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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1932
Page
2
Local merchants and citizens discuss establishing a city center for unemployed men to gather warmth, read, play games, and talk. Most residents/organizations approve, trusting it would boost morale and address winter social needs as plans are refined for practical operation.
A January 15 1853 Phoenix item notes a snow storm began Wednesday evening and continued to Friday noon with six inches on the ground. The mild air and unfrozen ground suggest the snow will melt with the sun and that Thanksgiving and Christmas appeared green that year.
Fragments from a prewar era piece discuss themes of home life and homesteading, referencing the past and social satire. The text blends reflections on distant relatives and cultural notes with unclear lines about theater or prose, hinting at a broader essay.
Rt. Rev. Granville G. Bennett to confirm a class of candidates at St. Michael's Church Friday evening. Ladies Aid Society hosts at Mrs. George Richardson's Burton Street home. Bertram W Wall named National Preference Committee chair for the American Legion. Also notes on gifts prices, a Kearney Post auxiliary meeting, deed transfers in town, Christmas dances by Collins and Aikman Girls Club, holiday cards at Duffy's, Bristol Boys' Club whist prizes, and a helpers list for event arrangements.
Local notice recaps social events and community happenings. Ea Morrissey, Reds shortstop, visits Bar rington with attorney brother Daniel H. Morrissey. The piece lists Christmas card shops, charity events, school talks, a birthday party, toy donations to Cranston and Ellis Island, a charity whist, snowfall, church pageants, and community club activities across Bristol and surrounding towns.
Norma Shearer departs from her worldly roles in MGM’s Smilin Through to play Moonyeen Clare in 1868 and Kathleen Sheridan in 1914, with Leslie Howard and Frederic March as lovers. The production also stars Ralph Forbes, Beryl Mercer, David Torrence, Margaret Seddon, and Forester Harvey, delivering sentimental drama across fifty years.
Local securities declared sound investment in Bristol New York City by New York State advisory to banks. Telegram received by this office reports the Bristol securities are rated sound, aiding local finances. Intercity News Service notes the significance for Bristol.
Mrs Sarah F. Johnson widow of John Johnson died December 13 in this town. Funeral services will be Thursday December 15 at 2 pm from the residence of her son in law Elisha Hibbert 45 Union Street. Relatives and friends invited.
The early Saxons held that a queer monster named Mara crouched on sleepers to cause nightmares. Mara’s nest, lined with gold, was believed to guard treasure. People sought Mara’s nest hoping for riches, but most searches yielded nothing, giving rise to the phrase mares nest.
Grade 9C pupils presented Gamma Tau Celebrates a three act play in the Guiteras Memorial Junior High School auditorium. Miss Jessie Molasky supervised. the school orchestra directed by Mrs Theresa Donovan performed selections and songs. Cast included Ben Richmond Edward Dupont Warren Dexter George Sousa and others.
Salvatore Rossi was fined after a court hearing for trespassing on Mt Hope Farm land on November 22 with a gun and dog. He claimed he entered to retrieve a runaway dog. Judge Fowler warned harsher penalties for a future offense and deferred several book account cases.
Members of Kearney Post No 6 American Legion will attend in a body the house warming party tomorrow evening at the Mendes Hobson Post new home in Olneyville. All local unit members are asked to meet at Manuel Perry's tailor shop on Hope street. Plans for a joint Christmas party with the Auxiliary on Dec 21 at the G A R Hall are being made.
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