Bristol Normal After 'Tough N. E. Storm
Bristol was cleaned up and back in shape after a violent northeast storm hit Saturday morning. It caused power outages, damaged lines and poles, and closed streets. Narragansett crews restored service, with one traffic collision reported on Metacom Avenue involving two drivers.
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Bristol
East Coast
Middle West
Prudence
Paul A. Herzig
Coast Guard
Gould Island
Sekonnet River
Mt. Hope Bridge
Mt. Hope Bay
Narragansett
John F. Shaw
N.e.t.&t. Co
Bristol Highway Department
Metacom Avenue
George Botelho
Fox Hill Avenue
Samuel Shepard
Smith Street
Providence
Zoning Change Approved With Water Company Pact
The town meeting at Reynolds School approved unanimously a resolution defining the compact town area under the 1907 Wasser Co contract. The agreement funds new lines, refunds prior installations, credits the town for sewer water use, and maps seven years of defined boundaries with ongoing fire protection and potential future negotiations.
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Reynolds School
Bristol County Water Company
Clark
Reservoir Avenue
Border Street
Center Street
Frank J. Murphy
Lucien Capone
Capone
Roger W. Pigeon
Bristol Historical Society Talks on Newport Restorations
Mrs Harold Watson spoke at the Bristol Historical Society meeting on Newport restorations describing the group’s work restoring old houses for resale. They operate a shop selling restoration articles and refreshments were served by several members.
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Harold Watson
Bristol Historical Society
Newport
Fall Bazaar at First Congregational Church Tomorrow
The annual bazaar sponsored by church groups is set for tomorrow in DeWolf Memorial Chapel. A fashion show and auction will also take place, with Raymond Gruenwald serving as general chairman.
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First Congregational Church
DeWolf Memorial Chapel
Raymond Gruenwald
Paper Collection Postponed by Bristol Scouts
The town wide drive for waste paper magazines and old rags led by the Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps was postponed due to the storm. It will now start at noon next Sunday with bundles left at the curb before then.
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Bristol
Town Meeting Sidelights Show Beads Vote and Low Turnout
Town Moderator B W Wall thanks attendees for good wishes at the latest town meeting. A found bead string was returned to no owner. Clerk John W Church notes paper ballots were used and observes low turnout with 275 of an eligible 3372 present.
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B. W. Wall
John W. Church
William T. Cashin
Neighbors OK zoning change for Hope Wood junction
In a special town meeting 275 voters attended at Reynolds School. A paper ballot passed 151 to 116 changing a Wood and Hope streets junction area from Residential B to Business F, allowing Carmone and DeRosa to build a gasoline filling station.
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Wood
Hope Streets
Reynolds School
Bertram W. Wall
Frank J. Carmone
Salvatore A. DeRosa
James S. Coles
Henry Sanford
John Brechin
Charles Mello
Ralph Nash
Frank Martin
Hope
Wood Streets
Russell J. Donovan
Samuel D. Clark
Gerald Aldrich
Clark
Werner E. Follin
John L. Burke
Jangesi B. Coles
British Christmas goose drought cuts turkey supply and raises prices
A reported 2,000 tons less turkeys will feed into Britain’s Christmas dinners while fresh eggs run short. Hungary stops exports after a diplomatic row, and Poland Denmark and Canada shift sources as the Argentine meat talks delay shipments.
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Melita Spraggs
London
Christian Science Monitor
Turkey
Hungary
Edgar Era
Cone
England
Poland
Denmark
Mauifice Ebb
Britain
Legion Post Plans By-law Change For Elections
The American Legion Kearney Post No. 6 will revise its officer election rules to align with Department bylaws, moving elections from September to May before the June Department Convention. A vacancy on the post executive committee due to Muriel G. Ashton’s resignation will be filled. The meeting includes the Spider Club prizes, a free membership drawing, a social hour with the Auxiliary, and will be led by Post Commander Joseph G. A. Riccio.
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Kearney Post No
American Legion
Legion Home
Department
Kearney Post
Ange
Muriel G. Ashton
Spider Club
Joseph G. A. Riccio
Police Crack Multi-Case Week End Wave of Theft and Vandalism
Bristol police tied Domenic S Troiano Jr 18 to six break ins including Court Street Garage Briggs Variety Store Y M C A and Bristol Yacht Yard with losses totaling 107 50. John Watkinson Jr 23 faced fines for damaging a police radio after tampering with a cruiser. Frank R Sousa 23 and Henry J Briere 49 linked to a millinery shop larceny and rescue of 100 nylon stockings. Diana L Tucker 22 released on 2000 bail pending grand jury.
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Bristol
Domenic S. Troiano, Jr
Narragansett Avenue
Fifth District Court
Earl’s
Hope Street
Troiano
Lincoln
Emilio D. Iannuccillo
Court Street
Briggs Variety Store
Church Street
Bristol Yacht Yard
Seth Paull Co
Linehan
Bristol County
Iannuccillo
John Watkinson, Jr
E Street
Watkinson
Iannucci
Sousa
Anthony J. Ferrara
Henry J. Briere
Byfield Street
Briere
Briton’s meat ration yields two small weekly portions
The article notes that a Briton consuming meat at home receives two meals of meat per week from his ration. When he has steak, the portions are very small and have grown so tough recently that eating steak feels like a duty rather than pleasure.
Christmas Extras Include Sweets and Fats in List
The text lists various holiday extras such as six ounces of candy and half a pound of cooking fats. It includes garbled phrases but references sweets and other pantry items as Christmas additions.
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Bristol Neck
Wood Street
Ferry Road
Fire Department
Society
Marious Paulin
John H. Wall
Sarah Munro
Stephen W. Hopkins
Samuel Kinder
Jane Wyman
Johnny Belinda
Kirk Douglas
GLASS
Menagerie
Betty Hutton
Fred Astaire
Technicolor
Batman and Robin
John Garfield
Patricia Neal
Wilson Gunslingers
AnDy Clyde
Reno Browne
Town Meeting
John Carmoné
Mie and
Shen
Ise
Bert Edmonds
Canada
J ‘Bey
K.of C
Bristol Branch
Sunshine Society
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