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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1950
Page
5
The Bristol Motors agency at 756 Hope Street advertises Ford in its showroom and repair shop. It highlights used cars including a 1948 Ford Tudor and 1946 Ford models, urging customers to visit for a car checkup ahead of winter. Telephone 10982 is listed for top sales and service.
John Andrade emphasizes responsibility and protection through insurance as a backbone of the economy. His rise stems from meritorious service in various insurance roles, with offices at 559 Hope Street Bristol and 10 Child Street Warren, offering client-centered policy analysis.
The White Rail club on Metacom avenue offers a friendly dining atmosphere with a lavish bar and orchestra nights on Fridays and Saturdays. Matt Brito oversees welcoming service and colorful facilities reflecting the equestrian theme and championship ribbons.
Rego’s Shell station on Bay View Avenue is highlighted for friendly courteous service and top value. The ad touts Shell products and full auto care from gas and oil to tires tubes and batteries with minor repairs and adjustments offered on site.
A scene of large bowl game gate totals and uneven revenue shares draws scrutiny. The Rose Bowl funds multiple schools, with major portions going to Pacific Coast and Big Ten members while Southern programs build lucrative bowls elsewhere. Officials discuss the South's strategy to gain revenue and potential impacts on Big Ten dominance.
The article argues Buffalo should join pro football and favor two eight team leagues with a football world series. It critiques past stupidity and red ink among owners, warns a single league harms most teams, and urges a balanced two-league format with interleague exhibitions.
The article hails Joe Gordon of the Indians as the outstanding acrobat among ballplayers. It notes he began as a top Oregon football prospect, admired as a freshman, but chose baseball over football to pursue his athletic career.
Colt Memorials basketball team, led by star Lou Margo, fell 46 to 42 to Barrington in a tense Class C showdown. Joe Russo topped Colt with 17 points as Barrington pulled away in the final minute and Lockwood visits tonight aiming to stay undefeated in Class C.
The Women’s Auxiliary to the Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps will hold a food sale tomorrow afternoon at Scou Hall Hope Street from 2 to 5 p.m. Home cooked items including cake pies candy baked beans will be for sale. An exhibit features a knitted afghan to be awarded April 14 at the Matrimonial Minstrel Show final performance. Proceeds fund new uniforms and equipment for the drum corps.
An organizational meeting of the Aeton Town Committee nominating group at J Floyd Heustis home named Heustis chairman succeeding Dr John R Bernardo who resigned. Rebecca C Herreshoff named secretary. Next meeting set for Friday evening Feb 3 at an announced location.
Sydney Edward Daniel chief commissaryman USN husband of Mrs Tillie J Daniel of 11 Narragansett avenue recently visited Plymouth England aboard destroyer USS Steinaker. Over the next four months Steinaker will visit many Northern European ports aiding US interests as part of the Northern European Task Force under Admiral Richard L. Conolly.
Plans for a Bristol Branch of the International Sunshine Society emerged after a tea hosted by Mrs John D Moore on Bradford Street. Officers tentatively include Mrs Salvatore Massano as president and Mrs T Thomas Balzano as vice president with other officers named. A Monday meeting at Mrs Maisanos home will discuss by laws and the organization name. Earlier Mrs Moore hosted a Girl Scout Council tea and dressings were prepared for the Convalescent Home in East Providence.
Miss Jessie Molasky librarian at Guiteras Memorial Junior High School and NEA committee member will join a panel during a day-long Providence program on February 4. The conference starts at 9 30 a m and ends at 4 p m with a luncheon speaker from the World Organization of Teachers. All Bristol teachers and anyone interested in education are invited.
The First Bristol Troop Boy Scouts of America will form a new senior drum corps with a meeting next Tuesday in Cranston. Rehearsals are set for Sunday at 11 a.m. Members are collecting salvage paper today and anyone missed can arrange pickup. An indoor carnival is planned for next Monday in Scout Hall with two concessions and a food stand. Scouts will swim at a Providence pool tomorrow morning.
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