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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1938
Page
2
Merle Thorpe argues that an eight thousand dollar investment is needed to equip a man for industry and questions risk, job terms, tax costs, and legal protections. He asks how the public will ensure stable rules, fair treatment, and court protection if a venture succeeds.
Eight Rhode Island districts of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows attended a Bristol smoker. More than 200 guests heard Irving Philips of Riverside deliver the principal address while Vincent Erickson of Newport presided. Officials present included Starr Barker of Westerly Grand Marshal Gerald Stone of Providence and district deputies led by William H Remieres Jr.
Seventy five members of the Bristol Twilight League and the Bristol YMCA attended a screening of Batter Up last night in Kegwell Hall. The showing was arranged by James F Duffx, vice president of the Twilight League.
Rev Martin W Topping will preach I Love Life as the Sunday morning service subject at 1 45 at States Street MoE Church. The Epworth League plans a 6 15 pm event and Rev Topping will also give a 7 30 pm sermon titled A Sad Confession. A Sunday School board meeting causes postponement of junior and senior group activities for the week. A juniors hike is set for 10 am tomorrow. Mrs A M Miller hosts the E M Club tonight in the vestry. The Ladies Aid meets Tuesday afternoon. the official board meeting is postponed to next Friday night.
Trinity Church vestry met Wednesday night at Holmes House to review committee reports and outstanding bills. Benjamin M MacDouwall, senior warden, presided as the church corporation announced a meeting next Monday night in the same hall.
The regular Cup Defenders Association meeting is set for Sunday at 1 p.m. on Wood Street. Various notices include guests visiting Bristol, church and club events, a Burrillville baseball game, rummage sales, a birth at Union Hospital, and movements of residents and school staff.
A. A. Edmonds of 471 Hope Street Bristol Rhode Island offers to trade for a postage stamp collection iron penny mechanical banks coins old prints and any printed material about Bristol of interest. He lists several titles including Mount Hope Lands Tales of an Old Seaport Picturesque Rhode Island and Bombardment of Bristol.
A six week old cocker spaniel was lost yesterday from in front of a property at Thames and State streets in Perry's Harbor. A reward is offered for the dog's return. Contact John Ezikovich at 30 Lincoln Ave, phone 343R.
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