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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1961
Page
17
The sewer commission urges strict permit adherence for each private sewer line installation. It stresses the need for accurate, up to date public records of original plans to locate lines buried decades ago. Detailed data on depth, angle, pipe size, and length guide repairs and replacements.
The Rhode Island Heart Cell appeals for 2000 volunteer blood donors for the year to support open heart surgeries. For eight operations in Providence hospitals this month about 160 donors are needed, with cross matching to ensure proper blood types. Anyone 18 to 60 in good health may sign up by calling Elmhurst 1-3003.
A Bristol resident urges rapid new school construction to ease crowding, criticizing attic and coal-bin conversions as inadequate. He supports Rockwell expansion and a Sowams Drive school, warns that September 1962 approaches, and laments vandalism of a Hope Street ostrich sculpture.
Dated December 14, 1861, Bristol sends off two boxes to Second and Fourth Regiment soldiers with woolen socks mittens blankets and undershirts while books and other items are collected for the troops. A note covers upcoming remembrances for Fifth Regiment and Cavalry. The piece discusses the L C Richmond and the Rat Hole fleet loading stone for naval use with destination Charleston and Savannah River, plus Burnside expedition plans, Goldsborough leadership, and reactions from the New York Tribune. It touches on petitions for Supreme Court votes and a mix of natural history notes on animal behavior and warfare.
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