Registration Planned for Sugar Rationing in Town
Plans are set to register sugar users nationwide with four day town wide registration May 4 to 7. Supt. Mapes leads the effort with volunteers helping teachers after 2 pm. Registrations will occur at Reynolds Gulleras Colt high schools by district. Each family must list members and exact details for ration books.
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Supt. of
E. S. Mapes
Reynolds
Mapes
Franklin Street
Gulleras
Wood Street
Reynolds School
Colt High School
Office of Price Administration
Urges Dog Owners Not To Wait Until Last Day
Town Clerk Tohn Wo Church urged dog owners to register now and not wait for the last three days to avoid extra fees. He cited last year’s late rush with 61, 70, and 72 licenses filed on April 28 29 and 30, noting long lines and delays to other office work. The office is open 9 am to 12 noon and 1 pm to 4 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tohn Wo
Church
Ipm
Excelsior Tennis Club Plans Patriotic Summer Tournaments
The Excelsior Tennis Club votes to continue normal activities during wartime and to host three Red Cross benefit tournaments on Memorial Day, Fourth of July, and Labor Day. The club aims to boost health and morale, offer tennis to all service members, and support the United States Lawn Tennis Association and patriotic programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Excelsior Tennis Club
New England Lawn Tennis Association
Excelsior Club
Red Cross
Tennis Association
Uncle Sam
Muss
Hamill
Robert W Nelson
Carl H Weatherell
United State Crban Defense Division of Physical Witnesses
United States Lawn Tennis Assoctation
Cubs
Sam
More Contributors To Cancer Control Fund
The Cancer Control campaign will continue through this week led by Bristol Counts chair Mrs John W Haley who hopes workers report returns to show progress toward the $500 Bristol quota. Additional contributors listed include Mr and Mrs Henry Wood Mrs Henry A Street Judge and Mrs Benjamin F Jindemuth Franklin Street Garage N J and H W Vermette Benjamin M MacDougall Mrs John H Tucker Dr Harold DeWolf W L deRoech Mrs A Johnston and many others including Miss Alma Smith Miss Pauline Jencks Miss M Vermette Miss Viola Palmer Mrs A E Renard Mrs Charles Jencks Mrs Joseph Allen Mrs Edmund S Rex Mr and Mrs Wesley A Armstrong and numerous others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W Haley
Bristol Counts
Bristol
Henry Wood
Henry A Street
Benjamin F J.indemuth
Franklin Street
W Vermette
Benjamin M MacDougall
John H Tucker
Harold DeWolf
deRoech
A. Johnston
J Floyd Huestis
E S Howell
Earl P Mathewson
Harry Dew Allen
Annie McCaughey
John S Palmer
Jo H Tuplin
George F Phillips
Pauline Jencks
M Vermette
Alma Smith
Viola Palmer
A E Renard
Charles Jencks
Joseph Allen
Edmund S Rex
Wesley A Armstrong
Edward P Church, Jr
Mabel Dunbar
Wm T.donnett
Grace Shiel
Bertha Hagen
A R Dixon
Reba Rebekah Todge
W Fred Williams
Goldenrod Troop Plans May Dance and Meetings
The Goldenrod Troop of Girl Scouts schedules a May 2 dance at 8:00 to 10:30 PM at the Girl Scout House. A refreshment committee meets at 3:00 PM, decorating at 2:00 PM, with the next troop meeting on Tuesday, May 5.
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Goldenrod
Girl Scouts
Girl Scout House
Blackout praised as lesson in Bristol defense effort
Bristol officials defend Sunday coastal blackout, praising ARP efficiency and wardens. State directive requires extinguishing exterior lights, blacking seaward windows, and using dim headlights. locals urged to mobilize wardens and report noncompliance.
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Defense Council
Bristol
Mr. Edmonds
Wall
J. Floyd Huestis
W Gurnee Dyer
State Council of Defense
Chowder Supper Draws Large Parish Crowd
A Chowder Supper hosted by the Holy Rosary Society for St Elizabeth's Church drew a large crowd at the Parish Hall on Saturday evening. General chairwoman Mrs Mary V Quintal praised the committee and thanked ManueI Espinosa for chowder and William Francis for clamcakes. entertainment followed with John Arruda's orchestra.
