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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1954
Page
2
The highway department battles sustained snowfall and ice as it keeps streets clear. Residents are urged to move cars off narrow streets to allow plows to work, with repeated complaints and slow progress noted.
The piece critiques farm policy under Eisenhower, arguing overproduction and high storage costs burden taxpayers. It notes large losses from potato spoilage and subsidies to hold up prices, framing the issue as political and economic tension between farmers and taxpayers.
Town officials defend unpaid back taxes arguing most are small auto tax debts dating back to the 1920s and not caused by current unemployment. The issue follows reports of tax collectors and a public call for strict collection amid economic strain. Additional items note local appointments, club meetings, society events, and a fire alarm with minor damage at 21 State Street.
The passage argues against sympathy for a poor unemployed taxpayer targeted by welfare officials. It contends delinquents have time to pay small debts before legal action, and claims those in need have benefited from services without paying their share. The writer warns against politicizing economic hardship.
A Bristol Town Treasurer addresses critics of tax collection, defending a plan to pursue back taxes. He explains headlines misrepresented his stance, cites nonpayment reasons, and argues enforcement will reduce future taxes while saving two thousand dollars annually through office consolidation. He commits to polite cooperation with taxpayers to improve collections.
George Armstrong Lyon 75 of 4 Acorn Street Boston died Sunday in Providence after summers at Blythewold and years with Scudder Stevens and Clark. Yale and Harvard Law School graduate, WWII infantry captain Croix de Guerre recipient, former president of the Harvard Travelers' Club. Survived by wife Marjorie van Wickle Lyon. Funeral 2 p.m. today at St Michael's Church.
The funeral service for Maria A Pimental Machado of 25 Cole Street was a solemn requiem mass celebrant Rev. Henrique R Rocha pastor of St Elizabeth's Church. Rev. Joachim Lawrence served as deacon and Rev. Virgilio Oliveira as sub-deacon. Members of the Holy Rosary Society attended. Fr Rocha read committal prayers at St Mary's Cemetery with bearers John, Joseph A, Jack, Manuel, Joseph L and Anthony Pimenta.
The funeral of Mary Amaral Santos wife of Joseph Santos of 11 Narragansett Avenue occurred last Tuesday at 8 am from Charles M Connery Funeral Home and a 9 am Mass at St Elizabeth's Church. She was born March 3 1899 in St Michael's Azores and came to this country 35 years ago. Survivors include her husband five daughters a son and several siblings in the Azores. Bearers were Antone Santos Manuel Santos Jesse Ferria Joseph Costa Joseph Ferriera and Manuel Cordeiro. Interment was in St Mary's Cemetery.
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