Not Since 1936 Rhode Island Lightning Safety Findings
Metropolitan Life researchers note Rhode Island has had no lightning deaths since 1936 and about nine of ten fatalities occur in small towns. City dwellers face less risk due to steel-framed buildings and shelter nearby. Avoid open areas and small sheds during storms. automobiles offer protection. Lightning fatalities peak in summer nationwide, with higher rates among men.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company Statisticians
Rhode Island
Pacific Coast
New England
Middle Atlantic
Afternoon Refreshments From Juices to Sparkling Drinks
Mid afternoon beverages revive guests with quick cooling options. A cherry Glow recipe chills ahead for serving in four tall glasses with sparkling water. a Hawaiian Nectar mix uses pineapple juice powdered sugar lime juice and ginger ale for six servings garnished with orange slices and maraschino cherries.
Marriage Licenses Granted In Local Ceremony
A license was issued yesterday to Anthony Ferreira and Alice Perry Motta. Bess Wilbur, formerly of town, is at St. Luke's Hospital Middleboro with a broken arm. The Congregational bazaar sewing group meets tonight at Gutteras House at 8. Denise Marie Sousa was born July 18 at Lying In Hospital Providence, to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph L Sousa. Ronald Joseph Rocha born July 22 to Mr. and Mrs. Julio Rocha. Reunion fees for the Class of 1950 are requested from July 26 to 28. Elizabeth Watts returned to Hindman Ky. Joey Kinder will celebrate his eighth birthday with a party. Fred Martin and family returned from a Maine trip. Fire Chief Abel Eldredge will speak to the Rotary Club at the White Rail tomorrow noon. Maurice C Smith and family are at Long Trail Lodge Vermont. George H. Murray Jr and family are visiting in town.
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Joseph L Sousa
Bayview Avenue
Denise Marie
Lying In Hospital
Providence
Sousa
Olivia Sousa
Julio Rocha
Ronald Joseph
Rocha
Alice Correia
Rotary Club Names Committees For Year
President William M O Rourke announces committee chairs Maurice C Smith III leads Vocational Service J Harry Taplin chairs Community Service A A Edmonds heads International Service Arthur H Eastman chairs Club Service Attendance William Sisson chairs Classification Charles Cole John W Hopkins and James Husband in Fellowship John Shaw chairs John Andrade John McIntosh Ted Browning serve as members
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William M. O'Rourke
Rotary Club
Maurice C Smith III
J Harry Taplin
A. A Edmonds
Arthur H Eastman
Wiliam Sisson
William Hangevine
Charles Cole
Stephen W Hopkins
James Husband
John Shaw
John Andrade
John McIntosh
Ted Browning
Scout Notes Plans for Drum Corps Competition
The Scout Corps Auxiliary and Drum Corps Committee meets at Scout Hall at 8 p m to finalize plans for the drum corps contest at Guiteras junior high school athletic field on Sunday afternoon August 12 1951. Rehearsals are set for White River Junction Vermont or next Saturday with other sessions Wednesday Thursday and Friday at 7 p m. Final trip plans will be announced Thursday evening.
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Scout Corps
Scout Hall
Guiteras Junior High School
White River Junction
Vermont
Birds and a Dawn Chorus in a Family Chronicle
The narrator recalls a persistent bird waking the household at dawn and searching for food. A sense of humor and exasperation colors the tale as the family endures the creature’s clamor, hoping for relief as the bird remains alive through consecutive mornings.
Pet bird Peter Pan grows up in reader’s care
A reader narrates raising a waxwing named Peter Pan, noting its eating habits and playful behavior. A friendly policeman assists when the narrator searches for blackberries, and the bird begins self feeding, drinking, and bathing on the porch. The writer seeks Audubon followers to help identify the species.
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P P
P. P
Audubon
Bird note from Bristol Highlands seeks, no adoptions
A Bristol Highlands reader from 4 Shore Road writes about waxwing birds with no female description in available books. They speculate eggs may mix in a nest and joke about a scrambled egg variety while requesting no adoptions of their own bird.
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ST A
S.co.s
Catherine Hornby
Shore Road
Bristol Highlands
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Bess Wilbur
St. Luke’s Hospital
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Congregational Bazaar
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Joey Kinder
Joseph C. Kinder
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George H. Murray
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Devon
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Beach
Center Motor Sales, Inc
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Ring of Keys
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Beagle Hounds
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Gaetano Cannizzaro
Wood Street
Bristol Narrows
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Arly
S80
Ren
Robert L
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Mt. Hope Avenue
Ravel
John
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Tel
John Jobn
Warren
Orlando J Bent
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