Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

Bristol Phoenix in Bristol, Rhode Island

We have 372,663 pages in Rhode Island

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 3 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Mar 17, 1939

Page

2

Irish Influx To New York World's Fair For St Patrick Day

A poem notes Irish visitors from Cork Kerry Donegal and Clare coming to New York for the fair. They ship soil water bells and even stout to create an Irish display with shamrocks on St Patrick's Day. Blarney Stone kiss is promised alongside bagpipes and Poteen on show.

Old Ireland Cork Kerry Donegal County Clare Grover Whelan Killarney River Lee Dublin Liffey Guinisses Galway Tyrone Ireland New York

Local notices and society events listed for Bristol area

Dr Julius C Gallup has moved to the Hotel Belvedere in Boston. Mite Society of First Baptist meets Tuesday with Mrs Charles Liscomb. Mrs Laura Lopes convalesces at 55 Bradford St after surgery at Truesdale Hospital. Double Specials Saturday March 18 at Burnside Social Club Bingo Makowsky Bldg. Adv Ralph W Holt returns from Rhode Island Hospital after ten weeks post op. Rev Herbert D Graetz preaches at First Congregational Church on Struck Down To Rise Up from Acts. Seventh anniversary wallpaper sale at Bristol Wallpaper Store 295 Hope St. Adv Countess Cottenham leaves Bristol after visit with Judge and Mrs Edward L Leahy. Mrs Cary Chase Wilson returns to Boston. Mitri Gabbour to speak at Congregational Church School on The Good Shepherd. Warren D Ross speaks on bookcraft at Guiteras Memorial junior high. book repair demo. Bristol County Betterment Group annual meeting postponed to April 4 due to illness. Bristol Council Knights of Columbus members attend St Patrick's in Newport. Monahan of Warren Council accompanies. Tragic note mentions patient at Truesdale Hospital undergoing operation and requiring blood transfusion. Mount Hope Chapter Eastern Star to hold a food sale at Hopkins Electrical Store. Pettine chairs. Rev Arthur W Burdon to give second Lent sermon at First Baptist Church. Wednesday service unites with First Congregational Church at DeWolf Memorial Chapel with Rev Graetz speaking.

Rotary hears tale of 20000 mile pioneer trek and Buck the dog

Ernest Magee recounts a federally sponsored year long march with 36 men dressed as pioneers, six oxen drawn wagons, and a dog named Buck who befriended a puppy named Bonus. The journey retraced 150 years of Northwest Territory settlement ending in Marietta Ohio on April 7 1939, with pageants in towns along the way. Three new members joined the club: Dr Wm L Serbst Ambrose Flaherty and an N E Tel Tel Co manager.

Ernest Magee Pawtucket Rotary Club Northwest Territory Ipswich Mass Alleghenies Magee Pennsylvania Easton Allentown Buck Mr. Magee West Newton Pittsburgh Ohio River Marietta Ohio Wayne Smith Rhode Island State College Wm. L. Serbst Ambrose Flaherty Bristol County N. E. Tel and Tel Poe and Dwntél ™ Ree Carr Mig Corp

Also Mentioned on This Page

I ‘Beistel Pheonix Publishing Company Bristel. Fe Roswell S. Bosworth Joseph P. Quartare Bradford St. Corner Thames Bristel Phoenix News Stands Alger Geo Carthy Buil Am Duffy Jock Jerro F. Xavier Wood Street Maipano Perry's Hone T. I. Connery Cor Wood & State Sts Bristol R. I J. McLaughlin Byrne Avenue Glen Falla, N Santo Buccio’s Market Gloria Tea Libby Quaker Oats Co Campbell’s Beans Selox Lava Soap Texas Phunix Subenit Abertsitenan Powesiot i Perl Fox Julius C. Gallup Boston Hotel Belvedere Mite Society of the First Baptist Church Charles Liscomb Burton Street Laura Lopes Bradford Street Truesdale Hospital Fall River Burnside Makowsky Bldg Ralph W. Holt Hope Street Rhode Island Hospital Herbert D. Graetz First Congregational Church Bristol Wallpaper Store G. A. R. Hall Countess Cottenham London England Edward L. Leahy Cary Chase Wilson Leahy Mitri Gabbour Congregational Church School Warren D Ross Needham Guiteras Memorial Junior High School Ower Tistol County Betterment Group Warren Knights of Columbus Newport William T Dwyer Vincent Brunelle Charles M Connery James A McKenna Thomas I. Monahan Manmesg Ybra ‘Erees Water “Street Mount Hope Order of Eastern Star Hopkins Electrical Vincent J. Pettine Stephen W. Hopkins Herbert F. Newman George F. Marshall William Remieres E. Doris Bullock Arthur W. Burdon Christ The Baptist Church DeWolf Memorial Chapel Cavallaro Bristol & Warren Upholstering Company State Street Bristol, R. I H. Hockmarn Water St Warren, R. I Hope Drug Company Vane Frank Joseph Oxford St East Providence Phoenix Phoenix Office Jersey Jack Vierra Third School Street Henry R. Bullock Ella O. Millard Bosworth Barrington L. P. Bosworth County Road N. W. Sparks Franklin St Charles M. Connery Burton John W Church Columbia Hall Council Chamber Burnside Memorial Building Ory Newman’s Market Duffy’s Spa Briggs’ Variety Store
Search Courier

Search the Bristol Phoenix Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The Bristol Phoenix?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication