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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1938
Page
2
A fragmented OCR fragment lists funding shares such as 32 percent annual drive and contributions 19 percent insurance companies 36 percent town appropriation 1 percent patients furl and part pay. It includes garbled text and unclear items, making exact sources or context uncertain.
The Travelers Insurance Company reports that one in four pedestrians killed last year crossed between intersections. More than 4,800 died and about 89,000 were seriously injured, making it the leading cause of pedestrian deaths amid 40,300 traffic fatalities in 1937. The piece notes the pedestrian’s slow pace contrasts with the era’s speed and urges using wit to stay safe.
Readers submit items from Bristol area and Atlantic City. Visitors include Miss Florence Dunbar and relatives in Maine and Rhode Island. Rotary speaker Col Allym Edwards returns from China. Athens trip for Herbert Howe to study at the American School. Home Farm and Garden Center organizes weekly sales at Hotel Belvedere with officers named.
Hygeia Health Magazine notes rodents and insects as humanity’s serious threats. It explains their intelligence and rapid breeding make persistent, continuous destruction efforts essential to control infestations.
Keys produced for any car at Arrudas K Hattery Shop located at 419 Wood Street Teleristo 140. The note lists the shop offering duplicate keys and related key services.
Town Councilman Joseph Dennis is named head of the committee arranging the Recordacoes da Patria Club picnic at the town farm on Metacom avenue July 31. Entertainment features include the Rambosa troupe from Fall River and sports. Other committee members are Aurino Freitas, John Cordeiro, Frank Cunha, Joseph Bragatin, Albert Lagardo, Joseph Martin and Antonio Cabral as ex officio.
Frederick Williams, president, Bristol Historical Society, received a notice from William H Vanderbilt chairing the Portsmouth Tercentenary Committee inviting the Bristol society to attend ceremonies on Saturday July 16 1938 at 11 am. The event honors Portsmouths 300th founding and the 150th anniversary of the U S Constitution.
Lieut Harold Payson son of Lavinia H Payson of Santa Barbara California married Miss Anne Marie Beck of Dresden Germany on June 2 at the American Church in Dresden. The ceremony was led by Rev Bruce. After a brief honeymoon in Switzerland Payson returned to the USS New York on a European cruise.
A meeting of United Brothers Loulgey is set for November 13 1720 at 8 o’clock. Mr and Mrs William Kennedy of Philadelphia are vacationing with Mr and Mrs George Lee of Woodlawn Avenue. Rev and Mrs Anthony R Parshley and family are two weeks at Prudence Island. Countryside Garden Club will meet Friday evening at the home of Mrs Charles Burke 55 High street.
A long item notes Elvira Rios as Mexico's singing recruit to Hollywood radio's international colony. It highlights her weekly Old Mexico songs and homesickness, plus other radio figures like Joan Blaine, Johnny Vander Meer, Bob Trout, Walter O Keefe, Marion Talley, Dolores Gillen and Jack Benny, with assorted programs, guests, salaries, and schedules.
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