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Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Jul 10, 1936

Page

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Bristol to Be Health Service Center for Newport and Bristol Counties

Bristol will host a new full time health service center at Rockwell House serving Newport and Bristol counties. The setup ties Bristol District Nursing Association to the Rhode Island Department of Public Health for preventive and educational services.

Bristol Newport Bristol Counties Rockwell Het Aes Peneft Narais Association New Arkch of State Dept. of Public Health

Annual Bristol plant outing planned at Crescent Park

More than 600 Bristol plant employees of US Rubber Products Inc. and their families head to Crescent Park tomorrow for the second annual outing. A special 9 am train from the Franklin street depot will transport workers with a full sports program at 10 am including a local mine vs Providence factory baseball game coached by Ernest G Brown and William Bottomley, plus footraces, pillow fights, tug of war and relays. A chicken or pork dinner is served at 1:30 pm before a 5:0 pm return train.

Bristol US Rubber Products, Inc Crescent Park Franklin Street Providence Bristol Nine Ernest G Brown William Bottomley Kenneth Priestlesnd James Sisson Francis Connell Frasmo Mancnr Massiana Carroll Wanston Featherston John Almeida Virginia Santo Michael W Pasquarelli Albert LeClerc William Bury Frederick Goff Lawrence Vscoh Pictures Sheldon Burt Henry Mirranda

Swim Classes Set For Two Week Session At Community Beach

Dates announced for swimming and life saving classes at the new community beach start the last week of July and run for two weeks. Raymond J. Makowsky, local Red Cross instructor, says sessions run 9 30 to noon for beginners and 1 30 to 4 30 for junior and senior lifesavers each day. Bristol Fire Department may offer instructions on apparatus, with plans to discuss with Fire Chief Robert J Anderson. The two week program ends August 9 with a water carnival and awards by Field Supervisor Schultz of Providence to top boy and girl swimmers and best life savers. The program is conducted under Bristol Branch American Red Cross and directed by Mrs Clara Diman and Farl H Hobson of the local YMCA.

Raymond J. Makowsky Red Cross Makowsky Bristol Fire Department Palmotor Robert J Anderson Schultz Providence Bristol American Red Cross Clara Diman Farl H Hobson Y M CA

Farr Named Colt Engineer to Succeed Brightman

The Bristol school committee elected Herman C. Farr as engineer for Colt Memorial High School to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Thomas P. Brightman Sr. The appointment followed a 50 minute executive session with nine other candidates not disclosed. Farr currently works for Samuel C Wardwell Co. and previously for Prudence Island Navigation Co.

Bristol Herman C. Farr Colt Memorial High School Thomas P Brightman Farris Samuel C Wardwell Co Prudence Island Navigation Co

Anniversary of Inception Rededication to Be Celebrated Soon

The Bristol Train of Artillery marks its 160th since inception and 66th rededication of its armory on State Street with plans to observe the events this month or early August. A meeting at the commanding officer Col Alfred Mc Merriman’s Hope Street home will finalize arrangements.

State Street Alfred Mc Merriman Hope Street Bristol General Assembly BT A Atlantic

Kearney Post Plans Bristol Convention Bid 1937

Kearney Post 6 of the American Legion seeks endorsement to move Bristol in 1937 to the department convention in Providence. Delegates Sidmonds Gifford Mascola Cuomo Smith pledge support, with alternates Burns Fo Bruno Hill. A district meeting in Jamestown tomorrow will decide if the Bristol bid advances.

Jamestown Providence Legionnaires of Rhode Island Bristol Kearney American Legion Department Dept Sidmonds Elsie Wurtz Riverside

Rotary Club Notes From Bristol Meeting

The Bristol Rotary Club met at the Hotel Belvedere Bath for a noon gathering. Treasurer and secretary reports were read as the club reflected on an active year with Col Samuel A Hall honored by the retiring president. New members Guy Morrow and Max Seiffert joined, while John G DesLauriers shared experiences from the Rotary International Convention in Atlantic City.

Bristol Rotary Club Belvedere Bath Charles Otten Vie AR Parshles Col Samuel A Hall William Pinch North Farm Guy Morrow Bristol County Water Company Max Seiffert Hope Drug Co John G DesLauriers Atlantic City Rotary International

Bristol Women Republicans hear city speakers Monday

Acrdeens Moriarty Bristol attorney and Mrs Mary Colt Gross of Providence president of the Rhode Island Women’s Republican Club will speak at the Bristol Women’s Republican Club meeting Monday night in the Hotel Belvedere.

