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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1951
Page
1
Governor Dennis J. Roberts will serve as chief marshal for the 175th anniversary parade in Bristol. The Rhode Island leader, a former Providence mayor and WWII OSS veteran, chooses Bristol celebration over a Philadelphia observance.
Councilman Paul C. Millemaggi was awarded the police commissioner badge by Capt. Paul A. Herzig after a tense council session. Millemaggi had briefly served as council president following a Republican victory and was the lone Republican on the body.
King Philip League officials announced that heavy rain will force the two Saturday games to be played Sunday afternoon starting at 2:30. The move keeps the schedule intact despite weather concerns.
Francis P. McGovern, secretary of the board of tax assossois, announces a 1951 tax rate of 2.78 per hundred, 36 cents above last year and 28 cents over the legal limit. Real property rate is 2.50, with the extra 28 cents earmarked for interest and principal on town debt.
Front steps ceremony at 2 30 p m Sunday marks I Am an American Day with rain plan for Colt Memorial High School. Rear Admiral Gilbert C Hoover (retired) presides. Includes invocation colors pledge and several student and veteran speakers and performances. Sponsored by Kearney Post No 6 American Legion and Bristol School.
Industrial Trust Co. to manage a 500000 bond issue for town sewers triggers heated council debate. Former highway surveyor Joseph Pannone and William Rego attack a $220 sewer pipe bill by C Brito Construction, while Joseph Brito seeks 720 more for alleged errors.
After a parade from the YMCA at 1 30 p m the King Philip Little League opener features Chips vs Gourmets at Guiteras Field at 2 30 p m with John Pasqual to pitch. In the nightcap Plumbers vs Bobbins, Alfred Ramos, a 9 year old, to start for Plumbers and Richard Marshall to pitch for Gourmets.
Town council, after a Boston trip by officials, awarded the entire $500,000 bond issue and a $100,000 90 day note to Industrial Trust Co of Rhode Island. The bank would handle the bond for 2431.50. Boston bank offered 1.25 to 1.50 percent interest on short term finance.
A nostalgic survey recalls early 1900s practice of thinning blood with sassafras tea or sulphur and molasses. Peddlers like “Sassafras George” sold roots door to door in Brown County Indiana. Regional loyalties and folk remedies shaped childhoods and daily life across New England and Pennsylvania Dutch areas.
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