Bus Group Darings Revolution In Bristol County Travel
A Bristol County transit shift blends Shortline and N E T as Uncle Sam funds roads to Providence. George M Sage leads a merged system with 21 daily Bristol County Providence trips and quicker, plush blue buses. Drivers keep jobs amid timetable overhauls and overlapping routes.
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N.E.T
Uging Revolution
Bristol County
Uncle Sam
George M. Sage
Sam
Pew
Here
Providence
Sage
Shortline
Interstate Busses Corp
Warren
Bristol
Barrington
New York City
Springheli
Mass
Albany
Connecticut
N. E. Transportation Co
New England
Chicago
Bt Stephens
New Brunswick
Boston
Bangor
Portland
Changes in command at local Coast Guard Depot
Within a week, changes in command at the Coast Guard Depot will occur. Chief Bosun's Mate Ralph Andrews will transfer to Southwest Harbor, Maine, to be relieved by Chief Roman Kreher who commands the 64-foot harbor tug. Chief Norman Pickett will take over the tug and previously led a 95-foot search and rescue boat at Province Town. Kreher has six Antarctic and one Arctic voyage credits. Pickett is a 13-year Navy and Coast Guard veteran from St Louis Missouri.
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Coast Guard
Bosun
Ralph Andrews
Southwest Harbor
Maine
Roman Kreher
Chief Andrews
Norman Pickett
Chief Pickett
St. Louis
Missouri
Provincetown
Navy
Kreher
Aii Rage
CIN, i
Council Drops Contractors to Rebuild Beach Rd With Town Equipment
Town council, in its first meeting in the new chambers, rejected all four bids for Beach Rd drainage and road work. The town will undertake the project, as bids exceeded the $25,000 appropriation. Low bid from Grant Construction was $25,636.25 with 24 ft option for $23,336.25. other bids from Caesar Brito, Rego and Sons, and L Romano varied.
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Council
Beach Rd
Burnside Memorial
Domenic C. Canna
Low
Grant Construction Company
Barrington
Caesar Brito Construction Co
Rego and Sons
L. Romano Construction Co
Department of Public Welfare
Department of Public Works
State 1
Mt Hope Ave
Bay Side Shores
Highway
Elmer Rounds Appointed Residential Campaign Chief
Gene L. Ritchie announced Elmer Rounds will chair the Residential Campaign for the 1958 Community Fund Drive. Rounds will lead the Red Feather Day effort on Sunday October 26, mobilizing volunteers to raise funds for six agencies in Bristol.
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Gene L. Ritchie
Elmer R Rounds
Mr Rounds
Bristol
Army Medical Corp
Dahl Predicts Phone Rate Increase If Costs Rise
Dahl predicts a rate increase by New England Telephone if ongoing cost rises force the company to petition for higher charges. The warning highlights mounting expenses and potential price hikes facing customers amid evolving regulatory and market pressures. The report notes the telecom's stance and expected timetable for filing.
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Dahl
Open House as Town Hall Renovations Finish
The Burnside Memorial Building completed renovations after about $21,000 in work, funded mainly by a 15 year old $15,000 vault appropriation. An open house is planned for next Wednesday September 24 from 9 am to 9 pm announced Town Clerk Anthony J. Dennis Jr. The project, begun August 11, reduced the treasury by only $6,000.
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Burnside Memorial
Anthony J. Dennis, Jr
Dennis
Police Department
Sam
Planning Board
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Cpo's Switch Co. G
Rewes
Elmer Rounds
City
New England Tel. & Tel. Company
Lorenz Dahl, Jr
Bristol Rotary Club
White Rail
Rhode Island
Pickett
Harbor Tug
Bristol Depot
Andrews
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