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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1931
Page
2
A damaged OCR item references a building at 546 Wood Street and 467 Wood Street near Hope Street with a date CH 24 1931. Details are unreadable but indicate a local fire or building notice involving the Wood Street area.
The local telephone company manager proposes a faster alert system in which the warning blasts and district number notify chiefs and fire stations. Operators will identify the district to callers instead of giving exact fire locations to reduce traffic and avoid disruption.
The Public Aid Department has $7 916 available this year for the poor fund. Past fiscal year spending totaled $4 55595 from special funds from estates. Davis Wilson Fund income $1 64595 is exhausted but regular fund income $900 remains. Additional income sources include $1 500 from Bristol Warren Water Works shares and $510 from Poor Farm sale investments. Combined with a $5 000 town appropriation the total available is $7 910. Since Feb 1 and by March 16 the Poor Department has contracted $817 to be paid from this year’s appropriation by the Town Council.
Various church circles plan fundraisers and meetings including a bean supper at the vestry, clam cake sale by Hope Circle at the Knights of Columbus, and a Holy Day masses schedule. Rehearsals for the operetta Chimes of Normandy proceed, and a series of ordinations and union services are announced.
Reverend Wm H Bath, Haven MOF Church pastor, will give the Lenten meditation at the Linan Lenten service in the De Wolf Memorial Chapel Wednesday evening at 7 30 o clock. Bath is noted as a leading religious figure in the state and is expected to deliver an engaging message. Miss Florence Stevens, Superintendent at the Providence Deaconess House, will speak on her work Sunday evening at the Loon service in DeWolf Memorial Chapel.
A narrator recalls hiding a cake from a baby daughter and discovering it spoiled after returning to prepare tea. The incident leads to admitting the futility of hiding sweets from the child and giving up cakes.
A likely six month old male collie was found on Mt Hope Ridge Crescent area Tuesday. Call Mt Hope Bridge Co Ferry office to identify and claim the dog.
The Bristol Twilight League plans to end April 7 submissions to the Secretary of the Board of Governors John W. Card. The board reduces external players from five to three, aims for a four to five team season beginning in May, and seeks lower running costs. The April 9 meeting will update members Elisha Hibbert James Duffy Earl Hobson John Card E A Currier George Boutilier and John Ronfano.
Palm Sunday services at St Stephen's Providence begin with holy orders at 7 9 30 am and Palm blessing before sung mass. Fr Mason of St John's Newport preaches Friday night. The blessing and procession recall the first Palm Sunday with palms given to clergy acolytes choir and congregation. The procession moves from altar to vestibule and back with hymns and Hosannas.
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