Red Feather Campaign Seeks Bristol Volunteers For October Drive
Bristol announces a call for volunteer solicitors to join the Red Feather Campaign divisions in October. Frederick T. Goff leads the Residential Division, with volunteers urged to contact Headquarters at Bristol 10338 to aid in community welfare efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Feather
Bristol
Murphy
Cane
Tata
Plunteer
Red Feather Campaign
Frederick T. Goff
Town Complaint Over Night Garbage Dumping
Dr Samuel D Clark president of the Town Council reports several complaints about dumping refuse along lesser traveled roads at night. Police have pursued the culprits with roving cruisers, calling the activity a terrific nuisance and promising all possible methods to catch the dumpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel D. Clark
Dr. Clark
Victorious Bristol Corps Crowned State Champs in Jamestown Parade
Bristol Rangers and Bristol Boy Stouts Bugle and Drum Corps celebrated as state champions at a Jamestown parade last Sunday. The Scouts took seven firsts and two seconds, the Rangers six firsts, with multiple honors in aggregate, appearance, bugling, and drumming, amid crowds on Hope and Church streets.
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Bristol
Bristol Rangers
Bristol Boy Stouts
Jamestown
Scout Hall
Drum Corps
Boy Scakts
Simembers
Kearney
Franklin and
Wood Streets
Salvatore Delemonte
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Rangers
Warren Indians
Boy Scouts
Gladding Dies After Ten Months Illness in Bristol
William Phynellas Gladding 476 longtime Bristol resident died after a decade long illness at his home 90 High Street Funeral will be held at 2 PM tomorrow at C M Jamers Funeral Home Bur ton Street Canon Davis to officiate burial in North Cemetery He traced ancestry to early Bristol settlers and was active in Republican politics and local civic groups Survived by wife Elizabeth Turner a son S Wesley Gladding two grandc hildren two great grandchildren and a sister Alice Frances Gladding of Providence.
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William Phynellas Gladding
High Street
C. M. Jamers
Burton Street
Canon Davis
Shad Factory
Rehoboth
Bristol
Mr. Gladding
John Gladding
Bristol Neck
Samuel and
Susan (Gladding) Gladding
Novau Toma
Herreshoff Mfg. Co
King Philip
Elizabethl Turner
Providence
Historical Society to Meet in Providence
The Bristol Historical Society holds its September meeting in Providence at the Rhode Island Historical Society rooms 52 Power Street in the John Brown House. William G. Roelker will speak. his topic to be announced. Attendees may view the museum. hostesses include Miss Helen F. Horton and others. Transportation offers to contact Hope M. Cote at 448-J.
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Bristol Historical Society
Providence
Rhode Island Historical Society
Power Street
John Brown
Rhode Island Society
John Nicholas Brown
William G. Roelker
Helen F. Horton
Everett E. McMillen
William L. Serbst
Ralph Hawkins
Arthur Vitullo
Ithose
Hope M.cote
YMCA Board Approves Girls Basketball Leagues
The YMCA board approved a plan for senior high and junior high girls leagues proposed by Thomas D. Adams and Albert Means. Representatives to the Two-State Association were named including Frederick S. Bartlett and R. S. Bosworth. The finance report cited strict economy and building repairs deferred to fit the current budget. Plans include four new clubs Boys Gra Y Girls Gra Y Junior Tri Hi Y and a Gradale Club with hope to revive the Viking Club.
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Ymca Board of Directors
Haffenreffer Room
Two-State Association
Frederick S. Bartlett
Means
R. S. Bosworth
Thomas D. Adams
J. Foster
F. Price
Mr. Bartlett
Finance Committee
Bartlett
Viking
World War II Memorial Committee to hire consultant for municipal building
The World War II Memorial Committee voted to appoint a subcommittee to interview and engage an architectural advisor to supervise a competition for preliminary plans of a proposed municipal building. Rear Adm. Gilbert C. Hoover (ret.) chairs the subcommittee with Bernard Jr. and Paull as members. They will report September 28 at 7 30 p m. The group will assess competition procedures per American Institute of Architects rules and study space needs for eight town departments plus an auditorium for 750 to 1 000 people. Federal and state funds are not available now, but pending bills may change that. The school, sewer, and highway departments say no extra space is needed. The superintendent will secure storage for important school records in a fireproof vault.
