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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1939
Page
2
Hope street business district sees easier short term parking as one hour limits curb frustration. Merchants praise enforcement and customers notice improved shopping flow. Some call for two extra hours Friday and Saturday to boost evening trade.
Senior Girl Scout Mariner Mary Mason of Four Winds Rhode Island sails from Gloucester aboard the two masted schooner Yankee with a Bristol crew and sixteen youths. They will cruise New England waters for a week learning sailing skills while docked at Gloucester before the next voyage.
Society notices reveal Miss Shirley Flynn and Miss Emily Alissio visiting Miss Eugenie Dursh of Providence. Dr Frederick V Martin will speak at a Boston Rotary meeting. Others return from Cincinnati for Mrs Mapes funeral and local families plan trips and events.
Beatrice Riccio DeWolf hosts visitors at DeWolf Avenue while Terence Holyoke Massachusetts residents attend. Francis Guarini of Brooklyn is the guest of her father James Riccio on DeWolf Avenue. Capt Charles Nettleton and Hazel Nettleton from Dimond Avenue tour Nova Scotia. Mr and Mrs Frank S Gilmore of Kansas City and Mae Johnson of Denver visit Rev and Mrs Herbert D Graetz on Hope Street.
A humorous guide explores why a marriage proposal may fail and offers practical tips for single men. It cites social expectations and dating customs of the era, suggesting self-improvement, patience, and respectful pursuit as paths to eventual acceptance.
The family of the late William J Flynn expresses sincere appreciation for kindness and sympathy shown during bereavement. They thank those who sent floral offerings and spiritual bouquets, noting thanks to Carr Mig Co Bristol Lace Works Dreadnaught Hook and Ladder Co and the Ever Ready Engine and Hose Co.
Wanted young man age 21 to 30 with a car for sales and service. Salary and commission. Good chance for advancement for right man. Box F Phoenix Office. Paperhanging a specialty also painting and calsomining work guaranteed. Estimates free. Telephone 249 J Ralph Delelice 74 Constitution Street.
Corner lot measuring 100 by 150 feet described as excellent for residence. Inquiries directed to Home for Aged.
Aerie Nova Scotia hosts a meeting at 9537 F of Ey while Columus Ball committee of the Principessa Eleria Lodge in IL meets tonight at Bradford Street hall. Mrs. George Wilson of New York returns home from visiting her mother Mrs. Felicite St Angelo after a visit with niece Estelle Vena. Countryside Garden Club cancels regular meeting next Friday and plans a tour of out of town gardens, announced by President Mrs. Charles M. Connery.
Sayeler and Barkley visit Mt Vernon New York as guests of Mr and Mrs Robert Steen at 281 High Street for two weeks. The school committee plans its regular monthly meeting Monday evening in Colt Memorial High School library. Building Inspector Otis M Bailey Sr 29 Collins Street departs Sunday for Staten Island Hospital for observation and treatment. Mrs Arthur H Carr hosts Bristol Garden Club meeting Tuesday afternoon at Fish Hawk Farm Metacom Avenue.
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