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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1959
Page
4
The piece defends occasional ruler use to enforce discipline, noting some students respond only to physical correction. It contrasts parental shifts against tradition, argues discipline is essential, and asserts most youths are wholesome while a few incorrigible students require firm handling.
National Farm Safety Week July 27 31 highlights pond safety in Rhode Island. Experts urge constant supervision and trained helpers for groups, with rescue gear kept ready a long pole a buoyant plank and an inner tube. Teachers and parents should teach children to swim and respect water.
A personal reminiscence recounts visits to neighbors in Seaside and Papasquaw, a surprise dinner with a large household, and a move from seaside freedom to town life. The narrator recalls cousins who built the Free Library, and mentions DeWolfs, Richmonds, and a broad family network with vivid attributions and childhood memories.
A reader urges Bristol officials to curb dumping at a nonfenced freight yard near Franklin Street and Woodlawn Ave. She praises community workers, urges town fathers to know town land, and asks for regular street cleaning and higher public health standards.
August events listed include a Gas House Bowling League meeting at Lincoln Hall at 7 p.m. on Tuesday August 25, a Ham and Bean Supper at Trinity Church Rooms at 6 p.m. on Saturday August 29, a town wide waste paper drive by The Kingsmen Bugle and Drum at 10 a.m. on Sunday August 30 with rain date September 6, and a St Mary’s Women's Guild Bridge at St Mary’s Auditorium on Wednesday September 23.
The piece cites Norman Ding, who ran a sleep shop in New York and later a Sleep Center, saying urban dwellers sleep better than rural folks and that women under fifty sleep better than men. He notes insomnia links to nervous tension, cites models and advertisers as prone to anxiety, and endorses Dr Edmund Jacobson’s relaxation method as a cure.
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