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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1921
Page
2
Local interest rises as 24 outer trees on Woo street between State and Church streets may be removed. Applicants must submit questionnaires reviewed by the Town Council next Thursday evening. Questionnaires available from Mr. Jewell the road engineer or the Town Clerk.
Amid Greek offensive against Turkey and a German Communist revolt causing siege, Ireland in civil war, Bolshevik terror in Russia, and Allied occupation of Rhine cities to force German reparations, global peace remains distant.
A Bristol resident asks the Phoenix why many locals are discharged or restricted to short hours at the National India Rubber Company while about four hundred nonresidents arrive on early trains to work. He notes prior tax concessions and urges the Bristol Improvement Association or Town Council to press managers to prioritize town residents for needed jobs.
The Supreme Architect of the Universe has removed our friend and Bristol townsman Charlie Sylvester born in Bristol sixty one years ago. A devoted supporter of local baseball and town affairs his genial presence will be missed by friends and the community. May his soul rest in perfect peace. J. W. Franklin
Sixty Bristol citizens attended the Smoker Forum in Rockwell Hall to hear Prof Bucklin speak on How Shall We Deal With the Crime Wave He linked crime causes to juvenile court judge policies and detective treatment The audience found the discussion engaging and agreed Bucklin would draw new attendees to future lectures He will lecture again on April 5 on Present Day Radical Movements Critically Examined
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a liquid taken internally to cure catarrh and deafness caused by catarrh. Claims act through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore normal conditions. Sold by all druggists with free circulars from J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
Local schools close for Easter. Fire brigade fights small brush blaze at Bristol Highlands. A new post office motorcycle delivery arrives, operated by Vernon Gray. Retirement and society notes mention births, anniversaries, and travels of residents from Providence to Florida.
About forty Bristol County farmers met at Defiance Hall to hear E. B. Heaton and O. E. Wolcott explain the new Farm Bureau Federation movement. Lawrence G. Dodge and V. DeRocha spoke as regional organizers. A membership drive began with solicitors visiting farms yesterday, and farm women are eligible for membership.
Mr andi Mrs Bradviaco deWolf spend Easter with Mr and Mrs Bradford deWolf in Union Street while Mr deWolf studies at Columbia Law School in New York. William P Paine of Burton Street marks 25 years of continuous service at Herreshoff Manufacturing, having trained as a sail maker and risen to assistant foreman of the sail shop about a decade ago.
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