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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Jan 16, 1940

Page

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Bristol Woman Injured in Auto Accident in Front of Home

Emma Patenaude, 61, was struck by a car door handle on Hope Street in Bristol while waiting to cross. She suffered facial lacerations, shock, and possible concussion and was hospitalized in serious but improving condition.

Bristol Emma Patenaude Rhode Island Hope Street Patenaude Oliver Patenaude Bristol Casino Norman Metcalfe Coomer Avenue Warren Metcalfe William L. Serbst Colt Memorial Anthony J. Ferrara

Cumberland High vs Colt in pivotal schoolboy basketball clash

Cumberland High meets Colt in a key Class C battle at Andrews gym. Bristol fans, East Greenwich, and Bristol vie for top spots as Cumberland defends its title with Colt aiming to break the unbeaten roll. Preliminary at 4 30 oclock.

Cumberland High Colt Andrews Cumberland Colt Mémorialw Bristol Haesrmia Valley Falls East Greenwich Warren North Attleboro

Mrs Kebrek Assumes Office as Mount Hope Eastern Star

Mrs Marguerite Kebrek has assumed her duties as worthy matron of Mount Hope Chapter Order of Eastern Star. Other officers include Herbert Newman as Worthy Patron and Miss Doris E Bullock as Associate Matron with Edward Bullock as Associate Patron.

Marguerite Kebrek Mount Hope Order of Eastern Star Herbert Newman Doris E Bullock Edward Bullock Elizabeth W Pettine Marion E. D Newman Adeline Klein Pauline Bullock Elizabeth Gladding Marshal Jean S Marshall Frances Antonelli Adah Ethel

Record of Donations by Mr and Mrs Henry Wood

Previously recorded 76.00 dollars from Mr and Mrs Henry Wood. Total to date now 86.00 dollars.

Henry Wood

Budget Committee to Study Municipal Needs This Week

Budget chair Frank L. Doran says the committee will begin compiling the coming fiscal year's budget within the week. Departments delaying readiness include Police Chief Anthony J. Ferrara and Highway Surveyor Richard Connery, with several others to follow. The panel aims to have a report ready for taxpayers at least two weeks before town meeting.

Frank L. Doran Richard Connery Works Relief Bureau Orlando Jrisbane Public Aid Department Joseph J. Marshall Children’s Aid Mary J Denis Hopenation Init Departnent Doran

Sample Party Planned by Hope Circle Daughters of Isabella

Plans for a fundraiser by Hope Circle Daughters of Isabella to be held in St Marys Auditorium next Monday evening. Free samples, entertainment, and refreshments promised. Committees led by Miss Nora F EDwyer and Mrs Margaret Connery with a long list of officers and volunteers. ex officio

Hope Circle Daughters of Isabella St. Mary's Auditorium Circle St Mary's Church Nora FE Dwyer Margaret A Connery Lena McKenna Mary Kerr Mary Corey Clara Richards Margaret Morris Elizabeth Sylvia Patricia Nunes Catherine Gibson Mary Andrade Jena Ingram Ethel Conners Bridget Lewis Elizabeth Dwver Marn Vermette Edna Dubuc Mires Bertha Dwver Dorothy Warren Mary A Callan Wade Sweeney Margaret Callan Rose Alfano Bridget Nastr Tawra Sousa Margaret Chirillo Nethe Connery Mary Guevremont Nora Toolin Winifred C Walsh Mildred Beauregard Ada Perry Rose Preble Klvyan Castanguay Pauline Langello Catherine Francis Johanna McClure Clara LeClerc Madeline Almeida Harry Young Frances Horton Eloise Dunbar

Gremial to Seat Newly Elected Officers

Newly elected officers of the Gremial of the Daughters of Portugal Bristol will be installed at ceremonies tomorrow night at the Providence Biltmore Miss Mary Andrade Bristol public school teacher is the clubs new president and serving as a board of directors are Miss Olivia Andrade Mrs Mary Rogers Mrs Alton Cabral Mrs Aida Perreira and Mrs Margaret Benard.

