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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Sep 15, 1931

Page

3

Twilight League Leaders Close Of 1931 Statistics

Captain Eddie Menard of the C A team tops the league with a .431 average over 15 games while Joe Gomes of LaFazia Drugs hits .488 in 10 games Luther Farrell of the Colonial Hotel Nine posts .687 in six games Babe Milton of Colonial Hotel hits .600 with two homers in three hits Statistics compiled by James B Lee official scorer Two protested games and a game called for darkness are not included

Eddie Menard Joe Gomes Luther Farrell Colonial Hotel Babe” Milton James B. Lee

Bristol Twilight League 1931 fielding leaders list

James B. Lee compiles the season’s fielding averages for five or more games in 1931. Di D Angleo tops the ranking with 16 games and a perfect record, followed by Green wood with 15 games. Two protested games are excluded from the averages.

Bristol James B. Lee di D'Angelo Greenwood

St Michael's Church School to Open Sunday October 4

St Michael's Church School will formally open on Sunday October 4 at 9 30 a m with church service. The Rector Rev A R Parshley will officiate. On Sunday October 1 the school will assemble at 9 30 a m for class instruction in the Parish House. The staff includes Rev A R Parshley, Rev G H Toadv in Jr, Mrs J Thomas Ashton, Mrs M J Cahoon, Herman Gablinske Jr, Lawrence S Ashton, teachers and substitutes listed. Sunday School bus will carry 40 children each Sunday from Oct 4 onward.

St) Michael's Church A. R. Parshley A R Parshley G. H. Toadvin, Jr J Thomas Ashton M J Cahoon Herman Gablinske, Jr Lawrence S. Ashton Allen Newman W . Willams, Jr George S Pailthorpe Earl Quance FE. B Waitt John G. Stewart S. W. Hopkins Audrey Munro Roberta Munro Dorothy Roberts Gertrude Grice Mildred Newman Eva Newman Virginia) LeClair Viola Anderson Elsie Cheshire Evelyn Cheshire Mae Newman Norman B. Brownell Fred G. Dietz Sexton Elmer

Self Expression Dominates Highbrow Language Use

The phrase signals a trend toward elite vocabulary and refined style as the preferred mode of polite self presentation. Readers note a shift from plain speech to cultivated diction in social and cultural discourse.

Fifth District Court Guilty Plea and Fines

Pleading guilty on an assault charge before Judge Benjamin F Iindemuth Leo Mancieri 30 of 76 Richmond street was fined 10 dollars and costs for slapping his niece Catherine Menna three or four times in the race on Wednesday. Antonio B Francis of South Broadway East Providence was fined 5 dollars and costs for driving an automobile to endanger life after nearly striking motorcycle Officer William Baker Jr on Thames street. Frank Sousa pleaded not guilty to speeding and loss of car control and was released on own recognizance for trial next week. Antone Silvia case continued one week for removing quahangs from polluted waters. John Reposa was fined 5 dollars and costs for operating an automobile improperly registered.

Benjamin F Iindemuth Fifth District Leo Mancieri Richmond Street Mancieri Catherine Menna Ihfe Anetonio B Francis South Broadway East Providence William I Baker Jr Francis Namquit Mill Thames Street Baker Frank Sousa Antone Silvia John Reposa

Expect the Worst in a Fractured Love Scene

A fragmented notice recounts a daughter’s romance with a mysterious partner from San Francisco. Parents fear social repercussions as community gossip swirls around the union. The piece signals family tension and potential estrangement amid public scrutiny.

Francisco Ciresfele

New Boston Herald Opens Ultra Modern Plant in New England

The New Boston Herald and Boston Traveler celebrate completion of a $3,500,000, seven story plant on Tremont Street, doubling prior space and boosting daily full publication to 300,000. The facility features 24 new presses, advanced photo, typesetting, soundproof workrooms, expanded radio and telecommunication systems, and a staff of 1,280.

New England Boston Herald The Boston Traveler Hoover Herald Traveler United States Adams House Herald-Traveler Tremont Street Mason and Avery Streets Herald and Traveler Mason and Avery Streets

Modernized newspaper plant driven by electric power

The circulation department occupies the entire second floor with new automatic bundling machines and stereotyping apparatus. The plant features complete electrification powering plate casting, presses, elevators, and rotogravure cylinder re coating after each run, alongside advanced departments in art and photography.

Reds Buy Shortstop Joe Morrissey From St Paul Club

Local baseball fans noted the Cincinnati Reds purchase of shortstop Joe Morrissey from the St Paul Club of the American Association. Morrissey, a Warren boy, played in town and at Warren during 1920 to 1924 on teams managed by Hank Shippee and Jigger Higgins, and saw service in many games.

