Remembering Bristol Hurricane of 1938 a deadly coastal blow
A reminiscence marks the 15th anniversary of the 1938 Bristol hurricane. The storm struck after midday, with 76 mph winds and a 15 foot tidal surge. Waterfront businesses Collins and Aikman and Herreshoff reported hundreds of thousands in damage. No local fatalities, but extensive property loss and elms felled.
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Florida
Atlantic Coast
Cape Hatteras
Bristol
New England
Collins and Aikman Corporation
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
William W. Perry
Silver Creek
Perry
Tyrney Te
Goa
Massa Named Full Time YMCA Physical Director in Bristol
Edmund P Massa was appointed physical director of the Bristol YMCA succeeding Anthony E Agatiello. Massa becomes the first full time occupant as part time service expanded this year. He is a Bristol native and 1942 high school graduate with a long record in local athletics and coaching. Agatiello resigns after eight years citing time demands. directors commend his work. A new boys room will be named after Henry A Street with a formal opening planned for October.
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Edmund P Massa
Bristol
YMCA
Anthony E. Agatiello
Massa
Agatiello
The
Glass
Bristol Town
Ralph K Nash
Archie Allen
A. i
Agallelld
Henry A. Street
Touch and ball program starts at the Y for boys
Massa announced a youth program with sixty boys including three players reporting for practice. He urged interested entrants to contact him at the Y or on the common where sessions are held.
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Teaga
Massa
Bristol Red Feather drive leaders named for 1953 campaign
Division heads for the Bristol Red Feather drive October 5 to 30 were named by Thomas D Adams Jr general chairman. State quota is 1 724 000 an increase of 10.8 percent. Bristol will be asked to raise its quota and urged to visit the mall in Providence during Red Feather Days October 4 to 7.
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Bristol Red Feather Drive
Thomas D Adams, Jr
Bristol Community Chest
Adams
Red Feather
Rhode Island
Bristol
Kingsmen and Rangers win at Rhode Island Field Day Championship
The Kingsmen Bugle and Drum Corps defend their junior state title and place second for the championship plaque at New Bedford Massachusetts. The Bristol Rangers win the senior state championship after losing it last year. The event drew over twenty drum corps from Massachusetts Connecticut and Rhode Island with prizes awarded for drum majors snare and bass drumming and individual performances. An impromptu parade followed the prize presentation at Brooklyn Park.
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Kingsmen
Bristol Rangers
R. I. Fifers
Drummers’ and Buglers’ Association
New Bedford
Mass
Assumption Corps
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Wns
Amedee Dallaire
Raymond Goulette
Hiram Jamiel
Roger Pererra
The
Anger
Walter Machado
Mary Hill
Ranger Twirler
Ennis Bisbane
Brooklyn Park
Chief Leonard Leads Nomadic Coast Guard Depot Crew
Chief Boat swain's Mate Willis F. Leonard has served eighteen years in the Coast Guard and commands one of three units based in Bristol. His crew maintains aids to navigation in Bristol Harbor and nearby waters, operates a 37 foot buoy boat, handles battery recharging and refits, and assists in rescue calls and casualty duties with the Newport Group.
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Coast Guard
Willis F. Leonard
Guards
Leonard
Bristol
Oast Guard
Spar
Dons Bay
Newport Group
Bristol Harbor
Bay Area
Prudence Island
Narragansett Bay
Scribe Named to New England Weekly Magazine Board
Bristol Phoenix publisher Roswell S Bosworth Sr was named a director of a proposed New England weekly magazine supplement to reach about 300000 readers in six states. Also named were Roy Lawin and Curtis Johnson announced at the New England Weekly Press Association meeting in Crawford Notch New Hampshire with Gov Hugh Gregg and other leaders speaking.
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Roswell S. Bosworth Sr
Bristol Phoenix
New England
New England Weekly Press Association
New Hampshire
Curtis Johnson
Deep River
New Era
Bosworth
Johnson
Roy Lawin
Warren and Barrington Gazette
New England Editors
Crawford House Club
Crawford Notch
N. H
New England Association
Gov
Hugh Gregg
U. S
Walter Williams
A. M. Miller
The
New York Herald-Tribune
Albert J. Robertson
Big Joe Returns Home After 34 Years Away
Joseph Carreiro known as Big Joe and proprietor of the Town Tavern travels from Agua Pau in St. Michael Island to Azores to visit his ailing 83 year old mother. He flew Pan American from East Boston on August 6 for an eight hour journey and reunion.
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Joseph
Big Joe” Carreiro
Azores
Big Joe
Agua Pau
St. Mirears Island
Barrington Plant to Shut Temporarily
Barrington K 2 plant will close this week idling about 125 workers. The move by Collins and Aikman Bristol Barrington operations is due to lack of orders and is a temporary curtailment affecting mainly Warren and Barrington residents. The third shift at Bristol Barrington was dropped August 26 for slack business.
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Bristol
Warren and
Barrington
Bristol County
DaPonte Elected Bristol PTA President In Fall Drive
Anthony Da Ponte named new PTA president at Bristol session as 80 members join in first fall meeting. Co chairs George Cunningham Jr. and wife announce week of October 12 membership push to reach 500. Da Ponte also tabs as Bristol Zoning Board of Review chair and local businessman.
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Parent-Teacher Association
George Cunningham Jr
PTA
Nathaniel Gladding Jr
Anthony DaPonte
Troop 5 Parents Night Planned at St Michael's Parish House
Troop 5 will hold its semiannual Parents Night at St Michael's Parish House on Thursday at 7:30 PM. The event will introduce the troop’s scoutmaster and outline plans for the coming year, include a short film, and break the meeting into patrol groups with refreshment service.
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St Michael’s Parish House
Battery D Sets Recruit Drive
Battery D initiates a recruit drive under unit leadership with plans to attract prospective enlistees. The drive focuses on enlisting men and women for service while outlining roles and requirements for applicants.
Maine freshman Charles Mello enlists naval service
Charles Mello son of Mr and Mrs Charles C Mello of 346 Wood Street Orono Maine enters the University of Maine freshman class to study agricultural management and agricultural economics. A Bristol native he graduated in 1948 and served four years in the Navy as sonar and radioman on a minesweeper.
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Charles Mello
Wood Street
University of Maine
Orono
Maine
Bristol
Navy
Price President Of Young People Price President Of Young People
The excerpt appears garbled and only faintly readable. It mentions young people and a Congregational Church related topic, with obscure ship and location references. No clear event, date, or names are extractable to form a definite news item.
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Price
Young People
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