Bristol Flyer Recipient Receives Air Medal
Second Lieutenant Oreste Procopio 29 son of Mr and Mrs Gioacchino Procopio of Bristol Rhode Island is awarded the Air Medal by the Eighth Air Force. The citation praises meritorious achievement during sustained bomber combat over Nazi Europe. Procopio is a Colt Memorial High School graduate and Bryant College alumnus who joined the Army Air Forces in 1942.
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England
Oreste Procopio
Gioacchino Procopio
Constitution Street
Bristol
Rhode Island
Eighth Air Force
Nazi Europe
Procopio
United States
Colt Memorial High School
R. L
Bryant College
Provine I
Army Air Forces
Carr-Fulflex Co., Inc
R. I
Giants Sign Teen Matt Maetoza Jr for Spring Camp
Matthew Maetoza Jr age 16 son of Mr and Mrs Maetoza of 50 Thompson Avenue signed with the New York Giants and will report next spring to their camp in Lakewood New Jersey. He starred as second baseman for the Colt team this past season and works as assistant supervisor of the playground on the Common this year.
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Matthew Maetoza, Jr
Matthew Maetoza
Thompson Avenue
New York Giants
Lakewood
N. J
Matt
Colt
Playground Playoff Shuffle Promises Week of Varied Events
This morning younger boys traveled to Warren for a playoff baseball game with one win each. This afternoon 15 year old and older boys face a Barrington team on the Common. Thursday older boys visit Barrington. Coach Archie P. Allen announces a Friday pet show as week’s highlight with a pig and goat already signed up.
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Warren
Barrington
Archie P. Allen
Doran and Pierce Wedding Planned in Red Bank NJ
Announcement states the July 27 wedding of Miss Genevieve Doran and Sgt. Angie W Pierce Jr at St James Church Red Bank New Jersey. Attendants include Margaret Doran and Lt Russell Pierce. The couple will reside in New Jersey and groom is stationed at Fort Monmouth.
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Genevieve Doran
John and
Margaret (McHale) Doran
Franklin Street
Angie W. Pierce, Jr
A. W. Pierce
Friendship Place
Newport
St. James’ Church
Red Bank
N. J
J. B. McClouskey
Margaret Doran
Bristol Yacht Club Dance Draws 100 Guests
Over 100 attendees enjoyed the Bristol Yacht Club summer formal at the clubhouse on Saturday night. Many guests wore service uniforms while Georges Trudeau and his Boston Orchestra provided music. A chowder supper is planned for Sunday evening, prepared by Capt. Halsey Chase, with a secret special entertainment promised.
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Bristol Yacht Club
Georges Trudeau
Boston
Halsey Chase
Bristol Boy Scout Drum Corps wins three prizes in Worcester
The Bristol Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps returned from a Bond Rally and drum corps competition in Worcester Massachusetts with three prizes the most in any single class Drum Major Walter Machado took first in junior drum majors with 98 percent The corps also earned second in playing and a first for travelling the longest distance They plan intensive practices starting tonight for summer meets including a August 12 contest in East Haven Connecticut and a Camp King Phillip hike for First Troop scouts after a two week vacation
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Worcester
Bristol
Boy Scout
Mass
Walter Machado
East Haven
Connecticut
Camp
King Phillip
George R. Fish
Mt. Hope Bay
James Fusco
George Amaral
Fusco
Public Beach Standards Proposed by Bristol Recreation Board
Hubert F. Hill outlines minimum requirements for a public bathing beach including safety measures with lifeguards and life saving equipment, health facilities, proper waste management, parking, changing bath house, and strict rule adherence. He emphasizes swimming instruction as essential for life saving.
