14 Mar 1958
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1958
Page
1
Dog Officer Manuel Cabral urges owners to secure wandering dogs tomorrow due to a roaming pack behind the town dump and near the Veterans Home. With Fish and Game aid, a big hunt is planned and any dog seen during the hunt will be shot. owners are asked to keep dogs tied up to end the wild dog problem.
Jaycees report progress on Miss Bristol plans with a $150 budget for initial expenses, the event tied to the Miss Rhode Island pageant and the Miss America contest in Atlantic City. Richard Hitchcock Jaycee presidency bid receives $125 in campaign help. nominating slate set. officers to be elected in April with July 1 start. By law changes propose two monthly meetings. Road-eo project set as independent. Fourth of July float chair named.
Local shellfishermen from Tiverton Warren Warwick East Greenwich sign petitions urging a cut in the state shellfish license from 25 to 2 dollars. They cite hardship as licenses drop from 905 to 2487 since 1956 and note funds fund the Stormy Weather transplant boat. The Shellfish Advisory Committee recently voted to keep the 25 dollar fee.
Zone captains for the Red Cross drive house to house canvassing were announced today by canvas chairman James Rielly. They include Mesdames Moren Almeida Securo Canario Mala fronte Powers Sturdevant and Misses Burke Morris Machado Laucier, plus Rounds Baker 3rd Luther and DaPonte. The captains will meet tonight at 8 p.m. at the YMCA for a coffee hour to discuss plans for the appeal.
The Planning Board and School Committee reviewed enlarging the high school or building a new one but Supt Edward J. Fitzgerald forecast no construction in the next three years due to design, funding, and construction hurdles. Three options were discussed: rear Colt School site, Andrews School site, or a completely new plant. The first step is architectural advice to determine costs, with a roughly $4,400 reserve fund available.
Seven Tenderfoot Scouts were admitted into Troop 5, BSA, during a Parents' Night ceremony at St. Michael's Parish House. The new members are Erik Bease Jr, James Lathrop, Joel Russo, Kenneth Commette, Millard Pierce Jr, James Tattrie, and Lee MacGregor.
The Chamber of Commerce discussed James St Angelo's plan to redevelop the Hope State and Bradford streets block into a new business district with a leveled site save for a library. A committee led by St Angelo will study the idea. a June promotional committee was also formed.
A Rhode Island dispute centers on whether the Fales Road shore end is public for launching boats. A state booklet listed the site as public alongside Narrows Road and State Street, while resident Frank Balzano claims the shore end is private property. Town officials reviewed Bayside Shores plats and concluded the only private section is the railroad right of way, leaving the Fales Road shore end publicly usable for launching.
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