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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1931
Page
3
The Boston Post notes Ovimbundu children display strong intellect through Umbundu proverbs and Bible classes. A standout young pupil performed David and Goliath, ending with the giant telling David, I like the looks of your face and I don't want to spoil it.
Mainz, one of the Rhine’s oldest cities, recalls Countess Stein who led young women to vow to resist love during occupation. The French offered a broom to shame her, but she swept streets and prayed for victory. Her vow inspired villagers and youths to drive invaders from their land.
The article praises Frankfort on the Main for its historic role in European trade and finance. It highlights its unchanging charm and dignity and notes Goethe’s love for the city, which inspired the early sections of his opera Faust.
William H Danforth selects passages from The Marks of an Educated Man emphasizing open mindedness, receptivity to new ideas, social harmony, habit of success, self image, and lifelong learning as keys to becoming a world citizen with a strong religious life.
A compact reflection on cheer as vital to life like sunshine and water. It emphasizes cheerfulness as both personal aid and a force that helps others, spreading through humanity and lightening burdens as it brightens the path for all.
The Shwe Dagon pagoda is a famed eastern shrine with relics of Gautama and the three preceding Buddhas. The structure rises about 370 feet, gilded from base to summit, atop a mound partly natural and partly artificial. Monasteries cluster at its base.
Stockholm shines with grand architecture including the town hall and royal palace. Elegant streets host hotels and homes, while the waterways and surrounding islands elevate Stockholm to a uniquely beautiful European capital.
Pastime previews two new Paramount talkies. Claudette Colbert and Fredric March lead a modern romance as a secretary drawn into financial risk and a perilous love triangle, with a Navy backed dirigible film later in the bill.
The U S Navy air station at Lakehurst New Jersey lent facilities to Columbia Pictures for Dirigible a Frank Capra production starring Jack Holt Ralph Graves Fay Wray Hobart Bosworth Roscoe Karns and Clarence Muse. The drama follows two Navy fliers once friends turned rivals over a woman as air sequences and dirigible maneuvers unfold.
When Sir Arthur Sullivan toured America fans mistook him for John L. Sullivan. At a Kansas station the county turned out to greet Sullivan on a train, and the mayor joked that though smaller than expected he could defeat all creation.
Selected excerpts reprinted from Phoenix files of a quarter century ago recount Bristol events. The article profiles past figures, places, and routines shaping local history with concise notes.
Yesterday afternoon the Congregational ball team beat the Methodist Church squad 16 to 7 in the final shield contest offered by the YMC. The Congregational lineup included McCaughey Hill Hoard Cooke Cooke Shepard Osterberg Munroef Coggeshall, while Methodist featured Monroe Beals Gray Sawyer Ingraham D. Crockford Fish McCaw and others. Tomorrow evening the first dance of the season is at the D Wolf Inn with hops every other Saturday and a dance at Advance Hall on Wednesdays.
The sth annual County Tennis Tournament by Excelsior Tennis Club starts tomorrow at 2 pm. Matches include L C Bradshaw versus W E Howe in men's singles and Miss Hamill versus Miss Archer in ladies singles. A Bristols vs St Marys TA Society mine ball game on July 4 ended with Bristols winning.
A postponed start due to heavy rain led to a 7-2 game marked by numerous errors and walks from the wet ball. Box shows two base hits by Tucker and Connery, 10 Bristol left on base, 5 St Mary's, Van Almkirk to Duffy to Leahy double play, Van Almkirk two walks, Murphy seven, Fitzgerald hit by pitch, 8 strikeouts for Van Almkirk and 11 for Murphy. Time 2h 20m. Leahy and Menard were hit by pitched balls and removed.
The Probate Court of Bristol admits the Last Will of Maria G. Gibson deceased and appoints William T O'Donnell of 31 Union Street Bristol RI as Rhode Island agent after bond. Creditors must file claims with the court clerk beginning August 7 1931.
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