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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1938

Page

4

Admiral Byrd Night inspires First Bristol Troop dramatizations

The First Bristol Troop Boy Scouts held Admiral Byrd Night at Scout Hall honoring Richard Byrd. Flying Horse patrol won first with Byrd The Explorer, Panthers came second for Admiral Byrd US N, and Every Readys performed Byrd the Aviator. Plans for Camp Wampanoag hike and a new Two Months contest were announced.

Richard S. Byrd Bristol Boy Scouts of America Admiral Byrd Scout Hall Flying Horse Patrol Francis Perry Byrd Panthers Daniel Freitas Lawrence Andrade Arthur Conlon Col Merton A *Cheesman Cal Cheesman South Pole George Ingram Rhode Island Richard Byrd

Ivy Guild Elects Officers At Annual Meeting

Mrs Earl H Hobson was elected president of the Ivy Guild of St Michael's church at the annual meeting held Tuesday in the parish house. Officers named include First Vice President Mrs Wallace Mopsop Second Vice President Mrs Russell Southwick Secretary Miss Evlin Bache and Assistant Treasurer Mrs Morerapant Assutant Treasurer.

Earl H Hobson Clara Diman Ivy Guild St Michael’s Church Wallace Mossop Russell Southwick Evlin Bache Robert Morerapant Assutant

New Officers Seated By Temple Sisterhood

Chevra Agudas Achim Sisterhood seated newly elected officers at a Tuesday night ceremony in the Synagogue High Street. Mrs Max B Grossman led the slate with Eva Makowsky Ruth Deutsch Rudolph Bassing Rhoda Levy Paul Kesslen and Harry Berk as officers. A brief business session included annual reports and a $5 donation to the Cancer Control Fund followed by a social in charge of several members.

Chevra Agudas Achim Sisterhood High Street Samuel Naroditsky Jacob Molasky Max B Grossman Eva Makowsky Ruth Deutsch Rudolph Bassing Rhoda Levy Paul Kesslen Harry Berk Cancer Control Fund Jacob Brown Samuel Osofsky Ruth Molasky Minna Brown

Peve fix Everything Telephone 8 Percent

Fragmentary note mentions an eight percent rate or fee related to a telephone service. No clear event or entities identified beyond generic references.

Sergeant Murphy and The Black Doll in Peace Theatre Slot

Pastime notes two features on Sunday May 15. First is Sergeant Murphy a Warner Bros thrill ride starring Ronald Reagan Mary Maggie re Donald Crisp about a gallant horse and a soldier. Second feature The Black Doll stars Nan Grey Donald Woods and Edgar Kennedy.

Sergeant Murphy Warner Bros Ronald Reagan Mary Maguire Donald Crisp the Black Doll Nan Grey Donald Woods Edgar Kennedy

Gold Is Where You Find It in Tech Color

Warner Bros presents Gold Is Where You Find It starring George Brent and Olivia de Havilland. The film promises action romance and adventure filmed in vibrant Technicolor with a mountain setting and a battle for gold as its central drama.

Thunder Trail Stars Duel Brothers in Paramount Drama

Adolph Zukor presents Zane Grey's Thunder Trail a Paramount picture featuring Charles Bickford Marsha Hunt and Gilber Rona as a tale of long separation and a dangerous confrontation across a smoking gun with intense family tension.

Adolph Zukor Zane Grey Paramount Charles Bickford Marsha Hunt Gilber Rona

Barrington Vaudeville Show Organized by Tamburro

Jerome Tamburro named general chairman of the Barrington Drama Club event at Holy Angel Church May 22 in the parish hall Maple Avenue. Kathleen and Joseph Brito surface as featured youth performers with an orchestra led by Tamburro the violinist.

Jerome Taimburro Bristol Holy Angel Church Barrington Maple Avenue Kathleen Joseph Brito Tamburro

Bristol Tax Assessment Notice Sets 283000 to 288000 Limit

Bristol Rhode Island assessors require all taxpayers to render true and exact accounts of their real and personal estate for tax assessment. The notice applies to individuals partnerships and corporations and lists exemptions for veterans and widows. The ruling specifies a June 15 1938 valuation date and tax base.

Bristol Assessors Schedule 1938 Returns and Oath Required

The Bristol Rhode Island Board of Tax Assessors will hold sessions on June 16 17 and 20 1938 from 1 to 12 AM and 2 to 4 PM to hear tax accounts. All ratable and personal estate taxed to owners at noon June 15 1938. Executors administrators guardians and trustees must file returns on provided blanks from the Town Clerk or Board of Tax Assessors.

Board of Assessors Burnside Memorial Building Eastern Daylight Saving Rhode Island Martney A. DB Board of Tax Assessors Robert Newbold Daniel G Coggeshall Francis P McGovern Bristol R. L

Old Folks Concert by State Street M E Church Choir

State Street M E Church choir staged an old folks concert to raise funds for choir caps and gowns. Grace V S Huestis led. About 100 attendees heard a program of traditional songs and readings from a long list of performers and duets.

Grandma Grandpa State Street M. E Grace V. S. Huestis Grace V. S Huestis Mary E. Simister Juanita Luella M. Ryone Helen Hambrick Frances Antonelli Marion Sullivan Annie Laurie Allen Newman Old Kentucky Home Reuben Rachel Sweet Genevieve Buddy Congdon Vernon Gray Arthur Barrett Cousin Jedediah Enoch Marsden Reading Marguerite Hill Herrmann Wilbur Old Virginny Adele Sturdevant Scotland Herrman Wilbur

Loggia Principessa Elena Club liquor license transfer notice

Bristol town records show an application to transfer an intoxicating beverages license for Loggia Principessa Elena Club at 431 Wood Street and 145 Bradford Street. The Town Council will meet May 18 1938 at 7:80 PM in Burnside Memorial Building to hear remonstrances against the grant.

Loggia Principessa Elena Club Wood Street Bradford Street Burnside Memorial Building John W

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