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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1936
Page
2
The National Safety Council notes drivers misjudge stopping times and distances. Thinking time averages about three-quarters of a second before braking, allowing 55 feet at 30 mph, with brake speed limits giving 28 to 30 feet more at 20 mph and 84 to 128 feet at 40 mph.
Henry E Smith of Edgewood died at home on November 27 at nearly 87. He was a son of the late Solon H Smith of Bristol and lived there before moving away at age 20. He leaves his sister Rosa B. Smith Wivman and two daughters, Mrs Geneva Mulchahey and Mrs Iladys A Feinstein, plus a nephew and niece in Massachusetts.
A food sale for Saturday is being organized by Evergreen Troop of Girl Scouts in the Thomas building. The item list features home baked goods, party shells, and pastries from Bristol Baking Co. A community bake sale style page includes local society notes and upcoming events.
Winter activities dominated a Bristol area church schedule with Beta-Sigma Society at Trinity church and Ladies Benevolent Society events at St Michael's. Attendance covered funeral trips, hospital recoveries, youth training talks by Dr Alan M Poole, and plans for Christmas and turkey shoot fundraisers. Members from Reading attended a funeral for Mrs Margaret Sanford.
George H Springer son of Mr and Mrs Herbert L Springer of 70 Thames Street is among 114 Brown University upperclassmen chosen for the college's special honors program He is an geology honor student and also on the Dean's list of 123 top scholars The program aims to honor exceptional work and provide close faculty guidance with reduced routine requirements
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