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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1930
Page
2
A fragment from a 1930 issue lists building notices and locations including Wood Street and Wow Street. The item references contractors and dates around Friday October 24 1930, with partial names like Tufts and Matsane.
District Commissioner George R Fish urges men to volunteer as Scoutmasters Assistants and Troop Committeemen as a membership drive fills four local troops Seventy two scouts are needed by November 3 with one Scoutmaster signed and six Assistant Scoutmasters and twelve Committeemen still required to fill active ranks Recruitment is open to American citizens over 21 and recruits 12 to 18 will join the four troops through application blanks from any scout.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the State Street ME Church will hold its annual Christmas sale in the church vestry on Tuesday December 2. The Taft School Club organizes a card party for Thursday afternoon November 6 at 2:30 in the Hope Street Bristol Neck school hall. The article also notes public school closure for an Institute of Instruction with details on local events and meetings including St Michaels Brotherhood, St Machards Parish House Halloween plans, and Rotary Club remarks by Percy Redmund.
Members of the YMCA Nut Basket Ball League gathered for practice on the YMCA floor under John Foxy Marshall. Four teams return this season led by Chestnuts captain Hank McGrath Walnut Saint Angelo Peanuts Larme Rishane Cocoanuts Tony Capel.
The State Public Health Commission reports four positive typhoid cases and several suspected cases under investigation. Officials say some cases are linked to the milk supply and that the disease has caused townwide alarm.
The notice lists a sermon by Herbert D. Gratz on immortality and the fundamentals of Christianity. A leaflet by Prof Douglas V. de Macintosh of Yale is distributed. Services begin at 10:80 o clock with an evening service at State Street Moon Church as the first in winter union meetings.
The Christian Endeavor Senate at First Congregational Choice attended a Providence rally at Reyer Williams Baptist Church on Tran St. The delegation from Bethlehem returned home late with the banner for the society’s participation. The event featured exercises and remarks by PD Garcett and was presided over by Henry Parkhack, a former town resident.
The ad lists infant and children clothing such as knitted sets bonnets sweaters and booties with sale prices around 1.49 to 4.95. Also advertised are ladies garments beds and pillows with prices 93c to 4.95. Items include men's boys and girls wear and household goods.
A son was born to Mr and Mrs Michael A Flyvun at TVong dn Hospital Pro on 21 at 124 Wood Street. The family welcomes the new arrival and shares the joyful news.
Notices report the deaths of Mrs Helena M Dutt aged about 80 in this town on Oct 23 wife of the late Thomas Duffs Mrs Gartrade S Hodgkinson died Oct 2 in this town aged 44 with the burial planned at Juniper Hills Cemetery Allen Usher Fales of Dorchester Mass father Charles J E Fales and Susan James Usher Fales died recently and body brought home for burial in Juniper Hints Cemetery All Saints Episcopal Church in Dorchester held services yesterday morning George A Gale formerly of Bristol now in Barrington exhibits marine etchings at the Providence Art Club show including Too High Water and The Dock.
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