Bristol Jewry Plans Holy Days Observance With Guest Rabbi
Bristol Jewry will begin high holy day observances with Shchoth services tomorrow night and include Rosh Hashanah services September 10 11 and Yom Kippur September 19. Guest rabbi Felix Leo Glaubach of New York City will deliver English sermons on The Message of the Shofer The Window of Life and The Way of Life.
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Bristol Jewry
Benjamin Hazen
United Brothers Synagogue
New York State
Felix Leo Glaubach
New York City
Teachers Seminary
Yashiva College
Yashiva University
Glauffach
Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary
Hagen
Glaubach
Young Israel
Washington Heights
N. Y
Camp H.E.F
Southfield
Corning
Hazen
Bristol Public Schools Open With Large Enrollment
Bristol public schools plan to start the year with about 1794 pupils led by superintendent Edward J. Fitzgerald. High School 390, Guiteras Junior High 459, elementary 945, with 42 first graders and 93 kindergartners expected. Morning sessions run 9 to 11 45, afternoon 1 to 3 15.
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Bristol Public Schools
Edward J. Fitzgerald
Bristol High School
Guiteras
Burton
Oliver, Walley and Reynolds
Rockwell
Cucumber's Ancient Roots Traced Through Bible Times
The article notes cucumbers were a favorite of ancient Egyptians and Israelites, tracing the vegetable's lineage back to Biblical days. Marketing official Walter Piper cites cucumber as a long-standing staple, enjoyed even during the Israelites’ forty years of wandering.
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Walter Piper
Massachusetts Department of Agriculture
Promised Land
Egypt
Narrows Plans Weekend Events By Bristol Improvement Assn
The Bristol Narrows Improvement Association schedules a card party on the Pires lawn at 7 30 p m with free refreshments, children s movie at 8 p m near the Wood residence, and a Labor Day block dance on Narrows Road in front of the Catalano home. All events are open to the public.
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Bristol Narrows
Stanley H. Wood
Narrows Road
Coggeshall and Paine Avenues
Vincent Catalano
Cooperation Sought in Natural Gas Conversion
Nar ragansett Electric Company officials announce that when natural gas enters Bristol mains on September 17, consumers will gain a cleaner more efficient and dependable fuel while rates remain unchanged until the company gains operating experience and determines any future changes.
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Bristol Mains
Narragansett Electric Company
Bristolian Rep Named to Vocational Education Panel
Gov Roberts appoints Bristol resident Gladys M Brightman to a Rhode Island vocational education advisory committee. The panel includes one other general assembly member and several industry labor and education leaders to study high school and post high school training and apprentice opportunities. Members include Sen Joseph W McGuinness Gilbert E Case John A Doyle Herman B Harrington Francis E Doherty Emil E Fanchon and Rev William R Clark.
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Gladys M. Brightman
Roberts
Rhode Island
General Assembly
Joseph W McGuinness
Pascoag
Brightman
Sen. McGuinness
Gilbert E. Case
John A Doyle
Herman B. Harrington
Francis E. Doherty
Emil E. Fanchon
William R. Clark
Providence College
Col Franklin H Springer Receives Gift Wrist Watch
Col Franklin H Springer, chairman of the Rhode Island Armory Board and former Promotions Board president, was presented a wrist watch by officers of the 479th Chemical Battalion and the 309th Transportation Company. Lt Col Matthew Capone highlighted Springer's service to the forces. Springer, a World War II and World War I veteran, plans retirement from active Reserve duty next March.
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Franklin H. Springer
R. I. Armory Board
Promotions Board of
Rhode Island
479Th Chemical Battalion
309Th Transportation Company
Matthew Capone
Col. Springer
Water panel backs study on Bristol water rates
Bristol Water Authority reports several metered bills show rises five to six times normal, cites leakage in some cases and flat minimums for multi unit dwellings. It recommends a town meeting survey of water company facilities to determine an equitable rate structure with PU A input.
