Central Hardware Clinches Twi Light Title Lead in 15 2 Win
Central Hardware defeated Bristolite 15 to 2 at the Town Common to earn the right to face Jack's Club in the Twi Light league championship. Ben Esposito allowed 10 hits for the win. Manny Castro took the loss. Jack's Club had beaten Progress 4 2 and 17 2 to reach the series, which begins tonight as a best three out of five.
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Central Hardware Downs
Bristolite
Central Hardware
Jack’s Club
Trone
Ben Esposito
Manny “Funnybird” Castro
Jack
Progress
Central
HAB
AV. H. Grabert
J.P. Andrade
Jack's
Sgt. Cooper
N. S
J. Malicy
Kaiser
S. Mancieri
J. Dolansky
N.S
R. Travers
P. Stanzione
J. Perry
A. Arsenault
A. Bettencourt
J. Martin
A. Travers
S. R
Miller Named Leader of Bristol Junior Achievement Program
Robert R. Miller, president of Dixon Corporation, accepts leadership of a Junior Achievement program in Bristol. Michael R. Cloney of Junior Achievement, Rhode Island, Inc., notes a plan to create a subsidiary program. Local JA centers recruit high school students to run small companies guided by volunteer experts. firms supply advisors and meet weekly during the school year.
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Robert R. Miller
Dixon Corporation
Bristol
Michael R. Cloney
Junior Achievement
Rhode Island, Inc
Cloney
Miller
Civic, Educatae
Colt Eleven First String Announced
The Colt eleven opens the season tomorrow in Newport meeting West erly in the Round Robin game set for 2 o'clock. Coach Joseph Gleason released a tentative starting lineup featuring Swanson Pasqua Bruno Fillmore DeLuca or Lynch Alegria Maturi Ramos or Bruno Squatrito Coleman Rodrigues.
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Colt
Newport
Westerly
Joseph Gleason
Bristol High School
R. E
Walter Swanson
R. T
Samuel Pasqua
Paul Bruno
Gary Fillmore
L. G
Roland DeLuca
John Lynch
L. T
Tom Alegria
L. E
Anthony Maturi
Q. B
Fred Ramos
Richard Bruno
F. B
Jerome Squatrito
L. H
Peter Coleman
R. H
Ronald Rodrigues
Roland Rodrigues
Youth Center Plans Progressing for Teen Town
The Fra ternal Order of Eagles ladies auxiliary announced plans to open a community youth center in the church basement. It will start one evening per week, expanding to three nights with age brackets 10 to 12 13 to 16 and 16 plus. Dancing will be main entertainment with refreshments at wholesale prices. Proceeds go to a year end fund for a group outing chosen by teens. adult volunteers are sought as chaperones.
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Order of Eagles
Robert Whaling
Whaling
Trinity Church
Josephine Caizzi
Lillian Topazio
Zoning Board Defers Francis Plea in Bristol
Bristol Zoning Board postponed action on John Francis 3rd of 607 Metacom Ave seeking exemption and variance. A consent decree by Judge Fred B. Perkins Aug 6 granted a temporary injunction against dismantling vehicles or dumping junk on the premises, with limited rights to remove scrap metal or deposit clean fill. A separate public hearing for Mrs Pelton on antique shop at Ferry Rd. was also postponed.
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Bristol Zoning Board
John Francis
Metacom Ave
Zoning Board
Francis
Fred B. Perkins
Frank L. Martin
Joseph D. Accardi
Robert C Pelton
Ferry Rd
George Pierce Retires After 34 Years of Bristol Mail
George Pierce, longtime Bristol mail carrier on the downtown route, retires Sept 30 after 34 years with the postal service. A native Bristolian and former Army veteran, he reflects on growth, offers dog-friendly advice to younger carriers, and plans a mornings-work, afternoons-rest retirement routine.
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George Pierce
Bristol Mail
Postal Service
Parcel Post
U. S. Rubber Company
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George Garvin
al Lopes
Herm Grabert
Ray Martin
Louis Cirillo
Santa Ma
J. A. Post
Mr. Pierce
Jim
Valley School
Pierce
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