Probate notices from Bristol October 1923 filings
The Bristol Probate Court records petitions for guardianship and administratrix appointments. Olive C. Peckham seeks guardianship of minor Vincent Peckham, with hearing set November 5, 1923, and notices to be published for fourteen days. Levi Magee petitions as guardian for Louis Magee. Martha D Gardner seeks Administratrix appointment. hearings and notices similarly scheduled.
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Robath
Bristodg
Benjamin Vincent Peckhan
Olive C. Peckham
Bristol
Abé
Min Vincent Peckham
Harold C. Peckham
Pia M
Prostate Court
Bristol Phoenix
John W. Church
Bristol CT probate notices administrator for Eliza D. Chace
The Probate Court of Bristol appoints an administrator for the estate of Eliza D. Chace late of Bristol deceased. Interested parties must file their bonds and qualifications in six months from the first advertisement date. John W. Church Clerk Industrial Trust Company Providence R. I. administrator.
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Eliza D. Chace
Bristol
John W. Church
Industrial Trust Company
Providence
R. L
Guardian of Persons and Estates Appointed in Bristol
Guardian of the persons and estates of Clara Zorra John Zorra Frank Zorra and Manuel Zorra of Bristol is appointed with bond to be filed. All persons with claims against said wards must file in the Clerk office within a specified period as noted by Clerk John W. Church and Guardian Mary Malone.
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Bristol
Clara Zorra
John Zorra
Frank Zorra
Manuel Zorra
John W. Church
Mary Malone
Estate of Emily French eighth account filed in Bristol
Industrial Trust Company guardian presents the eighth account for allowance. The court sets a reference date for November 5 1923 at 10 30 AM in Bristol Probate Court. Publication ordered in the Bristol Phenix for fourteen days weekly.
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Bristol
Henry Opitz
Pauline Opitz
Isristos
Tfrebate Court Room
Bristol Phenix
John W Church
Robate Court
Giuseppe Salvaggio
Giochino Salvaggio
Tate
Brist
Emily French
Ward) Industrial Trust Company
Ward
Carmela Nastri
John W. Church
Parents Aid Boy Scouts Elevating Family Involvement
The piece praises mothers and fathers joining the Boy Scout movement, noting weekend camps, hikes, banquets, and father son rivalries that strengthen character. It highlights mother led clubs and week end camp activities as evidence of home backed scoutcraft and daily good turns.
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Meir
Tenderfoot Scouts
Eagie
Son
Scout Adolphe Schmidt Portrays Franklin At Memorial
The article notes Adolphe Schmidt of Troop 2 Brooklyn impersonating Benjamin Franklin at age seventeen during a tribute ceremony in New York City marking Franklin’s 217th birthday. The event included 40 other national educational and civic groups presenting flowers at Franklin’s statue.
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Franklin
Statesman
New York City
Adolphe Schmidt
Brooklyn N. Y
Philadelphia
A Few Scout Good Turns In Ashland West Virginia
A series of good turns by Troop 1 Ashland WV includes pruning 50 trees cleaning streets removing debris from a burned lot clearing around houses planting 60 trees and aiding in locating a runaway youth.
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Ashland
W Va
Seminaries Endorse Scouting Across United States
Thirteen theological seminaries in various parts of the United States are endorsing scouting by incorporating training for future scout leaders into their curricula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Boy Scouts Aid Birds in Hamilton Ohio
Troop No 1 of Hamilton Ohio feeds wild birds daily through winter to aid them at refuges and at feeding spots along lake shores. The scouts say the autumn migration finds birds gathering near sanctuary areas and recognize the scout uniform as a sign of friendliness.
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Hamilton
Ohio
Benefits of Good Posture and Its Lifelong Impact
The text defines good posture as the body position that minimizes energy use while maximizing heart and lung function. It states posture reflects vitality, supports organ work with minimal effort, and conveys power and confidence through four essentials: high lead, high chest, straight back, and flat abdomen.
Four Nations Debt to Whittier
John Greenleaf Whittier born on a farm near Haverhill Massachusetts in 1807. He split his youth between field work and shoemaking and never hid his ties to the craft. His poems in Songs of Labor supported U S reform movements and inspired transatlantic activists.
