This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 7 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1945
Page
2
A Barrington football team’s undefeated season is marred by Bristol fans causing vandalism after the game. Red paint spans property, rope is cut, a flagpole damaged and bleachers broken. The piece urges apology and warns Bristol not to earn a bad rep.
Community notices from Bristol list events and visits including Knights of Columbus meeting on State Street at 8 PM Numerous local residents are mentioned with travel leave homecomings births and hospital recoveries Also noted are radio broadcasts Victory Bond reports immunization clinic details and thanks to local organizations for donations Medical and military entries mark the week with routine civic updates
Damaged OCR lists mixed items including a lost Bulova wrist watch with reward, a dog found Beagle hound inquiry at 1200 Hope, a fish market ad Bay View Fish Market 53 Bay View open for business with fresh fish daily, and a help wanted ad seeking a Boy 16 or over to work on Silva's Poultry Farm 177 Mt Hope Ave.
A 16 gauge shotgun listing offers prompt service at reasonable rates. The ad notes gun condition reporting to Box B and mentions trucking jobs within Rhode Island. Ashes removed. Contact phone Br 706 R.
Navy nurse Faye Elmo White of New Bethlehem Pennsylvania, age fifty one, served as lieutenant commander and signed to Simpson New York Naval Hospital after fighting in the Pacific where she earned the Bronze Star. She also holds the Haitian Campaign Medal, Victory Medal, American Defense Medal and the European Africa Middle East Area Campaign Medal.
Mid week church services set for 8 30 a m on Wednesday at Trinity Episcopal Church. Mr and Mrs George R Parkin of Metacom avenue announce the birth of a daughter Patricia Ellen on November 16 at Truesdale Hospital. Mrs Parkin formerly Miss Lillian St Angelo.
Announcement for Dinners by Hope Circle D of I to be served Friday November 30 1945 at the K of C Hall Tel 248. Chowder sold for 40 cents and dinners for 60 cents. Also available for sale on order.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.