Two More Brasstown Bristolian POWs Reported
Bristol citizens learn two local men are prisoners of war in Germany Major Charles A Serbst M C son of Mrs Mary E Serbst 617 Hope Street and Pfc Manuel C Silvia husband of Mrs Elizabeth Alves Silvia 634 Wood Street. Serbst a surgeon served in the invasion of North Africa Sicily and Normandy and was last heard from December 22 in Luxembourg.
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Bristol
Germany
Charles A. Serbst M.C
Mary E. Serbst
Hope Street
Manuel C. Silvia
Elizabeth Alves Silvia
Wood Street
Pfc Manuel Silvia Reported Prisoner of War in Germany
Private first class Manuel C Silvia, missing in action since December 16, is now a prisoner of war in Germany per a January 25 card from him to his wife Elizabeth at 634 Wood Street. He has been overseas since October and serves in an infantry unit. his brother John Silvia serves in Europe.
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Manuel C
Silvia
Germany
Elizabeth Alives
Woodstreet
Pvt
John Silvia
Joseph Silvia
Bay View Avenue
Spring Frolic and Girl Scout Rummage Sale Listed
Coming events show a Spring Frolic by C.G.O at Independent Hall on April 23 and a Girl Scout Council rummage sale on Friday April 27 with details briefed for readers.
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C.G.O —Independent Hall
Girl Scout Council
Meet The Prince at Guiteras Auditorium Three Nights
Bristol Community Theatre presents A. A. Milne comedy Meet The Prince at Guiteras Memorial School. Directed by S Morton Giles, the three act play unfolds in one English cottage living room over twenty four hours with a cast led by D Lloyd Smith and Dorothea Douglas Fusonie.
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the Prince
A. A. Milne
Guiteras Memorial School
Bristol Community Theatre
Bristol Community Y.M.C.A
S. Morton Giles
Simon Battersby
Wych Trentham
England
D. Lloyd Smith
Angela
Arlene Fiske
Jennifer
Dorothea Douglas Fusonie
Emily
Frances P. Clark
Robert Holt
Herrmann L. Wilbur
Ethel Holt
Marion M Kinder
Mrs. Faithful
Berniece Chambers
Imogene Faithful
Virginia E. Cole
Doctor Ainslie
Frederick van Doren Martin
Prince Michael
Donald F. Morrissey
James Oliver
van Kussrow, Jr
New Price Regulations Explained At Evening Meeting
A Bristol area meeting for clothing dry goods and house furnishings retailers is held at Colt Memorial High School at 7 30 pm to explain MPR 580 regulations issued by the OPA on March 20 1945 and effective April 20. Capt Paul A Herzig presides with an OPA representative to aid merchants in pricing charts based on March 19 base.
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Colt Memorial High School
O P.A
Paul A. Herzig
MPR
O.P.A
Herzig
Capt Herzig
Pfc Sanderson Killed on Iwo Jima March 2
Private first class David P J Sanderson US Marine Corps Reserve husband of Mrs Gertrude Belmore Sanderson of 65 Court Street Bristol was killed in action on Iwo Jima March 2 a telegram to his wife said a letter would follow he would have turned 20 this month He served three years in the Marines and had been stationed at Newport since last September He and his wife wed June 14 1944 He left for overseas duty in December and last wrote February 12 from a transport bound for Iwo Jima He was a native of Upper Darby Pennsylvania His wife with her mother in law at 330 South Flower Street Los Angeles Calif Her parents are Cpl and Mrs Arthur J Belmore
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David P J Sanderson
US Marine Corps Reserve
Gertrude (Belmore) Sanderson
Court Street
Iwo Jima
Sandy
Bristol
Marine Corps
Newport
Sanderson
Pvt. Sanderson
Upper Darby
Penn
South Flower Street
Los Angeles
Calif
Cpl
Arthur J Belmore
Sergeant W A Kerr Ready For Overseas
Mountain Home Army Air Field Idaho reports Sergeant Walter A Kerr son of Mr and Mrs Walter Kerr 1239 Hope Street Bristol RI has completed required combat training as a radio operator on the Liberator Bomber and awaits overseas assignment. Before service he worked as a time study technician for Collins and Aikman Corp.
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Mountain Home Army Air Field
Idaho
Walter A Kerr
Walter Kerr
Hope Street
Bristol
R. 1
Mountain Home
Collins and Aikman Corp
Berea College V-12 Unit names Murray Master at Arms
George H. Murray Jr. of Bristol Rhode Island has been selected as Unit Master at Arms for Berea College V-12 unit in Berea Kentucky. Officers are chosen for leadership and discipline duties based on academics and experience. Murray, a Colt Memorial High School graduate, joined Berea in November.
