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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1923

Page

6

Love Pirates of Hawaii staged by Reynolds school pupils

Two act operetta Love Pirates of Hawaii presented Tuesday and Wednesday in the school auditorium under Miss M Theresa Sullivan with Miss Anna E Sullivan at piano. Colt Memorial High School Orchestra provided music. Large attendance. scenery by Grammar and Colt Memorial pupils. Cast includes Dorothy Dear Gladys Mott and many Hawaiian named students. musical numbers span overture and multiple numbers across acts.

Hawaii John Post Reynolds M. Theresa Sullivan Grammar School Colt Memorial High School Dorothy Dear Gladys Mott Miss. Primer Viola Anderson Lehua Charlotte Suzman Karalani Ruth Skinner Silince Virginia LeClair Maile Viola Palmer Billy Wood Oscar Herzig Sam Ferri Scary Kenneth Baldwin Billy Bones Augustus Paull Gladys Osterberg Brenda Markoff Mary Tammaro Muriel Hodgdon Sybil Anderson Jennie Chiodo Christine Pendleton Philomena Arruda Mary Sullivan Marguerite Lemaire Helen Georgio Mildred Newman Martha Hill Aileen Robinson Alma Wall Roberta Monroe Naomi Alter Esther Clark Lillian Murgo Mary Sousa Minnie Gogha Bessie Levitin Mary Manning Elvira Oberg Helen Valente Lillian Fishbein Isabelle West Ida Alter Mary Francis Mollie Eisenberg John Matheson Herbert Burnham John Sousa Joseph Almeida Russell Akin William McCaughey Gilbert Markoff Joseph Navadi James St Angelo Fred St Angelo Sydney Markoff Henry Markoff John St Angelo John Steignano Vito Cisero John Boynton Richmond Gorh

House Wanted To Rent A Man Of Nouns In Ee

Fragmentary lines indicate a classifieds snippet seeking to rent a house. The readable portion mentions a person with a focus on nouns, attributed to B. French. No clear names, dates, or locations establish a full notice.

Notice of Assignment for Tri angle Shoe Store Bristol RI

Jack Lipman doing business as Tri angle Shoe Store at Hope and Franklin streets Bristol Rhode Island assigned for creditors to J F Goldstein who accepted the trust All debtors should pay to Goldstein and creditors present claims to Goldstein J F Goldstein Assignee for creditors of Jack Lipman December 8 1928 Max Winograd Attorney for Assignee Providence RI

Jack Lipman Triangle Shoe Store Hope and Franklin Streets Bristol Rhode Island J. F. Goldstein Goldstein

Assignee's sale in Bristol sells Triangle Shoe assets

Public auction on December 24, 1923 at 11 A M on Hope and Franklin streets Bristol Rhode Island to dispose of merchandise fixtures and other assets of Jack Lipman trading as Triangle Shoe Store. Assignee attorney Max Winograd 10 Weybosset Street Providence Rhode Island.

Hope and Franklin Streets Bristol Rhode Island Jack Lipman Triangle Shoe Store J. F. Goldstein Max Winograd Weybosset St Providence R. I

Obituaries in Providence Area Include Three Decembers

Clarence Merriam Allen of this town dies at Rhode Island Hospital at age 45 on December 12. Miss Mary Cobb aged 78 dies December 13 in this town. Miss Lydia F. King, age 51, dies December 12 in this town.

Allen Providence Rhode Island Hospital Clarence Merriam Allen Cobb Mary Cobb King Lydia F. King

Coming Events Calendar Highlights From Local Societies

On Dec 17 a Monday evening whist party at the Masonic Temple hosted by the Doric Club. Dec 19 a Christmas Sale from 3 to 6 p m at Trinity Parish House by Parish Aid Society. Dec 25 Christmas dances at G A R Hall and Naval Armory hosted by Boosters Club and Kearney Post No 6 American Legion. Annual Bristol Troops Boy Scouts Bazaar runs Jan 12, 19, 26 Feb 2, 9, 16, 23 and March 5 at the G A R Hall.

