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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1930

Page

4

Publica Pupils to Publish Quarterly School Journal

The Saks Guiteras School plans a quarterly publication next year with first issue issued before Christmas recess. Editors in charge include Editor-in Chief Eugene Heibbecker and Associate Evelyn Weaver. Business roles held by Erick Bease and Charles Fay. Editorial Board lists several students. circulation by Bertram Bullock. sports editors Tony Agatiello Paul Bruno Fortunato Caruso Edward Sousa. printing and auditing staff named. third issue will feature a new staff and board.

Publica Saks ‘Guiteras Eugéne Heibecker Evelyn Weaver Erick Bease Charles Fay John Magee Harold McGuigan Jean Tobin Harriet West Addison Hill Bertram Bullock Virginia Scott Tony Agatiello Paul Bruno Fortunato Caruso Edward Sousa Fannie DeFelice Rose Campanello Mary DeFelice Christina Russo Lillian St. Angelo Allan Hibbert Charles Sartinn Julio Mello William St. Angelo Nathan Eisenstadt

Don't Be Selfish Says Uncle Eben in Dialect Note

Uncle Eben offers a folksy remark urging generosity while cautioning against selfishness as graduation season approaches, quoted in a Washington Star column.

Uncle Eben Washington Star

Golden Red Troop to Elect Leaders in Girl Scouts Week

Golden Red Troop No 1 to hold a meeting this afternoon to elect officers for the coming year. Girl Scout Week observances continue with daily activities. A Scoutcraft display is shown in Mrs Hope Cotes window at the Grand Army Hall. Miss Jessie Molasky resigns as Captain. Mrs Frederick S Bartlett will lead the troop.

Golden Red Girl Scouts Thie Makowsky Hope Cote Grand Army Hall Hope Street Jessie Molasky Frederick S. Bartlett High Street

Auto Collisions Damage Three Cars at City Intersections

Three autos damaged in a Friday collision at Franklin and Hope streets involve Jacob Worth and Frederick J Leighton of Providence and Elizer Baptista of Bordentown Avenue. A second crash at State and High streets injures Mary Pacheco of Perry Plaza and Pompeo Del Vecchia of Providence as her car sustains heavy damage.

Franklin and Hope Streets Jacob Worth Carpenter ‘Street Providence Frederick J Leighton Elizer Baptista Borden Avenue Mary Pacheco Perry Plat Pompeo del

School play thrills with The Simpleton at Friday program

Students from Grade 6B2 under Miss Ella Waldron staged a three act play The Simpleton as the main feature of J. R. Reynolds School Friday program. The audience enjoyed recitations and a one act play The Miser with students Carlo Ventura and others in key roles.

J. R. Reynolds Ella M. Waldron Matthew Castriotta Amelia Guisti Annie Riccardi Little Angel Carmelina Formisano Shirley Rische Daddy Long Legs Catherine Mendes Agnes Almeida Audrey Newman Sarah Stanley the Miser Joseph Francis Raymond Paiva Theresa Marino Josephine Ferri Virginia Mariano Roseline Maturi Owl and Pussy Cat Rose George Jack Frost Lydwina ‘Sousa Somebody Almerinda Sousa First Courier Francis Luther Frank Russo Throne Room of the Palace King Louis DeLauro Carlo Ventura Eddie Albert del Toro Charlie Frederick Menna Bella Silvia Mary Mazza

Iceland Althing First of World Parliaments

The Althing in June 1930 marked two major anniversaries the 119th birth of Jon Sigurdsson who secured home rule in 1874 and the thousand year celebration of Iceland s parliament. It describes sagas law codes and chieftain rule as the old system s influence and its heroic tradition seen as a model for modern legislatures.

Iceland Jon Sigurdsson George Washington Denmark Althing Hastings Franklins Ireland House of Commons United States Congress

Bee May Gives Up Lease Yet Remains Loyal Tenant

An article notes 8 million bee colonies in the United States rely on human protection while producing about 140 million pounds of honey annually worth roughly 23 million dollars. Bees stay with beekeepers by managed housing, yet can abandon the hive at swarming time.

United States Min Bee

Metals in the Human Body Unearthed by French Chemists

Spectroscopic study of human ashes by two French chemists reveals copper aluminum and traces of silver in the heart lungs contain copper aluminum and titanium cobalt nickel lead and silver the pancreas liver kidneys adrenals contain copper lead silver while the brain and thyroid show tin and silver appears in the neck along with copper lead and zinc.

Popular Science Monthly

Early American Landmarks in Philadelphia Central District

A fragmentary guide notes Independence Hall as the cradle of the Declaration and Constitution. It mentions Carpenter's Hall Betsy Ross House Christ Church and Congress Hall as key Revolutionary sites with graves like Benjamin Franklin in Christ Church graveyard.

