Editorial asks Bristol residents to join community survey
The Junior Chamber of Commerce urges participation in a Bristol questionnaire on page 10 aimed at guiding a major community development effort. The piece notes a Pullman example where a $300,000 bond funded a library and parks after public support, and seeks at least 500 participants from about 3,000 homes to weigh in on local needs and future plans.
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the Phoenix
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Bristol
Jaycees
Pullman
Wash
PTA Testing Time in Bristol Panel on Home Help
This year the Bristol PTA board works to add value for teachers, parents, and pupils. Intelligent, conscientious parents want to engage in school activities from Little League to debates, and should not need persuasion to support the PTA. Next Thursday at Reynolds School a panel of teachers will discuss how parents can aid children at home, inviting large attendance from teachers and parents.
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PTA
Bristol
Reynolds School
P T A
Local Town Meeting urged for Civil War enlistment support
One Hundred Years Ago dated October 12 1861 reports a town meeting set for Saturday the 19th to discuss measures aiding local men enlisting in the U S service. It notes the Fourth Rhode Island Regiment under Col McCarty sailed from Providence to Washington with about a thousand men, listing local volunteers and Bristol contributors, plus plans to raise a fifth regiment, bounty details, and a naval appointment for Capt Allen M Newman. It also describes provisioning of the Fourth Regiment and notes Captain George W Weeden resigning to become Master’s Mate in the Navy.
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United States
Rhodes Island
Col McCarty
Providence
Commodore
Washington
New York
John A . Gladding
Henry C. Gifford
William Brown
Vincent Chace
John A. Dunbar
Ferdinand Sweet
John Q. Adams
William A. Miller
Stephen F Fish
Wm. Easterbrooks
Henry Gladding
Theodore Livesey
Abraham Meyers
Wm. Ship
Allen M. Newman
Secretary of the Navy
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Newman
George W. Weeden
R. I
John S.weeden
Navy
Bristol Letter Warns Against Godlessness in Schools
A Bristol reader writes from abroad criticizing California and other states for not reciting the Lord's Prayer or saluting the flag in schools. He urges Bristol to preserve patriotism and faith, warns of communism, and calls on fellow citizens to ensure children understand what the country stands for. He stresses belief in God, pledges allegiance, and urges action to keep the town's moral course.
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California
United States of America
Bristol
Modern Art Reflections From a Traveler's Fragmented Notes
A reader recalls a London visit with musings on modern art at an exhibition, architecture, crowded streets, and mixed impressions of French institutions, Tate Gallery spaces, and urban life. The voice shifts through memories of delays, traffic, languages, and contrasting tastes between old and new in a traveler’s jumbled narrative.
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Alice Dewey
Tate Gy
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