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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Nov 16, 1926

Page

3

Belle of Barcelona musical at Seton High School

Seton High School students present The Belle of Barcelona a musical comedy directed by Miss M Theresa Sullivan with Francis Canario as accompanist Special scenery was created by the students The cast includes Luis de Montero Gloria de Montero and Don Juan plus a chorus of US Marines and Spanish students The three acts occur in Plaza del Rey Barcelona during the Toreadors festival timetable listed for the afternoon and night of the same day and two weeks later

Margaret Johnson Mercedes Magdalen Shaw Francisco de la Vega Custom House Louis Evans Pedro de Montero Domenic Troiano Emilio Tohn Victoria Don Juan Dora Jose Max Phenes Oswald LeClair Dona Marcela Dona Anita Charlotte Suzman Inez Simas Martha Matilda Avers

American Legion Bowling Tournament Opens At YMCA

Kearney Post No 6 American Legion will begin its annual bowling tournament tomorrow evening at the YMCA alleys. Four-team captains are Samuel J Smith Ir William Bottomley Farlé Dunbar and Philps Morris.

William B Darling Gaeorge Janson Alec Guestemont Charles FE Burns Elmer Maxfield Manuel Almeida John Jo Callanan Charles R- Beals Donat Ladge James T Pierce James Lance

M E Church Notes on Ladies Aid and Society Gatherings

The Ladies Aid Society of State Street M E Church met at Mrs John H Potter home. Meetings of Woman's Foreign Missionary and Home Missionary Societies set for Thursday at Miss Harriet L Peckham's Hope Street. Epworth League to hold annual Christmas sale Saturday from 3 PM in the vestry with waffles syrup and coffee served.

Ladies Aid Socrety State Street Moe John H. Potter Church Street Woman's Foreign Misiionary The Ladies’ Aid Society

Entertainers to perform at Pastime Theatre Sunday

Miss Carolina Maturi of Boston will sing at a Pastime Theatre event at 2 pm Sunday November 28 with violin selections by Prof. Salvatore Giglio and piano by his wife. The program ends with a two act comedy Man Proposes and Woman Disposes and features a cast list headed by Carolina C Fazzano and several named locals.

Maturi Boston Salvatore Giglio

American Legion and Auxiliary Meet to Nominate Officers

The American Legion Kearnex Post No 6 and its Auxiliary will hold meetings in Grand Army Hall Thursday night Nomination for officers for the ensuing year will be on the Auxiliary meeting agenda Election of officers will occur at the December 3 meeting

Kearnex Post The American Legion Grand Army Hall Auxiliary

Community Holiday Events Planned Across Town

A sequence of upcoming events includes Musical Comedy Thats That at Pastime Theatre by Fire Ready Engine and Hose Co No 2 on Nov 17 18. old fashioned dance at BT A armory on Nov 18. Belle of Barcelona at Colt High School Nov 18 19. Christmas Sale at State Street ME Church Nov 20. Knights of Columbus social on Nov 24. Thanksgiving dances Nov 25 at Grand Army Hall and State Armory. tea and sale Nov 25 at Home for Aged Women. Christmas Sales Dec 17 8 at Memorial Chapel and Dec 8 at Vestry State Street ME Church.

Fver Ready Engine & Hose Co Bristol Counc Knights of Columbus Home For Franklin Street Congregational Club

Red Cross readiness and relief efforts after Florida hurricane

The American Red Cross reports vast disaster relief work totaling 62 U.S. disasters through June 30 1926 and describes Florida hurricane relief as a major ongoing effort. It notes 4000 injured 60000 homeless and 500 major fractures among 1200 Miami patients. The article compares the Florida event with the 1925 Midwest tornado and cites a $5 million nationwide relief drive. It also mentions the New Jersey explosion and international catastrophes with 15 foreign disasters.

Florida American Red Cross Red Cross Henry L. Baker Gulf Coast Moorehaven Clevi Iston Miami Midwest John Marson Payne New Jersey

Early Peruvian Chimas Pottery Reveals Ancient Life

Prehistoric Chimas people of northern Peru left virtually all history as pottery. Coiled vessels show daily life with squash, corn, beans and potatoes depicted. many portrait jars reveal facial features of the race.

Peru San Francisco Bulletin

Lamp paints army on mountain face at Stone Mountain

Gutzon Borglum explains in New York how electric light and a music lantern projected outlines onto Stone Mountain near Atlanta. Workers then traced and carved the vast memorial of Lee, Jackson, and Jefferson Davis as the granite faced completion.

