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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Feb 29, 1944
Page
2
The YMCA Servicemen Dormitory housed over 3,000 men who mostly used it gratefully for overnight stays. A small minority, highly intoxicated, disrupted the facility and troubled others, leading to Shore Patrol intervention to restore order and respect for servicemen in uniform.
The Phoenix invites readers to send brief items of local interest for inclusion in the column. Submissions should cover community news, events, and notable happenings with concise, clear notes for publishing consideration.
Local residents report vacations in Florida and new births at St. Joseph’s and Homeopathic Hospitals. Rotary and Protestant services plan meetings and sermons, with naval and Army Air Forces personnel recording leave and promotions. Community events span churches, schools, and city committees across Providence and nearby towns.
Dining room and drawing room suite in good condition plus other miscellaneous articles. Call Wednesday at 962 South Main Street Warren Ro
Fragmented entries show 1942 defense worker eligibility and evening application details at 744 Hope Street plus contact 685. Other lines mention a Hug truck with four tires and a Pontiac-6 for inquiry at Rego & Sons 180 Bay View Ave, and a Broad Common Poultry Farm listing with varieties and contact Anthony EF Costa near Gooding Road.
Three small apartments in a quiet exclusive Bristol section ready for occupancy offer 2 rooms with bath 3 rooms with bath and 4 rooms with bath plus a private sandy beach. Rent reasonable. Call 180 J after 6 p.m. Gooding Farm House Lots for sale 50 by 100 feet 50 cash or terms boarder50 foot road ways $2000 builds you a home Gooding Avenue five minutes from Bristol Casino House for rent first floor four rooms and bath apply upstairs 12 Bourne Ave White Monere with yellow spots and a collar answers to Doza Call 5 Peck Avenue or Tel 419 R Oil burner service Joseph I O Gara 14 Third School Street Bristol.
Classified notice offers care for two children after school at 940 Hope St with phone contact 639. Also seeks a woman for housework two mornings weekly at 128 High Street or call 420. Second hand stroller with metal frame and piano tuning by S F Winecombe via Mrs Cora Anderson Bristol 113 W. References required and inquiries after 6.
Advertisement offers custom posture abdominal surgical and breast supports with a free figure study. For appointment contact Mrs. Wm. LeClair at 875 Hope St or telephone 165 MK.
Auction notice states cottage and jet property at 17 Bourn Street must be sold to settle estate. Interested buyers directed to Hope Realty Co at 339 Hope Street Room 3 for details.
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