23 Jun 1950
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1950
Page
1
The Welfare Unit of the White House Conference for Youth holds an organizational meeting on Thursday evening June 29 at Warren Town Hall. Bristol citizens and invited guests are urged to attend and participate as the program aims to gather grassroots ideas for youth welfare across Health Education and Welfare with a focus on community reports and improvements.
A list shows donations acknowledged for the July 4th Fund totaling 695 dollars. Contributors include Dreadnaught Hook and Ladder Co and numerous individuals and small gifts ranging from five to two dollars, plus a ten dollar overall line of one dollar gifts.
Winston Fetherston of the Brookline Baptist Church and St Albshs Lodge members were honored in a receiving line with many officers and their wives. A pulpit Bible was presented by Bristol Council Knights of Columbus, with Grand Knight Jerome M. Donovan presenting to Winston O. Fetherston.
Those planning to have a place in the souvenir issue of the Bristol Phoenix on July Fourth are urged to have copy into the Phoenix office by Friday, June 23.
Orlando S. Paddock a certified gemologist and registered jeweler of the American Gem Society will be the guest speaker at the Bristol Historical Society meeting on Monday June 26 at 8 pm in the Holmes House.
Bristol recreation officials outlined two nine week programs at the YMCA meeting. The playground program starts Monday with flag ceremony and activities. the swimming program begins July third at Town Beach. Activities include crafts, baseball and basketball leagues, special events days, and a possible dancing site.
Senator Edward L. Leahy addressed Bristol Senior High School graduates urging them to face the future with confidence and optimism. He urged students to have faith in the country as the FBI and community members watched the 83 seniors graduate amid a large crowd.
Emilio Domenic Iannuccillo won two major awards at Bristol Senior High School night, receiving the Walsh Memorial Medal and the Rensselaer Medal for leadership, integrity, and excellence in athletics and academics. The ceremony marked the graduation processional and featured honored seniors with notable trophies for loyalty, service, and scholastic achievement.
St Michael's Church will host a Story Garden contest during the Shipshape and Bristol Fashion Bazaar on July 19 21 and 22. Open to children 10 to 16 and younger than 10, gardens use pie plates sand and miniature props to depict a story poem or picture. Prizes awarded by popular vote. Entry info from Mrs J Howard Paull call Br 1 1187 W.
Edith Carson recalls her days in Shanghai through memories of jasmine wearing women and mahjong in a garden near the Metropole Hotel. She notes Wong the cook boy and impressions of servants, cuisine, and daily life in a reflective Christian Science Monitor piece.
A reminiscence describes a China shop with jade Kywanyin goddess ivory pagoda and a fragile brush painting. The Thieves Market stalls offered a chaotic but cheerful assortment where shopkeepers cried out inviting buyers with phrases like You buy Missy and Look Very nice dish.
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