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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1932
Page
2
The record lists properties on Wood Street including building names Easterbrooks Block 546 Wood Street and 467 Wood Street along with Hope Street and O. O. F. Building. Aimed at mapping property sites for the WS STANDS project.
Nineteen Western Hemisphere nations invoke the Hoover Doctrine to urge Bolivia and Paraguay to arbitrate the Chaco dispute. They warn that any territorial gains from a settlement won by force will not be recognized, signaling a new diplomatic approach modeled on the Washington stance against changing borders by war.
The Defiance Hose Co baseball team beat the Frost Kings 6 to 2 to remain tied for first place in the Bristol twilight league with the Ever Reads. Jimmie Head hit a deep center field homer in the sixth, boosting Defiance to a 4 to 2 lead as Borges added two more runs in the seventh.
Community notices include the omission of a Mite Society meeting, rescheduled School Committee session, and an upcoming Seventh Masonic District outing at the Portsmouth Fair Grounds. Also noted are church service plans, hospital update on Peter O Connor, and a children's birthday party with photos and gifts.
The Salvation Army adjutant Major Lena Chafee Stairs, known as Ma Lena, will relocate her headquarters to Fresno. For years she brightened Mission and Alcatraz with jailhouse visits and cat party traditions, dispensing charity with humor and faith.
The Dominion government of Canada designates Fort Anne works and about 20 acres near Annapolis Royal as a historic park. Restoration and new features enhance one of the coast’s most interesting historic spots.
The Briggs and Liscomb Munro groups thank relatives and friends for kindness and sympathy shown after a recent bereavement.
Bristol team beat Warren 5 to 3 with Harrington and Welch on the battery for Bristol and Simister and Parks for Warren. The outing for Col. Barrett and Chas Listomb earlier included a Watchung Pond trip. Tax rolls for 1907 show real estate at 4,925,100 and personal property at 1,014,600, total 5,939,700 with a tax rate of 1.36 per hundred. Bristol Chapter DAR to host a loan exhibit August 21-22 in Grand Army Hall to raise funds, featuring Colonial artifacts and hand woven fabrics.
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