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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1932

Page

4

Sharing the Mysteries of the Kitchen

Viola Holley recalls teaching her son Edward kitchen skills from preschool to age ten. The narrative highlights hands on learning, meal prep, and the rewards of shared work. It cites President Butler on early education and directs readers to the National Kindergarten Association for resources.

Viola E. Holley Edward Mr. Rainier Butler Columbia University University National Kindergarten Association West Fortieth Street New York

Aid Directors Trim Recipient List Amid Inquiries

Local aid directors in Bristol reduced the list of aid recipients from 236 families to about 200 after ongoing investigations. Five families dropped by request due to family members gaining employment, with two cases tabled for further review from Public Aid Director Walter Staples of Warren.

Public Aid Department State Street Public Aid Walter Staples Warren Gertrude M Hasbrouck

Board considers cases from out of state applicants

Department notes other cases were considered by the board from out of state applicants and several cases were laid on the table for further investigation.

Warren Defeats Defiance In Shortened Fire Company Game

Warren pitcher Jake Rippel tossed a three hitter as the Narragansett Fire Co. nine shut out Defiance Hose Co. 2 to 0 on the common. The game ended after six innings due to darkness in a fast exhibition contest.

Warren Defiance Jake Rippel Narragansett Fire Co Defiance Hose Co

Coming Events Aug 1 12 18 Holmes House and Club Grounds

Aug 1 Thursday supper and sale by Ive Guild at Holmes House. Aug 12 Friday informal dance by Bristol Yacht Club at the club house. Aug 18 annual clambake by Kirkemuit Grange on Grange grounds in East Warren.

Holmes House Bristol Yacht Club Kirkemuit Grange Grange East Warren

Quiet Life A Quiet Life Not Life At All

A fragment presents a reflective line from H B Browning about life and calm existence. The text emphasizes a paradoxical notion that a quiet life may disguise absence of true living.

H. B. Browning

A Porch Supper For Warm Summer Evenings

A porch supper offers cool sandwiches and salads prepared in the morning to serve after breakfast. The menu includes brown bread cream cheese white bread date and nut paste and several spreads. Potatoes salads gelatine salads fresh berries and iced coffee complete a refreshing porch meal.

Henshaw and Sims win first round in men's doubles

In Newport Stanley Henshaw Jr and William Sims beat R W Nelson and A L Littlefield 6 3 3 6 6 4. Kraus and Chace defeat Boynton and G E Pierce 6 0 6 2. Roger and Robert Buck beat W W Perry and Vernon A Gray 6 1 6 1 in Bristol bracket.

Stanley Henshaw, Jr Wm. Sims Newport R. W. Nelson A. L. Littlefield Bristol Kraus Chace Boynton G. E. Pierce Roger Robert Buck Fall River W. W. Perry Vernon A. Gray

Providence Players Split Wins in Women Singles First Round

Alice Rigby of Providence beat Jacqueline Brandin of Montreal 6 3 6 0. Caroline Cheney of Providence defeated Jean Aldrich of Fall River 7 5 6 1. Anne Batme Tucker of Valley Falls defeated Margaret Slade of Fall River 6 0 6 2. Doris Ashcroft of Providence beat Mrs John Lewis 6 1 6 1. Harriet Baker of Barrington beat Mrs Helen Dickey 4 6 3 6 2. May Howe of Bristol beat Mrs C W Hurlbut 6 3 2 6 1.

Alice Rigby Providence Jacqueline Brandin Montreal Caroline Cheney Jean Aldrich Fall River Anne Batme Tucker Valley Falls Margaret Slade Doris E. Ashcroft John Lewis Bristol Harriet Baker Barrington Helen Dickey

Sousa Romano Wedding in Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Miss Margaret P Romano daughter of Mr and Mrs Louis Romano united in marriage yesterday morning at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church to William Sousa son of Mr and Mrs Anthony B Sousa The ceremony was performed by Rev Joseph Sarzano with organ music and choirs The bride wore white Italian lace and carried white bridal roses The bridesmaid Miss Helen E Romano wore Nile green organdie The best man was Edmund Cappucilli The couple will reside at 110 State Street after August 15 and honeymooned in New York and Atlantic City

Margaret P. Romano Louis Romano Hope Street Our Lady of Mt Carmel William Sousa Anthony B Sousa Kichemont Avenue Bristol Joseph Sarzano Helen E. Romano Edmund Cappuceilli Warren Vasta L. Ruggiero Romano Hotel Belvedere New York Atlanta State Street Chur Lady of Mt Carmel Church Staples Coal Thames Street Miro Sousa KR Son Oyster Company

Visby Middle Ages Church Ruins Noted for Preservation

Rich burghers of Visby built many churches during the era with seventeen in total and eleven preserved. St Catherine's is famed for its columns and arches. The Dominican St Nicholas ruin is the mightiest, while the Holy Ghost church is octagonal and unique. The twin churches St Hans and St Terry as well as St Drotten and St Lawrence are also highlighted.

Visby Hans Tera St Drotten Lawrence

Australia Ancient Evidence Pushes Age of Continent

Gold prospectors bore through thirty feet of rock to uncover a river bed with water polished stones that experts say were not sunlit for over a million years. Geological formations on the island are estimated at least 20 million years old and Australia preserves prehistoric species like the platypus the oldest living mammal type.

Australia

Understanding minimum one heart bid in contract bridge

An analysis of counting tricks for a one heart bid, showing how to estimate playing tricks from trump cards, long cards, and side suits. It discusses ownership of four tricks by the bid hand and three by the partner, with cautions on overcounting singletons and on rebidding.

