Twilight League Urges Lower Guiteras Field Fee in Bristol
Bristol Twilight League president Salvatore Massano urged Bristol officials to allow in-town teams to use Guiteras Field at a reduced rate. He argued the league funds youth entertainment, delinquency prevention, and community service with support from Warren and Community Services Inc. Readiness to cover expenses and insure players was cited as essential to keeping the league nonprofit and community focused.
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New York
Guiteras Field
Vollaro Spay
Salvatore Massano
Bristol Twilight League
White Rail
Massano
Warren
Ervices, Inc
Bristol
Guiteras
Recreion
Varnpare
Ughter
Bernard Esposito
William Alves
Joseph Farrell
Collins & Aikman
Albert Tousonie
Recreation Board
Pozzi
Trinity Church Harvest Festival Observed With Sermon
Trinity Church plans a harvest festival tomorrow at 7 30 in the chapel with a sermon by Rev John P Beauchamp rector of St Pauls Portsmouth. Vegetables donated to charities will decorate the space.
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Trinity Wee
John P. Beauchamp
St. Paul's Church
Portsmouth
Trinity Parish
George R. Fish
Trinity Vestryman
State Street
Father Little
Trinity Church
Bishop Bennetts
Donations Pours In For Halloween Celebration
Last week the Halloween Committee received numerous gifts from groups and individuals. Notable contributions include $300 from Mr. and Mrs. Rodger Pigeon and $200 from Dr and Mrs. Paul Brutó and others such as Bristol Rotary Club and Knights of Columbus.
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Bristol Rotary Club
Knights of Columbus
Charles B. Rockwell
Manuel V. Rego
Wardwell Lumber Co
Stephen Hopkins
Sadie Suzman
Mtwenty-One Club
Rodger Pigeon
Paul Bruto
Herbert R Newman
Edward Bunn
Charles A Richards
John C. Mello
Omas Warren
Fred Wilbur
Raymond Brightman
Philip Bodell
Henry Street
Alfonso Rebello
Norton Zinderstine
Bastista Brothers
J Winthrop DeWolf
Tuplin's Garlage
Albert Esther
Mathew Brito
Charles Liscomb
Edward Clay
Mervyn Clay
Norman Herreshoff
Samuel Hall
Grace Kinder
Henry Hambrick
Earl P Mathewson
James J Garvin
Joseph Quailey
Marion P. Paull
United Brothers Lodge
Burnside Lodge
K of P
Bertram W Wall
Santo Buccio
Anthony Nunes
Gordon Brown
A. Herbert Burnham
John W Church
Samuel Wardwell
Bertha Wyatt
Louis Castriotta
Emilio Iannuccillo
William Cashin
Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps Shine in Red Feather Parade
The Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps, junior state champions, led the Narragansett Council senior scouts in Providence's Red Feather parade. Drum Major Ronald Rene debuted as state major, receiving loud applause as six new recruits performed with veteran poise. Traffic delays kept them from returning to Bristol for the Bristol Town Football game, with practice slated for Scout Hall tonight and Thursday at 7 PM.
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Bristol Boy Scout
Providence
Narragansett Council
Boy Scouts of America
Ronald Rene
Korps
Bristol
Bristol Town
Guiteras Field
Co-Mar-Cos Club Plans Socials At First Congregational
The Co-Mar-Cos Club of the First Congregational Church discussed a film titled A Great Railroad at Work and appointed a permanent nominating committee led by Mr and Mrs J Foster Price Mr and Mrs Robert Huey and Mr and Mrs Thomas Jannsen. The program included a planned maternal health discussion by a female speaker for November. A covered dish supper Christmas party and early next year barn dance and fun night are planned with hostesses Mrs Thomas Farley Nathaniel Gladding and Mrs Howard House.
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Co-Mar-Cos
First Congregational
J. Foster Price
Robert Huey
Thomas Jannsen
Thomas Farley
Nathaniel Gladding
Howard House
Northeastern Water Co Acquires American Water Works
John H. Ware of Northeastern Water Company gains control of American Water Works Company by purchasing 1,625,000 American shares in a sealed bid auction conducted by W C Langley Co and The First Boston Corp on September 25. The Ware group now runs Bristol County Water Co and operates a vast system across 22 states, serving 232 communities and over 4 million people, with assets exceeding $225 million.
