Community Fund Drive Urges All-Out Weekend Push
Community Fund head Edward J. Fitzgerald calls for a determined weekend effort to top the drive by next Wednesday. Contributions total $6,184.50, about half the goal, with many named donors listed across divisions and organizations in Bristol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Gladys Brightman
Haffenreffer
Gertrude Drury
Anonymous
Edward Bunn
Earl P Mathewson
Mary Rice
Edmund S Rex
William L. McCaughey
Marion Medeiros
John R. Bernardo
Sen Daniel G Coggeshall
Herrmann L. Wilbur
Thomas J McCaughey
Samuel Nussenfeld
Norton M. Zinderstein
Anne McCaughey
C Paul Bruno
William L Serbst
Elmer Angell
J H Keatin
Louise Brechin
Fred O. Garvin
George E. Newell
Edward P. Church
T D Adams
T D. Adams
Gordon Browne
John H Tucker
Margaret Spencer
Harry Slair
Harry Munro
Herman Gablinske
Mary Street
James S Cole
Henry Street
Samuel D Clark
Edward L Leahy
the Osterbergs
J H Wall
Thomas Jansen
Earl G Sturdevant
Tom H Angevine
A Sidney Herreshoff
Joseph C Kinder
Agnes M Herreshoff
Robert
Florence Nelson
Edward Brownell
Supreme Court Delays Ruling On Stella DiPalma Zoning Appeal
The Supreme Court paused a decision on Stella DiPalma’s petition to reverse Bristol Zoning Board of Review denial of two 2000 gallon gasoline tanks and two curbside pumps. Counsel for DiPalma calls board actions irrational, while Town Solicitor Capone defends the board as using sound judgment and notes voting irregularities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
Bristol Zoning Board of Review
Stella DiPalma
Respondent Board
Capone
Nathan Perlman
Duffy Diner Proprietor Arthur J. Duffy Dies at 58
Arthur J. Duffy longtime Mount Hope Diner proprietor died suddenly last evening in his car from a heart attack shortly after 8. He leaves wife Sally Manning Duffy and a Worcester family, with funeral plans from Verndale Circle home. Duffy was born October 12, 1901 in Worcester and served in WWI and the U.S. Army. He ran diners in Bristol and Pawtucket and was active in local veterans and fraternal groups. He was known for helping fire crews with hot coffee during blazes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur J. Duffy
Mount Hope
Verndale Circle
Mr Duffy
Worcester
U.S. Army
Michael J
Sarah (McCormick) Duffy
Wightman
Lonsdale Avenue
Pawtucket
Kearney
American Legion
Bristol Council
Holy Name Society
St. Mary's Church
Defiance
Sally Manning Duffy
Holy Angel's Church
Central Falls
Charles
Thanksgiving Day Dance at the YMCA After Noon
A Thanksgiving Day afternoon dance event is scheduled at the YMCA. The notice specifies an afternoon start and invites community members to join in the holiday gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YMCA
Giusti Case Gets Zoning Board Relief After Hearing
Town Council and Zoning Board of Review reach a settlement with Giusti case amid a lengthy session. Otis Bailey the Building Inspector defends past omissions while the solicitor notes legal violations, pledging cooperation and urging relief for the Giusti family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giusti
Zoning Board of Review
Otis M. Bailey
Zoning Board
Elmer E. Angell
Zonining Board
Mr. Capone
Bailey
Paul C. Millemaggi
Giusti’s
Special Town Meeting to Handle Fire Cost Bills
The Bristol Mfg fire bills totaling 3138.34 prompt a special town meeting to appropriate funds. Labor costs 1476 and 917.50 cover materials and related expenses. A public hearing will precede adoption of a proposed fire prevention code. The town also will rent Minturn Farm monthly to keep options open for future incinerator projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Mfg. Corp
Henry F. Serbst
Lucien Capone
Wm. H. Angevine
Angevine
Serbst
Huestis
Minturn
Teachers Consider Temporary Bonus for Cost of Living
Miss Helen A. Condon led Bristol teachers as the committee studies offsetting rising living costs with a temporary bonus. A town poll will gauge teacher support, with no fixed bonus amount yet set. The plan received endorsement from the Town Council and the Home Demonstration Club, bringing supporters to sixteen organizations for $600 state aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen A. Condon
Bristol Teachers Association
Miss Condon
Holy Name Mount Carmel Bazaar Promises Prizes and Free Fun
The Holy Name Society of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church sponsors a Thanksgiving Bazaar tomorrow night at 8. Admission is free with free dancing and refreshments sold on site. Prizes include turkeys nylons and cakes. The arrangements committee features Eugene Manse as chairman along with Louis DeFelice Oliver Diodati Joseph Diodati John Cortelessa Michael Capucci Angelo Calandra Edward Calandra Fred Parella Anthony DuPont Alec Pasquarelli Joseph Pannone and Louis Castriotta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holy Name Society OF Mount Carmel
Holy Name Society of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
Eugene Manse
Louis DeFelice
Oliver Diodati
Joseph Diodati
John Cortelessa
Michael J. Capucci
Angelo Calandra
Edward Calandra
Fred Parella
Anthony DuPont
Alec Pasquarelli
Joseph Pannone
Louis Castriotta
Bristol Manufacturing Corp Defends Storage Practices
M. C. Smith Jr of Bristol Mfg Corp says receiving packing and shipping are essential to storage after a warehouse fire. He notes all manufacturing occurs at the Franklin and Buttonwood streets plant and declines comment on any dispute with public officials while focusing on keeping the plant operating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. C. Smith, Jr
Bristol Mfg. Corp
Bristol Phoenix
Bristol Manufacturing Corporation
Franklin and
Buttonwood Streets
The Newsboy Life Teaches Free Enterprise Virtues
A veteran writer recalls a 14 year old newsboy Tommy L and others who deliver papers, noting shifts from porch to curb delivery and a neighbor Sarge who rewards with coins. The piece extols newsboys as educators in customer service, reliability, and core business lessons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy L
Tommy
Sarge” Murchison
Sarge
Phoenix
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J Winthrop DeWolf
Robert Lanphear
George M. Wilbur and Son
J. Robert Balfour
Bristol Macaroni
Joseph M. Arruda
Sebatian
Bernard
William P. Paine
Charles Connery
William Liscomb
Albert Makowsky
Max Makowsky
Raymond J Makowsky
John C. Mello
Rego & Sons Tuplin
Franklin St
Pastime Theatre
Lon Vail
Sisson’s Market
Leon McCaw J. Floyd Huestis
White Rail Riding Club
Frank Murphy
Marcelind DeMello
Waldron Company
Paul's Diner
N M Viall
Sam Campanella
Nellie L. Donahue
Marguerite Brogan
Florence M. Kellogg
Aurelia Faria
Cora Hill
Mary V Scanlon
Helen T Scanlon
Colonial Santo Christo Club
Rotary Club of
Bristol
Burnside Lodge
Pythian Sisters
Edgehill Temple
DAR
DiPalma
Warren
de la Salle
Paulette Goddard
Ray Milland
Cartoon
North West
the Forest Rangers
Bonita Granville
Morgan Conway
Rita Corday
John Carroll
Ruth Hussey
James Stewart
Rosalind Russel
Sports
America
White House
E.T.A. Hall
Holy Name of
Bristol County
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