Veterans housing project eyed on Bliven Avenue site
Bristol Veterans Council seeks town help to finance utility and road work for a proposed 25 unit low cost housing project on Bliven Avenue. discussions with council and De Leo Brothers consider model homes and FHA compliance while reappropriation of 1946 funds remains debated.
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Bristol Veterans Council
Sewer Department
Manuel Prenda
Veterans Council
Oscar §. Mersman
Blivens Ave
Ralph M. Deeo
de Leo Brothers Instruction Company
Bliven Avenue
Veterans Cup
de Leo
Blivens Avenue
Blivens
Lucien Capone
Bleven Avenue
Paul A. Herzig
Anthony W. DuPont
Annual Appeal For St Marys Debt Fund
The Annual Appeal for the Debt Fund at St Marys Church is conducted this week and next across the parish. A long list of solicitors from the parish includes Charles McHugh James Flynn Frederick Goff James Ruggiero Norman Vermette John Langello Joseph Lewis and many others including Mrs George McClure Mrs James Connery and Miss Clare Baker.
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St. Mary's Church
St. Mary’s Parrish
Charles McHugh
James M Flynn
Frederick Goff
James C. Ruggiero
Norman Vermette
John Langello
Joseph Lewis
William Magee
Joseph Molloy
John L. Burke James Leahy
William Leahy
Luke White
James E. Sullivan
Augustine C. Nerone
Austin Mulligan
M. J. O’brien
Joseph Pereira
G. Elton Pierce
Frederick Serbst
Arthur Tattrie
Robert Turner
George Vona
Andrew Francis
John’ McKenna
David Jerris
Louis Evans
Moses Moore
Anthony Asclola
Wm. Josephs
Loatta Checko
Mary Belanger
Wm. le Clair
Clare Baker
Jeanne Baker
Helen Condon
Margaret Morris
Beatrice Levoie
Henrietta Connery
H Frances Horton
Anna Hughes
Luise Iasiello
Catherine Levere
Evelyn Mullaney
Margaret Nerone
Mary Walsh
Mary Long
Margaret McCallum
Margaret Guevremont
Rev Cyprian Truss to Preach Armistice Day Mass
The Rev Cyprian Truss, Capuchin superior, will preach the Armistice Day sermon at a Solemn High Mass at 9 a m sponsored by Bristol Council Knights of Columbus No 379 for the town war dead. Father Curran assists as celebrant with Rev William A Kelly and Rev Austin J Smith.
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Charles C. Curran
Astor
St. Mary’s Church
Cyprian
Providence
Brist Council
Knights of Co
Father Curran
Plain of
Bristol Council
William A Kelly
St. Columban's Seminary
Austin J. Smith
St. Mary's Arch
America
Nce
William T.er
Istice
Sidewalk Relief for Goulart Avenue
Anthony Marino urged the Town council to install a temporary sidewalk on Goulart Avenue to ease frequent flooding after light rain. Reynolds Northup backed a long range plan and proposed scarifying and raising 400 feet of roadway to fix a low point drawing water from State Street, but no funds are available.
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Goulart Avenue
Anthony Marino
Marino
Reynolds Northup
State Street
Northup
Ivy Guild Supper at St Michael's Church Parish House
The Annual Supper of the St. Michael's Church Ivy Guild will be held in the Parish House on Tuesday November 9 at 6 pm. Committee includes Mrs Clara Diman, Mrs Frank Rounds, Mrs Bertha Gerard, Mrs Joseph Eckersley, Mrs Myra J Whitman, Mrs Louis Gallo, Mrs William Liscomb and Miss Ruth Graham, ex officio.
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St. Michael’s Church
Ivy Guild
Clara Diman
Frank Rounds
Bertha Gerard
Joseph Eckersley
Myra J Whitman
Louis Gallo
William Liscomb
Ruth Graham
Zoning Board Approves Slaughter House Immunity and Garage Extension
Slaughter house run by Russo Brothers at 189 State Street avoids zoning violation charges citing 12 years of operation before 1931 zoning laws. Antonio S DePontes of 970 Hope Street gets a special exception to extend his garage and repair shop by 30 feet under nonconforming use rules.
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Otis M. Bailey
Russo Brothers
State Stret
Henry Proulx
191 State
Antonio S. DePontes
Hope Street
Burnside Lodge Hosts Gala Bazaar and Carnival
Burnside Lodge Knights of Pythias revives old fashioned bazaar and carnival in G A R Hall on Hope Street with a carnival midway dancing and entertainment. The two evening program is chaired by Harold E Pedley Jr inviting all ages to join in the good old days festivities.
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Burnside Lodge
Knights of Pythias
G. A. R Hall
Hope Street
Harold E. Pedley Jr
Young and Old
Speeders cited on Hope Street boulevard by state police
State Police nabbed eight speeders on the newly improved Hope Street boulevard this morning and directed them to court for summons or hearings. Local motorists faced checks as authorities enforce the speed limit amid road upgrades.
