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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1932
Page
5
Bill Seymour's Night Hawks defeated Joe Medeiros's Pill Rollers 3-1 in a single Merchants League match on State Street alleys. Bill Burke Sr led with a 113 single and a 206 total. Senators failed to appear, causing a forfeit to Scribes.
Died April 20 infant Margaret Louise Demers daughter of Patrolman and Mrs Fudd J Demers interred yesterday afternoon at St Marys Cemetery. Also Joseph Pinheiro aged about 50 died in town April 20 with funeral this morning from his residence and burial at St Marys Cemetery.
A large crowd attended a Whist held last evening by Hope Circle No 70 DPD at the Roof Home on State street. Fifteen tables played with Farst prizes awarded to Pierre Marcotte, Bernard Breen, Miss Regina Maorris, and Mrs Bridget Newss. Consolation prizes went to Mrs Ethel Conner, Mrs Rose Preble, and Miss Elizabeth Breen. Committee members included Rose Breen, chairman, Bertha Dwyer, Fliza White, Geraldine Marino, Nora Dwyer, Mars Callan, and ex-officio Alice Svivia.
Fragmented OCR describes a Norweigian whaler and a procedure involving salt and formalin on whale carcasses. It mentions a bay, a need for two weeks of rest before examination, and odd notes about fruits preserved similarly.
In the opener Colt Trini Warwick faced tough pitching and the game featured multiple defensive plays and stolen bases. Davies and Barker pitched for most of the contest with Davies recording several key hits and plate appearances.
The musician who always plays on the same string brings a quirksome joke. A light humorous note from a reader or poem fragment invoking Horace.
Fragments suggest a columnist remark on search efforts and time management, noting the reluctance to chase easy targets or problems. No clear人物 names or locations are identifiable from the readable text.
A Manchester Guardian columnist notes that many famed figures endured unhappy youth and near thoughts of suicide at school. Mentions include Trederich, Salisbury, Disraeli, and others whose early misery shaped paths to eminence.
A claim circulates that the fast growing weeping willow in America descends from a tree planted during the Revolutionary War by John Curtis of Virginia. lore says a twig from a Babylonian willow was sent to Alexander Pope and later propagated locally. Nurserymen emphasize this tree as ancestor of American weeping willows, linking it to biblical willows of Babylon.
The text discusses Norse exploration led by Leif Eriksson around 1000 AD to northeastern America and repeats Columbus as a rediscoverer. It notes conjecture that others, including Irish explorers, may have reached Newfoundland earlier and even that the Atlantic was crossed before Christ. It cites Herodotus on ancient circumnavigation as conjecture.
Bioluminescence is described as cold light though heat may be produced. Ordinary illumination uses incandescence from carbon particles or heated wires. The light behaves like other light, affecting photographic plates, inducing chemical reactions, and can be polarized with almost 100 percent luminous efficiency and no infrared or ultraviolet radiation.
The immense underground cistern serving Justinia's palace near St Softhia in Constantinople is open to visitors. It stretches from the old church foundations in Byzantium St Trene to St Santina, about 1 yards, and remains filled with clear water. The vaulted roof sits on a double row of marble columns bearing Constantine the Greats seal, with lead between capitals and columns to prevent earthquake movement.
The article notes Alfonso XIII, born May 17, 1886, as heir after his father’s death on November 25, 1885. A government proclamation announced him as “Alfonso XIII,” Catholic king of Spain, declaring him the youngest king ever known in the civilized world.
Colt Memorial High hosts Cumberland High School in a Conference Class B opener at 3:15 on Bristol Common. After a 9-8 win over Warwick High and a 2-2 tie with Pawtucket High, the team shows a capable, improving lineup that promises strong action this afternoon.
Coach Ed Fitzgerald plans to start Capt Lemaire on the mound with Whitey Mello available for the Warwick clash. Norton will likely turn to Norman Dricker as the left hander and Charlie Menagh as catcher. Lemaitre shows a fast ball in practice despite first season on the mound. In last year’s game Dickey struck out 15 Bristol batters.
Local welterweight Al Diodati abandons amateur ring after three winter titles in Providence and heads to professional boxing. He will face Joel Costa of New Bedford in Fall River on April 29 in the undercard to a main bout between two noted fighters. A Diodati victory could spark further pro matches in the Whaling City area.
Peachy scenes as Colt Memorial High School players arrive at Warwick High School gym in Appenau. More than 50 Warwick youngsters practice gymnastics boxing wrestling and track while registrations for twilight leagues lag, prompting a call for holdovers to enroll so the Board of Governors can assess available players and team positions.
The piece recounts how tobacco was revered among certain Indian tribes in Virginia as a heavenly gift. Medicine men used tobacco in sun worship, drought rites, and healing, sometimes causing intoxication and dreamlike visions. The Spaniards noted its fatigue-fighting qualities and global spread.
Dr. Leslie Hutson of Haverford College discovered a 355 year old warrant for the arrest of William Shakespeare. The order, requested by William Wayte who feared for his life, names Shakespeare and three associates including Francis Langley and mentions earlier protection sought from William Gardiner. Totson is noted in the file.
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