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Newspaper

Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Nov 06, 1923

Page

4

Probate Court disposes matters before Judge Leahy

Judge Leahy presided yesterday on estates including Sparks Pettition of administrator to erect monument continued to Nov 19, Fish Final account continued to Nov 19, Franklin widow furniture and support continued indefinitely, Munroe will and administratrix appointed with bond 100, Salvaggio final accounts allowed, Magee guardian petition continued, Peckham guardianship bond 1000, Opitz executrix final account allowed, Gardner administratrix deb bond 10000, Kingsbury appraiser accepted, Keating inventors allowances accepted, Manuel Zorra minors inventories accepted.

Edward L. Leahy Jared B Sparks Byron K Fish James W. Franklin Fitz E W. Munroe Abbie G Munroe Giuseppe Salvaggo Levs Magee Levi Magee Benjamin Vincent Peckham Oliver Peckham Benjamin Jonah F Peckham, Jr Thomas P Brightman Henrys Opitz Martha ID Gardner Emma B Stanton Royal Indemnity Co Clarence Kingsbury John W

Real Estate Transfers Cast Amid Fragmented Clauses

Property transfers list multiple buyers and parcels across Fairhild Watsonville and Beachmount areas. Transfers include trusts and homestead claims with various lot and street references, persons and companies named in a scatter of segments.

Community events and sales planned in Bristol region

A sequence of notices lists fairs and dances with dates from November to December. It mentions card sales and cake stalls at Holmes Plerse, a Bristol County event, and gatherings by groups including the Gas Board, Bristol Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Mount Carmel Circle, and Ladies Aid Societies.

Paresh Phares Dietsan Bristol County Holmes Sto Mishaec Hotel Belvedere Bristol Daughters of the Amerian Revolution Academy Hall Wood Street Cafe Chantant Hall Auspies Mount Carmel Circle Ladies’ Aid Societys State Street M. E Congregational Club First Congregational Church

Damages claimed after collision with town truck

J Alfred Dubuc claimed 350 damages at the Warren Town Council meeting for harm to his automobile after a Friday night collision with the Massasoit Hook and Ladder Company truck on Main near Elm Farm. He said he could not see the truck while turning out for a streetcar and that the truck rode with 10 to 12 feet of overhang beyond the body. He offered a compromise if the town bought a second hand body for his sedan. A council committee was named to review the claim with the town solicitor and discuss potential liability.

J Alfred Dubuc Warren Black. McKenna Desilers Council William McSoley

Leahy 10th Wedding Anniversary Observed at Home

Mr and Mrs James Patrick Leahy celebrated their tenth anniversary at 74 Church Street with 30 guests from Boston Providence Fall River Warren and the town. An informal program featured Miss Margaret Conley and Mauss Louie Dole. refreshments were served. Mr Leahy works in the shipping department of the National India Rubber Company and Mrs Leahy, formerly Miss Mary Theresa Lawes, married Nov 3 1913 at St Marys Church by Rex Thomas J Giflan.

James Patrick Leahy Church Street Boston Providence Fall River Warren Margaret M Conley Mauss Louie Dole Leahy National India Rubber

Young Crab Wears Helmet in Early Life

A juvenile crab is described with a helmet like round spike on its head and a tadpole like appearance. It swims actively, sheds its skin, and after metamorphosis its eyes move to stalks as it adopts a sideways gait and changes color.

Lotter Ana Ber

Penalty Notice and Library Donation Mentioned in Letter

A citizen's note to a congressman reports a patent office penalty of 3800 for private use, which leads to a later reply stating a 300 penalty and the volume being donated to the public library. The sequence highlights bureaucratic charges and public ownership via library stewardship.

Red Cross Japan Fund Drive Surpasses Goal

President Coolidge proclaimed Red Cross as the channel for Japan earthquake relief and within 24 hours the campaign began. In under a month it raised over 10 million dollars, shipped ten cargoes of supplies, and ran without admin costs. The effort attracts many new recruits ahead of Armistice Day Roll Call.

Coolidge American Red Cross Red Cross Japan

Red Cross First Aid Standards Adopted In Great Industries

Red Cross first aid standards gain traction across industries and services. In 314 chapters classed training programs reach police fire and rail and mining sectors. President Coolidge lauds the Red Cross as truly American while the aim remains reducing the nationwide 60 000 accidental deaths per year.

Red Cross American Red Cross Boy Scouts Girl Scouts YMCA United States

Junior Red Cross Spreads Good Will Worldwide

The American Junior Red Cross enrolls nearly 5 million pupils in 125,072 classrooms across 24,289 schools. The year highlights extensive international aid in Europe and Asia, correspondence networks with 2,700 schools, 100,000 pupils, and 8,347 items exchanged. Funds totalling 112,660.17 were spent on playgrounds scholarships gardens and children’s charities in ten European countries China and the Virgin Islands.

Schools of America American Junior Red Cross American Red Cross United States Red Cross France Poland Austria Hungary Jugoslavia Albania Bulgaria Romania Europe Insular Alaska South Africa The Unft Bakule Prague Czechoslovakia China Virgin Islands

Velvet Making Across Ancient Asia and Islam

The essay traces velvet’s origins from animal fur imitations to silk velvet’s rise. It notes royal use in Indo China and Persia, velvet’s secrecy in Asia, Arab trade routes, Me dina Damascus and Stamboul, and velvet adorning caliphs tombs and battlefield trappings.

Asia Mediterranean Ganges Iran India Bagdad Africa Spain Medina Damascus

British tomato disease station aids English growers

The British government backs an experimental station at Turner's Hill near London to wipe out tomato disease. The effort reportedly saves growers about 220000 pounds per year. Glass-house cultivation began 35 years ago in Chestnut valley by the River Lea and now spans a thriving industry sending tomatoes to London, the north, and the continent. Insurance claims rise after severe hailstorms.

United States Turner’s Hil London River Lea England Worthing Chestnut British Isles

Showy Dress Prohibited in Early Massachusetts and New England

Historical records show 1634 Massachusetts general court bans ostentatious dress with lace and embroidery. In 1676 Northampton jailed 38 women for wicked apparel. Ministers and churches joined in, and by 1679 Andover and Abingdon towns voted women should remove hats and bonnets in meeting houses.

General Court of Massachusetts Northampton Earle Andover Abingdon

Believer or Not Big Game Hunter Recounts Missed Bear Shot

A hunter recalls an astonishing moment from the hills when he fired his last bullet at a bear and missed. The bear, surprised by the hunter's reputation and his singing, fainted dead away.

e—American Legion Weekly

Coolidge Voices Resolve to Sustain Red Cross Efforts

President Coolidge asserts the Red Cross has advanced to this point and must not retreat or fail, urging continued support and perseverance amid ongoing relief work and national concern.

Red Cross President Coolidge

Red Cross Spirit Promotes Happiness Amid Daily Hope

A brief fragment speaks of daily improvement under the Red Cross spirit, encouraging joy and hopeful progress for both men and women as they pursue better days.

Ex-Service Veterans aid totals reported by Red Cross

The report notes that each of the 3,600 American Red Cross Chapters spent over $1,000 in the past year to aid disabled ex-service men, with a combined total expenditure of $3,930,000 in support.

American Red Cross

Tibet to be shown to world through films

A British Buddhist mission travels to Tibet to film the wonders of Tibet while Tibetans are promised exposure to the outside world through cinema. The exchange aims for Tibet to no longer be a land of mystery as the world learns of its people.

Tibet

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