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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1946
Page
2
The American Legion post seeks a $5,000 appropriation to add to $10,000 already set aside for the Welcome Home Fund. Town Council would oversee a committee to decide use within the taxpayer amount, with talk of possibly funding a memorial but veterans favor keeping the fund for returning soldiers’ appreciation and practical uses.
Community columns invite items about visits and courtesies in Bristol and vicinity. Readers share any local social notes and upcoming events.
Social notes report the engagement of Miss Carol Schuyler Edgelow daughter of CAPAD y and Dr Arthur E G Edgelow of Springfield to the Reverend Halsey De Wolf Howe Bristol bridegroom elect He is curate at Christ Church Cathedral Springfield Mass and a Williams College alumnus The couple descend from notable New England families and church figures
M Pontes offers dependable body and fender repair, auto painting, and radiator work at 222 Montana Street Fall River Mass. The ad touts reliability, quality painting, durable finishes, and Mr Pontes many years of experience with many customers.
The School Department will accept sealed bids at the Superintendent's office in Reynolds School until 4 pm on Monday January 14. Bids cover removal of ashes from all school buildings for a period from February 1 1946 to February 1 1947.
The YMCA hosts its annual meeting Tuesday evening January 8 at 8 o'clock to elect officers and review annual reports. All association members are invited. Henry A. Street serves as president of the board of directors.
Governor John D. Pastore was named Rhode Island State Chairman for the 1946 March of Dimes to be held January 14 to 31 by the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis led by Basil O’Connor. The foundation, created by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1938, is funded entirely by voluntary contributions and supports both patient care and research.
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