Gibson Grove Near Bristol Aims for Bird Sanctuary Revival
Locals recall Gibson Grove south of Gibson Road once a lively picnic and skating spot. A Bristol Audubon group led by Eleanor Gladding and Mrs. Catherine Hornby plans restoration to a bird sanctuary with support from the Junior Audubon and the Children’s Grove Corporation. A floodlight for Gibson Pond is proposed to improve winter skating and safety.
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Gibson Road
Tome
Gibson Grove
Bristol Audubon
Eleanor Gladding
Eleanor
Nat
Catherine Hornby
New Bedford
Boynton’s
Upper Longfield
Gibson's
Bristod
The
Audubon Society
Audubon
Children’s Grove Corporation
Daniel W. Knowlton
Bristol
Gibson Pond
D. Gibson Knowlton
Council
Board of Trustees For Children’s Park
Longfield
Knowlton
Alfred N. Nunes
Nunes
John Camara
Wood and
Franklin Streets
John Marshall
Munroe l Avenue
Town Council Overrides Caponean Heat Contract
The town council awarded the heating system upgrade for the Burnside Building to Neale and Carr Inc for $922.50 despite an $800 April budget cap, citing emergency needs for staff comfort. They also approved a $350 claim to Maria Vieira for injuries from a 1951 incident and referred civil and traffic requests to the appropriate committees.
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Paul C. Millemaggi
Lucien Capone
Burnside
John W. Church
Neale and Carr, Inc
Providence
Church
Paul Herzig
Capone
Henry F. Serbst
Serbst
Maria C. Vieira
Thompson Avenue
Committees Set For Republican Women's Fashion Show Oct 23
Bristol Women’s Republican Club sponsors a fashion show by Arline Booth of Fall River on October 23 at 8 p.m. in Colt Memorial High School. Committees list chairs and members for Ways and Means Publicity Ticket and related tasks with many local names.
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Arline Booth
Fall River
Bristol Women’s Republican Club
Colt Memorial High School
Sidney Herreshoff
George H. Lamb
James A. McKenna
J. Floyd Huestis
B. Earl Anthony, Jr
Natalie Herreshoff
Frederick 8. Bartlett
William Loring Coggeshall
Earl G. Sturdevant
Raymond Walker
Red Feather quota raised to 19300 in Bristol drive
Russell W. Southwick, general chairman, announced Bristol’s Red Feather quota at 19300 dollars up 2000 from 1951. Divisions include Special Gifts 5700, Industrial Employees 7300, Corporations 2500, Educational 150, Municipal 180, Small Business 1060, Clubs 200, Residential 2300 with campaigns ending October 10 to 19. Five local agencies benefit from donations including YMCA, Boy Scouts, Child Welfare Society, and Bristol District Nursing Association.
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Russell W. Southwick
Red Feather
Bristol
Southwick
YMCA
The
Boy Scouts
Child’ Welfare Society
Bristol District Nursing Association
Night School schedule changes for Andrews Gym Monday and Tuesday
Evening School classes will move to Andrews Gymnasium on Monday for men and Tuesday for women to avoid conflicting with the YMC A women program and test interest in a Monday night men’s session. Basic Sales Techniques class moved back to Tuesday October 7 due to Friday evening business hours.
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Andrews Gymnasium
Says Revaluation Not Dead Yet DuPont Planning New Terminal
Bristol voters rejected a tax revaluation 83 to 78 at a special town meeting, with 161 of 209 taxpayers present. Dr. Russell S. Bray of the Bristol Planning Board argued the concept remains, criticizing the proposed method and urging outside experts for a scientific revaluation.
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DuPont
Bristol
Russell S. Bray
Bristol Planning Board
Special Tax Study Committee
Town meeting charts brisk pace with two key issues
Town Clerk John W. Church set the pace at 7:47 p.m. as residents arrived by 8. Revaluation failed at 8:13 while rezoning passed at 8:18. Reconsideration of revaluation was denied at 8:27 and the meeting adjourned at 8:29. Discussion spotlighted local versus outsider experts and a $15 000 figure, with Capone citing Providence as a model.
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John W. Church
Connell
Lucien Capone
Town votes 40 acres on Gooding Avenue for industry
ZoneOK announcement follows approval of a five minute town meeting to rezone 40 acres of Gooding Avenue land to industrial use. Joseph Du Pont intends to build a new garage and freight terminal on the Sousa and Du Pont land. Dixon Lubricating Company holds an option on 2.7 acres and may move ahead with a new plant. Local oil firm partner contemplates moving to the site if approved.
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DuPont
Antonio
Francisco Sousa
Dixon Lubricating Company
Avenue
Beee Los Sissite Sonst
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Thomas Hayes
Russell
S. Bray
Albert O. Earle
Rowland IL. Stanley
William P. Gladding
John Brechin
Lucian Capone
Everett L. Church
John H. Tuplin
Viola Palmer
John la Fazia
Sylvester Sylvia
Germaine Belmore
Fred Guevemont
James B. French, Jr
Frederick S. Bartlett
Mary Street
Robert MacFadyen
Joseph C. Kinder
Hubert Holdsworth
Kerry Mulligan
Charles Newman
Thomas D. Adams Jr
William Coggeshall
John R. Bernardo
Albert Battcher
Glo Aes
Francis Goes
Point
Donald “O'Connor
Mellon
Alice KE
Randolph Scott
Lucille Norman
Raymond Massey
Carson City
Pier Angel - Vittorio
Derica Tomorr
Daponte’s Poultry
Baker &T
Frank J. Murphy
Bertram Wall
J. Francis Connell
Board of Assessors
O. Reid LeClair
Experta Fa
Special Tax Committee
Dr. Jay
Bray
Murphy
Kenmore
Kenmore Sewing Machine
Sears Roebuck Co
Main St
Mass. A
Zoneok
Deleo Construction Co., Inc
Doran Ave
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