Air Corps Enlisted Reservists Eligible for College Training
Air Corps Enlisted Reserve members under 18 on June 1 may apply for government funded college study before active duty. Qualified men enter colleges to study key Air Corps subjects, with terms ranging from one to three terms based on age on June 1. Training occurs on inactive duty status and culminates in active service after college, under the Army Specialized Training Reserve program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Air Corps
First Service Command
Army Specialized Training Reserve
Army Air Force
ASTRP
Army
Reservists Elevate to Acting Officers in Training Program
Reservists are appointed as acting officers and NCOs, serving in rotation to learn duties. A certificate is awarded upon successful completion of the prescribed work in the program.
Highway Department Cleans Bristol Common
A local crew from the Highway Department led by Richard Connery has tidied Bristol Common this week. Five laborers foreman and a truck driver worked to clean and dress the park while a Sewer Department mower will cut the grass and benches will be repainted green. Priests and pastors praised the improved appearance and urged upkeep. Councilman John P Marshall appeals to all citizens to keep the Common clean as a beauty spot and recreation area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Common
Highway Department
Richard Connery
Sewer
John P Marshall
Bishop Sherrill Speaks at Spring Meeting in Providence
The Rt Rev Dr Henry Knox Sherrill bishop of Massachusetts was principal speaker at the Providence Convocation spring meeting at St Michael's Church. He chairs the Army and Navy Chaplains Commission and read many letters from chaplains on active duty during the service at 7:30 pm. The Rt Rev Dr Granville G B Bennett suffragan bishop of Rhode Island attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Knox Sherrill
Massachusetts
Providence
St Michael's Church
Sherrill
Army and Navy
Granville G B Bennett
Rhode Island
Town Hall Records of Recent Warranty Deeds
Maria DeCarmo Pimental transfers house and lots on Court Street to Joseph Moniz Furtado and Amy P. Furtado. William R. Batty conveys three Riverside Plat lots to Harry A. Valentine et al. Ellen F. Street deeds land on Gibson Road to Claude H. Hazle dine et al.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maria DeCarmo Pimental
Joseph Moniz Furtado
Amy P. Furtado
Court Street
William R. Batty
Harry A. Valentine
Warren
Bristol
Ellen F. Street
Claude H. Hazledine
Gibson Road
Podal Greaseless Antiseptic Offers Quick Foot Relief
An ad promises fast relief for burning and tired feet with PODAL a greaseless white ointment. It claims cooling easing for inflamed skin tissues helping work and sleep better available for 50 cents at Buffington's Pharmacy Hope Drug Co. and other drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffington’s Pharmacy
Hope Drug Co
Bristol Probate Court Seeks Administrator for Remington Estate
In Bristol on April 19 1944 the Probate Court received a written request from Grace R Tobin Thomas J Tobin and Jean T Mulligan to appoint Thomas J Tobin as administrator of the intestate estate of Agatha T Remington late of Bristol. The matter is referred to May 15 1944 at 10:00 AM in the Probate Court Room for consideration with notice to be published for fourteen days in the Bristol Phoenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robate
Bristol
Agatha T. Remington
Grace R Tobin
Thomas J Tobin
Jean T. Mulligan
Bristol Phoenix
John W . Church
Giovanni Biancuzzi
John Biancuzzo
Natala Biancuzzo
Probate Court
John W. Church
Victory Garden Notes on Planting and Pest Control
