Veterans council clashes with armory access plan Bristol debate over Armory entrance location
Bristol community groups and the Bristol Veterans Council debate the entrance to a new National Guard armory south of the Rhode Island Veterans Home. The council favors Hopeworth avenue to reduce traffic at the home and preserve Battery C's front yard, citing local service, while criticizing prior delays to the armory project.
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Bristol Veterans Council
National Guard
R. I. Veterans Home
Metacom Avenue
McKenzie Drive
Chester W. Williams
Hopeworth Avenue
Veterans Council
Bristol
Veterans
Battery C
Funeral of Mrs Maria Troiano Held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel
The funeral for Mrs Maria Troiano of 7 Wuson Street, widow of Luigi Troiano, began at Sansone Funeral Home at 8 15 am Saturday. A high Mass of requiem followed at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church at 9 am, celebrated by Very Rev Charles Lynch. Rev Joseph Sorzeno conducted committal services at St Marys Cemetery. Bearers were Leonardo Palumbo, Domenic Armaillotto, Nicola Catalano, all of this town, and Peter Paradiso of Swansea.
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Maria
Marasco) Troiano
Wuson Street
Luigi Troianou
Nell
Sansone
Wood Street
Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Mspi Charles Lynch
St Mary’ Church
Joseph Sorzeno
PSSC
Pa ‘Sr
Our Lady of Mt Carme Church
United Nations tree-planting marks tenth anniversary
The United Nations observed its tenth anniversary with a tree planting ceremony attended by many children. The editorial notes Bristol’s trees need replacement after hurricanes and urges annual tree-planting events under UN auspices, praising the idea and its hopeful symbolism.
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United Nations Organization
Bristol
United Nations
Bristol Teachers Association Plans Holiday Events
The Bristol Teachers Association met at Reynolds School to discuss a Christmas fete and a possible bridge party. President Esther Vitek announced an executive board including Marguerite Brogan Virginia Martin Matthew Capone Anthony Iasiello Emily Camara Helen Perry and Ruth Kerr on the Sunshine committee. The group endorsed a resolution praising the Rhode Island Institute of Instruction Quarterly Journal handbook edition.
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Bristol Teachers Association
Reynolds School
Esther Vitek
Marguerite Brogan
Virginia Martin
Matthew Capone
Anthony E. Iasiello
Emily B Camara
Helen Perry
Vitek
Ruth Kerr
Sunshine
Institute
Bristol Teachers Association of
Bristol
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RI Institute of Instruction
Rhode Island
Police note multiple traffic crashes with minor damage
Police reported several collisions on October 21 to 24. Antonio Coelho and Manuel Camara collided at Roma and Wood streets, minor damage to both vehicles. John Rego reported a break in on Milk street. Joseph Rego said his car was hit while parked on Thames street. Crowell's car and a bus clash on Hope and Pappasquash roads caused notable damage. A radio antenna theft was reported from Peter Varela’s car on Bradford street. Rita Furtado’s car was struck by a Shortline bus near North Farm from Hope street. Three injuries reported in a separate two car crash on Meta-
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Roma
Wood Streets
Antonio C Coelho
Rehoboth
Wood Street
Manuel R Camara
Roma Street
Camara
Coelho
John Marshall
Fox Hall
Joseph Rego
Milk Street
Thames Street
Robert F Crowell
Central Falls
NE Transportation of
Providence
Sstreet
Pappasquash Road
Alashar
Pawtucket
Hope Street
Crowell
Peter Varela
Gladding St
Wao
Bradford Street
Metacom Avenue Crash Ends With Minor Injuries
At 7 p.m. on Metacom avenue Manuel G Pimental Jr 16 of Bourne street lost control crossing the highway into a northbound car driven by George W Monk 31 of Newport. Pistachio 16 a passenger was thrown and treated for contusions and lacerations while Pimental and Monk sustained front end damage. A Shortline bus on Hope street swiped Ruth C Howland Warren with 11 passengers unharmed and damaged the Howland car's left rear fender doors.
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Moartt
Samuel Clark
Pimental Auto
Albert J Boru
Jr 46
Ruth C Howland
Warren
Hope Street
Howland
US Rubber Softball Team Hosts Dinner for Cup Defenders
The US Rubber softball team held a Friday night dinner at the Cup Defenders Club with Antonio Cupolo cooking and a testimonial for Manu el Ferreira the team manager who received a trophy. Ed Finn served as master of ceremonies. The team finished third in the YMCA Industrial Softball League and then played in the Ponta Delgada Tournament in Fall River where they won their opening round before a close loss in the second round after leading until the final inning.
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US Rubber
Cup Defenders Club
Antonio Cupolo
Manuel ‘Flash” Ferreira
Ed Finn
Brown Uniersity
Ymca Industrial
Public Hearing on Zoning Change Bristol BRISTOL RI
Zoning Board of Review Bristol Rhode Island will hold a public hearing on November 10 1955 in Council Chambers Memorial Boulevard for Manuel Cardoza and Theresaca r4.7 17 Charles St Bristol RI seeking an exception to Bristol Zoning Section 19D to allow storage of scrap iron waste paper rags and junk at Industrial H Zone Assessors Plat 106 Lot 4 on Gooding Ave Bristol RI Secretary Norman J Vermette announces notice slots 10 18 25 1 1
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Aor Side Memorial
Bristol
Manuel Cardoza
Theresa Car
Charles St
R I
Assessors
Gooding Ave
Bristo
Zoning Board of Review
Rhode Island
Council Ambers
Burnside Memorial Building
R. I
H Raymond Caine
Lincoln Street
Esmond
Tupelo St
Wardwell Lumber Co
Five Day Forecast for New England from Hillsgrove
Weather outlook says temperatures near normal with warmer days tomorrow and Thursday and cooler afterward. Providence normals are 49 average, 57 high, 40 low. Expect over half an inch of precipitation, with a few showers in northern New England tomorrow and widespread showers Friday into Friday night.
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New England
Providence
Want Ads for Sale in Fall River Classifieds
Multiple intermingled ads list items for sale including a piano a 1949 Ford pickup truck a parakeet assortment cages room furniture a magic chef heater and sewing machines. Names locations and contact numbers appear for each item with opening evenings and sale details.
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Emerson
Winecombes
Robeson Street
Fall River
FORD
Wall Street
Gladding Street
Gladding
Magic Chef
Aim
Godard
Burton Street
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