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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1933
Page
4
A whimsical Mrs Ewing story about Kyrkegrim a brownie who tries to rouse a sleepy Norwegian church by preaching on hardness of heart and plagues The tiny preacher hurls his cap at a dozing farmer and declares eternal life is kept for such as him.
The notice lists May events including Muin strel Revue at Guiteras Memorial School auditorium May 8 9 The Count and Co Fd operetta CMHS high school auditorium May 11 Chicken Salad Supper Hope Circle No 70 Dofmh of C Hall Ma We Progressive Whist St Betas Club Parish Hall May 18 19 The World's All Right extravaganza Parish Cornel St Michael's Guiteras Memorial High School auditorium and June Cotten Bal Portuguese American Civic Jeanne Bristol Casino.
The Irish Free State is described as a self governing dominion akin to Canada with prospective constitutional status and broader autonomy from Britain. The outline notes its formation and anticipated governance framework.
Red snow is reported in multiple locations including a plateau on Vancouver Island British Columbia. The phenomenon is caused by innumerable microscopic plants proliferating in the environment.
Members of the Girls' Friendly Society of St Michael's Church held their annual sale Saturday afternoon at the Holmes House. The event drew a large crowd with busy tables. Mrs John G. Stewart led supervisory staff including Mrs Priest Wantt Mrs Farle Poe Mathewson Mrs Charles Sparks and Mrs Harry Wo Manre.
About 6000 ships from 32 countries participate in transporting passengers and freight for the United States.
Funeral rites held for 21 year old Miss Naricif S DuPonte of 586 Wood Street at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church after a several week illness. Born Jan 30 1912 in town she is survived by eight brothers Frank John Anthony George William Elmer Edward Amos and three sisters Mrs John Intermore and Misses Anna Mary DuPonte. Burial followed at St Marys Cemetery. Clergy and attendees included Arthur Brown Walter Newton Gundo DeCristofano and others.
The funeral of Mrs Nellie Doran widow of James Doran was held from her home 400 High Street Bristol at 830 AM and a requiem high mass followed at St Mary's Church Burial was in St Mary's Cemetery She was born January 29 1860 in Bristol and had two brothers Robert Lowres and Thomas Lowrey and a grandson William Keefe The bearers were Fred Foster James Redls John Doran Francis Cardoza Frank Doran and Thomas Keefe
Ruth P Romano of Bristol passed away at home after a long illness. Born August 3, 1907, she lived in Bristol since girlhood and worked in the Nation India Rubber Company packing department. Survived by husband Charles Fomane or 73 Gooding Pane, daughter Isabella, parents Mr and Mrs August Perrys, and six sisters including Mrs Margaret Langella and Mrs Mary Vietra.
The Hanetal family will hold a wake at 8 30 tomorrow morning at 73 Gooding Lane followed by a requiem mass at 9 00 at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church Burial will be in St Mary's Cemetery.
The Eskimo curlew once a premier shore game bird in America is likely extinct with the last known specimen taken in Argentina in 1925.
A Los Angeles bakery studies weather impact on sales noting bread consumption drops about one percent for each degree above 80. The finding ties the bakery’s demand shifts to temperature changes, signaling weather reporting influences consumer bread purchases.
A brief Toledo Blade item notes a baby crying drawing neighbor attention in a domestic dispute tone, with no graphic detail. It references a neighborhood scene and emphasizes impartial reporting of sounds and disturbances.
The actress recalls leaving Canada for New York with her sister, seeking an agent, and landing her first film day after persistence. She describes the crowding studio scene, being chosen among twelve, and how Atkins, Athole, and later Mayer Studios helped launch her career with early roles alongside stars like Frederic March Clark Gable.
A historical column argues that the 1935 final ratification of the Versailles Treaty will shape Germany and Europe. It questions Germany’s responsibility, proposes changes for lasting peace, and notes shifts in perceptions of wartime atrocities and prisoner treatment.
Town notes 1933 licenses issued under Chapter 4013 to outlets and clubs in Bristol. Class A firms include Fown Bottling, Thomas Lonergan, Giuseppe Campanella, and others. Class A Tavern and Victualer listings name DeFelice, Kunz, Mariano Andrade, and numerous addresses. The Town Council will meet May 3 at 7 30 PM to hear applications.
The text argues that Germany must be restored to full nationhood free from foreign dictation after the war. It warns against peace achieved by subjection, stating Americans favor peace with genuine national sovereignty for Germany to sustain lasting European peace.
A didactic remark urges avoiding despair after a fall and valuing repentance as a noble act. The speaker emphasizes self-improvement through ruthlessly removing evil within, rather than merely cultivating impulses to virtue.
Some common freshwater fish such as trout sticklebacks and minnows can alter their coloration to blend with their background.
The mortgagee will publicly auction on May 3 1933 at 10 00 A M eastern daylight time the Bristol Rhode Island land parcel secured by the 1928 mortgage deed of John M Perry Gloria R Perry Maria C Medeiros Herculano Medeiros and Julia A Medeiros recorded Book 100 Page 8. The sale follows a broken mortgage condition and covers a 50 by about 67.8 foot tract with Frankin Street as southern boundary and adjacent lands of Luigi and Anna Romano George Fish and Bristol Home for a Woman. The sale is set by the mortgagee with attorney Benj F Lindemuth acting for the mortgagees.
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