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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1935
Page
2
Senator Norris argues patronage harms politics and urges merit based reform of the Post Office Department. He cites his Senate bill to remove partisan influence and promote efficiency, suggesting a professional civil service improves government and reduces ties to party politics.
Coach Ian Walker charters a special bus to Massachusetts with the entire 1935 Colt Veemeer squad for the opener against Fairhaven. The Bristol team features freshmen and veterans amid a rebuild, with players such as Tommy Fitzpatrick Louis Romano John Romano and Frank Securo among 30 tractive prospects.
Fragmentary OCR lists numerous names including Teves, Drever, Anthea, Somers, Cabral, Pran, and Hogan among others. No coherent event or outcome present. items resemble a roster or notes rather than a complete story.
Community notices list Mrs Elizabeth Pettine at the Eastern Star conference on Block Island and Mrs Charles M Connery hosting the Countryside Garden Club on Burton Street. Other items include a Bristol memorial hospital patient, a cemetery board election, a Barrington birth, Battery A drills, and a Bristol water works convention summary. Capt Luke White leads Colonial Company C drills. Capt William J Fox tours via plane and visits relatives.
A fragment of a grocery ad shows items like Pie Apples Palle Tiss 3 cans, ananas Ketchup large bottle, Electric Bulbs 60, Rubber Heels, Prepared Mustard, California Oranges, Sirloin and Rump Steaks, Corned Beef lean ends and middle, with various price tags such as 15¢, 25¢, 10¢ per pair, 33¢ per pound, 44¢, 28¢, 19¢, and 35¢.
After winning the 1935 Twilight League pennant the Olympian Club baseball team and fans staged an impromptu car parade. Firemen at Thames Street welcomed them with sirens and a tomato-throwing spree left drivers covered in tomato splatter. Chalked slogans appeared on Uptown fire station walls praising the team’s victory and denouncing the thrown produce.
Smith Dancing School opens on Thursday September 19 at Wieder Street School Warren offering tap and social dancing lessons. Learn current New York routines with a scientific approach in classes from 3 30 PM to 8 PM each Thursday. Prices: class 50c private 1.00.
Ropate Court of the Town of Worcester Massachusetts issues probate notice for the will of Milly G Cooling late of Worcester. Emily G Gooding executrix seeks letters testamentary. court orders notice published for fourteen days and a hearing set for October 7 before Kristel at the registry.
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