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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1931
Page
2
Classified notice lists construction figures at 646 Wood Street 467 Wood Street and Hope Street within Easterbrooks Block on Wood Street. The item notes building stands and location details for prospective inquiries.
The Bristol Rotary Club hosts a public observance of Washington and Lincoln birthdays Sunday evening in Colt Memorial High School auditorium. A prominent Providence speaker will give a patriotic address. Mass Isabel Soia will sing, Joseph DeLucca will perform violin solos, and the high school orchestra will provide music.
The regular monthly meeting of the Parent Teachers Association will be held Thursday evening in the Coit High School auditorium. Mrs Nathaniel White of Providence will speak on Food Habits and Score Cards. Pounders Day observances include Class of 34 pupils exercises and a birthday cake with 34 candles.
Benjamin Butterworth and others sold two lots on the Marvy Butterworth plat near the Warren Bristol town line along the shore at Kukemuit River to Henry Po Simmons. The deed transfers property rights and establishes new ownership along the riverbank.
Adolph Anthony Ferreca of Bourn Street and Rose Alma Labla Nune of Marker Street Warren intend marriage. The notice records their names and addresses as part of the public filing.
Friday meetings featured Rev A R Parshley speaking on Machinery and Labor at the Olympian Club of the Y M C A. Rebekah Lodge planned initiations while Bristol Train of Artillery discussed a Ways and Means meeting at Col A M Merriman's home.
Miss Alice Meister hosts at Providence. Kenneth Dale of Pawtucket Y M C A to address Rotary on Boys Work. Requiem mass for Mrs Mary Magee at St Marys Church Thursday. William LeClair leaves for War College Hampton Va. Leo Beaulair speaks at Bristol Lions Club. Town Council meets tonight with department reports. Doric Club names committees for the coming year. A list of club officers follows with assignments in Social Entertainment House and Relief committees.
Chief of Police Richard J Kav anaugh who has been at St Josephs Hospital Providence for treatment since February 6 is expected home this week.
The Democratic caucus for town officer nominations will meet tomorrow at 7 30 PM in the Train of Artillery Armory on State Street. No opposition is expected to the February 9 filings with the Town Clerk. Officers chosen include First District Moderator Frank L Doran Clerk Joseph E McGrath and Second District Moderator James J Walsh Clerk George R Fish.
A quiet Saturday morning wedding united Miss Lillian Coughlin and Joseph Francis at St Mary’s Church. Attendants were Councilman and Mrs. Matthew Maetozo. A wedding breakfast followed, then the couple departed for a wedding trip and will reside at 50 Thompson Avenue.
Fur coats and collars are made over and repaired by C E Burns Tet 548 Fur Coats refined and remodeled. Annie C Carter at 736 Hope Street offers fur work services. Telephone Bristol 866 W or 866 R.
Sold and rented typewriters and machines available at Beak Shop located at 76 State Street. Rebuilt Remington No 6 and No 10 Corona Portable typewriters advertised. Ribbons and parts offered for cash or terms.
Case 21 details a family with ten children including twins and a one year old baby. the 18 year old daughter is the sole earner with weekly wages of eleven to fifteen dollars. Case 22 describes Mrs Z striving to keep her mother and three sons together. Mother's Aid offered four dollars weekly plus earnings from the N I R Co which is no longer available. The fund seeks five thousand dollars for general relief and asks readers to donate to The General Relief Fund care of the Bristol Phoenix or Rev A R Parshley, chairman.
Hundreds watched Prince Sigmund drive a car blindfolded through crowded streets and hypnotize a young woman in Chase Falugoa’s window display on State Street. A Pastime Theatre audience overflowed as he read minds and answered whispered questions via his wife’s cues and a crystal ball.
Judge Edward P. Deahs presided over the Probate Court session yesterday disposing matters for George H. E. Bush estate estate of Thomas Curran Tanai estate of Arnold ward endow ance granted Sarah Nelson Rahne inventory and appraisals for Tydia Mo Cooke estate Hope SoS) Greage and Ada Carter distributive share payments were approved and ordered into the court registry.
Girl Scouts promote an indoor gardening idea to provide winter flowers. A sunny window sill, proper soil, and careful pruning yield nasturtiums and horseshoe geraniums that thrive in home temperatures. Geranium cuttings go straight across the main stem, then are potted in sand before moving to a window box.
Two young men suffered injuries in a Saturday afternoon collision at High and Church. Manuel Fernandez and Frank Mendes were treated by Dr. Waltham Loos Serbs after their cars were badly damaged.
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