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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 23, 1931
Page
2
Public meetings by the Rotary Club and Warren Lions Club discuss Bristol and Bristol County development. A Chamber of Commerce committee will meet the Town Council Tuesday to plan attracting new industries, urging patience as progress unfolds.
Community notices list illness at home for Dr. F Williams reports from Bristol chapter D A R whist party at Chapter House and other town events. Mentions and travel plans of Mr and Mrs Henry Darling and miss Marion Darling plus Edith Leahy return from Atlanta conventions and a rifle shoot series.
The schedule lists a Halloween Masquerade at the Armory under the Paresti-Teather Association, a November 4 chapel event by Col. Chatem's Country Store with Netopian Society, and multiple November and December fairs and sales hosted by groups including Progressive Citizens' Club Eagles' Hall Makowsky Building Epworth League and Ladies' Aid Society. Also a Christmas Sale at State Street M Church vestry and a Bristol Yacht Club Dance.
A daughter, Margaret Anne, was born Friday October 16 1931 to Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Leahy.
In this town Oct 23 1931 Mrs Frances S Auja 38 wife of Joseph Auja of 39 First School Street burial Monday morning Pacheco in this town Oct 22 Mary Angelo Pacheco 21 daughter of Mr and Mrs Manuel Pacheco of 8 Usher Street funeral Monday morning at 10 oclock
A fragment notes a public figure referenced as a great statesman and mentions a claim not to be fatigued, attributed to Taleda Rinde in a quoted or paraphrased line. The passage emphasizes public regard for the statesman’s words and the claim of his resilience.
Uncle Eben quips about his looks and says the hippo is more handsome, as printed in the Washington Star. The snippet presents a humorous exchange reflecting playful regional dialect and comic tone.
Dr Charles Carroll, state director of vocational education and law professor, urged Bristol residents to protect school funding and seek new educational opportunities. He highlighted endowment value, urged industrial replacement efforts, and stressed skill in turning raw materials into valued goods. The meeting approved a $5 donation to the National Congress of Parents and Teachers and set monthly meetings for the second Friday. Louise Capone to represent the Bristol Club at a university extension course. The association president may attend a national meeting to discuss aims and local engagement.
Rare gospel manuscripts spanning centuries have surfaced in Chicago through the Chicago Association of Commerce. The New Testament department at the University of Chicago bought a 13th century Greek gospel manuscript praised as a premier example of cursive script. The item arrived in the United States in 1916 from Jamina, Albania, and was found with a Chicago dentist.
A popular ornamental tree the weeping mulberry grows 8 to 10 feet tall with curling branches that droop toward the ground. Rare north of New York, 100 varieties exist, mostly seen in the South and California where improved types are being grown successfully.
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