Final campaign rallies labeled by Bristol parties
Republican and Democratic groups stage large events in Bristol as election eve activities unfold. Republican leaders headline speakers including U. S. Senate candidate W Gurnee Dyer and Governor candidate John G Murphy at Portuguese Independent Hall, with support from local figures. Democratic rallies feature U S Senator candidate J Howard McGrath and Governor candidate John O Pastore, plus Port side tributes and a torchlight parade.
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Republican Town Committee
Wood and
Roma Streets
W. Gurnee Dyer
U. S
John G. Murphy
Lucien Capone
Henry F. Serbst
Ralph T. Church
John R. Bernardo
Nancy Dyer
Louis V. Jacksony
Arthur A. Carellas
B.T.A. Armory
Charles P. Sisson
Henry Miranda
Alphonse Rebello
Sisson
Bristol
Washington
Serbst
Church
Charles Miller
Warren Republican Committee
McGrath
CIO
AFL
Rhode Island
Democrat Party
Town Bridge
Franklin Street
Wood
State
Hope
High Street
Reynolds School
Anthony J. Nunes
Louis Brann
Maine
J. Howard McGrath
United States
John O Pastore
New Highland Casino
John O. Pastore
Aime J. Forand
U S
Congress
Daniel G. Coggeshall
Gladys M. Brightman
Henry Alfred
Raymond Makowsky to Head Bristol Jewish Appeal
The Bristol Jewish Community Club met at the Synagogue with president Ira Stone presiding. Alter Boyman and Joseph Galkin announced Raymond Makowsky as chairman of the United Jewish Appeal for Funds in Bristol County and outlined the group’s aims. A social is planned next month with Nathan Eisenstadt as chairman.
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Bristol
Raymond Makowsky
United Jewish Appeal For
Bristol County
Alter Boyman
Joseph Galkin
General Jewish Committee
Nathan Eisenstadt
Community Chest Workers Meet for 1946 Drive Program
Bristol Community Chest officials announce a November 6 meeting at Colt Auditorium for major captains and workers. The program includes youth agency displays, a movie, a speech by Robert T. Clapp of Grinnell Co, and distribution of materials. Headquarters will open November 4 at 473 Hope Street Evans Radio Shop with Bristol 1280.
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Edward J. Fitzgerald
Bristol Community Chest Drive
Colt Auditorium
M. H. Cushman
Anthony
Gladys M. Brightman
Fitzgerald
Hope Street
Evans Radio Shop
Bristol
A. A. Edmonds
John D. Moore
George Leighton
Arthur M. McCaw
Earl P. Mathewson
Frank M. Dimond
Vernon A. Gray
Robert N. Nelson
Fred M. Wilbur
James F. Duffy
A. L. Johnston
John Ruggiero
Frank J Sylvia
Paul A. Herzig
Bertram W. Wall
Fred Alger
John L. Burke
Raymond J Makowsky
Henry H. Lawson
Arthur H. Eastman
Guiseppe R. Perrom
Robert B Suzman
Norman J Vermette
Roswell S Bosworth
Anthony J. Nunes
Reynolds G Northup
Victoria Paiva
Bristol Community Hallowe'en Party Draws Huge Crowds
Hundreds of Bristol families joined a citywide Hallowe'en celebration on the Common and at the Church Street Armory. The event, organized by the Observance Committee, featured a costume parade led by Boy Scouts and local groups, prizes, ice cream, and gas masks, with only minor police complaints.
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Hallowe’en
Hallowe'en
Bristol
Frederick T Goff
Joseph P Quartaro
Boy Scout Bugle
Colt High School
Hope Street
Church Street Armory
Norman Gravin
Joseph “Kid Hope
Quartaro
Gravin
Kearney Post
No. 6
American Legion
Regina Farley
Edward J. Fitzgerald
Martha Graham
Thyra Carlson
Mary Benson
Fred E. Garvin
Robert Suzman
James A. Sisson
George R. Fish
Ralph DeLeo
Charles E. Burns
Edward E. Fitzgerald
Anthony J. Ferrara
Frederick T. Goff
Oscar I. Bergstrom
Joseph P. Quartaro
Joseph E. Pine
Frank S. Giglio
Frank J. Sylvia
Mervyn Clay
Roswell S. Bosworth
Sidney Jagolinzer
Suit for Miss Ethel in Old Time Courtship Letter
A dated letter from Wilmington on January 1 presents a suitor asking Miss Ethel’s father for consent to marry. He cites his six months of visits, steady income as an assistant cashier at the First National Bank, and hopes for favorable parental sanction to win her hand and start a married life.
