Bristol Council Explains Local Defense Council Plan
Bristol Town Council released a statement clarifying its move to establish a local defense council under Rhode Island law. The draft explains the council’s authority, awaiting state guidance, and urges cooperation from all patriotic citizens and groups while keeping politics and social factors separate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Council of Defense
Lucien Capone
State Defense Council
Frederick Wilmot
Rhode Island State Defense Council
Council of Defense
Wilmot
Probate Court Adds Request To Sell William A Doran Property
Probate court in Bristol on June 25 1941 hears petition by Genevieve M Doran guardian seeking leave to sell the entire tract of land of William A Doran Rhode Island situated on the easterly side of Doran Avenue and bounded by John Victoria and wife Bay View Avenue and other lands The hearing is set for July 21 1941 at 10 am in the Bristol Probate Court Room John W Church clerk.
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Bristol
William A. Doran
Genevieve M Doran
William A Doran
Rhode Island
Doran
John Victoria
Carolina
Bay View Avenue
John W Church
Funeral services for William P Hammill
Funeral services for William P Hammill 65 former deputy sheriff attached to the Superior Court Providence will be held at 815 am from his home 205 State street followed by a 900 am high mass of requiem in St Marys Church He died Wednesday at Rhode Island Hospital from a cerebral hemorrhage suffered July 5 after a fall at Wherreshoff Boat Yard where he worked as a watchman He was a lifelong Republican and served Providence County as deputy sheriff for 22 years His wife Catherine Walsh Hammill survives along with a daughter Catherine M Hammill a brother James Hammill and two sisters Miss Anna J Hamill and Mrs Thomas J Connery all of this town
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William P Hammill
Superior Court
Providence
State Street
St Mary's Church
Frank H. Hammill
Joseph A. Hammill
Hammill
Rhode Island Hospital
Wherreshoff
Providence County
Patrick and Mary
Gallagher) Hammill
Bristol Council
Knights of Columbus
Catherine (Walsh) Hamoill
Catherine Mo Hammill
James € Hammnill
Anna J Hamill
Thomas J Connery
Ma Cruitchfield Ends Kentucky Feud Tale in Adverts Magazine
The American Weekly Magazine recounts how Ma Cruitchfield intervened to halt a deadly Kentucky feud. Her actions allegedly saved lives, ending the violent confrontation that left two widows and 17 orphans after the shooting. The story appears in the July 13 issue of the Boston Sunday Advertiser.
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Ma” Cruitchfield
Notice of Public Hearing Bristol Rhode Island 1941
The Bristol Town Council announces a public hearing in the council chamber at the Burnside Memorial Building on August five 1941 at 730 oclock am. The hearing concerns a proposed amendment to Section 19 of the Zoning Ordinance and invokes General Laws Chapter 342 1935 enabling the Zoning Board of Review to investigate and advise on proposed amendments after the public hearing. John W Church Town Clerk notes the notice dates July 11 18 and 25.
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Lucién Capone
Defense Council
John P. Marshall
Bristol
Council of Defense
Public Laws
Rhode Island
Council
Burnside Memorial
Zoning Board of Review
R. I
John W Church
Bristol Seeks Coal Bids For Fire Stations and Memorial Building
Town Clerk announces bids on coal supplies for Bristol fire stations and Hornside Memorial Building. Approximate totals include 75 tons free burning White Ash Stove and Egg Coal, 25 tons White Ash Stove, 25 tons Rice Coal. Bids due by 4 PM August 1941 Taslight Saving Time. bids marked Bids for Fuel.
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Bristol
Hornside Memorial
John W. Church
Protest Against Fireworks On Fourth Of July
A Bristolian letter to the editor protests excessive use of bombs and firecrackers on Independence Day. The writer argues patriotism means aiding those suffering from war and urges spending to relieve distress instead of wasteful displays.
Racket in Bristol Disturbs Local Readers
A Bristol reader warns of a scam linked to a famed encyclopedia representative who offers a book set as a lure. He says the proposed index costs real money and would trap buyers, urging the Phoenix to publish the letter to warn the public.
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The
Phoenix
Bristol
Guardian Seeks Court Approval For Seventh Head Estate Account
Cornelius P Head guardian of Thomas J Head presents his seventh account for allowance. The court schedules a July 21 1941 hearing at 10 AM in Bristol Probate Court. Notice is ordered to be published weekly for fourteen days in the Bristol Phoenix.
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Bristol
Philopella Stanzione
James Ralota
Bristol Phoenia
John W Church
Thomas J. Head
Cornelius P Head
Thomas J Head
Ward
Bristol Phoenix
Administration notice for estate of Bessie J. Crowley
The estate of Bessie J. Crowley of Bristol Rhode Island names James William Crowley of Warren Rhode Island as administrator. Creditors must file claims in the office within the legal time period beginning July 11 1941.
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Bessier
Crowley
James Wiliam Crowley
Warren
R. T
Bessie J. Crowley
Bristol
R. I
Times Reputer
A. D
Estate of Roselma Wilcox Bowen probate notice
The Probate Court of Bristol Rhode Island admits Roselma Wilcox Bowen last will and Testament and qualifies executor by bond. Creditors must file claims with the Bristol clerk beginning July 11 1941. Industrial Trust Co Providence Rhode Island serves as administrator or bond security.
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Roselma Wilcox Bowen
Bristol
R. I
R. T
Touw Church
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Caainers
Swift
Swift's Woodlawn
Edward D. Kunz
Bristol, R. I
Bradford St
Kelly
Kotex
Dean’s Kidney
Phillips
Magnesia
Hill
Forhan
Perles
Smith Brosae
Horlick
Warner
Mead
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Johnson
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Mile
Vick
Hubbard
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William P. Hammill
Frederick V. Martin
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Sunkist
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