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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1934
Page
2
The piece argues that changing town government would not fix taxpayer concerns. It blames residents for apathy and stresses collective responsibility, urging real estate taxpayers to support the Budget Committee and attend meetings and votes to back civic action.
A town calendar of meetings, masses, whists, dances, and social events unfolds across Bristol and surrounding areas. Highlights include church gatherings at St Marys and State Street M E, rotary and knights of Columbus meetings, a two month Mediterranean cruise return, school activities, and notices of births, weddings, and mass intentions.
The strictest dravette censorship in Vienna during the early Nineteenth century banned stage lovers from appearing on a scene unless accompanied by a chaperon.
Sulphur in large quantities is produced worldwide in three countries. The United States leads with about five sixths of the total, while Italy and Japan together account for the remaining one sixth.
Palmolive Soap sponsors a radio series of 52 operettas produced for air on WEAF from 10 to 11 PM each Tuesday. A large company led by Gladys Swarthout with a 40 piece orchestra and chorus will perform pieces like The Student Prince Blossom Time Showboat and Rose Marie under Nathaniel Shilkret. The venture aims to supply polished operetta on kilocycles with top talent, directors and staff ensuring a year long trial and high production standards.
Portu guese American resident Frank Souza Cunha who just returned from seven months in the Azores was guest of honor at a surprise party in Lincoln hall Usher avenue. About 400 attendees from Tiverton Little Compton Dighton Taunton East Providence Providence and Fall River joined the Recorda coes da Patna Club celebration with gifts dancing and refreshments.
A compiled catalog of notable recent titles with authors and publishers including The Oppermanns by Lion Feuchtwanger Viking Private Worlds by Phyllis Bot tome Houghton Mifflin Kaleidoscope by Stefan Zweig Viking Anitra's Dance by Fannie Hurst Harper Harnet by Elizabeth Jenkins Doubleday Doran Nyinsky by Romola Nyinsky Simon & Schuster The Native's Return by Louis Adamic The New Dealers by The Unofficial Observer Simon & Schuster Brazilian Adventure by Peter Fleming Scribner The Robber Barons by Matthew Josephson Harcourt Brace, with notes from Scribner's Putnam's Bretano's Macy's.
Bristol Chapter D A R approved the Rhode Island Conference action endorsing State Regent Mrs. Philip Caswell of Newport for Vice President General in 1935. Regent Mrs. Samuel C. Wardwell and Past Regent Mrs. Clinton T. Sherman will travel to Washington for the 43rd Continental Congress.
Mr and Mrs William E Conley of 34 Pearse Avenue celebrated the 40th anniversary of their marriage. The event included a family reunion with Dr and Mrs M J O'Brien and Mr and Mrs William C Conley of Pawtucket and their two children William E and Donald S. Mr Conley retired from the insurance business six years ago.
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