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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1917
Page
2
The piece criticizes the lack of centralized emergency power and asserts the need for food price control. It cites President Hoover and congressional inaction, condemns high ocean freight rates, and notes a Dept of Agriculture report showing record cold storage stockpiles of butter eggs cheese meat and poultry while prices stay high.
Sheriff moves eleven hundred I W W members out of Bisbee Arizona in cattle cars as a humorous bid for humane transport. The note jokes that they must receive a drink every 12 hours to avoid cruelty penalties.
Gabriel Gomes of Bristol en listed in the regular army infantry this week. Wilfred Hamill leaves Baltic for Newport to join Naval Base Hospital Reserve Corps. Rex Lindsay visits from Bellevue and preaches in New York churches. Several Bristol residents enlist in naval reserve and attend local services and meetings. Promotional sales and social events fill the community notices as local organizations report activities.
Fourteen Dreadnaught members join the 19th Company NG after a farewell at the High and Church fire station. An 80 guest banquet featured chicken and lobster salad, music, and speeches praising wartime service. Other Defiance Hose volunteers received similar tributes and badges as the evening closed with patriotic songs.
Short notices list residents visiting relatives in Connecticut Nova Scotia and Massachusetts plus local movements. Coggeshall Weaver Sliney Goff O'Shea Beals Downey Payne Moorby Church Pierce MacKinnon Peckham Donovan Forgelman and Bowens activities are recorded with travel visits job changes and official duties. Sugar deals end of item.
Miss Elizabeth Walsh visits relatives in Chelsea and Malden and Mr and Mrs William A McKenna return from a two week New York honeymoon. Eddie Garvin recovered after a head injury. Bristol Train of Artillery to hold physicals by Dr A M Merriman next Monday. Young Men’s Parish Club at Trinity Church to meet Monday with important business.
A Monday evening gathering at the Pentecostal Church parsonage welcomed pastors Revs. Misses Custance and Allen. A delegation led by Miss Mabel Bovay brought flowers and gifts, sharing music and social time as Mrs. William Bovay presented a monetary gift from church members.
Canning tips urge preparation for summer crops and winter storage. Emphasizes having jars and heat, keeping produce dry and clean, and avoiding regrets by ordering canning supplies now. Encourages drying vegetables like corn beans okra and lima for long storage.
Pure bred Holstein cattle listed under the Bradford farm operation owned by B French. The listing specifies top quality stock and farm practices.
Arrangements are being completed for a Bristol Red Cross Auxiliary benefit ball to be held Saturday evening July 21 at the Naga Reserve Armory. Tickets are selling well and a large attendance is expected with many named Bristol residents listed among organizers and sponsors.
Employment ad seeks girls and women for a large rubber shoe factory near Beacon Falls. Experienced workers earn 10 to 18 dollars weekly, newcomers receive board and room during a month learning period. Town offers good homes, dancing hall, athletic fields, insurance and medical attention. Address Employment Dept. Beacon Falls Rubber Shoe Co. Beacon Falls Conn.
United States Post Office Bristol office invites sealed proposals for changes to the Post Office screen and related work. Proposals due by 2 p.m. July 27, 1917, opened publicly at the custodian's office. Copies of drawings and specifications available from the custodian D G Coggeshall.
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