California Winter Views From an Adventurous Letter
The author reports on California weather and life from Long Beach to Los Angeles, noting rain and fog, stray snow talk, and locals. He compares California optimism with critic Bolster and describes street scenes, traffic rules, vendors, beggars, music, and a mix of political and social observations.
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Dewitt E. Bolster
California
Poarldisiz
Mr. Bolster
Golden State
Florida
Bolster
Bristol
San Diego
San Francisco
Long Beach
Weather Bureau
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
Huntington Park
Eing Beach
City Boy Finds Bells Drive Him Mad in New York
A long-bound diary fragment from January 23, 1932, in New York humorously catalogs endless bells around a dugout, from ice box to typewriter to pantry bells. The narrator frets at bells interrupting writing, invokes Poe and Beatrice Lillie, and jokes of bell shop schemes and famous names like Helen Keller and Mae West as distractions.
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New York
Aunt Bella
Poe
March
Beatrice Lillie
Normandy
Leslie Carter
Helen Menken
Corpuscles
Frank Sullivan
Guilt Hands leads as Lionel Barrymore stars in new mystery drama
Lionel Barrymore stars as the veteran prosecutor in Guilty Hands a Veiller thriller directed by W S Van Dyke The cast includes Kay Francis Madge Evans William Bakewell C Audrey Smith Polly Moran Alan Mowbray and more The Big Struck features Belle Bennett Mary Nolan Ralph Ince Eddie Quillan and others in a drama about a small town facing Big Business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lionel Barrymore
Bayard Weiler
Barrymore
W. S. van Dyke
Veiller
Kay Francis
Madge Evans
Miss Francis
Miss Evans
William Bakewell
C. Audrey Smith
Polly Moran
Alan Mowbray
Eddie Quillan
Rko-Pathe
Belle Bennett
Mary Nolan
Ralph Ince
Miss Bennett
Stella Dalas
Moll
Ralph Murphy
Underworld
Maureen O'Sullivan
Roscoe Ates
Arthur Stone
Louis John Bartels
Otis Harlan
Harvey Clark
William Eugene
Frank Darien
Brazil Vastly Larger In Land Area Than United States
Brazil covers about 3,285,819 square miles while continental U S area totals roughly 3,026,780 square miles. The comparison underscores Brazil’s greater expanse than the United States.
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Brazil
United States
Colt Memorial High School Basketball Team Acknowledged
A study shows Colt Memorial High School's basketball team under coach Ian Johnny Walker has formed one of the finest local squads. Principal James E. Sullivan of Guiteras Junior High contributed sophomore forward pair Mello and DeLeo, both graduates and proteges of Sullivan.
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Colt Memorial High School
Ian
Johnny” Walker
Colt
James E. Sullivan
Guiteras Junior High School
Mello
DeLeo
Colt nine posts 300 points in nine games
The team has 300 points to opponents 188 through nine games averaging 33 1 3 points per game. Mike DeLeo leads with 111 points followed by Captain Weenie Ruggiero at 71 and Whitey Mello with 63. Guards Nuts Lemaire St Angelo and Bruno add 27 19 and 4 points. Substitutes Gallo and Sousa contribute 4 and 1 points.
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Mike” DeLeo
Colt
Weenie” Ruggiero
Whitey Mello
Nuts
Lemaire
St. Angelo
Bruno
Gallo
Sousa
Colts at Providence Trade quintet clash in city gym
The Colt team travels to Providence to play Coach Trot Clark's Trade quintet. Despite the Colts being favored, Trade shows a stubborn defense and a strong combination in class B, having won three of six major contests.
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Colt
Providence
Guiteras
Colt Memorial High School
South Kingstown
South County
Bristol
South County Court
Kingstown
Local basketball fans set for busy week of three games
Local basketball fans anticipate a packed schedule as three fast games have been booked by local five teams this week. Spectators expect spirited matchups, with teams competing across venues for early-season momentum.
Battery C Quintet to Face Brockton Town Team Tonight
The opener airs this evening at State Armory foot of Church street. Battery C introduces players Gene Moura Jackie Bisbane Terry Martin Shiek Nunes River Cardoza Snowball Corretta Joe Williams J Dalpe and Speed Corria in the starting lineup.
