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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1932
Page
3
The town held a grand Armistice Day with a parade and many events including a banquet, a casino dance, and society turnout. The American Legion was praised for handling arrangements while numerous groups and residents participated and shared in festivities.
Battery C of the 243rd Coast Artillery suffered its second defeat in ten days, losing to Providence's Snipers' Rifle Club 1324 to 1289 at the Cranston Street Armory range. Five men per team rotated through three positions on the new Caswell Target Corner setup, with Miller leading the meet at 274, L. O. Sutton 265, Knut L. Ek 265, and Private Anthony Moren topping the losers with 264.
Harriet Wood a long time resident of this town died shortly after midnight at her home in Pappoosesquaw in her 58th year. She was born November 28 1876 in Droysden England and came to this town in 1888. She married Otis Wood in 1895 and is survived by her husband a daughter Mev Dai Keight a sister Mrs George Blake Oakland RCT four brothers Joseph Clark Fast Providence Thomas Clark Oakland Fred Clark Rumford Walter Clark and five grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Thursday at 2 PM at her residence and later at North Cemetery with burial there.
Mount Pleasant Collegians edged the Olympians 7 to 6 on a soggy Soldiers' Home Field. Cardoza led Bristol with multiple long plays while Howarth added the key touchdown and conversion attempt failed in a tight four quarter clash.
The St Michael's Church quartet organized a benefit concert Sunday evening at the parish house to aid the poor. Rev Anthony Parshley read, Miss Whibeth Rounds sang, and soloists included Miss Audrey Munro and Vernon A Gray. The program featured classical and sacred works by Saint-Saens, Dvorak, Pinsuti, and Handel among others.
Members of the Colt Memorial high school football team in full regalia delivered over 200 invitations to town residents yesterday afternoon. The Country Fair will be held Saturday afternoon and evening at the State Armory under the auspices of the new community athletic field.
A chimney fire Sunday afternoon at the Sousa Brothers Farm on Metacom Avenue caused considerable damage to two walls of a dwelling owned by Miss Alicia Middleton. A booster line helped subdue the flames.
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