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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1945
Page
2
Fire Chief Moore urges concentrated effort during Fire Prevention Week to reduce home fires. He highlights cleaning rubbish to prevent attic and cellar fires, securing matches from children, upgrading roofing, using non flammable cleaners, fixing electrical gear, and removing flammable clutter from storage areas.
Bristol items note Mr and Mrs Charles F Dimond celebrating 53rd anniversary at 56 Church Street. Birth announcements for Sandra Desmarins and a daughter to Mr and Mrs William Alger. Local meetings include Home Demonstration Club Union Street and Y M C A Board. Rotary speaker Lt Col Stewart Hamilton and Bishop Bennett attended church events.
Successor to E. W. Weaver advertises remodeling roofing and jobbing services at 202 High Street Bristol R. 1. Telephone 477-3.
A fragmented listing shows items such as a lost blue sandal at 286 Wood St for sentimental reasons and a black and white dog with recovery details. Other entries advertise rooms for rent, sale of pigs and a 1935 Buick, rabbits for sale, furniture, laborers, trucking jobs, house cleaning, and a stenographer seeking permanent work.
Manny's Woodwork Shop advertises bookcases knickknacks shelves magazine racks wall cabinets and other home items. Located at the rear of 300 Thames Street contact tel 252.
Mr and Mrs Joseph Goulart of 191 Metacom avenue announce the engagement of their daughter Mary to Wilburn E Turner son of Mr and Mrs Henry E Turner of 4 Company street Warren The announcement lists the couple and their addresses in a concise society note.
Frank P. Careiro USNR sailed from Yokohama on September 19 bound for the West coast. He saw action on D Day in Normandy and in Southern France and Africa before heading to the Pacific. He served 28 months aboard an LST and an aircraft carrier and expects discharge in two months.
The parish house hosts a yearly Christmas sale and bridge event organized by the Ladies Benevolent Society of St. Michaels Church on December 4. On December 6, 1945, the Mite Society of the First Baptist Church holds its annual Christmas sale.
Parents of servicemen in Bristol hospitals urged to submit names and addresses to Bud dy Bundles Fund via committee members or the Y.M.C.A. so funds can be allocated. Deadline is ASAP to determine if donations cover all hospitalized veterans.
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