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John H. Ware
Northeastern Water Company
American Water Works Company, Inc
Northeastern
American
W C Langley & Co
First Boston Corporation
Ware
Bristol County Water Company
Barrington
Bristol
Warren
Rhode Island
T Reinicker
J J Barr
L. J Ostermayer
W B MaclIndoe
Lifetime utility pioneer John H Ware decades in water and power
Bristolians honor John H Ware a longtime utility leader who built an early electric system at sixteen and founded now defunct regional power companies. His ventures evolved into American Water Works and a vast water network serving about 3 percent of the U.S. population.
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John H. Ware
Red Feather Parade
Lancaster County
Pal
Southern Pennsylvania Power Company
Northern Maryland Power Company
Eastern Power Company
Conowingo Power Company
Ware
Philadelphia Electric Company
Legion plans membership drive led by Kearney Post
Past Commanders Domenic J Mascola and Robert B Suzmani named as majors to recruit veterans and non veterans for the American Legion drive. Starters Leroy L Dean Manuel P Goulart Virgil M Arruda Samuel J Smith and others head teams of five with fifteen hundred letters sent to eligible townsfolk urging support for Legion activities and renewals.
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Domenic J
Samuel J Smith
Walter E .Briggs
Vincent Calvino
Richard Rensehausen
Charles E Burns
American Legion
American Bano
Elmer McNamara
Leo
Legion
Gnardo Palumbo
James T. Pierce
Henry Serbst
Robert B. Suzman
Bertram
Jerans
For the Nation
Tol J
SVC
Ralph DeLeo
John Andrade
Virgil M Artruda
Roswell S. Bosworth, Jr
Charles E. Burns, Jr
William S. ‘Burns
Walter F. ‘Briggs
Peter G ‘Cavaliere
Ralph T Church
Russell G Colt
Francis P. Cuomo
Francis P. Cuomo, ‘Charles L. Davis, Ida M DiCianna, LeRoy L. Dean
Albert A. Edmonds
John Foli
George R. Fish
Manuel P Goulart
Frederick E. Garvin
Samuel A Hall
Wilfred ‘M Hammill
Gilbert C Hoover
William F Head
Raymond J Malkowsky
Domenic J Mascola
Darie M Martelly Rawmand
Ric
Bereaved Families to Receive Full Military Honors in Bristol
Bristol families may have full military honors for deceased veterans returning from overseas for burial. The American Legion Kearney Post No 6 announced at its Friday meeting that the Legion Home can be used for viewing with a guard of honor. The policy aligns with government guidance to respect family wishes, with possibly six overseas veterans to be buried locally.
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Bristol
Kearney Post
No. 6
American Legion
Legion
Guard of Honor
Rabbi Morris Silk Speaks on Jewish History at Providence Synagogue
Rabbi Morris Silk of Avath Sholom Synagogue Providence spoke at Chevra Agudas Achim Sunday evening on Jewish History Interlocked with American History. It began a cnt season program with refreshments by Mrs Kate Brown s David Myerson and Mrs hilip Shustman.
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Morris ’ Silk
Avath Sholom Synagogue
Providence
Chevra Agudas ‘Achim
Kate Brown
S. David Myerson
Hilip Shustman
Bristol groups march in Red Feather Parade opening 1947 drive
Bristol residents filled downtown Providence for the Red Feather Parade as 130000 spectators watched the Bristol Vets Drum and Bugle Corps in cowboy uniforms and the Bristol Y M C A banner. The Young Junipers 4 H Club welcomed Judith Robinson and planned a Halloween party while church women prepared a December bazaar.
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Bristol Vets Drums and Bugle Corps
Disabled Vets To Hold Meeting Tomorrow Evening
The Disabled American Veterans post plans a meeting tomorrow at 8pm at the GAR hall on Hope Street. All disabled veterans are welcome to attend.
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Lawson-Raiola Post
Gar. Hall
Hope Street
Vets Drum Corps to Meet Tomorrow Evening
The Bristol Vets Drum and Bugle Corps will hold an important rehearsal and meeting tomorrow evening at Scout Hall. A meeting of the corps executive committee will be held at that time, and all members are requested to be present for the rehearsal.
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Bristol
Petey the Great Dane Recovery After Attack
A neighbor updates Petey the fox terrier’s condition from Dr Phillips's hospital where she heals from a dog attack. Petey's wound covers about one eighth of her body, fever spiked then subsided, and infection risk is waning. The owner notes her appetite and spirits improving, while concerns about preventing future attacks prompt action and local officials’ involvement.
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Petey
Dr Philips
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Danny Thomas
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R. B. Suzman
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Rabbi Morris Silk
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