Rhode Island Industrial Commission offers help with Bristol water
The Rhode Island Industrial Commission announced its neutral stance and readiness to assist Bristol in securing an adequate water supply for 1,200,000 gallons daily. Rear Admiral Gilbert C. Hoover led the effort, with Executive Secretary Everett S. Woodmansee noting ongoing discussions and a commitment to keep Rhode Island firms from relocating out of state. The letter emphasizes supporting local industry and avoiding protracted disputes that could push firms to other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island Industrial Commission
Bristol
Collings & Aikman Corp
Bristol County Water Company
Gilbert C. Hoover
U.S.N
Hoover
Everett S. Woodmansee
Commission
Bristol County
Industrial Commission
Rhode Island
Mit
Holy Ghost Society Plans Pentecost Celebration
The Holy Ghost Society of St. Elizabeth's Church marks its 48th Pentecost celebration with a weekend of events. A Saturday concert by the Portuguese Independent Band occurs in Holy Ghost Hall on Franklin Street, followed by a Sunday 11 a.m. high Mass and a procession from the home of Benny Almeida on Roma Street, culminating with a crown carried to the church for a child’s bed ceremony. The tradition traces to Queen Elizabeth of Portugal's feast and charity for local children.
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Holy Ghost Society
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Elizabeth
Portugal
America
Holy Ghost Hall
Franklin Street
Benny Almeida
Roma Street
Queen Elizabeth
Cup Defenders Celebrate Ex Servicemen With Welcome Home
The Cup Defenders Association plans a Sunday 1 PM gathering at Bristol Train of Artillery Hall featuring an Italian dinner and entertainment. Bertram W. Wall will speak, Joseph Sansone will act as toastmaster. Attendees include CDA honorary members, Bristol officials, Lucien Capone, two state representatives, and the Bristol state senator.
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Cup Defenders Association
Bristol
Antonio Cupolo
Fred Parella
Frank Arruda
Anthony DuPont
Santo Pante
Carmine Puniello
Edward Valley
Louis Alfano
Ralph Quito
Mathew Capone
Procession to St Elizabeth’s Church and Hall Auction Route
After Mass celebrated by Rev. Henrique R Rocha the crown will be carried in a procession along Wood street Bay View avenue High street and Franklin street to the hall A afternoon auction will be held there
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Buttonwood Avenue
Bay View Avenue
Wood Street
St. Elizabeth’s Church
Henrique R Rocha
High Street
Franklin Street
Committee Named To Establish Rules For New Minturn Dump
Council President Hoover wins approval for a three member committee to ensure the Minturn Farm dump is conducted properly and not a nuisance. Members are Paul A. Herzig Paul C. Millemaggi and Henry F Serbst. Hoover also plans a traffic study committee and a complaint about smoke from Collins Aikman Corp prompts action to abate the nuisance. The council approves purchasing a resuscitator from J H Emerson Co for 520 with emphasis on prone method life saving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minturn Farm
Gilbert C. Hoover
USN
Admiral Hoover
Paul A. Herzig
Paul C. Millemaggi
Henry F Serbst
Collins & Aikman Corp
Harold DeWolf
Hope Street
John W. Church
C&a
J. H. Emerson Co
Two Bristol Men Set to Be Ordained Priests
RevMathew Anthony Carmone son of Mr and Mrs Mathew Carmone of 75 Charles street and Rev Francis Joseph Parella son of Mr and Mrs Frank Parella of High street will be ordained priests by Most Rev James A McFadden at St Columba's Cathedral Youngstown Ohio on Saturday May 31 They will celebrate their first solemn high Masses June 8 at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church with Parella at 830 and Carmone at 1000 A Holy Name Society testimonial banquet for the new priests will be held at 1 pm in the New Highland Casino followed by a 4 to 7 pm reception for Father Parella at the BTA Hall and a 7 to 10 pm reception for Father Carmone at his parents home
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Mathew Anthony Carmone
Mathew Carmone
Charles Street
Francis Joseph Parella
Frank Parella
High Street
James A McFadden
Father Parella
Father Carmone
Holy Name Society of the Church
Highland Casino
BTA
Senior Co Eds Plan Attending Pops Concert at R I Auditorium
Senior Co Ed Club members meet at the YMCA to arrange attendance for the Sigmund Romberg and his orchestra pops concert at the R I Auditorium Sunday night. Ping pong results show Flora Fusco with Joseph Ferrara, C Thomas Campagna with Muriel Trudell, and Grace Barber with Mathew Corricelli leading the standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
R. I
Sigmund Romberg
Flora Fusco
Joseph Ferrara
C. Thomas Campagna
Muriel Trudell
Grace Barber
Mathew Corricelli
Public School Vaccination Clinics Set for June
Free public clinics for pupil vaccination will be held at the Rockwell House on Tuesday and Wednesday June 3 and 4 from 10:00 AM to 12 noon. Children must be five by August 31 1947 and birth or baptismal certificates are required. No ree vaccinations at other times. J Fitzgerald Superintendent.
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Rockwell House
J Fitzgerald
Memorial Sunday Services at First Congregational Church
Memorial Sunday events include an 11 am church service led by Rev. Charles R. Cooley with a full hymnody and prayers. A Memorial Day parade forms at 9 am in front of the GAR Hall with Chief Marshall Joseph Edmonds, Bristol High School band, and local veterans units. graveside flags and tributes follow at North Cemetery and Burnside Memorial Building.
