Bristol Buddies Bundles Fund Opens With New York Donation
Gehring Laces Inc of New York City gave $20 as the first contribution to the Bristol Buddy Bundles Fund. The committee plans 1,300 Christmas bundles for men in service, detailing contents and shipping limits, with a $3,700 goal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Phoenix
Bristol Buddy Bundles Committee
Bristol
B.B.B
Gehring Laces, Inc
New York City
Annie Head
Pfc
Ambrose Head
Russell J. Head
Mervyn Clay
Hubert F. Hill
Cambridge
Mass
War Stamp Sales to Honor Bristol Men in Service
Mrs F Reginald Dimond announces a War Stamps and Bonds drive at the Pastime theatre lobby to honor Bristol’s service members. A $5 stamp will bear a blue tally with a serviceman’s name, as locals provide names and addresses for a front line history project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F Reginald Dimond
Bristol
Dimond
K of C Holds Annual Clambake At Columban Fathers Seminary
Bristol Council Knights of Columbus hosted 85 attendees including invited servicemen at a clambake on the Columban Fathers Seminary grounds. The day featured impromptu games a pick up softball match and swimming chowder at 1 PM bake dinner at 4 30 PM and a formal bake committee led by James Ruggeiro with assistants James McKenna George T Ingram Thomas Tobin Dominic Petronio Elton Pierce William Connery James F Sullivan John Mello and Frank I Doran ex officio Bakemasters were Elton Pierce and Myron Baker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Council
Knights of Columbus
Columban Fathers Seminary
James Ruggeiro
James McKenna
George T Ingram Thomas Tobin
Dominic Petronio
Elton Pierce
Willam Connery
James F Sullivan
John Mello
Frank I. Doran
J Elton Pierce
Myron Baker
Banner Day at Bristol Community Canning Center
Yesterday was a banner day at the Bristol Community Canning Center as a new 32 can capacity cooker arrived. Many women canned tomatoes beans and vegetables for soup, with wholesale baked beans a feature and visitors noting the free use of equipment, while officials urge registration before operations end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Canning Center
Charles M. Connery
John Hughes
Freeport
Long Island
Connery
Cornell University
Bristol
New York
Navy Seaman Clarence Bowron Home on 30 Day Leave
Clarence Bowron United States Navy on 30 day leave from duty. This is his first visit home since late 1941 after serving on two ships that were sunk. He was reported missing in the South Pacific but later relayed that he landed on a South Pacific isle and is serving at a postal station. After leave he will report to duty in Miami Florida. An engagement announcement follows for Angela DelPiano to Sir Carmine DelRe with dinner attendees including Seaman DelRe’s grandparents. Seaman DelRe serves in the US Coast Guard at Tampa Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence F Bowron
United States Navy
Damiel H. Bowron
High Street
Navy
Clarence
South Pacific
Miami
Florida
Michael DelPiano
Narragansett Avenue
Angela
Carmine DelRe
Domenic DelRe
Maple Avenue
Barrington
Seaman DelRe
Michael Martoni
Anthony DelPiano
U S. N
South Carolina
DelPiano
Seaman del Re
US Coast Guard
Tampa
Fla
Social Security Pays Bristol County Residents Monthly
In Bristol County 142 people receive $2722.99 monthly from the Bureau of Old Age and Survivors Insurance. Raymond J. Jordan of the Providence Social Security office notes the act’s eighth anniversary and cites gaps like unpaid coverage for farm and domestic workers and the self employed. Proposals call for extending protection to all workers and adding sickness and disability costs, financed by employer and employee contributions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond Jordan
Providence
Bristol County
Bureau of Old Age and Survival Insurance
Raymond J. Jordan
Federal Social Security Board
Jordan
Social Security Board
Present and Future of Italy Sunday Meeting Topic
A Providence committee of Italian American educators clergymen social workers and unionists organizes a Sunday Aug 22 7 pm meeting at Central High School Auditorium 170 Pond St to discuss The Present and the Future of Italy. Colonel Randolfo Pacciardi will speak with Prof Renato Poggioff chairing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
Central High School
Pond Street
Renato Poggioff
Brown University
Italy
Date Set for Bristol Manufacturing Outing and Clambake
The Bristol Manufacturing Corporation sets August 28 for its annual outing and clambake at Leahy Farm off Metacom Avenue. Local 22 ARWA sponsors the event with a varied program including sports and entertainment. Vincent Carmone will MC, with Firmino D'Andrade as committee chair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Manufacturing Corporation
Leahy Farm
Metacom Avenue
ARWA
Firmino D'Andrade
Vincent Carmone
C A Combing Dept to Hold 2nd Annual Outing
The Collins & Aikman Combing Department will stage its second annual clambake and outing on Sunday August 29 at the Town Farm Metacom Avenue. John Sylvia chairs the organizing committee with assistants Frank Duarte Joseph Rich Manuel Raposa Frank Vorro Manuel Machado and John Fidalgo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collins & Aikman Corporation
Metacom Avenue
John Sylvia
Frank Duarte
Joseph Rich
Manuel Raposa
Frank Vorro
Manuel Machado
John Fidalgo
War Reporter Gets His Instructions From Veteran Frontline Writer
A Columbus Dispatch excerpt recounts veteran INS writer Art Cohn guiding a rookie war correspondent about to enter combat. The mentor warns of danger, malaria, and the realities of jungle fighting, urging toughness, front-line immersion, and truthful reporting despite fear and bloodshed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Art Cohn
INS
Columbus
Ohio
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bristol Lace Works
Albert T. Fusonie
Collins & Aikman
Andrew A. Wilcox
U. S Rubber Company
Anthony J Nunes
Joseph P Quartaro
Bristol Mfg. Corporation
Robert Cragan
Carr Mfg. Corp
C W. Haffenreffer
Herreshoff Mfg. Co
Raymond S. Brightman
Hill
K. of C
Policemen’s Bar
Barbara Stanwyck
Chicago
Joan Davis
Jinx Falkenburg
Ann Savage
Roy Rogers
Idaho
Smiley Burnette
Virginia Grey
Robert Taylor
Bataan
George Murphy
Thomas Mitchell
Lloyd Nolan
Lee Bowman
Robert Walker
Desi Arnaz
The
Pacific
Victory
Malta
Bristol Canning Center
Clarence Bowron
U.S.N
S. S
Washington
Rhode Island
Randolfo Pacciardi
Battaglione Garibaldi
America
United Nations
Sicily
BMC
Manuel Costa
Joseph Costa
John Vasconcellos
Vasco Castro
Mary Camera
Helen Viera
Alice Manchester
Celia Marshall
William Duarte
Agnes Carraturo
Mary Serpa
Helen Guarniere
C & A Combing Dept
Main Street
Shere
Fric Sevareid
Burma
China
Richard Tregaskis
Ernie Pyle
John Hersey
Don Whitehead
Germany
Austria
MacArthur
Vern Haugland
Haugland
New Guinea
Admiral Halsey
Kid
Marquis of Queensbury
Army
Brassarda
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