Hollywood Rope and Laughs From Rex Beach Star
The interview traces a comic actor’s start in Hollywood in the early 1920s. He recalls Rex Beach helping him obtain roles with Sam Goldwyn and Eminent Authors Inc, making 6 reel comedies including Jubilo and Doubling for Romeo, and later work for tal Neach and Sam Rork. He notes the wage of success in jokes over serious acting and shares memories of the Follies and rope acts. He advises aspiring actors to master a 12 foot rope as a fallback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snow
Gelf
Bollywood
Hollywood
Mra Rex Beach
Sam Goldwyn
Romeo
Speare
Goldwyn
Tal Neach
Sam Rork
Barrymore
WNN
Dramatic Heritage Ties Rankin to Barrymores Drews and Davenport
Arthur Rankin, nephew of the Barrymore family, traces lineage to the Drews and Davenporta, descendants linked to a storied American theater legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Rankin
Barrymore
Drews and
Davenporta
Bristol and Pawtucket Meet in Twilight League Showcase
Friday's game features Kid Hope's Bristol Town Team against Pawtucket Athletic Club. Pawtucket brings stars such as Stan ley Unkuski Lefty Sullivan Herbie Stevens Chick McKnight Artie Gillooly Dr Curly Stevens and Chic McKnight. Mer Hope will start local talent to counter and an unprecedented crowd is expected with a dime donation welcomed.
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Anoother
Kid Hope
Bristol Town
Pawtucket Athletic Club
Pawtucket
Stanley Unkuski
Lefty Sullivan
Herbie Stevens
Chick McKnight
Artie Gillooly
Harry Main
Providence College
Curly Stevens
Washington Senators
U. I. State College
Fred Crepeuc
Eddie Marshall
East Providence High
Crocky Towner
Crocky Towner Or Lefty Sullivan, Pitch, Sylvester 1B, Jackie McKnight
Bill MacDonald
Chic McKnight
Tom Donnelly
Peewee Mortenson
Mer
Phoenx
James B. Lee
Black Maria Wins Thrilling Finish In Bristol Yacht Race
Ashbel T. Wall’s Black Maria edged Ed Leahy’s Papoose by a second to claim first in the Bristol Yacht Club’s 12 footer race. The light southerly wind sent the fleet around the red buoy west of Hog Island and back, tying Black Maria and Papoose atop the series standings with 38 points each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashbel T. Wall
Black Maria
Ed Leahy
Papoose
Bristol Yacht Club
Yacht Club
Hog Island
Lumber Yard
Portsmouth
Moore Vales
Red de Walt
Poppy Freeman
Fit Howe
Widgeon Palmer
Black Marna
Abeose
Fattle Rhody Jr
Shempa
Alouette
Phantom
Gloria
Nancy Bell
Remora
Widgeon
Rhode Island
Origin of the Bayonet and Its European Rise
The Bayonet name traces to Bayonne France where it was first made. A Basque relief force near Bayonne exhausted, then fixed knives to muskets and won. The bayonet spread from Cayenne to Europe, replacing the pike in English and continental armies.
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Bayonne
France
Cayenne
Europe
St. Louis
Globe Democrat
Bear bones found in Slovenian cave dating ancient era
In Olsea Slovenia researchers report a prehistoric cave discovery yielding nearly 1000 bear bones and other fauna estimated to be about ten thousand years old. The find suggests a rich ecosystem and potential insights into early human activity in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olsea
Slovenia
City Readers Weigh In On Timely Topics
A reader invites public comments on town welfare and interests in this newspaper column. Citizens are urged to send letters sharing views on local affairs and issues affecting the community.
Band Inspires Bristol in Economic War Morale Drive
The Bristol community likens its strain to a wartime conflict praising a band concert series. Citizens are urged to cooperate and sacrifice, with emphasis on unity, discipline, and momentary leadership until an industrial captain emerges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. Merriman
Bristol
Gold Diggers of 1933 Promises Broadway Style Spectacle
Warner Bros stars including Warren William Joan Blondell Ruby Keeler Dick Powell and Ginger Rogers headline a lavish back stage musical drama. Busby Berkeley choreographs 200 beauties in show stopping numbers while three aspiring chorus girls seek an angel to back their big Broadway production.
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Warner Brothers
42Nd Street
Warren William
Joan Blondell
Ruby Keeler
al Jolson
Dick Powell
Aline MacMahon
Guy Kibbee
Ginger Rogers
Ned Sparkshead
Warner Bros
New York
Busby Berkeley
Wkid
Spain
Boy Scout Notes Plan Camp Takarest Week Activities
Troop Twat schedules a supper hike at Camp Takarest next Monday July 3 as patrols report on activities. Court of Honor meets Tuesday at 4 PM at Camp Takarest with guests at supper. Bugle and Drum Band rehearses Tuesday 7 PM in the Scout Building. Dr Clarke trophy trials and trip plans for the World's Fair are discussed. Troop S meets Wednesday 7 PM in the Scout Building. attendance urged.
