Senators Face Pill Rollers and Strikes in Merchants League
Joe Kinder's Senators meet Pill Rollers and Strikes on State street alleys in a pair of Merchants League contests. The Pill Rollers postponed game against the Senators while the Strikes game proceeds as scheduled. Night Hawks also clash with Pill Rollers in a top tied contest, each team on 25 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Kinder
Senators
State Street
Merchants League
Night Hawks
Pill Rollers
Peanuts Win Nut League Title With Jimmy St Angelo Scoring 167
Jimmy St Angelo captain of the Peanuts leads the Nut League with 167 points in 15 games winning league honors. Curley Desilets is runner up with 125 points from 13 games. Both players came from Colt Memorial High School teams of 1929 1930. Other top scorers followed.
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Y. M. CA Nut
Jimmy St Angelo
Curley Desilets
Desilets
Colt Memorial High School
Colt Memorial High School nets 17 wins in 1931 32 season
Colt Memorial High School closes its basketball season with a 37 19 win over Rogers High. Coach Johnny Walker’s squad played 20 games, winning 17 and tying 1, with 2 losses and a total of 683 points for 385 against. Mike DeLero led with 216 points while capt Weenie Ruggiero added 175 and Whitey Melfo 125.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colt Memorial High School
Rogers High
Iane
Johnny) Walker
Mike DeLero
Mike
Weenie” Ruggiero
Whitey” Melfo
Leon Lemaire
George St Angelo
Jeo Mans
Paul Bruno
Gallo
Madeiras
Sousa
Surantin Toad Eggs Hatch Boldly in Mother’s Back
Report describes the surantin toad of Dutch Guiana where male gathers eggs as laid and embeds them in the female’s skin. After 75 to 80 days the eggs hatch inside the back, producing 60 to 70 fully grown toads at once without a tadpole stage.
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Dutch Guiana
Yoga’s Presumed Power and the Path of Meditation
The piece explains yoga’s Sanskrit meaning concentration and the school’s essence as meditation. It notes theoretical aims of ascetic practice to gain command over elementary matter in this world.
New Apparatus Claims Unique Sound from Throat Muscles
A new recording device analyzes throat muscle action during speech and its inventor asserts that no spoken sound has ever been uttered in exactly the same way twice. This claim highlights precise vocal variations and challenges on repeating speech patterns.
Colonial Game Law Declares Hunting Free in Plymouth Colony
The Plymouth colony in 1623 enacted an early game law that made hunting and fishing free unless restricted on private property, signaling early colonial approach to shared natural resources.
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Plymouth Colony
Electricity use per capita doubles in a decade in U S
Per capita electricity consumption in the United States has more than doubled over the last ten years. This rise reflects increased household and industrial demand as energy access expands nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Narrowest brush with death in White Plains surgery
Surgeons in White Plains Wyoming stitched four razor wounds to a unnamed Black man's heart. Doctors say the operation leaves him with an even chance of survival. The report calls this the closest shave on record.
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White Plains
W Y
Hamilton
Ontario
Spectator
Accurate Electric Clock Sets Precision Benchmark
In a New York laboratory a crystal controlled electric clock earns fame as one of the world’s most accurate timekeepers. The device registers an error rate of only one second in every 100 days, showcasing remarkable stability.
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New York
No Place for Idler The Greatest American Invention
An American Magazine quote declares idling as a vice and raves about the value of industrious effort as the nation’s defining invention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Magazine
New York City Moods and Celebrities of 1932
A collage of urban images and notes from New York City including Broadway, Times Square, Gramercy Park, and Central Park. Mentions Otto H. Kahn, Jean Harlow, Greta Garbo, Eugene ONeill, the Mills Brothers, and John Chapman reflecting cultural life, fashion, and nightlife amid 1932. Also notes auctions, autographs, and a pastry shop scene near Washington Square.
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Lou Holtzs
Palace
Knute Rockne
Eugene O'Neill
Jean Harlow
Harlean Carpenter
Kansas City
Fifth Avenue
Grace Tibbett
Los Angeles
Mills Brothers
Harlem
Paul Lukas
Budapest
Greta Garbo
Hollywood
Lionel
John Barrymore
Otto H. Kahn
Washington
Poe
Raven
J. P. Morgan
John Chapman
Myron Brnnig
Farrar and Rinehart
Sidney Skolsky
Joe Frisco
McNewikt Syndicate
Obituary: Richard Kavanaugh Dies After Long Illness
Richard Kavanaugh aged 72 or 73 died at his niece Mrs Annie Farley’s home 356 Wood Street where he had lived 21 years after over two years of illness. Born in Tipperary Ireland he had lived in town over 50 years and worked 300 years as a fireman for the N I R Co. Survived by wife Mary English Kavanaugh son Police Chief R J Kavanaugh and two daughters Misses Annie and Katherine Kavanaugh. Funeral from his niece’s home at 8:30 AM with a 9:00 AM mass at St Mary’s Church Rev Thomas J Gillan officiating Burial in St Mary’s Cemetery.
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Richard Kavanaugh
Annie Farley
Wood Street
Tipperary
Ireland
Michael
Katherine
Murphy
Kavanaugh
N. I R. Co
Mary
English) Kavanaugh
R J. Kavanaugh
Annie
Katherine Kavanaugh
St Mary’s Church
Thomas J. Gillan
Easter Services Mark Resurrection Feast Across Town
Easter Sunday observances by Christian Churches of all denominations featured sunrise services, pageants, and musical programs of high order. Sermons echoed the gospel theme with spring flowers brightening altars, and notices of the programs appeared in the Phoenix last Friday.
