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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1950
Page
2
The Evening Bulletin reports Providence public schools seek over six million dollars for next year while a meeting excludes taxpayers and parents. The piece praises the school committee for largely open meetings yet notes occasional secrecy and public passivity toward officials.
Bristol Community Concert Association reports nearly complete subscription returns, calling the drive very good. Secretary Mrs Edward J. Rinaldi said final figures on the third campaign will be available by Friday with some returns not yet listed. A guest artist selection meeting for next season is planned, with no date set, and many volunteers are named as campaign workers or coordinators.
A fragmented notice requests readers to submit social items about guests and Atlantic activities. It urges courtesy and cooperation, promising useful information for local readers and mentioning friends and various cons.
A marriage notice from March 11 announces Lois Arble Sarrell of HNC USN and Mrs Noriniene Bradford Street Anstews lave announce the age of heir daughter Lois in versey City New Jersey.
Forty members from St. Michael's Church enjoyed a Quohaug supper prepared by O. Reid LeClair in the parish house. Sam Ramsey of Riverside, former state representative, delivered two humorous talks after the meal. The meeting featured football and golf films. The next gathering is scheduled for April 16.
The Reverend Theodore Lewis, a Dublin born rabbi now serving as chief rabbi at the Touro synagogue in Newport, will officiate at a model Passover Seder at United Brothers synagogue on High Street Sunday afternoon March 26 at 2 o clock. The Bristol Jewish Community Center reported plans at its Sunday meeting. Nellie A Johnson announced the event and Dr. and Mrs. Leo Jacobson served refreshments afterward.
Newly elected Bristol planning board meets Friday to discuss revising the town building code but postpones any action until正式 organized and sworn in. Attending were Roger W Pigeon Mauric Smith Domenic Perron Dr Russell S Bray and Manuel Ferreira with George Hibbert and Ralph DeLeo present and Otis M Bailey ill. A study committee and information gathering from national groups are set to proceed while master planning and tax rev valuation are also noted as future tasks.
Public auction planned for March 2 1950 at 1 AM on the Bristol Rhode Island tract described in the 1928 Providence Land Company mortgage. The sale follows a broken mortgage deed and excludes previously released portions as noted by attorney Charles Evantfer.
I thank our relatives and friends for kindness and sympathy during my recent bereavement and for the many beautiful floral offerings from Mrs Ambrose A Desilets and Family.
Schedule of events includes March 19 20 Molly Be Olly at St Marys School theatre March 31 First Easter Journey to Jerusalem at Baptist Church and a Rummage Sale at Masonic Temple Hope Street April 8 Guneras House food sale April 13 Public Bridge by Womens Republican Club April 13 14 Mistral Show by Bristol Boy Scout unit for equipment fund April 19 Rumage Sale by Bristol DAR at St Michaels 10 am April 23 Variety Show at St Marys auditorium by St Marys Social Club
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