Cincinnati Reds Joe Morrissey St Paul Joe Warren Hank” Shippee Jigger” Higgins

Baseball career of Joe through Warren High LaSalle Holy Cross

Joe began with Warren High School two years then played for LaSalle Academy. He later attended Providence College briefly before transferring to Holy Cross where his baseball performance earned a Giants tryout and a farm to Hartford in the Eastern League.

Joe Warren LaSalle Academy LaSalle Providence College Holy Cross New York Giants Hartford

Morrissey Transfer Sparks Reds St Paul Deal

After a dispute with Hartford he joined Des Moines in the Three I League, was bought by the Detroit Tigers and released to St Paul. Reports say cash and players will pass to St Paul from the Reds for Morrissey’s services.

Hartford Des Moines Detroit Tigers St Paul Reds Morrissey

Colt High School football players weighed and examined

Members of the Colt High School football squad were weighed in and given a physical examination yesterday afternoon at the Rockwell House by Dr. W F Duffy the school physician.

Colt High School Rockwell House W F Duffy

Coaches Begin Scrimmage After Exam at Local High School

After exams the boys returned to the field behind the high school where Coach Fitzgerald with Coaches Walker and Carlson ran one play and then a scrimmage. The teams appeared even and Fitzgerald believes the session shows all players competing for a team spot.

Fitzgerald Walker Carlson

German Weddings Se Segment Highlights Arranged Marriages

Fragmentary report notes a high rate of arranged marriages in Germany with unclear wording. Readable bits imply social customs influencing union choices during the period.

Germany

The Neat Home and Hidden Prison

A tidy, proud mother rules a perfect yard and orderly home while fearing neighbors and judging others. Her children Teddy and Susan crave outdoor play and a freer life, only to encounter a chilling comparison to a barred, surveilled building the father recalls.

Teddy Susan Mr Holmes Mrs. Holmes Theodore

Funeral of Frank Paull Draws Large Crowds in Town

The funeral for Frank Paull was held yesterday at 2 pm from his Hope Street home with Rev A R Parshley officiating. Floral tributes came from relatives friends and affiliated organizations. Committal followed at North Cemetery with bearers Dr Howard W Church Benjamin Paull Sr Harold Paull Russell Paull Robert F Munro and John T Ashtor. Paull died Friday morning from a severe heart attack leaving a widow Ella B Paull a son Prescott a daughter Marion a step daughter L George Cote and a grandson Seth Bradford Paull.

Frank Paull Hope Street A. R. Parshley St. Michael's Church Parshley Howard W. Church Benjamin Paull Harold Russell Paull Robert F. Munro John T. Ashtor Paull Eugenia F. Paull Ella B. Paull Prescott Miss Marion L. George Cote Seth Bradford Paull

Kindergarten training cited by college president

H F Estill president of Sam Houston State Teachers College praises marked improvement in temperament and habits of children with kindergarten training under a trained teacher. He invites readers to contact the National Kindergarten Section in New York for information to establish a local program.

H. F. Estill Sam Houston State Teachers College Huntsville Texas West Fortieth Street York

Isadora Duncan Slated for Aid by Belasco Critic

The late David Belasco told a New York critic that Isadora Duncan, renowned artist, is too generous. He described her generosity as prodigal and ruinous and joked about Pil dressing as a beggar to solicit help to sustain her between engagements.

Morseif David Belasco Isadora Duncan New York Isadora Springfield Union

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Twilight League P.C. Colonial Hotel A LaFazia Drugs Collins & Aikman Club Gabh P.C. Agnew Hubbard Colonial H. Applin Errico Col & C LaFazia Leach S Brown Biancuzzo Conway F Sousa A Applia Rauding D’ambrosia D’ Angelo Berry Cooper Gillooly M. R Stone Grego Bull Rinaldi Lemaire Polak N. I R Mortenson Marshall Darcy J Kelley Crane Col Martland Joseph Sunderland Hanley Fish Smusz Servant Remick Main Marty Neck H Gsladue LaFavia Marsden Robb Laf & C&a Mansi C Rippel Ic. Leclerc C&a H. Servens Unkuski N. I. Rw Bell, C. & A Desilets N.ilr Moore Ethier Mott N. I Comiskey Carmone McGuire A. Sousa Po A ( PC D'Angelo Laf Farrell Col & N Sevigny NIR Gladue Names Club Ee PC Ambrosia Colonial Young Sousa LaFazia Farrell Colonial Ether Marshall C&a Seach Martyneck LaFazia Gallagher LaFazia LaFazia Moore Ksi R Unkuski I Kk Rosenthal ( & A Quinton LaFazia St.michael’s Church Fifth District Court Rotogravure Froebel National Kindergarten Association West 40Th Street New York City Rebecca Dunlap John’s EK. A. Skinner Hope St R. I Newman Bros Uves Pillsbury Bbc Bonemnats Graham B. C Hamburg
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