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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1936
Page
3
A Bristol editor letter and a detailed reply from Budget Committee Chairman F L Doran discuss edits and motions over Taxpayers Relief. Doran defends committee action and urges fair study, while the editor clarifies misunderstandings about Tuesday editorial insinuations.
A letter to the Phoenix editor complains of economic hardship among relief recipients while praising a minority’s slow progress. The writer applauds a plan for quarterly tax payments, cites opposition on the finance committee, and asserts the fight will continue along fiscal reform lines.
Fragmentary text describes a Portuguese association meeting with names such as Miss Resse N bae Tadd and Miss Greer and mentions preparations, a hall, and attendance. Details are garbled and several proper nouns are unreadable.
Readable listings show a series of March events including a Laurd Voie party at an unspecified venue and a St Patrick's celebration at No 70 Dot To Colt Memorial High School auditorium. Additional items include Monday bingo at Hope Stop, a college show by the Senior Class, and minstrel performances by Providence groups at Baptist Church and Columbia Hall along with Rotary Club fund events.
The council questioned a garage bill of 7475 for February expenses in the Highway Surveyor James Holmes’ department noting 600 gallons of gasoline used. Holmes explained trucks and his car were kept active due to slow seasonal work and sewer project plans. The meeting also touched on sewer extension delays and Fourth of July fund appeals. The Rhode Island Press Club plans a Boston visit to inspect Morganthaler equipment with members from Bristol, Providence and surrounding towns joining.
Two clashes between Native Americans and white settlers occurred on land that later became part of Columbus Ohio, marking early frontier violence within the growing capital’s bounds.
The February district nursing report tallies General care visits 202 Metropolitan visits 138 John Hancock visits 17 Prenatal visits 12 Tuberculosis visits 32 Deliveries attended 1 Operations attended 1 Child welfare clinics served 4 with 55 babies. Chest clinic saw 11 patients including 3 VP tasks and 2 X rays ordered.
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