Morris Named Warrant Officer in Rhode Island Guard
George E. Morris of 3 Bradford Street has been promoted to warrant officer (junior grade) in the Rhode Island National Guard. He is named caretaker of equipment in Battery A 243rd AAA AW Battalion and has prior service as supply sergeant in Bristol Battery C Ring and Army duty from 1943 to 1945. His father Manuel A. Morris is first sergeant of Battery A and his brother Raymond serves as a machine gunner in the same unit. Col. Everett E. McMillan praised Morris noting the Guard offers advancement through the ranks and that his record shows strong qualifications for warrant officer.
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George E. Morris
Bradford Street
Rhode Island National Island National Guard
Everett E. McMillan
243Rd Aaa, AW Battalion
Morris
Ring
Manuel A. Morris
Raymond
Col. McMillan
National Guard
Guard
Col
McMillan
Fire Thoroughly Damages Bay View Cafe in Early Morning Blaze
A blaze at the Bay View Cafe on Thames Street displaced 10 residents after the kitchen fire spread through the building. Owners Mr and Mrs Campo escaped via the roof while firefighters battled the flames for two hours, damaging stock and split holes in the roof. several tenants on the third and fourth floors were rescued. Front and back stairs served all floors, and investigators cited a possible origin near stacked newspapers.
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Bay View Cafe
Thames Street
Joseph Campo
Campo
Otis M Bailey
Joseph Medeiros
Bafe
George Pedros
Margaret Collins
James Almeida
Stephen Castigliego
Henry LePage
Antoneo Villa
Thomas Prior
Leahy Joins Campaign for Student Activities Building
Senator Edward L. Leahy of this town is named co chair of a campaign launching October 30 to raise $427000 for an additional fund for the Rhode Island State College student activities building. Arthur F. Hanley, 36, will be the other co chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward L. Leahy
Rhode Island State College
Arthur F. Hanley
Police Warn About Cemetery Vandalism in Bristol
Captain William J. Baker warned that any desecration or damage in Bristol cemeteries would face the severest charge. After two local men were detained near North Cemetery with a .22 rifle while claiming to hunt skunks, police intensified patrols amid reports of toppled headstones and tire marks from vehicles. Flowers, shrubs, and plants have also been stolen as part of ongoing vandalism.
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William J. Baker
Bristol
Baker
Funds Short For Party On Halloween In Kearney
Kearney Post committee for the community children's party reports almost no donations toward the Halloween program. A $70 shortfall is needed to match past celebrations, with only $1 donated since the notice. The 1949 balance is $167.50, but $250 is still required for the planned events at Town Common, Y M C A, and General School. Bristol 40 and 8 will assist.
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Hallowe’en
Kearney
John M. Mederros
Legion Committee
Guneral
Bristol
Legion
Bristol Schools To Close Thursday And Friday
Superintendent Edward J Fitzgerald announced Bristol Schools will be closed Thursday and Friday for the annual Teachers Institute in Providence, delaying classes for the two days.
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Bristol
Edward J. Fitzgerald
Teachers’ Institute
Providence
Bristol Town Council weighs tighter hunting limits protest over area changes
Town officials table further hunting area changes after Bristol residents from the Highland and Ferry districts protest liberalizing the bounds. Demonstrators cite boundary ineffectiveness and risk of outsiders hunting private land, with property damage reports aired.
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Bristol Highland, Ferry
D A V Forum On Service Insurance Set In Bristol
Edmund Cardoza of Lawson Raiola Disabled American Veterans Chapter No. 15 invites all Bristol County veterans to an open meeting on Government Service Insurance. Friday Oct 27 1950 at 8 pm at the Kearney Post American Legion Home Franklin Street Bristol. Joseph Carnesale regional Insurance Officer will answer floor questions on National Service Life Insurance and U S Government Life Insurance. Albert Buonanno DAV State Commander will attend.
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Edmund Cardoza
Lawson -Raiola
Bristol County
Kearney Post
American Legion
Franklin Street
Bristol
Disabled American Veterans
Joseph Carnesale
Providence
Veterans’ Administration
Cardoza
Carnesale
National Service
Cornell Campus Beauty Shared By Past Traveler
The narrator recalls standing on Cornell's campus near Lake Cayuga and Cascadilla Gorge, praising its beauty and accessibility. He notes Emerson Hinchliff and his wife, longtime Cornell supporters affiliated with the Alumni Office, as friends they visited during a trip that included Ithaca.
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Cayuga
Cornell
Lake Cayuga
Ithaca
South America
Emerson Hinchliff
Cascadilla Creek
Statler Hall Impresses with Hotel Management Training at Cornell
The narrator highlights Statler Hall as a premier campus facility housing hotel administration training and the Faculty Club. He notes its luxury, student preparation for hotel careers, and echoes of campus life from the chimes to Emerson’s renovated fraternity house. A Rotary Club meeting featuring a Gannett Newspapers representative adds local color.
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Statler Hall
Ithaca Rotary Club
Gannett
New Yorks
Y. Yene
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Charles Luther
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Three Secrets
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James Stewart, Debra Paget
Louis Wolheim
Lew Ayres
Robert Manchester
Bristol Hunters In
Bristol County True Sportsman’s Association
Bristol Highlands
Griswold Avenue
Mt. Hope Bridge
Boundary Lines
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Lucien Capone
Samuel D. Clark
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Hope Street
Ferry Road
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High Street
Bay View Avenue
Woodlawn Avenue
J. Fox Hill Avenue
Mt Hope Avenue
Richmond Street
Goulart Avenue
State Street
Wall Street
Buttonwood Street
DeWolf Avenue
Albion Street
Malden Street
Goding
Reservoir Avenue
Border Street
Center Street
the Water Co
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V.A. Head
Albert A. Buonanno
State Department
Department
Emerson
University
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Barry Fitzgerald
Howard Duff
Harold Lieyd
Brightman St. Bridge
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