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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Sep 01, 1950

Page

4

Bristol Boy Scout Bugle Holds Evening Rehearsal and Meetings

The Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps meets at Scout Hall at 7 15 pm for rehearsal and planning. Members must bring uniforms and equipment for a uniform check. A committee will organize the Most Popular Boy in Bristol Contest. Salvage paper drive and a Sunday pickup are scheduled, with a wide collection planned for October 1. First Troop awarded tenderfoot badges and set plans for the season’s closing event. Fall Roundup is October 2 with new recruits enrolled until quota is met.

Bristol Scout Hall Seekonk Speedway Labor Day Hallowe’en Auxliary George R. Fish

Obituary of Mrs Sarah Lee Dimond Bristol Resident

Mrs Sarah Lee Dimond age 78 and wife of Charles F Dimond died suddenly yesterday on Prudence Island. Funeral Sunday at 2 PM at First Congregational Church with Rev Frederick F Driftmier officiating burial in North Cemetery. She was a Bristol native born Jan 1 1873 and long active in church life with her husband. They would have marked their 58th wedding anniversary next October. She leaves her brother James Lee and sister Mrs George Pollock in Bristol.

Sarah Lee Dimond Charles F. Dimond Church Street Prudence Island First Congregational Church Frederick F. Driftmier Women's Missionary Society James Lee George Pollock

King George Philip King dies aged 77 in Bristol

George Philip King 77 of 5 Noyes Avenue dies suddenly after a long railroad career with the New York New Haven Railroad. Survived by wife Elizabeth a son John H Wickford a daughter Mrs Edward Witherell Athol Mass sixteen grandchildren two great granddaughters. Funeral Sunday Sept 3 at 2 PM from Charles M Connery Funeral Home with Canon Daniel K Davis officiating. Burial North Burial Ground.

George Philip King Noyes Avenue Elizabeth (Jones) King Bristol George H Ann Carey King New York, New Haven Brotherhood of Engineers and Firemen St Michael's Church Elizabeth

Infant Anthony Pacheco Dies After Long Illness

Anthony Pacheco two and a half year old son of Seraphine and Alice Pacheco of 22 DeWolf avenue died at a Providence hospital after a long illness. He is survived by two sisters in Bristol. Funeral services will be held this afternoon at 2 pm from Charles E Connery Funeral Home with services at St Elizabeths Church. Burial will be in St Marys Cemetery Bristol.

Anthony Pacheco Seraphine Alice Perro) Pacheco DeWolf Avenue Providence Hospital Bristol Mary DeCosta Margaret Pacheco Charles E. Connery Burton Street St Elizabeth’s Church St Mary’s Cemetery

A History of Horticulture in America to 1860

Weekend Gardener reviews A P Hedrick’s new book on American horticultural history. It notes early crop references and Indigenous interplanting of corn beans and squash. The author mentions ground leaf mold used to start squash seedlings and heated duff near camp fires.

A. P Hedrick America

Garden notes urge mulching and spacing for berries and crops

The article advises loosening soil and straw mulching to conserve moisture for berries then details spacing of 6 to 8 inches for strawberry runners. It suggests goose population use to control weeds and notes tomatoes, beans, squash, and cucumbers should be harvested promptly to extend fruiting and crabgrass control should start early.

Caddick

Mindful living and the power of right thoughts

The piece urges constant awareness of thoughts shaping life. It contrasts wasteful brooding with spiritual focus, citing Jesus and Mary Baker Eddy to urge perseverance, constructive thinking, and viewing humanity as divine idea, leading to a useful, vigorous life.

Garden Gethsemane Christ Jesus God Judas Peter

School Building Repairs and Upgrades Across District

The report details renovations in multiple schools including Reynolds Oliver Burton Byfield Taft Valley and others. Projects cover window painting, plastering, new ceilings and lighting, plumbing fixes, boiler work, electrical wiring and audio visual installations.

Ron Reynolds Walley School Oliver Burton School Byfield School Taft School School Valley School

Charles M Connery Funeral Service Complete

Charles M Connery is commemorated with a complete funeral service. The notice lists Burton 81 as a referenced location and El 251 57 as remaining identifiers in the obituary fragment.

Election and Banquet Planned for Kearney Legion Post

Officers of Kearney Post No 8 American Legion will elect Friday at 8 p m in the post home on Franklin street A testimonial banquet for the junior baseball team follows their national tournament play A September District Two Rhode Island meeting is set for September 9 at 8 p m in Newport Pot Home A membership drawing for a prize will cap the social hour with refreshments by Auxiliary ladies

Kearney Newport Pot Rhe Yabnual

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