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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1952
Page
8
A retro column recalls Ralph Kinder the Bristol born organist who return from England in 1898 and considered a post at Grace Church Providence before moving to Philadelphia. The piece also notes a 5 to 4 Y M C A win over the Bristols and lists local business leaders who closed shops for a field day.
The Bristol Jaycees present a 15 minute TV portrait on WJAR this Saturday December 20 at 1 30 p m depicting Rhode Island's varied and busy scene. Assisting are Ethel F Blaisdell Victor Abrams Joseph Accadi Ralph McCaw Harold Gifford and Douglas Crellin. Dr Maynard Shulman chairs.
Bristol homeowners may enter the Bristol Junior Chamber of Commerce Christmas Home Lighting contest starting today through December 22. Prizes honor the most beautiful and original decorations with judging on December 22 and awards announced December 24.
Police report a 58 year old man named Anthony Alves crossing Hope Street in the rain was struck by a car driven by Albert Lopes. Alves suffered a broken left leg and was moved to R I Hospital. Lopes and the injured man were helped to the doctor’s office by ambulance. Authorities continue investigation. A separate crash at 2 a.m. left Charles W. Edmonds uninjured after his vehicle struck a tree on Griswold Avenue near Ferry Road.
Bristol native Dorothy Manuel won fifth place in the Second International Hallmark Art Contest for a water color titled Historic Trinity Church Newport. She earned $250 from a field of over 400 entries from 48 states and 32 foreign countries. Manuel has shown at Trinity Church bazaar and in Carnegie Institute exhibitions, with work in private and museum collections.
The Bristol Teachers Association urged the school committee to include a 300 dollar raise for every Bristol teacher in the next fiscal year's budget, citing rising living costs and referencing the Bureau of Labor Statistics. A 100 dollar increment after 25 years of service was also requested, with the board planning to review the request during the 1953 1954 budget discussions.
In a tense Bristol council session the canvassers counted 56 absentee votes and seven more ballots sealing defeat of the Home Rule charter. The G I vote stood 39 yes 10 no seven blanks, overall result No 2161 Yes 2146, with November 4 results and 55 absentee ballots included.
Frederick T. Goff was unanimously elected chairman of the Bristol Zoning Board of Review after serving as acting chair in the absence of Elmer E. Angell. Angell’s resignation due to poor health was formally accepted by the town council. The board will send Angell a letter wishing him a speedy recovery. The session also reviewed Albert Del Toro’s building permit request for a garage for his fruit and vegetable business, which Building Inspector Otis M. Bailey had withheld.
The Bristol School Committee considered a Gideons Society request to distribute pocket Bibles to public school children. Otis M. Bailey and John W. Young urged approval while Trustee Frank J. Murphy urged full committee discussion amid church state separation concerns. The panel planned to decide after receiving a letter from the Building Inspector and noted attendance issues.
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