The notes advise continuing weed control and shallow cultivation while planting early crops. It marks May 20 as the deadline for potato planting and lists beans corn kale New Zealand spinach lima beans and soybeans. It warns against tender crops like tomatoes and squash and suggests flea beetle control for cabbage radish mustard and turnips with lead poison or Bordeaux repellent and tar paper collars for cabbage maggots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Almeida announces Theresa to Charles Matthews engagement
Mr and Mrs Joseph C Almeida of 89 Wood Street announce the engagement of their daughter Theresa to Charles E Matthews Q M 3c son of Mr and Mrs James Matthews of Salisbury Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood Street
Theresa
Charles E. Matthews
Q.M
James Matthews
Salisbury
Maryland
Post Raisin Bran Toasted Flakes Promotes Gentle Bulk
A health oriented cereal item introduces Post's Raisin Bran toasted flakes made with wheat bran and raisins to ease daily bulk in meals. The product targets gentle digestion while adding fiber and flavor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Post
Petition to Sell Ward’s Undivided Interest in Bristol Lots
In Bristol Rhode Island on April 18 1944 the estate of Anna E Case a non resident minor filed by guardian Delphina Texeira seeks leave to sell the ward s one tenth undivided interest in three Bristol parcels numbered 50 51 52 from Fox Hill Cottage Lots described in Plat Book A Page 34 recorded with the Bristol Recorder of Deeds hearing set for May 15 1944 at 10 AM before Probate Court Clerk John W Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robate
Bristol
Anna E. Case
Delphina Texeira
Rhode Island
Town of
County of
Fox Hill Cottage
Nehemiah Cole
R. I
J A. Latham
Recorder of Deeds
John W Church
Bristol Probate Notices Estate of Rose Terra and Gio vanni Biancuzzi
Admin notice states John M Terra and Joseph Terra of Bristol R1 qualified as administrators for Rose Terra estate with creditors to file claims by May 12 1944. Also Natala Biancuzzo requests appointment as administrator of Gio vanni Biancuzzi estate. hearing set May 15 1944 at 10:00 A.M. in Probate Court Bristol. notice to be published 14 days weekly in the Bristol Phoenix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Terra
John M. Terra
Joseph Terra
Bristol
R. 1
Estate of Cecelia G Slade Administrator Named
Notice announces W. Vincent Sumpter of Warren Rhode Island has qualified as Administrator of Cecelia G. Slade deceased of Bristol Rhode Island. Legal notice begins May 5 1944 under applicable law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecelia G. Slade
W. Vincent Sumpter
Warren
R. I
Bristol
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FROST
Dyer Street
Pine and
Hay Streets
Forbes
Foster
Rhode
Wickenden St
Beachmont Manor Plat
Peck Avenue
Beachmont Manor
MR. Childs
MR Allard
Hope Street
Bristol, R. I
Highway Dept
Town Hall
Ie Et i A
Scbeiiaes
Galion
Walter T. Remieres
Hope ST
Victory Garden
Little Men's Chowder and Marching Society
Mr. O'Malley
Barnaby
Grandmothers War Bond League
Crockett, Johnson
THE
Treasors
Fiald Publications
Ascoli’s
Esso
Burnside Lodge, K. of
P. G A. R. Hall
Friendly
A. R. Hall
PF. M
TEL Baustol 2
Liza State
Sansone
Oneral
Maistol
Bradford St
Perles
Mead
Colgate
Johnson
Waterbury’s
Lhose
Scott’s
Fletcher
Warner
Vick
Smith Bros
Kelley
Charles F. Sanford
A. D
Elizabeth Sanford Velleca
Charles M'Connery Funeral Home
TEL
Burton
Kearney
American Login Relief Fund
Legion Headquarters
Franklin ST
Ap. M
Lextra Cards Inc
Don Luiz Fillipe
Lincoln Hall
Usher Avenue
Sewing Machine CO
Singer Sewing Machine Co
South Main Street
Fall River
Ulysse Forget
M.D
Main ST. Warren
BR. L
Dorchester Mutual
L. Watson CO. Inc
J. E. Connors Funeral Home, Inc
Salvador Nunes
Mt. Hope‘Ave
Robert J. McKay
G. W. Simmons
William Street
Fel
Coun
Van’s Variety Store
Cooper’s
George M. Wilbur & Sons CO
Main
Constitution 2
Bristol District ‘Nursing Association
Mears
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