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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1931
Page
4
The week features a sensational preview of The Vice Squad with Paul Lukas and Kay Francis, portraying a secret agent torn between love and duty amid big city crime. The film promises sharp atmosphere and a finale built on metropolitan intrigue.
A film review discusses Marion Davies in a Metro film with Leslie Howard, Richard Bennett, Trene Rich and Kent Douglass directed by Robert Teonard. The piece notes Davies eclipses previous work, with a twist involving a chain store magnate and his daughter.
A performer’s suicide ends a production crash with immediate tragedy. The cast includes Mary Duncan Lee Beranger Arthur Housman George Irving Halliwell Hobbes Charles Giblyn Henry Armetta and Ruth Selwyn, whose futures are left uncertain by the incident.
Broadways gaiety shifts to trans Atlantic cruises boosting receipts with weekend voyages. Some trips promise cabaret stars and newsreel antics but misconduct prompts calls to curb the sailings. Allen Street near sunken els slated for renewal as slums fade and new hotels rise amid changing midtown.
Matchmaker Price in Providence signs Jose Santa the Portuguese idol and Tom Heeney of Australia for a return bout at the Providence Swatorium on Monday October 5. In their Tiverton, Rhode Island meeting Heeney weighed 210 pounds and Santa outweighed him by many pounds yet led on points until a disputed decision. Santa’s backers cry foul and Price books a rematch at once.
In New Bedford Mass Matty Borgia the local featherweight scored a one round knockout over Armand Duval of the same city in his first professional bout at the Bristol Arena. Principal James E Sullivan of Gui teras Junior High aims to train boys in football and scrimmage to ease their transition to high school. He, with faculty member Joseph Murgo, plans inter class basketball and a junior high team to meet other state schools.
Colt Memorial football loss to Pawtucket High hides a strong showing by Captain Annarummo and Ruggeiro with Mello Mansi Mack Sousa among juniors stepping up as Fitzgerald builds a younger lineup. Principal Sullivan elected to Rhode Island Football Officials Board.
Pawtucket High School overwhelms Colt Memorial High with a 6-0 victory as inexperience and misplays hurt Colt. Fabricant threw a key pass to Rimmer for the early score, while Pawtucket capitalized on Colt punts and miscues to secure the win under referee Halloran.
A fragment quotes Telstoi with marked praise for his insight into people while his wife laments his failure to empathize with those close to him. The remark contrasts his deep psychological grasp with his indifference to the lives around him.
At Guiteras Junior High School last Friday 22 of 40 officers elected were girls giving them a four seat plurality in the student council. Principal James E. Sullivan said 13 class presidents and two faculty members will organize this week.
A satirical extract from The Georgian Bogland shows a lady of fashion daily routine and Sabbath leisure. It mocks vanity with questions about dress, cards, church, and reading romances. The dialogue lists exotic and humorous companions and ends with a playful self reference.
A Fort Wayne News Sentinel item quotes neighbors on marriage norms and male reputation. The quip suggests that a husband with a bad temper is seen as weak and a good one is mocked as afraid of his wife, reflecting social stereotypes of domestic life.
New books reviewed by Harry Grace examines Basque People by Dorothy Canfield. The 272 page work retells Basque life with calm detail and affection showing customs unchanged through time. The reviewer notes Canfield’s rare style and broad portrayal of human emotion.
A witty critical digest surveys Washington eyeing public life in Anonymous 366 pages asking $3. It also lauds BLACK DANIEL a romance of Daniel Webster at 368 pages for $2.50 and THE POOCH a 253 page debut about Spike the terrier with illustrations and light humor.
F O Mann presents Albert a timid London youth son of a widow who grows through poverty to education and refinement. He works in a second hand shop, endures social tortures, flees a needy admirer, and finds final love in a thoughtfully staged 1931 release. Readers invited to order via mail.
October events include a Col lings and Aikman Girls Club dance at Bristol Yacht Club on Oct 2, a Oct 8 supper in vestry of State Street M E Church by Epworth League, an Oct 8 talk by Dr Samuel Lindsay on Present Day Russia, Rotary Halloween party Oct 28 at Belvedere Hotel, and a Halloween masquerade Oct 31 at the Naval Armory by the PTA.
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