Acrdeens Moriarty Bristol Mary Colt Gross Providence Rhode Island Women's Republican Club Bristol Womens Republican Club Hotel Belvedere

Waste and extravagance in government spending spotlighted

The 74th Congress sat 282 days with daily appropriations of 70 921 000, totaling twenty billions year after year. McCarl, retiring Comptroller General, argues for elimination of waste and vouches for the system, stating his belief is nearly a religion after 15 years guiding government payments.

McCarl J R McCarl United States

Sympathetic Plan for Reorganizing Government Agencies

A reform proposal argues that a sympathetic and sensible reorganization of regular governmental agencies would save money, cut duplicates and conflicts, unify related functions, simplify procedures, and improve overall administration.

Byrd Committee Prods for Expert Help on Study

The Virginia Senate faces its Byrd committee study with calls for expert assistance. McCarl offers to aid the Byrd panel, arguing that complex finances should be handled by specialists. The pledge invites careful consideration of using such help in informing the panel’s work.

Streen Rae Paca Bord of Virgina Afr McCarl Saypee Byrd Committee

Lippman Advises Professors Stay From Brain Trusts

Walter Lippman told Rochester graduates that professors should avoid joining Brain Trusts or political administrations. He warned that when scholars become policymakers or leaders of causes they lose disinterested status and scientific credibility.

Walter Lippman University of Rochester

Separation of knowledge and power in American universities

The speaker argues that mixing scholarship with political power leads to bad governance or diminished scholarship. He advocates clear separation of universities and government to protect both institutions and maintain their value through independent, distinct spheres of activity.

Gallup Critics Roosevelt Vote Liberal Estimate

Dr George H Gallup, director of the American Institute of Public Opinion and editor of America Speaks, says Roosevelt has overestimated liberal voters and risks alienating conservatives by courting them in the coming campaign.

George H Gallup American Institute of Public Opinion America Speaks Roosevelt United States President Institute of Public Opinion

Two-Party Outlook Prompts Conservative Liberal Divide

The speaker predicts a future with two major groups, Conservatives and Liberals. Polls show many Americans currently identify as Conservatives when faced with the choice. The strongest support for the President comes from young first or second time voters who feel they have little to lose and much to gain from economic experiments.

Roosevelt Backing Shifts As Young Voters Could Swing Race

The Institute reports 59 percent support for Roosevelt at the last election. Within a year the share rose to a higher level then declined as the political balance leans left. A very slight majority for the Republican candidate may emerge, influenced by young voters.

Institute Roosevelt

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Rockwell House Bristol District Nursing Associaton Rhode Island B Department “of Public Health Charles B Rockwell Morris L. Grover Bureau of Preventable Diseases Rockwell Bristol District Nursing Association Department of Public Health Ian M Walker Teres Grover de Grover Pittern State Department of Public Health United States Health Service Warwick Partiime Department of Publiealth Focal Health Janet Gaynor Robert Taylor Binnie Barnett Lewis Stone Andy Devine Robert Montgomery Rosalind Russel Charles Bickford Florence Rice Irene Dunne Allan Jones Slumberland Express Paramount Pictorial William Powel Jean Arthur COLT Thomas P. Brightman Josephine T Baldwin Dorothy 1 Nelle Guiteras Mary E Mancini Walley Aleta F Bezartson Virginia A Borges Elizabeth P. Hopkins Reynolds Marian FE D Newman Reynolds Grace W. Barrett Mason Catherine ¢ Menard Oliver Kathleen M Conway Doris P Church Catherine G Munro Charlotte S. Makowsky Olver Eileen M Pierce Madeline K Southwick Helen P Morris Guileras Mc. Lascomb New England Air Condition Ca Boston Ernest W. Weaver & Son Weaver H E Holbrook Co., Inc Elmer Smith Bailey Architect Bailey Guiteras Junior High Elmer S Mapes Committee On Rose Fasano Reynolds School A Marcotte Reynolds Auditorim Eenfehyers United States Service Compny Merriman Merton A. Cheesman Edward R Bullock Edward J. Leahy Rey Nelson Kellogg Freeman Canning P Goulart Albert Hartley Arthur J Casse James J .Velleca Bertram F Bullock Offier A F D'Angelo Juke H White Charles FE Luther, Jr Frederick W Coggeshall Arthur Jo Belmore Colamal Company Kearney Post Child Welfare Board of the Legion Auxiliary Rotary Club DR AM Merriman Shere
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