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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1959
Page
7
Spring cleanup tone dominates as residents prepare yards and streets for summer. Bristol Garden Club appoints Mrs Sidney Herreshoff as Tatterbug Committee chair to lead litter abatement and public awareness in schools, homes, and businesses. The piece urges communal effort and pride in appearance to solve the litterbug problem.
The mournful taps echoes over graves as a final tribute to the dead. A seal of de votion comes with sorrow and soft tears from even the bravest hearts.
A young St Louis boy died in a stray dog attack highlighting human neglect. The piece condemns laziness and indifference that allowed dangerous dogs to become savages, arguing that dogs are kept as pets only through responsible owners.
An outstanding Brown University student dies this week as polio vaccination indifference spreads. The piece notes that a third of people aged 15 to 40 remain unvaccinated and urges readers to seek advice from polio survivors. The warning extends to Rhode Island and the nation about a potentially severe summer.
The Memorial Day Committee explains proper American flag display per Army regulations. Fragments reference flag raising timing and honoring service, with unclear notes about posting and staff positions.
The Bristol Sewer Commission warns Castle Construction Co to sign a written agreement by Sept 1 to prevent dumping Sewage from Sowams Drive area into the town system. A court order 11 months ago restrained the firm from connecting with the town line until terms are signed. Nino Palazini, president of Castle Coast, was notified as progress on the Sowams Drive project continues. The deadline surfaced during a special Town Council meeting authorizing a consent decree in a case stopping excavation on Robins Drive.
The committee invites veterans of all wars to join the Memorial Day parade at 9:30 am starting Franklin Street. Exercises follow at Burnside Memorial Building. Those unable to march may ride. Also free dry sludge is available daily 3 am to 5 pm from the sewage plant, except Sundays and holidays.
Miss Sandra A Oliver daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Oliver of 110 Cutler St Warren will appear on the Community Auditions television show Sunday afternoon May 31 at 530 on channel 4. Oliver has sang on radio and on many benefits and shows and sang with the Portuguese Independent Band for a few seasons.
The Fourth Annual Firemen's Ball is tonight at 8 o'clock at the Midway House. Proceeds go to the firemen's welfare fund. Wilfred Lemaitre leads the firemen's welfare committee amid the event.
During the pre school roundup 100 pupils will enter public school in September. Edward J Fitzgerald says 15 are eligible for first grade and the rest for kindergarten. Since last Friday 15 more kindergartners have registered bringing the total to 115. Parents are urged to register early due to limited kindergarten capacity.
Beach Terrace Improvement Association announced by president Mrs Mary Crellin will hold the season’s first meeting in Filmer Round’s garage on May 30 at 8 pm. Items include beach improvements, a new road, drain pipe work, dues increase, and dues payment to secretary treasurer Sidney Kullberg at 30 Beach Road.
A sequence of Midway community gatherings in June includes the Bristol Fire Department Fourth Annual Firemen's Ball on June 7, a Dinner on June 7, a Dance by the Holy Name Society on June 6 at Mt. Carrie, a concert by First Congregational Church choirs on June 13 in De Wolf Room, a Food and Cake Sale at Trinity Church Grounds on June 13, a Lioness Club Benefit Dance on June 20, and a Fourth of July Ball at the National Guard Armory on June 27.
The writer extols England’s countryside as a timeless charm from thatched cottages to Cotswold villages. He marks Northumberland moors, Yorkshire heather, Cornish coasts and coastal towns as ideal escapes, noting inns, markets, cathedrals, and rail travel, with a dream of rubbing shoulders with England’s best.
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