Flag Desecration Shocks Bristol Family During War Absence
Alberto B. Moniz of 607 Wood Street recounts a 1:30 am incident in which his American flag, flown in honor of his son Hilario in the U S Air Corps, was torn from its pole and left on the sidewalk. He and his wife, distressed by the act, reported it to police and urged reverence for the national emblem. Moniz notes his son’s promotion to sergeant with the 66th Bomber Squadron and his high school leadership.
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Alberto B. Moniz
Wood Street
Hilario
U. S. Air Corps
Moniza
the Phoenix
Pearl Harbor
Air Corps
America
the Hope High School
Providence
Bristol Manufacturing Corp Outing and Clambake at Minturn Farm
The BMC annual outing and clambake at Minturn Farm Metacom avenue is sponsored by management and Local 220 ARWA CIO. More than 300 tickets sold with about 400 expected. events include men and women races softball match versus St Patrick’s A C of Somerset and numerous field events with prizes.
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Bristol Manufacturing Corp
Minturn Farm
Metacom Avenue
Local 220
ARWA
CIO
Lippman Brothers
Providence
BMC
St. Patrick’s A. C
Somerset
Real Fast Company
John Sousa
Sophie Kasper
Florence Monast
Katherine Diodati
Mary Goulart
Vincent Securo
Joseph P Quartaro
Frank Silva
John A. Sousa
Frank J Carmone
Jean Terra
Dorothy Malafronte
Hilda Felicia
James Oliveira
First Recreation Band Concert Planned on Bristol Common
The Portuguese Independent Band will play Sunday at 3 pm on Bristol Common under the Bristol Board of Recreation. Councilman John P. Marshall arranged the event, aimed at easing gasoline and tire rationing effects. Soloists include Irene Hardy, 12, and Mrs. James Cruz with pieces like Johnny Doughboy Amapola The White Cliffs of Dover America I Love You and Anthony Almeida will perform Short and Sweet.
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Bristol Common
Bristol Board of Recreation
Board of Recreation
John P. Marshall
Irene Hardy
St Elizabeth’s Church
Johnny Doughboy
Amapola
James Cruz
White Cliffs
Dover
America
Anthony Almeida
Julio V Rodrigues
Joseph A Souza
New England
Boy Scout
Wesley A. Armstrong
Bristol
Hubert F. Hill
Plan urged for emergency Bristol Warren Hospital
Dr. Robert L. Pitfield proposes a Bristol Warren Hospital Association to create a six to seven room emergency facility with an operating room and small lab. He urges land donation, local backing, and a community drive, citing need due to injuries near Bristol and Warren. He will address the Rotary Club on August 26.
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Robert L. Pitfield
Bristol - Warren Hospital
Philadelphia
Bristol
Bristol-Warren
Pitfield
Rotary Club
E. S. Howell
Usher Place
Dr. Pitfield
Abington
Penna
Bristol-Warren Hospital Association
Providence
Fall River
Newport
War Bonds Offer Highlights 10 Percent Return
Advertisers urge readers to invest in War Bonds with a 10 percent return purchased from regular pay periods. The message stresses accessible savings and nationwide support for the war effort.
Private William L. Leahy Commended for Class Work
Private William L. Leahy son of Mr and Mrs John V Yeedy of Metacom Avenue was commended by the Army Air Force Technical Training Command at Sioux Falls South Dakota for earning a high grade of 85 in his class work at the Radio School.
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William L. Leahy
John V. Yeedy
Metacom Avenue
Army Air Force Technical Training Command
Sioux:Falls’ South
Dakota
T Training
Dreams and mischief mix in odd weekend tale
A man recalls a surreal fishing misadventure on a ship where his line pulled a flounder instead of a fish. His daughter later brings a seven pound flounder, and he shares a string of humorous local anecdotes from Providence and Cambridge reflecting wartime life and community humor.
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Neptune
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Mr. Boswell S_ Bosworth
Bristol Phoenix
R_ I
Tyrone Power
Joan Fontaine
Kay Kyser
Ellen Drew
Jane Wyman
Kent Taylor
Frances Langford
Claire Dodd
John Litel
Irene Dunne
Patric Knowles
Ralph Bellamy
Craig Stevens
Irene Manning
First Recreation
Hope Street
Bristol-Warren Hospital
M. D
R. I
Colonial Hotel
Mn Rosen
K. of C
State Street
James F. Meiggs
Meiggs
Nerone
Harry S. Young Jr
Prudence
Washington
War Production Board
Peter Rabbit
Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Rhode Island
North Main Street
Cambridge
N. Y
Washington County Post
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