21 Apr 1931
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1931
Page
1
The second performance of the operetta Chimes of Normandy was held Friday evening in the Guvuileras auditorium before a larger crowd than Thursday. The cast chorus and orchestra received strong applause at solos and scene ends, showing the audience’s appreciation for a very fine display under Mrs. Donovan’s capable direction.
In yesterday’s Fifth District Court session Judge Benjamin F Lindemuth oversaw three criminal cases two traffic violations and two civil matters. Leo Sylvia of North Providence faced a continued DUI charge on Metacom Avenue. Joseph Baptista and Louis Alexandre were fined for sidewalk driving and overnight parking respectively. Civil actions Magnuson Products Corp vs Gardner West awarded the plaintiff $1658 and costs while National Wholesale Confectioners vs Herman J Kemph remained unanswered and continued one week.
The regular mid week prayer and fellowship meeting will be held tomorrow evening in the vestry at 7 30 oclock. Following that meeting there will be a dress rehearsal of the entertainment to be presented Friday evening by the World Wide Guild.
Elizur Baptista of 14 Borden Avenue pled guilty in U S District Court Providence to possessing a still and liquor at his home after a raid on October 25. He was fined and placed on six months probation and given six months to pay the fine.
Charles R Beals and Eugene Heibecker Jr attended Newton Archery Club yearly spring event. Heibecker won junior shoot with 350 and 464 in double Junior American round. Beals placed sixth on senior list with 464 and 480 in double American. Seven juniors and sixty nine seniors competed.
The Oaks defeated the Mt Hope Sluggers 7 to 4 on the common. Sylvia pitched well for the Sluggers with 22 strikeouts, while Hanatow fanned 15 for the Oaks. Eight hits for Mt Hope. one homer by Whites Mello. Notable plays included Pete Accard’s running catch and C Mans’s shoe-top grab. Rego and Massa led Sluggers at the plate.
April 24 Friday bridge of Bristol Colt Alumni Association at Colt Auditorium. April 28 Tuesday spring meeting Bristol Yacht Club. April 30 Thursday concert RI 4Seate College Gilee Club Hope Circle D of I. May 6 Wednesday evening May basket party and bridge at Mr and Mrs Fridward Davin Hope Street nets of Netopian Society Congregational Church.
Mount Carmel Players present the Carlyle Moore comedy Stop Thief at the Guiteral School auditorium Thursday and Friday to benefit Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church funds. The three act farce features a large Providence cast with Madge Carr James Cluney Nellie Jones and a wedding caper amid stolen jewels and mistaken identities.
St Michael's Church notes a range of church events including Holy Communion on Tuesday and Sunday, Morning Prayer at 9, and a parish smoker hosted by St John's Barrington tonight. The Young People's Fellowship marks its second anniversary and the Ladies Benevolent Society plans a Saturday food sale and tea.
The New Haven Railroad will shift tram schedules to daylight saving time starting 2 am Sunday April 26 and ending 2 am Sunday September 27. During daylight saving, all offices freight shops and depots will open and close one hour earlier on standard time to match daylight hours.
Louis Nastri of 5 Prospect Street and Miss FEmela DeFelice of 276 High Street announce their intent to marry, filing marriage intentions as recorded in the public notice.
Local bridge matches set for Providence as two Bristol teams and two USS Rubber Company Sundries Division squads compete for a plaque. Bristol players Bazilevich Jacobson Samp son and Johnson lead the effort after elimination wins and a 5-3 series result last week.
Town Council held a lengthy meeting to resolve a tie vote on James E Connors as a special constable. President Waithams ruled Connors not elected. vote rights on ties discussed with Town Solicitor Hammill.
Marion Perry Serpa a 55 year old De Wolf avenue resident was injured in two vehicular accidents on Sunday. A runaway horse-drawn milk wagon on Metacom avenue threw him and two others. While en route to St Joseph's Hospital in a Colt Memorial Ambulance the ambulance collided with Miss Elizabeth Vaughn's sedan on County Road Barrington injuring Serpa and shaking the party.
Daylight saving time for 1931 begins next Sunday April 26 and ends the last Sunday in September. A General Assembly resolution fixes the period and it becomes state law.
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