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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1922
Page
3
On July 17, 1922 the Bristol Probate Court appointed Carrington P. Munro administrator of the estate of Hope B. Grego late of Bristol deceased. Bond filed as required. Creditors must file claims with the clerk within six months from the first advertisement.
The Bristol Probate Court on July 17 1922 received LeBaron B Colt’s written request to be appointed administrator of the Mary Louise Colt estate intestate of Bristol. Court set August 7 1922 10 30 AM for consideration and ordered fourteen days of notice in the Bristol Phenix. John W Church Probate Clerk. 7 21 28 8 4.
Probate Court of Bristol appoints Claudia L. Merriman administratrix of Ella Revere Lewin estate and requires bond. first notice published by John W. Church Clerk.
The Probate Court of Bristol appoints William B. McCormick as administrator of Jane A. McCormick late of Bristol deceased. He must file a bond and all claims against the estate are due within six months from the first advertisement. Clerk John W. Church notes the six month limit and filing location.
Bristol resident John A. West testifies Doan's Kidney Pills eased his back pain and kidney issues. He says a few boxes have rid him of attacks and urges others to use the same remedy. Price 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
Five boys and three men from South Bend Indiana drowned when a 14 foot steel motorboat carrying a boy scout party capsized in Lake Magician thirty miles from South Bend en route to Hemlock Island where a summer camp was being laid out. The dead include Jo N Taylor 39 scout executive Vernon C Murphy 35 scout master Judson Taylor 20 assistant scoutmaster James Taylor 8 son of Jo N Taylor William Kingsley 15 Kenneth Burrough 14 Clinton Mathews 16 and Phillip Neitzel ? taps sounded during burial rites as bodies lay in state.
A photo feature profiles John Shepherd of Troop 6 Williamsport Pennsylvania as a typical Eagle Scout the rank earned by many Boy Scouts. The piece highlights his achievement and the common path to Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America.
Charles Murray, injured after being run over, wins his father’s promise to let him become a scout if he recovers. While bedridden he studies the scout handbook, with Horace Mann troop members teaching him, and the troop plans to make him an associate scout as he is urged to spend next summer outdoors for practice.
The Pasadena council camp director praised biscuits made by a scout noting the boy said he cooked at home and in camp over an open fire. He revealed that both parents are dead and he lives with his ninety year old grandmother and an invalid aunt while his sister is ill.
In Faribault Minnesota a troop of blind scouts earned consecutive trophies for best efficiency in an contest and three members Walter LaBelle Clarence Peterson and Arthur Mitchell won prizes in the Humane Society essay contest on Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. Richard Gustafson received honorable mention.
A Boy Scouts of America letter to national HQ describes a scout’s deep discouragement after his parents mocked his efforts. The youth says he failed as a scout because of family reaction, not lack of leadership or the program itself. The piece asks whether the fault lies with the organization or the parents.
The Friday through Tuesday itinerary highlights The Crimson Challenge as a top feature a two gun daughter of the plains faces vengeance in a Woming setting and is adapted from Vingie Roe. Also William Fox offers The Roof Tree The Flame of the Yukon Dororthy Dalton in a peak role With Stanley in Africa and Enchantment as notable picks with Marion Davies and a Cosmopolitan cast.
The Town of Bristol issues notice of an administrator for the estate of Edwin Cure late of Bristol deceased. Benjamin F Lindemuth clerk of HNW Church signs the notice acknowledging qualification and duties of the administrator.
Bristol Rhode Island notices inform heirs and beneficiaries to file bond with the clerk within six months from the first advertisement. Joseph C Sousa is the administrator of the estate of August C Sousa late of Bristol deceased and the notice requests compliance with legal requirements.
Jose Carreiro Furtado and Maria Carreiro Furtado petition the Bristol Probate Court for authority to adopt a foundling female child born January 20 1922 and to change her name to Anna Carreiro Furtado. The court docket orders publication in the Bristol Phenix for three weeks and sets a hearing for September 5 1922 at 10 30 AM.
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