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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1940
Page
2
The piece warns that Hitler Mussolini and Japan threaten the United States with possible entry into war. It argues nations flock to Germany and Russia could falter under threat while urging Americans to support Britain and contact Washington to express stance now.
Rutgers scientist Philip Granett volunteers as a human guinea pig in a National Carbon Company study. He endures 300000 mosquitoes over five years to test chemical repellents. The team reports a lotion that blocks bites and deters gnats flies and chiggers for up to three hours.
A regular Ivy Guild of St. Michael's Church will meet at 7:30 tonight in Holmes House. The Bristol Wallpaper Store advertises a big cash sale on wallpaper with fall stock clearance on Hope Street. Community notices include garden club, camp activities, clambake plans, and local visits to events and fairs.
Scouts of the First Bristol Troop met at Camp King Phil ip for a marshmallow toast and outdoor program. They hiked to camp, swam, played Capture the Flag won by the Reds led by P. L. Daniel Rene, toasted marshmallows, and had lunch on the cabin veranda under Scoutmaster George R. Fish with Assistant Scoutmaster Josephy Arouca. The Flying Horse patrol led by Anthony Balzano won the Spring Push contest. A summer patrol contest begins this week and scouts planning Camp Yawgoog should sign up with Scoutmaster Fish.
Arthur S Bunn a native of the town and longtime owner operator of A S Bunn and Company grocery in Providence died Sunday evening at Jane Brown Memorial Hospital He was 54 and funeral services are set for 2 PM tomorrow at 8 Woodbury Street Providence Reverend Granville G Bennett will officiate Burial follows in North Cemetery He was born in 1886 to Nathan VI and Harriet Easterbrooks Poon and worked at Hope Drug Store R L Rose Co Mayflower Stores then ran his own business at 273 Thayer Street He was a 32nd degree Mason and member of St John’s Lodge Providence Chanter St John Commandery and the Scottish Rite He is survived by his wife Flo tra May Gibson Bunn a sister Mrs Walter J Watson and brother Edward E Bunn former Bristol Town Council president
Mr and Mrs Manuel Fernandes announce the engagement of daughter Constance to Joseph Sousa at a dinner party held Sunday. Corporal Joseph Cirillo, US Marines Aircraft Corps, recently discharged after four years, returns to Falls River and is a Memorial High School 1935 graduate. William and Miss Mary Barclay, Mount Vernon residents, attend the Cirillo home for a visit. The Sousa engagement follows the couple’s plans for a September 14 wedding at St Elizabeth's Church Falls River.
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