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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1935
Page
3
A preacher reflects on Passion Week portraying Jesus as Eternal God who declares I am before Abraham and the necessity of choosing sides. He warns against neutrality, stresses life with God, and cites Judas's betrayal and Christ's resurrected life as the core message for believers.
The First Bristol Troop, Boy Scouts of America, held a dual observance in Scout Hall with Forestry Week and Be Kind to Animals Week. Patrols entered a forestry game, the Flying Eagles and Beta P1 won, and talks on tree conservation and animal kindness were given by J.A.S.M. Jamiel and JAS.M. John G. Abenante.
Applications for the marbles contest sponsored by Awashanks Herd POWS are available at Fred F Suzman store or Scout Hall. Open to boys ages 12 to 16, district conducted event with rules to be published later this week.
The Bugle and Drum Corps call a Friday rehearsal for all expected participants in the Jamboree act slated for April 26 and 27. Troop 5 schedules a meeting with patrols reorganized and the Silver Jubilee contest to begin. Troop 4 shifts its meeting to Thursday evening this week from Friday as previously announced.
Police found Edward Skaling who wandered after his dog escaped during a visit to the Gravells on Mt Hope Avenue. Two youths questioned him on Wood Street before he led officers to his father, Edward Skaling, visiting Providence.
Angelo Bruscato, Bristol native and New York amateur boxer, contemplates turning pro after a weighing room controversy. Nettlow, Detroit AAU champion, defeated Angelo’s replacement Siriani in Madison Square Garden buildup, fueling Bruscato’s pro ambitions and prompting debate over staying amateur.
April brings dances lectures and whist parties hosted by Bristol-Colt Alumni Association and various civic groups. May features a junior prom and Colt Alumni events, with a summer Cotton Ball by the Bristol Portuguese-American Women’s Civic League at the Bristol Casino.
A cigarette butt thrown from a passing car is believed to have started a woods fire along Metacom avenue Sunday afternoon. Firemen battled for 50 minutes using 800 feet of hose and chemical extinguishers before the blaze near a stonewall was suppressed. William Taylor, who spotted the fire, notified the Defiance Hose Company. No strong wind and moist ground limited spread despite bystander soaking.
Miss Annie Morris daughter of former Councilman Henry Morris who attends St Bernard's College Nashville underwent successful mastoid process surgery in Nashville hospital last Friday morning. Surgeon from Tennessee assisted by her uncle Bernard V Morris who hurried to Nashville. Recovery expected after about two weeks in hospital. Judge O L Bosworth recently returned from California trip and reported favorable impressions of the state.
Grand Canon of Arizona grants Bristol a 35000 bond authorization to build an eastern sewer system. A warrant for a social town meeting was issued and notice appears elsewhere. Meeting set for Friday April 22 at 7 30 in Town Hall.
The lead keel was run this morning at the south shop of Herreshoff Manufacturing Company for a new 56 foot sailing schooner being built for Harold Vanderbilt.
Amelia Earhart and Myrna Loy share pilot talk before Earhart's Hawaii to California flight. Genie Davis Black lands a debut supporting role in All the King's Horses. Sam Coslow, Carl Brisson, Mary Ellis and RCA backed Radio City Matinee cast bring stars to NBC midday broadcasts.
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