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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1937
Page
3
The text notes that a voyage from Bristol England to New York took fifteen days and ten hours aboard ships named The Great Western and The liner. It asserts Bristol England as the birthplace of America and recalls Bristol Rhode Island as a historic seaport with ships from many nations.
Council debates funding shifts for the athletic field project. A relief surplus and a plan to move loam from East State street to finish the playing field are discussed, with estimates of 44 trucking days needed to transport material.
The Hose Company at its meeting Wednesday voted to purchase liability insurance and approved a bond that might sponsor weekly social activities at its High Street station. The group donated $5 to the Cancer Drive and nominated Norman Servant and Donald Van Voast as drivers to the board of fire engineers. A committee of arrangements was named for a near‑term housewarming.
Goglia Luigi age 22 son of Mr and Mrs Peter Goglia of 364 Wood street died this morning at St Josephs Hospital Providence after weeks of treatment He was born in Bristol attended local public schools and helped in the family grocery business Funeral services set for 9 am Monday at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church with burial at St Marys Cemetery
A string of blasts followed by fire tore through the Junior High School cafeteria and gymnasium in Leominster injuring no one reported, with damage estimated at 10 000 to 16 000 dollars. Janitor John Benson found the blaze and firefighters faced ammonia fumes and collapsing ceilings as they battled to control the blaze.
Colt and Gutieras junior high schools form a joint tennis team with R J High School aggregations. Practice starts late this month with regular matches against Rhode Island and Southern Massachusetts high schools through the summer. Members include John Partington, Excalibur Club junior champion, Harry Bullock, Joseph Gallagher, Pearce Mathewson, and George Murray Jr.
Augusta Hazell Seaman presents Bitsey and Celeste in Romney house where Uncle Drew’s nightly wanderings end with a fall and a sudden clue. Bitsy retrieves a crucial paper Drew had sought, hinting at a long hidden mystery tied to the house. The tale unfolds toward a surprising conclusion.
Mrs Simton Lapham national secretary of the Parent Teachers Association spoke to Taft School Club on Old Mexico its arts and customs. She urged a Washington headquarters visit and attendance at the Richmond PTA convention in May. The club selected representatives for the PTA Congress banquet at the Hotel Biltmore Providence on April 20 and Mrs Eloise Dunbar sang soprano solos with piano by Mrs Lucien Capone.
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