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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

May 27, 1955

Page

4

Rhode Island Gasoline Tax Revenue Soars Since 1925

Henry I. Viall of the Rhode Island Highway Users Conference notes the state gasoline tax from May 30 1925 at one cent per gallon produced 512000 in the first year and by 1955 at four cents will yield about 8500000. Combined state and federal taxes total six cents per gallon, about 30 percent of retail price, fueling calls for better highways and congestion relief for Providence area motorists.

Rhode Island Henry I. Viall Rhode Island Highway Users Conference Viall General Assembly Stal, Rhode Island

Be Careful This Memorial Day Holiday Weekend

A Bristol note urges cautious driving during the upcoming long Memorial Day weekend. It recalls the toll of highway deaths during holidays and urges motorists to exercise care in heavy traffic to prevent loss of life, stressing the national context and local responsibility.

Bristol

Pigeon Club to Fly 300 Miles From Lyons to Bristol

Homing Pigeon Club members ship 100 old birds tonight to Lyons N Y for release Saturday morning to fly 300 air miles to Bristol announced by Lombard Pozzi.

Lyons N. Y Bristol Lombard Pozzi

Bristol Veteran's Home Service Praised by Local Reader

An elderly Bristol resident thanks Monsignor Lynch for praying for the town's military dead at the Veterans' Home. He urges other Bristol churches to follow the example, praising Christian charity across divisions and hoping for future shared services.

Bristol Monsignor Lynch

Funeral of Joseph Ferreira Dempsey Silvia 55

The funeral for Joseph Ferreira Silvia 55 of 88 Fox Hill Avenue was held from Charles M. Connery Funeral Home to St Elizabeth's Church for a solemn high Mass of requiem. Officiating were Rev Henrique R. Rocha Rev Hyacinthe Moniz and Rev Joaquim Lawrence with a Mass attended by St Mary's School and Bristol High School class of 1956. Burial followed at St. Mary's Cemetery with committal by Fr Rocha.

Joseph Ferreira St Elzabeth’s Church St Mary’s School Bristol Senior High School Beavers Cup Defenders Association Joseph Medeiros Joseph Constance Medeiros Alphonse Rebello Joseph Rich Nunzio Asciolla Antone F. Medeiros St. Mary’s Cemetery Fr Rocha

Engagement of Marilyn Kay Olson to Nathanael H Herreshoff III

Mr and Mrs Alfred J Olson of Grand Haven Michigan announce the engagement of their daughter Marilyn Kay to Nathanael Greene Herreshoff III son of Mr and Mrs A Sidney De Wolf Herreshoff of this town The bride to be is a Grand Haven High School graduate and a University of Michigan sophomore The groom is a Moses Brown School and College of William and Mary graduate with an MA from the University of Michigan A summer wedding is planned.

Alfred J. Olson Grand Haven Michigan Marilyn Kay Nathanael Greene Herreshoff Sidney DeWolf Herreshoff Miss Olson Grand Haven High School University of Michigan Herreshoff Moses Brown School College of William and Mary

Bristol Narrows Improvement Association Meeting Tonight

The Bristol Narrows Improvement Association holds a meeting at Bisbano's Garage starting at 8 p.m. announced by Joseph Bisbano Jr, the association president.

Bristol Narrows Improvement Association Bisbano Joseph Bisbano, Jr

Rhode Island Special Election Proclamation for Bristol

Government official announces a June 9 1955 special election in Bristol Rhode Island to decide a constitutional convention question and a related state highway plan, with voting districts and polling locations stated. The proclamation calls electors to vote on proposed delegates and approval or rejection of the specified measures.

Rhode Island Providence Plantations Bristol John W Church William T Cashin Dennis J Roberts Dennis J Roberts General Assembly Supreme Cmaptey Sant Ernor D S J Roberts Armand H. Cote Nnis J Roberts Artillery Armory State Street John Post Reynolds High Street Burnside Memorial Board OF Canvassers

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