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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1937
Page
2
A Providence report notes Bristol’s doubled intangible assessments sparked resident dissatisfaction and emigration threats. It praises Bristol’s efforts to keep taxes low and improve harbor facilities, urging steady town pride to remain an appealing relocation option.
Cub Pack No. 14 sponsor First Bristol Troop kicks off fall with 7 p m Scout Hall gathering led by Cubmaster William B Head assisted by Harris Fonseca and Daniel Freitas. Awashonks Herd to meet 730 pm tomorrow at Scout Hall plan fall work and a fall ceremony next month. Campfire Night planned for Monday with indoor campfire and patrol sketches. Scoutmaster George R Fish to announce new staff and patrol changes. Indian essay contest guests of Mr RFE Haffenreffer at Mt Hope Farms. clambake featured. October Court of Honor set for Columbus Day October 7 with Memorial tributes and patriot program.
The finals for the Men's Singles championship at Excelsior Tennis Club were set after today’s results. Enk Bense defeated Robert Huey 6-3 7-3, Carl Witherill beat George N Carr 6-3 6-1, Witham Fischer defeated Alan Poole 6-0 6-1, and other matches determined finalists with several completed and default results.
Jade has long been treasured by indigenous populations in Latin America. Green stone amulets were common in the era of explorers such as Pizarro and Cortez.
The First Baptist Church Bible School held a Rally Day service on Sunday at 11 45 am featuring a program led by Harold E Pedler Sr O M Baney Sr and Doris McPherson. It included songs prayers readings and a presentation of pins and certificates along with birthdays and offerings.
Bristol reports show several upcoming meetings and duties including Brownie Pack gathering at 550 Franklin Street, St Marys School closed for a religious feast, Italo American Club officers election, Cup Defenders bowling league opening, and various student and church activities with local families traveling to New York and Columbia South Carolina.
An advertisement claims a remedy using buchu leaves juniper oil and six other drugs in small green tablets to relieve bladder irritation and related symptoms. Distributed by druggist Wm. H. Buffington.
The notice highlights the Boston Sunday Advertiser offering full color pages weekly to showcase old favorites and the latest popular features.
The United Brothers Lodge 1 0. O. F. met Tuesday night at Oddfellows Hall. Officers and past prests listed include Noble Grand James Finley Vice Noble Grand Herman A Rounds Recording Secretary John G Stewart Financial Secretary William S Kenney Jr Treasurer John W Card Warden Fred Garvin Right Supporter to Noble Grand Albert F Benard Left Supporter to Noble Grand Daniel Bowran Right Supporter to Vice Noble Grand William S Kenney Jr Left Support to Vice Noble Grand William H Remieres Jr Right Scene Support Walter Ho Remieres Left Scene Support Amasa S Williston Inside Guard Jesse Sousa Chaplain Merton A Cheesman. A boiler bake followed hosted by Albert E Benard Raymond S Brightman Raymond Card Jr and Jesse Sousa.
The article catalogs several birds resembling blackbirds including the rusty blackbird bronzed grackle red winged blackbird yellow headed blackbird cowbird often called cow blackbird and the botolink frequently known as the white winged blackbird.
Members of the Bristol Garden Club board swapped duties at a Wednesday session held at the Mount Hope Cemn of Mr and Mrs R F Haffen reffer. Mrs Benjamin M MacDougall spoke on gardens visited in England and Scotland during her trip abroad. The PTA hospitality committee met at Mrs Walter Kerr's home to plan a social at Reynolds School on Oct 7 with Elmer 5 Mapes, superintendent, guest speaker.
The article notes Alabama stayed a territory for two years nine months and eleven days, indicating its ongoing territorial status prior to statehood. It implies governance under territorial measures and a path toward eventual admission as a state.
Family crests or coats of arms have been in use since the Eleventh century A. D. The tradition shows long standing heraldic practices across medieval Europe and continued into modern times.
The narrative traces Miss Howe, daughter of M. A. DeWolfe Howe, Harvard overseer and Atlantic Monthly editor, who left Radcliffe after a year to pursue acting in Europe. She then joined the Theatre Guild school and built a Broadway and London career, noted as the only monologist to perform a full length mono drama.
James Wilson’s early draft hints at naming the nation The United People and States of America. The proposal reflects a foundational wartime effort to frame the new republic with a collective appellation.
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