Breakwater debate delays hurricane protection plan
Public discussion on hurricane protection gathers input from Newport to Jamestown. Officials note no clear plan yet and raise questions on pollution shellfish boating and environmental impacts. Community groups push for coordinated barriers and additional works while harbor projects proceed under state and federal review.
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Newport
Jemmastown
Sath Ee Council
U.S. Army
Gilan
Wickford
Ieee
Listas
Inscriptions From Mount Hope Inspire Poem Skeletal Armor
A reader cites an AAA handbook note about Mount Hope at Bristol where the Indian chief King Philip established a stronghold and plotted wars. The passage mentions an armored skeleton remains and Longfellow's poem The Skeleton in Armor, prompting surprise about the poem’s inspiration.
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AAA
Bristol
Mount Hope
Philip
Longfellow
Bristol Area Committee Chairman Named for Alumni College
Rodman Chase named Bristol area committee chairman for the first annual engineering alumni college at the University of Rhodes Island to be held Saturday Nov 3. International Museum Week runs Oct 7 13 with Bristol Historical Society inviting visits to the local museum open Wednesdays and Saturdays 230 to 500 pm. Mrs Joseph Bullock hosts Pappoosesquaw Home Makers Club Wednesday at 1 Border Street. Mr and Mrs George Bernard Sr celebrate 50th anniversary Sept 23, married Sept 26 in St Marys Church.
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Pappoosesquaw Homemakers Club
Joseph Bullock
Border Street
Rodman Chase
Bristol
University of Rhodes Island
The
Bristol Historical Society
George Bernard, Sr
Lincolln Avenue
St. Mary’s Church
Community event sale listings from St. Michael’s parish notes
A readable fragment lists October to December fundraisers and social activities in Bristol area churches and organizations. Items include Burhmage Sale by Ivy Guild at St. Michael’s Parish House, waste paper drives by Kingsmen Bugle and Drum Corps, spaghetti supper by Kearney Post American Legion, several bridge events by Eastern Star chapters, a Bristol Democratic Women’s Club bridge, Trinity Church parish events, PTA dessert bridge and food sale, Daughters of Isabella rummage, Christmas bazaars and sales by Mite Society and Women’s Auxiliary, plus a Christmas open house pilgrimage by the Bristol Garden Club.
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Burhmage
Ivy Guild
St. Michael's Church
Kingsmen Bugle and Drum Corps
Kearney Post No. 6
American Legion
Post
Thackery Hall
Eastern Star
Order of Mt. Hope
Trall Bridge
Hope
Order of Eastern Star
Mashdnick Temple
Bristol Democratic Women’s Club
Harriet Bradford Inn
Trinity Church
Church Auditorium
Trinty Church
Cohrced
St. Michael's Parish House
P.T.A
K. of C
Five Day Weather Forecast With Mild Temperatures
The temperature over the next five days from today through Monday should be near normal for the season with only small daily changes. Normal values are about 54 degrees average, 66 maximum, and 46 minimum. Precipitation will total a little over half an inch, with showers tonight and again late Saturday or Sunday.
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Providence
Women Have Session In Young Women's Club
The Young Women's Club of the ty opened its season Monday night. Open to girls out of high school, the group meets Mondays 8 to 10 p.m. Activities include volleyball, swimming parties at other Ys, and a Christmas party for children. They aim to buy a trap eline set for the physical department. Miss Lucy Foti is chairman and Mrs. Barbara Swartz treasurer. New members are welcome at any meeting. Golf is offered on Tuesdays at 6 30 p.m. Instruction by Charlie Aquilline is available.
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Warren
Barrington
District Nursing Association
Red Cross
Bristol
Motor Corps
The
Lucy Foti
Barbara Swartz
Charlie Aquilline
Ford
Barber Shop Reopens at 59 State Street Monday
The barber announces the reopening of the shop at 59 State Street on Monday morning October 8, inviting patrons to resume services.
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Joseph Santulli
State Street
R. L
Hope Street
Bristol
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