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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1956
Page
2
The Bristol Phoenix edition dated Friday March 16 1356 notes editorial leadership by owner R S Bosworth. The brief record presents the publication's masthead and authority figure without additional context or articles.
The Rhode Island Development Council argues that refinery by products near Portsmouth and Tiverton will drive far greater employment than the refineries themselves. It cites 1955 by-product industry spending over 4 billion dollars on new manufacturing facilities and urges local officials to prepare for the ensuing opportunity. Studies on potential sites for an industrial park stem from this push, signaling a major shift in the town’s future industrial welfare.
The article extols the Red Cross slogan Be A Good Neighbor and urges Bristol residents to support the annual fundraising appeal. It notes the organization’s disaster response across floods fires tornadoes and other catastrophes, and highlights community leaders and local events alongside notices on civic, church, and school activities.
Denis Ferreira headlines a spring fishing run with five flats near Narrows using clam worms. The note highlights early flatfish prospects along Castle to Warren River, the rising run of striped bass along the coast, and the shift to post Easter fishing. It also explains bottom and surface fish categories, with emphasis on tautog, scup, flounder, cod, bluefish, and squeteague. Quahogs and clams fetch modest prices as seaworms face a poor year for supply.
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