Boy Scout Week Planned Across Bristol County District
The 34th Boy Scout Week begins next Tuesday February marking ceremonies and activities. Bristol County District troops host Shin Dig February 9 at Warren High School and a Feb 10 movie night at St Michael's parish house. Cub Scouts Pack No 14 earns War Service 2 awards. the Pack plans to attend a movie Thursday in St Michael's. Patrols collect newspapers metal coat hangers and magazines in contests led by Flaming Arrow Ennis Bisbane and Panthers with calls to 749-W or 910 for pickups.
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Boy Scouts of America
Bristol County
Warren
Warren High School
Bristol
St Michael's
Partols
Awashonks Herd
Scout Hall
Manuel Correlis Jr
Joseph Almeida
Frank Bettencourt Jr
George R. Fish
St. Michael’s Parish House
Flaming Arrow Patrol
Ennis Bisbane
Panthers
Instructor of the Week Sgt John W Church at Laredo AAF
Sgt John W Church Jr named Instructor of the Week in the January issue of Target a bi weekly at Laredo Army Air Field Texas He recalls joining the First Squadron from Harlingen in 1942 and becoming Chief Instructor on June 9 1943 He trained volunteers and helped lead the First Squadron and was later engaged to Miss Virginia Brightman of town.
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Target
Laredo Army Air Field
Texas
Tech
John W. Church
J. W. Church
Harlingen
Laredo
Taredo
CIS
Ft. Myers
Chapel
Church
Army
Fort Devens
Mass
Miami Beach
Fla
Sioux Falls
S. C
Virginia Brightman
Engagement announced for Margaret Dobbie and Edgar Town Jr
A Tuesday evening family dinner at Mr and Mrs Harry Towns home on High street announced the engagement of Miss Margaret Dobbie of Hertsville Rhode Island to Lt Edgar Town Jr nephew of the Townes Miss Dobbie is a graduate of the Homeopathic School of Nursing and Lt Town is a recent graduate of the Officers Candidates School Fort Benning Ga Lt Town has a brother Lt Arthur H Town now overseas as a pilot of the US Army Air Forces
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Harry Town
High Street
Margaret Dobbie
Hertsville
R. I
Edgar Town, Jr
Townes
Dobbie
Homeopathic School of Nursing
Town
Officers Candidates School
Fort Benning
Arthur H Town
US Army Air Forces
Resolution Urges Rhode Island Soldier's Home Probe
Senator William B Sweeney and Representative Warwick filed a General Assembly resolution asking Governor J Howard McGrath to appoint a commission to study enlarging and improving the Rhode Island Soldier's Home The measure criticizes the Governor's Social Welfare Committee for recommending closing the home and urges careful consideration.
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William B Sweeney
Warwick
General Assembly
J Howard McGrath
Rhode Island
Veteran's Organizations
Recruits Complete Training at Sampson Navy Camp
Arthur Paul Samson of 38 Bay View Avenue completed basic recruit training at Sampson New York and received leave. Louis J. Chirico of Hope Street Joseph Machado Jr of 940 Hope Street and Manuel Valente of 189 Mt Hope Avenue completed their basic naval training yesterday at Sampson and were granted leave.
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Arthur Paul Samson
Bay View Avenue
Sampson
N. Y
Louis J. Chirico
Hope Street
Joseph Machado, Jr
Manuel Valente
Mt. Hope Avenue
Town Hall Records Seals Two Marriage Licenses in Fall River
William Costa of 1779 North Main Street and Mar garect Catalano of 5 Coggeshall Avenue obtain marriage licenses in Fall River Massachusetts. Warranty Deeds show James Raiola transferring a lot of land with buildings on the easterly side of Wood Street to James Raiola etux.
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William Costa
Main Street
Fall River
Mass
Margarect Catalano
Coggeshall Avenue
James Raiola
Wood Street
Wartime ration update for Jan 30 to Feb 5
The notice lists weekly ration rules for meats and fats, processed foods, sugar, shoes, fuel oil, gasoline, and tire inspection. It also repeats a February 6 to 12 week with adjusted stamps including new stamp Y and updated book numbers for meats fats and processed foods.
Mosquito Control Tops Bristol Town Council Agenda
The council discussed suppressing disease carrying mosquitoes prompted by a State Entomology director warning of spring epidemic risks after malaria cases in the South Pacific. They query labor needs for 20 340 man hours and estimate a 15 000 project cost while planning to obtain blueprints and maps from Mr Eddy.
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Brayton Eddy
South Pacific
Bristol
Eddy
A. J Ferrara
Tucien Capone
Perrara
Probate Court Seeks Administrator for Bristol Estate
February 3 1944 notice in Bristol Probate Court requests Nathaniel W Sparks a brother of Rachael E Phair to nominate Vernon Munroe or another suitable person as administrator of the Bristol deceased intestate estate. Hearing set for February 21 1944 at 10 AM in the Probate Court Room Bristol. Clerk John W Church orders notice published fourteen days weekly in the Bristol Phoenix.
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Rachael E. Phair
Nathaniel W. Sparks
Bristol
Vernon Munroe
Probate Court
Bristol Phoenix
John W. Church
Probate Court Requests Will Be Heard In Bristol
In Bristol on January 27, 1944 the Probate Court receives for probate an instrument claiming to be the last will of Olive L. Shaw. The matter is set for February 21, 1944 at 10:00 AM in the Probate Court Room with notice to be published weekly for fourteen days in the Bristol Phoenix.
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Bristol
Olive L. Shaw
Bristol Phoenix
Guardian’s third account for Byron Colt minor estate
Melba P. Colt as guardian presents her third account for the estate of Byron Colt minor of Bristol for allowance. The court receives it and sets February 7 1944 at 10 AM in Bristol Probate Court for consideration with notice to be published for fourteen days in the Bristol Phoenix.
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Bristol
Byron Colt
Melba P. Colt
Ward
Bristol Phoenix
John W. Church
Borate Court
Melba Colt
Tite
Caldwell Colt
Melba P Colt
Sact
Estate of Melba Colt Wardage Hearing Notice
The Borate Court of the Town Probate Court announces a hearing for the Estate of Melba Colt a ward for allowance. The proceeding is set in the Probate Court Room on January 21 and February 4.
Probate Court accounting for John Kelley in Bristol
Joseph L. Ahern, guardian, presents first and final account of John Kelley alias John F Kelly. Court orders notice published fourteen days in Bristol Phoenix, February 7, 1944 at 10 A.M. in Probate Court Room Bristol.
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Bristol
John Kelley
John F. Kelly
Joseph L. Ahern
Ward
Bristol Phoenix
John, W. Church
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