Bristol Civil Defense Control Center Ready for Air Raid
Chief Air Raid Warden B W Wall explains Bristol's Legion Home control center aligned with national standards. The chart maps 12 telephone booths and designated agencies for rapid response in an emergency, with plotting to track rescue, repair and fire units from a central nerve center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. W. Wall
Legion Home
National Defence Council
Wall
Bristol
Defense Council
Police
First Aid
Rockwell House
First Aid Collins & Aikman
Red Cross
Narragansett Electric
Church and
Hope Streets
Mr. Wall
St Michael's Church frees pews at annual meeting
St Michael's Church announced all pews are free except seven owned by individuals after a yearly meeting. Rev Anthony R Parshley presided as officers and vestrymen were elected and a statistical report noted 582 communicants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Michael's Church
Anthony R Parshley
William H Angevine
George S Paislthorpe
Wallis E Howe
Holmes House
Robert W Nelson
John G. Stewart
Chester C. Myers
Walter H. Angell
Henry Wood
Charles B Rockwell
J. William Wood
Harry W Munro
Wallace L. Mossop
Bristol Girl Injured In Warren Bicycle Collision
Josephine Bottigheri 17 of Warren sustained a fractured hip and head lacerations when her bicycle collided head on with an automobile on Main Street near Miller Street during heavy holiday traffic. She received emergency care at Dr John J Conway’s office and was moved to Rhode Island Hospital. The car was driven by Manuel Cordeiro of 96 Serpentine Road Warren who said the bicycle appeared suddenly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
Warren
Josephine Bottigheri
John J Conway
Rhode Island Hospital
Sessick Memorial Ambulance
Miller Street
Netopian Society To Hold Chicken Supper
The Netopian Society will host a chicken salad supper this evening at the Guieras House on High Street. Mrs Harry Kebrek leads the arrangements committee with assistance from Mrs J Harry Tuplin Mrs Herbert F Newman Mrs Emil M Klein Mrs Vincent J Pettine Mrs Stewart Barr Mrs Harold O Connor Miss Miriam McCaughey Miss Viola Palmer and Miss Alma Smith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Netopian Society
Guieras House
High Street
Harry Kebrek
J Harry Tuplin
Herbert F Newman
Emil M Klein
Vincent J Pettine
Stewart Barr
Harold O’connor
Miriam McCaughey
Viola Palmer
Alma Smith
St Marys Social Club to Present Nothing But The Truth
St Marys Social Club will stage the three act comedy Nothing But The Truth in St Marys Church auditorium on Thursday and Friday evenings. Under Mrs Mresa Donovan direction the cast includes Robert Bennett Paul Connery FE M Ralston Franklin Reynolds and others with James F Meiggs as stage manager and lighting chief. Tickets and programs are coordinated by Mrs George H Baldwin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's
Franklin Reynolds
Dick Donnelly
Albert Byrnes
Clarence van Dusen
William McCarthy
Bishop Doran
Augustine Nerone, Sr
Gwendolyn Ralston
Madeline Neiderer
E. M. Ralston
Ruth Tattrie
Ethel Clark
Claire Richards
Mabel Jackson
Donalda Saucier
Sable Jackson
Peggy Connors
Martha
Shirley Flynn
James F Meiggs
Walter Brelsford
Alvert Byrnes
Catherine Meiggs
Margaret Nerone
George H Baldwin
Legion Post Favors Flag Flying Each Day
The Kearney Post of the American Legion voted to promote daily flag displays by Bristol residents. It will distribute 400 flag etiquette booklets via air raid wardens and seek a law copy on evacuation of Japanese aliens. The post also opened membership to service members with honorable discharges and promoted Victory Bonds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney Pot
Noah
American Legion
Bristol
Edmund S. Rex
Aime J Forand
Pacific
Congressman Forand
Kearney
State Department Executive Committee
National Department
Paul Baum
William Syjac
The
Post
Robert W Nelson
Russell G Colt
Edward FE. Bunn
Circus in One Night Stand at Boy Scout Headquarters
Scouts of the First Bristol Troop staged a circus at Scout Hall with a menagerie, side show, big top acts and ringmasters Robert Fonseca and Albert Silvia. Panthers earned top points, while Edwin Ferrara was dubbed a tender foot scout as plans for a Victory Garden and newspaper drive were announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BOY Scout
