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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1937
Page
2
Editorial praises the council for overall good stewardship while noting mistakes on the hotel closing law and budget handling. It commends relief project spending, property condemnation, police morale, and the Tercentenary committee, urging re election of the five members regardless of party.
Officials attend a birthday gathering for Joseph Robinson of Naragansett Electric at Bayberry Farm Poppasquash Actorkey. Honored guest presented a target pistol by the assembly. several local dignitaries and law officers attend.
Multiple groups in Bristol announce meetings at parish houses and club halls on Monday and next week including Trinity Church Y M C A First Baptist Amicae Guild and Bristol Colt Alumni Association. Also reports on awards bids personnel moves at United States Rubber, and local incidents and civic notes.
Tal bot Mundy writes a new fiction serial of love adventure and intrigue set in mysterious Tibet beginning in The American Weekly distributed with the Boston Sunday Advertiser on January 24.
A poem reflecting on Mrs Roosevelt and public scrutiny of her appearance The verse notes headlines about her coat and image and contrasts politics with personal dignity The speaker wonders about the pressures of being the First Lady and the divide between public and private life
Members of the Congregational Church School and the Men's Union will hear Mr Jack Despreys speak Sunday at DeWolf Memorial Chapel. Despreys, Brown University graduate, will discuss overcoming blindness and will be accompanied by a trained German shepherd guide dog from the Seeing Eye organization in Morristown New Jersey.
Commissioner Mrs Hope M Cote names chairmen for Bristol Girl Scout Council committees Training and Personnel Mrs Earl P Mathweson Camp Committee Mrs Albert H Flint Jr Finance Committee Mrs Mollie Hamill Community Service Mrs Charles Ot ten Jr Badges and Awards Mrs J Blak Whey Pewhetyy Program Mrs George Fun Milloesper Sonos Ay Hes Etvdse Mrs AMM Poor
Witty observations compare fame to riding horses and Columbus two ships and a high place in the Hall of Fame. The piece notes statues of famous men on horseback lining Washington DC circles and capitals thoroughfares with a playful tone.
Elkton Maryland promotes itself as a top stop for marriage along the route to Washington. The town with about 300 residents says it issued 11 512 marriage licenses last year and features Justice of Peace offices beside gas stations.
Trustees of the Old Colony Railroad petitioned U S District Court to extend filing time for a plan until June 1 for further study of proposals. The New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad also seeks an extension to the same date. Both plans were due February 1.
A reader’s puzzle at Sherlocke Hoebies presents a jumbled word challenge titled re Advehitites at the Wattd. Solutions include Robinson Crusoe and Ivanhoe along with Last of the Mohicans and Moby Dick.
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