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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1948
Page
2
The YMCA urges lifelong water safety with basic common-sense tips. It warns that most drownings, nearly 7,000 annually, involve youth and result from carelessness. The paper prints these articles to prevent trouble this swimming season and stresses obedience to precautions. The Emergency Rescue Squad is praised but cannot prevent tragedy without safety discipline.
A fragment from a Bristol area item features garbled text and stray phrases about toasts and pleasure, reflecting unclear OCR quality. The readable bits mention Bristol and vicinity and a noisy, nonsensical sentence structure.
Local notice lists a 7 30 P M meeting of the Bristol Town Team board of directors at the YMCA. Several community events are announced including a first anniversary Mass for Adolph Ferreira at St Marys Church Monday morning and an annual Knights of Columbus clambake at St Columba’s on Sunday with chowder at 12 30 and bake at 5. Also reports on local residents and church notices.
Invitations list multiple drum and bugle corps from New Haven Torrington Hartford New Britain and other towns visiting New York and Swedens Astrid Liedland Beck. A parade forms near Scout Hall at 1:30 pm and proceeds to Guiteras Field for competition at 2 pm with all registered corps required to march in the parade led by Bristol Boy Scout Corps.
James J Velleca, committee chairman, says the band concert formerly set for August 12 will occur Tuesday, August 10 in front of Colt Memorial High School under the State Department of Education. The Bristol plant of United States Rubber Co will close for two weeks for annual vacations.
One large room available on Hope Street suitable for professional use including telephone answering and part time secretarial service. Prominent location with weekly availability. Box C Phoenix.
C A Sheehan chairman of the Rhode Island Industry Information Committee said the United States will use nearly twice as much oil as the rest of the world combined. US consumption runs 636 gallons per person yearly versus 464 gallons in 1941.
A mid century advisory outlines methods to protect lawns from Japanese beetle grubs using DDT or lead arsenate as dusts or sprays. For large areas, rates per acre are given and lawn watering is advised after application to wash toxins into soil. The piece notes rising petroleum demand and industry plans to meet needs with record daily output and expanded drilling and refining.
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