Stedlng Dummond streLgta Hearts

Count of Long Suit Tricks in Declarer's Hand

A 4 card length equals 1 trick and longer suits add more value in trump and non trump contracts. The total playing tricks plus honor tricks define a bidder's total. rebids must reflect this summed value after partner raise or denial of suit.

Declarer Jpurtner Leila Hatterstey Twnu

Star of Our Gang and Ross Robot to appear with Miss Jackson

A local event features the star of Our Gang comedies and Ross Robot the Mechanical Man appearing alongside Miss Jackson. The program promises a lively afternoon with favorite screen personalities and novelty entertainment for audiences.

Ross Robot the Mechanical Man Miss Jackson

Not News on Roman Tax Dodgers and Publicans

Archaeologists note ancient tax dodgers 2000 years ago while critics mock the find as sensational. The Detroit News cites publicans as Rome’s most hated tax collectors and recalls Matthew the tax collector’s gospel framing.

Matthew Detroit News

Tall Statesmen Thomas Jefferson Height Compared to Washington

Jefferson stood just under six feet two inches, a fraction shorter than Washington by a small margin. The note highlights the notable height of the 18th century statesman in comparison to President George Washington.

Thomas Jefferson Washington

Edward G Robinson Stars In The Hatchet Man

Edward G Robinson headlines at the Pastime Theatre in The Hatchet Man, a First National Vitaphone drama set in China and San Francisco. Robinson plays Wong Low Get, protecting and marrying Toya San, with a starry supporting cast including Loretta Young and Leslie Fenton.

Edward G.robinon Wong Low Hatchet First National Vitaphone Ahmed Abdullah David Belasco China Hangkow Yangtze River San Francisco Mr. Robinson Mr. Wong Tong Sun Yet Sen Sun Wong Toya San Toshia Mori Charles Middleton Nat Pendleton Otto Yamioka Evelyn Selbie F. Allyn Warren Eddie Prel Willie Fung Gladys Lloyd Edward G Robinson The Hatchet Man

Secret Inks and How They Turn Visible Over Time

Practical Mechanics Magazine lists invisible inks for secret letters. Substances dissolved in water create writings that reveal under sunlight with silver nitrate, heat with cobalt chloride, hydrogen sulphide with lead acetate, iodine fumes with starch on linen, and ammonia fumes with dilute copper sulfate.

Practical Mechanics

Benedict Arnold Desk At West Point Museum

The desk used by Benedict Arnold during the Revolutionary War sits in the West Point museum at the United States Military Academy.

Benedict Arnold West Point United States Military Academy

Enlistments At Providence Stance For Far Off Duties

Two young men enlisted at the US Army recruiting station on State Street Providence. They join infantry while another joins cavalry for duty in the Philippines and Cuba. Enlistments occurred at the auxiliary recruiting station located in a vacant store near the Bristol Hotel.

Providence Fort.Slocum Philippines Cuba US Army State Street Bristol Hotel

YMCA Two-Man Tournament Finals Loom This Week

Finals in the two men tournament at the YMCA proceed this week. Top scorers so far are C. W. Cromer with 297 and J. B. Newman with 281. Five teams remain to compete.

C. W. Cromer J. B. Newman

Couple Wed at Wood Street Home in Town

Herbert Oscar Joslin and Minnie Carrie McNay of this town were married last Tuesday at 9 pm at the bride’s sister’s home on Wood Street. Rev. John McVay of State Street M E Church officiated.

Herbert Oscar Joslin Minnie Carrie) McNay Wood Street John McVay State Street M. E

Warren to Meet Jerome Club in Bristol Highlands Rivalry

Warren high school meets Jerome Club in a four game series at Bristol Highlands next Sunday with E Trainor umpiring. Warren lineup includes Chappelle pitcher Simister catcher Martin first base Parks second base LaFlamme third base Ryan short Lonergan left field Kelley center Smith right. Jerome Club lineup lists Brady pitcher Cooke catcher Conley first base Morris second Wardwell short Lallient third base Morrisf Brides center Ahearn right.

Warren Jerome Bristol Highlands E. Trainor

Guests listed at Church Street House include wide regional visitors

The list names Edward D. Kunz and many others visiting from Bristol Boston Providence and beyond. Names include Miss Elizabeth McCotter John Nieman Rev William Smith and wife Edward O Hara and wife Charles Clark and Master Leslie Stone among numerous others across Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut and New York.

Church Street House Edward D. Kunz Elizabeth R. McCotter John Nieman John DeWolf Bristol Emilie Browning Peterson Antoinette F. Peterson Washington, D. C William Smith Warehouse Point Conn Paul Herzig Ellen Harper Arlington Ada Northup Wickford R. T Florence Sutcliffe Mamie Dresser Mapleville R. I William Nye S. C. Edwards Soldiers’ Home Bath N. Y Richard O’hara Plymouth Mass William Finley Martin Raferty Providence Clinton Colburn Boston E. M. Who Block Island Charles Clark Jamestown Galvin Wilson William Bell Matheson Leslie Stone Mr. Fischer E. C. Goodine Hyde Park Williams Taunton John H. Focke

Probate Court Notice for Guardian Appointment in Bristol

In Bristol on Aug 6 1932 Elizabeth H Wil son guardian petition filed by Claudia W Ridington of Conshohocken PA to appoint guardian of person and estate. Hearing set for Aug 24 1982 at 10 A M in Probate Court Room with fourteen day publication in Bristol Phenix and proper citation.

Bristol Elizabeth H. Wison Claudia W Ridington Conshohocken Elizabeth H. Wilson Bristol Phenix Sthid Os John W Church

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