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Christian Endeavor Society
Congregational Church
Mt Hope Bay
Christian Endeavor Society of the Baptist Church
Manly
Jerusalem’s Area and Fortified Geography Described
A fragment describes Jerusalem as a quarter mile square area bounded by steep valleys on three sides. The note mentions western walls and modern fortifications, implying safety features and terrain shaping the city’s defenses.
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Jerusalem
Magisterial Standard Term Explained for Italian Ensigns
The article defines ygonfalon as the term for an ensign or standard once borne by chief magistrates of Italian cities such as Florence and Lucea, noting its historical usage and authority.
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Florence
Lucea
Mind Sets Shape Life Invarial Belief
The line suggests that inner thought dictates outward life, asserting a deterministic link between mental state and events to come, with emphasis on habitual thinking guiding destiny. It frames thought as steering reality and behavior as a direct reflection of mindset.
Colt Memorial School Plan Proposed With Colt Water Works
A 1907 editorial outlines Col. Samuel P. Colt plans to endow and fund a Colt Memorial High School by bonds totaling 125 000 dollars for waterworks modernization. He would donate 50 000 dollars in five percent bonds guaranteeing 2500 dollars yearly to cover heating janitorial and repair costs, arguing municipal ownership risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel P. Colt
Colt Memorial High School
Col. Colt
Pro and Con Club Debates Socialism Menace Question
The Pro and Con Club opened with a duet by F M Dimond Joseph Kinder and Mae Rounds at the piano. A debate on socialism followed with two to one in favor of the affirmative. About 30 members attended. Frid a y evening P Henri Morris hosted a dinner for Providence Lodge of Flks. James Quinn to move to New York soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rufus E. Murray
F M Dimond
Joseph Kinder
P Henri Morris
Providence Lodge of
Flks
Knight
Hog Island
Europe
James Quinn
Mr Knight
New York
GM signals national auto exhibit launch across 55 cities
On Monday night April 4 General Motors begins a nationwide display of automobiles and diversified products in 55 cities, paired with a simultaneous All-Star Air exhibit. The drive aims to spur automotive demand and broader industrial prosperity, backed by major radio broadcasts from Times Square.
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General Motors
Paul Whiteman
Ernc Rapee
Welcome Lewis
Olga Albani
Ohman
Woman Escapes Injury As Car Skids In Rainstorm
A Mrs Marguerite Brown of 9 Stevens Street Riverside escaped injury when her coupe overturned in a water filled gutter on Wood Street near Tanyard Brook. A Callan Construction Company truck freed the vehicle and it drove away.
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Marguerite Brown
Stevens Street
Riverside
Wood Street
Tanyard Brook
Callan Construction Company
Rotary Frolic and Community Events Ahead in March
A local schedule lists events from March 28 to May 13 including the 3rd annual Rotary Frolic for Scholarship Fund, talks by Capt. Kilroy Harris at the Congregational Church, charity whist by Netopian Society, a Netopian Mystery upper and business meeting, Colt Auditorium dance by Bristol Colt Alumni, Minstrel Show at St. Michael's Parish House, the operetta Henry’s Wedding by Universal Producing Co, and the Dalcy comedy by BTA at Guiteras School.
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Rotary
Kilroy Harris
Congregational Church
Men's Union
Netopian Society of
Guiteras House
Netopian Society
Colt
Colt Auditorium, Auspices of Bristol Colt Alumni Association
St. Michael's Parish House
St. Michael’s Brotherhood
Henry
Universal Producing Co
St. Michael’s Church
Lawyers in the Bible Mentioned Eight Times in New Testament
A brief note surveys biblical usage noting that the word lawyer appears eight times in the New Testament, three in singular and five in plural forms, outlining its occurrences.
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Lemaire
Bisbane
D’ambrosio
Borges
Marz, Jr N Gaghio
EF. St Angelo
Vorro
J Bisbane
Providence
Rhode Island
South Kingstown
Georgie St Angelo
Othe
von Tapostrecesstan Ter
Garree
Beristel
Beallon
Aso
Walker
Pawtucket Io Colt
Pawtucket
Cumberland
Colt &A
Barrington
North Kineston
Burritt
Britain
By Bateman
Broadway
Wall Street
Otto Kahn
42D
Times Square
Tia
Vinas
Washington Arch
Gramercy Park
Harbor Bell
Central Park Lake
Library
Dinty Moore
Chinatown
Town Hall
Morris Gest
St. Pauls Brown
Trinity Graves
Empire Building
Grand Central
Albany
Haresback
Sutton Place
Lindy
Lafayette
Washington Square
Kelcey Allen
Will
London
Richard. Kavanaugh
Bristol
Phoenix Files
Thomas Doyle
Philadelphia
Jersey City
Graham McNamee
Frank Black
Revelers
Mammoth
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Boston
E. L. Watson Co., Inc
Weybosset
R. L
Charles M. Connery
Burton St
E. W. Weaver
High Street
Peter Bonvicin
Tel
Robert J. McKay
G. W. Simmons
William Street
Don
Garvin's Express
Krurton Streeet
RB. L
G. M. Wilbur
Constitution ST
Lanzire’s Express
Frank Lanzire
Bristol District Nursing Association
Hope Street Hoern
Martha Graham
Mope Street
Thyea Carlson
Hopes Bt
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