13 Nov 1956
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1956
Page
1
A Deerfield Mass memorial service for a cat named Tigger is recounted through Barbara Keith, great granddaughter of Wallis E. Howe. She documents the ceremony held November 3 with prayers, hymns, and a note of affection.
Armistice Day observances in Bristol included grave and monument decoration by explorer scouts and Armistice Day committee members. A Memorial Mass at the Rhode Island Soldiers Home chapel honored deceased veterans, with attendance from Kearney Post, American Legion, Veterans groups, and local veterans organizations. A Lions Club wreath ceremony followed at the World War II and Korean War Honor Roll, with 61 white crosses and two stars.
Raymond A Walker chairman of the Republican town committee congratulates Bristol elected officials and voters. He thanks workers and supporters and expresses hope for improved town governance and strength to meet duties.
A fleet of 235 Barrington fishermen worked the beach after sunrise reopening to handrakers. Thousands of bushels of quahogs were transplanted from the polluted Providence River by the State Division of Fish and Game. Catch averaged 150 pounds of little necks and 100 pounds of chowder clams per boat amid a NW breeze. Five bay boats patrolled, including three from Bristol, with state boats Osprey and Merganzer nearby. Potter Cove will reopen later in winter after similar transplants.
The Pawtucket Times reports the gubernatorial race margin between incumbent Dennis J Roberts and challenger Christopher Del Sesto narrowed to 85 votes after a canvass check. Earlier, AP and the Providence Journal Bulletin listed 190, with nine communities rounding to the updated total across all boards of canvassers.
Col Philip T Bodell and a Bristol Train of Artillery delegation returned from Philadelphia after attending the 80th Centennial Legion reunion. They toured Valley Forge Memorial Park in glass dome buses and visited Valley Forge Military Academy. A service, luncheon, uniform review, and full dress review followed, with a dinner dance at the Penn Sherwood Hotel where reunion HQ were located.
The piece fondly remembers Colt Memorial High School with a class of twenty two. It outlines career outcomes for graduates in business teaching law medicine and the arts. Faculty described as understanding and dedicated include Ralph Strong Sadie Callan Anne Sisson Margaret McQueeney and others.
The Hillsgrove Weather Station forecasts a five day period today through Saturday with temperatures averaging two to six degrees below seasonal norms. Expect colder conditions today and tomorrow with a warming trend Thursday and Friday then colder again Saturday. Precipitation totals range from one tenth to five tenths of an inch as light rain in Massachusetts and Rhode Island and light rain or snow in northern New England late tomorrow or Thursday and again around Saturday.
Dr William L Serbst, medical graduate of Georgetown University in 1927 and Providence College, served as Bristol health officer, school physician, and four term school committee member. He practiced at St Josephs Providence and Truesdale Fall River, with wartime Civil Defense service. Married Mary Connors in 1932, they had a son William L Jr and daughter Sister Mary Petrus.
Warren blunted Bristol’s Colt line with quick openings and strong running led by Andrade and Proulx as Warren won 18-7 at Jamies Field. Colt scored late in the final period after a blocked extra point, with Nastri DaPonte and Palreiro among leaders, while Warren built a 12-0 halftime lead and held on to stay unbeaten in Class C.
Varied events observe American Education Week in public schools. Displays in 16 Hope Street shop windows were planned and arranged under the direction of Miss Margaret Nerone with Miss Anne Dissison serving as observance chair.
Police log records several crashes near Hope Street involving drivers Charles H Newman Anthony Sylvia Azelle Mello Antone Porges James Lemmis Irene Lewis and Anna McCallan. Injuries ranged from cuts to compound fractures with ambulances and hospital treatments noted. Reports also cover education events and observances tied to American Education Week and National Teachers Day with local church remarks and PTA activities.
Bristol County 4-H clubs gathered Friday at Hamden Meadows School Barrington to honor 4-H members with achievement awards. Busy Bees members including Mrs Kenneth Bowen leader and participants Karen Bowen Cynthia Drowne Edith Duffy Jean Leger received recognition alongside Busy Bees Roberta Luther leader Cynthia Luther Joanne Andrade Patricia Andrade Frances Bodell Gal Luther Mary McCarthy and Jacqueline Woodward.
A US Fish and Wildlife Service study shows Bristol Harbor hosts about 65 million quahogs, with 86 per square foot in Bristol Harbor and 27 per square foot in Mt Hope Bay. The report, part of hurricane protection work with the Army Corps of Engineers, notes Rhode Island’s quahog industry is the largest on the Atlantic Coast and outlines extensive sampling across Providence River and surrounding areas.
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