Darkness Delays Bristol Softball Finals Draw
Final playoff game between the Bristol Independents and Boccia Club suspended after five innings due to darkness with Boccia leading 4 0. Date for a deciding game to be set by the board of governors and announced soon. 5 30 p m start proposed to avoid future darkness delays.
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Bristol
Bristol Independents
Boctia Club
Board of Governors
Boccia
Bozzario
Sousa
Bothelo
Independents Even Bristol Softball Series With 5–3 Win
The Bristol Independents tie the best of seven playoff with a 5–3 victory over the Boccia Club on Tuesday. Mances walked for a Boccia first inning lead, while Cavallaro homered for the Independents driving in two. Del Toro doubled and scored in the sixth as Boccia rallied but fell short.
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Bristol Independents
Bristol
Independents
Lub
Cuzzy’ Mancie
Paul Stanztone
Mancier
Dme
Finn
Carulli
Cavallaro
Bozzario
Raiola
Boccia Club
Mrs Harry Halliday Obituary Notice
Mrs Harry L Halliday widow of Harry H Halliday died Tuesday afternoon at a Brookline convalescent home after three years of residence. She was in her 79th year and often visited Bristol over the years. Funeral services were held at Waterman Funeral Home in Boston with burial in the family plot at Troy. She leaves a brother John Logan of Roxbury and a New York City niece.
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Harry H. Halliday
Harry L Halliday
Harry H Halliday
Brookline
Mass
Bristol
Waterman
Boston
Troy
Halliday
John Logan
Roxbury
New York City
Funeral of Sarah Jane Dunbar in Warren Bristol ministers funeral
The funeral of Sarah Jane Dunbar of 19 Bridge Street Warren was held Sunday at Graham Funeral Home Providence. The Rev Frederick F Drift of the First Congregational Church Bristol performed the ceremony. Burial followed in North Burial Grounds Bristol. Bearers were Lloyd Benford Arthur Cookson William McCaughey and Samuel Steen Jr.
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Sarah Jane Dunbar
Bridge Street
Warren
Graam
Providence
Frederick F Drift, Mier
First Congregational Church
Bristol
North
Lloyd Benford
Arthur Cookson
William McCaughey
Samuel Steen
Funeral Of Anthony Marshall
The funeral for Anthony Marshall aged 42 of 24 Second Street was held Monday from his sister Mrs Margaret Rodrigues 188 Franklin Street with a 9 am high Mass at St Elizabeths Church. Rev Henrique Rocha presided with Assistants Rev Luiz Pacheco and Rev Josef Pimental. Burial followed at St Marys Cemetery with committal by Fathers Rocha and Pimental. Beavers nephews Raymond Rodrigues Joseph Rodrigues Anthony Marshall Manuel Marshall Jr and George Marshall all of Bristol and Joseph Correia of Barrington attended.
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Anthony Marshall
Second Street
Margaret Rodrigues
Franklin Street
St Elizabeth's Church
Henrique R. Rocha
Luiz A Pacheco
Josef Pimental
St Mary
Independence derail Boccia Club in homer powered win
Bozzario pitched a three hitter for the Independents while three home runs led the offense. Cavallaro hit a homer and Finn added a homer and a single for the Independents. Stanzione doubled twice and Del Toro doubled for the Boccia Club.
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Finn
Independents
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del Toro
Boccia Club
Union Church Plans For 25th Anniversary
Plans for the 25th anniversary of Union Church on Prudence Island were approved with a $100 observance fund. A standing committee was elected with Harry Town as chair and members from Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The church reported a 100 plus average summer attendance and honored retiring chair James McCaughey. The congregation observed in memory of the late Fred Marz with a rendition of Abide With Me.
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Union Church
Prudence Island
Harry Town
Robert McGregor
Braintree
Mass
Evelyn Bethel Ashton
R I
Helen E. Atwood
Dorchester
Lewis H Bethel
Pawtucket
R. I
Sydney A. Davidson
Brockton
Cyrus A. Hollis
Frederick Cornell
Attleboro
Ernest Atwood
Florence M. Ross
Edgewood
Robert Little
Beverly
Charles Morris
A. Milton Hill
Bristol
James McCaughey
Warren Ralph Morrill
Needham
Sol Karman
Chhairman
Fred Marz
Richard Roberts
Senate panel approves lab money for Prudence Island facility
The Senate Appropriations Committee endorsed a 24.5 million request by the Department of Agriculture to build a foot-and-mouth disease research lab on Prudence Island. The House committee blocked the request, and renewal of property options remains uncertain amid conference considerations.
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Department of Agriculture
Prudence Island
Washington
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House
Births and club news from Bristol area notices
Mr and Mrs Artie Pansa announce a son born at Lying-In Hospital on Wednesday September 13. Mrs Pansa is Betty Bland formerly. Troop 2 Girl Scouts began fall meetings at Burnside Street Scout HQ led by Marguerite Pimental. Mr and Mrs Louis Romano of New London announce a daughter Carmen born September 1. grandparents are Paul and ? Romano. Mrs James S Coles speaks on Birding in Bristol at Bristol Garden Club meeting at Mrs Arthur Eastmans home.
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Artie Pansa
Burnside Street
Marguerite. Pimental
Louis L. Romano
New London
Conn
Carmen
Paul Romano
James S. Coles
Bristol
Bristol Garden Club
Arthur H. Eastman
Frederick N. Palmer
Dial Phonan Addresses Rhode Island Telephone Impact
Dahl notes more operators today than at first dial phones start in Rhode Island. He cites 12,500 operators initially, with growth due to more phones and toll calls. He reports 1949 Rhode Island subscriber revenue of 17.5 million, wages and repairs of 10 million, state tax of 1.0 million, dividends 2.5 million, federal tax 1.0 million, and 2.8 million spent on Rhode Island equipment.
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Dia
A. I
Rhode Island
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