Town Ordinance Revisions Presented to Council by WPA
Relief Administrator Orlando J. Bisbane submitted a complete two month WPA project revision of town ordinances to the Town Council on Tuesday. Boxes of department cards will be reviewed for deletions and retainments before November, then sent to a lawyer for advice and pamphlet printing. A separate action approved forgery insurance and other routine measures while noting a traffic enforcement decline and a fatal bicycle accident.
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Orlando J. Bisbane
Larry Roderick
Franklin Street
Wood
Huestis
Velleca
Marshall
Helen E. Newbold
Joseph Dennis
Newbold
A Edmonds Co
Richard Connery
Narragansett Electric Company
Hope and
High
Ferrara
John Sousa
Hi-Y Club Chooses Committee For Events
The Bristol Hi-Y held its second meeting reading the Constitution for new members and heard about a Hallowe'en dance at the YMCA with a tentative November 2 date and small admission fee. The dance committee includes Joseph Camera chairing with Paul Richards Sam Mascena Attilio Topazio and Dante Pansa. bowling league captains are Joseph Camera Michael Rucci Frank Catalfano and Leonard Maisano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brstol Hi-Y
Anthony Agatiello
Joseph Camera
Paul Richards
Sam Mascena
Attilio Topazio
Dante Pansa
Michael Rucci
Frank Catalfano
Leonard Maisano
Mapes Seeks More Funds to Modernize Bristol Schools
E S Mapes Bristol schools superintendent tells Elementary PTA the district needs more money per pupil as equalization aid declines due to falling enrollment. He urges modernizing buildings with better lighting and toilets and notes upcoming parent teacher radio broadcasts and open house events at Reynolds and Lyman Goff Junior High.
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Bristol
E. S. Mapes
Reynolds
Harry Town
T. A
Lyman Goff
Newport Avenue
Pawtucket
Reynolds School
William H. Vanderbilt
Frederick Sutcliffe
Lucien Capone
Buell Buckingham, Jr
Council clash over loam for Franklin street sidewalk needs
Councilman Velleca and Highway Surveyor Connery spar over securing loam for a sidewalk project on Franklin street. Velleca says eight months of requests remain unresolved and accuses WPA involvement of delays, while Connery defends dirt quality and asserts loam may not be obtainable.
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James J. Velleca
Richard Connery
Velleca
Franklin Street
Mr. Connery
Mr Connery
Mr Velleca
WPA
Connery
Letter to the editor endorses Wendell L. Willkie for President
A. J. Coyle urges against a third term and praises Wendell L. Willkie in a 1940 Bristol Phoenix letter. He cites economic turmoil under the New Deal, calls for change, and recalls a Watertown Arsenal anecdote about leadership replacement.
War Relief Society Acknowledges Donations
The War Relief Society Bristol Branch thanks donors for clothing for British aid. Named contributors include Mrs Rockwell, Mrs Town, Mrs Simmons, Mrs Kinder, Mrs Quarry, Miss Wennerstrand, Mrs Gerrard, Mrs Getchell, Mrs Adams, Mrs Williams, Mrs Clay, Dr and Mrs Carlton of Hanover NH, Miss Edith Newman, Miss Munro, plus a sympathetic friend and well wisher. Headquarters close until October 22 as Mrs Howe and Mrs Campbell are away. Mrs George H Baldwin accepts offerings at Hope and Summer streets.
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Bristol
Rockwell
Town
Simmons
Kinder
Quarry
Wennerstrand
Gerrard
Getchell
Adams
Williams
Clay
Carlton
Burman
Hanover
Edith Newman
Munro
England
Howe
Campbell
George H Baldwin
Hope and
Summer Streets
Fire Chief Urges Motorists to Help Fire Crews
Fire Chief Fred J. Guevermont urges motorists to stop at intersections and pull aside to let fire trucks pass. He warns that drivers racing fire apparatus or delaying response can cost lives and property, and asks for public cooperation to prevent traffic delays.
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Guevermont
Fred J. Guievremont
Fire Department
Guevremont
Obituary of Samuel James Connery janitor at Byfield School
Samuel James Connery, 71, of 17 Union Street, died suddenly of a heart attack at the Byfield School where he served as janitor. Funeral at 2:30 p.m. from his home, burial in North Cemetery. Survived by widow Ada Shippee Connery and two daughters Emilie and Aida. brothers and sisters named. Connery previously worked at several local mills and companies and chaired the Republican Town Committee. Born September 16, 1869 in the town, he was educated locally and married in Swansea, Massachusetts on Thanksgiving Day, 1891.
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Samuel James Connery
Samuel James Conney
Union Street
Byfield School
Rev
A. R. Parshley
St. Michael's Episcopal Church
North Cemetery
Thomas Lonergan
John Connors
John Burns
William Eckersley
Leonard Sanford
William McShane
Mr Connery
George Cornell
Mr. Connery
James and
Ellen
Irwin) Connery
Minturn
Cranston
National India Rubber Company
U. S. Rubber Company
Burton School
Ada A. Shippee
Swansea
Mass
Connery
Republican Town Committee
Ada (Shippee) Connery
Emilie F
Aida A. Connery
Richard Connery
Bay View Avenue
Helena Sanford
Noyes Avenue
Sara Ashton
Ee Street
Berry Dixon
Ey Avenue
Riverside
Mabel Eckersley
Burton Street
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Lester Bush
Wood Street
Bristol County Water Company
Domingos Rodrigues
Bradford Street
State Street
N. E. Tel. and Tel. Co
Warren Town
Rogers Free Library
Hi-Y Club
Elem
Warner
Tokay
U. S
Swift's Premium
Lamb
Jim Dandy
SWIFT
Beech St
West Roxbury
Boston
Bristol Phoenix
Phoenix
Wendell L. Willkie
New York Times
The
Watertown Arsenal
Wheeler
Union
Coyle
A. J. Coyle
War Relief Society
Ryone
Garrity Bears
H. Ryone
Peas
Algers
Gal'o Puire
Alger
Dunbar
Seymour
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Darling
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Remieres
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Miller Se Teens
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Newman
W. Remieres
Newman Bros
John Alden
NBC Graham
Des Moines
Carter
Parker House
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