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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1939
Page
2
The Budget Committee stresses unemployment relief costs as a key taxpayers’ issue. The Republican Town Council platform pledges new industries to Bristol to create private payrolls, reduce relief dependency, and ease town finances. The piece thanks the outgoing council and urges effective action to attract industry and stabilize services.
Out of the air sketches various celebrities and their on air roles. Rudy Vallee signs letters in elevators en route to the railroad station and returns to Hollywood in March. Betty Garde leaves Mrs Wiggs and stars in Jane Arden on NBC Blue Fridays. Eddie DeLange guides Phil Baker’s CBS Saturday broadcasts and Elisse Cooper dances on cue. Cary Grant improvises between rehearsals. Ronald Colman leads The Circle and music teams craft short pieces for We the People. Ezra Stone known as professor to Isla Vaile and Jack Benny gang pet dogs. Don Gordon Car T Time driver turned worker. Paul Luther fans include railroad men. Helen Carroll sings on Merry Macs For Men Only.
Local clubs schedule meetings at the Bristol area including Collins and Aikman Girls' Club on Thames Street and Bristol Garden Club at Guiteras House High Street. Edgehill Temple and Bristol Women's Republican Club events rescheduled due to town finances. A baby named Joseph born to Mr and Mrs Manuel Estrella.
Henry Coyle died March 6 1939 in Seekonk Mass residence 5 Bridge Street Providence Rhode Island funeral held from The Gate? Home 91 Broad Street Dartmouth Avenue Thursday morning at 9 solemn high mass at the Cathedral at 9 oclock interment in St Marys Cemetery Bristol Rhode Island
Bristol fans have one weekend event as the Bristol Manufacturers' Basketball league hosts a twin bill tonight at the new Andrews Memorial Gym. The four team race in the second half promises unpredictability with Carr Mfg Co and Bristol Mfg Co tied for first after two wins and one loss.
Taft School Club marks its 20th annual gathering with a radio program by Providence guest Caedere Wodlice and performances by James Watts and Mrs William Pineh. Mrs Henry Boynton, the club's first president, presided over tea as reports praised charitable and PTA work. refreshments were provided by the host committee.
Community listings include Irish minstrel by St Marys School pupils at St Marys auditorium on March 16 17 and 18 food sale at Hopkins store Hope Street March 26 benefit motion picture Sign of the Cross by Italian Socialites Women’s Club Easter sale Briggs Store Church Street and a men parishioners minstrel show at Guiteras school auditorium.
The article explains that after tunneling a mine, walls separate tunnels and pillars of coal are removed once the seam is exhausted. This practice, called robbing, is extremely dangerous for miners and for people living on the surface above the mine.
Troop 5 of Amelia held its regular meeting last evening at Michaels Parish House under Scoutmaster Tom Porter Jr. An indoor field meet was conducted and Birch Bark Patrol led by Dean Armstrong won test honors. Members were treated to ice cream and sodas.
Austen Lake narrates the romance and notorious exploits of John L. Sullivan the famed pugilist whose memory lingers, as the March 12 Boston Sunday Advertiser previews the serialized life story.
Veterans at the Rhode Island Soldiers Home will be treated to two entertainments this week. Tonight the Barnacle Band of Barrington High School under conductor Surrection will give a concert in the recreation hall. Sunday afternoon the Ladies of the GAR present an entertainment at the same hall.
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