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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1940
Page
2
In a Bristol tone piece, the article urges readers to join the American Red Cross to fund disaster response. It emphasizes preparedness, asks for one dollar memberships, and commends door to door fundraisers powering relief across the nation.
Bristol and vicinity groups announce meetings for the P T A Girl Scout Leaders Association Rotary Club Masons and church clubs with speakers from the American Legion Auxiliary Colt High coach Warren Huston and local manufacturers baseball league plans for the 1940 41 season at Bristol MCA.
A daughter was born this morning to Mr and Mrs W Frederick Williams Jr of this town at the Lynn In Hospital Providence. Frank McKeever left for his Pasadena residence yesterday. Mrs McKeever will stay until her husband returns for Thanksgiving. Mr and Mrs Raymond H Wilcox of 11 Constitution Street hosted Mrs Bertha H Wilcox of Providence and Mr and Mrs Roy F Pond of Riverside at an informal dinner Sunday.
Rev Robert Northam Turner died suddenly yesterday at his sister’s home in Warren. He was 70 and had retired in 1938 after serving as assistant at St Michael's Episcopal Church. Funeral tomorrow at noon with Rt Rev James D Perry presiding. Burial in South Cemetery. He was born July 10 1870 in Warren, Brown University 1892, General Theological Seminary 1895. Survived by sister Mrs Perry two nieces and a nephew.
Madison Wisconsin native Rev Turner ordained 1897 served at Holy Trinity Lincoln St Luke's Dorchester Corpus Christi Hobert St Peters Albany Gloria Dei Palenville St Barnabas Stottville All Saints Hudson Emmanuel Sheepshead Bay Somers St Luke's Somers and St James New Salem throughout 1890s to 1930s.
Harry M Briggs formerly of Pawtucket died Saturday in the Naval Hospital at Canacao Philippine Islands. A telegram to his brother Walter E Briggs of 98 Church Street confirms the death. Briggs was a well known Public Schools and Pleasant View area athlete who played baseball football and hockey for local social clubs.
A U S S Augusta sailor who has been stationed in China for three years is set to begin his journey home for Christmas after two years of shore duty. Funeral plans are incomplete until the body arrives in the United States.
Town Clerk's Office records show Industrial Trust Company transferring a lot of land with buildings on Mt Hope avenue to Manuel Marshall and others. Industrial Trust Company transfers another lot with improvements on Hope street to Charles DeWolf Brownell.
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