New England Girl Sees Friendly World on 10500 Mile Trip
Eleanor Lemaire daughter of Mr and Mrs Oliver J Lemaire spent six weeks and 10500 miles exploring the United States and Mexico. She found New Englanders friendly while noting stark contrasts from Maryland to California. The trip cost about 500 dollars plus 50 to 100 dollars in souvenirs.
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New England
Eleanor Lemaire
Oliver J. Lemaire
Hillside Road
Connecticut
Eleanor
Sargent College of Physical Education
Boston University
Annapolis
West Point
Washington, DC
Montgomery
Alabama
Flower Show Staging Committee Begins Work
The Flower Show planning for the 275th anniversary proceeds with staging work started in the Historical Society room. Mrs. Howard Paull chairs the committee, which designs exhibit space decorations and arrangements. Assisting are Miss Agnes Herreshoff and Mesdames Hartwell Haffenreffer Stevens Elder Gruenwald House Burger Jansen Beauregard Connery.
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Historical Society Room
Howard Paull
Paull
Agnes Herreshoff
J. C. Hartwell
R F Haffenreffer
Edward Stevens
Robert Elder
Raymond Gruenwald
Howard House
Donald Burger
Thomas Jansen
Louis Beauregard
Charles Connery
Reginald Brown Assigned to Fort Campbell Ky
Private first class Reginald Brown son of Mrs Elizabeth D Brown 1055 Hope Street has a temporary duty assignment at the U S Army Hospital Fort Campbell Kentucky as a medical technician Brown a Bristol Senior High School graduate entered the Army in October 1952 trained at Camp Pickett and Fort Bragg and served in Korea with the 45th and 2nd Infantry Divisions He holds the United Nations Service Medal Korean Service Medal Cigman Rhee Presidential Unit Citation Presidential Citation National Defense Service Medal Combat Medical Badge and Parachutist Badge.
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Reginald Brown
Elizabeth D. Brown
Hope Street
U. S. Army Hospital
Fort Campbell
Brown
Bristol Senior
Army
Camp Pickett
Fort Bragg
Korea
Publicity Committee Turns to Boston Specialist for Rhode Island Promotion
The 275th publicity committee hires Dick Sullivan of Boston to manage radio TV and press promotion across Rhode Island and Massachusetts. Sullivan has produced Shrine Circus promotions in Narragansett and worked for Jane Russell Mary Pickford Ilona Massey Ken Maynard and Randy Merriman. He plans racing events at Taunton track to honor Bristol with cups for winning jockeys and owners, with Bristol race highlighted in the program and announcer detailing the town and its history.
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Dick Sullivan
Boston
Mass
Rhode Island
Massachusetts
Sullivan
Shrine Circus
Narragansett
Jane Russell
Mary Pickford
Ilona Massey
Ken Maynard
Randy Merriman
Taunton
Bristol
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N.E
New Orleans
Maryland
Texas
el Paso
Juarez
Mexico
Crater Lake
Hollywood
Las Vegas
Vine
Dreamland
Tony Martin
Martha Raye
Harry Balafonte
Arizona
Mt. Rushmore
Mitchell
South Dakota
Four Presidents
Corn Palace
Disneyland
Chicago
Wyoming
East
Los Angeles
California
Barrington High School
Andrews Bros
DeWolf Ave
Cape Cod
Dukes Fised Country
Metacom Ave
Warren
Fort Campbell, Ky
Joseph Gomes
Joseph E. Seabra, M. D
Park Place
Pawtucket
R. I
Farst Uit
First National
America
Miller's
Miller
Sisced
Peter Piper Gherkias
Ehmaan
Jumble-Pac
Ian
Brookside
Finast Vinegar Educator
Cloverdale
Marvo
Porterhouse
Club
T-Bone
N.Y. Sirloin
Betty Alden
Frankfurts
Hamburg
Finast
U.S
Frankfurt
Heinz
Twin Pek
Joas Carol Heat & Serve
Elberta Freestone
DiMyg
Schwartz Lumber
Joseph Schwartz
Fall River
Arthur Smith
Broadway
Acme Caverd
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