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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1956
Page
3
A total of 2700 dollars was raised for the 1956 Cancer Fund drive, announced by co chairmen Mrs Earl G Sturdevant and Mrs Raymond Makowsky The amount exceeded the quota by 300 dollars and list of donors includes the Haffenreffer Family Foundation Norman Herreshoff John Hogan and many Bristol residents and organizations.
Miss Julia A. Bruno daughter of Dr and Mrs C Paul Bruno of 51 Church Street is in Trinity College Washington graduating class. She will receive a Bachelor of Arts degree June 4 during ceremonies. She led the International Relations Club Art Club Literary Society and is president of the We kanduit Society mission club. She previously graduated from the Convent of the Sacred Heart Elmhurst.
Bristol residents may buy a deed to one square foot along the Fourth of July parade route to help fund the celebration. The Good Deed Sunday fundraiser, run by A Domenic Ruggieri, runs June 3 from 1 to 6 pm with volunteers canvassing homes to sell deeds that confer a share of the event’s proceeds and serve as keepsakes. State Senator Anthony M. Da Ponte and Miss Regina C. Warley head the canvassing efforts for the residential and business divisions respectively, with proceeds benefiting the Bristol Fourth of July Committee.
Kearney Unit of the American Legion Auxiliary with Post members will sell veteran made poppies in Bristol on Thursday and Friday to support hospital and child welfare funds. Motto honors the dead and aids the disabled. Poppies provide work for veterans and income for their families. Mrs. Anne Seymour chairs the local poppy days.
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