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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1934
Page
2
The school committee endorses a centrally located auditorium plan at the Andrews Memorial site to alleviate overcrowding at the senior high and provide a long awaited gym. The decision aims to save funds that would otherwise buy private property and serve pupils and the public for years.
A letter signed by local citizens asks officials to build a deeper auditorium stage at Andrews Memorial School to accommodate amateur dramatic and musical productions. They cite insufficiency on the Colt and Guiteras stages and prefer extra space now even if seating is reduced, believing the project deserves sympathetic consideration if costs are manageable.
A three act play The Penny That Returned directed by Mrs Catherine Munro was presented in the Reynolds School auditorium. Cast includes Billy Cosmo Castighego Penny Benny Peckham Second Penny Alice Lewis and others with Pearse Mathewson as announcer and songs such as Star Spangled Banner and America.
A talk titled Some Aspects of These Times will be given by Austin A. Sider of the Stillwater Worsted Co. before members of the Brotherhood of St. Michael's Church at the parish house Monday evening. Invitations go to the Men's Union of the First Congregational Church and town leaders. Roswell S. Bosworth will sing, and Levy noted as June Rockwell's husband and Charles B. Rockwell's brother-in-law of Collins & Aikman Corp.
The St Marys Church fund will benefit from a military whist party conducted by the women parishioners next Thursday evening in the church auditorium. Mrs J Francis Connell chairs the arrangements committee with members including Mrs Sara Sweeney secretary and several others.
The Town Council voted to let local Boy Scouts temporarily operate town government for three hours on Saturday morning February 10 in observance of the 24th anniversary of the Scout movement. Council President William H Angevine will administer the oath. Six scouts from each troop will fill posts including councilman town clerk town treasurer police and fire chief.
Five full size pages of uncensored war pictures from Floyd Gibbons' book appear in the Boston Sunday Advertiser January 21. The images cover every phase of the Great Conflict and the life of the doughboy with fearless portrayal.
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