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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1936
Page
4
The party at Mr. Himmer’s home in Mountain Lake New Jersey included Miss Eleanor Rae Mary Matheson Jessie Sanford and Ethelyn Pray with Norman Benard and Rev H D Graetz. Bimmer will return to the Philadelphia office of Collins and Aikman Corp after two months of training at the Bristol plants.
The Candidates Class of the Girls' Friendly Society will hold an annual sale tomorrow afternoon in the Parish House of St Michael's Church. Various booths and tables will be set up for the event.
The article lists participants for cake and table fables fancy items and May Baskets with names of girls Edna Atkinson Elsie Bush Cynthia McCaw Constane Briggs Margeret Remieres Nancy Mossop Hariet Fennel Mary OConnor Ida Carreiro and a committee of ladies including Mrs Reynolds Northup Mrs Earl P Mathewson Miss Audrey Munro Mrs Herbert R Newman and Mrs Ivy Stewart assisting the girls.
The listing shows First Baptist Church with Rev. C. J. Yoemans holding morning worship at 1030 a. m. and church school at 11:45 a. m. Evening service is omitted. St Marys Church with Rev. Thomas J. Gillan offering Masses at 7:30, 9, and 10:30 a. m. Benediction at 7:30 p. m.
Rev. Herbert D. Graetz leads morning worship at 10 30. Men's Union at noon. Church School at 12. Junior C E at 5 06. Intermediate C E at 5 30. Alpha Chapter C E at 6 30. Evening service at 7 30.
Rev. Joseph Sorzana, pastor, leads Mass at 800 and 1000 AM at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church with parish attendance urged to participate.
Rev. Manuel J Barros, Pastor. Masses 7 830 and 1030 AM. Rosary and Benedicts at 00 P. M.
Rev A R Parshley presides at St Michael's Church with an 8:00 AM Holy Communion service followed by 9:30 AM Children's Eucharist 10:00 AM Men's Bible Class and a 10:45 AM Morning Sermon. Easter music repeated.
Rev. James E. Greer presides as pastor with Church School at 10 00 AM Morning Worship at 1115 and Evening Service at 300 PM at State Street M E Church.
Rev. Nelson Kellogg, rector, presides at a sung Mass and sermon schedule at Trinity Church. A senior airman designation appears in OCR but the event centers on liturgy and worship.
Me Pd i Galaevent Hel promised byaine Bristol Portt Ee ponyate Association and its Eadies Auxiliary at the dance to be conducted by them this evening in Grand Army hall. A Music for general dancing will provided by Cecile Lawrence and hea Modernettes of East Providence. Arrangements by a committee led by Miss Margaret Rodérick as chairman with Rose Marshall Lucy Botelho Frank Sousa Leonoro Roderick Manuel Prenda Jesse Rebello and Mr and Mrs Matthew Maetozo ex-officio.
The High Street pin pickers led by Alger topped the field with a high single of 149 and high total of 375 at the Lee Street alleys. Ned Digati’s team vows to turn the tables in the next match at State Street alleys Monday night.
A reader asks answers to ten literature questions about classic tales. Questions cover biblical, fairy tale, pirate and adventure works, asking about figures like the coat of many colors lad, Mand Marian, the Headless Horseman, and other well known characters.
The listing promotes dangerous curves and high glamour in The Lady in Red and In Caliente along with Gold Diggers of 1935, showcasing Warner Bros stars and songs for a winning night. The Murder of Dr Harrigan stars Ricardo Cortez and Kay Kendall, with a second feature and a second night of varied attractions featuring Ann Sothern, Leslie Howard, Bette Davis and more.
A month April feature from American Magazine discusses a strange cult of fire walkers in Bulgaria. Only five women remain in the group as men refuse to join, highlighting gendered devotion and cultural mystique.
Town Clerk announces applications for licenses and transfers for on sale and to sell intoxicating beverages. Clarks B Tavern Arthur P Dunbar Colonial Hotel 24 State Street Class C. Howard K Perry State Street Large Esposito Gambardella 21 Mt Hope Avenue Class B Victualer. Louis H Sorell Bristol Casino Hope Street transfer to Maury Campo Bristol Casino. Town Council meets May 6 1936 at 7 30 PM to hear remonstrances.
The Bristol Probate Court schedules hearings for the estates of Augustus A Gravelle and related matters. Notices order publication weekly for fourteen days in the Bristol Phoenix and set dates in May 1936 for probate considerations and ward allowances.
Notice announces Alme J. Forand of Bristol R L qualified as Administrator of the estate of Alonzo M Boss late of Bristol deceased. Creditors must file claims within the legally prescribed period beginning April 17th AD.
Notice from the Bristol Rhode Island clerk’s office. Aime J Forand of Bristol is listed as claiming against the estate of John Holland who was also of Bristol. Claims must be filed within the legally required time starting April 17 1936.
Notice to creditors of the estate of Ezra Dixon to file claims as required by law beginning April 3rd. The notice is dated March 26, 1936, and directs claimants to present their demands to the administrator or court as prescribed.
A petition filed by Charles E F Thompson administrator requests leave to sell the deceased Fanny W Morse’s Bristol Rhode Island property. The lot measures about thirty feet by seventy feet and is bounded by High Street, Mary C Morrissey and Mars Lawless, with a mortgage of seven hundred fifty dollars to Industrial Trust. Hearing set for April 20 1936 at 10 AM in Bristol Probate Court.
On April 6 1936 the Probate Court of Bristol appointed John W Church as guardian of Herbert W Manchester with bond to be filed by six months from first advertisement. Minnie M Sharps is guardian, with Church acting as agent in Rhode Island. claims should be filed in the Clerk’s office.
Town of Bristol announces annual dog licensing under Town Clerk John W. Church. Dogs must be licensed by June with collar, owner name and registered number, April registration period, fees vary by gender and spay status, May optional license. Notices to public issued March 13, 1936 with editions through April 3 10 17 24.
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