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State Armory
Church Street
Battery C
Brockton
Battery Five
Gene” Moura
Jackie” Bisbane
Terry” Martin
Shiek” Nunes
River’ Cardoza
Snowball” Corretta
Joe Williams
J Dalpe
Speed
Corria
Olympians Face Palmville A C Challenge On Home Floor
Olympian Club of the Y M C A hosts Palmville A C in a Southern New England basketball test. The Olympians led by River Cardoza Jimmie Salzano and Tony Baker Perry seek a fourth straight win as Palmville aims to upset and claim top status.
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Palmville
Mass
A. C
New England
River” Cardoza
Jimmie” Salzano
Prudence Island
Bristol
NI. R
Bristol Town
Dick Mott
Colt Memorial High School
Bryantony Stratton Business College
Fred Marz
Providence
Razzy" Mancini
Bisbane
Tony “Baker” Perry
Colt High
Twilight League
Eyewitness on Indo-China Ear Ornament Practices
Describes beauty treatments among women in Indo China involving ear lobes slit to insert cane and wooden disks, expanding from three to five inches. As wearers age the disks are removed and metal coils hang, causing lobes to dangle up to a foot in length.
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Indo-China
Boy Scouts Collect Discarded Clothing For Needy Families
Awashonki Herd members plan an Old Clothes Campaign to gather used garments for repair and redistribution by the Red Cross. The weekly collection starts Saturday with house to house pickups, then consignments to the scout building for sorting and minor repairs.
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Awashonki Herd
Scout Honor Society
Boy Scout
The
Red Cross
Cout
Bristol
Bristol Fortnightly Club Marks Tenth Anniversary
The Bristol Fortnightly Club celebrated its tenth anniversary on February 1 1907 at the Merrill home Hope Street with 30 to 40 members and guests. Military whist was played and prizes awarded to Wm H Phillips Benjamin M MacDougall Mrs E H Tingley and Miss Addie Munro. The club began January 29 1897 at Mrs C J Hasbrouck’s home and is led by President Mrs Charles B Rockwell who has served since formation.
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Bristol
J. Harvey Merrill
Hope Street
C. M. Gladding
William H. Phillips
Providence
George H. Schlosser
Woonsocket
Wm. H. Phillips
Benjamin M MacDougall
E. H
Pembroke Freshmen Visit Bristol Five Stars In Exhibition
Brown University Pembroke basketball team travels to Bristol on Saturday to meet the local Five Stars girls team at the Y M C A. Five Stars lineup features Catherine Reynolds Rebecca Goddard Rose Callan Ella Gray in key forward guard positions.
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Pemmbroke
Brown University
Bristol
Five Stars
Catherine Reynolds
Rose Callan If
Reba Goddard
Ella Gray
Social Party Honoring Mrs. Dray Attracts Local Guests
Miss Louise Simmons and Miss Ella Springer hosted a Tuesday evening event in honor of Mrs. Alice Dray of New York. Entertainment featured Miss Rose Molasky Captain W. Crowley and Ambrose Desilets. Salad supper was served by Mrs. Lizzie Manchester and Robert Holmes.
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Louise Simmons
Ella Springer
Alice Dray
New York
Spanish-fortune letter claims $100,000 for local caterer
Charles H. Bickford, a Hope Street caterer and restaurant owner, reports a Madrid letter promising a $100,000 bequest from an old friend. The note asks for a small advance to straighten legalities before the fortune is sent, a common scheme already received by others in the state.
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Charles H. Bickford
Hope Street
Spain
Sis
Bickford
Old
Madrid
William J. Fish
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al Smith
Hiram Johnson
Russia
York -Mseintyre
Norman Bel-Geddes
Mr. McTeague
Scotland
Carolines
Helen Keller
Jay Brennan
Percy Hammond
Mae West
Central Park
Jack Johnson
Hollywood
Anita Murray
Warner Baxter
McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Eire
Merchants’ League
State Street
Pill Rollers
Scribes
Night Hawks
Boy Scouts
Loay
Palen
Buffingtows Drug Store
Maisano
Weed
Bridel BR. L
NEW England Steamoint Lines
Phoenix Fes
Celebates
E. A
Hope
R. I
Newman
Bros. Bristol
Foods Foods _Friends
Kellogg’s
Roger
Baker’s
Sss
Petersen
S. S. Pierce
Pierce
Hecker
S. Pierce
Vienna
Sunkist
Hamburg
He Mee
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