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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1938
Page
2
The piece questions Governor-Nominee Lee O Daniel of Texas citing a hillbilly band appeal and his business background. It critiques his pension pledge, argues Ten Commandments as policy guide, and notes skepticism about legislating prosperity and factory growth.
Readers submit items from Hope Street to Taunton and New Bedford noting visitors from Providence Lisbon and Oceanside plus automobile tours through Connecticut and New York. A Lisbon resident presents sketches at Columbia Hall while a sedan accident on Hope Street causes minor damage.
The text records donations and aid lists for the OLG Children's Home including milk vegetables clothing and services. Mrs Charles B Rockwell and Mrs Harold DeWolf appear among contributors with seamstress services by Mrs Rockwell and Mrs June Levy.
In a joint test by Ford dealers and Vacuum Oil, three 1938 Ford V-8 sedans averaged 22.26 mpg and covered about 15,000 miles in ten driving days through Massachusetts, Maine, New Hampshire and Rhode Island. A Gabe Over-Engine truck hauling 5,000 lb of Mobiloil averaged 12.57 mpg over 5,004 miles.
Manuel Paiva a 14 year old resident of 41 Bay View Avenue sustained a possible fracture of the left elbow and a dislocation yesterday. He was treated by Dr. John A Mellone and later taken to Rhode Island Hospital for X ray and further treatment.
The Pastime presents sensational feminine drama in The Rage of Paris starring Dani elle Darrieux and Douglas Fairbanks Jr with Mischa Auer Louis Hayward and Helen Broderick. Second feature City Streets stars Edith Fellows Leo Carillo and Tommy Bond with Mary Gordon and Helen Terme Eddy.
Edwin Fred Burt, born May 15 1876 in Bristol, died after a lengthy illness. Funeral services set for two o clock tomorrow from C M Connery Funeral Home Burton street with burial in North Cemetery. He worked in the packing department of National India Rubber until 1931 and is survived by son Sheldor Burt of Riverside.
Miss Sallie Marshall age sixty two died Tuesday in Pawtucket. A Bristol resident in early life she was a communicant and Sunday School member of St. Michael's Church under Dr. George Locke. Burial was Friday at Juniper Hill Cemetery in this town.
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