Memorial Day parade to honor WWII veteran Donovan
Donovan Pacific Vet Jerome M. Donovan former Town Council member and 77th Infantry veteran will marshal the Memorial Day parade. He served at Guam Leyte Kerama Retto Ie Shima and Okinawa where he was wounded. He chairs the WWII and Korean Honor Roll Committee. Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address reader is Mary Carol King. Memorial Day plans feature a joint committee meeting Friday at 8 p.m. and Memorial Sunday Mass at 9:30 a.m. More than 300 dollars has been raised for the Fourth of July celebration.
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Jerome M. Donovan
77Th Infantry Division
Marshall
George R. Fish
Mr. Donovan
Guam
Leyte
Kerama Retto
Ie Shima
Okinawa
Donovan
Mary Carol King
Bristol Senior High School
Joseph King
Union Street
Lincoln
Memorial Day Committee
Honor Rolls Committee
Kearney Post
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
Alfred Rego
Mr. Rego
Selected Advisor For New Charter Named Legal Counsel
Lucien Caponé former town solicitor and opponent of the 1952 charter was named by the charter commission as its legal advisor conditional on availability and funds. The commission had earlier hired the Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council and voted to pursue outside counsel to review draft charter for jurisdictional issues and possible curative legislation, with Frank I. Martin proposing Caponé and the board approving the hire pending funds. The group emphasized avoiding past criticism of not hiring counsel and scheduled Monday June 2 for the next continuation.
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Lucien Caponé
Charter Commission
Charter Group
Commission
Rhode Island Public Expenditure Council
Joseph D Accardi
Martin
Roberts Signs Bristol Bill and Two Await Signature
Gov Roberts has signed one Bristol bill as the 1958 Rhode Island session adjourned. Two Senate measures were approved by the House in a marathon session, including the Bristol Teachers Retirement Fund act allowing withdrawals and fund dissolution by court action, with police powers granted by statute.
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Gov. Roberts
Bristol
Gov Roberts
Rhode Island General Assembly
Senate
House
First National Withdraws Bid For Town Property Lease
First National Sores Inc withdraws its proposal to lease 10 acres at Hope St and Gooding Ave Bristol RI for a modern store. The council recently changed leasing method, prompting possible syndicate pressure and local contractor bids. Raymond Pinkham says no abandonment of the site, but other sites in Warren or Bristol may be considered.
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First National Sores, Inc
Gooding Ave
Hope St
William A. Ryan
Bristol
R. I
First National
Upper Hope St
Midway Steak and Lobster House
Council
Boston
Raymond S. Pinkham
Ryan
Warren
Residential Division Workers Launch Drive For Library Funds
The Rogers Free Library Building Fund campaign for Bristol’s library opens with a meeting of residential division captains at the YMCA. Miss Hattie Brown urges every home to contribute as pledges may extend up to three years, with donations deductible for income taxes. The goal is $10,000 to rebuild the library destroyed by last summer’s fire.
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Hattie Brown
Rogers Free Library Building Fund Campaign
Barnes Newberry, Jr
Michael Proto
Herbert B. Burnham, Jr
Rogers Free Library Building Fund
YMCA
Muss Hattie Brown
Miss Brown
Bristol
Cam
Pa.en
Barnes Newberry
Building Fund Campaign
Brown
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Donovan Pacific Vet
Japan
New Charter
Frank I. Martin
Mr Capone
Financial Town Meeting
Vasco Castro
Jr. Chamber of Commerce
Jack Sylvester
F.O.E
Anthony Pinhero
E. Gibbemeyer
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