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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1959
Page
4
Editorial urges public help to save the US Frigate Constellation berthed in Baltimore. Funds from copper medals sold for one dollar fund refurbishment, with lifetime free admission for buyers.
Bristol solicitors will begin visiting homes on Sunday November 22 continuing through the week if needed. The Firemen and their wives hold an open house November 29 at Dreadnaught station to collect final returns. Coffee and refreshments will be served through the state MDA office. Charlene Abate, 5, is the Rhode Island 1959 MDS campaign poster girl, with her parents assisting in the drive.
A Bristol Phoenix letters page discusses spelling tests from a Western Reserve University list, a debate over relocating the Post Office, and opposition to water rate increases. The writer argues for central town placement, preservation of historic homes, and notes local figures and residents commenting on water quality.
A portrait of John James Audubon as a dynamic artist who blended skating and dance at a ball with his rise from mercantile work to wildlife painter. The piece traces his early life, marriage to Lucy Bakewell, years in America, pivotal support from Charles Bonaparte, and his eventual ambition to publish his life-size bird paintings.
Providence public hearing set for November 23 at 10am in the State House to review proposed changes in school bus regulations enforced by the Registry of Motor Vehicles. Registrar Romeo Asselin announced formal notice inviting oral or written views. changes focus on bus type, construction and equipment for student safety.
Public invited to a special meeting at Quinta-Gamelin Army Reserve Center on Asylum Road on Tuesday November 24 at 8 pm about the Air Force Academy. A color sound movie titled Academy In the Skies will be shown with Lt Col Fred Griffiths as principal speaker and a question and answer period.
A sequence of community events includes a Harvest Dance at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel on November 21, a Christmas Sale at First Baptist November 30 to December 5, and the Annual Pre Christmas Sale by the Pyramids of Charity Women’s Club December 1 to December 9. St. Michael's Bazaar and a spaghetti dinner at Trinity Church are listed with tea and arrangements by Mrs. Helt and Mrs. Carpenter. Corporate bus transportation is noted for the Christmas Dinner at Pocasset Country Club.
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