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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1951
Page
8
Cub Scouts of Pack No 14 plan a Spring Walk for Saturday morning meeting at Scout Hall with a bag lunch at 11 a.m. Cubmaster Manuel Torres Jr will lead. If storms occur the event will be postponed one week and a planned program will follow at the destination.
Pupils at American Soyog elementary school in Tokyo collected a stack of magazines one fourth mile high for soldiers in Korea, illustrating a wartime morale effort and student volunteerism.
The Gladys Shoppe girls basketball team beat Commicat 51 to 26 on the YWCA court in Providence to extend their league lead. Fusco and Brightman with swish shots, McGathlin and Briggs with layups led scoring. Oliver and Bettencourt added side shots.
The Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps will rehearse Sunday at 11 am at Scout Hall with full corps expected. The Drum Corps committee meets next Wednesday evening at Scout Hall at 7 30 o'clock with Raymond A. Sartini presiding. The Bristol Women's Club presents Orlando S. Paddock at Guiteras House Monday March 19 at 8 pm.
The funeral of Joseph Amico of 234 State Street died Sunday was held from Sansone Funeral Home 192 State Street at 815 with a High Mass of Requiem at 9 am from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Rev Alex Peloso celebrated the mass and read the committal at St Mary's Cemetery Bearers were Peter Ponticelli John Ruggerio Andrew Florenzano and Vincent Carotenuti.
Public schools publish a 185 day calendar for 1951 1952 with fall start on September 5. marking periods end dates include October 19 December 7 and March 21. holidays listed include Columbus Day Armistice Day Thanksgiving Christmas recess and Memorial Day. The note adds observances and calls for local umpires via Messrs Pigeon and Santo.
The King Philip Little League, led by Roger W. Pigeon, seeks men with substantial baseball experience to umpire games. The league will enforce strict conduct rules on players, umpires, and managers, with all participants in uniform on the field.
Edna Phillips, a rising coloratura soprano, will appear at Colt Memorial High School on Wednesday night April 11 in the Bristol Community Concert Association series. Born in New England to Irish parents, she moved from a billing clerk to a soloist with Tosca nini and has toured extensively with the Columbia Grand Opera Quartet after debuting with Romberg’s Indian Love Call.
The article lists singers Dolores Martin Theresa Mello Loretta Borgia Frances Machado Natalie Brum Lorraine Pacheo all in grade eight or nine with piano by Miss Alice Sousa A goodnight prayer was offered by James Rossi in seventh grade
Mr Eren commented that Russia would face Turkish opposition crossing the mountain barrier but noted oil as a key factor linking the nations and America’s Middle East investments. He praised the Truman Doctrine and Turkey’s stance amid a dark outlook, as a World Affairs Council meeting promotes informed foreign policy discussion.
Rotary Club heard Ernest Calandra and John Matheson on the Junior Red Cross council at Colt Memorial High and Guiteras Memorial Junior High. A nominating committee for club offices was named, with Stephen W. Hopkins as chair. Calandra urged support for Red Cross during wartime and explained its local aid roles and need for funding.
The article explains OPS rules for retailers with a key date of February 24, 1951. It notes margins cannot exceed those on hand that date, prohibits markup based on replacement costs, and requires two pricing charts filed by March 29, 1951. It describes five chart columns and alert signs to display by July 1, 1951, and mandates two years of record retention.
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