Gutzon Borglum Stone Mountain Atlanta Lee Jackson Jefferson Davis South Borglum

Deer Menace Forces Hydroelectric Ditches to Span With Sod Bridges

Western power companies report deer slipping into long canal ditches used for hydro power. Workers build sod-covered log bridges over routes where deer trails cross and install ladders to rescue animals from the water. Fences fail to deter deer and repeated rescues occur along these isolated canals.

Rats Fight on U S Submarine Trapped by Giant Rodents

Sailors on a large United States submarine returning from a South American mission faced a rodent insurgency. Giant rats evaded traps and multiplied, threatening storerooms and other areas. Clubs organized daily sallies to combat them, but the crew had not fully prevailed.

United States Popular Mechanics Magazine

Brandywine Battle and Aftermath in 1777

The Brandywine fight on September 11, 1777 pitted about 13 000 American troops under General Washington against 18 000 British forces led by Lord Howe. The Americans were defeated with roughly 1 200 casualties while the British suffered about 800. General Lafayette was wounded. The British occupation of Philadelphia followed on September 28, and Washington later moved toward Germantown before withdrawing to Valley Forge.

Brandywine Brandywine Creek Pennsylvania General Washington Lord Howe Lafayette Philadelphia Washington Germantown Valley Forge

Looking Ahead Interview with Rene Forck on art night

In a New York interview Rene Forck discusses future plans as a French art event unfolds. The piece recalls Louis Bleriot and a scientist’s critique of early aviation, framing progress as a reaction to skepticism.

Rene Forck oSald Tr New York

Bristol Fifth District Court Keeps Several Cases Open

Four State Police visited Bristol areas including an alleged saloon at Wood and Bradford streets and seized liquor samples. Antonio Correira faced a charge of possessing liquor. he pleaded not guilty and the case was continued for one week. Multiple other cases were continued or bound over, including a manslaughter charge involving a 6 year old boy and a later set of civil matters continued two weeks or more.

Bristol Wood Bradford Frank H. Hammill Fifth District Court Antonio Correira Correira Hammill Antonio Cruz Almeida Alfred Larue National India Rubber Company Philip Teixeira Frank Camp Agatiello Teixeira Bay View Avenue Wood Street Rhode Island Hospital Joseph A Hammill James Fragosa Fall River Bradford Street Bourn Avenue Bernard J McIntyre Ypon Hugh F Kelley Vincenzo Viafora Manuel Steina Marion Simon Joaquim Simon Maria Cova Mary Brown J B Monette Company J A Janson Visi

That's That the Ever Ready Engine and Hose Club musical

The cast for That's That a musical comedy at Pastime Theatre November 17 and 18 has been chosen by a special committee. Ten roles include Willie Hoppe Leon Lemaire Letitia Browrell Irene Farley Jan Bronson Kenneth Jones Erasmo Mancini Martin Morris Vincent Malafronte Mamie Rimer Bessie Pierce Mrs Suthweld Lillian Brosseau Eloise Reswick Regina Farley Eddie Dewes William Remieres Dorothy Mott Irene Reilly John Nielson Donat Gladue Nanette Neilson Ella Mae Lemaire.

Ever Ready Engine & Hose Company Willie Hoppe Bell Boy Palm Beach Leon Lemaire Letitia Browrell Palm Beach Society Irene Farley Jan Bronson Rosamond Guevremont Kenneth Jones Beach Patrol Erasmo Mancini Martin Morris Kenneth Albert Pierce Mickey Sullivan New York Vincent Malafronte Mamie Rimer Bessie Pierce Suthweld Lillian Brosseau

Out of Balance Bride Questions Household Accounts

A young bride laments messy finances and asks how to total items such as two pounds of steak and a dozen oranges, highlighting confusion over household arithmetic in a domestic mishap.

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Barcelona K High Seton American Legion Bowling Edward Laady Bertram W Wall Fred Mo Straight Frank BR Silvia M. E. Church Notes Yethbor Union “Anephes’, of. Principessa Elena ‘Society Puccini Il Bacio Arditi Torna Sarriento DeCurtis Caralleria Rusticana Mascagni Carolina C Fazzano Il Sig Filippo Suo Padre Iasiello Carlo Arnolfi Cavallaro Enrico Valcosta Tedesco UN Cameriere Amendola UN Invitato Bastardo Frank Barbato Armory Colt High School M Theresa Sullivan Epworth Seagiart Ny State Armory 243Rd Coast Artillery HCD Ocock Primrose Club Kearnes Post American Legion Am State Armory Navy Rockwell Hall Prestwick WM. H. Bell Hope Street HR. H. Couillard Chiropractic Constitution Street Mexico Bleriot Louis Bleriot Charles F. Easterbrooks Burton Street Burton Electric Co Burton St R. I John C. Trudell Second Street LW Nouren Roma St John St Mortry Frank B. Silvia Newman’s Edgemere New Orleans Swift Round Table
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