Town to Seek New Dump Site as Council Checks Revaluation Plan
Four tax re valuation firms attended the town council meeting and opposed surveying furniture and intangibles. Council to seek a new dump site. Wardwell's lease termination awaits committee formation. Fires at Hopeworth dump and suspected tampering noted. Rego urges nonpolitical committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hezekiah Wardwell
Hopeworth Avenue
William A Rego
Hopeworth
Chester Williams
Veterans Home
Wardwell
Camp Dooley and its Yale of Boy Camp Names
Will Archer recounts YMCA camp life at Camp Dooley on Mt Hope Bay in 1903. St Michael's boys from Bristol, led by L C Bradshaw, describe cooking duties, early swimming, and a restless first night as they bonded under nicknames and a rustic routine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Archer
Bristol
YMCA
L. C Bradshaw
Mr. Dooley
Dooley
Will
Buffalo Bill” Archer
Ed “Bunny Rabbit” Bunn
Wesley
Jonah” Young
Raymond “Hot Air” Archer
Raymond “Kickapoo” Clark
George “Whiskers
Eugene “Sheeney
Leslie “Giant” Close
Fred “J. Pierpoint Morgan
Bradie
Fred “Sir Thomas Lipton” West
Willie “Weary” West
Abe “Honest” Meyers
Will Archer
St. Michael’s Church
Mt. Hope Bay
White Rocks
Bristol Lions Plan Memorial Square Marker for War Dead
The Bristol Lions Club proposes a granite marker at Bradford and Hope Streets in Memorial Square to honor 56 World War II and Korea dead. The plan, clarified by Councilman Jeremiah Andrade, would place the six foot by thirty inch marker diagonally in front of Andrews School and be privately funded.
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Bristol Lions Club
Bradford and
Hope Streets
Bristol
Korea
Jeremiah Andrade
Andrews School
Andrade
Six at Newport Church Parley
St Michael's Church was well represented at the Newport Conference of Clergy and Laymen in Middletown over the weekend. Canon Daniel K. Davis led the parish delegation along with five laymen. Delegates heard Bishop John Higgins speak and attended talks on psychological issues and the Every Member canvass. Attendees included John W DeWolf Jr, Arthur Williams, Leonard Waitt, Fred Williams Jr, Earl Hobson, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Michael’s Church
Newport
Middletown
Daniel K. Davis
John Higgins
Willard Pleather
Batten
Barton Durstine
Osborne
New York
Joseph N Wittofski
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Charleroi
Higgins
Club Postpones Hot Dog Roast
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Mothers Club postpones the hot dog roast planned for next Sunday due to other church activities. Club president Mrs Joseph Vorro announces the delay and says the next regular meeting is Sunday October 4 at 2 pm in the school auditorium.
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Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Mothers Club
Joseph Vorro
Lillian Brown Finalist In Designing Competition
Lillian Brown of 33 Clifton Road Rhode Island is a finalist among 10 in the Big Payoff amateur fashion design contest. Entries total 21 854 from the United States and Canada with global submissions. The winner will be announced on NBC with Randy Merriman and Bess Myerson, for a two week Paris trip and a Paris designer will adapt the winning design.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lillian Brown
Clifton Road
Word Today
Madison Avenue
New York
Miss Brown
Rhode Island
Portland
Oregon
Dallas
Johnstown
Himmilton
Ontario
Canada
West Covina
Calif
University City
Cleveland
Ohio
Ferguson
NBC
United States
Italy
Norway
India
Randy Merriman
Bess Myerson
Paris
Jacques Fath
Joseph Halpert
Miss Myerson
Women Hear Newport Architecture Talk at Bristol Club
The Bristol Women's Club met for the first fall gathering with about 35 members attending. Mrs. George Downing from the Preservation Society of Newport County spoke on Newport architecture, hosted by Mrs. James A. McKenna and assisted by Mrs. John D Moore, Mrs. Carl H Witherell, and Mrs. Louis G. Evans. Pourers were Mrs. Joseph Costa and Mrs. John H Hennessey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Women's Club
Newport
George Downing
Preservation Society of
Newport County
James A. McKenna
John D Moore
Carl H Witherell
Louis G. Evans
Joseph Costa
John H Hennessey
Council Seeks Women Traffic Cops at Key Intersections
Town council backs a plan to hire women traffic police at busy intersections near schools to improve child safety. Portable flashing red lights with four way signs will be placed at High Street corners after the school committee sub panel recommended the purchase. The proposal, championed by Council president Bruno and supported by Msgr Charles H Lynch, would use letters home from schools to recruit volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Street
Bruno
Charles H. Lynch
St. Mary’s Church
Edward J Fitzgerald
Supt. Fitzgerald
Francis J. Murphy
Benjamin Hazen
Msgr Lynch
Joseph ,Sorzana
Emy DiMattia
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
Frederick F. Driftmier
First Congregational Church
Henrique R Rocha
St Elizabeth's Church
Fathers Seek Sale of Byfield School to St Marys Parish
In a letter to the school committee Father Lynch of St Marys asked if the town would sell the Byfield School and property to the parish for a parochial school. He inquired about insurance coverage and possible third floor rehabilitation for next year. The committee placed the letter on file and noted sale is a town matter.
