The Compliment Cure in a Humdrum Tale on Graceful Praise
A stressed secretary seeks help from a psychologist who prescribes daily compliments to her boss. Over three months she notes a shift in mood and even plans to quit for a new job after discovering the boss is kind and competent. The piece expands with anecdotes from The Art of the Compliment about how praise can defuse resentment and encourage better behavior.
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Hel
Hase
McDermott
Pei
Major Pierce Sees Korea Toll From Old Baldy Defeat
Infantry Major Millard H Pierce back from Korea urges Americans to grasp what their sons endure in the bleak wastes of Korea. He recalls Old Baldy losses and the price in casualties. Pierce, a New Jersey native, will report to Fort Dix in mid April with his wife Grace Morgan and their three children Mullard Jr Sally and John.
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Bristol Infantry
Korea
Millard H Pierce
Ridge Road
Bristol Highlands
New Guinea
Old Baldy
Pierce
Abe
Iis
Cgirace Morgan
Providence
Mullard Jr
Sally
John
Pentagon
Fort Dix
New Jersey
Fourth of July committee to meet Monday for officer votes
The Fourth of July committee will convene Monday at 8 pm to elect officers and plan the 1953 celebration. Ralph G McCaw, secretary, announced the meeting location and noted the 39 members were appointed by the town council on Tuesday with additions of Edward S King and Leonard Sanford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph G. McCaw
Magee
Edward S King
Leonard Sanford
Anthony Agatiello
Anthony A. Balzano
Arthur W. Barrett
Thomas Black
Roswell S. Bosworth
Gladys M Brightman
Raymond S Brightman
William F Butler
Domenico A. Capone
Micheel Dilello
George R. Fish
Fred J Guevremont
Farl G Sturdevant
Charles McHugh
John Connery
Norman Servant
T D Adams
St Mary Mothers Set Committees For Bridge and Canasta Party
Mrs Vincent Leahy and Mrs Moses Moore announce the St Marys Mothers Club annual Bridge and Canasta Party on Tuesday evening April 14 at the Midway Steak and Lobster House. Committees include Tickets chaired by Mrs James Connors with multiple helpers, Refreshments led by Mrs Frederic Carmelis, Candy chaired by Mrs Joseph Cavallaro, Prizes led by Mrs Arthur Johnston with aides, Accessories by Mrs Anthony Medeiros, and Raffles headed by Mr David Ferris with Mrs John Burke.
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Vincent Leahy
Moses Moore
St. Mary’s
John L. Burke
Anthony Medeiros
Raffles
David J Ferris
Wings in April for Lieut Palma
A Bristol airman will receive the silver wings of a bombardier navigator after a year of intensive training. Lieutenant Nicholas Palma USAF son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Palma will complete the last phase of training in April and is expected home before his new assignment. He is a 1948 Bristol High School graduate who attended the University of Rhode Island for three years before enlisting.
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Bristol
Uncle Sam
Air Force
Nicholas Palma
USAF
Joseph Palma
Bradford Street
Lt. Palma
Bristol Senior High School
University of Rhode Island
Ellington
Texas
Air Force Base
Mather Afb
Mather
California
John FE
St. Angelo
Second Street
Jean Catherine
Leonard V San Souci
Emile W San Souci
Ballou Street
State Department of Education
San Souci
la Salle Academy
Providence College
State Education Department
Planning Board weighs zone change on industrial area ban
Bristol Planning Board seeks public comment on a proposed prohibition of residential construction in an industrial zone. A hearing is set for April 3 in Burnside Building council chamber, with a decision coming at the April 27 town meeting call. The board may later supervise a driveway used by DuPont trucks if Sousa sells more lots.
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Bristol Planning Board
Financial Town
Joseph D Accard
Burnside
Roger W Pigeon
Lucien Capone
Capone
Morphis Jamies
Warren
Joseph DuPont
DuPont
Metacom Avenue
Anton Souss
Sousa
Jamiel
Capone Elected President of Bristol Rotary Club
Dr Capone named new Rotary president at a Wednesday noon meeting at the White Rail. James M Husband elected vice president after M C Smith 3rd withdrew for urgent business reasons. Capone to assume duties July 1 replacing Arthur Hostman who retires then.
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James M Husband
Bristol Rotary Club
M C Smith
Mr Husband
D V A Capone
Arthur Ho Brastman
Strictly Economy Move Declared for Town Merger
Democratic Town Chairman Anthony J. Nunes said the unification of tax collector and town treasurer offices will be an economy move within the next month. He noted the new town treasurer Alfred N. Nunes will not receive the current $2691 tax collector pay, and that pay adjustments will reflect the added tax collecting duties. Gorham received a $1650 annual pension starting last April.
