Memorial Day Plans Announced For Bristol 194? Event
Memorial Day events in Bristol include a morning service at St Michael's Church led by Canon Delbert W Tildesley at 9 45 am followed by a parade on Franklin Street at 9 00 am. Veterans will place flags on local cemeteries Thursday 8 pm with help from the 2nd Howitzer Battalion and National Guard. The day features a long procession, a ceremony at the North Burial Ground with Capt Charles O Cook Jr USN (Ret) delivering the principal address, and tributes at the Soldiers Monument.
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St Michael's Gael
Delbert W. Tildesley
Reril
Howitzer Battalion
L National Guard
Juniper Hill
Rat. Mary's
Ion Franklin
Hope
High Streets
Delbert W Tildesley
Kearney
Bettery -C
Albert E. Crabtree
Pst
George E. Dion
Armed Forces
Bristo l
Army National Guard
America
Texeira
Rhode Island Militia
CAA
William I Baker
Bristol Senior High School
Anthony Almeida
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Frank Almeida Kearney
The
American Legion
Conrad Beauregard
Anthony Capucci
Domenic L. Altrui Lawson
Bristol
D . R. Kearney
Women's Auxiliary
General Assembly
Canon Delbert
John Howland
D Y
Charles O Cook, Jr
USN
Marshal Crabtree Wll
North Burial Ground
Burnside Memorial Building
Marshal Crabtree
Hope Street
Soldiers’ Monument
St Michael's Church
Conrad A . Beauregard
Canon Tildesley
Rev Stetson to Be New Pastor of Baptist Church
Rev Robert E Stetson of 1 Center Mass will assume his first pastorate at the First Baptist Church in this town July 1 He will succeed Rev Walter W Swanson who has led the church for 11 years His resignation was submitted in January Ground breaking for the new parsonage at Harbor View Ave will follow morning worship at 12 30 pm The ceremony includes remarks by Ezekey Ramsay finance chair and presentation of the building contractor Anthony A Nunes The Rev Swanson will break ground and a spade will be presented to Senior Deacon Fred F Hodgdon
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Robert E. Stetson
Center
Mass
Stratford Street
West Roxbury
Walter W. Swanson
First Baptist Church
Harbor View Ave
Eazley Ramsay
Ramsay
Anthony A Nunes
Walter W Swanson
Fred F. Hodgdon
New Tax Rate Set at 30.20 for Local Property
Robert L. Garvin, clerk of the board of tax assessors, announces a new tax rate of 30.20 for 1863-1964, an increase of 3.70 per thousand from last year’s 26.50. Town meeting appropriations total 1,951,628.59.
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Robert L. Garvin
Board of Tax Assessors
Bristol Senior High announces commencement schedule
Bristol Senior High School unveils a full graduation timetable. The 152 seniors will attend a Senior Reception from 8 30 to 11 30 in the Andrews School Auditorium, followed by a Senior Banquet on Monday June 3, Class Day June 5, and Graduation on June 6 at 8 15 in Andrews Auditorium. Judge Robert E Quinn of West Warwick delivers the graduation address.
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John L Burke
Bristol Senior High School
Andrews School
Andrews Auditorium
Edward J Fitzgerald
Aliso
John Principe, Jr
Robert Wing
Burke
Bristol Citizens Scholarship Foundation
Robert E Quinn
West Warwick
Court of Military Appeals
Quinn
Brown University
Harvard Law
England
France
Hle
Kent County Bar Assoc
RI Superior Court
Marvy Mace
John Howard
Gail Silvia
Frank Caruso
Mary Andrade
Tricia Rego
Robert West
Judith Candelet
Jennifer Arouca
Frank Sylvia
Kenneth Ascioli
E Doris Bullock
Sou'easter Salutes the Herreshoff Community Tradition
A February Bristol sou'easter greeted the Herreshoff Family and factory homage as Rear Admiral Gilbert Hoover and Rear Admiral Robert Speck led a ceremony honoring John B. and Nathanael G. Herreshoff. Despite heavy rain about 100 attendees celebrated craftsmanship and Rhode Island industry, with Governor Chafee urging superior knowledge and unexcelled skill. The event featured a replica monument near Hope Street and a view of the original shipyard, while police managed traffic for spectators.
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Gilbert C Hoover
USN
John Chafee
Herreshoffs
Rhode Island
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Rev. Stetson
Baptist Church
Hope St
Chart House
Waite Highway Department
Club
George du Pont
John R. White
Edmond Ambrose
Fred Gross
James Gray
Citaries- Rupp
BHS
Herreshoff
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
John B. and
Nathanael G
John Stevens
Newport
Norman Herreshoff
Robert H Speck
Town Council
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