Historical Society to Inspect Burnside Memorial Hall
Members of Bristol Historical Society will view the Burnside Memorial Hall Sunday afternoon from 2 to 4 as a substitute for the April meeting. The public will be invited later to inspect restored articles. work began last summer and includes re arranging cases, new ID cards, cleaning pictures, replacing glass, and cataloguing items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnside Memorial
Bristol Historical Society
Memorial Hall
John W. Church
Lillian Wilson
John Brechin
Alice B. Almy
Church drive chairmen named for local Catholic charities
Pastors of St. Marys Our Lady of Mt Carmel and St Elizabeths announce chairmen for the Catholic Charity Drive. Charles McHugh John A Ruggiero and Joseph Freit lead the effort. Captains and workers to be named at a later date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles McHugh
St. Mary's
John A. Ruggiero
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel
Joseph Freitas
St. Elizabeth's
Pride of 37th Infantry Division Cited by General Beightler
A letter from Major General Robert S Beightler acclaiming the 37th Infantry Division is sent to Pfc James A Gomes of Bristol The division, largely Ohioan, is praised for crushing the Japanese Sixth Division on Bougainville and for its combat prowess in the Solomons The citation lauds endurance courage and leadership of the officers and men in a hard fought campaign
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Gomes
East State Street
Pfc
James A. Gomes
Bougainville
Solomon Islands
Robert S. Beightler
U.S.A
37Th Infantry Division
Gomes
Ohio
Pearl Harbor
C&a
37Th
Bougainville Island
Nankine
Munda
Solomons
Nanking
Robert S, Beighter
USA
Raymond Sai Promoted to Gunner's Mate Second Class
Raymond A. Sai son of Mr and Mrs Joseph M Sai of 21 Bradford Street was promoted to Gunner's Mate Second Class while serving in the Southwest Pacific aboard an ICI landing craft. He joined the Naval Reserve June 7 1942 after Pearl Harbor Day and has not been home since October 1942. He attended Colt Memorial High School and worked for Shortline Bus Company at Newport terminal before enlisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond A. Sai
Joseph M Sai
Bradford Street
ICI
Southwest Pacific
GM Sai
Naval Reserve
Colt Memorial High School
Shortline Bus Company
Newport
Garden Club Elects Officers at Bristol Meeting
Mrs Philip Batchelder and Mrs Charles H. Scott of the Rhode Island Federation of Garden Clubs spoke on wartime garden club activities to Bristol Garden Club members. Re-elected to offices for the coming year were Mrs William W. Perry president Miss Agnes Herreshoff vice president Miss Mabel Bo Salisbury recording secretary Mrs J Howard Paull corresponding secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Batchelder
Charles H. Scott
RI Federation of Garden Clubs
Bristol Garden Club
Helms House
William W. Perry
Agnes Herreshoff
Mabel Bo Salisbury
J Howard Paull
Bristol Town Adjourned Tax Sale Notice
The Tax Collector of Bristol announces a public auction of real estate for delinquent 1942 and prior taxes to be held April 28, 1944 at 11:00 am in Memorial Hall Burnside Building Bristol. Descriptions and parcels follow from prior advertised notices in Bristol Phoenix with adjournments through February and March 1944.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Burnside Memorial Building
LA O'cIack Am
B. W T
Memorial Building
Cpl Ralph Gallo Writes From England
Cpl Ralph Gallo of Franklin writes his parents Mr. and Mrs Louis Gallo that he is in England and hopes to be home in about a year. He notes church Easter Sunday was missed, explains English racing terms differ from American ones, mentions dehydrated foods in his detachment, and includes his APO mailing address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Gallo
Franklin
Cpl
Ralph Gallo
England
Ralph
Pvt
Ruth “Snookie
Alger
Cpl Gallo
APO 598
New York, N.Y
USC NCCS Celebrates Third Birthday Today
The National Catholic Refuge Service Organization NCCS marks its third anniversary in the USO partnership. Since its formation three years ago NCCS and affiliated agencies have established over 500 clubs serving service members war workers and families. About 7 million service people monthly use NCCS USC clubs for home away from home support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Usc-Nccs
National Catholic Community Service Organization
United States
USO
National Jewish Welfare Board
National Catholic Community Service
National Traveler’s Aid
Salvation Army
YMCA
YWCA
NCCS
USC
Also Mentioned on This Page
Members of Historical Society
George L. Cote
Earl P. Mathewson
Lucien Capone
Louise de Wolf
C. O. F. Thompson
du Pont House
du Pont
America
Wardwell Lumber Company
Thames St
Tel
Iasts
Raymond Sai
Tary
Henry Wood
Henry Boynton
Arthur Carr
Ralph F Kinder
John Ho Tucker
Carr
Samuel C Wardwell
Flarold Paull
Herreshoff
EF Haffenreffer
Kinder
Wardwell
Hi Paull
Edward E. Bunn
Mary Perry
Miss Salisbury
Garden Club
Town OF
Tax Collector's Office
FR. L
Plata
Rete
Ofristol
Amos
Gorfiam
Bradford St
Perles
Waterbury’s
California
Kolynos
Zic
Campana
Alka-Seltzer Rc
Alka-Seltzer
Vick
Phillips
Magnesia
Bayer
Cogate
Colgate
Johnson
Kelley
P. S
Frances Waterman
Thayer ST
Providence, R. 1
Herbert Gcg
Eales O
Fall River
Samuel Kinder & Bros
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