Council appeals to governor for aid to needy taxpayers
Bristol Town Council urged Governor Green and State WPA Administrator J Burleigh Cheney to craft relief for destitute homeowners and elderly residents unable to work. President Prescott B Paull cited cases, including a 70 year old man with two vacant houses who cannot receive aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Council
Prescott B Paull
Paull
Francois L. de Wolf
John Romano
WPA
Cheney
Db Atd
RBS
Ceverencae Sur
Manuel F Sylvia
Frank P Sylvia
Arthur
Brown Sylvia
John F Rego
Sylvia
Frank P Silvia
Brown
Councl
John W. Church
Romane
Svilvias
Satara
Joseph “Ao Hammull
Lead changes in Rotary Frolic Queen contest
Bertha Alger jumps ahead of Irene Silva as Ann D Alessio makes a big gain with 372 votes. Voting closes Monday afternoon at 4 pm after polls reveal final results and a wrist watch prize is awarded to the winner. The current standings show Bertha Alger 1189, Irene Silva 1104, Ann D Alessio 893, Muriel Bullock 381, Gloria Cabral 353, Fannie Jeane 313, Jean deRocha 221, Ada Silva 200, Esther Conley 185, Mildred Lattlefield 143, Helen Alves 130, Magdelene Wrhe 130, Helen Servant 123, Tiathan Dunbar 38.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha Alger
James F Duffy
Irene Silva
Ann D’alessio
Ann D'Alessio
Muriel Bullock
Gloria Cabral
Fannie Jeane
Jean deRocha
Ada Silva
Esther Conley
Mildred Lattlefield
Helen Alves
Magdelene Wrhe
Helen Servant
Tiathan Dunbar
Statutory Arson Charge Placed Against Viscione
Joseph Viscione of 28 First School Street faces a statutory arson charge after an 18 hour Bristol police investigation into two alleged incendiary fires at his residence. He is jailed in default of 3000 bail. His son Salvatore Viscione was questioned and released. The elder purchased gasoline the day of the fires and was seen entering the house with it. The insured furniture was valued at 2000 dollars. The house is owned by the Brogan estate. Also before the court are Manuel Sousa and Joseph Ruinals charged with revelling and Francisco Cattighego charged with shellfishing in a polluted Bristol harbor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvia
Silvia
Brown
Elmer S Mapes
New Community Athletic Field Committee
East State Street
Metacom Avenue
Athletic Field Committee
Mapes
C. C. Getchell
Domeniec Masoola
Deniis Ferreira
Manuel Marshall
Antonio Benevides
Strety
Marshall
Benevides
Materal Renee
Susp
James Holmes
Hook and Magazine
Bristol
Anthony Ro Parshley
Burnside Memorial
Esposito Gambardelli
Mount Hope Avenue
Tours Sorrell
Bo Victuallers Lcense
Bristol Casino
Mary Mary Campo
Joseph Viscione
First School
Bristol County
Viscione
Salvatore Viscione
Bourne Street
Warren
Brogan
Brogan Estate Also Appearing In District Court
Manuel Sousa
Soldiers Home
Joseph F. Ruinalds
Roma Street
Francisco Cattighego
Chilton Street
Bristol Harbor
Rotary Frolic Set as Gala Night at Naval Armory
The Rotary Club plans its annual Frolic Monday night at the Naval Armory Church Street scene with new decorations kept secret. The event supports the Student Loan Fund with all net proceeds aiding local students’ education.
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Naval Armory
Naval
Church Street
Rotary Club
Flood Relief Acknowledgments From Local Agencies
The Bristol Branch of the American Red Cross gratefully acknowledges donations from Mrs J Whitievus DeWolf and Mrs Joseph Wood, plus support from the Goldenrod Troop and Girl Scout Council. Total contributions amount to 549 dollars and 75 cents.
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Bristol
Amercan Red Cross
Fortes Ane Tmcu Ecu
PNI
J. Whitievus DeWolf
Joseph Wood
Goldenrod
Girl Scout Council
Musicale May 7 at Colt Memorial High School Auditorium
Tickets are on sale for a Bristol town musicale on Thursday evening May 7 at Colt Memorial High School. Mrs McCann soprano and Mrs Pooler costume recitalist will perform with pianist Miss Mabel Woolsey. Christa attendance expected from Victor artist Lucy Marsh Gordon. Tickets at Hamillary Goods, Hope Street, and George T Sisson, High Street. ushers John, Herbert and Vernon Gray.
