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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1959
Page
3
A community Polio Tag fundraiser is scheduled for Friday and Saturday in the downtown area. Organizers include committee chair Anthony Agatiello with John L. Burke Naji Socsa Ann Caldriso and Efi ma Bonvicin. Teller is Hubert B. Burnham Jr.
The Moslen Grotto of Providence donated 3000 dollars to the Hattie Ide Chaffee Nursing Home Building Fund, enabling partial construction and equipment for a two bedroom unit. Dr Herman C Pitts, president of the Home, noted the subscription supports cancer care work and memorializing a Grotto member. Work on the Wampanoag Trail building continues, with winter progress aided by favorable weather.
An intensive campaign kicks off as the Bristol Jr Chamber of Commerce announces a 1000+ eligible-member list. A January 28 informal meeting at Midway Casino will feature a screening of The Jaycee Story and discuss Jaycee aims, with regional VP Edward Clegg Jr. among guests. Former members are urged to rejoin.
Richard Travers, 17, son of Mr and Mrs Manuel J Travers of 34 Wood St, Bristol, will enter the chemical corps and depart Sunday for six months training at Fort Dix, N J. After training, he will attend Springfield College in Springfield, Massachusetts, and is a Bristol Senior High School graduate from the class of 1958.
Police report a break in at room 4 of the Coalonial Hotel on January 18 with a bag of change, cash sums, and a pistol stolen from a dresser and jewelry box. Entry via an unlocked second story northeast window was gained by a fire escape. A suspect from the hotel is being questioned. Separately, Sabato Stanzione and Warner Tabor were involved in a January 18 automobile collision on Hope Street near Sunnyside Ave resulting in considerable damage and towing of the Stanzione vehicle.
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