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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1934

Page

3

Grand Central Flower Show Opens as Winter Ends

New York reports the 21st international flower show opening at Grand Central Palace drawing thousands of flower lovers and florists. Other items note a Mississippi case sentence for O C Brown, rising retail food prices, a Bao Dai marriage in Cochin China, and various international notices.

Pusy Wwisington Laling New York Grand Central Palace Greenwood Miss Supreme Court of Mississippi O. C. Brown Brown Washington Saigon Cochin-China Bao Dai Annam Yuenhu Hao Bao Paris Anne Morrow Lindbergh International League of Aviators Freehold N. J Elizabeth Miller Robert C. Miller American Legion Miller Matthias Nicoll, Jr Westchester Health Baltimore Maryland Yacht Club Detroit Charles E. Coughlin Mgr John E. Hunt Therese Little Flower St. Patrick France

Holy Hour Services Draw Large Congregations

Large crowds attended Holy Hour services Sunday afternoon at St. Marys Church and evening at St. Elizabeth Church highlighting parish devotion in the community.

St. Mary’s Church St. Elizabeth Church

Little Man What Now a Globe Hit German Novel

Hans Fallada from Greifswald leads a review of Little Man What Now detailing its simple plot of unemployment near Berlin and its reception. The critique notes the bleak mood, untranslated vulgarities, and the book’s reflection on German police and society.

Pomerania Germany Baltic Labrador Stettin Stralsund Gustav Frenssen Fritz Reuter Greifswald Hans Fallada Berlin Remarque Bauern Bonzen Bomben Pinneberg Herr Rudolph Ditzen

Rogers Free Library Adds Broad Fiction Nonfiction Titles

The Rogers Free Library announces new circulation across four genres. Nonfiction includes Canibal Quest and Testament of Youth. fiction features The State Versus Elinor Norton and We Ride the Gate. mysteries list Murder in the Squire's Pen and The Dragon Murder Case. westerns offer Hell's Desert and The Outlaw. Six books for boys six for girls and six for small children.

Rogers Free Library Canibal ‘Quest Gordon Sinclair Peter Fleming F. Yeats-Brown E. Alexander Powell Scotland H. V. Morton H. Stuart Ortloff Henry B. Raymore Charles Dickens Stephen Leacock Vera Brittian Russia Maurice Hindus Noel Coward Corrine J. Kern Nordhoft and Hall Phyllis Bentley Helen R. Martin Emilie Loring Ruby Ayres Florence Ward Green Peyton Helen Topping Miller Faith Baldwin J. S. Fletcher Elle Trusty Knaves Eugene M. Rhodes Stewart E. White

Sailor reports Europeans favor President Roosevelt during European tour

Clifford E. Stewart, a Rhode Island seadog, describes a 17 000 mile journey from New Orleans visiting Genoa and Venice. He notes smooth Gulf Stream seas and Italy with no war talk. Italians like Roosevelt and Mussolini's regime regulates hours and spurs employment.

Clifford E. Stewart Cass Street East Providence R. I Mt. Hope Narragansett Bay New Orleans Yugoslavia Stewart Genoa Venice Phoenix Mediterranean Atlantic Seaboard Gulf Stream Italy Jugoslavia Roosevelt Mussollini

Madame Spy at Lyric Theatre features Fay Wray

Universal continental drama Madame Spy stars Fay Wray and Nils Asther in a 1915 border tale of love and sacrifice set on the German Austrian Russian frontier. Supporting cast includes Edward Arnold Noah Beery John Miljan Vince Barnett and Rollo Lloyd with a second feature Alice in Wonderland led by Charlotte Henry and a large ensemble.

Universal Fay Wray Nils Asther Europe Edward Arnold Noah Beery John Miljan Vince Barnett Rollo Liord Madame Spy

Moonshine Bust Leads to Two Arrests on Tax Violation Charge

State trooper halted a speeding car on Metacom avenue near the Massachusetts line and seized four five gallon cans of alleged moonshine. Isaiah Fratus of 173 Mt Hope avenue and John Sousa of the town were arrested on Internal Revenue Act violation charges.

Isaiah Fratus Mt. Hope Avenue John Sousa Metacom Avenue Massachusetts State Line

Origin of the Bristol Phoenix Founder W H S Bayley

A Westerly clipping recalls W H S Bayley as Bristol Gazette printer who founded the Bristol Phoenix after a 1837 suspension. It notes Bayley printed until his death in 1862, served in the General Assembly, and as an auctioneer. The piece links Bayley to Stonington Borough’s 1837 printing efforts and the Phoenix’s rebirth.

Bristol Phoenix W. H. S. Bayley Raymond S. Brightman Stonington Mirror W.H.S. Bayley Bailey Bristol, R. I. Gazette Gazette Stonington General Assembly Bristol

Speaker Extols St Patrick at K of C Open Meeting

Raymond Betagh of Woonsocket praised St Patrick the patron saint of Ireland at Bristol Council No 379 Knights of Columbus in an open meeting on State street. Grand Knight James F Wylie presided as members and guests listened to vocal solos quartet and instrumental trio performances.

St. Patrick Ireland Raymond Betagh Woonsocket Knights of Columbus Bristol Council No. 379 K. of C State Street James F. Wylie James F. Sullivan

Irish Tea Well Attended by Parish Club Members

A well attended Irish Tea and children's entertainment sale drew crowds at St. Marys Church Friday afternoon and evening. The Mothers Club committee included chairwoman Mrs R G Newbold and a long list of officers and helpers such as Mrs Frank Treanor, Mrs Bernard Morris, Mrs John LaFazia, Mrs Roland Martelly, Mrs Elmer McNamara, Mrs Thomas Foley, Mrs Fred Foster, Mrs Henry Serbst Jr, Mrs Florence Demers, Mrs Joseph Partington, Mrs James Connery, Mrs Charles Martelly, Mrs William Hammill, Mrs Harold Caldwell, Mrs Philip Morris, Mrs John Connors, Mrs Arthur Conlon, Mrs William Simmel, Mrs Edward Byrnes, Mrs Thomas Byrnes, Mrs William Simm...

Mothers’ Club St. Mary’s Church R. G. Newbold Frank Treanor Bernard V. Morris John LaFazia Roland Martelly Elmer McNamara Thomas Foley Fred Foster Henry F. Serbst, Jr Florence Demers Joseph Partington James J. Connery Charles Martelly William Hammill Harold Caldwell Philip C. Morris John Connors Arthur Conlon William Simmel Edward Byrnes Thomas Byrnes William S. Baker Edward M. Kavanaugh Fred W. Cleaver William Owen William Simmons Bessie Crowley Manuel King William Connery William H. Sisson Matthew Preble Chester Dunbar John Tobin William McMillan

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