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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1953
Page
6
Postmaster warns holiday mail rush will strain service as cards move faster than parcels. Machines struggle with cancellations while about 800 pieces of mail per day are logged. 30 000 daily pieces expected once peak hits. Send early, wrap securely, and buy stamps before 3 30 to evade peak-hour crowds.
Six handwritten letters signed by Old Saint Nicholas Kiase f with United States Santa Claus postmark are offered at the Bristol A and P Food Store. Shoppers may address and mail them from Santa Claus, Indiana with an imitation Santa mailbox on display. The store will handle return mail from Santa Claus, Ind.
St Michael's held a parish breakfast served by Mrs Donald Mieson and committee members in the parish house, with Ivy group and young people later joining a convocation at St Mary's Portsmouth. Rex Peter Chase of Trinity Newport spoke at Evensong, followed by entertainment and refreshments with Bristol attendees listed.
The Kingsmen Bugle and Drum Corps report a townwide paper drive netting about five tons, with a special October 3 effort yielding over 20 tons. Volunteers collected and baled waste paper and magazines, continuing pickup by call for one to two weeks. A next drive is planned for January 10, 1954.
The First Bristol Troop Boy Scouts honored the Hawk Patrol at the E COM meeting in Scout Hall. Hawks lead the inter patrol contest entering its final month as two man knot tying and games such as goose race and spelling backwards entertain in charge of Carleton Pinheiro.
The Bristol Historical Society featured Dr Philip Batchelder of Providence presenting stereoscopic slides from the 1870s as a forerunner of 3-D films. The talk highlighted Providence’s Cove area changes and old street scenes, with future events and a snuff bottle exhibition announced for January.
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