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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1931
Page
2
The Chestnut street rebuilding up to St Mary's Cemetery is urged to start soon. The Town Council demands local labor be used where possible, arguing that paid work benefits the unemployed more than dole aid. The March town meeting approved the project despite a bleak factory manager's report, hoping the project would aid job seekers.
Editorial discussion urges local effort to attract a rubber manufacturing plant to town to use idle factory space, stressing labor supply and community cooperation while noting existing buildings should not be sold to a rival firm.
Taft School Club presents a June 25 afternoon bridge whist and food sale. June 26 features the Alumni Association Ball at Colt Auditorium. June 27 offers the annual outing of the entire St. Michael's Parish Church school.
Local residents attend weekend visits and family gatherings in Bristol while town groups meet for church events and lodge activities. A wedding in Newark New Jersey ties Bristol families to Mary Florida Guevremont and Francis Curran.
Numerous local residents and visitors are listed for short-term stays and events. Antoinette Peterson arrives from Washington DC for three months with the Slades at 254 Hope Street while Miss Janette MacDougall sails for Rome to study at the American Academy.
Leading batters dropped sharply last Friday with many high percentages vanishing. Eddie Menard of Collins & Aikman fell from 714 to 649, Marty Biancuzze of LaFazia dropped from 583 to 406, and Lefty Greenwood rose from 401 to 429. The Tar League Big Ten list, compiled by James B Lee, shows shifts in rankings.
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