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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1950
Page
8
Highway Surveyor Joseph F. Pannone urges Bristol residents to follow the new trash collection plan. Learn district numbers, monitor the paper for dates, and avoid putting out rubbish days early to keep streets tidy.
The Bristol Town Council approves two side parking restrictions in the Hope Street restricted area from Dec 11 to Dec 31. David Ferris of the Bristol Business Civic Association says merchants in the Hope Street shopping district will stay open every weekday evening during the week of Dec 18 until 8:30 PM.
Corp Joseph Robert Medeiros 21 US Marine Corps is wounded in action in Korea, as his parents in 243 State Street were informed by telegram. A First Marine Division member, he joined the Marines in 1948 and was overseas in August after a furlough. He married Arty Cordeiro in 1950 and lives at 26 Shaw's Lane.
State Senator Daniel G Coggeshall switched on the Hope Street lights on Wednesday evening. Edward D Kunz, president of the Bristol Business Civil Association, oversaw thousands of bulbs strung from Constitution to Franklin and along State Street. Public subscription funds the illumination with William Wodd as treasurer.
Bristol civic groups are urged to volunteer for Civil Defense as Lt. Col. Paul T. Martin and Col. Henry A. Hambrick prepare a series of talks. The VFW meets at Odd Fellows Hall on Monday to hear the two officers emphasize enlisting air raid wardens, first aid aides, clerical staff, auxiliary police, firemen and other volunteers. The next Key Personnel of CD of Bristol meeting will be December 22 at 8 p.m. at the American Legion Hall to recruit more volunteers.
The Republican Town Committee will convene this evening at 8 o'clock in the Hotel Belvedere. Chairman Frank J. Sylvia will preside as the group considers Treasurer John P. Marshall's annual report, nominating committee recommendations for five executive committeemen, and a panel to propose a slate of March local election candidates. Secretary Orlando J. Bisbane says the committee backs Sylvia to regain town administration control after a decade in other hands.
W F Bird vice president of Collins & Aikman warned Rhode Island plants face a serious problem as most production is unused for C&A fabrics. yarns now made elsewhere. to survive, $2,000,000 modernization needed with new skills and teamwork between workers and management before a December 20 union vote.
At the Bristol Civil League meeting Miss Anne Marie Bisbane was elected corresponding secretary. A New Year party is set for Dec 30 at Alfred Rego’s Bristol Narrows home with organizers Anne Marie Brisbane Linda Correia Olga Lewis Alfred Zervis Rita Silvia and Mary Amaral. Invitations go to Salve Regina College New Newport, New Bedford Textile Institute, and the Pan American Club of Providence. Guests include Spanish Chancellor Pablo Descouzia.
Bristol senior high school presented Miss Jimmy a three act comedy by Jean Provence in Guiteras Memorial School auditorium. The senior class produced a lively show directed by Mrs. M Theresa Donovan that drew about 275 fans and earned hearty applause. Tonight at 8 15 the curtain rises again. Ernest Cordeiro plays Jimmy a stray junior from a nearby state university entangled in humorous schemes to borrow a girl's dress for a fraternity stunt.
A school honor roll lists multiple students and adults with full names and street addresses including Margarite Stone 14 Lincoln avenue, Mary E Long 35 Bayview avenue, J Foster Price Metacom avenue, Gerald Aldrich 28 Diamond avenue, Ralph De Leo 629 Wood street, Maj Thomas Abendroth 44 Beach street Warren, Bristol Y M C A, John De Andrade 24 Cook street, John A Martin 58 Union street, Walter E Collins Hawthorne avenue, Lewis P Ketchie 30 Lincoln avenue, Samuel W Gladding Jr 90 High street, Malcolm A Schoner 50 Franklin street, Clara Diman 29 Burnside street and Constance Carmone 28 Diamond avenue.
The Bristol Planning Board and Zoning Board will meet in joint session to seek a revision of the town zoning law. No date is set. secretary M C Smith and Zoning Secretary Frederick T. Goff will coordinate a suitable date. Discussions highlighted outdated provisions including A and D residential lot sizes and enforcement limits.
Additional donations received for the Bristol Community Christmas Fund include ten dollar gifts from A Brunelli Eisen stadt Manny's Package Store Bristol Water Co Callan Construction Corp Dr A J Ramos Industrial Trust Co. five dollar gifts from James F Duffy Dr D V A Capone Mrs Mary Boardman Lombard Pozzi State Street Lunch Conley's Jewelry Gifts George Salmonese John Andrade Henry A Street Mrs Abby G Palmer Rev A C Larned John C Mello Jr J T Brogden J William Wood two dollar gifts from O M Bailey a friend Arthur B Rae Gardner West Mr and Mrs George Phillips Henry O Paquin John Shaw William H Sisson Emilio D Iannucciello one dollar gifts from Peter Iagiello Samuel Hochman Dr M Mersman Ruths Beauty Shop Taylor Shoe Store Helen J Osterberg Herbert B Burnham Ella O Millard Mrs Rita Gilmore Max Barros John Gablinski Mrs Alice B Morgan Miss Charlotte Young.
Kenya faces a rapid decline in its elephant herds as ivory poaching rises along the coast. Mervyn Cowie, director of Kenya's royal national parks, notes tribesmen trade for $1000 per pair tusks, while park patrols confront armed smugglers. Kenya reserves protect 38,000 acres hosting elephants, rhinos, and predators, with parks near Nairobi drawing tourists to safer, scenic habitats.
The Kenya National Park Service pursues wildlife protection and restoration of ancient cities dating back to the hand axe era about 200 000 years ago. The site reveals ruins of cities deserted for periods up to 10 000 years apart and oddities like three tailed horses and fitted giraffes. Excavations suggest the hand axe man had not discovered fire and hunted with stones.
Archaeologists revive coastal Kenya sites once built by Arab pioneers. Cities like Gedi face repeated sackings, eventual desertion due to water shortages, and ongoing restoration after digging reveals layers of coral, bones, and ancient water wells estimated at about 700 years old.
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