Bristol Evacuation Registration Details for Children and Mothers
Bristol Civil Defense authority issues evacuation registration led by Superintendent E. S. Mapes. Eligible evacuees include children five and under and mothers with infants, with voluntary participation from wards within defined danger zones. Registrations occur April 10–11 at Colt High School Guileras Junior High Reynolds School, with district based drop locations and ID provisions.
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Mapes
Bristol Council of Defense
Bristol
Colt High School
Guileras
Reynolds School
High Street
State Street
Guiteras Junior High School
Major Sturdevant to Lead Bristol Gas Defense and Contamination Classes
Bristol officials highlight Major Sturdevant as instructor for gas defense and gas decontamination courses for air raid wardens. The schedule lists separate sessions for districts A through F at 8 am on designated dates in April at the Legion Hall Franklin Street. An East Providence Fire Department graduate will lecture on incendiary bombs on three Friday evenings April 10 17 and 24.
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Bristol
Parl G Sturdevant
Bob Wall
Sturdevant
Edgewood Arsenal
Army Chemical Warfare School
Maryland
Wall
Legion Hall
Franklin Street
East Providence
Father Son Leave Sea Scout Ship Kearney for Armed Forces
Ship Kearney bids farewell to long serving Belmore and his son Norman as they join the US Navy and Coast Guard. Belmore’s career began in 1928 with leadership roles, while Norman followed since 1937, marking eighteen veterans from the unit serving in the armed forces.
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Belmore
Kearney
Arthur J Belmore
O. Reid LeClair
Norman A Belmore
US Navy
Norman
Isaae Osofsky
Belmor
Osofski
US Coast Guard
US Marine Corps
Edward Arruda
LcClair
Dominic Canna
Vincent Saviano
Easter Eve Services and Blessings Across Churches
St Marys Our Lady of Mount Carmel St Elizabeth Trinity and St Michaels hold dawn or late afternoon Easter rituals. Blessing of the New Fire Pascal Candle Easter Water and Masses lead by Rev John P Beauchamp include baptisms and Holy Communion.
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St. Mary’s
Our Lady of Mount Carmell
St. Elizabeth's Church
Trinity Church
John P Beauchamp
St. Michael's Church
Easter Message at Churches Rises with Faithful Hope
A church bulletin recalls the Easter gospel telling women that Jesus is not in the tomb, for he has risen as he said. The passage from Matthew is cited to affirm the miracle and invite believers to witness the empty place where the Lord lay.
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Jesus
Matthew
Easter Morning Worship Services Across Churches
The article lists multiple Easter services across St. Elizabeth's Trinity First Congregational and other churches. It details processions hymns readings and Communion with choirs and organists. Clergy include Rev Anthony R Parshles Rev Henrique Rocha Rev M J Vanden Elsen Rev John Beauchamp and Rev Herbert D Graetz with diverse choirs and soloists. The program spans sunrise and morning services with hymns like The Strife is Oer Christ Our Passover and Jesus Christ is Risen Today.
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Arthur W Burdon
Christ
Harry Bullock
Jesus
Alfredt
Robert Drake
Jesus Christ
St. Elizabeth's Church
Henrique Rocha
Virgin Mary
M J Vanden Elsen
Regina Coch
Wetzel
Christus Vincit
Nabelle
Most Blessed Sacrament
Mary Almeida
Esther August
Mary B Almeida
Ruth August Madeline Castro
Frances Garcia
Phoebe Garcia
Mary Goulart
Phoebe Goulart
Serje Maciel
Joseph Sousa
Josephine Marshall
Fernanda Nunes
Patricia Nunes
Almorinda Sousa
Flora Sylvia
Angelina Terra Thomas August
Joseph Garcia
Christian Mello
Anthony Maciel
Dennis Mello
Anthony Nunes
Manuel Vargas
John Sylvester
Anna Peters
Trinity Church
John Beauchamp
First Congregational Church
Herbert D Graetz
Foster
Johnston
Magdalene
Warren
Handel
Three Wartime Prayers From a Page of Local News
Three prayers are printed: Col John J Moorhead’s wartime prayer asking for surgeon’s skill, blood donations, and steadfast duty. Col Travis’s Battle of the Alamo appeal calling Americans to aid with liberty and honor. and Mrs May F Converse’s 1923 column prayer praising endurance and faith amid hardship in Wellsville Kansas.
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John J Moorhead
America
Pearl Harbor
Amen
Alamo Bear
Texas
William Barret Travis
P. S
the Lord
May F. Converse
Wellsville
Kansas
Blessed are those who cooperate with the editor
A vintage vow extols advertisers correspondents and readers who submit items early and share news. It promises prosperity for merchants and towns as cooperative citizens help keep the newspaper vibrant and the community well known.
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