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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1934
Page
4
U S Rubber League action at High Street Alleys saw the Zipcords defeat Laytex while the Paracores downed the Royals. Francis Connell and Charlie Beals led the Zipcords with Max Phenes starring for the Paracores in the Wednesday matches.
Local shop advertises new low prices on First Quality Tung Sol tubes. Savings apply to essential valves for radio and audio gear, with stock limited and discounts highlighted in the sale notice.
Pupils of the Taft School performed a cantata At Castle Christmas before a large Taft School Club audience. A successful food sale preceded the performance with numerous roles listed including Daisy Elizabeth May West and The Woodchopper Robert Wall.
Mrs Grace Hartley Howe wife of Col Louis McHenry Howe secretary to President Roosevelt suggests creating a camp for single women in Fall River. She will confer with Federal Relief Administration representatives. Her husband helped establish the CCC men’s camp on the Watuppa Reservation near Fall River.
A reflective verse compares sea gulls facing fierce wind to human resilience. It suggests that enduring hardship builds strength and may enable us to ride out life’s adversities. The piece frames adversity as a force to be met with steady effort and persistence.
At the Pastime Theatre festive weekend shows feature Chained with Joan Crawford and Clark Gable praised for direction and performances. Otto Kruger Stuart Erwin Una O Connor and Marjorie Gateson also star with George Folsey photography and Adrian gowns highlighted. The Barretts of Wimpole Street with Norma Shearer Frederic March and Charles Laughton opens Monday Tuesday, lauded as a faithful screen rendition of the stage drama with strong supporting cast and filmization.
In this analysis the author links wartime profits by firms like Dupont to high wages and dividends, notes Roosevelt’s proposed controls on profits and veteran bonuses, and critiques tax data showing rising incomes for the rich while many rely on state relief. The piece also reports on federal scrutiny of private utilities, the push for municipal ownership, and local rate battles in Bristol and Barrington.
Thanksgiving baskets of fruit candy chicken eggs and sandwiches are collected by church groups. Mrs Clifford M Wilsons Sunday School Class at the Congregational Church and Mrs C B Rockwell organize items with Hope Chapter Lodge of Masons and Newman Bros providing cereal and sewing services by Mrs Rockwell and Mrs Levy.
There was no meeting on December 4. The December 11 gathering at Reynolds school auditorium began at 345 p m with Miss Horton leading alongside three skilled players to teach straight whist. The session adjourned at 5 after Taps.
An old advertisement promotes Bukets a bladder laxative with juniper oil and buchy leaves to flush acids and waste and ease wakeful nights. It offers a four day trial and a 26 cent return from druggists like W H Buffington.
A lyric piece from Liam P. Clancy in K. C. monthly imagines yearning to ride waters from dawn to dusk. The speaker desires to be a sunbeam or willow, watching white swans and ships while dreams carry the heart toward the grey sea’s flow.
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