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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1932
Page
3
Town Meeting Critiques Town Finances And Governance
A reader notes Gen Callan’s critique of town finances at a recent financial town meeting. The piece urges replacing the New Town Government Committee and questions highway spending while calling for more aggressive tax assessment and ending political use of funds for the poor department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Phoenix
Bristol
Rhode Island
Gen. Callan
Gen Callan
Tax protest outlines Bristol personal property values
A certified protest to the Bristol Board of Tax Assessors details Gen Callan’s claimed tangible personal property, listing trucks and equipment with values. The writer supports Callan’s low valuation but notes state records show higher registrations and criticizes publicity stemming from the town meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Tax Assessors
Bristol
Gen Callan
State Board of Public Roads
Callan
Herman C Farr
Cigar Bands Preserve Fashioned Cigar Etiquette
Visitors to Cuba explore a tobacco rich country and learn Cuba introduced the cigar band. Fashionable ladies of years past protected their fingers from staining by using the band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Active Ignorance Quote by Goethe
A brief note quotes Goethe on the peril of active ignorance, stating there is nothing more frightful than willful ignorance. The line underscores the value of knowledge and awareness in confronting falsehoods and errors.
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