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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1939
Page
2
The piece compares Rhode Island and federal programs, praising Governor Vanderbilt's thrift drive and railings against rapid federal spending. It notes voters previously swung Republican for cost savings and suggests public support hinges on measurable economy. It contrasts New Deal spending with local skepticism toward big armaments and rapid federal programs.
Readers submit local items noting Dr and Mrs Cunha-Rego returning from Nassau and Bermuda. Cup Defenders Association meets Sunday at 1:30 at Wood Street HQ. Kearney Post reports subcommittee updates tonight. William Pinch returns from England. Bristol Garden Club meets next Wednesday at Mrs Ernest Brown's Hope Street home. Police Chief Ferrara to address Bristol Police Reserve Sunday at Police Headquarters. Sermon by Rev Arthur Burdon at First Baptist Church 10:30 Sunday. Home Demonstration Club Saturday food sale at Hotel Belvedere Building discontinued until further notice. Parish Aid Society meets Monday 2:30 at Mrs Winston Fetherston 329 Hope Street. Requiem social follows. Drishg Wetgeula event at Hotel Belvedere Monday night. Affairs chaired by Mrs Charles Heilborn and Mrs Tueen Capone. Wallpaper sale at Bristol Wallpaper Store 295 Hope Street. Trintts Parish Aid Society planning bridge run at Holmes House of St Mychaels-Ghusates class. Macy Berex gs chairs arrangements with Mrs Fetherston. Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church parish hall meeting Monday 7 am. Spaghetti supper plans to be finalized late this month. Carl Russo chairs arrangements. Workmen at New Haven freight shed at Franigin Street. James E Connors of Hope Street is at St Joseph's Hospital Providence after successful surgery Thursday. Membership doll on display at Kearney Post Auxiliary tonight. Home for Aged Women thanks holiday contributors from Board of Managers, Girl Scouts, United Boys Club, Girl Scout Council, Mrs Kinder, Mrs Farrington, Mrs Magee, Mrs Munroe, Mrs Hill.
Construction on the James town Bridge across Narragansett Bay started by Merritt-Chapman & Scott, successful bidders on Contracts Nos 1 2 and 3. The Jamestown Bridge Commission awarded $1 394 562 for the substructure including abutments pilements and piers with steel superstructure costing about a million more.
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