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Wallis E. Howe
Howe and Church
Gilbert C. Hoovler
USN
Sebastian Bernard, Jr
Prescott B.paull
Howe
American’ Institute of Architects
Ments
Eugene F. Cochran
Edsward
J. Pitegeralg
All-Stars Edge Warren 5-4 In Seventh Inning Thriller
Bristol All-Stars staged a late surge to beat Warren 5-4 at Jamies Park. Teet Topazio drove in two with a two-out triple in the seventh, giving Bristol a 2-1 series edge in the best of five Little World Series. Sam DelPiano earned the win with five strikeouts in his first series appearance.
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Topazio
Bristol All-Stars
Warren
Jamies Park
Guiteras Field
Sam DelPiano
Mike Cariglia
Bristol
Andy Vollaro
Matt Maetoza
Camera
Buzzy
Barry
del Piazio
Artie Pansa
Teet
Colts Memorial 1849 Triumph Over Rogers High 12 7
Colt Memorials 1849 football team defeated Rogers High of Newport 12 to 7 at Freebody Park Friday afternoon. Lou Margo passed 18 yards to Tony Russo for the opening TD, followed by Al Costa’s 17 yard rushing score. Rogers replied with John Santos 7 yard TD and Harry Alexander extra point. Colts next game is Saturday at Coventry. first home game Saturday October 1 vs North Kingston at Guiteras Field.
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Colt ‘Memorial
Rogers
Newport
John Santos
Harry Alexander
Colt
Coventry
North Kingston
Guiteras Field
Bristol wharves and Seth Paull Co in 19th century trade
Readable excerpts describe Bristol docks and the Seth Paull Co on Thames Street around the 1840s. James DeWolf built a large still house at the wharf, reputed riches, and a Bank of Bristol with Samuel Smith as treasurer. The piece lists wharves, owners, and shipmasters associated with Gosport trade, including Ephraim Gifford, the Wardwells, Usher fleet masters, and the Fall River Iron Works line from Fall River to Providence.
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Bristol
Seth-Paull Co
James DeWolf
East Indies
Russia
Africa
DeWolf
Bank of Bristol
Samuel Smith
Mr. Smith
King Solomon's Temple
Ibrick
Seth Paull Co
S. Offigé
Thames Lstreet
New York
Ephraim Gifford
Samual D. ‘Wardwell
W. T.C. Wardwell
Messrs
Bristol County
Ushers
Benjamin B. Usher
George Ne Usher
William Munro
Richard
S. Pearse
Davis Ingraham
George Coggeshall
Zéete
William Hunt
Johnson
Bristol Ferry
King Philip
Bradford Durfee
Cananicus
Richard Borden
Seth Durfee
Wiliam Dimond
Jedllett
Harry Dimond
Ephraim Sprague
Spragué Wharf
Robert Rogers
Jacob,.Babbitt
Ed‘ward S. Babbitt
Rogers
Iran
William "Moshiér
Milsters
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Trapp Family
Vermont
Bristol Community Concert Association
Arthur H. Eastman
River’ Cardoza
I State’ Street
Philadelphia
Frank Fojo, Jr
Easterbrooks Avenue
State
Fojé
Scout Corps
Warren Indian Band
Wm. P. Gladding
Long
United
Brothers Lodge
No. 13
I.C.C.F
Wampanoag
St. Michael’s Church
Gladding
Edward G. Robinson
Susan Hayward
House OF Strangers
March of Time
Clark Gable
Alexis Smith
Frank Morgan
Underworld
George Montgomery
Rod Cameron
Ruth Roman Belle Starrs
William Tracy
Mary Stuart
Raymond Washburn
Henry
the Rainmaker
Mury
Historical Society
Women and Girls’ Activity Committee
Albert Means
W. W. II
All—Stars
Topazio, Sam del Piano
Adams Curtain Shop
Detroit St
Col. of
Jefferson St
Rodman Street
Fall River
Mass
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