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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1933
Page
3
A party of New Plymouth fishermen in a launch off Monkan battled choppy seas as they hauled in three to five fish. After the biting ceased they returned to shore and learned an underwater earthquake had occurred at the same time. The quake’s origin was said to be beneath the sea.
Sea gulls foraging in the Gulf off the Louisiana coast are becoming lazy or wise, the Department of Conservation reports. Instead of flying home at sundown they ride in with the tide.
The land granted to General Lafayette for Revolutionary aid lies in Florida covering 23 028 50 acres in township 1 north range 1 east. Congress granted it December 28 1824 title passed to Lafayette July 4 1825. It was sold years ago and now owned by many individuals.
A rural belief from years ago posited that prairie dog complex underground tunnels hid water sources. Farmers spent long hours near these burrows drilling for water, convinced the networks promised hidden springs.
The column records visits by Miss Vivian Milot and Mr and Mrs John Silva of Thompson Street. It notes births for Theresa and a daughter to Mr and Mrs Manuel Medeiros and for a daughter to Mr and Mrs William Joseph. Easter holidays are spent with families in Naugatuck and Cambridge. It also mentions a coming wedding between Manuel Valeri and Elizabeth Oliveira in Cambridge. The Portuguese Independent Club plans a Chama Ruta at Columbia Hall, with a listed committee..Other items cover Azores travel, local residents visiting kin, christening supporters, and the formation of Victory Soap Co. at Warren Avenue East Providence.
In a candid reminiscence Wallace Deery recalls entering show business at sixteen with Ringling Brothers, enduring extra work hardships, and evolving from housemaid roles to major film parts. He describes shifts from stage to screen, a turn to dramatic villainy, and later success in comedies including The Champ and Grand Hotel.
The passage explains that escheators held crown lands when hereditary heirs failed. It notes the term escheat derives from Latin and that escheaters managed lands reverting to the crown. It also remarks the officers' role and the origin of the word synonymous with thief.
Arthur Byron a veteran stage actor was born in Brooklyn on April 8, 1872 to parents Oliver Doud Byron and Kate Byron both actors.
In FIfTA district court Judge Lindemuth postponed sentence for three months citing potential good behavior to end the case. Andrade of Thompson Avenue had pled guilty previously to the charge and another motor violation, while also serving time for the other conviction. Police say he has seven prior arrests for driving without a license. Civil docket items included Beachmount Land Co versus Castighego and Jamiel versus Gruffum, both unresolved or continued. Neo Sicilian Loan Co versus Perry also continued.
The article explains the long history of imitation jewels and the modern rise of paste jewel making using strass glass. It outlines the materials white sand red lead borax and others, and describes coloring crushed gems added to the mix then fused and annealed to create colored gems.
After 16 years a drive at the Birmingham Alabama public library recovers an overdue volume missing since 1917 confirming ongoing efforts to reclaim sought items.
A new tool operates on compressed air and reaches 100000 revolutions per minute for precise metal shaping. It also serves to inscribe markings on metal parts.
The notice lists multiple upcoming events from April to June in various venues. Activities include Meat Pie Slipper at State Street M E Church vestry, Auto Bridge at Guiteras House, Prince Charming musical comedy by Straight Brothers, chicken patty supper at First Baptist Church, Luncheon Bridge by Trinity Parish Aid, May Breakfast at Guiteras House, Minstrel Revue by Olympian Club, The Count and the Co ed operetta at Colt Memorial High School, The Worlds All Right musical extravaganza by St Michael's Parish Council, and Cotton Bails event by the Portuguese American Civic League at Bristol Casino.
Virtually the entire village of Gibertville Massachusetts changed hands when a manufacturing company sold three large worsted mills 250 retirement houses and the town water supply system.
The American Association for the Advancement of Science lists 182 officially associated organizations with 100 office affiliated. It notes scholarly academies of science among its affiliates and highlights the scope of organizational ties within the science community.
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