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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1940
Page
4
Evocative wartime plea from a rural survivor describing evacuations, bombardment, and escape by rail, ending with a call for practical clothing donations to the Bristol Branch of the British War Relief Society at 328 Hope Street.
July 26 features Congregational Club bridge and food sale with venue details. A Friday Yacht Club dance accompanies the Mariner Ship Vigilant event series through the week.
A chicken salad supper will be held in the church auditorium on July 24 by St Marys Church women, serving before the annual open air carnival July 24 25 26 27. The waitresses include Peggy Sisson Emma Bonvicia Claire Richards and many others. The general committee is led by Mrs John Condon with numerous members listed.
A Christian Science Monitor passage argues that true liberty comes from divine law and spiritual understanding. It condemns tyranny as fear driven and insists individuals remain free to worship God and seek universal freedom through revealing truth.
The history traces the Bristol public schools from 1860 onward with leaders like Thomas W. Bicknell and Frank G Morley, notes on the transfer to high school status, and a series of reorganizations including grammar, intermediate, and primary schools. It records the 1850s to 1875 shifts, the introduction and loss of Latin, changes to color education, and the move of the State Normal School to Bristol.
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