Community Halloween party plans announced in Bristol
The third annual Community Hallowe en Celebration will be sponsored by Kearney Post No 6 American Legion and the Rotary Club with Miss Muriel Ashton as general chairwoman. A youth party will be hosted at the Y M C A while the younger group meets at the Armory. Police Chief Ferrara praised the plan saying it reduces vandalism and provides safe fun for children.
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Bristol Phoenix
Y.mc.a
Armory
Church Street
Hallowe’en
Hallowe'en
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Miss Ashton
Change in Bay View Avenue Contract Reduces Town Costs
A town council special session authorized changes to the Bay View Avenue project cutting net costs by about 400 dollars. The Romano Construction contract was adjusted to avoid blasting and reduce storm sewer work between Sherry and Thompson avenues. The plan adds asphalt shoulders and gutters, with disposal of 88 feet of 21 inch drain pipe.
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Romano Construction Company
Thompson and
Sherry Avenues
Sherry Avenue
Bay View
High Street
Sherry and
Thompson Avenues
Sherry
Thompson Avenue
Highway Department
Buffums to Mark 60th Wedding Anniversary
Mr and Mrs Joseph L Buffum celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Monday September 29 at home 5 Milk street. They will receive friends in the afternoon. It is also Mrs Buffum's 79th birthday. Mr Buffum is 86 and visiting on Byfield street helping his brother Henry build a home.
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Joseph L Buffum
Milk Street
Mrs Buffum
Mr Buffum
Henry
Byfield Street
Warren seeks clinching win in Little Worlds Series game three
The third game of the Little Worlds Series between Bristol and Warren is set for Sunday afternoon at Guneral Field. Warren leads 2-0 after two wins and needs one more victory to clinch the best out of five.
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Bristol
Warren
Guneral Field
Religious Education Classes Start September 30
Edward Fitzgerald the superintendent announced that religious education classes begin on September 30. Participating churches include First Congregational St Elizabeths St Marys St Michaels First Baptist and Our Lady of Mt Carmel.
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Edward Fitzgerald
First Congregational Church
St Elizabeth's Church
St Mary’s Church
St Michael's Church
First Baptist Church
Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Margaret Hibbert Becomes Graduate Nurse at Rhode Island School
Miss Margaret Hibbert daughter of Mr and Mrs George Hibbert of 240 Hope Street Rhode Island Hospital School of Nursing Providence graduated on September 17 from Colt Memorial High School.
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Margaret. Louise Hibbert
George Hibbert
Hope Street
Rhode Island Hospital School of Nursing
Providence
Miss Hibbert
Colt Memorial High School
Sergeant Harold W Josephson Fatally Injured in Germany
Mrs Daniel F Mahoney of 87 High Street received word that her son Sergeant Harold W Josephson age 26, a WWII veteran and occupation forces member in Austria and Germany, died in Germany on September 22 1947 from a fractured skull and cerebral concussion. He served with the 1st Infantry during WWII in North Africa Sicily Italy and France and earned the Purple Heart and multiple campaign and service medals. Born Providence February 13 1921 he moved to Bristol as a youth and later studied at RI State College before enlisting in 1940. He is survived by his mother a brother Robert of New York and a half-brother Daniel F Mahoney Jr of Bristol. arrangements will be made to return the body.
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Bristol
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796Th Military Police Battalion
United States
Vienna
Austria
Josephson
St Michael's Church
Town President Opposes Janitors as Traffic Cops
Gilbert C. Hoover said janitors should not take over traffic policing near schools. He argued janitors are already busy and there are other reasons against this extra duty. The comment follows earlier calls by Norman E Benard for janitors to manage dismissal traffic.
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Gilbert C. Hoover
Admiral Hoover
Norman E Benard
Bristol Mayor Recieves Curious English Letter
The Bristol Rhode Island town council president Gilbert C Hoover opened a mailer from F. J. Dimond of Bristol England. The envelope addressed him as The Right Worshipful the Mayor of Bristol prompting jokes about his title and a tax assessor note.
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Bristol
Rhode Island
F. J. Dimond
England
Admiral Hoover
Collins and Aikman Club Sends 170 Members to Washington
The Collins and Aikman Quarter Century Club from Bristol and West Barrington leaves Friday October 3 for Washington DC for a sightseeing tour and banquet at the Willard Hotel. Emblems will be presented to 34 new members by W G Mc Cullough and trips include Arlington Cemetery Mt Vernon.
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Collins and Aikman Quarter Century Club
Bristol and
West Barrington
Washington, D C
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Plant J
Union Station
Providence
Pullman
Washington
Willard Hotel
Mt Vernon
W G McCullough
Collins and Aikman
Philadelphia
Collins and Aikman Corporation
William Burke
Antone Varno
Andrew Volpe
Umberto Alfieri
Harry Bullock
Frank Gladue
James Lewis
Herman Machado
Louis O’brien
Theresa Pacheco
Frank Perelli
Caroline Reposa
Eva Santos
John P. Souza
Paul Tammaro
Louise’ Teixeira
Mary Vargas
Mary Xavier
Plant
Susie Antinucci
Taddeo Apicello
August Arruda
Frank Brown
John Brown
Margaret Brown
Charles Burke
Rosemarie Burke
Marie Burrow
Sadie Cardoza
Aniello Caretanuti
Mary Cassano
Charles Coggeshall
Manuel Co
Drum Corps Championship Meet Set in Sturbridge Mass
Bristol Boy Scout Drum and Bugle Corps and Bristol Vets Drum and Bugle Corps will compete for U I State Championship honors at Sturbridge Fairgrounds on Sunday September 28 1947. Only Rhode Island Fife Drum and Bugle Association members may enter the state contest. out of state prizes are for nonmember corps. The Boy Scout Band has held the junior state title since 1939. The article also recounts the life of John, a Boston fruit dealer turned investor who admired finance and land, supported by his father’s estate and library study, and aimed to help the poor via philanthropy.
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Bristol Vets
Sturbridge Fairgrounds
Sturbridge
Mass
R. I. Fife, Drum and Bugle Association
Bristol
Boy Scout
Giovanni Batista Deferrari
Genoa
Boston
John
Boston Financial District
C and A Girls Club Banquet Set for Tomorrow Evening
The 19th annual Collins and Aikman Girls Club banquet will be held tomorrow at 6 PM at the White Rail Riding Club. Guests include Mr and Mrs Joseph H Farrell Mr and Mrs A Tousonie Mr and Mrs Joseph Murgo Mr and Mrs R A Manning Mr and Mrs Clarence B Spece and Mr and Mrs T F Parks. The banquet committee led by Miss Priscilla Brelsford includes Mrs Mary McKenna Miss Madge DeSalvo Mrs Jean Tetreault Miss Alice Walsh and Miss Anne Borges ex officio.
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Collins and Aikman Girls’ Club
White Rail Riding Club
Joseph H. Farrell
A. Tousonie
Joseph Murgo
R. A. Manning
Clarence B. Spece
T. F. Parks
Priscilla Brelsford
Mary McKenna
Madge DeSalvo
Jean Tetreault
Alice Walsh
Anne Borges
Boston Millionaire Keeps Pocket Safe With Pins
The 84 year old Bostonian John Deferrari, profiled by Meyer Berger, built a four million dollar empire by walking, owning many houses, and never using autos or servants. He pins his papers for safety, cooks his own meals, and donates a million to the Boston Public Library while living under the address “General Delivery.”
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Meyer Berger
Boston
North Side
Old Beacon Hill
Hanover Street
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