Clothing Drive Urgently Seeks Substantial Used Garments
The United National Clothing Collection chairman Rev. Arthur W. Burdon asks for usable winter and summer clothing, including undergarments, knitwear, bedding, shoes, and remnants. Central depot at Hope and Franklin, with church announcements this Sunday.
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Arthur W. Burdon
United National Clothing Collection
Hope
Franklin Streets
First Congregational
John D. Moore
St.Michael’s
Howard R. Newman
St. Mary’s
Augustine C. Nerone
Our Lady of Mt
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel, Paul A. Millemaggi and John Almeida; St. Elizabeth’s
Mariano Rodrigues
Joseph Perroni
Albert T. Fusonie
J. Francis Connell
Marjorie B. McCann
Arthur H. Eastman
E. S. Mapes
Hubert F. Hull
Margaret F. Nerone
Otis M. Bailey
George T Ingram
Charles L. Pendleton
Meet The Prince at Bristol Community Theatre
The Bristol Community Theatre group presented A A Milne comedy Meet The Prince at Gulleras School auditorium directed by S Morton Giles. The production features Dorothea Fusonie and Donald Morrissey in the leads with strong supporting turns and notable stage work.
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Meet the
Prince
Bristol Community Theatre Group
the Prince
A. A. Milne
S. Morton Giles
Gulleras School
Giles
Dorothea Fusonie
Donald Morrissey
Jennifer
Mrs. Fusonie
Two Bristol Men Added to Wounded in Action List
The War Department reports two Bristol servicemen wounded in action this week. Sgt Peter J Cappucci was wounded March 20 in Germany and Pfc Alfred A Perry was slightly wounded March 22 on Biak Island. Cappucci is son of Mr and Mrs Domenic Cappucci of 17 Prospect Street and has three brothers in the armed forces. Perry, husband of Grace Perry of 1074 Hope Street, served in the Air Force ground crew and has been overseas a year.
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Bristol
Peter J. Cappucci
Germany
Alfred A. Perry
Biak Island
Set
Peter M. Cappucci
Domenic Cappucci
Prospect Street
War Department
Cappucci
Michael J. Cappucci
Medical Corp
Santa Barbara
Calif
Anthony M. Cappucci
Marines
South Pacific
Joseph
Alfred A Perry
Grace Perry
Hope Street
Dutch East Indies
Pat Perry
Air Force
Air Corps
U. S. Rubber Company
Joseph Perry
Fox Hill Avenue
Memorial Fund Of 33000 Given To Bristol District Nursing Assn
The Bristol District Nursing Association received a 33000 memorial gift from the late Mrs. Henry Moorhouse Rockwell, funds to aid special cases. Charles B. Rockwell, returning as president for the sixteenth year, announced new endowment plans and donations.
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Bristol District Nursing Assn
Henry W. Morehouse
C. B. Rockwell
Paddy Rockwell Moorhouse
Bristol District Nursing Association
Henry Wilson Moorhouse
Martha Skerry Rockwell
Charles B. Rockwell
Rockwell
Norton M. Zinderstein
Evelyn Carter
Robert J. Connery
Herreshoff
Famous makeup artist to entertain at Y M C A community series
Marl Daniels will perform at the Bristol Y M C A on April 12 as part of the Community Series. The show features audience chosen subjects transformed with comedy magic makeup, vivid costumes, and lighting with period music.
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Y.M.C.A
Murl Daniels
New England
Bristol
Callan Memorial Plaque Dedicated May 20
A plaque in memory of Brig. Gen. Luke H Callan is to be dedicated Sunday afternoon May 20. The event is organized by the Kearney Post No 6 American Legion with Brig Gen. Samuel A Hall and Col. Fred M Straight leading the planning group.
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Luke H Callan
Kearney
No. 6
American Legion
Callan
Legion
Franklin Street
Fred M Straight
A A Edmonds
Joseph Edmonds
Samuel A Hall
Samuel J Smith
Donat J. Gladue
Rev Parshley to Speak at R I League Meeting
Rev Anthony R Parshley chairman of the R I Civil Service Commission will speak at a meeting of the R I League of Women Voters Tuesday evening in the Biltmore Hotel foyer. The 8 o'clock session is open to the public with speakers including Senator William J Thompson Cranston and Representative Herman B Ferrara.
