US Employment Service aids men with selective service forms
The U S Employment Service at 8 Church Street Warren will assist registrants in completing occupational questionnaires for selective service. Charles F. Marston says staff will help, noting the forms identify occupations in demand for war production and allow interviews to determine suitable placements and deferments.
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United States Employment Service
Church Street
Warren
Charles F. Marston
Selective Service Advisory Board
U. S. Employment Service
Marston
U. S. Employment Service Office
Selective Service Board
Social Security Board
US Employment Service
Canteen Nutrition Class Starts Wednesday
Red Cross announces a seven week all day class starting Wednesday at 9am at St Michael's Parish House. About 30 to 40 participants have signed up with Mrs Vivian MacFawn as instructor.
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Red Cross
St Michael's Parish House
Vivian MacFawn
Bristol's Cancer Control Drive Seeks $500 Quota
Bristol plans to raise a $500 quota for the annual Cancer Control campaign led by Mrs John W. Haley head of the Bristol County Division of the Women's Field Army. The drive relies on one dollar memberships sold by local solicitors and lists numerous names of contributors already acknowledged.
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Bristol
John W. Haley
Bristol County
Women’s Field Army
Haley
J. H. Tuplin
Francoise C. Pothier
H. Frances Horton
Joseph Eckersley
Charles M. Connery
Aurelia Faria
Julia Mahoney
E. I. Brownell
Earl G. Strudevant
William G. Dixon
George H. Baldwin
Robert E. Lanphear
Agnes M Herreshoff
Nathanael G Herreshoff
Herbert D. Graetz
Harry Town
H. A. Butt
Arthur M McCaw
Fred G Blaisdell
Ruby Blaisdell
B. V Morris
Herbert Town
Thomas McGrath
Andrew Dunbar
William Duff
J W DeWolf
F R. Dimond
F Martin
Samuel D Clark
S Bosworth
R Perroni
R W Childs
O Rene
Frank J Murphy
Classes Open For Wartime Workers At Memorial School
New pupils may join defense worker classes at the Andrews Memorial School through next Monday. Sundt of Schools Elmer Mapes said the evening program runs two nights a week for eight weeks and covers blue print reading electrical theory machine shop practice and related subjects. Open to men now employed in war production industries.
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Andrews Memorial School
Sunt of
Elmer S Mapes
Ca-Vel Ball Scheduled for April 18 at Hotel Warren
The third annual Ca-Vel Ball will be held Saturday evening April 18 in the Hotel Warren. It is hosted by the Collins and Aikman Girls and Men's Clubs with Miss Mary Paull and Norman Metcalf leading the committee. Other organizers include Miss Lillian Dunbar Mrs Marjorie McCann Mrs Harriet Iacoletti Albert Ethier William Alger and Joseph Sai as plans are advanced to make this a standout event on the local social calendar.
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Warren
Collins and Aikman
Mary Paull
Norman Metcalf
Lillian Dunbar
Marjorie McCann
Harriet Iacoletti
Albert Ethier
William Alger
Joseph Sai
Tire Permits Issued by Rationing Board List
The Rationing Board issued permits for four individuals and items: Samuel D Clark of MD 620 Hope Street receives 2 new tires for a passenger car. Margaret Andrade of 14 Second Street, a welfare worker, receives 1 retread. Jose Camara of 43 Oliver Street receives 1 retread for a wire cutter. Paul Romano of 158 Bradford Street, a pattern maker, receives 2 retreads.
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Samuel D Clark
Hope Street
Margaret Andrade
Second Street
Jose Camara
Oliver Street
Paul Romano
Bradford Street
Bristol Children Register for Possible Evacuation
Bristol authorities open noncompulsory evacuation registration for children in designated Bristol zones. Registrations today at Colt High School Guiteras High Reynolds School and tomorrow morning at same sites. collect age height weight and hair color. Evacuees stay within defined Bristol areas with Warren and Barrington options as backups.
