Local track meet honors 275th anniversary with charms
About 200 boys took part in the Bristol Common event honoring the 275th track meet. John L. Burke chaired the athletics committee and awarded 54 gold, silver, and bronze Wing Foot charms to top finishers across 18 divisions. Winners listed include Joseph Sansone, John Lima, Walter Swanson, Richard Cabral, and Manuel Pasqual among others.
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John L. Burke
Bristol
Joseph Sansone
Joseph Faraone
Frank Caruso
Joseph Travers
Robert Rosar
Steve Mascena
Gregory Bullock
Allan Merrit
Walter Checko
Allan Merritt
Joseph Ramos
Steve Ferrara
Joseph Mazur
Raymond Castigliego
John Lima
Charles Menezes
Albert Pompei
Joseph Cortellessa
Manuel Pasqual
Robert Silvia
Joseph Jackson
Anthony Josephs
Martin Biancuzzo
Robert Borges
John Wilson
Manuel Abilheira
Lucio Cabral
Jorn Wilson
Walter Swanson
Richard Cabral
Richard Ruggiero
Pilgrimage by Pyramids Club to Shrine at Breed's Hill
Forty members and guests of the Pyramids of Charity will make their fifth annual pilgrimage Sunday to the Madonna shrine at Breed's Hill Orient Heights Mass A bus departs Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church at 1245 pm Benediction and Rosary will be held at Don Orione Home followed by a visit to the Temple of St Anthony in Revere and a dinner in Boston Mrs Vasta L Ruggiero chairs arrangements systems with assistance from the executive board.
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Pyramids of Charity
Bristol to Reach Direct Dialing in New England
Bristol telephone customers will dial directly to other exchanges in Rhode Island and beyond as NE Tel and TelCo expands direct distance dialing. About 90 percent of state customers will be affected. the Providence office will host the new system.
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Bristol
NE. Tel
TelCo
Providence
Cherry
Frontier
New England
Walter L. Dignam
Letter to the People of Bristol
Frederick Williams Jr commends Bristol's pageant as echoing ideals of the United Nations and Roosevelt era prayers. He invokes Rev George L Locke and the nation’s heritage, urging continued faith and unity under God with gratitude in prosperity and resolve in trouble.
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Bristol
Francis Thompson
United Nations
George L. Locke
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jesus Christ
Frederick Williams, Jr
Providence
Car Collision Injures Two Drivers at Metacom and Gooding Crossway
Police report a two car crash at Metacom avenue and Gooding avenue at 7 25 am injuring William Anderson 21 of Newport and Ralph Barba 61 of Platt street. Barba sustained facial injuries and possible broken shoulder, while Roth suffered serious facial injuries after the collision. Barba was treated at Dr Samuel D Clark's office and Roth was transported to RI Hospital by Colt ambulance. Both vehicles were towed from the scene.
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Metacom Avenue
Gooding Avenue
William Anderson
Newport
G Andrew Roth
Ferry
Ralph Barba
Platt Street
Narrows Road
Samuel D Clark
Roth
RI Hospital
Colt
Frank Almeida
Harbor Court Case Hearing Set for Next Monday
Lucig Capone resumes the taxpayer equity suit in Superior Court Providence seeking a permanent injunction to halt a town dock and launching ramp project. The case challenges town spending twenty thousand dollars and the legal validity of a town meeting action under home rule questions. A temporary injunction has been in place since April.
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Lucig Capone
Superior Court
Providence
Capone
Supreme Court
Nuh
General Assembly
Wardrobe Planning At Providence Homemakers Meeting
Mrs Kenneth Bowen and Mrs Maurice Oswell of the Kirkemuit Homemakers Group attended the first leader school meeting at the Providence Gas Company on Wednesday The program focused on wardrobe planning and choosing patterns and colors The session was led by Miss Sara Coyne State Homemaker Leader with morning instruction by Mrs Susan Broadfoot State Homemaker Agent and afternoon guidance by Mrs Gagne a Singer Sewing Machine representative
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Kenneth Bowen
Maurice Oswell
Kirkemuit Homemakers Group
Providence Gas Company
Sara Coyne
Susan Broadfoot
Gagne
Singer Sewing Machine
Floats Enter 275th Parade Competition
Twenty two floats have entered the 275th anniversary parade with 525 dollars in prize money. Floats assemble on Church Street at 1 30 a m to be judged with awards of 100 50 and 25 for most beautiful most authentic and most original.
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Maurice C. Smith III
Church Street
High
Wood Streets
Frederick N Palmer
Herbert B. Burnham, Jr
Santo Dgati
Anniversary Ball Tickets Still Available in Sal Massano Report
Tickets for tonight's anniversary ball at St. Elizabeth's auditorium remain on sale at the door. The event features Sammy Kaye and his Swing and Sway band and an audience participation segment So You Want to Lead a Band. Veterans groups planted four trees at Veterans Memorial Park in memory of local war heroes.
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Sal, Massano
St. Elizabeth's Auditorium
Sammy Kaye
Wallis E. Howe
Veterans’ Memorial Park
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