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Holy Rosary Society
St Elizabeth's Church
Mary V Quintal
Manuel Espinosa
William Francis
John Arruda
Mesdames Mary Sousa
Mary S .Bettencourt
Pauline Pinheiro
Rosaline Pinheiro
Julia Costa
Adeline Castro
Isabel Carlos
Laura Sousa
Katie Marshall
Gloria Gomes
Lucy Francis
Annie de Ponte
Sophie Oliver
Josephine Marshall
Rosaria Vargas
Mary Xavier
Mary Valante
Rose George
Margaret Pacheco
Isabel Mello
Roselina August
Philome
Colt High Opens 1942 Baseball Schedule in Burrillville
Colt High starts its 1942 interscholastic baseball schedule Friday with a game against Burrillville on Burrillville ground. The first home game is against Warren next Monday. All Colt home games will be on Mondays or Thursdays, while Tuesday and Friday games are away. The schedule reflects a shortage of umpires, rationed among schools.
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Colt High
Burrilville
Warren
Colt
Schedule of games listed by date and location
A series of upcoming fixtures shows matches on May 1 in Burrillville May 4 in Warren May 8 at Coventry May 12 at Barrington May 14 at No Providence May 19 at So Kingstown May 2 in Burrillville May 26 at Warren May 28 in Coventry June 1 at Barrington June 5 at No Providence and June 8 at So Kingstown.
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Burrillville
Warren
Coventry
Barrington
Two Day Sugar Ration Registration Underway
Registration for sugar rationing begins today and Wednesday for retailers wholesalers hotels restaurants bakeries drug stores bottling works and institutions. Families with one or two boarders may register as consumers May 4 to 7. Registrations take place at Colt Memorial auditorium from 2 to 9 pm with various trade advisors and clerks assisting.
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Colt Memoral
John I. Burke
Lucien Capone
Francois Levay de Wolf
Doris E. Bullock
Carl T. Carlson
Benjamin Hazen
Rose ’ McGovern
Joseph A. Murgo
Anne D. Sisson
Michael Securo
Ian M Walker
Harry W Munro
John W . Card
Stanley Bennett
John Brechin
Donald Morrissey
Fred E Garvin
George W. Boutilier
Charles R. Beals
TI. Teo Cantwell
James J Velleca
O Reid LeClair
Frank J Sylvia
Clifford J. Barrus
John Ruggiere
Red Cross First Aid Class Passes Final Examinations
Mrs Harleigh V Tingle reports that a Red Cross First Aid class taught at Eugenia Paull House has passed final examinations. The list of graduates includes Mrs William P Buffington Mrs May Smith Mrs Ruth Deutsch Mrs Margaret M O'Brien Mrs Filomena Ferrara Mrs Gordon Small Mrs Herbert Geisler Mrs Alice Manchester Mrs Anna Costa Mrs Sophia Cardoza Miss Alice Sousa Miss Maurid Ashton Mrs Guy A Sullivan Mrs H A Hambrick Mrs Frederick A Bartlett and Mrs H W Gifford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harleigh V. Tingle
Red Cross
Eugenia Paull House
William P Buffington
May Smith
Ruth Deutsch
Margaret M. O’brien
Filomena Ferrara
Gordon Small
Herbert Geisler
Alice Manchester
Anna Costa
Sophia Cardoza
Alice Sousa
Maurid Ashton
Guy A. Sullivan
H. A. Hambrick
Frederick A. Bartlett
H. W. Gifford
Soldiering Ahead Bill The Father's Army Letter
A father writes to his son Bill about to enter the army urging him to embrace duty with discipline and courage. He stresses upholding standards, living as a man, and serving America through freedom and humanity. The letter pairs a khaki manual with a Bible for strength and guidance.
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Bill
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Herreshoff
A. I. Johnston
Anthony Marino
Wm. Pinch
W. Fetherston
R. J. Simmons
N. Vermetter
W. Armstrong
A. Battcher
Frank Giglio
Mary. Bertrand
Eva LeClair
Fran. DeWolf
F. Connell
E .Cunningham
E. S. Map
Glenn Ford
Claire Trevor
Evelyn Keyes
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Joan Bennett
Roddy McDowell
Shirley Temple
Kathleen
Herbert Marshall
Tro Poe
Dorothy Lamour
Win
Holden
Eddie Bracken
Leif Erickson
Betty “Hutton
Cass Daley
Jimmy “Dorsey
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Coco Boy
Dick Tracy
To Cancer Control Fund
Goldenrod Troop
B. W. Wall
Division of Protection
ARP
A A. Edmonds
Bristol Council of Defense
State Defense Council
Edmonds
State Control Center
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