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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1928
Page
2
Subscription notice explains renewal timing and price. Two papers weekly with postage free. One year two dollars prepaid, six months one dollar, three months fifty cents. Single copies two cents.
Labor Day Monday September 3 brings no official observance. Bristol Industrial Trust Company branches stores and town offices close. Many residents plan outings to shores and resorts. Several weddings set at St Elizabeths and Our Lady of Mt Carmel churches with receptions afterward.
Miss Evelyn M. Carter reports strong returns for the Le Baron C. Colt Ambulance fund appeal. Tag day is today at the National India Rubber Company plant and tomorrow in town. Volunteers are sought and asked to contact Miss Carter at the company office.
Local residents visit relatives in New York and Massachusetts while others report town happenings. Notable items include business ads for hats and hosiery, contracts for pavement work in Newport, staff changes at National India Rubber Company, a boy's near drowning on Wood street, a clam bake outing, a motor trip to Canada and Niagara Falls, a district court speeding fine, and a car crash injuring several riders on Colt Drive.
The Bristol Exchange for Woman's Work ordered 167 vaccinations for children entering schools next Wednesday morning. A sale of home made candy cakes and fall bouquets was held at the Bristol Yacht Club clubhouse with whist at 40 tables.
Charlie Morgan and two Providence friends went yawling to Block Island. A heavy fog stranded them in the steamship channel from Sunday to Tuesday. They drifted with near shipwreck and sharks aboard until a coast guard cutter guided them home.
People wishing to attend the Democratic Outing at Rocky Point next Sunday September 2 may obtain credentials to the baseball field by applying to Bernard M. Callan at 241 High street. Mayor James J. Walker of New York City and other speakers will be among the addresses.
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