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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1956
Page
2
Public notice lists subscription prices for the Bristol Rhode Island post office two time periods One year five dollars six months two fifty and five cents per copy with no extra mailing charge under the 1879 act.
Bristol plans a town wide effort to improve appearance amid Fourth of July events Race Week and Fishing Derby. Public parks and riverfront areas show neglect with trash and debris hurting visitors first impressions. Local officials praise cleanup steps by town council and chamber of commerce and urge every resident to participate this season.
The inter denominational outdoor Chapel by the Sea off Colt Drive released its June and July schedule with Rev. Walter W. Swanson in charge of the first service at 7 30 PM The lineup includes Canon Delbert W Til at St Michael s June 19 Rev Albert C Hutchison June 17 Rev Daniel Thompson June 24 Rev Wells R Grogan July 1 Rev J H MacDuff July 8 Rev W M Roberts July 15 Rev W L Cooper July 22 and July 29 to be announced August and September schedules will be announced in July.
Bristol County Radio Association invites public and service personnel to a June 5 meeting at the Legion Hall to discuss Television Interference causes and cures with a visiting American Radio Relay League member. Also notes church events and military furloughs.
June dates announce a Friday concert by the First Congregational Church Senior Choir in the DeWolf Room, a Saturday annual dance by the Holy Name Society of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel at Midway Steak and Lobster House, and a Monday buffet supper at St. Michael's Parish House at 6 30 p.m. sponsored by the Bristol Historical Society.
Twenty four instrumental music students from Reynolds School will join the first annual solo and ensemble festival for elementary school music in Rhode Island. Sponsored by the Rhode Island Music Festival Association, the event is tomorrow at Aldrich High School in Warwick, hosted by Mario Pera. Participants include Geraldine Aldrich, John Andrade, Antonette Caramale, and Raymond Almeida among others, with Frank Caizzi as piano accompanist. Parents serve as chaperones and provide transportation.
Bristol Senior High School Alumni Association schedules Honors Day for Sunday June 10 at 4 p.m. in Colt auditorium with five hundred dollars in scholarships and five alumni awards plus Honor Society recognitions. The second annual alumni ball is set for July 3 from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at the Midway with Joan Burke and Richard Sylvia as co chairs and a listed publicity and prizes team. Louis Guida was elected president at the annual meeting to succeed Benjamin Hazen, with a slate of officers and a board of directors including several named members.
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