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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Jun 16, 1939

Page

3

Store Employees Help Harvest Hidden Tax Crop

Bristol hosts 364 unofficial tax collectors among 164 local stores as the National Consumers Tax Commission asserts clerks behind the counter indirectly collect hidden taxes. The campaign notes 93 official tax agencies exist in Rhode Island and urges shopper awareness. Led locally by Mrs James C Carmark and Mrs Howard W Farnum, the effort spans 4600 communities in 45 states.

Bristol National Consumers Tax Commission NCTC Rhode Island Melville Mucklestone Women’s Organization Mucklestone James C Carmark Providence Howard W. Farnum Chepachet

Pastime cinema lineup June 16 20

Friday and Saturday present Texas Sam Houston as MAN OF CONQUEST with a star cast. Sunday features The Last Warning and Chasing Danger. Monday and Tuesday showcase Only Angels Have Wings with Cary Grant and Jean Arthur in a snowbound Andes adventure.

Texas Sam Houston West Alamo San Jacinto Richard Dix Gail Patrick Edward Ellis Joan Fontaine Victor Jory Robert Barrat Robert Armstrong C Henry Gordon George Hayes Ralph Morgan Max Terhune Jonathan Latimer The New Universal Preston Foster Frank Jenks Kay Linaker E E. Chive Joyce Compton Frances Robinson Lynn Barr Wally Vernon Henry Wilcoxon Joan Woodbury Harold Huber Andes Hollywood Cary Grant Jean Arthur Thomas Mitchell Rita Hayworth Richard Barthelmess

Roller Derby heats up in second week at Rhode Island Auditorium

The Rhode Island Auditorium Roller Derby enters its second week as 2 teams Providence White Shirts and Eleanor Powell's Hollywood Stars close in on points for victory. injuries were frequent with Georgia Gordon sidelined for knee trouble and Ernie Donnelly knocked unconscious after going over the rail yet returning next night. Captain Joe Evans of Hollywood was kicked in the stomach during a pile up on a turn.

Rhode Island Auditorium Providence Eleanor Powell Hollywood Stars Georgia Gordon Ernie Donnelly Joe Evans Hollywood Bert

Burnside Lodge Plans Ceremonies

Several candidates will be elevated to the rank of page at ceremonies to be conducted June 20 by Burnside Lodge Knights of Pythias in their hall on Hope street. Bris tol lodge members include George Moore Deputy Grand Chancellor of Redwood Lodge Newport Llewellyn Conklin Deputy Grand Chancellor Narragansett Lodge Phenix and Grand Vice Chancellor George E Luther to District Deputy of Redwood and Burnside Lodges.

Burnside Lodge Knights of Pythias Hope Street Bristol Lodge Allen Strauss George Moore Redwood Lodge Newport Llewellyn Conklin Narragansett Lodge Phenix George E. Luther Redwood and Burnside Lodges

Competition Marks Garden Club Meeting

The Bristol Garden Club met at Mrs. Wesley A. Armstrong’s Union Street home for a June flower competition. Judges were Mrs. Charles M. Connery and Mrs. Sebastian Bernard Jr. Prizes were awarded for dining room and living room arrangements. The club planted nearly 100 trees and planned to extend its subscription drive into fall. An exhibit will be shown at Countryside Garden Club’s June flower show, and a lawn party is set for July 13 on Hope Street.

Bristol Garden Club Wesley A. Armstrong Union Street Charles M. Connery Sebastian Bernard, Jr The Countryside Garden Club J. Howard Paull Mabel B. Salisbury Benjamin F. Lindemuth William W. Perry Carl W. Haffenreffer Ralph Kinder Agnes Herreshoff Ernest G. Brown Wallis E. Howe Hope Street

Bristol student to visit both world fairs by rolling hostel

Miss Barbara Boone a Lincoln High School senior from Bristol Ferry Rhode Island embarks on a 9 000 mile rail and 1 000 mile bike hosteling trip with the Rolling Youth Hostel to visit both the New York and San Francisco world fairs under the American Youth Hostel movement AYH Northfield Massachusetts. The trip begins in Northfield and includes Montreal Callender Winnipeg Calgary Banff Jasper Vancouver Seattle and the Golden Gate Exposition before looping southeast to Los Angeles Grand Canyon Santa Fe Colorado Springs Denver the Ozarks Washington Philadelphia and New York. The hostel travels with an on board kitchen and wash rooms as part of AYH program now in its third year.

Barbara Boone Bristol Ferry Rhode Island Lincoln High School Canada Northfield Massachusetts Boone Montreal Callender Winnipeg Calgary Banff Jasper Vancouver Seattle San Francisco Los Angeles Grand Canyon Santa Fe Colorado Springs Denver Ozarks Washington D. C Philadelphia New York World's Fair

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