Hope St Widening Favored Over Parking Meters
Postmaster Daniel W. Coggeshall for Bristol Business Civic Association urged widening Hope Street as the primary fix for town parking, arguing it would allow two way parking before meters are tried. Roger W. Pigeon proposed meters as an alternative. Dr. Samuel D. Clark supported meters as turnover aids while Council backed the plan. The group agreed widening should precede any meter program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel W. Coggeshall
Bristol Business Civic Association
Planning Board
Coggeshall
Hope Street
Enent
Roger W. Pigeon
Gran~ Ning Board
Edward D. Kunz
David Ferris
Kunz
Samuel D. Clark
Clark
Tim
Parkers
Community Chest Drive Aims to Reach Top Target
Bristol launches the 1949 Community Chest with a goal of 16887, led by Francis J. Murphy. divisions split the effort among corporations, industrial employees, clubs, education, small business, and special gifts, with Red Feather Day on Oct 6 projected to peak canvassing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis J. Murphy
Community Chest
Bristol Community Chest
Rhode Tiang Winee Vice
Bristol Ymca
Boy Scouts
Girl, Scouts
District Nursing Association
J. Foster Price
Anthony J. Nunes
Bristol Mfg. Corp
Arthur H. Eastman
Carr Mfg. Co
Alfred E. Newton
U. S. Rubber
Special Gifts Department
Henry Wood
Gladys M. Brightman
D. V. A. Cappone
Andrade Appeals 30 Day Jail Sentence For Assault
Andrade appeals a 30 day jail term set by Acting Judge Emilio D Iannuc cillo in Fifth District Court. He posted $1000 bail from Manuel and Mary A Gomes. Co defendant August Almeida 28 of 14 Roma Street is placed on probation for one year after the charge was reduced from assault with a dangerous weapon to simple assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrade
Emilio D. Iannuccillo
Fifth District Court
Manuel
Mary A. Gomes
August S. Almeida
Roma Street
Film Of Human Growth Shown To PTA Tuesday
Bristol County Council PTA plans two showings of the 20 minute film Of Human Growth in Colt Memorial Auditorium on Thursday at 430 PM and 8 PM. Admission is free to PTA members. children may attend with an adult. Officials stress the film is not part of the school curriculum and aims to inform parents about the film’s content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol County Council
Parent - Teacher Association
Colt Memorial Auditorium
PTA
Barrington and
West Barrington
Dr Clark Warns Against Early Hallowe'en Antics
Dr Samuel O D Clark president of the town council and police commissioner warns against early Hallowe en vandalism. He says ongoing wax scribblings on store windows are unnecessary and vows to instruct police to curb the activity. Merchants report repeated window scrubbings along Hope and High streets with fresh wax marks reappearing each night.
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Hallowe’en
Samuel OD. Clark
Clark
Hope
High Streets
Director Arrives for Legion Show in Bristol
Miss Leslie Bidwell arrived to work on Laff It Off sponsored by Kearney Post American Legion in the Gui teras School Auditorium on Oct 13 and 14. She holds an Emerson College degree and will train for the show. Rehearsals start immediately after meetings with local officials, with official details to follow in the Phoenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leslie Bidwell
Kearney Post
American Legion
Guiteras School
Bidwell
Bristol
Emerson College
Ralph de Lee
Muriel Ashton
William le Clair
Joseph G. A. Riccio
George R. Fish
Fred Garvin
Miss Bidwell
Kearney
Murgo Leads Colt Past North Kingston in 44-0 Rout
Lightning Lou Murgo scored four touchdowns and added an extra point to spark the Colt Memorial gridsters to a 44-0 win over North Kingston at Guiteras Field. Murgo totaled 25 points including a 64 yard scoring run as Colt rolled through three quarters, while Neil Arrone Joe Pacheco and Herm Grabert also scored. Colt failed on two extra points, a recurring issue that worries some as the season heads to closer games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lightning
Lou Murgo
Colt Memorial
North Kingston
Guiteras Field
Murgo
Ralph Nash
Neil Arrone
Joe Pacheco
Herm Grabert
Colt
Motta Pigeons Win 150 Mile Albany Flight
The Motta, Jr. pigeons won the Bristol Homing Pigeon Club 150 mile race from Albany New York with a 4 hour 24 minute time. Next week birds will be released at Little Falls New York. Finishing order lists J Motta Jr H Proulx J Costa J Fernandez H Proulx Jr J Belanger A Crabtree Joseph Du Pont J Motta P Maturi Owen Trainor.
