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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1947
Page
4
LTH FOR ALL A series by the Bristol District Nursing Association stresses there is no home remedy for appendicitis. It explains the organ’s location, causes of infection, and signs such as fever and abdominal tenderness. Immediate medical care and surgery are advised to avoid perforation and death.
The general committee for the 35th anniversary observance of Troop One Boy Scouts of America has been announced by Chairman Daniel W Coggeshall. The roster includes Rudolf F Haffenraffer Frederick A Cornell Frank B Sylvia Wesley A Armstrong Anthony J Nunes Mervyn Clay Robert B Suzman A Domenic Ruggieri Joseph A Arouca William F Head J Foster Price Richard K Belmore Joseph P Quartaro Frank Perry George W Boutcher Frank Fojo David Costa Manuel Torres Walter Wallender Roswell S Bosworth Virgil Arruda Paul A Herzig Frank J Murphy Albert T Fusonie John D Moore Louis Almeida Prescott B Paull Raymond J Makowsky Albert H Sylvia Henry A Street William H Smith Oscar I Bergstrom Manuel F Sylvia Biagino Massa and Dr Oscar M Mersman
Quick thinking by Sousa filling station employees poured water on a fire started by a tossed match igniting fuel oil under a loading platform at 811 Hope Street. Fire Chief Fred Guevremont says fire crews were not needed after the smothering action. A second alarm later that evening reported a grass fire on King Philip Avenue burning about 200 feet before extinguished.
The Bristol Community Chest Fund has raised 9350.57 toward a 12060 quota as of now. Readable donor list includes individuals and local firms such as Callan Construction Co and Waldron Company with several zone acknowledgments and organizational supporters.
The American Legion Kearney Post No 6 meets at 8 PM in the Post Home on Franklin Street to adopt revised by laws hear committee reports discuss membership and holiday plans. A social hour follows with the Auxiliary Unit and Forty Eight unit hosts their December promenade under new officers with Chef de Gare Isaac Buffaray presiding. The Finance and Budget committee outlined a budget for the next fiscal year and funding methods.
On December 8 a demonstration recital on the glass harmonica by Ada Holding Miller will be held in Colt Auditorium. December 11 features a Mite Society Xmas Sale at the First Baptist Church vestry and a Bristol Chapter D A R Food Sale at Staples Coal Co office. December 17 and 18 present the Senior Class Play Dont Take Penny in Guitars Auditorium.
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