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Anthony J. Nunes
Alfred N. Nunes
Amos Gorham
Nunes
Gorham
Legion Meeting Promotes Back To God Campaign
Kearney Post No 6 of the American Legion hosts a Back To God program tonight at Union Hall on Franklin Street at 7 30 with Rev Lawrence Deery of St Theresa's Providence as speaker. World War II Army chaplain Deery and World War I chaplain Canon Albert C Larned will lead, and St Mary's junior choir under Miss Joan Doyle provides music.
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Kearney Post
American Legion
Legion
Joan Doyle
Albert C Larned
Rotarians elect officers and view Navy footwear testing film
At Wednesday's meeting Rotarians elected Howard R Newman secretary J Foster Price treasurer and directors Eastman John L Burke Louis Evans Donald M Burger J Harry Tuplin and Sebastian Bernard Jr M C Smith 3rd Bristol Manufacturing Corp official and club member showed an official Navy film taken at the winter testing site on Mt Washington The exacting tests footwear and clothing endure were demonstrated and further examples of boots and mountaineering gear were displayed to the group Our armed forces
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Howard R. Newman
J Foster Price
Mr Eastman
John L. Burke
Louis Evans
Donald M Burger
J Harry Tuplin
Sebastian Bernard
Wednesey
M C Smith
Bristol Manufacturing Corp
Club
Navy
Mt Washington
Smith
St Michael's Church 230th Annual Meeting Nominations
St Michael's Church to hold Easter Monday April 6 meeting for 230th annual corporation. Nominations include Senior Warden Wallis Howe, Junior Warden Henry Wood, Treasurer Reynolds Northup, Secretary Earl Rounds, Vestry slate J W DeWolf Jr and others. Diocesan and Convocation delegates named with alternates listed. Nominating committee led by S Wesley Gladding.
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St. Michael’s Church
Wallis E Howl
Henry Wood
Reynolds Northup
Earl P. Rounds
J. W. DeWolf, Jr
William Liscomb
Anthony Russo
Russell Southwick
Clarence Smith
John G. Stone
Robert Nelson
Ralph McCaw
Wallis E. Howe
Harry Munro
Elizabeth Vellecca
Estelle Clay
Margaret DeWolf
Dorothy Wood
Elizabeth Price
Martha Graham
Frederick Hertel
Laurine Bradford
Calbraith Perry
Ethel Copeland
Harriet St. Angelo
J Williams Wood
Ruth Graham
Gordon Fleming
Leonard Waitt
Emma Rounds
Helen Hambrick
John Vellecca
J . Price
J. B. DeWolf
S. Wesley Gladding
Hornby Fights GOP Sewer Post Move In City
Former Sewer Commissioner Bertrand L Hornby condemned two new Democratic commissioners for an unscheduled meeting that elected themselves to the roles of chairman and plant superintendent. He warned the fight may turn the sewer department into a political football and criticized plans to hire a new plant employee under a business like approach. The action comes after Tortorice and Medeiros, elected Democrats, moved to assert control and discussed salary changes and budget shifts.
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Bertrand L Hornby
Joseph L. Campanella
Hornby
GOP
Louis Tortorice
Louis Medeiros
Campanella
Tortorice
Medeiros
Commission
Sion
Gisnichiad
Chiss
Budget Commission
Amy Salamito
Joseph D. Accardi
New Town
Lucien Capone
Walk Out Vote At Bristol Plant Pressures U S Rubber
Union workers at the Bristol Plant of the United States Rubber Company voted to quit work if demands are not met. A midnight Tuesday stoppage would follow similar CIO actions. Demands include paid holidays rising from six to nine, a guaranteed wage rate for all production workers, better medical benefits, and equal work for all production and maintenance staff regardless of sex.
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Bristol
United States Rubber Company
CIO
Council Faces Tough O le in Civil Defense Squabble
A new Democratic Town Council weighs a Civil Defense director Wilfred F. Tetreault resignation after critic Joseph Rodrigue cited inefficiency. Open versus closed session sparks a partisan clash as Beals and others note prior steps, with Tuesday’s advisory council meeting already held and no action taken.
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Council
P C Millemaggi
Wilfred F. Tetreault
Joseph Rodrigue
Tetreault
Ferrara
Nelson Beals
Beals
Rodrique
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Major Pierce
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St. Mary Mothers
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Planning Board
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Rotary
Phoenix
St. Michael's
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