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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1952
Page
2
A nine member Bristol group completed a new charter and distributed printed copies townwide. Voters will decide at the November ballot after a budget committee driven push, with the charter designed to be flexible and easily amended.
Dr. E Lester Merritt of Fall River past district governor will speak at the Rotary Club meeting at the White Rail tomorrow. The Bristol Highland Unit of the R I Federation of Republican Women meets at Mrs J H Tuplin home on Gibson Road with national committeewoman Marion F Yatman to speak and the Bristol Unit invited to attend.
Milton E. Holmes Jr., 20, of 456 River Road Lincoln, fell asleep at the wheel while driving a sedan along Ferry Road near the Mt Hope Bridge at 2 30 a m Saturday October 11. The car left the road struck a lamp post at the toll house, but Holmes was not injured and awoke after the crash. He is a sailor aboard the USS Caperton at Newport and received a summons to appear in Fifth District Court October 20. Weekend reports noted only minor routine calls.
Miss Dorothy May Foster and Mr Roy Dunlop Bell were married at noon Saturday in St Michael's Church with Rev Canon Daniel K Davis officiating. The bride wore heliotrope lace and taffeta and carried orchids, with a reception at St Michael's Parish House. The groom is an MIT graduate and Zoppo Construction supervisor. the couple plan a trip to New York City Watkins Glen and Delaware Water Gap.
Miss Mary Elizabeth Vales daughter of Mr and Mrs Manuel J Vales of 6 Roma Street wed Francis William Burger son of Mrs Estella Burger of Lynn Massachusetts at St Elizabeths Church in Warren. The ceremony featured organist Anna Peters and a reception at the White Rail Riding Club. The couple will reside at 396 Water Street Warren with the bride employed as a secretary and the groom as chief chemist at Kleystone Rubber Co. in Warren.
Death notice for Mrs Lillian Maloney Munro 57 widow of Sylvester Munro of Concord North Carolina August 24. Former Bristol residents at 55 Constitution Street. Funeral from Weddington Mitchell Funeral Home with Rev Mitchell Faulkner officiating. Interment Oakwood Cemetery. Survived by brothers John Providence and James and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Joseph A Larue 90 formerly of this town were held from the Boyle Funeral Home Fall River at 8 o clock then a high mass at Blessed Sacrament Church at 9 o clock Rev Herve Jalbert celebrant bearers were Raymond Roland Leo Rudolph Larue and Arthur and Victor Prevost all of Fall River Burial was in Notre Dame cemetery He died Friday October 10 He leaves a son Alfred Larue Gibson Road this town
A series of community fundraisers and social events listed by date includes rummage sales cake sales food auctions and fashion shows. Highlights feature activities at St Michael's Church Trinity Church Bristol Narrows Improvement Association Circle Jacques Hall and the Masonic Temple with dates from October 16 to November 6.
The First Bristol Troop Boy Scouts of America met in Scout Hall to map October activities including a hike on October 20, outdoor sessions, and continued conservation efforts. Awards were given to William Ferreira, Floyd Ferri, Nicholas Dicianna, Anthony Travers, and Frank Borges.
Readers are urged to clean oil metal and wood parts of tools before storage and sharpen mowers now while deals exist. Grape vines need strong light and cedar trellis support. overhangs provide shade and ease of harvest. Plan winter work for posts and supports, and plant ornamental crab apples and Japanese quince in early spring after fall supplies arrive.
The term phillumenist refers to book match collectors and is described as a working word by a major dictionary publisher. The United States today hosts over 1,000,000 phillumenists, highlighting the hobby's broad appeal.
Canned corn gains consumer appeal from a durable interior finish that prevents the product from appearing dull. Early canners faced a problem with corn turning black, known as corn black, despite timely picking and canning. The finish was developed to preserve the fresh garden look.
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