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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 20, 1934
Page
2
Publication data notes an established 1887 Bristol paper published on Tuesdays and Fridays. Office at 1 Bradford Street corner of Thames with editors Roswell S Bosworth and news reporter Joseph P Quartaro listed.
Town Council sessions erupt in heated charge as Councilman Dennis accuses Public Aid Director DesLauriers of political retaliation in firing a project supervisor and cites alleged favoritism in aid staffing. Other officials debate oversight of relief funds and highway personnel with no clear resolution.
Mrs Mary A Hart visits relatives in town while checks totaling 3039.39 are distributed among 306 workers on local and State FERA projects. Alumni meetings, bridge party planning, lectures by Robert D Weston, church parishes aid luncheon, and baseball and social events fill a busy Bristol calendar.
The Boston Sunday Advertiser April 22 presents uncensored messages from soldiers about to die. The letters reveal intimate farewells to loved ones, captured with stark honesty and emotion.
Mrs. Brey who has been visiting in Washington DC for 10 days returned home last night. Mrs. Walter Briggs Mrs. Guy A. Sullivan and Mrs. James E. Greer are appointed a committee to arrange the sale for the State Street M E Church Ladies Aid Society at the Providence Department Store on April 27.
William A Swan of Boston spoke at the Bristol Rotary Club on the history of yachting from John Paul Jones to modern days. He predicted the upcoming America's Cup race would be among the best in years.
Funeral services for 3 year old Ed mund Monteiro were held at St Elizabeth's Church yesterday with interment in St. Mary's Cemetery after he was killed Tuesday morning when he fell under the rear wheel of a heavy oil truck operated by his father.
The undersigned thank relatives and friends for sympathy, floral tributes, spiritual bouquets, and acts of kindness in their sorrow and bereavement. Mr and Mrs Mario Monteiro and family.
Pass book number 21426 issued by Industrial Trust Co Bristol Branch in its Participation Department is lost or destroyed. Please return to the bank. Payment has been stopped and an application made for a duplicate book as provided by law.
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