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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1932
Page
5
Sunday schedule lists morning worship at 10 30 sermon by pastor church school at 11 45 J O Y Chapter Christian Endeavor meets in vestry at 6 30 and evening service at 7 30 in the afternoon format.
Rev Herbert D Graetz leads morning worship at 10 30 with The Divine Answer to Our Excuses. Church School at noon. Men's Union at Gutteras House also at noon. Alpha Chapter Society Christian Endeavor in church parlors at 6 30. Question Box on arguments for Soldiers' Bonus. Sermon I Would Be True sung by Miss Sybil C Anderson.
Rev Joseph Sarzana acting pastor announces weekday mass at 7 30 A M and Sunday masses at 8 and 10 A M for the parish community.
Rev. Francisco G. Vieira presides as pastor with Masses at 8 and 10 A M.
Rev. Thomas J. Gillan conducts Masses at 7:30, 9, and 10:30 A M with a 6:30 P M evening service.
Rev. A. R. Parshley presides with Holy Communion at 8 A. M. Corporate Communion for Y.PFB at 9 A. M. Church School at 9 30 Morning Prayer and sermon at 10 45 and Confirmation Instructions at 4 P. M.
Rev. W. C Darby presides with a Sunday program listing Morning worship at 10 30 AM Bible School at noon Intermediate Group of Young People at 4 00 PM and Evening Service at 7 00 PM on April 17 1932 at State Street M E Church.
Rev Nelson Kellogg rector conducts 8:00 A M mass 10 45 A M mass and sermon 12 00 noon general instructions and 7 30 P M evensong at Trinity Church.
The library announces new titles now in circulation with a two cent deposit to join the waiting list. Notable entries include Once a Grand Duke by Alexander of Russia and Mourning Becomes Electra by Eugene ONeill, among others set in Africa and dramatic fiction.
Commander Ellsberg famed for S-51 saga shares sea tales in a new book. The list includes science titles by Scott Fitch and chemistry primers, George Washington bios for varied ages, and several fiction works by Woolf, Miln, Gudmundsson, and Burroughs. Also noted are westerns, mysteries, and two Italian novels among fourteen children’s books.
The Detroit News notes Lewis Carroll personally apologized to buyers of early Alice in Wonderland editions with printing defects. He arranged exchanges for corrected copies, using purchaser lists from major publishers. Eldridge Ri Johnson paid $150,000 for the handwritten manuscript about the affair.
A Washington Post note explains the edelweiss as a mountain white star shaped flower offered as a love token in Swiss custom. It grows among rocky slopes with a notably disproportionate root system and is also found in the Pyrenees.
A Detroit News humor item recalls a husband who finally acquiesces to a dog after his wife vetoes a police dog idea. They settle on a show dog, altering the household balance to the dog’s favored status while the husband laments carrot diets and his shrinking share of attention.
Te Sarre Kid Hope comments on baseball interest as Colt Memorial High School prepares for its 1932 season opening against Warwick High at Warwick. Coach Ed Fitzgerald is expected to rely on veterans with prior junior team experience for the Wednesday afternoon match.
Coach Fitzgerald weighs starting pitcher choices with Captain Leon Lemaire and Whitey Mello neck and neck. Leo Mansi and Manuel Borges show strong form behind the plate, making the catcher berth a toss up as well.
The caduceus is Hermes Mercury's staff once a plain heralds rod. Fillets of wool were added and later serpents entwined the wood. Wings frequently appear as a symbol of peace prosperity power wisdom and diligence and activity.
The Farmer argues that cooperation must be learned like reading and writing and that persistent effort yields rewards. He notes some people grasp it quickly while others struggle, but a community sticking to cooperation will prosper despite slow early returns.
A heavy wooden collar labeled A disobedient boy was found in a disused cupboard at St. Peter's School Worcester. The device, secured by a padlock, resembled a Chinese cangue and was used to punish disobedient pupils in the bad old days.
The piece recounts a colonial dish using turtle eggs as a staple for starving Spaniards. It notes that turtle meat was valued long ago but eggs posed a coagulation problem. Various liquids failed until the discovery that scrambled eggs in butter satisfied cooks.
The article outlines likely opening positions for Lemaire, Mello, Borges, and Ruggiero on the pitching and infield. It mentions Paul Bruno, Eric Marsden, Ed Sousa, and others as candidates for shortstop and third base. Outfielders Brightman Madeiros Dubuc and a Cumberland High season opener are noted along with Tony Errico’s signing as catcher.
Errico remembered by twilight league fans for his early season with Cranston Worsted and filling in for Sevigney as catcher for the Colonial Hotel nine while he served with the National Guard. He drew praise as a promising player in Uncle Tim ONeill's Providence Amateur League and finished the season batting .360 in that circuit.
The Board of Governors of the Twilight League convenes at 3 p.m. this afternoon at the YMCA to plan the season.
Cornelius P Head won the gentlemens first prize with 4 points at the Ever Ready Engine and Hose Company whist on Thames street. William P McLaughlin took second with 42 points. Mrs Lena Holmes led ladies with 45 points and tie broken by cutting. Mrs Alice Coggeshall and Mrs Georgiera Weaver tied at 43. cutting chose Coggeshall. Joseph Enos defeated Frank Lewis 13 to 13 for consolation and won the door prize.
Frank Pellegino aged three son of Mr and Mrs Pelligrino of 282 High Street sustained a fracture of the right leg last evening when he fell down stairs at home. He received first aid from Dr John R Bernardo and was sent to St Josephs Hospital Providence for further treatment.
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