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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1931
Page
4
A compact retrospective recalls a quarter century of events from the Phoenix files. Names dates places and notable happenings are highlighted in this slice of old newspaper history.
Howard Norcott Manchester, son of Mr and Mrs Charles H Manchester, won the 100 and 220 yard dashes and was second in the running broad jump with a best 18.11 seconds in a dual meet between Catenoria Seminary and St Johns School at Mantus New York. Manchester is captain of St Johns track and will enter a commercial college next year.
The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor held its annual meeting in the First Congregational Church chapel last Tuesday evening. Officers for the coming year were elected including President Mary G Brechin and Vice President Annie McCaughes with reports from the secretary and treasurer on file.
The degree teams from Pawtucket Aerie No 706 and Bristol Norm No 953 are scheduled for a baseball game at Crescent Park in the near future. The event brings together two local groups for an informal contest at the park.
Limes, the staple first crop of Dominica, the British West Indian island, drop to the ground when ripe, allowing gatherers to simply collect the fruit beneath the trees.
An overview of ideology as the study of humanity’s ideas and their evolution. It notes ideology as a linguistic branch, examining how ideas relate to language and expression across history.
Edward I Leahy attorney for the mortgagee announces a public sale of the described Bristol Rhode Island property on Saturday July 25 1931 at 2:00 PM daylight saving time. The sale follows a mortgage deed dated December 1930 by Joseph Sousa and secured by a parcel on Meta Coolang Road with buildings and improvements and bounded by William Williams and Metacom Avenue. The sale is conducted under the power of sale and includes an allotment of land about six acres more or less and the heirs of Sidon Citas deceased referenced in the mortgage. The guardian Michuel Raposa represents the person and estate of Lana Raposa in the matter.
LaFazia Drug Store baseball team rallied for 7 runs in the fourth inning off Ray Berry to win 9 to 7 against San Alesio's Colonial Hotel club on the common. Frankie Sousa led the winners with key hits and ten strikeouts as crowd numbers swollen to about 2500 despite fading light.
Sab Alesio transfers ownership of the King Philip Restaurant nine to the Colonial Hotel with Alesio continuing as manager. Sal Sevigny is out for now at catcher while Errico fills in. Batters Chaseball defeats Battery A 5 to 2 at Fort Wright. Municipal Post top Warren Post Junior team 5 to 2 at Bucklin Park. John Coco succeeds Tipps Majorano as umpire behind the plate.
Notice is hereby given that Leah Davol of Warren has qualified as administrator of the estate of Sophia . The creditors of the deceased are notified to file their claims in this office within the times required by law beginning July 16 13. John W. Cherch Clerk Bristol
Ruth Wh Inferam of Bristol qualified as Administratrix of the estate of Jacob R Ingram deceased. Court orders administration beginning July 10 1931 per the Bristol county clerk John W Church timeline.
The mortgagee will sell by public auction the Bristol farm of about fifty seven acres on Walnut street with buildings and improvements. The sale was postponed from July 18 1931 to July 25 1931 at 11 o'clock A M daylight time under the mortgage dated September 4 1924 from Lillie M Gooding to Eva Makowski and recorded in Book 89 page 214 in the Bristol land evidence records. The property is described as two partially bounded parcels with reference to Walnut street Metacom avenue and adjacent lands and was conveyed to the mortgagor by Alfred W Gooding in Book 37 page 3.
The mortgage holder will auction the Michele Turillo and John C Bolvin property on July 28 1981 at 12 noon daylight saving time. The Bristol Rhode Island parcel on the northerly side of Bourn Street is described with bounds referencing Welch Tobin Kelly Doran and Carney. The sale follows a May 27 1920 mortgage deed recorded in Bristol.
Guardian Susan M Sheple appointed by Bristol Probate Court to care for John Hol Land and manage estate. Bond filed as required. Claimants must file with Clerk within six months from first advertisement dated July 8 1981. John W Church Clerk.
July 7 1931 notice lists JOHN W CHURCH as guardian for the person and estate of minor Mary Sequeira of Bristol with bond details and clerk Antonio Lagardo signing the record. The advertisement references a sequence of dates 7 10 17 24 for forthcoming actions in the Guardian case.
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