The Gremial of the Daughters of Portugal Bristol Providence Biltmore Mary Andrade Olivia Andrade Mary Rogers Alton Cabral Aida Perreira Margaret Benard

Dreadnaught Fire Company Pushes for New Apparatus

At the Dreadnaught Hook Ladder and Hose Company banquet Judge Edward L. Leahy urged town purchase of a new ladder truck due to its poor condition. Town officials, including A A Edmonds fire commissioner, backed replacing the aging truck for safety and efficiency, with plans to keep the old unit as a reserve pump if needed. The event honored volunteers and featured officials, a turkey dinner, pipes and tobacco as symbols of peace.

Edward L. Leahy Leahy A. A. Edmonds Edmonds Bertram W. Wall Bristol Dreadnaught Lippman Brothers Providence J Floyd Huestis Paul A. Herzig James J Velleca John P. Marshall Fred Guerrempany Menges William Connery John R. Bernardo Republican Town Committee John R Magee Henry Alfred Samuel D Clark Merton A Cheesman Stanley E. Friswell L. H Callan William L. Serbst Norman Servant Moses M Moore John Barry George Dion, Sr George Dion, Jr Oliver J. Lemaire

Good News Gospel Told by Rev Samuel Lindsay

Rev Samuel M. Lindsay, Brookline Baptist Church, speaks at First Congregational Church on Good News from Jesus. He describes God as loving, urges redemption and rebirth, and envisions a future without illness, ignorance, poverty, or war, urging believers to live transformed lives.

Rev Samuel M. Lindsay Jesus Brookline Baptist Church First Congregational Church Lindsay God T.andsay

Bristol Town Council Meets Ahead of Special Finance Meeting

The Bristol Town Council schedules tonight’s regular meeting as a board of canvassers on January 23 to review voters eligible for the January 29 town meeting. Taxpayers must pay assessed personal property taxes by canvassing to vote, while Collins and Aikman seeks a land transfer on Constitution Street for a new building.

Bristol Collins and Aikman Corporation Constitution Street

Folk Dance Expert Miss Tobit to Speak in Mount Hope Thursday

Miss Janet FE Tobit of New York City renowned for folk music and dance will speak at the Mount Hope Leaders Association meeting Thursday at 7 30 p m in St Michael s Parish House. The Bristol Girl Scout Council hosts with a small refreshment fee. public welcome.

Janet FE. Tobit New York City Mount Hope Miss Tobit England Girl Scout National Training School Girl Guides Association Atlantic Bristol

Coming Events List Highlights Local Church Fundraisers

February 2 Friday card party in Colt Memorial Auditorium benefits St Mary's Church. February 15 Thursday turkey supper by Amicae Guild at the Baptist Church to raise funds.

Colt Memorial Auditorium St. Mary's Church Amicae Guild Baptist Church

Judd Warns of Far East Policy Amid Chinese War

Dr Walter H Judd, a physician and missionary in China for a decade, voices concern over American policy in the Far East. He describes repeated bombings by Japanese forces and American planes aiding the devastation, urging Americans to know the truth about atrocities and China’s struggle.

Walter H Judd China Judd Far East

Chinese resilience and Japanese war crimes impact

Dr Judd described brutal Japanese attacks on Chinese women and the systematic aim to crush Chinese education. He recounted a captured city scene where Japanese sentries blocked aid to wounded despite a Red Cross banner and American flag, illustrating a policy of denying aid to the wounded.

Open Door Policy and Japan War Threat Voices

Dr Judd argues that 125 years of American policy have supported China and the Open Door, praising U S hospitals and scholars while condemning supplying Japan with war materiel. He warns reversing policy harms China and the U S economy, claiming Japan will win by price rather than force if free industry is sacrificed.

Japan China

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