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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1939
Page
2
The article praises Bristol’s Fourth of July program and hospitality, noting the hurricane damage is mostly erased and inviting visitors to enjoy events at Grommen and the scenic routes along Metacom Avenue and Ferry Road. It emphasizes the town’s cheer and hopes for return visits.
Outdoor enthusiasts integrate photography with hiking fishing golf and other pursuits. Modern compact cameras let them record trips and sports as a portable notebook creating lasting records that enrich hobbies and provide lasting enjoyment.
A list of visitors to town over the Fourth includes Miss Mary Morrissey from Washington DC visiting Mrs Hannah Morris and family at 90 Church Street, and many others from New York City Wheaton Street Warren Attleboro Philadelphia and Kansas City. The Bristol Rotary Club meets Wednesday noon at the Burnside Memorial building with Roswell Bosworth set to succeed Earle W Ingraham as president.
Mrs Salvatore Massano and her two children returned from New York City where they visited the World’s Fair.
Gladys Brightman won the championship in the Junior Girls Tennis tournament Saturday by defeating Janice Carr 6 3 6 0. Carr defeated Ann Leahy in the semi finals and Brightman also beat Betty Wood, Mary Burns, and Ruth Palmer en route to the title. The event aims to develop serious tennis and the National Association urged members to stage similar tournaments in the East. Mrs Marshall Fabyan Jr of Chestnut Hall Boston is noted for Eastern women's tennis and Wimbledon work.
A boys tennis tournament at Excelsior Courts begins Wednesday at 10 am after a meeting at Mrs. J. Howard Paull's home. The Junior Boys Activ ities committee, led by Elmer Angell Jr and Pearce Mathewson, drew fourteen entrants including Murray, N Bears, Flint Jr, Zinderstein, DeWolf, E. E. Angell Jr, Partington, White, Reneys, Seth Paull, Mathewson, LaFazia, Stanley, Knowlton, and Pinch Jr, with pairings announced.
Crescent Park and August 12 were chosen for the United States Rubber Company Employees Association annual outing announced by general chairman Winston Fetherston. About 600 employees and their families attend each year.
Five local boys from Bristol are at the Rhode Island Boys State session held at Rhode Island State College from July 2 to 16. Sponsors include William Cashin of Kearney Post American Legion, John L. Mack Rotary Club, Louis Amano Cup Defenders, Attilo Topazio Lions Club, and Charles Coggeshall Bristol Council K of C.
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