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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1937
Page
2
A resident is tried for taking shellfish from Bristol Harbor’s polluted waters. Spectators ask why the case proceeds after a town sewage plant promises to end pollution and forbid shellfish digging until authorities declare the area safe.
The piece spotlights George M Cohan as star and producer of I d Rather Be Right with ASCAP ties and his Washington advocacy. It notes Rodgers and Hart reaching their thousandth song in the same show and recalls their long collaboration from Columbia Varsity Show to Broadway hits.
Readers of the Phoenix are invited to submit short items and news of local interest for this column.
North Farm residents visit Bryn Mawr as St Mary's Choral Society meets. LaSalette student Parella visits home. Edgehill Temple Pythian Sisters hold a silver tea. Bristol Boy Scouts observe Jubilee Night marking 25 years with patrol dramatizations and an Eagle Scout capstone by Domenick Capone.
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