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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1931

Page

4

Round Robin charity grid to feature New England colleges at Yale Bowl

Four top New England colleges meet in a Round Robin at Yale Bowl New Haven on Saturday afternoon with Brown vs Dartmouth and Yale vs Holy Cross in two twelve minute games The winners face off and if tied judges decide a winner Yale and Dartmouth could meet in a 33 33 playoff style game Readers see stars Albie Booth Bill Morton Cavalieri Colucci Phil Oconnell Andy Rotelli Joe Buonnano Marts Biancuzzo in action Also Dominicans beat AI State 6 to 0 in the Brown Stadium charity game with Marty delivering strong defense and 14 tackles

New England New Haven Brown Dartmouth Yale Holy Cross Albie Booth Bill Morton Cavalieri Colucci Phil O'Connell Andy Rotelli Joe Buonnano Marts Biancuzzo Colt High Brown Stadium Providence College Marty Ken Goff Star State

Player’s reception hints at steady 1932 State squad berth

The remark notes how he played and how fans received him, suggesting he should secure a regular place with the 1932 State squad. It reflects optimism about his role and potential for consistent selection.

Colt Alumni Fall to Fall River Y M C A in Season Opener

The Colt Alumni team lost their season opener 34 to 22 at Fall River to the Y M C A quintet. Desilets and Mott each scored five points for the locals, while White led Fall River with 14.

Colt Alumni Fall River Colt Desilets Mott White Guith

Community Revue May Gather Support for Benefit Show

Plans for the Community Revue will be advanced at an arrangements committee meeting tomorrow evening in the Holmes House. The revue, set for Tuesday evening December 22 at the Pastime Theatre, aims to aid local unemployed residents. Patron and patroness names include Mrs C D Burt John H Tucker Sr Miss Hattie B Barns Mrs William L Manchester Mr and Mrs William G Dixon Mr and Mrs Norton M Zinderstein Ezra Dixon Sr and others.

Holmes House Garden Club C. D. Burt John H. Tucker Hattie B Barns William L. Manchester William G. Dixon Norton M. Zinderstein Ezra Dixon

President of Northland College to Address Congregation

President J D Brownell of Northland College Ashland Wisconsin will deliver an address at the First Congregational Church next Sunday morning The college offers an education for sons and daughters of hardy pioneers who opened the Northwest The text notes a witty remark that a lusty desire for knowledge often substitutes for cash.

J D Brownell Northland College Ashland Wisconsin Congregational Church Brownell Northwest

Settlement Origins in New Amsterdam Name Origins

Dutch Harlem in New York City was settled about 1634 by Haarlem immigrants from Holland. The area was named by Governor Peter Stuyvesant in 1636 and became known as Harlem.

Harlem New York City Haarlem Holland Peter Stuyvesant

Christmas Sale and Social Events Planned This December

A December calendar lists events across town including a Christmas Sale by the Ladies Aid at State Street M E Church, various society gatherings at Guiteras House and Holmes House, bridge and game nights by local clubs, a Town Meeting, a charity concert benefiting Rotary Food Station, a Bristol Yacht Club dance, a lecture series at the Congregational Church, and a Christmas party for St. Rita's Girls' Club.

State Street M. E Ladies’ Aid Society Bridge Michigan Netopian Society Guiteras Girls’ Friendly Society Holmes House Mite Society First Baptist Church Elsie Lovell Hawkins Rotary Food Station Congregational Club Bristol Yacht Club J. Whittomb Brougher Congregational Church Men’s Union St. Rita’s Girls’ Club

Teaching Profession Declared Free From Stigma

Calvin VT. Ryan argues in Hygeia Magazine that the teaching profession should be freed from stigma seen as a preoccupation where the halt and the lante can always recover.

Calvin VT. Ryan Hygeia Magazine

Mildew Care With Spirits and Essential Oils

Mildew can be checked by brushing over books with spirits of wine or a few drops of an essential oil such as clove oil, applied with a soft cloth.

Saints Keeping Watch Over Poor Jack on the Quarterdeck

The piece notes how sailors honor maritime saints through salutes and vows, linking the quarterdeck salute to medieval seafaring rites. It highlights Notre Dame de la Garde and Notre Dame des Nègues as coastal shrines and lists saints like St Anthony St Christopher and St Nicholas as patrons of sailors, replacing pagan sea gods in navigational tradition.

Notre Dame de la Garde Marseilles Notre Dame Des Neiges le Havre Anthony St. Christopher Christ St. Nicholas Aegean Baltic St. Clement St. James St. Mark Neptune Amphitrite Venus Astarte Odin Fréya Philadelphia Ledger

Nightly Whoopee at Port Royal Links Nova Scotia History

Annapolis Royal founded by Champlain in 1604 as Port Royal. The garrison held nightly whoopee dinners with local Indigenous chiefs during harsh winters. Champlain's staff took turns as host with wines songs and dances. Old Memerton often attended, providing game and fish from the wilds of Nova Scotia.

Annapolis Royal N. S Champlain Port Royal Memberton Nova Scotia

Four pound piece from Hesse Cassel compared to shilling coinage

A Manchester Guardian note questions public interest in rare heavy copper coins from 1731. It cites a four shilling piece valued at 12 shillings and sixpence, weighing about six and a half pounds, imagined as a harsh test for spendthrift sons and as ammunition for a small-scale battle.

Frederick of Hesse- Cassel Manchester

Viking Relic Finds Unearthed Near Nourgsberg Germany

Rare excavations reveal ninth to eleventh century Viking artifacts including a richly ornamented Norman award with undeciphered runt inscription and a runic sword bearing amen. A Baltic Sea recovery and evidence of Courland trade illuminate early Christianity spread in Scandinavia.

Nourgsberg Germany Lochstadt Erisches Haff Scandinavia Baltic Sea

Russian Villages Between Nijni Novgorod and the Volga

A travel sketch describes small Russian villages between Nijni Novgorod and the Volga. It notes wood carving and old Ikons as central crafts, with homes displaying flower stands and home utensils. The piece paints a vivid rural scene of gardens and geraniums in windows, challenging stereotypes.

Nijni-Novgorod Mother Volga Russia

Beautiful Birds Not Singers

A San Salvador natural history explorer notes that rare birds may not sing locally often, with one migratory songster providing the only sound. The quet zal, a striking trogon, dwells high in mountains and features golden green and carmine plumage with long tail inverts. Ornithologists rank it among the world's most magnificent birds, used by Guatemalans on coins and seals like the bald eagle.

San Salvador

Ancient Grave at Hanfield Unearthed by Marburg Students

The excavated site in Hanfield on the Rhon reveals a Fifth century B C grave with 25 remains including men women and children. Among finds are amber beads a ring bronze ornaments and bracelets on a woman, plus another woman buried a millennium earlier with earrings a necklace bracelets a girded and anklet. The artifacts are placed in Kassel provincial museum Germany Travel Bureau.

University of Marburg Hanfield Rhon Kassel

Probate admission for Ida E John son last will Bristol

Notice of probate admission by Bristol Probate Court for the last will of Ida E John son also known as Ida Cook Johnson deceased. Executor appointed and claims must be filed with the clerk beginning November 14. Local names included Hinchur Walther Munroe executor with Bristol address.

Bristol Ida E. Johnson Ida Cook Johnson Sai Court A. B. Joa Ghmetttte Hinchur Er Walther BE Munroe R. L

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