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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1932
Page
2
Voters are advised to use the provided pencil, avoid talking inside the booth, and keep crosses within the marked circles or squares. Do not erase or mark beyond boundaries. use a second ballot if needed and draw only one line through a name to vote correctly.
Goldenrod Troop members met Wednesday afternoon with Capt Mrs Frederick Bartlett and Mrs Francis Bragg. They accepted Rev Herbert I Graetz's adaptation to attend services at First Congregational Church Sunday evening and invited to participate in Armistice Day parade. Viola LeClerc elected troop scribe. Rhoda obey and Barbara Huestis sold most cookies. Next week plans include English folk dancing instruction and ongoing Friday First Aid lessons at Rockwell House.
A son named Vincent was born on October 28 to Mr Joseph Arcthello and Mrs Arcthello of 5 Bourne Avenue in town.
The town’s churches, scouts, fire companies and civic groups held events this week. Services at Sta Marys Church honored Beatrice Milburn with a Mass. the Episcopal Diocese of North Dakota’s Rt Rev Bartlett officiated at St Michaels Church. Troop 5 Boy Scouts hosted a Hallowe en party at Scout Hall with games and refreshments. Armistice Day planning included Hydraulion and other fire companies contributions and appointments for the year. A Bristol Count Post drill and local court actions were noted, along with a whist series organized by Ever Ready and Hose Company at Thames Street station.
In loving memory of Heezle Milburn beloved wife of W K Milburn who passed away November 1930. The poet recalls her love and tenderness, noting she was the best wife and remains deeply missed by her husband and family.
Herman J Kempf died Tuesday evening while watching a plumber at St Michaels parish house. Funeral held at his late residence with burial at North Cemetery. Survived by wife two children Herman and Wallace, four brothers and two sisters. Medical examiner cites cerebral hemorrhage. Kempf was active in town and baseball and ran a radio and cone shop in his early years.
October 28 1932 Probate Court of Bristol orders a petition by Staples Coal Company seeking removal of Olivia Hammill as executrix of the Frank H Hammill estate for unfaithful administration. Hearing set for November 21 1932 at 10 AM in Bristol with notice to be published fourteen days in the Bristol Phenix and citation served as required.
Fragmentary text indicates a filing at a clerk's office yesterday by individuals including Conley and Wilfred Herman et al. with scattered place names and addresses. Details are incomplete due to damaged source.
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