Town Benefits From Having Full Time Tax Assessor
The Town voted a $400 appropriation to fund a full time secretary for the Board of Tax Assessors. Francis P. McGovern says within weeks the board uncovered $284.80 in revenue and identified $71,200 in mortgage records across several towns, boosting expected taxes and keeping plat cards up to date. He notes faster, easier access for title examiners and property owners, with more responsive local service overall.
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Bristol
Portsmouth
Middletown
Newport
Warren
Barrington
East Providence
Providence
McGovern
Mr. McGovern
Benson to Speak on Foreign Affairs at Y M C A Rockwell
George A. Benson editorial writer for the Providence Journal will speak Thursday evening April 26 at the Rockwell Y M C A in the third program of a Community Series. He has spoken before Bristol groups and lives in Barrington. Tickets available at the Y that evening.
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George A. Benson
Providence Journal
Rockwell
Y.M.C.A
San Francisco
Europe
Benson
Bristol
Rotary Club
Couples Club
Barrington
Harry Scheer
Providence
Town Urges Owners to License Dogs Ahead of Deadline
Town Clerk John W. Church urged dog owners to license their pets now. With 750 dogs needing licenses and only 147 processed, he noted the extra dollar and waiting in line can be avoided by acting early.
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John W. Church
Mr. Church
Late President On Honor Roll For Town Casualties
The name Franklin D Roosevelt will appear on the town Honor Roll under Died In Action following a Town Council motion. Councilman Henry F Serbst cited other communities planning similar actions. Capt Paul A Herzig led the meeting in President J Floyd Huestis absence.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
Henry F. Serbst
Paul A. Herzig
J Floyd Huestis
A A Edmonds Re elected Chairman Planning Board
A A Edmonds was reelected chairman of the Bristol Planning Board at an organization meeting held at Frank J Sylvia’s home. Secretary Roswell S Bosworth was reelected, with other members including Sylvia, Earl P Mathewson, and Frank Stiglio. The board plans to invite William L Streit of the Bristol County Water Company to next month’s meeting.
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A. A. Edmonds
Bristol Planning Board
Frank J. Sylvia
Roswell S Bosworth
Mr Sylvia
Earl P. Mathewson
Frank Stiglio
Wiliam L Streit
Bristol County Water Company
Major Charles Serbst Escapes From Hammelburg Camp
Major Charles A. Serbst of Chicago describes his escape from the Hammelburg officer POW camp near Würzburg on March 27 after four Americas and thousands of Serbs broke through a weakened wire with tanks nearby. He and three other officers traveled with a Hungarian farmer to safety, facing hunger, cold, and rough bivouacs before Allied troops reached them.
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Paris
Charles A. Serbst
Olive Avenue
Chicago
Wiltz
Luxemburg
Bastogne
Belgium
Ardennes
Serbst
Edgewater Hospital
Hammelburg Oflag
Wuerzburg
Robert C. Christensen
Davenport
28Th
Hurtgen Forest
William H. Saunders
Lexington
Armored Infantry
9Th Armored Division
Houffalize
Henry L
Hammelburg
Saunders
Christensen
Fisher
Major Serbst
Mary E. Serbst
Bristol
William L. Serbst
Hope Street
Veterans of Merrill's Marauders speak at wool meeting
Capt T E Bogardus Master Sgt Robert Doyle and Staff Sgt Winthrop Pinkham spoke at Andrews Memorial School in Bristol to organize a committee to recruit wool workers for Collins and Aikman plants. They toured Bristol towns with Lt Jutkowitz and Sgt Domenic Zaccardi urging a strong wartime wool effort.
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T. E. Bogardus
Milwaukee
Wis
Merrill’s Marauders
Robert Doyle
Boston
Corregidor
Winthrop C. Pinkham
Dover
N. H
Bataan
Andrews Memorial School
Bristol
Collins and Aikman
Doyle
Pinkham
Cabanatuan
Luzon
J. D. Jutkowitz
Quartermaster Corps
Domenic Zaccardi
U. S. Army Rangers
Army Service Forces
Asiatic- Pacific
Bogardus
China
Burma
Lido Road
Myitkyina
Army Finance Corps
Air Force
Camp O'Donnell
Set. Pinkham
Cabaratuan
Collins
Army
Sgt
Jutkowitz
Weimar Visitors See Nazi Camps In Harrowing Tour
Marguerite Higgins reported that 1000 Weimar citizens were guided by American officials through Buchenwald and other liberated camps. The stark tour included crematoria, torture rooms, starvation wards, and forced hangs, leaving visitors shocked and wary of motives.
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Buchenwald Concentration Camp
Marguerite Higgins
N. Y
Weimar
Gestapo
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Arturo de Cordova
Frenchman’s Creek
Flying Cadets
Rheorder
Paul
Muni
Merle Oberon
Cornel Wilde
Mina Foch
George
Coulouris
Charles Serbst
Larry Larue
Chicago Tribune Press Service
Amerikaner
C&a Textile
Kay
Pawtucket
L Beatt
Belvedere Pest
Kay Art Studio
Hotel
Belvedere
Shere
Germany
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