Why keep the Old Stone House in Bristol’s Thames Street parkfront
Editorial argues saving the Old Stone House matters beyond sentiment. It recalls how a Rus sell Warren design influenced the post office renovation on Hope Street and praises builder Raymond DeLeo for costly design changes. It warns the Thames Street house faces destruction, noting some value historic significance holds for the present.
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Hope Street
Russell Warren
Raymond DeLeo
Thames Street
Bristol
Two South Kingstown Families Create Bird Sanctuary
Dr. David M. Pratt and Dr. Charles M. Hoffman of South Kingstown bought a 25 acre tract on Little Rest Road to preserve it as a bird sanctuary. Deed restrictions forbid any structures or dwellings to keep the land undisturbed, countering encroaching development and safeguarding local birdlife for the future.
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South Kingstown
David M. Pratt
Charles M. Hoffman
Little Rest Road
Narrangsett Times
Land set aside preserves birds and slows bulldozer progress
Local residents praise Pratt and Hoffman families for preserving a 25 acre tract in South Kings town, providing habitat for birds and a respite from rapid development. This land’s protection offers future residents a lasting natural haven amid planned housing growth.
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South Kingstown
Pratt
Hoffman
Sgt John Dunn Earns Second in Drill School Honor
Ssgt John F Dunn of the US Marine Corps at Parris Island South Carolina graduated second highest in a 48 member class at Drill Instructors School. The seven week program trains NCOs from eastern posts in military subjects and instruction techniques. Dunn has served since 1952 in Boston, with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean, Second Marine Division Camp Lejeune, and Navy Yard Boston. He is married to Jeanne M Garakop and father of three.
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John F Dunn
US Marine Corps
Parris Island
Carolina
United States
Boston
Mass
Sigt Dunn
Sixth Fleet
Mediterranean
Second Marine Division
Camp Lejeune
No. Carolina
Navy Yard
Boston Mass
Jeanne M. Garakop
Hope St
Library Club Honored Book Week Tea at School
Children’s Book Week was observed Wednesday afternoon by Guiteras Memorial Junior High School library assistants in the school library Beverly Hodgson led the event with a tea. Her committee included Joan Bischoff, Mary Ann Nunes, Rachel Paull, Sue Wing, and Mary Lou DeFelice. The advisor was Miss Jessie Molasky with many teachers in attendance.
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Guiteras Memorial Junior High School
Beverly Hodgson
Joan Bischoff
Mary Ann Nunes
Rachel Paull
Sue Wing
Mary Lou DeFelice
Jessie Molasky
One Hundred Years Ago in Bristol 1861 1865 Civil War Years
Nov 16 1861 notice reports Capt Allen Wright named in the 5th Regiment stationed at Camp Greene. Bristol volunteers pour in as locals praise Burnside, with a school exhibit raising funds for families of volunteers. A Bristol letter from Camp Union near Bladensburg recounts marches, camp life, and concern for clothing and pay. also notes local entertainment and community sympathy with soldiers.
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Bristol
Allen Wright
Camp Greene
Burnside
Union
Bladensburg
Bayley
R. I
Washington
Potomac
Maryland
Marlboro
Co K
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Sgt
John Dunn
Library Club
Honest Book
James F Sullivan
Frank J Campagna
Grace Shiel
Anthony J Russo
Margaret P Murphy
Emily A Leonard
Anthony PiIasiello
Alice M. Barlow
Salvatore J Annarummo
Eric W Dober
Vincent Butera
Santo L Digat
Anthony A Agatiello
Ann M Nunes
Francis Bullock
Robert Arruda
Bristol Phoenix
Ersey Aman
Covent Garden Orches London
Leeds
Rhode
Manitobawan
Rio
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