Mel Allen recalls characters and Yankee legends in nostalgia
In a spring Hudson Family Magazine excerpt, broadcaster Mel Allen shares anecdotes about Casey Stengel and other baseball greats. He recounts Yogi Berra mind games with Ted Williams and a dramatic Babe Ruth retirement day, reflecting on moments that defined his Yankee career. The piece also notes Fourth of July planning and community events in town.
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New York Yankees
Mel Allen
America
Hudson Family Magazine
Mel
Yankee Red Sox
Joe DiMaggio
Joe
Birdie Tebbets
Tebbets
Red Sox
Yankee Stadium
Babe Ruth
Bristol County Junior Chamber Road-E-O Plans Set
Plans for the Bristol County Junior Chamber of Commerce Teen-Age Road-E-O are complete with written tests by Bristol Warren and Barrington High Schools and a driving skill contest in Bristol on Saturday May 19. Local winners advance to state finals and three national winners share a 3000 dollar scholarship. Richard A. Moren chairs the local committee. The program aims to reach half a million teens in about 2000 communities. Winners at state level fly to Washington DC for an expense-paid week. A written knowledge test and a four-obstacle driving performance test will be used locally.
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Bristol County Junior Chamber of Commerce
Bristol
Richard A. Moren
Washington
D. C
Jaycees
Washington, D. C
Frank J. DeLeo Named Justice on College Court
Frank J. DeLeo, a junior at the College, has been appointed associate justice on the student court. He was selected by the student congress with consent from Father Slavin OSB, college president. The court includes a sophomore associate justice, and DeLeo will serve for the duration of his estudar.
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DeLeo
Feast of Santo Christo Observed by St Elizabeths Parish
The Feast of Santo Christo will be celebrated by St Elizabeths Church parishioners with a 6 PM procession from the parish hall along Monroe Avenue Lincoln Avenue High Street Franklin Wood Street to the school auditorium for a statue blessing and sermon. A Portuguese Independent Band and St Anthony’s Band of Fall River will perform until 4 PM followed by a solemn Mass at 11 AM Sunday and additional processions and concerts through the day. The statue will be carried by listed parish members and a benediction of the Blessed Sacrament will conclude the main events.
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St. Elizabeth’s Church
Monroe Avenue
Lincoln Avenue
High Street
Franklin
Wood Street
Banto Christo
St. Anthony’s
Niew Avenue
Franklin Street
Heritage Week draws crowds to Bristol landmarks
On Heritage Day visitors in Bristol explored landmarks such as The Farm on Griswold Avenue, the Herreshoff Homestead, the Herreshoff Model Room, and the Historical Society. Attendees viewed generations of family antiques, Herreshoff boat models, and an American Indian exhibit from Brown University. The Haffenreffer Museum opens tomorrow 10 am to 4 pm.
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Griswold Avenue
Herreshoff Homestead
Herreshoff Model Room
The
Historical Society
Herreshoff’s
Haffenreffer
Brown University
Haffenrerfer
Eisenstadt's Wins YMCA Volleyball Tourney
Eisenstadt's won the annual YMCA volleyball tournament last night at the Y by defeating Cs D Engineers Corps 118 in three straight games. The squad, led by coach Herb Eisenstadt, included Benstead, Joe Pip Sercuro, Carraturo, Vin Securo, Tony Medeiros, Jimmy Celone, and Johnny Freitas. Carraturo and Vin Securo were outstanding spikers. They had defeated Circe Jacques Cartier of Warren on Monday night, with other teams including National Guard of Bristol and T.W.U. No. 1348, Collins & Aikman. Trophies were presented by physical director Hector Masa.
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Eisenstadt’s
Cs. D. Engineers Corps
Warren
Herb Eisenstadt
Bensteden
Joe
Pip” Sercuro
Carraturo
Vin Securo
Tony Medeiros
Jimmy Celone
Johnny Freitas
The
National Guard of
Bristol
T.W.U. No. 1348
Collins & Aikman
Fragmentary OCR Notice Card
Partial readable line shows a contact or reference with numbers 26088 and 7485 and a name James. The item appears fragmentary with unclear context or location. No clear event or action is discernible from the readable text.
Nelson Wells Named Chief of Staff for Memorial Day Parade
John R. Partington, chief marshal for the Memorial Day parade, announces Nelson J. Wells as his chief of staff. Wells has served as sergeant at arms at Kearney Post No. 6, American Legion, for the past year.
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John R. Partington
Nelson J. Wells
Wells
Kearney
American Legion
Land For Reserve Center Is Acquired
Acquisition of town owned land on Asylum Road for a 200 man Army Reserve Center was announced by the Department of the Army via Senator Pastore. The 0.3 acre site fronts Asylum Road and NYNH&HRR tracks, valued about 7700 dollars, to be acquired by negotiation or condemnation. Construction is slated for the first quarter of fiscal year 1957, with the project approved by Army Reserve and ROTC officials. The armory will serve county reserve units and is not connected to the R I National Guard Armory in Providence.