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Bristol
Hubert F. Hill
Y.M.C.A
Recreation Board
American Red Cross
Evelyn Johnson and Henry J. Sylvia Wed at St Marys Church
Miss Evelyn Johnson daughter of Mr and Mrs Algor Johnson Riverside and Ensign Henry J Sylvia USNR son of Mr and Mrs Henry J Sylvia Union Street were married at 9 am yesterday in St Marys Church Rectory Rev Michael L Ryan officiated The couple plans a brief wedding trip to New York and will reside in Pensacola Florida where he will teach Ens Sylvia is a former Collins and Aikman employee and graduate of La Salle Academy The bride was a Bristol plant comptometer operator and Miss Virginia Johnson was maid of honor
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St. Mary’s Church
Evelyn Johnson
Algor Johnson
Pearce Avenue
Riverside
Henry J. Sylvia
USNR
Union Street
Michael L. Ryan
New York
Pensacola
Fla
Ens
Sylvia
Bristol
Collins and Aikman Corporation
East Providence
Ensign Sylvia
la Salle Academy
Naval Air Corps
U S Task Force Men at Rendova Rally for War Bonds
U S task force men at Rendova adapt to all conditions using concentrated rations and dehydrated vegetables while continuing combat. They emphasize duty and ask civilians to buy more War Bonds and hold them as a show of support.
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U. S
Rendova
U.S. Treasury Department
Reverend Morton at Union Church Stirs Congregation
Rev Richard K Morton of the Plymouth Union Church Providence spoke at All Union Church Prudence urging practical Christian action. His sermon titled For This Cause We Faint Not referenced the National Youth Movement Conference and outlined plans for the island project and youth work.
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Union Church of Prudence
Richard K. Morton
Plymouth Union Church of
Providence
National Youth Movement
Lakeside
Ohio
Robert Armstrong
Woonsocket
Barbara Emmett
Uxbridge
Mass
Francis Enslin
St. Petersberg
Fla
Prudence
Holy Name Society Plans Sunday Outing
The Holy Name Society of Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church will hold an outing this Sunday with site to be decided. Raymond Cavallaro chairs the committee, Frank Bruno co chairs, and members include Frank Miserandino, John Ruggiero, James Salzano, James J. Velleca, Anthony Negro, Joseph Sansone.
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Holy Name Society of Our Lady of Mt
Mrs Harold N Brewster to Speak at Ladies Club Prudence
The Ladies' Club of Union Church Prudence invites members to a meeting on August 15 with speaker Mrs Harold N Brewster returned from war torn China. The Brewsters summer on Prudence and Dr Brewster begins orthopedics fellowship at Lahey Clinic in Boston September 1. Reverend H H Deck of Park Congregational Springfield will preach through summer. Homestead Improvement Association hosts annual bean supper and carnival August 5 near the wharf.
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Ladiess’ Club
Union Church
Prudence
Harold N. Brewster
China
Foochow
Kulien
Brewster
Dunwarkinn
H. H. Deck
The
Park Congregational Church
Springfield
Homestead Improvement Association
Association
Memorial Services for Capt Irwin M Porter in Rhode Island
Memorial services for Capt Irwin M Porter former Bristol resident were held at St Michael s Episcopal Church Friday at 5 15 p m Bishop Bennett officiated assisted by Rev Anthony R Parshley The missing in action then killed in action Normandy June 15 Porter belonged to an Airborne Infantry unit Former U S Rubber Company associates attended A quartet sang with organ accompaniment by Mrs Frank A Rounds
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Granville G. Bennett
Rhode Island
Irwin M. Porter
Bristol
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
Anthony R. Parshley
Porter
Raleigh
N. C
Normandy
U. S. Rubber Company
N. G. Herreshoff, Jr
J. William Wood
Vernon A. Gray
Roswell S. Bosworth
Frank A. Rounds
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Geordenen
Lepres Pod
Seme Gros
Smeggior
Bristol Flyer
Medeiros
Rubbish & Ashes
Scout Hall
Camp King Phillip
France
Army
Navy
Suez
Alaska
Australia
United States Rubber Company
U.S. Rubber Co
Mr. Hill
Sylvia - Johnson
Giadioli
Virginia Johnson
John Sylvia
All Union Church
Holy Name Society
Ladies’ Club
Capt. I. M. Porter
G. S. Mariner
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
N. Y
Fountain Sales Inc
West Warwick
Fall River
Collins
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