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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1927
Page
2
The piece argues local papers shape progress and merchant support in towns. It laments neglect of home papers like the Gale Gazette and suggests civic ads and funding impact news quality and growth.
The Don Luiz Felippe Society marked its 15th anniversary Saturday at Columbia Hall with strong attendance. Flags from American and Port Sapetae waved as members gathered, with notable figures and committees acknowledged during the program and celebratory toasts.
Local notes column reports community events and brief updates across Bristol area. Includes a mix of upcoming meetings, social happenings, and neighborhood observations with terse summaries.
Mrs P Henry Veorris and daughter Miss Helen Morris plan a trip to New Hampshire while Mr and Mrs James Drum mnes undertake a two week motor trip to Canada. The Celt Nic mortal High School teacher attends summer courses at Hlarya and plans an anniversary event. Daughters of Veterans hold regular meetings on the third Friday monthly at 1 am in the Kristel District Nursing Association rooms on State Street. A clambake and social gatherings are announced near various local sites with planned attendance by many residents.
The record lists numerous local social events including a two week visit by Miss Kathleen Hodgdon to Boothbay Maine and Mrs Hargraves hosting guests in Miami Florida. It notes a clambake at Kickermint Grange in Warren and a Veterans Day fund drive for the Bristol Branch of the United States Navy Reserve. The long note mentions many residents, visitors, and church and town activities across a weekend.
In this Altoona Kansas Tribune piece the author extols advertisements as a shortcut to purchases. It argues ads remove effort and decision fatigue, turning shopping into swift, direct action and profitable enterprise for the buyer.
Judge Hezekiah C. Wardwell returns from France while local groups schedule meetings and social events. The Armistice Day Committee plans an organizational meeting at 7 30 p m in the Hotel Belvedere and the American Legion Auxiliary lawn party is set for Thursday from 3 to 7 p m at 649 Hope Street.
Mr and Mrs Aribrevse announce the birth of Pedett to Oda town on August 7.
Seed rye offered for sale at Colt Farm priced at 150 dollars per bushel. Inquiry and purchase details requested through farm contact.
Bristol residents witnessed the annual Dell Carrige Parade on the common under the Bristol Playgrounds Association Rose. Nine year old Wanda Gonsalves won first prize for a Rhode Island red rooster carriage, two other children took second and third prizes with elaborately decorated carriages.
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