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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1932
Page
2
An editorial argues that hardship binds people across classes by shared dependencies. It traces how layoffs, mortgage strains, and tax burdens ripple through communities, urging courage and cooperation to turn misfortune into lessons and strengthen society. The piece cites Bristol as a model of communal effort.
Betty Breen visited the Pastile family at their Killingly summer home in Connecticut. A Mite Society food sale is planned for tomorrow at 74 Church Street, First Baptist Church. A whist party for the Babbitt Women's Relief Corps is set for Friday at Mrs. Paine's Burton Street home. Zweifel fishing reports note 180 pounds of tautog off Hog Island.
The Romert Dlnifar and family express sincere thanks to relatives and friends for sympathy, floral tributes, and kindness during their recent sorrow.
Mrs Mary Motta was guest of honor at a shower in Columbia Hall hosted by Mrs J Andrade and Mrs A Fernandes. Kearney Unit Ladies Auxiliary to hold an executive and social committees meeting at Hope M Cote's store on Hope Street. J O Y Chapter Christian Endeavor at Baptist Church plans Providence Beulah City Mission service. GC Getchell of Bristol and Warren Water Works returned from Rochester Minnesota after his brother's Mayo Clinic operation. Sunken trenches on Hope Street due to heavy rain make driving hazardous. A mass for Mrs Lucy Nastri in Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church followed her October 9 death. Rev Joseph Sarzana presided. prayers by Sunday school children.
The Rev George H Toad vine Jr rector of All Saints Episcopal Church notes it is the only U S church today with a visible open fireplace inside the building. Erected in 1899 by Miss Marsh Snyder, descendant of Pennsylvania's first governor Simon Snyder, the hearth symbolizes warmth and Christian charity. Plans for a parish Christmas party include hanging stockings over the hearth.
The notice lists upcoming events at multiple churches including Netopian Soviets of the First Congregational, First Baptist Mite Society, Bristol-Colt Alumni Association at Colt High School, and a Pinafore at Facelsior Lentis C. 5 ey Trintts Church Parish bh use. Dates include Oct 19 Oct 21 and Oct 26-27 with a chicken pate supper on Dec 1 at Gunteras House.
Bristol Colt Alumni Association announces Friday evening plans at Colt Memorial High School auditorium to host a social fundraiser. Miss Nora E Dwyer chairs the organizing committee with many volunteers and a growing list of subscribers contributing to the event.
Baldwin Locomotive Works head Samuel Vauclain told reporters that recovery is starting and advertising will rekindle locomotive production. He promised concrete hope and said ongoing ads will fuel coal and freight trains to roll coast to coast as prosperity returns.
The piece notes 18 billion dollars in annual oyster output and 20 million bushel baskets shipped to American consumers, with over twenty thousand workers mainly along the New England coast. It highlights Labor Day as a call to renew work, mentions AFL worries of a jobless winter, and government plans for a large scale job sharing program to aid up to one million workers. It closes admiring a Bronx small business man who builds anew to secure his son’s future and national prosperity.
The St. Charles Branch No 81 C B U held a semi annual election in Temperance Hall Wood Street naming Bernard J Farley as President and Annie Christie as Vice President among others. Bristol high school Swastika team defeated a picked team 12 to 0 in the season’s first basketball game at Trinity Parish House with listed lineups.
Hon W T C Wardwell died at his Bay View Heights home after a long illness. A respected Bristal business leader, he suffered la grippe years ago in Rome and never fully recovered. He served in town and state politics, was charitable, devoted to family, and known for kindness and integrity.
Capt Joshua Slocum left yesterday for New York City to deliver an address at the Broadway Tabernacle about his Trip Around the World. His vessel remains here as he plans to sail for the West Indies to spend the winter.
Roy Flowers night telegraph operator and Edward Gallup of the Franklin Street station of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad Co leave Tuesday evening for Saranac New York to spend several weeks hunting in the Adirondack Mountains. Fraser the day operator takes Flowers place while he is away.
Members of the Bristol Portuguese-American Women's Civic League will conduct a whist party tomorrow evening at Eagles' Hall on Hope Street. The organizing committee includes Mrs Joseph Marshall and assistants Mrs Joseph Correa, Mrs Manuel Silvia, Miss Elizabeth Oliver, Miss Mary Victoria, Miss Josephine Mello, Mrs Joseph Almeida, Mrs Manuel Rego Nunes, Miss Ada Silvia, and Mrs Manuel Tavares.
After 25 years of study the Forest Service reports dry wood can be up to two and a half times as strong as green wood. Strength differences depend on tree type moisture content and other factors. formulas exist to estimate wood strength under varying moisture conditions.
A century old wooden pen holder sparked a boom as quill makers faced surplus. One innovator solved mounds of unsold pens by converting them into toothpicks, saving many businesses from ruin.
A brief aphorism promotes maximizing value by offering the most in return. It asserts that strong returns come from generous, high-value offers. The statement emphasizes perceptual advantage in negotiations and pricing.
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