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Bristol
Colt High School
High Street
Guiteras High
High
State Street
Reynolds School
State
Marguerite Brogan
Byfield School
Extra Typists And Stenographers Needed
One hundred fifty typists and stenographers are needed from New England for work in Washington DC. Charles C. Duffy, assistant post master in Bristol, announced examinations would be given to Bristol applicants at the local post office under mutual arrangements with Civil Service authorities. The Washington notice stressed the great need for the extra staff.
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New England
Washington
Store Owners Must Apply For Licenses
Chief of Police Anthony J Ferrara warned that store owners subject to the victualling license law must apply for licenses before Sunday or face closure. He noted licenses expired April 1 and that a late Town Council meeting on April 7 allowed last Sunday open. The Council then granted renewal permission for 48 licenses upon application.
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Anthony J Ferrara
Mothers Club Plans Fathers Night at St Marys Church
The Mothers Club of St Marys Church voted at its Tuesday meeting to stage a Fathers Night Program on Sunday evening May 3. Elected chairs include Program Mrs John L Burke Membership Mrs Andrew Francis and Nominating Committee Mrs Henry Brown. The next meeting is set for April 21 followed by a bingo.
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Mothers Club of
St Mary's Church
John L. Burke
Andrew Francis
Henry Brown
Bristol Motor Corps Benefit Bridge Planned in Red Cross Rooms
The Bristol Motor Corps met in Hope Street Red Cross rooms to plan a Beach Wagon Benefit Bridge and distribute blackout covers for emergency car use. A long list of subscribers funds the event with many local women named as table supporters.
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Bristol Motor Corps
Red Cross
Hope Street
Charles H Scott
Joseph McCann
Virginia G Scott
Henry Butt
Ruth Graham
Thora I M Carlson
Harold C Paull
Helen A Condon
Pauline S Jenks
John Lawson
Mindanao Reflections on Zamboanga Residents and War
Walter Robb recalls Zamboanga in Mindanao during Japanese occupation through sketches of locals. Annie Lee Cooley from South Carolina faces invasion while Jock the Scot runs a machine shop and ice plant. Hackett family and Johnston and Joe Johnston were prominent residents with long ties to Mindanao.
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Zamboanga
Annie Lee
South Carolina
Joseph E. Cooley
Joe
Los Angeles
California
Jock
Jack
Bristol Girls To Present Patricia Drama at Guiteras
The Senior Children of Mary Sodality of Our Lady of Mt Carmel parish stage a four act religious drama Patricia at the Guiteras auditorium next Thursday and Friday night. Lead roles are played by Olympia Proto Marvy Aiello Angelina Cirillo Josephine Squatrito Mary Matrone Antonetta Palma Carmela Squatrito Mary Mazza Theresa Procopio and Helen Proto with a large supporting cast and a troupe of dancers and crew under Filippini Sisters guidance.
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Patricia
Guiteras
Children of Mary Sodality of
Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Filippini
Olympia Proto
Marvy Aiello
Angelina Cirillo
Josephine Squatrito
Mary Matrone
Antonetta Palma
Carmela Squatrito
Mary Mazza
Theresa Procopio
Helen Proto
Fdda Murgo
Rose Palma
Julia E. Babbitt 96. funeral plans in Schenectady
Julia E Babbitt died in Schenectady New York in her 96th year. She was daughter of the late Major and Mrs Jacob Babbitt and sister of Mrs Samuel Dana Green. Funeral at the residence of Mrs John S Conover 19 Front Street Schenectady Saturday at 9 am. Interment Juniper Hill Cemetery Bristol.
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Babbitt
Schenectady
Julia E
Jacob Babbitt
Samuel Dana Green
John S. Conover
Front Street
Juniper Hill Cemetery
Bristol
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Mt Hope Bridge
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Perry Plat
Bristol Neck
Bristol Highlands
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Metacom Avenue
Bristol Narrows
Maple Avenue
Barrington
Mothers Club
Colonial Hotel
Irving Rosen
Steve P. ‘Christie
Mgr
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Abreu SA
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Christian Science Monitor
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Pershing
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Book of Knowledge
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