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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1956
Page
2
The Bristol Phoenix lists a legal notice and brief public record entry under the Act of laws from Bristol, Rhode Island, published Tuesday March 13 1966. It provides a compact civic update without detailed names or actions.
The proposed boulevard along the New York New Haven and Hartford tracks from Providence to Bristol, urged by State Senator George DeStephano, faces strong local opposition. Bristol industrialists and civic leaders warn that cutting the railroad could jeopardize employment and freight service, arguing broader consequences for regional commerce and recovery after past storms.
A Bristol joint committee on potential industrial sites notes a 150 acre park will take years to establish. Minturn Farm lease extends six years while upgrading Franklin Street utilities may cost up to 100000. The Dahl Co experience influences zoning debates as towns await occupancy readiness. Local events include religious services, school activities, and community notices.
The Fourth of July committee and the Chamber of Commerce plan meetings Thursday night at 8 p.m. at the Y. John E. Faria USN departs Virginia this week after a seven day leave with his parents at 14 Bourne street. A Mass for Agnes Suchochi is scheduled Friday at 7 a.m. at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. A ballroom dancing class by Anthony Riccio concludes its 20 week session Friday at the Harriet Bradford Inn with prizes and refreshments. New classes will begin in September led by patrons Mrs Herbert Geisler and Mrs Edward J Newbold. A Mass for Liborio Romano is planned Saturday at 7 a.m. at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel. An immunization clinic for diphtheria whooping cough and tetanus will be held at Rockwell House Thursday at 10 30 a m.
George E. Morris, 31, of 33 Charles street, fined $100 and costs in District Court yesterday for driving under the influence of liquor on Wood street Sunday. Morris pleaded guilty after a collision with Merrill W. Pickett, 57, of 371 High street, whose car was struck on Wood street. Damages were recorded to both vehicles. Civil docket items include Fannie Falugo vs Luigi Riccardi continued nisi and Bristol Phoenix Publishing Co. vs Embassy Theatre continued to March 19.
A schedule of local happenings includes talks at Barrington High School by Dr Francis L Ig on March 14 sponsored by the R I Wellsley Club and various fundraisers and performances through April 19. Highlights: food sales, banquets, a band night, church suppers, a theatre production The Meddlesome Maid, orchestra nights, parishes whist and bridge events, a spaghetti supper, and Rotary Musicale. Local groups include Mt Hope Chapter No 23 OES Eisenstadt's Store First Baptist Church Trinity Church St Marys Parish Bristol Yacht Club and the R I Philharmonic Symphony Sextet with leaders like Martin J Fischer and Lawson Raiola. Other venues include Guiteras Auditorium Reynolds School Colt Auditorium and the Bristol Junior Senior Orchestra venues.
A newly organized ensemble at the First Congregational Church will debut tomorrow evening during the weekly Lenten service in the DeWolf Memorial Room. The group, named informally perhaps as The Congo Combo, includes Raymond J. Gruenwald, Rev. Albert E. Hutchison, Maurice C. Smith III, Mrs. Warren Wurster, Mrs. Gordon Seagrave, and Miss Sybil C. Anderson, all with notable musical backgrounds. The idea grew from casual choir rehearsal and expanded as volunteers offered brass, violin, cello, piano, drums, and accordion, with future performances envisaged as the choir grows.
Americans who smash windows yearly can now insure against the hazard with a glass breakage policy added to a home fire policy. It covers accidental and vandal- or force-entry breakage, replacement of the unit, and up to 50 dollars per pane for home or garage plates. An annual premium is advised to prevent large repair costs, with contact to John Andrade at Inewreace Agency Neese St., CL 0B842.
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