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Charles H
Byfield
St. Mary’s Churc
St Mary’s
Father Lynch
Grabert Moves Up To Class B With Cardinals Farm System
Herm Grabert of this town, runner up for rookie of the year in the Georgia-Florida league, advances to the St Louis Cardinal farm system. He will enlist in the Armed Forces this fall. The Albany Georgia Cardinals first baseman had 70 RBI 23 doubles five triples and 11 homers while batting .295 and 16 steals. He starred as a college football end at Livingston State Teachers College and Bristol High School graduate.
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Herm Grabert
St Louis Cardinal
Uncle Sam
Grabert
Albany
Georgia
Cardinals
Livingston State Teachers College
Thomasville
Grakert
Bristol Senior High School
University of Rhode Island
Alabama
St Michael's Church School Opens Next Sunday
St Michael's Church School begins next Sunday at 9 30 a m with classes for kindergarten through nine including an adult class The theme is Church History and Canon Daniel K Davis rector will teach Worship of the Church The classroom leaders include Mrs John Stewart Miss Marilyn Smith and others across grades one through nine under the direction of Earl Hobson parish activities director.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Michael’s Church
Daniel K. Davis
John Stewart
Marilyn Smith
Evelyn Carter
Russell Southwick
Arthur Williams
Calbraith Perry
Leonard Waitt
Courtland Chamberlain
Samuel D. Clark
Anthony Russo
Earl Hobson
Rev Parshley Wins New Post as Youth Advisor Rhode Island Diocese
The Rev Anthony R Parshley formerly of this town accepts appointment as youth advisor of the Episcopal Diocese of Rhode Island. An advisory committee of 24 will assist him with its first meeting next Sunday in Pawtucket led by Earl H Hobson director of parish activities at St Michael's Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony R. Parshley
Episcopal Diocese of
Rhode Island
Parshley
Earl H. Hobson
St. Michael’s Church
Pawtucket
Sign 68 Tables For Fall Bridge At St Michael's
Sixty eight tables have been subscribed for the annual fall bridge of the Ladies Benevolent Society at St Michael's Church to be held Thursday at 8 p m in St Michael's Parish House. A long list of ladies and a few gentlemen are named as signatories including Miss Laurine Bradford Miss Thyra Carlson Mrs Archibald Miller Mrs Clarence Smith Mrs Arthur McCaw Mrs Calbraith Perry and others.
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The
Ladies’ Benevolent Society
St. Michael's Church
St. Michael’s Parish
Laurine Bradford
Thyra Carlson
Archibald Miller
Clarence Smith
Arthur McCaw
Calbraith Perry
Ralph Kinder
Charles Zinderstein
Norton Zinderstein
Charles Rockwell
Emily Jester
Joseph DuPont
John Palmer, Jr
George Lyon
Frank Pardee, Jr
Samuel Clark
Arthur Carr
Mervyn Clay
Wiliam Eckersley
Charles Tappero
James St. Angelo
Thomas Goff
Douglas Klein
Edward Kunz
Charlotte Young
Earl Mathewson
Malcolm McNaught
Samuel Hall
Harleigh Tingley
Clara Diman
Betsy Seifert
Russell Southwick
William Manchester
John Stone
John Borges
Henry Wood
Harold MacLaughlin
Valerie Clark
Dorothy Seamans
Donald Matheson
Salvatore Massano
Louis Evans
Adelard Beauvais
Charles Connery
David Cross
Andrew Vorro
Ethel Copeland
Lena Wells
T. D. Adams
John Wall
William Wood
Chester Williams
Ralph Lawson, Jr
Edward Newbok
Bristol Historical Society Art Exhibit and Panel Talk
The Bristol Historical Society plans a fall meeting September 28 featuring a Dorothy Holt Manuel art exhibit and a panel discussion. Miss Margaret Nerone moderates with Mrs Manuel and Mrs Benjamin Ebersman as panelists. Mrs Manuel discusses American art with a New England focus, and Mrs Ebersman speaks on European art.
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Dorothy Holt Manuel
Newport
Bristol Historical Society
Margaret Nerone
Bristol
Manuel
Benjamin Ebersman
Big Town
New England
School Board Hears 12 Fathers Back Rockwell Addition
Twelve fathers from the Neck urged the school committee to add three grades to Rockwell Elementary School. They supported letters from nearby Improvement Associations urging expansion. The Englehardt survey and district plans raise questions about land purchase and updating reports before any addition.
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Rockwell
Touch Football Practice Slated for YMCA Players
All boys who want to play touch football are invited to a YMCA practice. Albert Beiera Zanoe announced the sessions yesterday. Gray and Junior High divisions begin tomorrow at 3 30 p m on the colli tion, with the other division set for Thursday at 3 90 p m.
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YMCA
AlBert Beiea Zaioe Ane
P. Pomaion
Bruno With Infantry 2 Sins Asva Segnet Training Note
An irregular historical entry references an infantry attorney named Bruno With Infantry with a unit designation 7 Division and training period noted as 16 or 0 hours. The text mentions an office potentially tied to Char Weert and an asset sighting, but details are unclear.
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Asva
Char Weert
Asset See
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Raymond A. Thomas
Rego
Jeremias Andrade
John Francis
Francis
Ed Bunn
Willie West
Abe Meyers
Mr. Bradshaw
Clark
Harry
Lions Club
Memorial Sq
Safety Committee
St. Mary's
Byfield Property
Herman Grabert
Franklin Street
Herm
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Michael's School
Rev. Parshley
A. HR. Parbhley
Beach ,Terrace
Bristol Highlands
Terrace
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Stuart Smith
Englehardt
Eieal
Engiehardt
R G. Stoehr
Smith
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