Joan Crawford Stars in Laughing Sinners and The Torch Song
In a Monday Tuesday New York screening, Joan Crawford headlines Laughing Sinners, a Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer vehicle with Neil Hamilton and Clark Gable. She then delivers a dramatic turn in The Torch Song, portraying a roadhouse entertainer who becomes a Salvation Army crusader, supported by Marjorie Rambeau and a strong cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joan Crawford
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Joan
Salvation Army
Kenyon Nicholson
Neil Hamilton
Clark Gable
Marjorie Rambeau
Guy Ruibbee
Cliff Edwards
Roscoe Karns
Gertrude Short
George Cooper
George F Marion
Bert Woodruff
Prodigal Returns in Modern Screen Tale with Tibbetts
Lawrence Tibbetts shifts to a modern portrayal in The Prodigal airing Wednesday and Thursday October 18 19 Esther Ralston stars as the heroine in a simple direct story of a prodigal who returns to an aristocratic family and earns success in a startling situation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence Tibbett
Esther Ralston
MGM Fox Hunt Drama Features Star Antonia and Emma Dunn
Antonia shines in the spectacular fox hunt and related scenes at MGM. Emma Dunn plays the aristocratic mother with iron control, while Cliff Edwards and Roland Young provide comic duo work as tramps. Stephen Fetchit adds humor, and Pratt and Von Eltz render the villains convincingly. Two choruses, one colored, join Tibbett’s two big numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antonia
Fox Hunt
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Emma Dunn
Miss Dunn
Mansfield
Belasco
Cliff Edwards
Roland Young
Stephen Fetchit
Parnell B Pratt
Theodore von Eltz
Tibbett
Their Mad Moment a Basque Romance on Fox Screen
Warner Baxter and Dorothy Mackaull appear together for the first time in Their Mad Moment a Fox film about a modern American socialite Dorothy Mackaull who loves a Basque man and faces a duty marriage engineered by her stepmother. ZaSu Pitts plays Miss Dibbs assisting the pair as real romance risks ruin in a Pyrenean farm romance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warner Baxter
Dorothy Mackall
Fox
Dorothy Mackaull
Nella Walker
Sir Harry
Lawrence Grant
ZaSu Pitts
Miss Dibbs
Dorthy
Dorothy
Baxter
Bride-To-Be’s Mountain Meeting Sparks Startling Climax
Dorothy reluctantly visits Baxter and his mountain kin who hail him as fiancé. Surprised by their sturdy worth and simplicity she reevaluates marriage to the English suitor, leading to a sharp, dramatic turn in the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter
Dorothy
Probate court petitions guardians and executors listed
Probate records show petitions for guardianship and estate administration across multiple cases. Appointments, bonds, and appraisals are set or continued, with accounts allowed and notices issued as required.
Home Making as a Lifelong Lesson Quote by Mrs Edison
A brief feature notes Mrs Thomas A Edison stating home making is a business to learn from childhood. The remark underscores domestic training as a foundational skill advocated by the Edison household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas A_ Edison
Conference program outlines two day sessions and talks
The agenda lists a two day conference with a luncheon at 12 30 hymns at 2 30 a topic forum on Social and Economic Relations Today led by Prof Jerome Davis of Yale University delegates urged to bring questions closing worship with Communion led by Rev Arthur H Bradford of Central Congregational Providence and adjournment
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerome Davis
Yale University
Arthur H. Bradfordd
D. D
Central Congregational Church
Providence
Bristol Man Granted Patents on Inventions
Charles V. Perry of Cap-Swivel-Let Company Bar rington has patents granted in Canada for a pipe and cable fitting line. He filed U S and Canada patents for threadless fittings for pipe and cables. The Underwriters Laboratory calls the fitting the finest threadless model yet. Tests show 250 pounds versus 100 pounds for ordinary threadless fittings. It eliminates threading on pipes and nuts and screws in electrical work. Perry departs Thursday for a business trip through the South and West.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles V. Perry
Barrington
Canada
United States
Perry
Underwriters Laboratory
New York City
Hope Circle D of L Installs Officers at State Street Club
Miss Mary A Callan was installed as Regent for a second term by Hope Circle Daughters of Isabella at the K of C Home on State street. Officers installed included Rev Thomas J Gillan as Chaplain and Miss Winifred Walsh as Vice Regent. The event featured Mass Penn Ingram as First Guide and Moss Regina Morris as Second Cauide, with a post-installation talk by State Regent Vrs Varv FF Prendergast of Providence praising the circle’s charitable work and planning a $10 Roll Call Red Cross donation and community assistance efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A Callan
Hope Circle
Daughters of
Isabella
State Street
Thomas J Gillan
Winifred Walsh
Nora F Dwyer
Alice Silvia
Marvy A Lannon
Emma Young
Nellie Connery
Anna Knowlton
Filen Gray
Mary Collins
Eliza Dwser
Helen Condon
Mass Penn Ingram
Moss Regina Morris
MocAlwe Dubuc
Mossy Geraldine Marino
Eva Burke
Catherine Bertrand
Vrs Varv FF Prendergast of
Providence
Bulk of Dr Williams Estate Left to Son in Probate Court
The will of the late Dr W Frederick Wallan probated yesterday before Judge Edward L Leahy. The bulk of the estate passes to his son Conner President W Frederick Williams Jr after minor bequests to relatives and gifts to St Michael's Church Bristol Yacht Juniper Hill Cemetery Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Frederick Wallan
Edward L. Leahy
Cinh St Michael
Seed vitality in peanuts extends storage life years
Government tests show peanut seed remains viable after three or four years, challenging the belief that storage beyond a year or two harms vitality. Researchers note seeds stored properly can maintain germination and yield potential, supporting longer term seed use by growers.
