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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1937

Page

5

Rogers Free Library Trustees Urge Town to Maintain 1200 Vote

Trusts highlight 59 years of service with 1,474,404 books borrowed and 51,393 issued this year. They note daily use, a WPA assistant, and request $1,200 for library running costs at the upcoming town meeting.

Rogers Free Library Clinton T. Sherman Frank M. Dimond Robert J. McCaughey Frederick Hodgkinson Roswell S. Bosworth Wallis E. Howe Bristol Furm Taisersico WPA Board of Trustees

Community Events Schedule From Local Hall and Churches

Readable notices list activities at Town Community Hall on Monday evenings with a bingo event under the Democratic banner. A food sale is set for Feb 25 at Bell's Store by the Congregational Club. A turkey supper hosted by the Amicae Guild is planned at First Baptist Church. A dance for the Bristol Colt Alumni at Colt Memorial Hall is also noted.

Bell's Congregational Club Amicae Guild First Baptist Church Vertry

Nation s Fair Their Objective

Mrs. Vincent Astor is named Chairman of a National Women's Advisory Committee for the 1939 New York World's Fair. Winthrop W. Aldrich leads the men s National Committee. Over 10 000 volunteers will mobilize a nationwide campaign to build support and participation from all states with Grover Whalen announcing state chairmen later.

New York Vincent Astor Winthrop W. Aldrich Chase National Bank Grover Whalen The Fair Corporation

Industrious Botanist Studies Old Spanish Adobe Flora

A botanist investigates remnants from a ruined Spanish era adobe to learn how flowers and trees grew in the volcanic mud brick environment. The study examines plant fragments used to bind the mud bricks and preserves details of ancient coastal landscape.

Honorific Language in Address and Epithets

The text discusses honorific language defining a class of epithets used in address to signal respect such as august reverend venerable, noting its presence in reference to Chinese and Japanese languages. It explains how honorifics confer social respect within languages and culture.

Roosevelt and Supreme Court Plan Stir National Debate

The Roosevelt proposal to enlarge the Supreme Court has sparked intense public and congressional debate. Supporters and opponents form lines as committees prepare to hear evidence before voting, while journalists at the National Press Club discuss the unfolding political drama.

Roosevelt Supreme Court Congress Senate House Judiciary Committees

Guiteras Memorial Junior High School Honor Lists

The Guiteras Memorial Junior High School announces honor and attendance rolls for term ending Jan 29 1937. First and second honor lists name many ninth, eighth and seventh grade students including Leonard Casey Edna Atkinson Gabriele Saviano Mary DuPont Attilio Topazio and Joseph Accardi.

Edna Atkinson Gabriele Saviano Mary DuPont Emelia Bucolo Lydia Garista Irene Head Angelina Alfano Ann Sasiello Mary Medeirés Drusalina Orefice Mary Paiva Emily Sousa Natale Candelmo Nicholas Mancieri Joseph Cardoza Mary Jamiel Katherine Conlan William Bottomley Raymond McClure Helen Almeida Nancy Bosworth Lois Brownell Evelyn Brito Mary Burns Clara Harmon Shirley Levy Theresa Mello Erminia Romano Louse Ruggiero Catemir Antonio Mariano Buccolo Arthur Cabral Frank Catallano Edward Molasky Robert Moren Alfred Ferreira William Pinch Bella Silvia Lucy del Piano Clara Dev Foroy Phoebe Goulart Carmela Palma Josephine Petrucci Mary Santos Albertina Silvia Mary Sousa Angelina Terra Josephine Turbarolo Alexander ‘Anderton Hérbért ‘Frandcis Vincent Grabert Delphin Martin Charles Maytum Michael Matur Vincent Vaccaro Albert Velleca Anna Chirico Louise DeLuca Manuel Estrella Laura Vocci Nike Mabel Belanger Josephine Celone Shirley Heildecker Julia Puya Margaret Remieres Eleanor Saldano Josephine ‘Turillo Enes Topazio Cosmo Gastigliego George Murray Orlando Pansa Benjamin Peckham Gabriele Saviano Wikigen Mary Bakers Basa Ferreira Mary Grimo Dorothy Ledoux Mary Medeiros Mary Palumbo Gilda Silva Filomena Vollaro Joseph Costa Anthony Jandero Charles Abate William Anderton Attonio Cabral Natale Candelino Andrew del Toro Mario di Giorgio Augustine Marshall Albert Vasconsellos Agnes Andrade Irene Barboza Anna Cavallaro

Mileage Hints By J F Winchester

J F Winchester notes the 1937 automobile show may be significant after a prosperous year for the industry. He urges buyers to assess use, decide car type, and shop carefully to balance economy, power, and speed, noting manufacturers provide specs for evaluation.

American Way Best For Freedom And Security

Gov Alf Lah Senat meets Middlesex Pennsylvania on August 1936 stating Americans choose both freedom and security. He rebuts defeatist claims that one must be sacrificed for the other and urges commitment to securing abundant life through American institutions.

Alf Lah Senat Middlesex

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