mrs Anna Fusco 61 wife of Ralph Fusco 162 Thames Street died this morning at a Providence Hospital after a long illness She was born in Benevento Italy daughter of the late Joseph and Irene Bova Came to the United States 42 years ago settling in this town She was a communicant of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church Besides her husband she leaves two daughters Mrs Antonette Zwacky and Mrs Elvira Wooten a son Ralph Jr a sister Mrs Mary Giordano in Philadelphia a sister and two brothers in Italy and four grandchildren The funeral will be Friday at 815 am from Sansone Funeral Home with a high Mass at 9 am Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church Burial in St Marys Cemetery
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Ralph Fusco
Anna Fusco
Thames Street
Providence Hospital
Benevento
Italy
Joseph and
Irene Bova
United States
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Antonette Zwacky
New Bedford
Mass
Elvira Wooten
Ralph, Jr
Mary Giordano
Philadelphia
Sansone
Wood Street
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Stephen Coggeshall Obituary in Local Town News
Stephen Henry Coggeshall 56 of 126 Hope street died Sunday at home after a long illness. Born January 3, 1900 in town to George and Mary Coggeshall, he worked 15 years at Collins and Aikman Corp until 1953 and belonged to St. Mary’s Church and Dreadnaught Hook and Ladder Co. Survived by his father, two sisters Mrs Edward Morris and Mrs Everett McMillan, and brother George Coggeshall Jr. Funeral Thursday from Charles M. Connery Funeral Home followed by a high Mass at St. Mary’s Church. burial in St. Mary’s Cemetery.
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Stephen Coggeshall
Stephen Henry Coggeshall
Hope Street
George
Mary (Duffy) Coggeshall
Bristol
Collins and Aikman Corp
St. Mary’s Church
Dreadnaught Hook and Ladder Co
Edward Morris
Everett McMillan
Warren
George Coggeshall, Jr
Charles M. Connery
Burton Street
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Mrs Charles Dana Gibson Died in Virginia
Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson died at her Greenwood Virginia home on April twenty and was buried at Mt. Auburn Cemetery Cambridge on Thursday at 2 30 p m in the Gibson lot beside her husband Charles Dana Gibson and other family members. She visited Bristol many times and her sister-in-law Mrs Daniel Knowlton lives there. When Mr Gibson met Irene Langhorn in 1898 she was his ideal of the outdoor girl.
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Charles Dana Gibson
Greenwood
Virginia
Mt. Auburn
Cambridge
Gibson
Bristol
Daniel Knowlton
Mrs Gibson Passes After Long Life Of Art And Service
The obituary honors Mrs. Gibson who lived in New York and later in Virginia. She was the widow of a noted painter, active on committees including the Child Placing and Adoption Committee, and survived by a daughter Mrs J J Emery and a son Langhorn with many grandchildren. The article notes their Maine summer home and her enduring memory.
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Gibson
Maine
New York
Blue Ridge Mountains
Virginia
J. J. Emery
Langhorn
Funeral for Manuel Borges DeCosta at St Elizabeths Church
The funeral for Manuel Borges DeCosta aged 67 husband of Florinda DeCosta of 32 Pierce avenue was held yesterday morning starting at 8 from Charles M Connery Funeral Home with a high Mass at St Elizabeths Church at 9. Rev Joaquim Lawrence celebrated the Mass. Bearers were James Gomes Edward Ferreira Joseph Motta Adam Faria Joseph Correira Jr and Norman Ferreira. Burial followed at St Marys Cemetery with Rev Henrique Rocha reading the committal prayers.
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Manuel Borges DeCosta
Florinda (Ferreira) DeCosta
Pierce Avenue
Charles M. Connery
Burton Street
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Joaquim Lawrence
James Gomes
Edward Ferreira
Joseph Motta
Adam Faria
Joseph Correira, Jr
Norman Ferreira
St. Mary’s Cemetery
Henrique Rocha
Heritage Week tribute for Bristol signer Nathaniel Pearse
Letter to the Editor requests recognition for Bristol's Nathaniel Pearse, signer of the Rhode Island Declaration of Independence. The writer notes a verified stone in Juniper Hill Cemetery and prior notification to the Historical Society, asking Bristol's Heritage Week organizers to consider a marker if feasible.
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the Phoenix
Bristol
Col
Nathaniel Pearse
Juniper Hill Cemetery
Historical Society
Providence
Stella F. Paine
Engagement of Mary Ellen Williams to Robert Kauffman
The engaged couple are Mary Ellen Williams of Seattle daughter of Commandant and Mrs Chester W Williams of the U S Veterans Home and Robert Ballard Kauffman of Seattle. Miss Williams a Stoneleigh Prospect Hill School Greenfield MA and Pembroke College Brown University graduate serves as Northwest Orient Airlines stewardess. Kauffman a Walnut Creek California and Albuquerque New Mexico College A&M graduate is a field engineer for Boeing Airplane Co Seattle.
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Chester Waring Willams
U. S Veterans' Home
Mary Ellen
Seattle
Washington
Robert Ballard Kauffman
Jesse R. Kauffman
Truth Or Consequences
New Mexico
Walnut Creek
Cal
Jesse Kauffman
Acalones High School
New Mexico College
Boeing Airplane Co
Insurance tips for relocating and protecting belongings
Practical guidance for moving households includes notifying the insurance agent of the move, updating policy coverage for the new home, and insuring contents during transit. It warns movers cover only released value, advises separate transit policies for valuables, and urges post move policy checks to ensure adequate protection.
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Propos
John
Hope Iy CL
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George S. Benson
Alfred Shaw
Bristol County
Cedarcrest Improvement Association
Laurel Park
Dick Leger
Charles R. Rupp
Fatima Drive
Ernest Gray
Russell Jalbert
Rhode Island Cancer Society
Rotary Club
White Rail
Merriam
Victoria
Bermuda
Frederick Bartlett
Frederick S. Bartlett
Theta Delta ‘Chi
Bowdoin College
Elmer S. Mapes
Weymouth
Sara Anne Mapes
James Ripley Mowbray
Mapes
Robert R. Miller
Joan Osterberg
Clarence Osterberg
Boston
George Salmonese
Francis G. Marshall
Gilda Cavallaro
Francis C. Marshall
Miss Cavallaro
Stanley Gray
Pittsfield
David Alves
Lombard Pozzi
Bristol Senior High School Alumni Association
Guiteras School
Alumni Association of
Bristol Senior High School
Douglas Klein
Anna Steere
Harriet Bradford Inn
Emelie Kinse
High Street
Rhode Island Hospital
Marshall Convalescent Home
Church St
Rotary
Lions Clubs
Service Clubs
É Francis P. McGovern
Storm Master
Thermolite
Airmaster
Joseph Gomes
O Raymond Paul Nastri
Mem Et
Nérmajtin
New Wbigland
New England
Amaral
Child Street
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