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Berea
George Holmes Murray, Jr
Berea College
George H. Murray
Hope St
Bristol
Rhode Island
Murray
Colt Memorial High School
Red Cross Workers Attend Final Meeting and Dinner
Eleven Red Cross campaign workers attended the final report meeting and dinner at the Hotel Biltmore. Chairman R S Bosworth reported Bristol’s total at $8,409.30, about 12.01 percent of the quota, with several individuals listed for additional donations across divisions.
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Red Cross
Final
Biltmore
R S Bosworth
Bristol
John D Moore
Moore
Gladys M. Brightman
Alice Briggs
Frederick E Alger
Frank J. Sylvia
Marion C Sousa
Sally Sylvia
Dorothy Phillips
Matthew Brito
Albert Brunelli
John J
DAR
J F. Bullock
Arthur Mullen
Bernard J Hogue
Alice B Wyatt
Charles A Zinderstein
Wounded Soldier Recovering in England After Germany Wound
Staff Sergeant Michael Rudich of 15 Thompson Avenue was wounded by an enemy mortar in the Haertgen Forest Germany and is now recovering at a U S Army general hospital in England. His ward surgeon Captain George E Heels says he recuperates satisfactorily and will return to duty after rehabilitation. Rudich received the Purple Heart. his wife Emily Pospa and two children reside at his home.
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Seventh General Hospital
England
Haertgen Forest
Germany
Michael Rudich
Thompson Avenue
United States Army General Hospital
Rudich
George E. Heels
Belmont
Massachusetts
Emily Raposa
Michael Jr
Kathryne
Bristol selects Miss Mary Paiva for Girls State
Miss Mary Paiva of 41 Bay View Avenue was chosen by Kearney Post American Legion Auxiliary to represent Bristol at Girls State to be held tomorrow and Thursday. She is a member of Bristol Senior High School's senior class.
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Mary Paiva
Bay View Avenue
Kearney Post
American Legion Auxiliary
Bristol
Paiva
Bill Day Tells One and Other Greenhouse Tales
A collection of short humorous sketches from The Greenhouse column by Paul Flowers in the Memphis Commercial Appeal. The pieces feature a farmer and his dog playing checkers, tales by I B Tigrett on railroad courtesy, Jack Caskey’s Roosevelt bear-hunting anecdote, and a strange goose-quill check story, with readers addenda about pokeberry ink voting lore.
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Paul Flowers
Memphis Commercial Appeal
Bill Day
Tennessee River
Jack Caskey
Louisiana
Theodore Roosevelt
Tensas Parish
Seph
William A. Caldwell
First National Bank
Jackson, Tenn
Plumber’s Son Manuel Gaspar Jr Enlists in Navy
Manuel Gaspar Jr son of Mr and Mrs Manuel Gaspar of 152 Bradford Street was sworn in yesterday at the Providence recruiting station. He works as a plumber's helper for Nappi Bros and is keen on sports especially swimming and bowling.
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Manuel Gaspar, Jr
Manuel Gaspar
Bradford Street
U. S. Navy
Providence
Nappi Bros
Retailers meet on new OPA rules at Colt Memorial High
Local clothiers dry goods and furniture retailers gather in Colt Memorial High School auditorium at 7 30 p m for instruction on updated O P A regulations. State Office instructors conduct the session.
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Colt Memorial High School
State Office
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Luxembourg
Frankfurt
Patton
Henry F Serbst
Providence College
Loyola University
Chicago
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Lawrence Deery
St. Mary’s Church
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Major Serbst
France
Holland
Belgium
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Frederick W. Serbst
William L Serbst
PFC
US Rubber Company
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Alan Curtis
Frank Craven
Joan Davis
Leon Errol
Wally Brown
Alan Carney
Frances Langford
Vera Vague
Nevada
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Nancy Gates
Alan Ladd
Loretta Young
Susan Hayward
Barry Sullivan
Beulah Bondi News
Cartoon
Guitferas
Marion B Giles
Ian M. Walker
David Mathewson
Frances P Clark
Ella O. Millard
Barbara Huestis
James F Meiggs
Colt High—Price Panel
Warren
Barrington
James Colgan
Reynolds G. Northup
Louis Castriotta
Helen Newbold
Norman E. Benard
Helen Congdon
Evelyn Metcalf
Eva LeClair
Pfc. “Sandy” Sanderson
Iwo
Sgt
W. A. Kerr
George H. Murray, Jr
Shere
I. B. Tigrett
Uncle Seph
United States
Washington
Booker T. Washington
Mississippi
Tennessee
Polk
Navy
Marl Daniels
Young Men’s Christian Association
Rockwell Hall
George H. Benson
What Brave New World
Harry Scheer
Boeworth
Arthur J. Genthner
Thomas Campagna
Reb’j. A. McCaughey
Miss Flora Fusce
Mubert JF. HL
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