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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1949
Page
1
Proponents riding roughshod over the 9BS position secured $3,900 in appropriations at a special town meeting last evening at Reynolds School. The meeting also voted $5,000 to pursue legal action to obtain an interpretation of the term compact part of the town.
Twenty two military and veterans groups took part in the annual massing of the colors of Narragansett Bay Chapter MOWW in Bristol. The event began with services at St Michael's Church led by Rev Albert C Larned and included a street parade past the Burnside Memorial Building.
Bristol residents reported a very quiet Halloween as a large parade moved from Church and High streets to the Y and Guiteras School. The event, sponsored by Kearney Post, featured marching bands, teen dancing, a magician, and a jitterbug contest while store windows remained unusually clean. Taxpayers voted to relocate the town dump to Wardwell Farms for a water spray fill method, ending the long waste-site dispute at Reynolds School.
A large crowd estimated at 9000 parishioners and friends gathered for Our Lady of Fatima celebrations at St. Elizabeth's Church. ceremonies at Guiteras Field featured a mass outdoor service and unveiling of a Fatima statue followed by a lengthy procession through town led by clergy and Portuguese bands.
A reminiscence in Hadley Massachusetts celebrates Clarence Hawkes, a blind author, poet and naturalist, as a lifelong sports enthusiast who remained active and curious. The piece notes his hunting accident at 14, his radio prize, and his bright demeanor that inspires visitors despite life’s hardships.
World Community Day will be observed by women of Bristol County Council of Churches on Friday November 4 at 2 PM at West Barrington Methodist Church. Theme Peace Is Possible. Rev Kenneth Page is the main speaker. Project Bundles Pieces For Peace will be dedicated. bundles contain cloth patterns buttons thread yarn and needles for women refugees of Europe and Asia. Project chairman Mrs John D Kettelle.
A Hope street merchant warns of an organized pair of shoplifters active in town. The man and a woman, both 40s to 50s, discussed merchandise then left, with a valuable camera missing. Police have been notified.
Council President Samuel D. Clark M D will hold a special meeting tomorrow with local liquor dealers. With licenses due for renewal soon the talk will focus on enforcement of rules and possible issues such as book making selling to minors and staying open past closing hour.
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