Masonic Temple The Doric Club Trinity Parish Aid Society G A. R. Hall Boosters’ Club Naval Armory Kearney Post American Legion Bristol Troops Boy Scouts of America G. A

I wonder about town questions and a possible postmaster

A Bristol reader muses on local matters including George Warren as postmaster, town fire alarm, Christmas stamps versus seals, Thames street issues, railroad muddle, winter weather, arrests at Church Street House, parking signs, police orders, Bristol basketball, home spending, Phoenix ads, soldiers' bonus hints, political platforms, and graft accusations at a School Committee meeting asking about personal versus public motives.

Warren Church Street Police Department

Warrant Issued for Obadiah Devol Over Missing Horse and Wagon

Chief of Police Hugh F Kelley issued a warrant for Obadiah Devol after Eugene LeClair accused him of taking a horse and buggy to deliver cement on Metacom avenue and not returning. Devol allegedly traded near Stanley Brothers and fled toward Fall River. the horse was found and returned, while the wagon and blanket remain missing. Warren police are also pursuing Devol on a separate $300 food debt claim from a restaurant keeper.

Obadiah Devol Hugh F Kelley Eugene LeClair Devol LeClair Kelley Metacom Avenue Fall River Stanley Brothers Swansea Slades Ferry Warren

Cattle Sinews Sought in South China for Glue and Food

Dried cattle sinews are in high demand among the poor in South China with thousands of tons consumed yearly. Domestic production cannot meet demand, Hong Kong dealers seek U.S. supplies, imported in bags of 500 to 600 pounds, for use in glue production and other uses.

China South China Hong Kong America

England's Diverging Thrush Becomes Waterbird Oddity

An English thrush, famed for foraging underwater like a dipper, repeatedly dives for aquatic beetles and insects. Despite this shift, it remains unwebbed-footed and retains thrush characteristics, not fully becoming a true diving bird.

England

Ignorance to Blame on Debt and Health Habits

A short editorial notes many bad debts arise from ignorance and indifference rather than fraud. It argues opposing vaccination and clean habits invites ill health and financial distress.

Within the Law Religiously Evaded by Elite

The text notes a Japanese religion requiring daily worship on the sol, while princes and wealthy men sidestep the practice by sprinkling a little dirt in a room corner or on a small cement square made for the purpose.

First Alarm Clock Appeared in Milan in 1420

The first alarm clock appeared in 1420 in Milan Italy. Its owner a Milan councilor used a bell to ring at a set hour and a wax candle lit automatically at the same moment marking an early mechanical time device.

Italy Milan

Finland Adopts Hydraulic Peat Mining Method

In Finland hydraulic mining drives peat from bogs into yards for drying, producing a plastic mass that is pumped to storage. The method showcases an efficient, large scale peat extraction technique with potential industrial use.

Finland

Don’t Be Overfond Says Advice for Clear Judgment

A cautionary aphorism urges restraint and independence in thought and action. It warns against excessive attachment to any habit or practice that hides truth or blinds one to the world as it is. The message champions vigilance and honest self-government.

An Old Alibi Exposes Doctor’s Faulty Advice

A newspaper item notes a doctor who excuses patient deaths by claiming they ignored his guidance, highlighting alleged incompetence and shifting blame. The piece centers on medical accountability and the doctor’s strategy to deflect responsibility for fatalities.

A Rocky Road to Justice in Court

A brief note laments that an accumulation of technicalities bars the court from delivering clear justice, suggesting procedural hurdles obscure the outcome and impede timely resolution.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Edmund Cobb Nick Carter Mary Alden J. Barney Sherry Rod LaRouque Mona Lisa Richard Travers Maurice Powers Ida Waterman Jesop’s Pathe News Windham Grace Darmond Derelys Perdue William Conklin Edward Hearn Katherine Lewis Felix the Cat Liberty Store A. S. Thomas Prop Church & High Streets Bristol, R. I P. N Triangle Brand Orida Florida Swift South County Medeiros & Bernard Grocers Franklin Street Wood New England Henry Trudell Second Street John Carratura Santa Claus State Street R. J Xmas Louis F. Cohen Hope and Church Streets St. Michaels Church Board of Health E.E. Couillard Constitution Street Frank Russo Utility Rib Roast Ian George Warren Thames Street Phoenix Johnson McAdoo Rhode Island Hospital Trust Company Member Federal Reserve System
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