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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1942
Page
2
The article praises Bristol air raid wardens who, despite a Sunday blackout miscue, served dutifully by halting traffic and dimming lights. It notes some residents ridiculed wardens, urging courtesy and recognition for their public service and safety efforts.
A giant keel assembly rises in a West Coast Canadian shipyard for a 10000 ton cargo ship. When complete it will carry enough flour cheese bacon jam canned fruit to feed 835000 Britons for a week and vast quantities of steel beams vehicles bombs lumber and aluminum for war production. Canada nears Britain in ship output.
The last meeting of the year of the Girl Scout Council, listed for Friday, May 1, has been postponed to May 8. Various local notes follow including a Rotary Club talk by Bertram W. Wall on protection, and a Red Cross First Aid session led by Dr. C Paul Bruno on May 4 at 8 30 P M.
A total of 1198 men aged 45 to 64 registered yesterday for a nation wide selective service plan to aid wartime production. Gui teras Memorial School principal Tames E Sullivan led as chief registrar with 72 registrars assisting. Registrations stayed active through the day with no vacant chairs until about 8 15 p.m. First registrants were Samuel Smith and Octave LeClair.
James A Mutiro of 141 Bay View Avenue will be confined at St Josephs Hospital for five weeks after surgery. A special Regina Elena Society meeting is planned at Mrs Mary DeFelice home Thursday at 7 30 P M with committee members Fannie Langello Antoinette Raiola Rose Servant and Filomena Ferrara listed.
Judge Edward L. Leahy attended the annual Father’s Day celebration Saturday at Bradford Junior College Bradford Massachusetts where his daughter Ann Leahy is a senior. Irene Leahy’s engagement to Corporal Colin James Paydon U S A stationed in Narragansett Bay defense area is announced by Mr and Mrs William J Head of Bristol Narrows Porte City Iowa.
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