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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1953
Page
2
The local Civil Defense group faces internal conflict as volunteers clash over the director's handling of a proposed demolition of the Poor Farm. The paper notes public safety concerns, media restraint, and the editor's stance that publicity should have occurred to prepare the town for potential traffic and safety impacts.
Observances and community notices include Fort Hours devotion at Our Lady of Mt Carmel, illness updates for Max Phenes of Wood Street, birth announcements for Marie Ferreira and Nancy Joyce Simko, visits by Bristol groups to bird talks, Rotary and Community Fund meetings, Mt Washington trip report, Girl Scout leaders luncheon attendance, and Air Force service personnel on leave from Korea. The mix covers hospital stays, shipboard assignments, and local civic engagements.
A Bristol sailor aboard the destroyer USS Gainard joined a ship sponsored tour of Syracuse Sicily with the Sixth Fleet. The excursion included visits to Dionysian caves and the Greek amphitheater in Syracuse along with Roman catacombs and arenas. Concurrent notices announced the birth of Eric Ira Greenstein in Boston and local scouting and church events in Bristol.
Society members will hear lecture by a Massachusetts professor on local history and early education. The speaker, a veteran academic, will discuss colonial schooling and notable regional institutions, referencing Deerfield and Williams College among others.
A schedule of local events and fundraisers including lectures at St Michaels Parish House, rummage sales by multiple clubs, a town wide scrap paper drive, a community concert with pianist Colt Groffman, card parties, a charity bridge, a dinner dance, and charity drives at venues such as Midway Steak and Lobster House and First Congregational Church Guiteras House. It lists dates March 24 through May 9 with organizers Bristol Historical Society DAR Women's Club Flower Committee and local youth groups.
A terse fragment mentions a red bill fold, a $33 nurses registration card, and a reference to Marjorie Dern at 126 Constitution Street. It notes a delivery or mailing event last Saturday afternoon around 7. The item emphasizes important payers and a contact email truncated in the OCR.
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