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First Congregational Church
Charles R. Cooley
Volkmann
Kearney Post
American Legion
Bristol
Daughters of American Revolution
Girl Scouts and
Boy Scouts
Anthony C. Almeida
VFW
Robert J. McKay
Walter Slade
William Remieres
Henry Bullock
Samuel A. Hall
GAR Hall
Marshall Joseph Edmonds Willead
Battery C
243Rd Aaa
R. I. National Guard
Mr. Cooley
Burnside Memorial Building
Logan
Conrad Beauregard
Lincoln
Esther Migliori
Bristol Senior High School
North Cemetery
Boy Scout
Soldiers and Sailors Monument
Garden Club Urged To Vote For Pollution Bill
The Bristol Garden Club met at Mrs. John S. Palmer's home with co host Mrs Samuel C Wardwell. Samuel G Read urged voting for the Blackstone Valley Sewerage Disposal bond and showed a film Clean Waters. Flowers for veterans hospitals will be collected starting June 6 with 8000 bouquets last year. next meeting June 4 features James C Carmark speaking.
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Bristol Garden Club
John S. Palmer
Samuel C. Wardwell
J. Howard Paull
Agnes M. Herreshoff
Samuel G. Read
R.I
Blackstone Valley
Narragansett Bay
Read
Paull
R F. Haffenreffer
Edward L. Leahy
James C. Carmark
The
Federation of R. I
Excelsior Tennis Club Opens for Members at Silver Creek
One court of the Excelsior Tennis Club at Silver Creek is ready for use. Another court will be prepared if needed. Members should pay dues before playing and use the marked entrance. Those interested in joining may contact Miss Mollie Hamill Miss Helen Church or Robert Nelson.
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Excelsior Tennis Club
Silver Creek
Mollie Hamill
Helen Church
Robert Nelson
Graduation speakers announced by Bristol High principal
Bristol Senior High School principal John L. Burke announced valedictorian James Vincent Fusco son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Fusco of 30 Mount Hope Avenue saluterian Joseph Francis Castro son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Castro of 24 Simmons Street and main speaker Dr Michael F Walsh director of education in the State for the graduation exercises on June 19.
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John L. Burke
Bristol Senior High School
James Vincent Fusco
Joseph Fusco
Mount Hope Avenue
Joseph Francis Castro
Joseph Castro
Simmons Street
Michael F. Walsh
Special Music For Whitsunday Service At Trinity Church
Special music will be sung at the 9 30 a.m. service on Whitsun day celebrating Trinity Episcopal Church's 72nd anniversary. The choir will perform Mozart's Twelfth Mass movements Kyrie Sanctus Benedictus Agnus Dei Stainer Gloria In Excelsis and Domini Salvum by Gounod.
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Whitsunday
Trinity Episcopal Church
Mozart
Stainer
Gounod
Singleton Dance Tickets Offered by Local Congregations
Tickets are available for a May 31 dance at the Yacht Club hosted by the Sin gletons of the First Congregational Church and St. Michael's Church. Contact Earl P. Rounds or committee members such as Miss Dixon chairing arrangements, Miss Herreshoff in charge of posters, Mr. Rounds for music, and William D. Hall for refreshments.
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Yacht Club
First Congregational Church
St. Michael’s Church
Earl P. Rounds
Natalie Merreshoff
Mildred Dixon
Paul Washburn
Kenneth Sturdevant
John Hambrick
Miss Dixon
Clara Herreshoff
Mr. Rounds
William D. Hall
Mayer rules MGM lot as star of Readers Digest tale
Read aloud by Louis B. Mayer, the tale recounts how he outlasted actors in demands for raises and how Greer Garson finally acquiesced to play Mrs Miniver after resisting. Thomas Heggen praises Mayer as the best actor on the MGM lot in the Readers Digest June issue.
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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Louis B. Mayer
Thomas Heggen
Robert Taylor
Mayer
Taylor
Greer Garson
Mrs. Miniver
London
Garson
Mayer the King of Hollywood and Empire Builder
Mayer is described as the top-earning nonexecutive in America who runs his own company and acts as an ambassador plenipotentiary for the industry. He entertains visiting stars like Lana Turner, was once offered the Turkish ambassadorship, and rose from poverty in New Brunswick to buy and refurbish theaters including the Gem in Haverhill.
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Mayer
Hollywood
Heggen
America
Lana Turner
Herbert Hoover
Turkey
St. John
New Brunswick
United States
Gem
Haverhill
Masa
Haverill Bluebloods
New England Theatres
Mayer and the MGM Rise and Political Ventures
A fragmented portrait traces Marcus Loew merger in 1924 forming MGM with Mayer. It notes Ben Hur earnings, Garbo’s discovery in Berlin, Clark Gable’s shifting screen image, Mayer’s political forays in California, and anecdotes from Bennett Cerf’s Try and Stop Me.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MGM
Mayer
Marcus Loew
Metro
Goldwyn
Ben, Hur
Bollyn
Garbo
Berlin
Clark Gable
Heggen
Frank F. Merriam
Upton Sinclair
California
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Alexander Knox
Dean Jagger
Beulah Bondi
Germany
Memorial Day Committee
Kearney Post Home
Burnside Building
Marshall Edmonds
Albert C. Larned
Edward J. Fitzgerald
Mathew A. Capone
Raymond J. Makowsky
Raymond McNamara
B. W. Wall
F. M. Straight
A. W. Barrett
D. W. Coggeshall
Thomas M. Black
Francis P. Slade
Harry S. Young, Sr
A. A. Edmonds
Julio F. Xavier Jr
Everett E. McMillan
Maynard F. Suzman
Peter Cavaliere
Garden Club Urged
Singleton Dance
Virginia Care Extracts
Echo Spring Bottling CO
Bennett Cerfs
Simon and Shuster
Howard Dietz
Dietz
GMG
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