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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1939
Page
2
A citizen remarks on taxes comparing U S and foreign systems. He notes abroad people gain mail interception, government control, predictable court outcomes, and reduced independent thought, while American liberty preserves individual conscience despite tax payments.
Three Bristol youths pleaded guilty to larceny for stealing 12 gallons of gasoline from Aaron Fisher’s tank. Each was fined $15 and costs. Authorities said the trio planned a trip to Worlds Park in New York City using the car. Others cases included a drunken driving matter continued for trial and civil docket dispositions.
A compilation of social visits births and events in Bristol and surrounding towns. Miss Catherine Miller vacationing in Catawissa PA Anita Rose guest of Miss H Nancy Simmons in Providence street news from Duxbury Chestnut Hill and New York World's Fair attendees. A birthday birth announcement for Joseph Lopes Jr and upcoming club meetings and fundraisers at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church and the Bureau for the Handicapped fundraiser. Two softball games scheduled at 6 30 pm in Bristol County league with St Marys St Casimir's and St Elizabeth's facing St Alexander's.
The Frost Kings and Olympians played eight innings at Bristol Common, finishing tied 4 to 4 when darkness halted play. Olympians surged in the sixth and seventh frames to erase a lead, Del Piano stranded with two on in the seventh, and starters Benevides and Marshall yielded nine and ten hits respectively with a combined four strikeouts by Benevides.
Serena Badiaste Detides resumed duties after a two week vacation. Mr and Mrs Vernon A Gray returned home on Peck Avenue after a Maine vacation. William Earle, 90, of St Marys Church battler, joined C Y Q boxers visiting Boston for a doubleheader as guests of the Bees to honor the team’s recent win over the New York boxing group.
The St Rita's Society of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church will hold its annual outing at Rohr Red Ro ckey Point in Narragansett Bay this Sunday. More than twenty members and guests are expected to attend a sports program with basket lunches. Bus transportation is arranged. Philippa Pirri chairs the arrangements with Christine Camera Mary Prat o Mary Florenzano Lucy Murgo and Anna Panarella.
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