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Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1932

Page

3

Fox mystery drama The Silent Witness at local theaters

Two features headline Wednesday and Thursday showings. The Silent Witness centers on a trial with a grateful public interest as Lionel Atwill and Greta Nissen lead a strong cast. Irene Dunn stars in Consolation Marriage with Pat OBrien and Myrna Loy.

Lionel Atwill Mr. Atwill Greta Nissen Weldon Heyburn Helen Mack Fox Bramwell Fletcher Rko-Radio Pictures Irene Dunn Pat O’brien Matt Moore

Sylvia Toolin A wed at St Marys in town

Sylvia Toolin A wedding was held at 8 am yesterday at St Marys Church in this town. Lous Sylvia son of Anthony Sylvia 11 Narragansett avenue married Evelyn Toolin daughter of James and Mrs Toolin of High Street. Rev Thomas J Gillan officiated. The groom’s nephew Frank Carreira and bride’s sister Irene Toolin attended. After a breakfast at Narragansett Hotel Providence the couple left for a short bridal trip and will reside in Woonsocket.

St Mary's Church Lous Sylvia Anthony Sylvia Narragansett Avenue Evelyn Toolin James E Tooln High Street Thomas J Gillan Frank Carreira Irene Toolin Sylvia Colt Memorial High School An High School Fall River Mass Pawtucket Narragansett Hotel Providence Woonsocket

Ever Readys Win Card Series Over Defiance Co

The Ever Ready Engine and Hose Company won a three game card series from Defiance Engine and Hose Company 41 to 37 with a 13 13 tie in the final set. Captains were Albert Ethier for Ever Ready and Manuel Andrade for Defiance.

Ever Readys Defiance CO Ever Ready Engine and Hose Company Defiance Engine and Hose Company Albert Ethier Manuel Andrade Cribbage Joseph Cunha Charles Fales Defiance Harvey Gladue Joseph Paul Ever Ready James Kershaw John Ezikovich Roydon Wardwell John Kemph Whist John McGovern Andrea D’ambrosio Alec Guevremont Arthur Demers Arthur Guevremont Guido DeCristofaro George Seyer Donat J. Gladue Frank Lewis Evillino Oliver Joseph Finucci

Saints defeat Aviators in Lions Club bowling match

Saints and Aviators met in a Lions Club bowling league. Dr D'Angelo led with a 108 single and a 300 series, while Dr Callers also posted strong form. McKenna topped the Aviators for the losers as Saint towed three straight wins.

Saints Dr D'Angelo Callers Roland Martelly Aviators Lions Club Dr D’angelo McKenna

Mind’s Test: Eccentric Bravery Versus Universal Benevolence

A fragment quotes Goldsmith on the littl mind loving itself and the great mind diverging from the beaten path. It contrasts selfish writing with fearless originality and criticizes universal benevolence.

Goldsmith

Relics from Windsor’s New Inn Sold for America

Doors and fireplaces from the 300 year old New Inn on Windsor’s Park Street were sold for shipment to America after the house was demolished. In a Beefeaters’ dining room a cache of coins dated 1800 was found and a concealed trap-door revealed a stable with hidden live cartridges. An oven from the basement went to the British Museum as a unique model.

New Inn Park Street Windsor America British Museum London

Would Be Long Session Murmuring London Tit Hit

A tersely described scene opens with a small man forcing entry, then a sudden clash erupts as he is knocked back by a powerful arm. The confrontation ends with the intruder scrambling away as a strong resolve to dominate remains in dispute.

Flo London

Care of Goldfish Salt Bath Remedy

A salt bath helps goldfish parasites and fungus. Prepare 13 ounces of salt per gallon of water and dip the fish for two to three seconds. Transfer to well aerated water at the same temperature, and repeat daily for two to three days.

Mind Cleaning Advice for a Shifting World

A London Daily Express writer urges drastic mind cleansing to shed outdated habits and superstitions. He encourages testing ideas against others views, discarding obsolete notions, and refreshing thinking like attic items, even invoking being born again as inner renewal.

London Daily Express

Greece credited with first pleasure gardens

The article recalls ancient Greece around 800 BCE, noting scarce garden records and limited home planting. It credits public spaces with early pleasure gardens featuring seats and recreation areas, later expanding landscape plantings after contact with oriental and Egyptian influences during Alexander the Great’s era.

Greece Alexander the Great Persia India Babylonia

Origins of Japanese Types Split by Early Anthropologists

Japanese modern authors claim no strong physical difference with Koreans or Chinese. Dr Baelz divided the Japanese into Van chu Korentan Mongol and Mutua. Van chu are said to descend from Korean colonists on Nipans west coast, Mongols drifted to Japan, Mutua found among Ishinos and southern China communities, likely landing in Kyushu and spreading northward.

Doctor Baelz Imperial University of Tokyo Mutua Tipan Japan Asia China Korea Kyushu

Taciturn Aristocrat Henry Cavendish’s Quiet Life

An article in Nature Magazine notes Henry Cavendish’s reclusive, taciturn nature. He spoke little, lived shy and reserved, and near death reportedly told a servant to inform Lord George Cavendish that he would die and not before.

Henrys Cavendish Nature Magazine Brougham la Trappe George Cavendish

Red Indian Currency Roanoke and Shell Beads Exchange

The Virginia colonists used shell beads as currency and adornment. Capt John Smith notes the Powhatan word rawrenock or rawranoke for the beads, while Strachey cites rarenaw meaning a bead chain. The original term may be rarenawok smoothed shells.

Roanoke Virginia John Smith William Strachey

Ife Spirit and Self Belief for Health and Success

A reflection on mindset from Rev. R P Anderson. Belief in recovery and determination counter despair and can shape outcomes. Emphasizes self confidence, positive thinking, and full effort to overcome illness or challenge.

Ife Rev R. P. Anderson

Welcome Leftovers Turned Flavorful Dishes

Leftover roast meat and vegetables are repurposed into multiple dishes with simple sauces. Recipes include Delicious Hash with ham and Rice Flakes baked until golden, Vegetable Salad Sandwiches on whole wheat with mayonnaise dressing, and Baked Bean and Egg Salad with crisp lettuce cups. Serves 4.

Excavations Reveal Kish City Deep Timeline Of Ancient Ruins

Archaeologists excavating Kish uncover layered cities with prehistoric tools and virgin soil beneath earlier ruins. The site shows palaces and homes, with coins jewels weapons and implements shedding light on a city built centuries before David and decayed after Timur.

Kish David Timur Thinur

Baldness Patterns Seen Across Primates

Smithsonian curator Gerrit S. Miller Jr notes that men and various primates show similar patterns of hair loss and graying. He cautions these patterns reflect broad primate traits rather than close human-animal kinship.

Gerrit S. Miller, Jr Division of Mammals Smithsonian Institution Animal Kingdom Pathfinder Magazine

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