Playground season report highlights 1949 activities
The playground season was the most successful in memory due to assistants Miss Lemaire and Mr Santo and local residents. It details plans for a red clay basketball court and an adequate softball diamond, mentions shower facilities, and credits community supporters including Mr Carl Carull Reynolds G. Northup and Bristol Community YMCA. It notes four softball teams, girls participation up 50 plus in the season, a girls track meet, and horseshoe tournaments with senior girls taking part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lemaire
Santo
Carl Carull
Reynolds G. Northup
Anthony J. Ferrara
Bristol County Water Company
the Good
Fathers of St Columban’s Seminary
Francis J. Murphy
Ferris’ Dry Goods
Oscar I. Bergstrom
Bristol Community Ymca
Charles C Curnan
St. Mary’s Church
Warren
Lhs
Playground activities and future upgrades urged by staff
Eleanor R. Lemaire reports on summer playground events with doll shows, sports days, and marathons. She notes more girls than boys participated, lists trophy recipients, and proposes improvements: more tennis and basketball courts, a baby horseshoe set, an iron apparatus, a softball diamond, new see-saw, handicraft supplies, and uniforms. Vincent J Santo thanks donors and outlines plans for a junior league and showers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlow
Ralph Church
Recreation Board
Anthony Agatiello
Vincent Santo
Mr. Carull
Soucy Reardon Couple Wed at Westover AFB Ceremony
Mrs Mable Belanger of 14 Catherine Street announces the marriage of Miss Thelma E Soucy to Cpl Robert J Reardon of Westover Air Force Base Chicopee Falls Massachusetts. The ceremony occurred September 2 1948 and after Cpl Reardon’s discharge in October the couple will reside in Dudley Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable Belanger
Catherine Street
Thelma E. Soucy
Robert J. Reardon
Westover Air Force Base
Chicopee Falls
Massachusetts
Cpl Reardon
Dudley
Teol Best Seller For Sale At Buffingtons Pharmacy
An old ad promotes Teol a germ killer with 90 percent alcohol claiming deep penetration and effective germ kill. Buffingtons Pharmacy offers a 35 cent refund if not pleased and notes the product is sold near Hope Street with contact via Bristol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffington
Unclaimed Deposits List of Trust Company Depositors
Unclaimed deposits include entries with last known residences or post office addresses and death status when known. The Bristol area addresses are listed where available and omissions indicate unknown addresses. Depositors include Antoinette Codola and Rudolph Marinasco with the Golden, NJ and State Street assignments noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Codola
Antoinette Marinasco
Rudolph
Golden
State Street
Town Tax 1948 Due and Payable by Oct 1 1948
Amos S Gorham, Collector of Taxes, announces 1948 town taxes due and payable by Oct 1 1948. Payments accepted in four quarterly installments with 7 percent interest on overdue amounts after Oct 1 1948. Office hours 9 am to 4 pm in Burnside Memorial Building. taxes in arrears after Dec 1 1949 collected as required by law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnside Emorial
San Ae
Amos S Gorham
Perry
Margaret A
Joseph A Perry
I Baker
Walter R
Helen C. Baker
Romano
Anna
Luigi Romano
Poll Tax Notice for Bristol 1948 Assessments Due
The 1948 Poll Tax of 100 dollars is imposed on all registered voters and nondisabled residents aged 21 or older who have resided in Bristol for six months as of June 15 1948. Taxes are due September 1 to October 1 with office hours 9 am to 1 pm except Sundays holidays and Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ligan
Mentire
Nator
Congress
General Assembly
United States
Bristol
For Sale Hook and Ladder Apparatus at Bristol Station
Sale notice from 1848 announces hook and ladder apparatus at Dreadnaugoe Station Bristol located at High and Church. Fire Chief Fred Guevremont invites sealed offers to the Board of Fire Engineers due by 7 30 PM Monday Bert 1848. Envelopes must be marked Hook and Ladder Offer and the board may reject all offers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dreadnaugoe Station
Col. High
Church Bristol
Fred Guevremont
Board of Fire Engineers
Bone Chase
Bert
fragmented catalog price list from vintage ad page
A garbled catalog snippet shows assorted prices for household goods and medicines including Palm Olive Shave Sal Hepatica Hubbard's Germicide Calox Tooth Powder and beef products with various cents and dollar amounts. The text lacks coherent events or context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hubbard
Also Mentioned on This Page
Respectully
Anthony E Agatiello
Eleanor R. Lemaire
Ernie Calverly
Novelty Park
Pawtucket
Cranston
Chiete
England
Vincent J Santo
Glns & Aikman Corp
Sousa Motors
Hope St
R. I. Kaiser—Frazer Dealers
Reardon
Soucy
Gorham Place
Hope Street
TEOL
Bristol Women's Christian Temperance Union
Good Templars Fund
R. I Jackson
Frederick Francis
Lillian R Lee
Willard Avenue
Providence
R. I Kendall
Wilson Foster
Anna M Kendall
Lawder James
John W Best
Ferry Road
Ostrander
Sylvia de
Church Street
O'Donnell
Nova
Rego
John L
Bay View Avenue
Dance and
Romance
Warren 670
Launderers
Cleansers
Warren, FB. L
L. Hope
Bristol County Water Co
Herbert G. Sales
Tall River
Amoss Gorham
Frank J Rinald
State OF
Rhode Island
Probate
Town OF
John W Church
la Fazia’s
Cotate Drugstore
Bradford St
Dean's Kidney
Phillips
Magnesia
Patch
Warner
Mead
Horlick
Johnson’s
Waterbury’s
Colgate
Fletcher
Vick’s
Casafra
Pablum
Espotabs
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