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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1940
Page
4
John van Guilder explains that a single snapshot rarely tells the full story. Use multiple shots to show different angles and details, arranging them later to form a coherent sequence that strengthens the subject and action.
Randy Del Toro delivered the decisive hit in the 10th inning as Bristol Rangers beat South Providence 11 to 10 in the Melrose League. Del Toro added three singles in four at bats while Danny Vargas earned his third straight win after four innings of relief, allowing 16 hits.
A meandering column reports Hollywood and Broadway anecdotes from Warner Bros. storage scrapes to New York nightlife. It notes industry banter, marriages, party stunts, and celebrity sightings including Hedda Hopper, George Raft, Ga deling fuel for chatter around venues like the Prometheus Fountain and Greenwich Village.
After the Republican Convention in Philadelphia observers say a new national political note emerged. Wendell Willkie's nomination is praised as a voice of the American people calling for leadership and self reliance. He pledges a government that frees men economically and politically, stressing work, service, and achievement.
Poetic tribute honoring nurses as messengers of mercy caring for the sick with healing hands. It evokes faith guiding acts of service and hope for those condemned by illness, praising compassion and steady light through difficult years.
The Home Owners' Loan Corporation will auction two Bristol Rhode Island lots 15 and 16 on the Benjamin Smith Estate with access via Metacom Avenue. The sale, July 31, 1940 at 11:00 AM, follows a default on a 1934 mortgage. Deposit is $200 with terms announced at sale. Attorney Ralph S. Daniels directs the bid.
Parishioners of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church outlined the August 4 outing at DeWolf Farm Metacom Avenue with Nicholas Ruggiero and Anthony Du Pont named co chairmen of the general arrangements committee. Attending were Attorney Lucien Capone Louis Nastri Salvatore Massano James Salzano Ralph DeLeo Matteo Carmone Michael Turillo Sabato Sicignano Anthony Negro Antonio Anania and Felix Langello.
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