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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1939
Page
4
A genealogical chart segment lists marriages and offspring of the DeWolf and Brownell families, including Elizabeth Rogerson 1759 1801 and Dr Pardon Brownell 1815, with multiple descendants from 1788 to 1935 and notes on connections to Angell Pierce and St Lawrence.
St Rita’s Club of Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church outlines plans for a membership drive in January and a spaghetti supper on March 9. Co chairmen are Mary Turillo and Anna Squatrito with many assistants listed for the supper committee. A ball is planned for February 10 at the Bristol Casino with Josephine Giglio chairing the arrangements.
Mt Carmel from Bristol defeated St Marys of Bristol 54 37 while St Casimirs of Warren beat St Marys 59 25 in Bristol County CYO basketball at Institute Hall Warren Pip Securo led Mt Carmel with 18 points Butler and Duffy shared St Marys scoring honors Sagan starred for St Casimir and Harrington for St Marys Warren enduring tribute note attached to Mary Burns January 1939 and a poem ties in the memorial tone
The Bristol Manufacturers Basketball League opened with U. S. Rubber beating Carr Manufacturing 25 to 23 and Bristol Manufacturing defeating Collins and Aikman 41 to 34. U. S. Rubber stars Mansi Desilets Salzano and Murga led a strong first half while Simmons LeClerc and Duffy anchored Carr.
The Washington Park five lost to the U S Rubber Co. five 40 to 25 at the wire plant recreation hall. Desilets and Murgo led the winners while C Wells topped the losers. Elizabeth Bristol beat Barrington 37 to 12 in the preliminary.
The article notes George Bernard Shaw as a London music critic under the alias Corno di Basseto and his published early critiques. It also reports David Van Vactor winning the Philharmonic Society prize for his Symphony in D, begun in 1926 and completed in 1927, with links to his Chicago and Northwestern affiliations.
Curate of St Mary's Church in this town notes rapid progress of athletics under the C Y O banneg program. The effort reflects growing youth sport activity in the community with organized events gaining traction.
In at least thirty eight states banks run New York World's Fair 1939 Savings Clubs encouraging deposits weekly to fund a trip to the Fair next Spring. The program, begun a year ago, uses the slogan Save Today to See the World of Tomorrow and links with Christmas and Vacation Clubs at several banks.
A federal inquiry found it profitable for nineteen individuals to avoid hog production while receiving New Deal government checks. Each of these recipients obtained more than ten thousand dollars, and one company received about one hundred fifty thousand dollars, despite not engaging in farming.
A Senate committee report condemns political activity in distributing public funds for unemployment relief. It warns such practices hurt workers and the needy, threaten personal freedom, and raise aid costs. Congress is urged to reform distributions to reduce costs and benefit the nation. There is no place for politics in public aid.
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