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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1928
Page
2
The Treasurer James Magee presents a year summary showing 1093.68 spent on the Armistice Day celebration over two days with receipts including Bristol town appropriation of 100000 and souvenir program 14480 plus interest 34. The report lists numerous parade bands prizes and hotel costs along with balloting and printing expenses.
An assorted sale notice lists New Curron Florida oranges and other produce including New Currants large pack Fresh Fig Bars and Malaga grapes. It also notes prices for celery Hubbard squash table apples grapefruit and various canned and dried goods plus a store closure for Thursday.
Over 200 people attended the bazaar opening at Academy Hall on Wood Street held Saturday by Kearney Post No 6 American Legion and its Auxiliary. The hall featured attractive decor and dancing to Silva's Silver Moon Orchestra with busy booths and a mirror prize offered. The bazaar continues for five consecutive Saturdays with visiting organizations expected each evening.
The Bristol Grade Teachers Association schedules ten lectures on Colonial Row History by Mrs Alice Collins Gleeson of Providence. Sessions are Tuesday afternoons at 4 in John Post Reynolds School starting December 4, free for association members. A half credit is offered to study participants. Gleeson has taught in Providence high schools and will present methods for grades from primary to senior high.
State and county officials attended the Bristol County leaders second annual banquet at the Boy Scout headquarters on Hope Street. Speeches by J Harold Williams H Cush man Anthony and Col Merton A Cheesman highlighted plans to form a Sea Scouts unit in Bristol once a skipper is found. Mothers Council members Mrs Herbert W McKay and Mrs John C Gablinske led service with Miss Viola McKay and Miss Agnes Gablinske as waitresses. Scoutmaster George R Fish acted as toastmaster.
Fragmentary quotation warns that hatred of Rome leads to a vicious habit of mind. It claims hatred of enemies spreads to friends and others who differ, corrupting judgment and social relations. The text reads as a moral admonition about unchecked animosity.
In a regular Fifth District Court session Mary Potter was found guilty of assaulting Virginia Vierra, 17, resident of Narragansett Avenue, with the verdict reported yesterday morning. Francisco S. Brazil of Rock Street testified regarding the case. Deputy Commissioner Charles A. Higgins, acting as prosecutor, also covered the waterfowl shooting incident in which James Forsythe of Warwick pleaded guilty to killing a grebe from a motor boat and was fined $20 and costs. Three civil cases Michele Ciccolo v Carmelo di Salvo, Marselino Borges v Manuel Sousa, Rieser Jewelry Co v Hazel Baker were continued to Monday Dec 3.
The article notes Queen Victoria adopted a plain gold wedding band for her marriage to Prince Albert, echoing Queen Mary who requested a simple hoop of gold for her marriage to Philip of Spain. It suggests a shift away from elaborate rings toward understated royal wedding bands.
A 192 percent Studebaker Dictator in good condition offered at a reasonable price with application at Phenix Office. Also hay for sale good quality hay priced at $25 a ton delivered by Colt Farm Poppasquash.
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