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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1961
Page
6
The article guides gardeners to deep double dig perennial beds during cleanup, add lime and a 5-10-10 fertilizer, and blend subsoil with topsoil. It urges composting, using lawn waste for the pile, and choosing metal edging or alternatives. It also covers mulch to protect roots, bulb planting timing, and ordering a bulb catalogue for spring 1962.
The funeral for 17 year old Nancy Walker, daughter of Raymond A. and Elizabeth T. Walker, killed in a TWA plane crash near Chicago, will be held tomorrow at 1 p.m. at St Michael's Episcopal Church. Burial follows Thursday at 2 p.m. in Ascutney Cemetery Windsor Vermont. Survived by parents, brother Richard A. Walker of Oakland, sister Mrs Gail Joynt of Washington, DC. Funeral arrangements by Charles M Connery Funeral Home with no calling hours.
Lauren Lussier the Registrar of Motor Vehicles urges motorists to slow down as schools open across the state. He warns children may be walking or crossing unexpectedly and emphasizes stopping for school buses and obeying traffic laws. Parents should teach children to stop look and listen while drivers improve vehicle condition and ride safely near schools.
One hundred twenty three children certified for passing tests in water safety and life saving at Bristol. Of 396 enrolled, 212 registered at Town Beach and 184 at roving instructor sites across Bristol Highlands Beach Terrace Cedar Crest and Butterworth beaches. Certifications list numerous named individuals across Water Safety Aide Senior Life Saving Junior Life Saving and Swimmers categories.
The Zoning Board of Review will hold a public session at 7:30 pm on September 14, 1961 in the Burnside Memorial Building Bristol to hear Manuel M Carreiro seek an exception to the Bristol Zoning Ordinance to construct a new home on Assessor’s Plat 118 Lot in a LR zone at Hope Street. Margaret M Morris Secretary.
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