Local notes mix town life with playful puff pieces
A jumble of town items from a named reporter covers council changes, street repairs, lightbulb issues, and traffic fixes. It also hops through social gossip about Easter balls, puzzles, sports, and colorful characters like Noah Count and Doc Cooney.
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New Council
Thames Street
Bradford Street
Bradford
Rehoboth
Johnnie Lannon
Fall River
Jack LaFazia
Jack
F. Mahoney
Ireland
Noah Count
Providence
Cooney
Ford
Andy D'Ambrosio
Brute
House Entered and Stolen Goods Recovered
Mrs. Matilda Gladue and her daughter Miss Anna Gladue report their 249 High Street home was ransacked while visiting Bay Spring. Jewelry wearing apparel and food were taken including a gold watch two necklaces a vanity case and two young girls were apprehended and will be in court Monday morning. Several articles have been recovered.
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Matilda Gladue
Miss Anna Gladue
249 High Street
Bay Spring
California Finds Kernite Deposits in Mohave Desert
California has discovered kernite deposits in the Mohave desert near Calli in 1926. The mineral, crucial to the borax industry, does not occur elsewhere in the world according to early reports.
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Mohave Desert
Calli
Under New Management at Local Shop Sparks Curiosity
The Jones shop has stood for generations until a notice in the window says Under New Management. Villagers ask when new owners arrive, only to learn Jones has married and remains at the counter.
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Jones
Weekly
Scotsman
Air Is Still Cheap Hlat for Motorists
A fragment from a Woman's Home Companion urges motorists to use air and gasoline efficiently in their carburetors, advising economical driving to stretch fuel supply.
Colt Memorial High awards merit certificates and plans 1931 football schedule
On Friday March 13 Principal E J Fitzgerald awarded January February merit certificates for general excellence to Colt Memorial High School students across classes 1931 1932 and 1933. The 1931 football schedule lists open dates Sept 25 and Nov 6 with opponents De La Salle Whitman St Raphael South Kingstown Westerly Warren and North Kingstown. The New England High School Chorus will include Colt members in Providence on May 3. St Patrick's Day program featured Cardo the magician in the school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colt Memorial High School
E. J Fitzgerald
Margaret Cicerchia
Hermann Wilbur
Claudia DeWolf
Jack Marsden
Anthony Ruggiero
Francis Hayes
Bertha Cheshire
Lillian Dunbar
Thomas Brown
Agnes Currier
Mary Mason
Benjamin Hazen
Lydia Fernandez
Alfred Paiva
Frances Gallagher
Bonita
Fitzgerald
Warwick
Colt
de la Salle
Newport
Whitman
Mass
St. Raphael of Pawtucket
Bristol
South
New England High School
Providence
New England
Matthew Capone
Cardo
Colt Memorial High School News roundup and events
The text notes various school activities and changes: a rescheduled April 14 baseball game with South Kingstown moved to May 19 at South Kingstown, a St Patrick’s Day party by Le Cercle Francais hosted by Lillian Dunbar and Mary Golden with Miss Mary Oliver providing music, and condolences for Mrs. Lombard and Genevieve Del Vecchio’s sister. Also mentions George St Angelo’s recovery, a notary seal purchase for school papers, and plans for a Citizens Military Training Camp at Fort Adams with applicants Levy, Dubuc, Perron, and White.
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F. J Fitzgerald
South Kingstown
le Cercle Francais
Lillian Dunbar
Mary Golden
Mary Oliver
Co. M
Citizens
Fort Adams
Newport
R. I
Robert Levy
Alfred Dubuc
Pasquale Perron
John White
Healthful Daily Diet Plan From Home Menu
Simple diet guide emphasizes milk and fruit for children, a cup for adults, plus liberal vegetables. Weekly menu covers breakfast with cereals and eggs, lunch and dinner featuring lamb and baked banana with bacon, plus sauces and sides. includes banana prep and a bacon baked banana option.
Mortgage Etymology and Boswell Johnson Isle Dream Tale
A Kansas City Times note discusses the origin of mortgage from mort meaning death and recounts James Boswell considering buying St Kilda after advice from Dr Johnson. Boswell’s plan faded, likely due to finances, leaving the purchase unmade.
