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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1951
Page
2
Roswell Magill, former Under-Secretary of the Treasury, argues federal tax load is near limit. He cites $908 in taxes on a $3,500 family and urges cutting peacetime authorizations to avoid new taxes. He warns inflation and loss of work incentive if the budget grows.
Everett S Cunard 37 of 49 Ward Street Fall River was jailed after a 930 pm arrest by Joseph J Maguire supervising sanitarian of the division of sanitation a branch of the state department of public health Cunard was arrested for running a shellfish business at 520 Thames Street without a license All fish in the building was impounded and will be seized today an impounding officer John R McGowan estimated about 100 bushels of shellfish in the building
Mansfield Massachusetts resident Robert Wade 27 escaped injury when his single winged Ercoupe aircraft throttle jammed at about 1200 feet above the bay. He made an forced landing in a field off Colt Drive at 230 pm on Labor Day. The nose wheel strut broke on landing. plane dismantled and removed by truck.
Multiple town residents and families are noted for academic moves and life events. Miss Ann Clowes enters Pembroke College as a sophomore while Kenneth Robinson and others begin freshman years at RPI and Bowdoin. Local birthdays and relocations are reported along with community happenings.
Mr and Mrs ay Rodrigues announce the engagement of their daughter Zelia Diane to Joseph F Castro son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Castro of 24 Sampson Street Pawtucket The bride elect is a Pawtucket West High School graduate class of 1949 and URI alumna He attends Colt Memorial High School graduate class of 1947 and URI class of 1951 Beta Psi Alpha member Lt Castro is stationed at Fort Belvoir Va Wedding set for October 22.
The committee votes to ask the Town Council to call a Special Financial Town Meeting to discuss a contract with R. Zappo Company. The deal eliminates certain work for six months with the option to reinstate at the original bid price. The panel argues for funds to complete work per the June 2 1950 directive.
Two Bristol sailors, Harley E Townsend and Darrell Corbin, were commended by the USS William C Lawe commanding officer for outstanding duty and superior teamwork that helped the ship win top Battle Efficiency honors among Atlantic Fleet destroyers in 1951. The Battle Efficiency Plaque was presented in Boston by the First Naval District commandant on behalf of the Destroyer Force Atlantic Fleet. The award reflects high performance in gunnery anti submarine warfare communications engineering damage control and administration.
Burl Ives stars in The Man Who Came To Dinner at Newport Casino Theatre for its 25th Anniversary Season with Nan McFarland Florence Bray and others. Ramsey Burch directs, Francis M. Madard Jr. designs. Shows run nightly through Saturday with matinees.
Public hearing set in the Bristol Burnside Memorial Building Council Chambers on Thursday September 27 1951 at 8 o clock for a proposed plat by Hezekiah C Wardwell and Verginio J and Marguerite W de Rocha at the corner of om Avenue and Bayview Avenue. Those interested may appear and be heard. By order of the Planning Board M C Smith Secretary 9 6 11 18
The notice lists events at Midway House on Sept 20 a Thursday St Marys annual bridge and canasta party and on Sept 21 a Friday Pops concert at First Congregational Church DeWolf Memorial Room hosted by the Womens Guild.
The Bristol school dedication honors Rockwell and the lineage of educators in the Rockwell family. It lauds the modern neighborhood elementary school as a civic and educational milestone, praising design, affordability, and the role of public schools in democracy. Dr. Mark Anthony De Wolfe Howe attends as a guest.
A native and his son write a commemorative poem for Bristol's 250th, recalling their father’s bicentennial tribute. The lines defend small-town pride against cynics, arguing that the town’s enduring material and moral fiber shapes a nation.
Notice to insurance agents and bidders for Bristol School Department bids due by 4 p m September 1951. Specifications available at the School Department office. Edward J. Fitzgibbon, Secretary, Bristol School Committee.
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