Thief and Robber Defined in Historic Legal Distinction
A thief is defined as one who deprives another of property secretly or without open force while a robber uses open force or violence. A burglar is a thief who forces an entrance into a building.
Be Always Ready Quote Adapted for Newspaper Card
The excerpt cites Ovid urging constant readiness with a hooked line and a note that opportunity appears where least expected, highlighting a classic epigraph about vigilance and timing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ovid
Scout Troop 5 celebrates 7th anniversary banquet
Troop 5 marks seven years with a father and son banquet at 6 30 p m in the Beany Building. Acting Scoutmaster Lawrence S Ashton and committee members lead arrangements. Tomorrow Troop 1 plans to add a new patrol and a test instruction period is set with Scoutmaster Julio F Bavier and Vincent Malafonte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence S. Ashton
M. Herman Gablinski
S. P. L. Stanley Gray
Edmund Larue
Fred Fiske
Field
Awashanks Herd
P.O W. S
Scout Honor Society
Scout
P O. W S
Messrs
Francis, Sylvester and
Fish
L. S. Ashton
J. A
Herman Gablinsk
LeRoy Newbold
Orange Tree Bears Fruit and Flowers Uniquely
A note describes an orange tree claimed to be unique in bearing both fruit and flowers simultaneously. The passage suggests this tree stands out among orange trees for its unusual flowering and fruiting pattern.
Upcoming events and socials in a November December calendar
A compiled list of community events from November to December hosted by various groups. Highlights include lectures at Yale University, multiple church and club gatherings, Xmas sales, dances, a Christmas card sale, and a Christmas party hosted by St Ritas Gurls Club with dates spanning November 7 through December 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mite Society
First Baptist Church
The
Congregational Club
Bristol Yacht Club
St Ritas Gurls Club
Mortgagee's Sale of Bristol Property Scheduled for December 5
Public auction set for December 5 1931 at 12 oclock noon on the premises in Bristol Rhode Island. Property includes land and buildings on the easterly side of Matin Road tied to Angelo Panzarella mortgage dated October 3 1923 and recorded in Bristol deeds. Sale subject to town taxes assessed June 15 1931 and conducted by attorney William T O Donnell on behalf of the mortgagee with bidding rights noted for postponements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Angelo Panzarella
Bristol
Rhode Island
Warren
Horace Peck
Susan E. T Perry
Francis Oliver Wedding in St Elizabeths Church
Miss Mary De la Oliver daughter of Mrs Antonio Oliver of 4 Borden Avenue became the bride of Anthony V Francis son of Mrs Joseph V Francis of East Providence. Rev Francisco Vieira officiated. The couple will reside at 398 High Street. The bride works at Namquit Mills and the groom at American Oyster Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sts. Elzabeth’s
Mary
de la Oliver
Antonio Oliver
Borden Avenue
Anthony V.francis
Joseph V. Francis
East Providence
Francisco G. Vieira
Gloria Olwer
Alice Rose
George Silvia
Anthony Gonsalves
High Street
Namquit Mills
American Oyster Co
Marriage licenses issued at Town Clerk office
Licenses issued yesterday to James Bisbane a millhand of Bristol and Edith DeGregorio of Providence along with Clifford Waterfield of Scranton and Florence Bowron of Bristol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Bisbane
Catherine Street
Bristol
Edith DeGregorio
Hawkins Street
Providence
Clifford Arthur Waterfield
Scranton
Florence Mildred Bowron
Pleasant Street
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Probate
John M. Burke
Susan M. Sheple
Henry L. Sweeney
John Henry Potter
Harriet L. Peckham
Ida FE. Johnson—Whill
Walter FE. Munroe
Wallace L. Mossup
Ellen A’ Flynn
W Frederick Williams
Industrial Trust Co
W Frederick Williams, Jr
John W . DeWolf, Jr
Anne H . Tilley
Edwin E. Tilley
Pros
Barstow
Bristol Man
Hope Circle, D. of L
Red Cross
Rotary Club
Nmther
Newport
Crd
Margaret
Morris
Westinghouse
Narragansett Electric Company
Hope ST
Narragansett Electric Company Electric Shop
Main ST
Jesse M. Tavares
Market ST
Dr. Williams
Soa
Progressive Citizens’ Club
Fagles
Makowsky Building
Congregational Church
Guiteras House
Alpha Christian Endeavor Society of Congregational Church
MFE
Epworth League
Church Street Armor
Battery C. 243Rd CA
State Street ME
Ladies’ Aid Society
Carls’ Friendly Society
Holmes House
William T. O'Donnell
Francis—Oliver
Peter Bonvicin
Burton ST
Tel
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co of
Boston
E. L. Watson Co., Inc
Weybosset Street
R. I
Garvin's Express
First Cliss
Burton Street
Augustus P. Duffy
W. W. Franklin & Co
Wood Street
G. M. Wilbur
Ady
Constitution ST
Calla
Lanzire’s Express
Frank Lanzire
Charles M. Connery
Buttom St
E. W. Weaver
Robert J. McKay
G. W. Simmons
William Street
Con
District Nursing Association
Hope Street
Sto Palm
Martha Graham
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