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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1939
Page
3
Nearly 100 volunteers from St. Marys Mount Carmel and another church prepare for Sunday canvassing to fund the annual Catholic Charity Appeal. Committees led by Prof. Baldwin and Dr. Brimo coordinate teams and captains across the three parishes.
Readable fragments list baseball matchups for the Bristol Twilight League with teams Ever Ready Olympian Vermette Defiance and Evergreen noted across May June July and August. Dates show alternating pairings including thursdays and mondays and mark the season's fixture rotation.
An old advertisement promotes a 25c test for kidney disorders causing nocturnal urination and urges checking health with Buklets to stimulate diuretic activity. Credited to Wm HR Buffington Druggist with local availability.
Jose Freitas chairs a meeting with Rev. Henrique Rocha as acting pastor and treasurer. Team captains include Mrs. Julio Xavier and others while workers listed comprise numerous members including Mrs. Jose Colte and Mary Sousa.
The Warren bowling league held its annual banquet Tuesday night at the Fore and Art in Warren. Prizes went to E. Byone for high single and Thomas Brightman for high three. Entertainment by Buddy Congdon and Earl Anderson followed a dinner before teams returned to High Street alleys to close the season.
A full page feature in the AMERICAN WEEKLY Magazine dated May 7 presents a test of a man’s standing at home. The article titled Read the list of test questions outlines indicators of domestic harmony and personal behavior.
A carnival to be held the week of June 5 by the Cup Defenders Association on Bristol Common was advanced at a committee meeting. The event will resemble a county fair with many novel features. Albert Quito leads the arrangements committee with numerous associates including John N. Bisbano Antonio Cupolo Orlando Bisbano and many others.
Carr Manufacturing basketball team, champions of the Bristol Manufacturing League, will be honored at a spaghetti supper in the Y.M.C.A. building tomorrow. Town Clerk John W. Church will present a trophy. Guests include Arthur H Carr sponsor Henry Brown and Anthony Perry who officiated, plus officials from Collins & Aikman U.S. Rubber and Bristol Paring Corp. toastmaster Michael W. Pasquarelli.
The Bristol Rotary Club visited Newport to hold a joint meeting at the Hotel Viking with the Newport Rotarians as penalty for a recent attendance contest. Ralph C. Bevan of Providence spoke on human relations, entertaining attendees. After adjournment, two teams from each club bowled at Brunswick Alleys, with Newport beating Bristol. Bishop James DeW Perry is slated to speak next Wednesday at the Y M C A in Bristol.
The prolonged disagreeable weather slows spring planting as soils stay cold and waterlogged. Farmers face a backlog with limited warm days ahead, requiring rapid tillage and seed-bed preparation to ensure a good crop. Well prepared soils yield smoother, better quality potatoes and root crops, validating the adage that ploughing precedes harvest.
The notice urges planting green manure crops to boost humus content and plant food, create sanitary soil conditions, and foster beneficial soil microbes, warning against letting soil deteriorate as poor soils lead to poor farmers and vice versa.
Agricultural notes advise lime application at five dollars per acre to unlock plant nutrients, test soil sections, and select crops per area. Suggestions include mixing alfalfa white clover medium red clover and timothy for hay, plus low nitrogen fertilizer when needed.
The Holy Name Society of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church voted $25 to the Catholic Charity Fund appeal. A June 5 meeting will feature a speaking and social program with arrangements chairmen Joseph F. Pannone Joseph Campanella Louis Nastri James Salzano Pasquale Massano and Ralph Simonelli. The sick committee for the coming month includes Michael Ascoli Anthony W. DuPont and Felix Pasquare ll.
Bristol Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution will meet next Monday afternoon at the Chapter House Franklin street. Reports from Continental Congress and committee chairmen will be reviewed and new officers elected. Mrs Charlres O F Thompson will preside with hostesses Miss Evelin C Bache Miss Agnes Herreshoff Mrs Charles A Hoar Mrs Daniel Child and Mrs Charles R Blackmar assisting.
The Town of Bristol invites sealed bids for gasoline and motor oil to supply 15 000 gallons for 12 months ending May 1 1940 plus 200 gallons oil in bulk. Bids must state price per gallon at curb, and price for 1 000 and 1 500 gallon lots, plus brand and octane test. Storage tank and pump at James Holmes Memorial Building required. Sealed bids marked Bids for Gasoline and Oil due by 4 pm May 16 1989 to Town Clerk John W. Church. The town reserves right to reject any or all bids.
The Bristol Town Clerk announces an application to transfer a Class B Tavern license for Mary Brito doing business as Town Tavern at 24 Btite Street and 168 170 172 Thames Street. The Town Council will meet May 23, 1939, at 7 PM in Burnside Memorial Building to hear remonstrances.
Administrators appointed for two Bristol RL estates Victor Martins Franco and Dominick E Guatrinpals are authorized to manage Domingos M Franco and Vincenzo James Quadruopolo respectively. Creditors must file claims by dates in 1939 as required by law.
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