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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Feb 14, 1947

Page

6

Bristol County Teams Lead Rhodes Hospital Fund Drive

Jui Hospital Building Fund drives forward with 1 203 subscriptions totaling 54 091 lifting the fund to 4 045 518. Bristol County teams under Joh Vetgiore report modest starts in Barrington Warren and Bristol divisions while Greater Providence adds 35 240 from 951 new subscriptions and 6 163 in business gifts. A luncheon at the Sheraton Biltmore Providence gathered 170 captains as campaign officials urge broader reach and a stronger push in the final weeks.

Bristol County Joh. Vetgiore Rhodes H Hospital Sheraton Biltmore Providence Curtis B. Brooks Brooks Greater Providence Albert C. Thomas First Baptist Church Louis C. Gerry Rhode Island Hospital Harris H. Bucklin Building Fund Richard Viall

Bristol Knights honor sixteen council members at Turkey Banquet

Sixteen Bristol Council Knights of Columbus members aged 65 or over and active 25 years or more received honorary memberships at a State Street turkey banquet. Rev Ambrose P Regan spoke on Catholic Action while other dignitaries included State Deputy Donald Murray and Grand Knight Norman Vermette.

Bristol Donald Murray George Gilroy William T. Dwyer Robert Newbold Wakefield Francis Dwyer East Greenwich William Burns Norman J. Vermetter Joseph Lewis Francis King John J. Connors Robert J. Connery Joseph E. Connell James J. Connery Joseph F Lewis William H. Hughes William N. Leahy William H. Connery William F. O’rourke Bernard Breen Charles Breen John LawVander George H. McClure John F. Dunn Jr James Hammill Henry E. Brown Thomas H. Byrnes Edward J. Belmore John J. Collins Fred Cleaver Thomas A. Dwyer Joseph Ennis Joseph M. Flynn Wilfred G. Lemaire Joseph J. Langello Bernard J., McHugh A. B. Nerone James A Sisson William H. Sisson James E. Sullivan James F. Wylie Sebastian Bernard Charles FE. Burns John R. Bernardo John J. Coughlan Charles M. Connery William A Demers Frank L Doran Joseph M. Edmonds James P Fay Jr Joseph A. Flynn Frank S. Giglio Joseph L. King Edward L. Leahy John F. Lowney Edward E. Iseclerc James F. Meiggs H. J. Murphy Charles F. McHugh James J. Murphy James A. McKenna Robert G. Newbold M. J. O’brien Howard G. Potter Patrick F. Ryan Charles A. Richards Joseph Santulli Henry F. Serbst Wilfred H. Hamil Thomas J. Tobin Frederick T. Goff Leo Dobridnia Salvatore Massano Jerome Donovan Mr. Vermette

Philatelic Society Votes to Hold Two Meetings Monthly

The Junior Philatelic Society met at Holmes House and decided to hold two meetings monthly. The next meeting will be the last Monday of this month, then the 2nd and 3rd Mondays each month. Miss Muriel Ashton will assist Miss Palmer with foreign stamps.

Junior Philatelic Society Holmes House Muriel Ashton Palmer S. Jester

Town Budget Proposals Include New Fire Hydrant Plan

The board urges a new hydrant at Roma and Buttonwood Streets and a 6- to 12-inch main tie near Buttonwood to improve north end service. Projections call for WPA-era Bay View line upgrades, revisiting prior Bristol County Water Co. plans, and emergency funding at the Annual Town Meeting.

Roma Buttonwood Streets Bay View Avenue Bristol Manufacturing Corp Bristol County Water Co Water Co Bay View Wood Street Thompson Avenue Buttonwood Street Perry Plat W.P.A New England Fire Insurance Rating Exchange Buttonwood St Franklin Street

UN Human Rights Commission Opens First Full Session

Eleanor Michel reports New York delegates from 18 nations gather at UN headquarters for the Commission on Human Rights first full session. Mrs Roosevelt chairs as Mrs Hansa Mehta promises swift action toward an international bill of rights.

New York Tamiulliar S Commission On Human Rights Commission Economic and Social Council U S M Laugier F D Roosevelt Roosevelt Hansa Mehta India P C. Chan China United Nations New York Times State Department East River Lake Success Dscuss D. R World Federation of United Nations Associations Manhattan Rockefeller Center Empire State Building Que Tai-Chi The Security Council Atomic Energy Commission

Musical revue preview entertains 100 veterans at St. Marys

The 1947 Black and Bliss Spots revue presented by the ex6 Minstreleers of St. Says Church staged a preview at R. I. Satiers Home. Rev. Austin J. Smith and Raymond Sartini led the event with Lu cien Capone on piano and Margaret Nerone makeup.

Bliss St. Says R. I. Satiers Austin J. Smith Raymond Sartini Lucien Capone Margaret Nerone James Meiggs Evelyn Jamies Edmond Costa Ralph K. Nash Charles Callan Luke Callan Gene Ferreira Muriel Trudell Jeannette Jamiel Joan Carroll Jean Ascoli Veronica Lima Margaret Leahy Doris Hackley Robert Jordan Jean St Angelo Dolores

Planning Board Advances Elmwood Terrace and Villanova Park Plats

The Planning Board recommended approval of the Elmwood Terrace plat on Hope Street at the Warren line and the re-plat of Villanova Park including renaming Villanova Avenue to Bliven Avenue. David Miller of Boston discussed Bayside Plat formerly Fales Farm in a preliminary study.

Planning Board Elmwood Terrace Hope Street Villanova Park Villanova Avenue Bliven Avenue David Miller Boston Bayside Fales Farm

Local Drugstore Price List Reads Like Old Catalog

A fragmented 1960s price list shows Omega Oil and Pinex with cents values alongside Ipana toothpaste and Midol tablets. Other items include Ironized Yeast, Dean's Kidney Pills and assorted prices, reflecting a bygone storefront catalog.

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Jui Hospital Bldg. Fund Barrington H. Frederick Stephens John Wellman George L. Spencer Warren O. A. T. Gotten Mauss Charlotte Greene Arthur H. Eastman Ee Mike Zee Beye Philatelic Society To Board of Fire Engineers Moses Moore Richard Connery Public Works Dept Dept Holmes Memorial Bristol Highlands Cliff Drive Beach Terrace Rego & Son Rockwell Park Church Ct Burnside Memorial Beach Terrace Road Chiff Drive Equipmnt By Eleanor Michel David Mc Seoul Biles Seana Eo Ae Orien Murray Lise St Hary Dow Poapenee Pawtusket Phenix Appenang Warren Bristol E. Providence Wickford Newport Woonsocket Bhoad the Family Master Money VIA Bradford St Phillips Magnesia Warner Mead Colgate Johnson Waterbury’s Dr. Mile Fletcher Vick Hubbard
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