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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1932
Page
4
Colonel S P Colt, president of the Perust Company, discusses a year of broad prosperity across banking and manufacturing. He notes high interest due to liquidity competition, a risk of overexpansion, and predicts easier money after mid January. Rubber goods, belts, hoses, and footwear industries report strong activity driven by general commerce and construction.
Just before noon last Wednesday Edward E. Wilkinson foreman of the gaiter department at the National India Rubber Company was surprised by a presentation of a diamond in recognition of his long service. The incident occurred at the factory showing the firm’s appreciation for loyal workers.
Fall River Bears defeat Bristol team 42 to 24 in a fast rough contest. McShane Green Herrmann Slattery McCaughey Hodgson West Wilds Cosgrove Dinsmore led scoring with multiple field goals and free throws. it was 19-18 at half before Fall River pulled away in the second half.
Lions club match sees Woodchoppers overtake Hikers with 1572 total pins to 1479. Pozzi leads with a 291 three string, while McKerma and D Angelo top the Hikers with 289 and 271 respectively.
The September full moon is called the harvest moon and the October full moon is known as the hunters moon.
Delivers multiple baked bean sandwich ideas ideal for winter meals. Includes Broiled Bean Sandwich with cheese and bacon, Bean and Olive variations, Boston Bean Sandwich with gherkins, and Sailbert style with tomato and onion, detailing ingredients and assembly for each.
The Parent-Teacher Association invites all to a Friday evening talk on thrift by Mrs. Harrington of the Providence American Homemakers Association. She will discuss budgeting and home economy with free conferences at the office of the Industrial Trust Company on select days. The event proceeds at 8:00 P M in Colt Memorial High School and aims to inform attendees on practical thrift strategies.
Ever Ready Bowling League statistics up to December 31 1931 show Pi men winning two strings from Hy rantment and Hosemen taking two strings from Axemen. J Veira of the Hosemen bowled a high single of 115 and a three string total of 310 to lead the evening.
January events include a New Year gathering by the Netopian Society at Guneras House, a bean supper at State Street Church vestry, a charity concert benefiting the Rotary Food Station, PTA meetings at Colt Memorial High School, a Seth Parker Sunday gathering by First Baptist Church, a Rotary Food Station benefit, and a talk by Mr Fred B. Smith at the Congregational Church as part of the Men's Union series.
Anton Sousa appeals a five day sentence from the Fifth District Court for a second offence of removing quahangs. State police testified Sousa was seen in a skiff near Hog Island and Bristol Harbor while quahanging. Witnesses Crillo and Crass admitted to quahanging nearby, while Sousa claimed he was tonging for his anchor. The judge upheld the police identification and Sousa's guilt.
In 1766 regular coaches connected New York and Philadelphia with a three day journey. Ten years later a new service dubbed the flying machine began and shortened the trip to two days.
A girl visiting friends comments on well filled shelves and reveals a simple truth about borrowing from the library. She notes that they also take books back, highlighting a child’s practical view of sharing and responsibility.
The narrative traces clashes between traders and feuding powers, the defense of a fort by Lidy La Tour, and a tragic turn. It notes Evangeline’s land in New Brunswick, shelter for her friends, and the 1783 Loyalist migration that led to St. John and other settlements like St. Andrews and Maugerville.
A New York Times piece discusses Trinidad tales of vampire bats biting humans and cattle causing death. The account notes anesthesia from wing flutters, cites Peter Martyr and early Britannica sources, and recalls Darwin finally proving bloodsucking bats in Chile near Coquimbo.
The list assigns state birds to multiple states. Alabama selects the flicker while California uses the California quail. District of Columbia has the wood thrush and Florida the mockingbird. Georgia uses the brown thrasher and Illinois the cardinal. Kansas and Kentucky both favor the Western meadowlark and Louisiana the brown pelican. Maine picks the chickadee, Maryland the Baltimore oriole, Michigan the robin, Missouri the bluebird, Nebraska the Western meadowlark, Oregon the Western meadowlark, Texas the mockingbird, Virginia the robin, Wisconsin the robin, and Wyoming the Western meadowlark.
Stanley Baldwin argues there are two educations. The second is social friction with others that teaches toleration and personal improvement. It is gained by interacting with people, not by isolated study, and it makes work with others more effective.
Ornithologists debate how migratory birds are drawn south by ultraviolet light in fall. When autumn light fades, birds shift toward brighter southern sunshine. The wider impact of sunspots on life shows varied, cycle-driven effects across organisms.
The text argues that lasting happiness comes from growth and active effort. It rejects the idea that vegetating leads to happiness, asserting that real fulfillment comes from developing abilities, feeding the mind, and striving upward against social pressures.
A damaged OCR transcription offers a partial local item with unclear names and events. readable fragments reference a church and house, but essential details are missing to identify persons, places, or actions.
In Dec and Jan, births announced include Phoebe Donato daughter of Mr and Mrs John Donato of 193 State Street. Michael A Flynt Jr son of Mr and Mrs Michael A Flynt. Margaret Anne Vermette daughter of Mr and Mrs Albert J Vermette, all noted at Truesdale Hospital Fall River Massachusetts. Also a daughter and a son named in various public notices across Deasari Rock Street and Slit a town addresses.
Mortgagee will sell one lot with buildings on the easterly side of the Main Road from Sereee Rhode Island to Hope Island. Bounded by the Peck heirs right of way, it totals about 10 feet by 325 feet with a 32 foot strip and stone walls. Sale is subject to taxes and follows a 1928 deed to Angelo Panzarella et al. Auction ordered by the Bristol mortgagee attorney William T. O'Donnell. December 31, 1931.
Public sale set for Saturday January 30 1932 at 1130 PM EST on the premises Usher Street Bristol Rhode Island. Mortgagors Manuel Pacheco Moniz and Emily Pacheco Moniz defaulted on February 25 1931 mortgage recorded Book 102 Page 35 Bristol Real Estate Mortgages. Property bounds include 180 feet on Thatcher and Nathan N Cole lines and 50 feet on Usher Street. Taxes assessed June 16 1931 and a prior $1500 mortgage octubre. Sale by order of the mortgagee with intention to bid. Bristol Rhode Island January 5 1932.
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