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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1930
Page
4
The Ever Ready Engine and Hose Co. No. 2 held its annual banquet at Thames Street station with over a hundred attendees. A roast turkey dinner, Newton Diner orchestra performances, and speeches highlighted the evening, celebrating the crew’s service and hospitality.
Arthur Brisbane ponders modern links from New York to London via telecommunication and imagines a Pacific coast trip. He notes great distances and rail options, then shifts to a common domestic problem: which cars to park as families expand beyond one vehicle.
A stockholder critiques William Fox salaries while Chaplin contemplates talkies and Napoleon. Radio use soars from 75,000 to 40 million listeners. King George speech travels by cable and telephone as American images spread worldwide. An enormous English speed car signals engine advances for aviation. Air travel prices fall with expanding routes and services.
LES Gates hosted a Wednesday whist for Babbitt Women's Relief Corps at 221 Pearse Avenue. Four tables competed with prizes going to Mrs Louis Ward Providence first, Mrs John R Dunbar Providence second, and Mrs William H Dunbar Providence third. Refreshments were served by the hostess and Mrs George Tubbs of Providence.
The advertisement touts Tanlac as a remarkable medicine that quickly relieves stomach troubles and rheumatic pains. It claims long standing disorders including neuritis headaches dizziness constipation and sleeplessness improve as the stomach and digestion normalize. A user testimonial cites relief from muscular rheumatism and better kidney and digestive function with a money back guarantee.
In Bristol on January 8 1930 Elizabeth Elias a minor over fourteen years selects Arthur M McCaw of Bristol as guardian of her person and estate and asks the court to approve the choice. A hearing is set for February 3 1930 at 10 o'clock A M in the Probate Court room with notice to be published for fourteen days in the Bristol Phoenix.
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