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Twat
Dino Sessons
Court of Honor
Camp Takares
Dr Clarke
Wangoog
Takarest
Yellowstone Park Turns Sixty In 20th Century Milestone
Yellowstone National Park, the first national park globally, marks six decades since its establishment. The site in Wyoming celebrated a long heritage as a model for conservation and public recreation.
Floodlighted York Ruins Open for Eight Viattors
Old Roman ruins at York England receive floodlighting to accommodate eight visitors with enhanced viewing.
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York
England
Alder Towers Eighty Feet High in Oregon Red Alder
The Oregon or red alder grows along Pacific coast streams and mountain canyons and can reach eighty feet tall. Its reddish brown wood is used in furniture and water exposed work while branches yield fine gunpowder charcoal and bark provides a valuable dye.
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Oregon
Pacific Coast
Boston Herald
Borges Home Rim Clout Gives BTA 4-1 Victory
Manuel Borges hit a seventh inning homer to pace Mer. Kid Hope's BTA past Mgr. Frazee's Ever Readys 4-1 in Twilight League action. Whitey Mello and Hut Correia pitched well for BTA with solid defense from Duarte and Borges at first. Andrade had two singles and two runs, while Nuts Lemaire rounded the scoring with a first-inning homer.
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Mer
Kid Hope
Mgr. Frazee
Ever Readys
Artillerymen
Thames Street Firemen
Manuel Borges
Andrade
Whitey Mello
Hut Correira
Borges
Almeida
Trun
Lemaire
Mello
D'Angelo
Church Street
Rinaldi
Securo
Fettle
Duarte
Marsden
Stk
Butterflies and Moths Cross North Sea to Britain
The Montreal Herald notes migration by butterflies and moths to the British Isles from Africa Asia Minor and Europe. Painted Lady butterflies travel up to Iceland with flights of nearly 4000 miles, cabbage whites migrate in large swarms, and clouds of butterflies are seen at sea though inland swarms are rarer.
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North Sea
British Isles
Europe
North Africa
Asia Minor
Africa
Asia
Mediterranean
France
England
Scotland
Iceland
Kent
Sussex
Montreal Herale
Defiance and Olympians Meet in Twilight League Showdown
Defiance and Olympians clash Thursday in the local twilight league deciding half title race. Raym Brightman’s Defiance sends Doc Eddie Murphy against Olympians’ Marty Biancuzzo with Foxy Marshall and J. J. Garvin in support as Bisbane’s club counters with a strong battery and Bill Bottomley in action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raym Brightman
Defiance Nine
Larney Bisbane
Olympian
Mgr. Bisbane
Foxy Marshall
Martin Biancuzzo
Mer. Brightman
Doc Eddie
Bob Getchell
Olympians
Bill Bottomley
Neckers
Scout Camp Water Declared Unfit for Use
Scoutmaster George R. Fish reports Camp Takarest water from the spring well is deemed unfit by the State Board of Public Health due to sewage tank overflow from nearby facilities. Boys dig a new well under C. C. Getchell, about 23 feet deep so far, while drinking water is hauled from Bristol Narrows and town. Fish urges state action to fix the Soldiers’ Home sewage tanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George R. Fish
Takarest
Boy Scouts
Mt. Hope Bay
State Board of Public Health
R. I
Fish
C. C. Getchell
Bristol Narrows
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Will Rogers
Jeriday
Twin City
Pappoose
BOY Scout
Yellowstone Park
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B. T. A. ‘Band
M. Theresa Donovan
Colt Memorial High School
Bristol Train of Artillery
Stephen W Hopkins
Hope
Bradford Streets
B. T A
A M. Merriman
Hope Street
Harry Kebrek
J. O Casey
A M Merriman
Theresa Donovan
Col. Megriman
T. A
Col Merriman
James J. Velleca
Chicago Tribune
March Chambers
Rousini
Joe Casey
E. Boccalari
Franz Jehar
Bucalossi
RO Farrar
B.T.A
Doc. Murphy
Defiance Witherill
Perry
Velleca
Menard
Mott
Bottomley
Herzig
Murphy
Biancuzzo
Garvin
C Marshall
Ohiver
M Salzano
McGrath
Leclerc
Head
DeLeo
L. Mansi
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Gas & Electric Shop
Meope Street
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