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Asylum Road
Army Serve
Department of the Army
John O. Pastore
Nynh& Hrr
Army Reserve
R.O.T.C
Pastore
The
Phoenix
North Burial Ground Commission
Ralph F. Kinder
Kinder
R. I. National Guard
243Rd
Niagara Street
Providence
Town Beach
32Nd Field Artillery Battalion
479Th Chemical Battalion
Bristol to kick off Hy-Neighbor Open Derby August 14
The Hy-Neighbor Open Salt Water Fishing Derby will begin in Bristol on August 14 with 40 attendees at Harriet Bradford Inn. Sol M. Kaiman named chairman of the arrangements. Bristol headquarters and new piers boost prominence. Derby offers 15000 in prizes, split by residents and non residents across three classes with first, second and third awards. Contact Kaiman at Harriet Bradford Inn to participate.
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Frank J. Miserandino
Bay View Avenue
Bristol
Harriet Bradford Inn
Sol M. Kaiman
Kaiman
Harriet Bradford
Colt Nine Edges Barrington 9-1 After Pitchers Duel
Colt Nine defeated Barrington 2-1 in 10 innings at Victory Field in Barrington after a pitchers duel in an A I Interscholastic Baseball League Eastern Division encounter. George Mansi’s deep fly scored the winning run as Bristol’s Cordeiro and Mansi combined for a one hitter through nine, with 16 total strikeouts. Barrington remains winless, Colt improves to 3-1, and Bristol’s Pansa squad faces De La Salle next at Guiteras Field with Ray Cordeiro likely on the mound.
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George Mansi
Colt
Barrington
Victory Field
Bristolians
de la Salle
Guiteras Field
Crusaders
White
Louis “Duke
Abbruzzis Newporters
Warren
Tolman
Pawtucket West
Artie Pansa
St. Raphael
Jack Jordan
Rogers
Ray Cordeiro
Bristol
Johnny Burke
Vic Andrade
Tony
Bettencourt
Lou Sansone
Bob Leahy
Cordeiro
Matt DeLeo
Joe Santos
Mansi
Richie Travers
Borsare
Narcizo
Franco
Toppa
Walker
Lavasseur
Walton
Willim
Fleming
Ray
Eagles
Bob Dalessio
Pansa
Burke
A? Higdell
Bud” “Anderson
Steve ‘Cronin
George
Dalessio
Burrs Hill Park
Colt-Barrington
Andrade
Sansone
Teaby
Déesedra
R. R
Ainsi
Rota i
Will Speak On TV Tomorrow
George W. Dahl, president of the George W. Dahl Company, will appear on WJAR TV tomorrow at 2 15 p m on the Jaycee sponsored program. He will discuss his plan for a final move to larger quarters and the erection of a new building on land recently rezoned at the financial town meeting.
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George W. Dahl
Wjar TV
Living Rosary Draws 200 On Bristol Common
About 200 men women and children gathered on Bristol Common Tuesday night for a Living Rosary led by Grand Knight James J Connery Jr with Benediction by Rev Clyde J Walsh. An outdoor altar stood on the bandstand as the Rosary prayers were recited by members of the Bristol Council Knights of Columbus to oppose May Day celebrations by Communists and atheists.
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Bristol Common
Bristol Council
Knigh Mony
Columbus
James J. Connery, Jr
Clyde J. Walsh
St. Mary’s Church
Father Walsh
John J. Sylvia
Bristol Council Catholic Activity
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Samuel C. Wardwell
Casey Stengel
Casey
Yanks
Yankees
Feller
Yogi Berra
Ted Williams
Berra
Yogi
Detroit
Whitey Ford
Ford
Whitey
Karatag
Prc
Norman J. Servant
Reynolds School
Rhode Island
Gladys Brightman
John Silvia
Albert Morra
George DuPont
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Frank J. DeLeo
College Court
Raymond Rodrigues
Moniz
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Jesse R. Sousa
Joseph DeCastro
Christy Mello
Travers
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Manuel Rebeird
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Manuel Cordeiro
Lima
Antonio Sousa
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John Soares
Joseph Oliver
Rhode Island Development Council
Eisenstadt
Circle Jacques Cartier
Hector Masa
Dinian
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James A Te
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Thomas A. Monahan
Joseph Monahan
Alex Fricke
Harmon W. Kelley
R-Burke
E-Dalessio
Butler
Carmone
Sb-Burke
Santos
R. Usher
Pompei
Dallessio
Sf-Mansi
So-Mansi
Anderson
Bbmansi
HBP
Homansi
U-Kelly
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DeFelice
G. Thomas ‘Campagna
Louis Castrio Jotta
Ie W. “Biancizzo
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Igelvetore
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