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Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Oct 17, 1952

Page

2

Red Feather Day Sets Bristol Quest for $19,300 Goal

On Red Feather Day October 19 Bristol residents will canvas the town for the Community Chest funds. This year’s target is $19,300 to support the YMCA Child Welfare Society Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Bristol District Nursing Association and United Defense Fund. Volunteers will knock on doors to solicit gifts and help maintain and expand essential local services.

Bristol Community Chest Y.M.C.A Child Welfare Society Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Bristol District Nursing Association United Defense Fund Red Feather

Local church and civic events highlight Bristol news

The Baptist Fellowship hosts Otis Bailey and spouse on Collins Street. Church groups screen films for children in the vestry. Harvest Festival donations aid Bristol Home for Aged Women, Benjamin Church Home, and St. Andrew's School. Navy enlistee Frederick McKenna sails to Bainbridge for boot camp. Bristol Republican Club meets on Washington Street. Births announced from Truesdale and Lying-In Hospitals. YMCA, Carmelite Guild, Rotary, and Audubon Society hold meetings or events. A Bristol town charter item was withdrawn from Rotary.

John N. Sinclair Trinity Church Bristol Home Benjamin Church St. Andrew's School Barrington E. Lester Merritt Fall River Rotary Rotary Club White Rail Bristol

Charter talks stress public will over lawyers

Town officials debate how a new charter should be applied with emphasis on public opinion, hearings, and independence from lawyers. Speakers warn council removal of a manager requires strong justification while noting expert input can come from building trades when needed.

Henry Wood Rockwell Jannsen Quincy Mass Frank T. Canario Charter Commission Dr. Byay sAnd Jansen Bray Pigeon Planing Board

Re Upholstering Services with Free Estimates

Re Upholstering for prompt expert workmanship. Call for a free estimate and samples shown at your home. Phone Pawtucket 2 8025.

Pawtucket Henry Pacheco Tel Good Homes Avenue Pat Street Masae Sterning Pittee Nee John E. Merella Warren

October community events schedule from Bristol notices

October events list in Bristol covers a Texas Hoe Down at Circle Jacques Ball with Jacques Warren at 8 pm on October 18, a 2 pm food sale in Guiteras House, a Penny Social on October 26 at the K of C Hall, a Fall bridge event on October 21 at the Masonic Temple, a rummage and white elephant sale on October 22 at Trinity Church, a Harvest Supper and Auction at St Marys Auditorium, a Fall Fashion Show October 23 at Colt Memorial High School, a rummage sale at the Jewish Community Center, and a Food Sale October 24 at Ferris Dry Goods Store.

Texas Bristol Tion Jacques Ball Jacques Warren Ais Guiteras House Women’s Guild of The First Congregational Church Hope Circle Daughters of Isabella K. of C. Hall Fall Bridge Mt. Hope Order of the Eastern Star Masonic Temple Trinity Colt Memorial High School Jewish Community Center Synagogue Daughters of Portugal Ferris Dry Goods Store

Women's Guild Food Sale This Saturday

The Women’s Guild of the First Congregational Church will hold a food sale at Guiteras House starting at 2 p.m. Menu includes ham beans potato salad brown bread rolls cakes and pies. For orders contact chairman Mrs Vincent Pettine Bristol 10172. committee members listed.

Women’s Guild First Congregational Church Guiteras House Vincent Pettine Bristol Pettine Joseph P. Allen Philip T. Bodell Clarence Booth Sarah Bosworth George Green Nathaniel Gladding, Jr Robert F. Munro Eleanor Munro Marion Munro George K. Martin Marguerite L. Paquin Marius Paulin Frederick Palmer Clyde Pendelton Harriet Skinner Richard G. Stoehr

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