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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1941
Page
2
The town expresses regret as Charles B. Rockwell declines re election to the School Committee. Twelve years as chairman have linked his name to the district's stable, well managed schools. Residents praise frugal funding, up to date facilities, and absence of sectarian conflict, while thanking him for long service.
Clara Dudley guides women to color and fabric choices for rooms as a personal style statement. She urges flattering wall tones, rugs, and draperies tailored to hair color, warning against old fashioned pastels for redheads and recommending bold contrasts for brunettes.
A packed docket notes no criminal or civil cases in Fifth District Court. Local notices include Patricia Ann Rawson observer at Charles Chapin Hospital Providence, Walter Christensen in Fort McClellan Alabama, Ida Puya and James Puya visiting in Naugatuck, and Nicholas Cicciola visitor. Community events feature Rebekah Lodge Silver Coffee, Rotary Club meeting with Small Loans topic, a Grace Phelan typing demonstration, birthday celebrations for Eleanor Cocco and Winify M Aiello, and various dances and fundraisers for war relief. Several local families and employees are cited with birthdays, visits, and work changes, plus school honors for Ralph A Bernardo and Brown University students under the Honors Study Program.
The family thanks relatives and friends for kindness and sympathy after the death of Mrs. Hattie M. Pardey. Special thanks to the B R R of the NH, NH & H RR, the Gilbert Perry SSA, nh Gilbert Perry Post No. 115, V, and the family of the late Mrs. Pardey.
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