Robert Fonseca
Edmund Ferrara
John Martin
Joseph Santos
Joseph Sousa
Edward Sousa
Ing
Michael Moura
Albert Brunelli
Fred Sousa
Harold Sousa
Carmine Langello
Walter Machado
Manuel Torres
Hitler
Lafayette
State of Liberty
George Washington
Midway
Panther Patrol
Victory Garden
George R Fish
Panther
Fish
Girl Scout Mariners Complete First Aid Course
Girl Scout Mariners finish a First Aid course under Mrs Briggs with an exam and a post test snack served by Mrs Peckham. The Midshipmites discuss yacht etiquette and Mary Pinch and Evelyn Lemaire develop a shipboard game while Jacquelyn Pettine shares a story as the Skipper and hosts bid farewell to Mrs Olive Peckham and Mrs Briggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briggs
Jacquelyn Pettine
Olive Peckham
Additional Sunday Bus Trips Between Providence and Bristol
The New England Transportation Company adds three Sunday evening round trips between Providence and Bristol. Departures from Providence are at 7 50 PM, 8 50 PM and 10 50 PM with Bristol departures at 7 36 PM, 9 36 PM and 10 36 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England Transportation Company
Providence
Bristol
Girl Scout Bridge For Scholarship Benefit
The Girl Scout Desert Bridge fundraiser will be held tomorrow at St Michael's Parish House to support the Camp Hoffman Scholarship Fund. Mrs Raymond Brightman chairs the event and lists numerous subscribers including Mrs Elmer S Mapes and many other local names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Michael's Parish House
Camp Hoffman
Raymond Brightman
Elmer S Mapes
Everett Church
Harold Peckham
William W. Perry
J Howard Paull
Clarence Smith
Wesley A Armstrong
Norton M. Zinderstein
Harleigh Tingley
W. Fred Williams
James J Sylvester
Agnes M Herreshoft
Robert Montgomery Makes Brief Stop Here
Actor and naval officer Robert Montgomery visited Bristol on Saturday. Reports say both women and men were eager to see the star who is serving his country. His Bristol stay was brief and tied to official duties, leaving many disappointed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Montgomery
Uncle Sam
Bristol
Montgomery
Hats for Mrs MacArthur by Australian sergeants
Five Royal Australian Air Force sergeants reportedly shopped Fifth Avenue for hats for Mrs. MacArthur as a gesture of thanks for General MacArthur's work for Australia and the United States. The piece notes Charlie McCarthy’s lavish wardrobe and compares costs with Edgar Bergen, highlighting the humor and wartime sentiment in the gesture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
New York Times
Royal Australian Air Force
MacArthur
Mac-Arthur
Australia
America
Charlie
Mr. Bergen
Edgar Bergen
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ST. Michael’s Church
Fred Williams
Frank
Wallhxs E Howe
Howard Ro Newman
Florence
Pinch
John R Magee Wallace
Mossop
Spencer Tracey
Katherine Hepburn
James Stewart
Paulette Goddard
Horace Heidt
Dick Foran
Anne Gwynne
Metrotone
Gary Cooper
Barbara Stanwyck
Donald
DICK TRACY_vs. CRIME, Inc
St. Mary’s Social Club
Legion Post
Navy
Joseph FE Brown, Jr
Margaret Brown
Hope Street
Crown Fastener Company
Ting-a-Ling Brothers
Girl Scout
Nathanael G Herreshoff
Mervyn Clay
Arthur S Berberian
Alfred Bosshard
Harold O’connell
Lean FE. McCaw
James A Sisson
Vernon A. Gray
Eugene S Ryone
Paul Bruno
Augustine B Nerone
W Dean Tromanhauser
Jester Teat
E. I Brownell
William G Dixon
Charles O. F Thompson
Alice B Almy
Edward D Kunz
Stannard B. Sylvia
Anthony Russo
Charles M. Connery
Mabel B. Salisbury
Archie Allen
Sebastian Bernard, Jr
Anthony A. Moren
Joseph H. Farrell
F. Reginald Dimond
I. Leon Cantwell
James A McKenna
Dora Kenney
Lucien Capone
Carrie Dixon
Annie Dixon
William L. Serbst
Henry A. Street
William Burke
John D Hogan
Fred N. Palmer
Marvin H. Reese
Fred Wilbur
Oscar Rishe
Andrew Dunbar
Richard J. Simmons
E. N Darrah
Louis A. Beauregard
H. Marshall Williams
Henry Goff
Elizabeth Marz
Samuel D Clark
Frank G Rene
Benjamin F. Lindemuth
Antonio F. D'Angelo
Russia
Red Army
Fifth Avenue
Charlie McCarthy
Bergen
Europe
Charlie’s
Bradford Street
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