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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1953
Page
4
A call to wear the Red Cross emblem and support the annual Red Cross fundraising drive. The message highlights volunteers, disaster aid, home service, and servicemen assistance, urging readers to donate when the solicitor visits next Sunday.
Miss O Wr Wood was taken to Ootersdae Hospital Fall River Monday morning reported in stable condition after attending Young Peoples Fort and Sprast Parts at Providence First Baptist Church. The event included a visit to the Hodgman Pool at Providence Boys Club and a stop at Pastor Walter Swanson’s home.
Funeral rites for Mrs Margaretta Corthmann Darling 85 die d after brief illness will be held at 2 PM from Runnery Funeral Home and St Michaels Church. Widow of Weath Davorg she lived in Ys town 81 years born in London England June 15 1867 educated in Bristol and active as a cancer worker in World War II survived by a son William B a daughter Mrs Ellen I Cooke and a sister Mrs Frank Goff.
The Bristol Red Cross drive urges households to contribute donations to aid servicemen disaster victims and domestic hardship cases. Workers received arm bands window stickers and pins while small gifts are welcomed. Large donors of $500 or more will be publicly acknowledged next week and area majors are asked to submit complete worker lists promptly.
Northup proposes a budget raise including 19500 for a grader bulldozer and truck with plow and extra funds for materials operating expenses and street signs. The total exceeds the 1952 1953 appropriation by over 48000 while Police Chief Ferrara requests a flat ten dollar weekly raise and a new officer to service parking meters.
The funeral for Mrs Jacintha Barboza 70 who died after a short illness will be held from her residence at 435 Wood Street tomorrow at 9 am with a requiem Mass at St Ruzabeths Church Burial will be in St Marys Cemetery. She was born January 17 1883 in Azores and widow of Benjamin Barboza. Surviving are two sons Manuel and Benjamin daughters Mrs Mary Duarte Mrs Miranda Dias Mrs Maury Almeida and Mrs Mary Bisbane, 23 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.
A sequence of local events in Bristol area listings includes fundraisers and lectures at St Michael's Parish House and Our Lady of Mt Carmel School auditorium. Activities feature rummage sales, card parties, a town wide scrap drive, bridge canasta events, a dinner dance, and music charity initiatives organized by local clubs and churches through March to May.
Probate notices list Curran Charles C estate with will de and hearing on April 6 1953 and 1955 2027 noting letters of administration for Hurley Edward D and Hes Tyre estates with grant and administration dates.
A fragmented old page lists various want ads and business notices including baby items, employment, and services. Names like Warren Jewelers and window cleaning services appear with scattered contact details and addresses. The text is garbled but preserves ads for products and small services.
Letters to the editor note a grand reunion for the former crew of the USS Helena CI 50 at the Sheraton Hotel on July 24 25 and 26 1943. They urge ex mates around Bristol to contact Terry Dempsey 624 Morris Avenue Springfield NJ to help organize the event. The Helena torpedoed at Pearl Harbor and sunk in Kula Gulf after night actions around the Solomon Islands.
Fragmentary note shows an advertisement for wallpaper from a store on Hope Street with a price cue and product line. Mentions RK Us 18 yards and a value of 2e7 but lacks full details.
The notice describes standard IT cadministrator engine equipment for SOOU and 6000 Series heavy duty vehicles with ward control models as the default. It notes optional inclusion on 4000 Series heavy duty trucks. The description focuses on equipment availability and model applicability across the product line.
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