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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1959
Page
5
Thomas H. Bride, director of the Rhode Island Department of Employment Security and Providence Rotary Club president, will speak at tomorrow's Rotary meeting at the White Horse Historic site on "The RI Merit System."
Leonardo Panaggio led an illustrated talk on the Battle of Roanoke Island, calling it the first major Northern victory of the Civil War and a key moment in the Pamlico Albermarle region supply route. He used slides, engravings, and photos from Frank Leslie’s February 1862 issue to recreate the battlefield. The meeting also announced a thrift sale on June 4 to raise funds, with clothing and books collection the day before.
May 24 police log details a motorcycle crash on Hope Street involving Anthony Bochichio and Richard Fourmier with injuries but no medical aid sought. Also reported is a break-in at the Alfred B Steele cottage where a pane of glass was broken to gain entry and the front door left open by presumed thieves.
The Jewel Home Demonstration Club thanks the editor for the generous spare you lent in your issue. Members appreciate the kindness in helping them present their work to the public. The club aims to inform housewives about University of RooT projects available to all participants.
Funeral services for Mrs Emma I Coggeshall of 42 Diamond Ave were held Saturday at 2 pm from the Charles M Connery Funeral Home. She died Wednesday at Truesdale Hospital after a short illness. The Rev Albert E Hutchison officiated. burial followed at the North Burial Ground with bearers George Sparks Charles Fales Harry Gray Manuel Terra Edward Beavers and Robert S Gray.
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