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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1952
Page
2
Bristol residents approved the Veterans Home improvement proposal by a large margin, the second largest in the state. The state tally showed strong support for caring for the aged and veterans, signaling broad public backing and confirming the Home’s friendly standing in Bristol.
A Bristol tribute praises Russell W. Southwick and his loyal workers for the successful Community Chest Red Feather Campaign. The piece cheers contributors for helping Bristol lead other towns as news spread, commending the entire team for a job well done.
Corp. Gerald A. Sousa son of Mr and Mrs August B. Martin of 61 Charles Street arrives in Alaska for Exercise Warm Wild an Arctic maneuver with army and air force units The 603rd Airborne Regimental Combat Team of the 11th Airborne Division conducts the longest troop airlift in history Sousa joined the Army in February 1951 and serves as a squad leader in Company G
Dear God bless my husband taken three years ago today. I wander to his graveside and picture his face in silence. I write to Carmela and Joseph, expressing sorrow for a love I cannot replace.
Local residents relocate and receive official notices. Joeph S. Qualey moves to 24 State Street and Mrs. W. Wallace Jaycox relocates to 760 Broadway Bayonne New Jersey. Lt Commander George K Martin honored with half staff flags at Kearney Post. Salvatore Annarummo joins Dyer Club Boston College. Frederick Joseph McKenna enlists in U S Navy. St Marys Holy Name Society to meet and honor Patrick J Gallagher. Gordon L Fleming undergoes appendicitis surgery at Rhode Island Hospital and expects recovery.
The Bristol Council Knights of Columbus will meet tonight at 8 o clock in the council chambers on State Street. William H Buffington a Bristol druggist is at Jane Brown Hospital after a Saturday incident and is reported doing well. Mr and Mrs James V Fusco announce the birth of their son James Vincent at Elizabeth General Hospital Elizabeth New Jersey.
Bristol County Council of Church Women observed World Community Day at St Johns Church with 40 women from county churches. Mrs Rob ert H Dunbar Jr of Barrington chaired. Rev W Owings Stone spoke on Building Lasting Peace. Two cartons of clothing and shoes plus funds for medicines were donated to Packet For Peace. tea followed hosted by St Johns Women’s Auxiliary chaired by Mrs Norman McCullough.
A registered Guernsey cow Franchester Handy Lilly owned by William S Cherry Jr of Bristol produced 14262 pounds of milk and 676 pounds of butterfat in a year. Lilly, a 2 year old senior cow, was milked three times daily. sire Langwater Henchman. The American Guernsey Cattle Club lists 29 progeny from this bull in its Performance Register, with the record supervised by the University of Rhode Island.
A community notice lists multiple events: Trinity Women's Guild bridge nights on November 12 and 14, Bristol Women's Democratic Club dinner November 13, a Christmas bazaar and sale November 14, and various charity card parties and sales through December 6 at churches including Trinity, Mt Carmel, St Michael's, and Baptist Church.
Police report Thomas P. Barrett 19 a sailor with USS Tusk based at New London operated east on Bradford Street 11 p.m. Tuesday colliding with a parked car owned by Christopher Garvin 36 Bradford Street pushing it into another parked car owned by John D Letizia 44 Bradford Street. Arraigned this morning in Fifth District Court Judge Emilio Iannucillo Barrett pleaded guilty to operating without a license and was fined $10 and costs.
A jumble of late-typed notices lists driving lessons bookkeeping services and job offers. It includes housing rentals, rooms for rent, transportation to Providence, and miscellaneous help wanted ads with contact numbers and addresses.
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