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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1952
Page
2
Editors nationwide offer guidance to high school seniors facing college costs credits and career choices. The piece urges sincerity humility and respect while stressing the church and its work as a enduring counterpoint to youthful uncertainty.
A surprise party and clambake at Paine avenue Bristol Narrows honored Delwyn Crowley on his 62nd birthday and Father's Day. The event was hosted by his family and attended by relatives and friends from the area.
The St Columban Fathers in Bristol announce a July 27 bazaar with Norman Vermette as general chairman and Drina Fernandes as secretary. Grand prizes include a 1952 four door Plymouth and a $300 crocheted nylon bedspread on display at Ferris Dry Goods. Proceeds support St Columban's Seminary. event features foods, needlework, gifts and planned entertainment.
Bristol residents donated 112 pints of whole blood last Thursday for the Blood Donor Committee of the Bristol Junior Chamber of Commerce. Grant Hirons, chairman, thanks townspeople and Jaycee members for making the drive a success and notes the life saving potential of each pint.
The First Bristol Troop, Boy Scouts of America, met at their camping site by Mount Hope Bay. After games and a war game won by the Blues led by assistant scoutmaster Manuel Torres Jr, plans for a supper hike were made for next Monday case of rain an indoor Scout Hall meeting will be held.
On June 18 a chicken salad and old fashioned strawberry shortcake supper will be hosted by the Ladies Benevolent Society of St. Michael's Church at the parish house at 6 30 p m. On June 28 a buffet supper and bazaar tour of Mt Hope Estate with a church supper will be held under the First Congregational Church Bazaar Committee in the DeWolf Memorial room between 5 30 and 6 30 p m.
An outdoor supper and evening of scoutcraft will be held. Assistant Scoutmaster Manuel Torres Jr led last night’s program with assistance from Assistant Scoutmaster John B Sylvester Senior Patrol Leader Joseph Motta and Scoutmaster George R Fish.
Wardwell Lumber Company of Bristol has won nationwide recognition for outstanding public relations in the 1952 Public Relations Contest conducted by the National Retail Lumber Dealers Association. An official Certificate of Award is being sent from NRLDA headquarters in Washington. Entries came from dealers in 37 states. judges were editors of six building industry publications.
Francesca Judkins daughter of Mr and Mrs Francis A Judkins of 180 Lawrence Street Haverhill married Clinton Hoxsie Springer son of Col and Mrs Franklin H Springer at the First Congregational Church in Haverhill. The ceremony featured a double ring rite with candles flowers and lace details.
A mixed set of classified listings offers bedroom set with waterfal l caneer furniture, a 1937 Chrysler sedan, a damaged house, mortgage on town lots, dining dropleaf table and chairs, shoes, antique items, roosters, a snipe type sailboat, Bengal oil stove, land lot on Hope street, anchors, a 1948 Dodge Tudor, Austin 1951 sedans and convertibles, and window shades from Hope Hardware. Listings include contact numbers and hours.
The bride and groom married after a ceremony at Treeholm Manor Bradford across the river from Haverhill. The bride, a Smith College graduate, wore a dusty pink gown with lace bodice and chiffon skirt. The groom, a Navy lieutenant (jg) and MIT graduate, served at Portsmouth Navy Yard. They honeymoon in Bermuda and plan to settle in New Castle New Hampshire after Prudence Island visit.
A public hearing will be held in the Burnside Memorial Building Council Chambers on Thursday June 26 1952 at 8 p m regarding the proposed Hopeworth Plat off Hopeworth Avenue. All interested persons may be heard. Manus Prenda Secretary. 6-3 10 17 24.
The Bristol Planning Board will meet Thursday evening June 26 1953 at 7 p m to hear the proposed replat of Lots 17 18 20 32 and portion of Lot 14 and the area formerly Memorial Avenue as shown on the second replat of Villanova Park Plat.
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