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Fred P. Stradling
Bristol County Water Company
Bristol Water Authority
Stradling
Town Water Authority
Water Authority
Jerome Donovan
C. Thomas Campagna
Mervyn Clay
Barrington
Bristol
Rosary Society Plans 20th Pilgrimage to St Rocco’s Thornton
The Holy Rosary Society of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church will hold its 20th annual pilgrimage on Sunday September 20. A trip is planned to St. Rocco's Church in Thornton. Tickets are available by calling society members including Mrs Anna Puniello and Mrs Sarah Digati.
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Holy Rosary Society of Our
Metacom Area Seeks Extended School Bus Service
At Reynolds School auditorium a Bristol School Committee sub committee heard about requests for longer bus routes from Fatima Drive Sowams Drive Swift Point Woodlawn Avenue and lower Metacom Avenue areas. Parents outlined enrollments and committee members were appointed to work with officials to find a solution within bus schedules and budget limits.
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Metacom Avenue
Bristol
Reynolds School
Fatima Drive
Sowams Drive
Swift's Point
Woodlawn Avenue
T. Thomas Balzano
Swift’s Point
Sowami Drive
Hopeworth
Balzano
Lester Gurney III
Charles Rupp
Herbert Walker
Anthony Sousa
Paul Thompson
Bristol Zoning Board Approves Herreshoff Display Room Plan
The Bristol Zoning Board of Review approved the Herreshoff family plea to construct a display and storage building for ship models near the front property line. Mr A Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff received an exception to add bathrooms for tenants at 41 DeWolf Avenue. The board denied Virginia and Louis Cavallaro’s spa request at 988 Metacom Avenue. Present were Mrs Janet Clark and officials Anthony DaPonte Norman Vermette Angelo Pozzi and John J Sylvia.
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Janet Clark
Bristol Zoning Board of Review
Herreshoff
A. Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff
Nat Herreshoff
Local 339 votes to back strike in wage talks
Members of Local 339 United Rubber Cork Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America CIO voted 78 68 76 in favor of striking if needed to back wage demand in negotiations with U S Rubber Co in Cincinnati Ohio Local President James Sylvia said 844 of about 1100 members voted at union headquarters Wood Street He noted signs of a pattern toward a five cent hourly raise and fringe benefits while seeking a raise in the minimum pension from 100 to 126 monthly and a six month wage reopening clause remains in effect
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United Rubber, Cork, Linoleum , and
Plastic Workers of America Cio
U. S. Rubber Company
Cincinnati
Ohio
James Sylvia
Bristol Wire Division
U. S. Rubber Co
Wood Street
Sylvia
Local 339
Firestone
Union
Givia
Frank Silva
Michael de Luca
Joseph Cavallaro
Joseph Souza
Edward Pontes
Joseph Eee Ae Rego
Peter Brenevides
Thomas Vendituo
Joseph Agutar S
Warren revaluation survey questions by council president
Council President Joseph F. Bruno questioned Warren's revaluation survey claiming it covered all ratable property but omitted tangible personal items like furniture and intangibles. He noted the study proceeded under a resolution tied to a potential April town revaluation and warned funding constraints may limit further action.
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Council
Joseph F. Bruno
Warren
Bruno
Brisinl
Edmcil
Water restrictions ease as Stradling reports figures
Stradling shows water use figures for the period, noting that drought conditions reduce rainfall and few restrictions are needed. The company pumped about 70,700,000 gallons in August, with 60 percent full reservoirs cited as a benchmark, while turbines and stations continued operations.
Robinson Street Starts May Day at Annapolis Life
Fragmentary OCR hints at a naval academy setting in Annapolis with Robinson Street and a May Day-like or ceremonial start. Limited readable names suggest Us Naval Academy context and traditional events among cadets.
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Tay
Us Naval Academy
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Supt. Fitzgerald
Narrows
Gov
Rep. Brightman
Springer
Rosary Society
Metacom Area
Best Rebels
Supt
al Vollaro
YMCA
Jim Harrington
Sansone’s
Emily Cleansers
Zoning Board UK
Mrs. Clark
Raymond J. Makowsky
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