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Marjorie Burgess McCarth
Colt Memorial High School
McCann
Bristol County
Alice Bradlee Pooler
Providence
Pooler
Lucy Marsh Gordon
Victor
Mabel Woolsey
Hamillary Goods
Hope Street
George T Sisson
High Street
John, Herbert and
Vernon Gray
Library Club Easter Party At Guiter Memorial Junior High
The Library Club of Guiter Memorial Junior High hosted its annual Easter party in the school auditorium with faculty guests. Teachers joined in games such as an egg hunt won by Joseph A Margo Frank T Canario and Irene Cabral. Miss Gertrude A Leonard won the word history game in the Easter parade with costumes made from old newspapers. Hector Bellavance won best costume as an Hawaiian dancer.
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Guiteras Memoral
Joseph A Margo
Frank T Canario
Irene Cabral
Gertrude A Leonard
Hector Bellavance
Dr Martin on Correcting Speech Defects at Bristol Rotary
Dr Martin, Ithaca College Speech Clinic director, spoke to Bristol Rotary about permanent correction of stammering and other speech defects. He recounted his own battle with stammering, his studies in Europe, and the first NYU clinic he founded in 1914, noting his aim to open a Bristol school next fall.
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Bristol Rotary Club
Arts Fuonmehcom
von Wedoesdas
Prederthk Marti da
Ithaca College
Ithaca
Bristol
Martin
America
Europe
Chervin
College of the City of
New York
Bng
L. H Callan
William H Angevine
F Reginald Dimond
Fred E. Suzman
Rotary
Harold DeWolf
William G Duixon
James Connell
Newport
Earl Mason
Providence
Bristol to Strictly Enforce All Night Parking Law
Police Chief Anthony J Ferrara announced that starting tomorrow night Bristol will strictly enforce the all night parking ordinance. He said winter leniency is over due to thefts from autos, with exemptions for the fire chief, fire truck drivers, physicians, district nurses, and pressmen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony J Ferrara
Bristol
Perrara
Girl Scouts Plan Second Annual Bristol Fair
The Bristol Girl Scout Council met at St Michael's parish house to outline plans for the second annual country fair for the Girl Scout program. June 6 has been set as the date, with site selection at an April 20 meeting. New council members welcomed and two Brownie leaders appointed for future packs.
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Bristol
Girl Scout Council
St Michael’s
Norton M Zinderstein
Earl Steurdevant
Raymond S Brightman
Samuel C
Advertising Drives Production and Prices Rise and Fall
The piece presents advertising as linking producers and users, expanding markets and enabling larger scale manufacture to lower unit costs. It cites the automobile industry and a Janesville Gazette article as examples, noting a critical view of Tugwell while praising advertising’s role in shaping demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Wisconsin
Tugwell
Joel Cheek Coffee Pioneer Dies in Florida
Joel Cheek, longtime Nashville grocer turned coffee pioneer, died Friday in Jacksonville, Florida. He built a canned coffee business through aggressive advertising, claiming the idea boosted sales without raising prices. Cheek and his partner later sold their coffee empire for forty million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tugwell
Joel Cheek
Jacksonville
Florida
Nashville
Bill Nye
Advertising claims raise consumer cost says Dr Tugwell
The text argues that value is split between inherent article value and personal perception and that advertising continually imprints desires on the mind. It contends national distribution relies on advertising and that advertising adds to consumer cost, countering the view that ads reduce prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Tugwell
Advertising Raised Living Standards in Many Homes
Advertising moved oatmeal from barrels to packaged form and changed prunes pickles orange and bread into marketable product categories. It created demand for neater dress and clarified consumer choices. The result was a higher standard of living for millions of households.
Advertising Elevates Appetite and Lowers Prices Says Tugwell
The speaker argues Tugwell underestimates the human factors behind costs. He recalls Bacon once being a hog, transformed by culinary appeal, and asserts advertising boosts consumption and reduces prices across many foods, including ham and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tugwell
Tug Well and the Town Crier Echoes of Food Fame
A reflective piece questions how a nation came to crave tomato juice canned pineapples canned soups and packaged crackers and cookies. It argues that success came from making good foods and advertising them vividly to a world that reads in print and image, returning attention to Tug Well.
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Tugwell
Early Chinese printing and proclamations on walls
Long before Christian preaching and the spread of salvation, the Chinese used printed placards and movable type to announce royal ukases. The article notes early methods of dissemination and the role of printing in governance.
Tugwell’s Publicity Elevates His Notability
The piece argues publicity moves Rex Tugwell from obscurity to a public role, claiming advertising fuels his exploits and keeps him fed like a microbe feeding on tom-toms. It suggests he cannot escape being defined by media exposure.
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Tugwell
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