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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1951
Page
4
Statistical note compares Yale graduates with 1.3 children to Vas sar graduates with 1.7. The data are used to claim women have more children than men. A fashion forecast adds that men's pockets see little change this year.
Dr Herschel Heinz district governor of Rotary in this area urged "service above self" as the club's prime object at a White Rail Riding Club luncheon on Metacom avenue. He urged authentic participation not mere pin wearers, stressed vocational and international service, and noted honest advertising and fair labor relations as Rotary concerns. He cited Eastman Kodak bonuses to avoid strikes and urged clubs to act as partners with workers.
A Rotary meeting feature urges members to curb complacency by focusing on international relations at a local level. The speaker emphasizes that understanding global events begins with the community, noting that all people are human beings deserving understanding and effort.
The School Committee unanimously approved fluoridation to prevent tooth decay and sent a proposal to the Town Council for approval. Bristol County Water Co plans to assess lowest equipment cost while engineers confirm feasibility. Annual operating cost is estimated at 4700 dollars, about 75 cents per family. Approval from the three towns councils and medical societies is required.
Nearly 100 gladioli varieties will be shown by the horticulture class in the DeWolf Memorial Room at the Congregational Church. Rhode Island Gladiolus Society members supply larger collections while any grower may exhibit three spikes. Local volunteers and many names assist.
Madame Alice of Prudence Is land will headline the Congregational Church bazaar on the church lawn. Mrs Milton Chase will portray Madame Alice and tell fortunes. The event also features children's movies at the Guiteras House and a Trading Post toy sale.
Governor Dennis J. Roberts convened an 11 a m meeting to stop taking undersized quahogs from Narragansett Bay. Attendees include Francis Leaver Edward Hayes Jr and John Sheehan as the meeting aims to tighten transit inspections and dealer plant oversight and to review shellfish laws for stronger control and conservation.
The Bristol Fire Department Rescue Squad saved two men from a capsized 12 foot sailboat in the Kickemuit River just before 10 pm. Robert Keown, 30, of Boston and Allen Lawson, 17, Providence, were taken aboard the cabin cruiser Suits Me run by Edgar Harrison with Eugene Mondar and James Bray aboard. A separate call reported cries for help offshore at Bristol Highlands. responders found no one in distress.
The Board of Recreation approved bills totaling 800 after a 700 bill from Holmes Bros Construction for the basketball court. Only 138 remained from the original 2150 appropriation set at the financial town meeting this season.
Six local liquor license holders received summons to appear before James S Daneker state liquor control administrator to show cause why their licenses should not be suspended or revoked. They face charges for violations of the law last Sunday with three Class B and two Class D license holders involved in selling alcohol.
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