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Johnson
St. Kilda
James Boswell
Lttle
London
Doctor Johnson
Boswell
Sir Edward Coke
James I
Kansas City Times
Home as the normal unit of power in Lent reflections
A Lent sermon argues that persons rather than vast powers define meaning, using Mt Calvary to urge practical care for homes in New Hampshire. It highlights the New Hampshire Conference on Social Work on March 13 to address mentally and physically handicapped citizens and advocates home rebuilding with Christian compassion.
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Mt Calvary
St. John
Calvary
New Hampshire
New Hampshire Conference On Social Work
Cranston Worsted Mill Skips Twi League Entry
Local notes say Cranston Worsted Mill will not enter a Twi League team this season. Teams struggle financially as per game costs and crowd donations, with managers often donating pay. Rumors suggest Caladrone turned pro, stirring talk of a Soldier Frank rematch at local smoke houses.
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Cranston Worsted Mill
Cranston Boys
Local figures signal teams for tri league entry
Mr. Sab Alesio of the King Philip Restaurant and Jack LaFazia of LaFazia Pharmacy plan to enter teams in the local tri league. The Sons of Italy lodge has not yet indicated entry for their Whirlwind Club. Battery C will not field a team. NIR Co undecided but likely rubber boys if a league forms.
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Sab Alesio
King Philip Restaurant
Jack LaFazia
LaFazia Pharmacy
The
Sons of Italy
Battery C
Manuel Lewis
Bristol County All Stars Enter Sun Day Suburban League
Bristol County All Stars apply to join the Sun Day Suburban League bringing Bristol and Warren into an eight team field. The league will draw in towns from Pawtuxet Valley Pawtucket and Providence.
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Bristol County All Stars
Pawtuxet Valley
Pawtucket
Commicut
Providence
All Stars
Bristol
Warren
Matty Borgia Aims for State and Southern New England Fights
Matty Borgia and Babe Terry work hard for future ring engagements. After a strong showing against Charley D Ambra he believes he can beat many top opponents in the State and Southern New England circuit.
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Matty Borgia
Babe Terry
Trojans
Matty
Charley D’ambra
New England
Local welterweight Frank to defend title against Al Porter in six rounds
Soldier Frank, top welterweight, trains for tonight’s six round main event at E T Armory against Al Porter, East Providence’s “colored phantom.” Frank seeks a decisive win after a disputed previous decision while Porter warns of a busy night. Also on the card Bill Furtado faces Young Casey in a bout linked to regional middleweight lineage and several four round preliminaries feature Soldier Frank’s brothers and local fighters Santo Delaney Vent Myers Alves in Bristol and Fall River.
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Frank
al Porter
East Providence
E. T. A. Armory
Bill Furtado
Young Casey
Warren
New England
Furtardo
Young Vento
Jose Santo
Bristol
Peter Delaney
Pride
Mount Hope
Johnny Vent
Johnny Myers
Fall River
Manny Alves
Big Card at Providence Auditorium Tonight
About 300 fans cheer Salvatore Ruggirello as he spars at Providence Auditorium in preparation for a 10 round return with Jose Santa this Friday. Ruggirello hammers the bags and boasts plans to repeat the performance against Santa, while Santa trains at Unique Gyms in Fall River. Both fighters schedule workouts midweek at 1 p.m. and ticket sales run brisk as old Montreal bout records loom.
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Salvatore Ruggirello
Pugilist
Jose Santa
Providence Auditorium
Mary Ann
Santa
Fall River
Riggirello
Montreal
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LeClerc
Silvia ‘Whitey
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Tendresse
Admiralty
Capucine Taupe
Derk
Blue Bird Shop
Hope Street Telephone
Colt High
Francis W. Hayes, Jr
Samuel Eisenstadt
Raphelina DeRosa
Nathaniel Gladding, Jr
Anthony Russo
Marjorie Manley
Joe
Melody Boys
All
S.S
George St. Angelo
George
Mapes
Muel S. Drury
D. D
Drury
St. Paul’s School
Concord
N. H
Ed. Caladrone
Soldier Frank
Caladrone
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