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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1924
Page
2
The Bristol Unit of the American Red Cross has received about 50 dollars for Lorain Ohio relief after a tornado struck the city. The Home Section in the post office building will accept further offerings and forward them promptly to the mayor as the need remains urgent.
The Rhode Island General Assembly member Mrs Isabelle Ahearn O'Neill from Olneyville Providence placed Governor Flynn in nomination for the Vice Presidency in Madison Square Garden on a Wednesday evening showing notable nerve among women lawmakers.
A fragment recalls a past political convention moment with applause and procedural questions. It notes the chairman calling for order and the secretary announcing Alabama's 24 votes for Underwood as the party debates its nominee.
In a weekday baseball game the Dreadnaughts defeated the Employed Boys' Club 14 to 3. Battery for Dreadnaughts was Gladue and Bottomley while Marshall and Andrade starred for the Employed Boys. Lineup details list Gladue, Bottomley, Higbee, Ponte, Currier, Sousa, Kingsley, Cirello, Flanagan, Rebello, McCarthy, Ruggeno, Pereira, Redfern, Perry.
The New Haven railroad will shift its tracks north and west of the Franklin street station to widen Thames street from Hope street junction to the depot. Town Engineer Jewell says work will start soon and the road bed will be rebuilt after the track move is finished.
Local residents host visiting relatives from Boston Philadelphia Providence and New York while Bristol post office slows air mail deliveries due to the Fourth of July holiday. A letter from Chicago signals air mail progress and a town meeting delays alumni events and a twilight baseball plan progresses.
Mr and Mrs Louis Levy of State Street host Lees sister Miss Ida Levy from Lowell Mass Mrs Grace Peate who visited for two weeks returns home to Methuen Mass
Miss Elsa F Greenwell entertained pupils and mothers at Bristol Casino on Main Road from 2 30 to 5 30 with games on Bleven Field and dancing in the Casino. Refreshments were served and Miss Marguerite Gallagher received toe dancing slippers for selling the most recital tickets.
Manuel Rodrigues and Thom azia Botelho, both residents of this town, intend to marry. The notice lists their hometowns and confirms their betrothal plans.
An obituary tribute notes Nathaniel B Sparks died on January 8 1924. A line of verse speaks of wandering to his grave on a hill and the lasting loneliness left by his absence. It closes with a familial sign off from Uncle Sam and his grandmother.
We thank Kearney Post and the Auxiliary of the American Legion and all friends for floral offerings and sympathy in our late bereavement. Mrs George Munroe Jr Mr and Mrs George Munroe Sr and family.
Classified notices list currants for preserving by Luther with Warren 402 J contact. Two hen houses and wire for runs offered at 9 Constitution Street. 15,000 feet of second hand lumber available at Gladdings on Steamboat Wharf. Two Evans motorcycles, first class, demonstrated and priced reasonably at 217 Hope Street garage.
Front lots measure 562 by 160 feet with additional Gibson Road plots at 50 by 140 feet. Prices and terms tailored to buyers. J L Buffum offers at 8294 Hope Street.
The Bristol Casino at Bleven Field hosts Saturday night dances attracting many patrons who linger for luncheons or drinks and enjoy the new dance floor with orchestral piano. A Wednesday Doric Club of St Alban’s Lodge party praised the venue and its hospitality.
Tomorrow evening the Musa Isle Orchestra, a seven piece ensemble, will perform with the latest snappy pieces of the day.
Members of Kearney Post and Auxiliary plan a car trip to Woonsocket for the traveling gavel presentation. They gather in front of Colt Memorial High School at 6 15 this evening and are to depart at 6 39 sharp.
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