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Hope Street
Armistice Service Sunday At St Michael's Bristol
The Bristol Bugle and Drum Corps plans a Sunday scrap drive postponed from October 24 to raise funds for equipment. Collections start 12 30 pm with bundles of paper and magazines near the curb. other salvage items accepted. Armistice Day services at St Michael's Episcopal Church will feature the Veterans and Legion groups, with Canon Daniel K. Davis delivering the address. A Armistice banquet on November 11 at 6 30 pm will honor Ralph H. Lavers with a committee led by A A Edmonds and including George R Fish and others.
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Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and
George R. Fish
Has
Drum Corps
Kearney
American Legion
St Michael’s Episcopal Church
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Vernon Gray
Bristol
Community Chest aims for final push on $12,000 goal
The Community Chest drive reports 70.8 percent of the $12,000 target raised. Executive secretary Mrs Gladys M Brightman appeals for 15 business reports 23 clubs 3 residential zones and 2 special gifts to be submitted. The office will open 2 to 5 pm next week and donations from untapped supporters are welcome.
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Gladys M Brightman
Bristol
High School Election Results At Bristol Senior High
A student mock election conducted Tuesday at Bristol Senior High School under supervisor Mass Anne D. Sisson showed Governor Pastore 244 to 41 over Ruerat and President Truman 219 to 70 over Dewey. Norman Thomas led Wallace by five to one.
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Bristol Senior High School
John L. Burke
Pastore
Ruerat
Truman
Dewey
Norman Thomas
Wallace
Mass Anne D. Sisson
Townies Face Hard Battle Against City Hall Eleven
Bristol Townies prepare for a pivotal Colonial League clash with City Hall AC at 2 p.m. on Guiteras field. The Hallers, chasing first place, boast Ray Asncroft in top form and a revamped line as they aim to contain Bristol and defend their standing.
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Colt-Burrillville
Bristol Townies
Vaanese
Perate City Hall AC
Guiteras Field
Hallers
Bristol
Marty Biancuzzo
Artie
Jp Waus
Manton
Townes
Hawks
Asncroft
Bristol Sees Democratic Landslide In Election Upset
Bristol voters backed the Democratic ticket in Tuesday’s landslide as President Truman won nationally. The Bristol totals showed higher pluralities for Governor Pastore and a stronger Democratic slate than in recent years, marking a rare GOP year with widespread Democratic gains.
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Bristol
KVWU
Govenor Pastore
Senator Green
Dan Coggeshall
Henry Alfred
Gladys Brightman
Henry Wallace
Alllvotes
Reba Rebeka Lodge Installs Officers
The Bristol Emergency Rescue Squad trains Warren volunteers at Dreadnaught Station with Captain Luke White in command. Warren’s Captain Edmond Lapan leads the new crew as officers are installed at Reba Rebeka Lodge Odd Fellows Hall after supper.
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Reba Rebeka Lodge
Bristol
Warren
Dreadnaught Station
High Street
Luke White
Edmond Lapan
Maydell Murphy to Speak At Women's Club
The Women’s Club will meet Monday evening at the American Legion Hall on Franklin Street. Miss Maydell Murphy Taunton Librarian will discuss current books. Refreshments will be arranged by Mrs. Nathaniel Gladding Jr and others. table decorations by Mrs. Fred Palmer.
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Women’s Club
American Legion
Farnklin Street
Maydell Murphy
Taunton
Nathaniel Glad-ding Jr
Bert Wall
Louis Evans
Sebastian Bernard
Gilman Gay
B. Chester Heyman
Maurice Smith
Fred Palmer
Post No 6 and Auxiliary to Meet in Franklin Street Post Home
Kearney Post No 6 and its Auxiliary Unit plan an 8 o'clock meeting at the Post Home on Franklin Street. Important post business will be discussed and a joint social will follow the sessions, with higher attendance expected.
Ojibway weather predictor at Red Lake
A visitor at a Canadian lake trading post asks for the next day’s weather. An Ojibway worker humorously forecasts three times, first “rain-much,” then “cool, clear,” then “Dunno” after missing radio reports. Isolated Ojibway camps line the lake shore and islands near Red Lake.
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Canada
George
Ojibway Lumber Camp Life and Trading Post Observed
An account from the Christian Science Monitor describes Ojibway workers in a Canadian lumber camp as skilled loggers and efficient pilers who nap in the shade on sunny days and sleep under lumber piles when it rains. It highlights a trading-post bond between Indians and the trader, who helps with trapping-era needs and legal bounty questions, including a wolf bounty dispute with the government.
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Lone Mill
Keesik
Morris McDougall
Christian ‘Science Monitor
McDougall
Hirth
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