Budget For 1936 Fiscal Year In Bristol Ready For Print
Bristol taxpayers are told the 1936 budget will likely keep the tax rate near the 1935 level of $222 per $100 valuation. The Budget Commission chair Frank L. Doran said the plan is now in the printer’s hands and will be revised for public release in about two weeks. The advisory board and council back a police pension system, while salary increase talks for schools and police continue.
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Bristol
Frank L. Doran
Budget Commission
Doran
Financial Town
Sown Council
Anthony J. Ferrara
Inoe
Perkins Talks on Federal System and Supreme Court Role
Providence attorney Fred B. Perkins addressed Rotary Club at Hotel Belvedere, arguing the U.S. system rests on two sovereignties Federal and State with the Supreme Court safeguarding constitutional balance. He warned against political interference and stressed the need to preserve the Constitution against pressures from public officeholders and international trends.
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Fred B. Perkins
Providence
Rotary Club
Hotel Belvedere
Supreme Court
Executive Department
Perkins
Executive
Presen
McReynolds
Woodrow Wilson
Justice Cardoza
Hoover
al Smith
Germany
Italy
United States
Mr Perkins
C C Gretchell
Club
G Preston Scott
Comanager
Bill Seeks State Purchase of Mt Hope Bridge in Newport
A House bill proposes the state buy the Mt Hope Bridge after a referendum at the next election. Three commissioners would appraise the bridge and set a price below 2 800 000 if agreed by the state or city, with provisions for possible court review if unsatisfied.
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MT. Hope Bridge
Moant Hope Bridge
Representatuves
Bein
James Jo Martin
Walliam MacPeod
Newport
Green
Moorgoor Newport
Othe
John Po Ehartiggan Wall
CP Connell
Wl Ap
Community events highlight March schedule at local church and theater
Turkey Suppe at First Baptist Church hosted by the Amecie Guild on Thursday March 5. On Tuesday March 3 the Canteras Auditorium hosts a musical comedy Fifty Miles From Boston presented by the BTA Entertainment Association.
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Turkey
First Baptist Church
The
Amecie Guild
Boston
Canteras Auditorium
BTA Entertainment Association
Straps for Springs in Early National Road Coaches
An early historical note describes first stage coaches traveling the National road with straps in lieu of springs to cushion the ride, reflecting primitive suspension methods used in earlier transportation days.
Perry Winckle Replies To G H C In Bristol Phoenix 1875
From the Bristol Phoenix June 15 1875 the writer defends maritime stories about the Yankee and Macdonough noting possible errors from memory and promising another incident. He recalls a 1823 Bristol harbor privateer arrival the Bolivian flag and a captured Boston boy seeking escape from pirates aboard the Yankee privateer.
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Perry Winckle
G.H.C
Bristol Phoenix
Bristol
Cuba
Phoenix
Mawes
Narragansett Bay
New Republic of Bolivia
Tsay
Browning
Horse Marine
Peter Bradford
Peter
Bradford
Boston
Jamaica
Bahama Banks
Capt B
United States
Ous
West Indies
Catholic Churches Plan Weekday Lent Services in Bristol
St Marys St Elizabeths and Our Lady of Mt Carmel announce weekday Lent services. St Marys holds rosary sermon and benediction Tuesdays 730 pm and stations of the cross and benediction Fridays 330 pm and 730 pm. St Elizabeths offers Wednesday 730 pm sermon and benediction and Friday 730 pm stations of the cross and benediction. Our Lady of Mt Carmel conducts Wednesday 730 pm rosary sermon and benediction and Friday 730 pm stations of the cross and benediction.
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Bristol
St. Mary's
St Elizabeth’s
Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Battery C Triumph Over Hospital Co In Bristol Armory
Battery C defeated Hospital Co basketball team of Providence 20 to 17 at the Bristol Armory. Gene Moura scored 16 Bristol points as the team led 8 to 5 at halftime.
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Battery C
Hospital Co
Providence
Bristol Armory
Gene Moura
Bristol
Burns Poem Manuscript Sells for 1900 in Landon
A hand written fragment of Robert Burns poem The Vision sold for 1900 dollars in Landon. The sale highlights a rare literary item and draws attention to Burns' enduring legacy in regional collecting circles.
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Burns
Robert Burns
Landon
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