Wedding on the Azores island of St Michael Donsia Botelho
Margaret M Brine recounts Dona Maria Pia daughter of Visconde de Botelho marrying Don Sebastian Castelo Branco in Vila Franca do Campo on Terceira island with guests from Bristol and the mainland. The ceremony followed a blue hydrangea carpet, lavish church and park receptions, and a festive island tour for 144 guests arriving by ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Oliver
Woodstreet
St. Michael
Azores
Bristol
Margaret M. Brine
Cambridge
New Bedford Sunday Standard-Times
Maria Pia
Viscone
Viscondessa de Botelho
Sebastian Castello Branco
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Botelho
Villa Franca de Campo
Ponta Delgada
Freighter Goes Aground South of Hog Island
A World War II Liberty style freighter named Ocean Rose ran aground early yesterday southwest of Hog Island while en route to Providence with 2 500 000 board feet of lumber from New Bedford. Two tugs and harbor craft assisted. no damage reported and the ship moved off by midafternoon as harbormaster noted the tide helped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hog Island
Providence
Ocean Rose
New York
Providence Steamboat Co
Shepard Steamship Co
Spar
Bristol Coast Guard
Albert F. Egan
Gaspee
Royce Lewis
Egan
New Bedford
Fred Howland
A. J. Flatten
Fairhaven
Mass
Samuel C. Wardwell
Industry Still Heads List of Taxpayers in Bristol
Bristol's 1955 tax roll shows U S Rubber as the largest payer at 74868.84, up from last year. Colt Estate is the top residential taxpayer with 13542.44 tax. Charles B Rockwell is the leading individual with 5200.13. Collins and Aikman drops to second in tax bills at 24065.76, close to Narragansett Electric at 23948.11. Carr Manufacturing and Bristol Manufacturing follow. Largest exemption goes to Bristol and Warren Water Works at 664050 valuation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Board of Tax Assessors
U. S. Rubber
Colt Estate
Charles B. Rockwell
Collins and Aikman Corp
Narragansett Electric Company
Collins and Aikman
Carr Manufacturing Corp
Bristol Manufacturing Corporation
Carr
B.M.C
Bristol and Warren Water Works
Twenty One Invites Sent For Meeting On Tourist Trade
Albert F. Means secretary of the Chamber of Commerce has mailed notices for a special meeting Thursday night. Invited are civic organizations and town officers. The purpose is to plan welcoming tourists to Bristol and to cooperate with summer events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert F. Means
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Bristol
St Elizabeths Cotton Ball Friday Event at St Elizabeths
The annual cotton ball hosted by the Children of Mary Sodality at St. Elizabeths Church will be held Friday night in the school auditorium from 8 to 1. Ralph Stuart and his orchestra will play. Prizes will be awarded for the prettiest cotton gowns. Committee chair Alice Almeida. secretary Anita Tavares. ticket and program duties by Betty Almeida and Olivia Sousa. Attending guests include local officials and family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children of Mary Sodality
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Ralph Stuart
Alice Almeida
Anita Tavares
Betty Almeida
Olivia Sousa
Bristol Historical Society Sets Expanded Membership Policy
Ethel F. Blaisdell spoke at the Bristol Historical Society meeting as the group approved by law changes to broaden memberships. New dues categories include contributing five dollars, sustaining ten, and friends of the museum fifteen yearly, with several committee appointments announced for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel F. Blaisdell
Bristol
Bristol Historical Society
W. Gilman Low
Frank L. Martin
Norman Herreshoff
Frank Pardee, Jr
Catherine V. Levere
Roswell S. Bosworth
Harold Payson, Jr
Kenneth Bowen
Richard Moren
Ethel M. Copeland
Benjamin R. Ebersman
East Burial Ground
John W. Church
John W. de Wolf, Jr
Alice B. Almy
Charlotte A. Young
