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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1919
Page
1
Wendell R. Davis writes from France about life after the armistice, the move toward Germany, and the Rainbow Division. He describes devastated regions, transport strains, and morale as troops await orders for occupation and return home. He notes censorship lifting and ongoing Y M C A activities aiding soldiers.
Bristol and Warren boards unite to protest a plan to fix a 50 cent monthly gas service charge for all Bristol County consumers. The council appointed leaders to confer with Warren and addressed burial lot fees, a masquérade dance permit, a piggery request outside town limits, and nuisance abatement on First Street with hens near homes.
The Home Service Section of the American Red Cross will continue its work after the armistice. It offers information, assistance, and free legal advice on allotment, insurance, compensation, and family affairs. Office hours at the Y M C A are 2 to 5 PM daily except Saturday and 7 to 9 PM Wednesdays. Volunteers are welcomed to help as stenographers or typists.
Douglas Fairbanks presents the comedy Mr. Fix-It at the Y M C A with showings at 3 PM and 7:45 PM. The plot unfolds among New York aristocrats as Mr. Fix-It reshapes jealous lovers and stern relatives through his witty philosophy and practical demonstrations.
Bristol's Honor Roll listing 499 names has been printed at the Phoenix office and will be framed at the Burnside Memorial building. The roll includes 306 Army, 7 Navy, 8 Merchant Marine, 11 died in service, 17 honorably discharged for physical unfitness, 2 for dependence, 6 volunteered but failed to pass physical, 1 rejected for dependence, 33 former Bristol residents in service, 2 M C A workers, 4 Red Cross foreign service, and 2 yeowomen.
A heavy rain and northwest gale toppled several trees in town. At about 8 am a large elm on Constitution Street opposite Byone & Farr’s garage fell onto the unoccupied cottage of Miss Sarah Bradford and Miss Margaret Stanton, breaking gutters a window and steps.
The notice lists Ezra Dixon, P. Skinner Jr., Eber Hill, Nathaniel G. Ferreshoff, W. Fred Williams, Charles H. Church, Samuel P. Colt, H. Martin Brown, and others as part of the Industrial Trust Co management or related officers.
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