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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1949
Page
4
Read on for practical advice on composting leaves to improve soil fertility and drainage. Tips cover moisture management and lawn care to prevent smothering, plus guidance on bulb planting for a vivid next spring show with root-ready soil and proper drainage. A repair idea suggests reinforcing fences with strap iron fixed in cement to resist rot and damp ground.
Six new recruits were admitted to the First Bristol Troop Boy Scouts of America at Scout Hall during Recruit Night as part of the Arm of Liberty Crusade. The scouts, many former Cub Scouts, will join patrols next week. An annual Halloween costume party is planned for Tuesday evening, November 1, with prizes for originality, funniest, and best costumes plus games, stunts, and refreshments. The junior staff forms the arrangements committee.
Community listings show a string of events including Ladies Night Dinner Dance at White Rail Riding Club, food sales by Green and White Staff of Bristol Senior High, Barn Dance at Lobster Claw with Ranch House Band, and more. Also noted are church fundraisers, Scout activities, and council meetings with dates from Nov 8 to Dec 14 across Bristol and nearby parishes.
The Town of Bristol Rhode Island warns voters to attend a special town meeting on October 31 1949 at 7:30 pm in the John Post Regis School auditorium to consider and vote on borrowing sums totaling 50300 for public welfare legal proceedings water and dump site projects and related matters including wardwell farms minturn farm property and town waterworks projects and other legal actions to be directed by the Town Council.
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