John W. DeWolf, Jr
Leo G. Cote
Junior Historical Society
Beat Drums For Bristol Ladies Told
Sol M. Kaiman urged Bristol Women's Democratic Club to promote tourism and harbor projects. He highlighted the town's firsts including a state pier, Quahog Derby, and open salt water derby HQ at Harriet Bradford Inn. The group outlined a summer schedule and members were assigned event planning duties. The club will host Warren officials at the June meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Women’s Democratic Club
Sol M. Kaiman
the Phoenix
U. I
Kaiman
Church Street
Narragansett Bay
Harriet Bradford Inn
Rhode Island
Harriet Bradford
Gladys Brightman
Margaret Morris
Margaret Connors
Frances Holmes
Women’s Democratic Club of
Warren
Murgo May Head State Political Move In Town
Joseph A. Murgo, Pawtucket engineer and former teacher, is repeatedly named the Democratic candidate to succeed councilman Joseph F. Bruno. Other definite Democrats include David J. Ferris, William P. Sousa, and Joseph Goulart, with Sousa and Goulart signaling reelection plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph A. Murgo
Joseph F. Bruno
David J. Ferris
William P. Sousa
Joseph Goulart
Murgo
Castelucci and Murgo
Pawtucket
University of Rhode Island
Margo
Louis Castriotta
Castriotta
Sousa
Goulart
Bruno
Magee
Donovan
New Time Schedule At Rogers Free Library
Rogers Free Library adopts new hours effective Friday June 1 with opening at 2 30 instead of 3 closing Thursdays and Saturday hours from 1 to 7 P M Friday hours extend to 9 P M with no 6 to 7 break The change aims to aid high school students in study and reference and to align staff with a five day week while preserving evening access during July and August closing at 8 30 P M on those months Bookings and routine operations are adjusted to provide earlier opening and a free evening for librarians and patrons alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rogers Free Library
Library Board of Trustees
Roswell S. Bosworth
Youngsters Shine at Armed Forces Day Show
Hundreds of local youngsters toured military displays on Armed Forces Day. 90 MM radar gun stood at Guiteras Junior High by Battery C, 243rd AAA. 108 MM howitzer and Coast Guard cutter Spar drew crowds on the Common and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Guiteras Junior High School
243Rd
302Nd Field Artillery Battalion
Army Reserve
Colt Defeats Top Team In 4 3 Till Colt Defeats Top Team In 4 3 Till
St Raphael Academy upset Eastern Division leaders Colt 4 3 at Gutieras Field as Colt handed the division’s top team its first loss. Colt leveled the series with three runs in the first and one in the fourth, while St Raphael rallied in the eighth with four errors by Colt helping the Saints to a 9 4 win. Pitcher Jack Jordan moved from center to mound for St Raphael late, with Ed Ferns and Vic Andrade among the key swingers for Colt. The outcome leaves both squads tied for second in the division at 7 2 and 7 2 records respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Connery
St. Raphael Academy
Guiteras Field
Colt
Saints
Bristolians
Barney Garrity
Jack Jordan
Warren
Indians
Pete Vitullo
St. Raphael
Joe Kelley
Johnny Burke
Keystone
Vic Andrade
Burke
Andrade
Vitullo
Tony Bettencourt
Lou Sansone
Ray Cordeiro
Artie Pansa
Sansone
Bettencourt
George Mansi
Cordeiro
Tony
Mansi
Bob Leahy
Joe Santos
Bobby Perreault
Ed Ferns
Jordan
Vitalia
Ray
Bob Duffy
Tom McDonough
Leahy
Duffy
Kelley
Leo Arrighi
Vitalio
Arrighi
Ray Ferns
Ferns
Pawtucket
Gene Quinn
Perreault
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Vila Franca
Furnas
Terceira
Poe Y Seer
Sree Island
Oceak Ross
Poppaiquash Point
St. Elizabeth's
Alves
Theresa Barboza
Margaret Marshall
Mary Carreiro
Anthony DaPonte
Henry Alfred
Raymond S. Brightman
Alfred N. Nunes
George Lima
Raymond Roderigues
Manuel de Carvalho
J.g
Pecan
Cardanha
Pawhié
Miss Blaisdell
Blaisdell
Dames
Sam Usher
Marquis de Lafayette
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