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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1930
Page
5
Samuel J. Connery presented the annual Public Aid report to the Town Council. Total aid to the poor for the year was 3970.71 drawn from several funds with allocations for groceries fuel milk rent burial clothing medical care and related expenses plus board at the State Infirmary and salary totaling 3970.71.
The text notes there was no single universal American Indian name. It explains that many tribes and nations existed with distinct languages. Tribes used local region names and neighboring tribes often had different names for the same territory.
The First Congregational Church plans a Sunday morning service to meet devotional needs. The Church Quartet will sing two hymns including When I Survey the Wondrous Cross and Even Me, and Joseph DeLucca will perform a violin solo Last Dream of the Virgin. Rev. Herbert D Graetz will preach The Reward of Patience.
Report says costumes for the Oberammergau Passion Play are pricey with Pontius Pilate’s robe made from Constantinople woven material costing 800 marks a yard.
Wind causes vibration in high-tension power lines. The vibrations transmit along the line from span to span, continuing where wind drops. This is the same phenomenon as the humming of telegraph wires.
At a Kearney Post meeting in the C A R hall members opposed a World War Memorial form this time. Cadet committees will meet with Supt F Scapes to organize Kearney Post Cadets. Post Commander Geo Ro Fish appointed to recruit membership and the committee will meet next Friday. Athletic Committee to discuss Jr Baseball at a Colonial Hotel meeting at 7 oclock.
After the 1819 cholera epidemic, Britain's 1852 measure made filtration of the entire London water supply compulsory marking the last in a series of efforts to purify water for hygienic reasons.
A businessman climbing a Swiss glacier received a telegram from an Alpine guide who skied five miles over frozen snow to deliver it. The message, carrying a ten dollar tax, astonished the climber at the remote scene.
The Bureau of Standards notes that walking on a heavy rug can generate static electricity, a common winter occurrence when indoor air is dry. Prevention is difficult. increasing air humidity is the main remedy, though the energy produced is small.
The Washington Ball of the BTA proceeds tonight to celebrate the 154th anniversary of the Artillery and the 198th birth anniversary of George Washington. Governor Case and Mrs Case will miss the event due to family illness. Attorney General McLyman will attend. Rhode Island National Guard officers and numerous military organizations join the gala, with Frin & Davelock the BOTAC Band, a grand march, Mass Hates dancing unit, and Miss Aida A Conners providing solos. Refreshments and souvenir programs will be offered.
A Detroit News note quotes a big employer advocating rest pauses at different times to boost performance. It adds research suggesting some workers rest better after starting work.
The financial convention settled all relations with Italy after the fall of temporal power. The Holy See received 750 million lire in cash and 1 billion lire in Italian state consolidated loans at 5 percent.
February 17 1930’s notice of probate admission for Mary B Lake in Bristol Probate Court. Executrix Mary Bayer Lake to file claims. bond set per law. Claims deadline begins February 21 1930. Clerk John W Church signs.
Winter menus gain zest from soups using bold seasonings and careful technique. The article outlines three recipes, Squash Soup Mock Bisque and Corn Bisque, with detailed steps, ingredients, and methods to blend flavors.
Two Parsifal fragments found in Wasserburg city archives Germany are confirmed genuine. The papers include Wolfram von Eschenbach poetry and five extensive Willehalm manuscript portions, previously unknown sections now verified as authentic.
In front of St Pauls cathedral London a group of Americans is approached by a passing woman who asks what the church weighs. She then comments on the cathedral’s beauty and turns to engage the bystanders with a playful question.
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