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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1948
Page
2
The piece presents a debate on causes of high prices and inflation, with two men offering opposing views. One blames price gouging by manufacturers, the other blames rising wages. They discuss whether price ceilings alone would help or require wage controls as well, noting fierce labor competition and the need for a fair, balanced solution. The discussion is framed as an argument with no clear resolution.
Miss Beverly Joyce Pickett visits Lake Mishnocok with Mrs Lizette Gaw while Tech Sergeant Francis Perry leaves for Camp Le Jeune for two weeks. PFC Louis Proto’s fourth anniversary Mass is set at Our Lady of Mt Carmel. Gerald Cashin goes to a boy’s camp in Charlestown RI. Chester Williams of the RI Soldiers Home will speak at Rotary. William Williston returns to New York from Bristol after visiting his mother. Lucia Saviano and Thelma Soucy travel to New Hampshire to visit Doris Hester Joyce and Marilyn Stocklan. Mr and Mrs W Scott Keith of Deerfield lunch with Wallis Howe. Mrs Keith’s birthday. Mrs Milhe C McKeever to speak for Brown Alumnae Club at 2 pm. Alice Pardee and Donald Sours to wed August 14 at St Michael’s. Bristol Fire Department Rescue Squad meets at 8 pm at Ever Ready Station. G Clifford Adams to lead training on Emerson apparatus. Senator Daniel Coggeshall to be honored at a clambake on Mt Hope Bay with Rhode Island officials. Coggeshall to celebrate 86th birthday. Rufino Da Costa undergoing treatment at Rhode Island Hospital.
The Roman catacombs, ancient Christian church and burial ground, extend 587 miles beneath an Italian city and hold more than six million tombs, forming a vast underground sacred network.
A crowded August schedule lists multiple clambakes picnics and outings across Bristol K of C Bristol Aerie and St Elizabeth Church at Rego s Farm plus a soapbox derby and Rotary Club gathering. Also noted is a missing lost or destroyed savings book and bank action to issue a duplicate.
Mr and Mrs Robert H. Ray of 8 Peck Avenue announce the birth of a son, David Alan, at Newport Naval Hospital on July 15. Mrs Ray, formerly Corinne McCarthy, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Percy J. McCarthy of this town.
Sunday August 8 Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps hosts fifth annual competition. Event features local units and prizes for best depictions and marching accuracy.
More than 35 people joined Bristol Historical Society for a picnic at Mrs. C. Paul Bruno’s Poppasquash home. Attendees toured area gardens and opened homes of Mrs. Arthur H. Eastman Mrs. Joseph Hartwell Mrs. Fred Palmer and Mrs. John S. Palmer II. Punch was served by hostesses including Miss Gladys Paull. A Newport buildings tour is planned for September.
The Bugle and Drum Corps meet tonight at 7 to finalize competition plans and training. Scout Corps and Bristol Rangers prepare for Worcester centennial parade next Sunday. Cub Pack No. 14 meets tomorrow at 6 30 pm for a Marshmallow roast at Scout Hall if weather allows. otherwise inside. Sea Scout Ship Admiral Edwards meets tomorrow at 7 30 pm at Camp King Phillip to plan weekend cruise and summer activities and admit new recruits. Troop Four meets tomorrow at 7 30 pm outdoors for Camp Yawegoog trip. a board of review for advancement is set at the First Troop meeting next Monday, weather permitting at Camp King Phillip or Scout Hall if stormy.
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