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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1939
Page
2
The piece discusses unemployment among 16 to 25 year olds in Rhode Island and the nationwide slowdown. It endorses a state vocational school to address skilled labor shortages and argues for government-led economic change to boost business and reduce deficits.
Funeral services for James Iserist Serbst lifelong Bristol resident who died Sunday were conducted at 8 15 a m from Charles M Connery Funeral Home with a high mass at 9 a m in St Marys Church Rev Vincent J Griffin officiating. Interment followed in St Marys Cemetery. Bearers were nephews of the deceased including Patrolman Frederick W Serbst, Dr William I Serbst Bristol health officer, Henry F Serbst organist, and Edward Burns. Survived by wife Mary Callan Serbst and two step-daughters.
Local readers submit items from convalescent notes to new births and engagements. Barbara Ann Pereira joins the family at Oliver Street while Henry Robert DeCosta headlines Bay View Avenue hospital birth. Carl Carlson heads to Philadelphia for holidays as Isaac circle plans events at St Mary’s auditorium. Christmas shop ads offer Rosary beads and Fiesta dish sets, and a Christmas party is planned by Cup Defenders Association. The Bristol Train and Artillery rifle team prepares for a match with Roger Williams Rifle Club in Providence.
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