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Papa
Wilmington
Oliver Wilson
Ethel
First National Bank
Ralph
Sadie Hawkins Dance Planned by St Andrews Club
The St Andrews Club of St Michael's Church met to approve the constitution draft and sign plans for a Sadie Hawkins Day Dance on Nov 8. Mrs Winston Fetherston to chair refreshments with help from mothers. tickets from members or Holmes House. Proceeds fund a new phonograph and amplifier for the church. Junior Choir and Young People's Fellowship invited. Meeting adjourned at 8 30 p.m.
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St Andrews Club
St Michael’s Church
Winston Fetherston
Holmes House
Fire Destroys Abandoned House on Reservoir Avenue
An old two story residence on Reservoir Avenue owned by Mrs Jennie Ferrara was torn down Wednesday night after a fire started by youngsters. Fire Chief Moses Moore said kerosene and gasoline smell noted and the structure was demolished for public safety and nearby children. The house had been abandoned for years with seven prior fires in the last three to four years.
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Reservoir Avenue
Jennie Ferrara
Bradford Street
Moses Moore
Bulldozer To Clear Area For Trucks At Dump
Town Council expressed broad criticism of the dump conditions and voted to hire William Rego to clear tree stumps and obstructions so trucks can operate. The job costs about 320 dollars and would take four days with pay delayed until next year if needed.
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William Rego
Giacomo Marasco
Serbst
Mr Rego
Rego
K of C Dinner Dance and Council Formation Planned
Bristol Council 379 Knights of Columbus held a dinner dance at the White Rail Riding Club with Donald Murray state deputy in attendance. They plan to attend the forming of a new council in East Greenwich Sunday at 6 pm. Leo Dobridma named publicity agent replacing Charles Coggeshall who moved away.
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Bristol
Knights of Columbus
White Rail
Donald Murray
State Street
Greenwich
Leo Dobridma
Charles Coggeshall
South Africa Talk Highlights at Rotary Club Meeting
Richard Currie of Johannesburg, South Africa spoke at the Rotary Club gathering Wednesday. Currie, a former director of Rotary International, presented an engaging overview of South Africa.
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Richard Currie
Johanesburg
South Africa
Rotary Club
Currie
Rotary International
Halloween Lodge surprise visit honors long serving members
Twenty members of Reba Rebeca Lodge paid a surprise Halloween call on Mr. and Mrs. Buffum of Byfield Street. Festivities included games music and refreshments with prizes to Mr. Buffum Mrs. Hambrick and Mrs. Card. A previous covered dish supper celebrated members with 52 to 59 years service chaired by Mrs. Lonella Ryone.
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Reba Rebecca Lodge
Joseph Buffum
Byfield Street
Buffum
Helen Hambrick
Minnie Card
Lonella Ryone
Letters Reveal Early 1900s Courtship Etiquette
Excerpts from a 1901 New Century Speaker and Writer share formal letters from a Wilmington family approving a daughter's fiancé, noting family consultation and happiness. The piece praises October weather and comments on seasonal blooms, ending with a light anecdote about Jacob beetles and Easter lilies.
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Len Claghorn
Portsmouth
Josephine
Walter Wallender
Tony
Angel” Cabral
Democratic Town Committee
Joseph F. Pannone
Vasta la Ruggiero
Sherif
Pannone
Democratic Party
Bristol Democratic Town Committee
Jewish Appeal
John Payne
Maureen O’hara
William Bendix
Ruth Nelson
Dorinda Clifton
Loren Tindall
Donald Barry
Ann Savage
Adele Mara
G.I
Anna Lee
James Ellison
William Henry
Karen Morley
Jim Bannon
Jeff Donnell
Community Chest
Armory
Legion
Sadie Hawkins
Bristol Town
Riverside Barons
K. of C. Has
Republican
Reynolds
E.T.A. Hall
Court House
Colt
North Kingstown Guiteras Field
Henry Lawson
Florida
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