Berlin's rebuilding hope and a wiser people after war
Eyewitness notes from a Sunday service in a Bethel Baptist Hospital area. He recalls German pews filled with 450 worshippers, a 60-strong choir, and children praying together. He reports Berlin's shuttered shops, stabilized currency, and cautious optimism for a phoenixlike recovery.
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Hitler
Bethel Baptist Hospital
Mietzer
Nell
England
Russia
Italy
Germany
Moscow
Berlin
Canada
Scotland
United States
Drummers and Majors Highlight Regional Meet Highlights
The report lists award results from a regional meet including top finishers in senior and junior drum major and twirler classes. Names include Al Denault George Cormier Barbara Billings Lenora Bellerose Michael Screenger Edward Comer Corona Rodrigues Nadine Walcox with supervisors George R. Fish and Charles E Greenwood and judges Ennis Bisbane William Buffin Morris Balcom Harold Slothower Al Coppola Mrs. Faye Mullarkey and William Russo. It notes a surface mining dragline as a separate explanatory line.
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al Denault
George Cormier
the Assumption
Lois Manchester
George C. Moore
Barbara Billings
George C Moore
Lenora Bellerose
St Aloysius
Michael Screenger
The
Holy Family Corps
Edward Comer
St. Aloysius
Corona Rodrigues
Warwick Drum and Bugle Corps
Nadine Walcox
Norwich
George R. Fish
Bristol Boy Scouts
Charles E Greenwood
West Warwick
Ennis Bisbane
William H. Buffin, Sr
Cranston
Morris Balcom
New London
Harold Slothower
Quonset
al Coppola
Providence
Faye Mullarkey
Ashland
Mass
William Russo
Middletown
Time
Coal fuels heat in Veterans Hospitals and mine activity
In West Virginia coal is the major heat source for veterans hospitals and 1,800 coal companies run 1,800 mines. Coal stokers are now used to dry agricultural products and austerity causes rapid changes in daily life.
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West Virginia
Salvos Mark Start of Blessed Sacrament Celebration
Salvos explode at the WWII Veterans Memorial Park at noon Saturday August 18 to open a two day Feast of the Blessed Sacrament at St Elizabeth s Church A parade by the Portuguese Independent Band and the Bay State Band will march through local streets followed by a joint band concert and Benediction A Sunday schedule includes more salvos a solemn Mass a religious procession and evening concerts with decorations and canopy bearing the Blessed Sacrament Officials and committee members are listed with several named participants.
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St. Elizabeth’s Church
Bay State Band of
New Bedford
Wood Street
Bay View Avenue
Bay View
High Street
High
Franklin Street
Franklin
Hope Street
Hope
Church Street
Church
Wood
Veterans Park
Manuel Silveira
Joseph Silvera
Herbert Fernandes
Herbert Cabral
Joseph Mello
Edward C Maioto
St Elizabeth Streets
Side Isles
John T Vasconcelos
Anthony J. Nunes
Vasco Castro
Domingos Camara
Manuel Gomes
Manuel Fernandes
Antonio Castro
Bristol Smashes Central Falls 13-1 in Little League Playoff
Bristol defeats Central Falls 13 to 1 in Westerly to seize game one of the state playoffs. Ray Cordeiro and James Panzarella dominate on the mound with two hit pitching while Sansone and Panzarella power a late rally including a grand slam by Cordeiro for a 14-run surge.
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Bristol
Westerly
Central Falls
Bnstol
Leahy
Cordeiro
Panzarella
Sansone
Marshall
Thibault
Mans
Ethier
Burke
Andrade
Abbots
Mansi
Tweedy
Lemieux
Pailthorp
Abbott
Burke Leahy
Travers
Bristols
Pavanee
Abbot
Cormier
D’avignon
Dalton
Mass
Tavares
Short
Burkess
Leahy Rf
Cordiero
Marshall Lf
Po i Lemieux
Tavare
Davignon
Doyle
Funeral Services Held For Mrs Ann Eliza Potts
The funeral for Mrs. Ann Eliza Holmes Potts age 87 of 31 Bradford Street was conducted Friday from Charles M Connery Funeral Home to St Michael Episcopal Church for a 2 p m service. Canon Albert C Larned officiated and led the committal at North Cemetery with bearers Domenic Mascolo Robert J Anderson Lombard Pozzi Andrew Iverson James Sisson and Edward H Holmes.
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Ann Eliza (Holmes) Potts
Bradford Street
Charles M. Connery
Burton Street
St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
Potts
Albert C. Larned
North Cemetery
Domenic Mascolo
Robert J Anderson
Lombard Pozzi
Andrew Iverson
James Sisson
Edward H. Holmes
Funeral Of Fred O Garvin
Funeral services were held for Fred O Garvin aged 76 of Byfield Street at St Michael's Church. He died last Wednesday at his home after a long association with worsted malls in the area. Canon Daniel K. Davis conducted the rites and burial followed in North Cemetery. Bearers included Harry Homer, George Dixon, Edward Monahan, Edward H Holmes, Anthony Goulart, and Thomas McGrath.
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Fred O Garvin
Byfield Street
S 1
Michael's Episcopal Church
Garvin
Daniel K. Davis
North Cemetery
Harry Homer
George Dixon
Edward Monahan
Edward H Holmes
Anthony Goulart
Thomas McGrath
Obituary of Manuel Almeida of Naugatuck
Manuel Almeida 24 Morris Street Naugatuck Conn former resident of Bristol died Friday night at Waterbury Hospital after a short illness. The funeral was held Monday. He was born in Azores son of the late Louis and Mary Gloria Almeida. He moved to Naugatuck two and a half years ago from Bristol where he was a retired employee of U S Rubber Co. Surviving are his wife Mary Julia Madeiros Almeida five daughters Olive Thomas Mary C Almeida and Emma Andrews all of Naugatuck.
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Manuel Almeida
Morris Street
Naugatuck
Conn
Bristol
Olive Thomas
Mary C. Almedia
Emma Andrews
Obituary Highlight listing relatives and survivors
Mrs Agnes LaRose of Waterbury Connecticut and Mrs Isabelle Benoit of Texas are named survivors along with five sons Louis and James of this town Manuel of Pittsfield Massachusetts Alfred of the U S Marine Corps in North Carolina and Edward with the U S Marine Corps in California a sister Mrs Mary DeGloria Cabral of St Michael s Azores 15 grandchildren and a great grandchild are also noted as survivors.
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Agnes
LaRose
Waterbury
Pensions for separated spouses and GI Bill eligibility Q&A
Veterans queries cover pension eligibility for a separated spouse of a World War I veteran if separation due to spouse misconduct and no fault by the claimant. Guidance on NSLI dividend corrections advises writing to the VA district office with full identifying info. Additional Qs clarify that a status-change discharge does not qualify for GI Bill benefits and postwar service does not guarantee GI Bill eligibility.
GI Bill Info Column Seeks Veteran Questions
For World War II service, veterans and dependents seeking benefits and entitlements may send inquires to this newspaper. Their questions and answers will be published in this column.
Windshield Broken in Warren Car Burglary Report
Warren man Harry H. Bullock Jr. reported to police that someone broke the windshield of his 1940 Chevrolet sedan while his car was parked near Plant H of Collins and Aikman between 6 30 p m and 9 45 p m Friday night.
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Harry H. Bullock, Jr
Market Street
Warren
Plant H
Collins and Aikman
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