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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1951
Page
4
Cochran says towns would need 1 percent of wages for social security and must match with town funds if the Rhodes Island Assembly votes to bring town employees under the act. Banks reportedly favorable to loans. Library seeks a 16 percent raise of 190 for six months, to be shown to taxpayers.
Councilman Holmes accuses delays in rubbish pickup while neighbors place stones on Collins street to protect grass. Pannone defends crews as Millemagg and others demand better service. Otis Bailey asks for explanations about street obstruction and a car fault. Dr Clark calls for regular financial reports.
Simon Peter McVey former resident of this town died Sunday at his home in Providence Rhode Island. The funeral will be from Pennine Funeral Home in Providence with a 9 am requiem Mass at the Cathedral. Interment will be at St Francis cemetery in Pawtucket. Surviving are widow Anna McWey a son Charles a sister Mrs George H Brooks and a brother Charles McWey all of Providence and nearby areas.
The New England Council through the New England Steel Development Corporation files with the National Securities for a $250 million steel mill project in New London Connecticut. If approved, cheaper steel for Rhode Island manufacturers will boost output and payrolls across the region.
Charles A Courtois born December 7 1877 in New York City died after a short illness at 74. He lived with his daughter in Bristolet and worked as a tool maker for 55 years retiring in 1949. Survived by wife Emma, daughter Mrs John Egan son Paul Edward Courtois and sister Miss Mathilde Courtois plus four grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 8 am from Charles M Connery Funeral Home 57 Burton Street and 9 am Mass at St Mary's Church with burial in St Mary's Cemetery.
Valley Forge features Washingtons headquarters and reconstructed huts with museum relics in and around the park. A certificate of necessity is sought for a New London steel mill as part of a broader push for local steel making. Rhode Island press highlights lower raw steel freight costs and faster delivery as benefits, with Chamber of Commerce and Senator McMahon figures weighing in on potential regional impact and jobs.
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