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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Apr 28, 1944
Page
1
The Bristol Rotary Club received a $100 War Bond as the Governor's Award at the District Conference held at the Masonic Temple in Fall River. President A. A Edmonds accepted, having prepared the club's yearlong activities in a comprehensive record.
Sgt Manuel P Vieira 23 of 23 Roma Street is among the 13 functioning overseas quartermasters in a general depot near a North African city. They run laundry shoe repairs ice cream plant typewriter shop furniture factory cold storage and more with post exchanges and salvage operations supporting the American Army overseas.
The Quartermasters are prepared to supply food, clothing, and comfort items. They will come close to an answer for those in need, ensuring practical support and timely assistance through organized resources.
Dr Carl C Glover noted author and preacher will speak at the final hymn sing and preaching service of the Men's Union at First Congregational Church DeWolf Memorial Chapel At 730 PM Sunday Glover known for Victory Through Suffering has preached in Europe and at best known churches. Miss Aidan Connery soloist Roswell S Bosworth to lead hymn sing with Daniel Bowron presiding. Preliminary YMCA Centennial plans discussed June 4 to June 10 include a banquet on June 10 with committee members named. Captain Paul A Herzig announces Bosworth appointed to Bristol War Price and Rationing Board by state director Christopher Del Sesto.
Army officials urge Rhode Island residents to cooperate with an unannounced state wide blackout drill between now and May 7. The exercise tests Civilian Defense readiness as signals guide interior lights, traffic, and public awareness amid ongoing concern for enemy action.
The Yacht Club plans a May breakfast this Sunday morning April 30 prepared by Capt Halsey Chase. The event is limited to members and men in service, with guests welcome for further activities. The entertainment committee led by Mrs Frederick M Dixon Jr oversees arrangements with several assistants and a junior committee of Misses Betty Wood Natalie Herreshoff and Dorinda Dixon helping.
A morning fire caused slight damage in the kitchen of Joseph Cardoza’s home at 122 Mt Hope Avenue. Fire Chief Moses M. Moore said kerosene from a three burner stove overflowed and ignited paper and curtains on the east wall. General alarm at 6 05 am, recall at 6 30 am.
The Bristol Community Theatre plans its first production likely in the third week of June after a recent Howe Memorial Library meeting. Morton Giles is appointed producer-director, with auditions, membership plans, and department nominations to follow.
Alexander S Basil was named assistant factory manager of the Lowell Massachusetts plant by C W Higbee of United States Rubber Company. A Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute graduate, Basil began in Bristol Rhode Island as process engineer on July 19 1926 and rose to assistant chief wire inspector on March 1 1927. He later became technical superintendent in 1929 before transferring to Rockefeller Center New York in 1934.
Town Clerk John Wo Church notes April dog licenses are slow with only 330 issued so far. He warns residents to buy early to avoid a rush and the extra dollar late penalties. The office will handle license records today and tomorrow as part of the land office business.
A Moscow despatch notes that Russian press articles warn of rising juvenile misbehavior during the great war. It cites theatre park and public space disturbances and calls for drastic remedies to curb delinquency in the youth.
The piece argues war pressures harm families and blames Moscow schools for lax discipline. It cites A Orlov head of Moscow Public Education backing Suvoroff style training where eight year olds face punishments from kneeling to confinement in a guardhouse.
Mr Oriov argues two or three days in the guardhouse would curb serious offences more than expulsion. If guardhouse fails, he urges compulsory enrollment in labor education colonies. He denounces the trend toward varied camp life as inviting crime and hooliganism by children and parents seeking admission to so called Sanatoria.
Mr. Orlov condemns the transformation of Moscow police detention rooms into cozy club settings with games and storytelling. He argues these amusements create a sentimental view that misbehavior ends with entertainment and fail to build character or responsibility, risking less preparation for hard work.
Last February the city council announced a full set of rules restricting minors up to 16 from theaters and movies on schooldays except in supervised groups. An 8 o clock curfew is imposed on theatre attendance and they may not be out after 10 p.m. without an accompanying adult. Adults face penalties for violations.
The writer notes that European children including those in Great Britain are raised with better manners than in the United States. The speaker laments that during the war years this discipline seems to be slipping as some children diverge from these teachings.
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