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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1955
Page
8
The council continues discussion on a low lying land area prone to heavy hurricane damage. A memo from Nelson G. Beals, C.D. director, concerns the electric generator at the town hall.
A Saturday evening shower at Mrs A M Millers Hope Street home honored Miss Sally Brook Town. Co-hostesses were Mrs H Sanford and Miss Jane W Town, both Tiverton linked. Sally Town, daughter of Mr and Mrs Harry Town of Evans Avenue Tiverton, will wed David Calder Hathaway on June 18 in Tiverton.
Notices include the Corps of Engineers on Pap pasquash yacht club pier, UN anniversary events at the State House, $3 000 for state highway work, and 5 88 miles of highway affected. Appointments include Arthur Marz to Rogers Free Library vacancy. Licenses granted for liquor victualling and a carnival. carnival dates June 6 to 11. City actions cover sidewalk work, street improvements, and lease transfers, plus approvals for dairy sales and utility work.
Salvation Army annual appeal active in Bristol under Mrs. Herbert E. S. Clark and Mrs Earl G. Sturdevant with Donald M. Burger as general chairman. Bristol goal set at 1 23500 and Carl H Witherell of Industrial National Bank serves as campaign treasurer. Campaign workers listed include Mesdames Fred T Brogden Arthur Williams Leon Dobridnia Joseph Molloy Albert Battcher Marjorie Sousa Alvin Koenig Marie C. Sullivan and others.
The document names a long list of individuals including Harold Tucker John Martin Charles Loring John Borges James Bertrand and many others with Mrs and Miss titles followed by surnames. The roster includes Mesdames Knowlton Beavis Oliver Moren Castro Belle Pettine Fletcher Young Gray Panza OConnor and Misses Manchester Cavallaro Cavallaro Evans Robinson Booth Battcher Estrella Cirillo Card Foster Millemaggs Germano Bettencourt Faria Xavier Amaral Mello Geyer Pereira Bernard DePalma Proto plus additional female names.
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