United States Carpenter's Hall Continental Congress Betsy Ross House Old Christ Church Benjamin Franklin Congress Hall

Banana themed schoolboy humor from Sacramento valley

A Los Angeles Times item cites a Japanese schoolboy in the Sacramento valley who writes humorous notes about the banana. He contrasts it with sausage noting form, consumption, and classification as a vegetable, delivering light satire on cultural descriptions.

Sacramento Valley Los Angeles Times

Alaska in Summer

The Alaskan summer offers vivid sun and warm winds with blooming gardens. A northward deflection of the warm Japan current brings humidity from the lower Pacific coast, making Alaska a land of forests rivers Indians totem poles and salmon fisheries. The 1000 mile journey via the Inside Passage winds through fjord like waterways to glaciers towns and settlements.

Japan Vancouver Island Alaskan Pacific Alaska

Johnson and Boswell on Fables and Language

The biographer recalls Johnson defining a window as an edifice opening and Boswell recounts the fable of little fishes noting the ease of making them talk like whales. The anecdote illustrates Johnsons wit in linguistic observation and Boswells playful memory.

Samuel Johnson Boswell Johnson Doctor Johnson

The Singer of Naples Opera Benefit at Mt Carmel

The Senior Choir of the Church of Our Lady of Mt Carmel presents The Singer of Naples a two act operetta on Monday and Tuesday evenings Nov 22 25 at the Gaiteras Memorial School auditorium. An orchestra of 15 under Prof Salvatore Giglio performs with Miss Dora L Ruggiero directing. Principal roles include Josepho Pannone Samuel Ferri Domenick Formisano and many others. a large chorus features numerous local performers for church fundraiser.

Ltoni Naples Church of Our ‘Lady’ of Mt .Carmel Gaiteras Memorial School Jennicalzano Lawrence Asciola Lillian Pasquerilli Lillian Salzano Erasmo Mancini Michael Capucci Michael Proto Albert Cavallaro Mary Grimo Mary Pereira Josephine Romano Virginia Terracciano Isabella Turillo Domenic Santo Joe Pereira Anthony Ruggiero Michael Principe Joseph King Anthony Marino Michael Astoli John Marino Joseph Romano Domenick Pasquerilli Alphonse Ruggiero Joseph Navack Raymond Bisbano John Steignano Pasquale Camera Joseph Vora

Bristol Town General Election Notice 1930

Town of Bristol voters are warned to meet in district meetings on November 4 1930 at 9 in Bristol to cast ballots for Rhode Island U S Senate representatives and state offices. The Armory on State Street hosts District 1 and the Town Hall on Bradford Street hosts District 2. The vote includes U S Senate and House seats and state Governor Lieutenant Governor Secretary of State Attorney General and General Treasurer as well as Bristol Town Senate and House representatives.

John W Church Bristol Artillery Armory State Street Town Hall Bradford Street Rhode Island United States General Assembly Said State

Rhode Island Electors Vote on Amendment and Court House Bond

The state asks voters in November 1980 to approve an Article XXI amendment allowing absent electors to vote in state elections and to authorize the General Assembly to set voting rules for those in military service. Also on the ballot is a Third Court House Bond issue up to 2.3 million dollars for Providence County Court House construction and related costs.

United States Congress General Assembly Third Court House General Treasury New Providence County Court- House Court House

Sea Snakes Length and Traits Near Northwestern Australia

The National Geographic society notes sea snakes rarely exceed 12 to 13 feet. They are seen resting on the water surface, have a compressed rudder shaped tail, cannot move on land, and feed mainly on fish.

Australia National Geographic Society

Lost in Thought and Self Consciousness Quote

John Galsworthy extols self forgetfulness as the key to happiness, arguing that being absorbed in one's thinking and actions wards off malaise caused by self awareness. He compares nature to a watchful spider revealing the hazards of self consciousness.

Nature John Galsworthy

Young man’s witty reply to widow ages remark

A clever exchange shows the diplomat in a young man who, when asked to guess a widow’s age, offers two options. He suggests she might be ten years younger for looks or ten years older for brains, delivering a light, witty verdict.

Munro Leaves Springfield Tile for New York Orchestra

Cornet soloist Munro of McNally's Orchestra of Springfi Mass has departed for New York City to begin a contract with a famed Palais D'Or Orchestra in Times Square. The engagement, heard on WJZ broadcasts, runs through May 1931.

Mith McNally New York City Times Square Metropolis Palais’: D'Or WJZ Munro Althos Il Ienv

Bristol Canvassers to Meet for Final Voter List Review

The Bristol Town Council as Board of Canvassers will convene October 31, 1930 at 7 30 PM in the Memorial Building to canvass and correct voter lists. The final canvass before the November election will set lists for polling.

Bristol R. I A.D Joh. W. Church

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