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Anthony R. Parshley
R. I. Civil Service Commission
R. I League of Women Voters
Biltmore Hotel
R JI
William J Thompson
Cranston
Herman B. Ferrara
House
William Foster
League
Bristol Nationals Defend Softball Title in Saturday Doubleheader
The Bristol Nationals, coached by Andrew Bozarrio, defend their two year softball championship against the Bristol Americans in a 1:30 pm Saturday doubleheader on the common. Lineups list standout hitters and fielders for both teams with late-season conditions noted.
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Bristol Nationals
Bristol Americans
Bristol
Nationals
Andrew Bozarrio
Cavallaro
Balzano
Bruno
Bozarrio
John Bernardo
Velleca
Carulli
George
Bozario
Nunes
Balzano Sf
Massano Cf
Bozzario
A. Bernardo
Bruno Ss
Gaglio
Annaniac
Simmons If
Osterberg P
Dober
George Pp
J. Bernardo
Caralli
Representatives Named To County Water Authority
Three Bristol residents were named to the newly created Bristol County Water Authority by the Town Council. Council President J F Huestis was ill and did not attend. Appointees are Councilman Henry F Serbst Joseph Campanella a chemist at Fields Point Mfg Corp and former Representative Robert A McCaughey.
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Bristol
Bristol County Water Authority
J. F. Huestis
Henry F Serbst
Joseph Campanella
Fields Point Mfg Corp
Robert A. McCaughey
Barrington
Warren
Former China resident to speak at Bristol church
Mrs. Harold N. Brewster of Brockton Mass and Kullen China will speak at the First Congregational church Bristol Sunday evening April 8 7 30. She spent 13 years in China between Kutien and Foochow where her husband Dr Brewster ran large mission hospitals. The Brewsters left China a year ago after a 77 day journey covering about 24000 miles by land sea and air.
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Harold N. Brewster
Brockton
Mass
Kullen
China
First Congregational Church
Bristol
Kutien
Foochow
Brewster
Brewsters
Boston
John W Haley Jr Promoted and Wounded Hero Returns
John W Haley Jr son of Mr and Mrs John W Haley of 129 Blackstone Boulevard Providence was promoted from second lieutenant to first lieutenant He was wounded in Belgium on February 1 and has returned to active duty with the First Army in Germany He has been awarded the Purple Heart.
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John W Haley, Jr
John W. Haley
Blackstone Boulevard
Providence
Lt Haley
Belgium
First Army
Germany
War Department
Prisoners of War in Stalag 9-B Wegscheide Liberated
The New York Times reports 6,500 Allied prisoners including 3,200 Americans freed near Bad Orb after a 106th U.S. Cavalry unit captured the camp. Survivors recount brutal conditions, hunger, and forced labor in box cars, with 36 Americans dead in the liberation.
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N. Y. Times
Richard J. H. Johnston
Bad Orb
Wegscheide
106Th U. S
Arnheim
Dunkerque
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Caren
Arlene Fiske
Lloyd Smith
Frances Clark
Emily
Herrmann Wilbur
Gibraltar
Marion Kinder
Virginia Cole
Berniece Chambers
Frederick Martin
van Kussrow
Marion B. Giles
Ian M Walker
David Mathewson
Frances P Clark
Ella O. Millard
Barbara Huestis
James F Meiggs
Catholic Girls’ Club
K of C Hall
State Street
Reba Rebekah Lodge
No. 12
C.G . —Independent Hall
Girl Scout Council
Alan Ladd
Loretta Young
Susan Hayward
Barry Sullivan
Beulah Bondi News
Cartoon
Army Air Forces
Lon McCallister
Jeanne Crain
Edmond O‘brien
Jane Ball
Mark Daniels
Jo-Carroll Dennison
Don Taylor
Judy Holliday
Lee J. Cobbt
Peter Lind Hayes
Alan Baxter
Sgt. Cappucci
Pfc. Perry
Halsey DeWolf
Arthur H. Carr
Marl Daniels
George H Benson
Providence Journal
San Francisco
Benson
Harry Scheer
A. R. Parshley
County Water Authority
John W. Haley, Jr
Landreth Seed
Hope Hardware & Supply Co
Hope’ Dpe’ ST
N. W
G. S. Sparks
Ardennes
Luxembourg
Silesia
Lamsdorf
Segan
U. S
106Th
101St Airborne
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