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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1950
Page
1
The United States Rubber Company and the United Rubber Cork Linoleum and Plastic Workers of America announce a pension and insurance contract. They agree on amendments to their collective bargaining agreement to raise minimum pensions and establish the enhanced plan.
Rotary Club offers Springtime Minstrels to fund Welfare Fund at Guneral School Auditorium on April 26 and 27. Howard R. Newman hosts with end men Dr. Samuel D. Clark Dr. D. V. A. Capone Frank J Murphy William D. Hall Raymond J. Makowsky Roswell S. Bosworth. Patter names include Snow Drop Back Drop and Cough Drop. Committee leaders are Arthur H. Eastman and John McIntosh. Tickets available from club members and Buffington's Pharmacy. The show features a 40 member circle led by Mrs. M Theresa Donovan and songs including The Lost Chord and a Liberty Statue verse.
Scouts prepare for Matrimonial Minstrels a comedic show staged April 13 and 14 in Guiteras Junior High auditorium directed by William Joseph with John Joseph assisting. The event funds the local drum corps equipment and features a wedding themed opening with a 30 voice chorus and soloists.
Fred F. Hodgdon was elected to his 40th term as clerk of the First Baptist Church at the annual meeting last evening. Officers and committees were named including Harold E. Pedley Jr. as moderator and Arthur Marz as treasurer, with multiple deacons, finance and auxiliary chairs appointed. Pedley Jr. was reelected superintendent and Powell became treasurer while Mrs. Harold E. Pedley Jr. was named Sunday School secretary.
Crowds fill Bristol churches for Holy Week rites as cold weekend forecasts delay Easter finery. Catholic and Episcopal congregations mark Maundy Thursday Holy Communion and nocturnal adoration, with Sunrise Service atop Mt Hope Farm and multiple Masses Sunday at St Marys Our Lady of Mount Carmel and St Elizabeths.
Dr Samuel D. Clark president of the town council says larger facilities should be used for the charter reform discussion not for routine committee work. Frank J. Sylvia seeks moving the April 24 town meeting from Reynolds School to Andrews High School gym. Sylvia’s proposal will be debated at the Monday council meeting as Clark notes renewed GOP interest in taxpayers’ rights on charter reform.
The Bristol Manufacturing Company will dedicate its 15 000 square foot warehouse next Tuesday April 11 at 4 PM. Anthony J Nunes personnel manager announced the event. Employees are invited to attend with dancing buffet lunch and refreshments. James W Stewart plant engineer will turn over the keys to Maurice C Smith Jr president. William H Smith treasurer will speak Nunes to serve as master of ceremonies.
Dr Samuel D Clark town council president announced a meeting next Friday with town officials and American Water Works legal representatives to discuss the Bristol County Water Co contract. Clarence H Dickey will represent the utility while Eugene F Cochran and Lucien Capone handle town interests. The session follows a taxpayer funded test of the 43 year old contract and centers on water line obligations for newly designated compact portions. The talks will occur at the water works New York City offices.
A lighthearted editorial note precedes a formal Army specification dated October 7 1943. The writer claims the piece is balderdash yet entertaining and credits M C Smith 3rd for its use. The tone blends satire with official labeling.
The document specifies solid colored triangle markings with legs 3 to 8 inches based on paint. It requires full case packing to avoid waste and prohibits filler materials. instead, use compressed air to prevent shifting. Ten or more cases with extra space are packed into a single case. Cases are bound with two flat metal straps placed 36 apart to keep markings legible.
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