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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1934
Page
3
Robert Fleming vice president of the American Bankers Association stresses restoring public confidence in banking. He calls bankers to ensure loans are bankable, explain refusals, and remain compliant with laws while engaging in community affairs to aid national recovery.
Washington Comptroller J F T O Connor lauds the American Institute of Banking as a premier applied adult education project aiding bank clerks. He notes its wide course range from Bank Organization to Money and Banking and its push for graduate study in Finance and Trust Service while stressing customer relations and public speaking as valuable nontechnical skills.
A booklet titled Factors Affecting Farm Credit has been published by the Agricultural Commission and American Bankers Association. It promotes farm inventories and credit statements in cooperation with state colleges and the U S Department of Agriculture to improve farmer bank relations. It covers loan types, credit needs, how to obtain credit, safe borrowing, and credit-building principles for lenders and borrowers.
A reflective safety pledge urges pedestrians to face traffic, obey signals, and check for oncoming vehicles before crossing. It cites 1933 injury and fatality figures from Travelers Insurance to stress caution and personal responsibility in street behavior.
A reflective column compares looming winter holidays with brisk expectations and social bustle. It notes political rallies and weather watchfulness, then shifts to a humorous longing for festive foods like a golden brown roasted turkey and all the fixings to lift spirits.
The passage notes a young pupil forced to repeat a grade, calling it a return engagement. The remark illustrates how educational setbacks were framed with humor or resignations by observers, reflecting attitudes toward schooling and adolescence.
O O McIntyre recalls a column about two rural sisters in the city seeking an elevator. The elder steps into the shaft gate and vanishes while the other hears a cry from the bottom. The tale blends small town wit with early urban curiosity and light local anecdotes.
The Gibson family thanks relatives and friends for kindness and sympathy shown during their bereavement.
The piece portrays Gen Luke H. Callan as fearless and candid, vowing to tackle key issues in the Rhode Island gubernatorial contest. It condemns Governor Green for backing a Gerry machine and argues Callan’s bravery and integrity make him the principled choice to thwart partisan interests.
The Lions won three straight games to defeat the Night Hawks at State Street Alleys Friday. Kibitzers dropped two from the All Stars in the same series.
The Bristol Branch of the American Red Cross reports steady service through 1933 34 with 187 civilian and 22 service families aided 123 visits 1616 interviews and 31 letters. It notes continued government material use for clothing layettes and school needs 1942 garments 707 cut items a variety of aid to families and patients including milk food orders and medical care, plus resumed Life Saving courses and awards to many students.
The Phoenix presents candidate records for the State Legislature with three candidates not returning the official questionnaire. The editor notes these accounts are published gratuitously and not political advertisements.
Stephen W. Hopkins a 20 year Bristol resident and partner in Talbot Hopkins electrical firm was born October 30 1890 in Foster Rhode Island. He served on the local School Committee and in several civic bodies including the Fourth of July Armistice Day committees Chamber of Commerce YMCA board and Burnside Lodge past chancellor. He married Elizabeth Peterson on June 16 1916 and opposes changes to Rhode Island Senate representation.
Bristol native Thomas B Lavey born January 27 1891 attended local schools and eighth grade. He worked 17 years at National India Rubber and seven with Dr Hasbrouck. Married Laura Frances Lewry October 22 1912. Five sons Thomas Edward William Raymond and John. He argues small towns should not have same Senate representation as larger towns.
John R Magee is a Republican candidate for the Second District seat. A life long Bristol resident and partner in Waldron & Company he has many civic roles including past Bristol Rotary president Bristol Chamber of Commerce director and Better Housing Campaign committee member He also served six years with the Rhode Island Naval Division and helped with the 250th Anniversary Celebration Committee.
The text notes Magee’s 1908 marriage to Margaret Holmes and their children John Jr and Marjorie Holmes. It states he would maintain the present system of representations in the State Senate, presented in a light, jocular tone.
Republican candidate James J. Lanzire, a Providence stock and bond dealer, was born May 4, 1896 and raised in Bristol. He served in World War I, active in Athletics, Lions Club, and veterans groups, and favors preserving the current state senate representation.
Pasquale Pagnano, a Bristol based insurance agent born December 1 1890 and native of Italy, announces his candidacy for Representative from the First District. He runs his firm twenty years and chairs the Bristol Taxpayers Association while serving in the Sons of Italy and Better Housing Campaign. He married Frances Lanzire on February 6 1911 and they have five daughters. He has not stated views on Senate representation changes.
John J. Nixon, born July 31, 1874 in Kerry Cloughar Tyrone Ireland, is a landscape gardener by trade and longtime member of the Democratic Town Committee. He belongs to Bristol Aerie, Dreadnaught Hook and Ladder and supports urban Senators in addition to rural ones. he is not married.
Awashonks Herd members name Tevits Shusman Charles H Reed and Maynard Shusman to nominate a slate at the next herd meeting on November 17. Troop 5 meets tonight for merit badge prep for the Court of Honor November 22. Parents Night set for Troop 2 on November 21 with annual event planning underway.
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