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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1942
Page
1
The 1941 Fire Truck Purchasing Committee voted to buy a Seagrave Triple Combination Pumper Series 160 for 7000 dollars less 2 percent, with delivery expected within three months pending government priority. Funding comes from a 5000 dollar town vote plus 2000 in a reserve fund.
Bristol branch executives propose purchasing a $1300 beach wagon to serve as ambulance for the motor corps and aid war efforts. Funds to come from 15 percent of a $5000 Bristol War Fund grant and private gifts. stretchers ordered, canteen unit ready, donors urged for wool and knitted garments.
Buffington's Pharmacy displays a four year accumulation of empty shaving cream and toothpaste tubes. Joseph Santulli donated a large package of Vitalis tubes to support a government collection drive, citing gratitude for the country that helped him. The tin tubes are sought for metal by government agencies.
The Portuguese American Women’s Civic League voted to purchase a $100 Defense Bond and donate $25 to the Red Cross War Fund. A membership drive contest will be followed by a banquet for the winning team. Miss Josephine Mella named chairman of the Cotton Charity Ball in late May. Miss Aenes Pimental to chair the monthly dance at Portuguese Independent Hall. Sympathy card to State President Arthur Carrellas of Newport after his brother’s death.
The Supreme Court overruled a Superior Court decision and held that the Knights of Columbus Building Association of Bristol at 105 State Street is not exempt from local property taxes. The court sent the case back to the lower court to dismiss the bill of complaint, noting the by laws and 15 years of prior tax payments did not prove charitable use of income as required by the exemption statute.
Surgical dressing classes begin Monday March 9 at the Red Cross headquarters in the Eugenia Pauli House Hope Street. The dressing room will be open daily 10 am to 4 pm through Friday. Women joining are asked to bring scissors wear a white cotton dress or uniform and head covering. Miss Ruth Graham chairs this Red Cross division.
First Bristol troop of the Boy Scouts of America will repeat a wartime garden program this summer to feed U S soldiers. Five garden plots will be cultivated by patrols under Scoutmaster George R Fish with land provided by him. The event marks a new registration with the national organization and showcases defense games and a dramatic history of the First Troop.
Manuel Andrade of Fall River president of Bristol Casino Corp told Judge William O Donnell in Fifth District Court that partners caused the default on more than 400 dollars owed to the Unemployment Compensation Board. The judge refused further delay and required a $500 personal check to secure a two week extension, with the check to cover the debt if not paid.
A surprise farewell was given to Anthony Slim Roderick by his family at the Colonial Hotel Sunday. He left for the Army yesterday and received gifts including a billfold and money as friends danced after the dinner. Roderick is a well known Bristol athlete formerly with Colt Memorial High and the Vikings basketball team.
Seventeen parish members now serving in the armed forces were honored at St Michael's Church with a temporary plaque unveiled by twin daughters of John W Haley Jr. A Kearney Post American Legion color guard attended as prayers for the Army Navy and nation were offered by Rev Anthony R Parshley. Names on the plaque include W H Angevine Jr Arnold Dryer Jr John W Haley Jr John H King Walter Miller George H Murray Jr Irwin M Porter Harold Waite Jr F F E Wilkinson Arthur M Williams O Paul Herzig Gilbert C Hoover E Conrad Metcalfe Harold W Josephson and J W Dillon.
Rehearsals led by Mrs M Theresa Donovan for the play Nothing But The Truth proceed for St Marys Church benefit. Performances are set for April 8 and 9 in St Marys auditorium.
Los Angeles Examiner journalist Sid Hughes reports how a simple call to hardware stores let him obtain dynamite with minimal checks. He and Inspector Walter Hunter sign for explosives via a sheriff's permit, load 50 pounds of dynamite, and drive away, revealing weak enforcement of explosives laws and risk to public safety.
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