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John Greenleaf Whittier
Haverhill
Masa
Detroit News
Whittier
United States
Hans Sachs
Ebener
Japan May Organize Legion In Postwar Outreach
Walter Myers of Indianapolis reports the American Legion could foster U S Japan ties by expanding post activities in Yokohama and Tokyo. An American embassy attache helped invite a Japanese general to a post meeting where he praised mutual helpfulness and social aims, easing fears of a covert military motive. An Imperial navy admiral later considered a Japanese youth group modelled on the Legion.
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Amercan Legion
Japan
United States
Walter Myers
Indianapoli
The
Legion
Far East
China
Yokohama
Myers
American Legion
Allan Tukey
Yokohama-Tokyo
Imperial Navy
Philippines
Remarkable tiny fish named amarapan from Lu zon islands
The excerpt notes the amarapan fish found in Lake Buhl on Lu zon island as the smallest vertebrate. It claims a length of half an inch, weight comparisons to a blue whale, and positions Mistich thys hizesémsis as its scientific name with 3,500 similar minute species per pound.
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Buhl
Luzon
Philippines
Prince Kuni’s fish misadventure at Ritsurin Koen
The Ohio State Journal notes lighthearted humor as Prince Kuni of Japan fishes at Ritsurin Koen and loses a big fish twice while a provincial governor apologizes for unkind behavior toward the fish, reflecting polite vanity.
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Prince Kuni
Japan
Ritsurin Koen
Ohio State Journal
Alaska fox farming expands to multiple regions
The USDA biological survey shows 146 farmers engaged in fox farming across Alaska. Southeastern Alaska has a small number, Prince William Sound eight farms, Lower Cook Inlet thirteen, Rediak Afognak region ten, and several islands off the Alaska peninsula also listed. The survey provides farmer names and post office addresses for distribution to interested parties.
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Alaskas
Alaska
Prince William Sound
Lower
Cook Inlet
Rediak-Afognak
Alaska Peninsula
Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Kick the Bucket Origin During Gold Rush Times
The phrase Kick the Bucket dates to the 1849 51 gold rush era. It describes a suicide by hanging using a rope tied to two beams and an upturned bucket. The person would kick away the bucket to end life.
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California
Australia
Marquis James and A History of the American Legion
Marquis James, author of A History of the American Legion, has long covered Legion events since 1919. He led Legion News Service efforts, organized the National Speakers Bureau, and exposed war time profiteering, prompting actions that recovered over ten million dollars for the treasury. James, an Oklahoma native and World War I infantry captain, worked in major U.S. newspapers.
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Legion
James
Alvin Owsley
American Legion
Magiztine
American Legion News Service
National Speakers’ Bureau
American Legion Film Service
New York
War Department
Department of Justice
Treasury
Oklahoma
Kansas City
St. Louis
New Orleans
Chicago
Moorish Women Drawn Into Homes and Markets
A descriptive piece portrays Moorish women as largely bound to domestic life with limited outings. Lower class women attend markets and often cover faces, while many women remain strictly veiled to all but husbands. Some are musicians dancers singers and weavers with weaving pottery and crafts as leisure.
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Miuny
Bees Came With Early Settlers Across The New World
The article notes that honey bees were introduced by French English and Spanish settlers and were not native to America. It records that Indians culled swarms that escaped and settled in hollow trees while settlers valued bees for early prospects, though colonists disliked them as precursors of whites.
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Amemca
Origin of Yankee term during American conflicts
The article traces Yankee as a cant term in New England during the Revolution and Civil War. It notes British usage for federalists and Confederate soldiers’ designation, and suggests the term may derive from a mispronounced English or French "Anglians" once used among American Indians.
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New England
Great
Nature's Wonderful Mechanism on Earth's Stable Day
The article claims the earth's energy use in a second exceeds the power of 1,000,000 Niagaras in a million years. It notes earth spins at over a million miles per hour and orbits at over 1,100 miles per minute, yet day length remains unchanged by such factors for vast timespans.
Legion hosts 12 Bulgarian visitors in Americanism meet
The William Peck post of the American Legion in Minneapolis entertained twelve Bulgarians, new arrivals in the United States, as part of its Americanism campaign. Despite limited English, the guests impressed with their fox trot knowledge. Meetings will be held monthly hereafter.
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William Peck
American Legion of
Minneapolis
Post
Legionnaires
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