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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1935
Page
3
Anna Karenina meets train worker Alexei Fronaky as their attraction erupts in Moscow prompting a fatal accident. The tragedy unfolds as Vronsky pursues Anna through her stay and back in St Petersburg, shaping a turbulent, doomed romance.
Anna confronts Vronsky before his departure to the front. She pleads, he rejects a future together, and in despair she journeys to the station where the final train departs. A tapping trainman’s hammer haunts her, amplifying the omen of tragedy to come.
Bristol's three straight losses to Warren in the little works series wrap up a 1935 twilight league season. Olympian Club surprises to win pennant over Ever Ready. Notables include Bull Baker and Eddie Murphy fading, Chappie Oliver and Tony Perry misplays, and Frankie Sousa pacing Warren with a .400 average.
A vintage car care note explains that engines run overnight, draining oil to the crankcase. Starting in cold weather risks metal contact as top cylinder lubrication lags. Recommends top oil and heavier winter lubricant changes at service stations to save wear and money.
The Bristol team post series batting and fielding averages for 13 players. Guinan Morris Darling Murphy Hill Lucien Le Maître Van Almkerk Demara Tucker Rische Ahearn Reed show varied marks with Van Almkerk and Rische among top performers. Bristol totaled 39 hits to Warren's 33 and 26 errors by Bristol versus 10 by Warren. Lucien led strikeouts with 43, while Bristol stole 16 bases to Warren's 12.
Next Friday evening Col Charles W Abbott Jr who heads the Bristol County Boy Scouts will address the Colt Memorial High School auditorium at 8 o clock about forming a local Boy Scout organization. A similar meeting is planned in Warren on Thursday evening.
Factory Inspector Hudson recommends abolishing drinking cups in workshops and factories. Cranston public schools have discarded germ spreading cups. Proposes drinking fountains or other sanitary devices. The School Committee discussed this months ago but took no action.
Julien Herreshoff promoted a Chickering Grand piano for Colt Memorial High School costing $800. He contributed $400 and plans a series of entertainments whose proceeds will cover the remaining cost at no expense to the town.
A note describes Reanna wanting flowers and gifts for sentimental worth and calls to reach people by telephone for value that can only be estimated by those involved.
The article previews Paramount's Annapolis Farewell as the first film allowing a behind the scenes look at the Naval Academy. It reports on candid access, the training of midshipmen, and President Roosevelt’s interest in the project. It also mentions accompanying features and other films in release.
A two night engagement October 21 22 features Merle Oberon as a woman torn between two loves. Fredric March plays the possessive suitor and Herbert Marshall the memory holder in The Dark Angel from Samuel Goldwyn. Also in the cast Janet Beecher John Halliday Henrietta Cros1in and Frieda Inescort.
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