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J. Motta, Jr
Bristol
Water Co installs emergency faucet for Center Street area
Bristol County Water Company will supply an emergency faucet at the corner of Mt Hope and Orchard avenues to residents on Center Street and Reservoir Avenue. Town legal advisor Eugene F. Cochran says the action is allowed under the contract and will continue during the drought emergency subject to weather.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reservoir Avenue
Fred.p.stradlings
Bristol County Water Company
Eugene F. Cochran
Cochran
Mt. Hope
Orchard Avenues
Stradling
Lother
Centerstreet
PeWalis Avenue
Comel
de Wolf
DeWolf Avenue
Boy Writes To Milwaukee Road President For Advice
A 15 year old from Blue Earth Minnesota, Eugene Knol, wrote to C H Buford, president of the Milwaukee Road, asking what a boy should do to become railroad president. Buford replies with a nine point program emphasizing health, effort, and practical work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H.buford
Milwaukee Road
Eugene Knol
Blue Earth
Minnesota
Buford
Warren Triumphs In Final Bristol Series Game 8-6
In a slugfest at Guiteras Field Warren defeats Bristol 8 to 6 in the deciding fifth game of the series. Starting pitchers were Sam Del Piano for Bristol and Ace Bou langer for Warren. Warren builds a 1-0 lead, Bristol ties, then Warren pulls away with five runs in the seventh before Bristol rallies but falls short. Roger Higgins gets the win, beating Del Piano for the second straight game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guiteras Field
Warican
Bristol
Sam del Piano
Boulanger
Warren
Oa Bners
Sam del
Piano
Ae Onsen Hed the Shoree
Abby” Abruzzi
Hoppo” Tavares
Billy Servant
Roger Higgins
Norm Ferreira
Andy Vollaro
Jimmy Barry
Abbruzzi
Tavares
Drdainville
Servant
Tapazio
Biancuzzo
Peth
Don’t
Scouts and Rangers Sweep R I Fifers Drummers Meet
The Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps and the Bristol Rangers Corps won multiple prizes at the R I Fifers Drummers and Buglers Association outdoor contest held at the St. Aloysius Home in Greenville. The scouts earned top honors for junior appearance and drum major plus the high aggregate score 281.50, while the Rangers took first for senior appearance and drum major and placed second in playing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and
Bristol Rangers Corps
R. I. Fifers, Drummers and Buglers Association
St. Alogosious
Greenville
R. I
Rangers
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Lcorps
State Street
Mrs Francis Connell Elected Regent of D of I
Mrs Francis Connell was elected Regent of Hope Circle Daughter of Isabella at the K of C Hall State Street succeeding Past Regent Mrs George McClure. Other officers named include Mrs William Connery vice regent and Miss Marguerite Walsh treasurer with installation planned at the first meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Connell
Hope Circle
Isabella
Matthew Preble
Edward LeClair
William Guevremont
Joseph Malloy
David Ferris
James Ruggiero
Henry Trudell
Norman Vermette
John Langello
Railroad Leadership Lessons From Felmona
The passage urges honesty and consideration for others as essential traits for any railroad president. It stresses self confidence without arrogance, industry and cooperation, hard work, and not watching the clock. It notes a railroad as a large organization requiring teamwork to achieve best results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Png Felmona
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Thames Street
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