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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1938
Page
2
The Bristol rail freight line faces possible permanent shutdown as the railroad seeks to discontinue passenger service after hurricane damage. The town must invest hundreds of thousands to restore operations. local industries fear truck shipping costs and job losses if the line remains suspended.
Opinion on modern campaign tactics promising money to specific voter groups. Critics argue such pledges divert funds from the nation and place tax burdens on all citizens. The piece questions who truly benefits and warns voters about political self interest.
All licenses to keep for sale and to sell intoxicating liquors under chapter 2013 of the Public Laws of 1933 expire at midnight December 1 1938. Applications for licenses or renewals must be filed with the Town Clerk by 4 PM Wednesday November 2 1933. An advertising fee of 200 dollars must accompany each application. By order of the Town Council John W Church Town Clerk.
Community notices invite Worcester residents to share short items of local interest. Events include Rotary Club talk by BE Frederick W Martin, Mite Society gathering at Miss Lucy Wall’s Cooke street home, a church food sale, sorority meeting, Halloween socials, and veterans viewing motion pictures starting November 4 at Rhode Island Soldiers Home auditorium.
An old health notice warns that bladder irritation may signal excess acids and wastes in the kidneys. It promotes a four day test to flush excess acids and suggests consulting a local druggist for Rennie and related remedies. The notice cites Buffington as the local druggist.
Mrs Elizabeth Langdon Gibson Fairchild wife of Harold S Fairchild died September 27 at her San Francisco home. She was buried October 26 at Mount Auburn Cambridge with immediate family present. Born in Boston she was the eldest daughter of Charles DeWolf and Josephine Elizabeth Gibson of Longfield Farm Poestow She was granddaughter of William DeWolf. She is survived by her husband a brother Charles Rema Gibson of New York and two sisters Mrs Charles B Lewis of Watsonville and Mrs Daniel W Knowlton of this town. October 20 Saturday food sale at Remieres Store by Ladies Aid Society of State Street Methodist Episcopal Church November 4 Friday rummage sale by Flower Committee of The Finest Congregational Church.
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