Draft board man speaks for war heroes in town hall
In a quiet town late at night a Selective Service Board chairman recalls long hours and rising courage of young draftees. He recounts a wet bicycle ride to enlist and dreams of a monument to those who serve. He muses on future heroes and pledges to join the draft himself.
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Selective Service Board
Draft Board
O’hare
MacArthur
Wainwright
Kelley
Joe
Washington
Doc
Army Board
Bataan
Burma
Australia
Ireland
Greenland
BMC Softball Team Loses at Factory Outing
At Minturn Farm on a Saturday outing Bristol Manufacturing Company faced the St Patrick Athletic Club of Somerset Mass. The St Patrick team won 5 to 2 in a mixed sports program organized by Joseph Quartaro and Jerry Bern stein. Prizes went to multiple children and adults in races and contests with named winners across several events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Manufacturing Corporation
Minturn Farm
BMC
St Patrick Athletic Club
Somerset
Mass
Joseph P Quartaro
Jerry Bernstein
Parrigan Toys, Inc
Gertrude Belmore
Rose Voccio
Stout
Genevieve Dunbar
Dorothy Costa
Miss Belmore
Miss Costa
Paul Smith
Paul Stanzione
Frank Arruda
Francis Seyer
Edmund Oliver
Richard Foey
Mr. Cirillo
Mr Oliver
Bernard Quartaro
Gas masks for soldiers amid wartime supply drive
The War Department Chemical Warfare Branch distributes improved gas masks to all servicemen. The shown mask type costs about three years of pay and features a transparent paneering headgear. Masks can be purchased tied to an $18.15 EE Bond, reflecting drive conditions and wartime readiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chemical Warfare Branch
The
War Department
Contributions To District Nursing Assn Fronted by Local Donors
A dated list records donations to the District Nursing Association totaling 1 541 00 to date. Contributors include Mrs William B MacColl US Rubber Company George W McGann and many couples and individuals with payments ranging from 1 00 to 200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B MacColl
Anonymous
US Rubber Company
G Mason Gross
John R. White
E.G. Brown
Arthur H. Eastman
Nicholas di Lello
Annie R Dixon
Ivy Guild of
St. Michael's
Suzman Family
Lillie R Farrington
Dimond
Lowell Smith
Earl P. Mathewson
John W
Church
Yesha
William DuPont
Edward Dupont
Charles M. Connery
Harry Dew. Allen
George Ingram
Guy A. Sullivan
Charlotte F. Church
John W. Stewart
George Hibbert
Jessie L. Sanford
Flying Boats at Midway Race to Victory in Moonlit Raid
The article recounts the June Midway moonlight torpedo attack by PBY Catalina crews led by Red Richards and Ensign Dagwood Propst against Japanese transports. Ensign Reid spots ships, Dagwood Propst scores a direct hit, and Doug Davis pursues a carrier-like target, all contributing to the raid's success amid heavy anti aircraft fire. It also offers wartime conservation tips for everyday wartime efficiency.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle of
Midway
Pacific
Minneapolis
Forrest Roby
Jack Reid
Paducah
Reid
Red Richards
Annapolis
Red
Midway Base
Richard
Catalina
Dagwood Propst
Doug Davis
Webster Groves
Foster
Doug
Obscure Names Listed in Local Notice
A fragmented OCR item names Manuel L Alves Aristides Cabral Eugene Chionchio Paul Chionchio Joseph DiDonna Louis A Durgin Donald Felix Humberto Guerreiro William L Leahy John Marshall as individuals connected to a local notice. The text is partial and lacks context for dates or actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel L. Alves Aristides Cabral
Eugene Chionchio
Paul Chionchio
Joseph DiDonna
Louis A. Durgin
Donald Felix Humberto Guerreiro
William L. Leahy
John Marshall
Scouts Find Treasure During Camp King Philip Hunt
Scouts of the First Troop hiked to Camp King Philip and held a treasure hunt led by Black Hawk patrol under P. L. Frank DeLuca. The crew found edible treasure after assembling map fragments and shared the bounty. Next week features a scavenger hunt and a 30th anniversary celebration planning committee was named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Philip
Black Hawk Patrol
P. L. Frank DeLuca
Black Hawks
War Bond Drive Urges 10 Percent Payroll Sacrifice
A stark wartime appeal asks citizens to donate 10 percent of their pay to war bonds or risk enemy occupation. The message declares victory or defeat depends on individual sacrifice and urges purchasing bonds through banks post offices or gun sale agencies to meet the quota at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Axia
America
Suipover
Ernest G. Brown Named Manager of U S Shell Plant
United States Rubber Company announces a Navy contract to build and operate a shell loading plant in North Carolina. A new Shell Loading Division is formed with Ernest G. Brown as general manager, previously production manager for Mechanical Goods, General Products, and Rubber Thread Divisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Rubber Company
Navy Department
North Carolina
Shell
Ernest G. Brown
Mr. Brown
War Ration Stamp No 8 Allows Five Pounds Sugar Purchase
Stamp No 8 of the War Ration Books permits the purchase of five pounds of sugar during a ten week period from August 23 to October 31. OPA administrator Kenneth B Backman stresses this is not a bonus ration. it consolidates five one pound stamps into stamp No 8. The period ends with the calendar month, enabling future rationing alignment, and helps retailers move sugar from 5 10 and 25 pound stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth B. Backman
OPA
Backman
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Boston Sunday Post
Helen Kelley Coggeshall
Frank D. Morris
Collier's Weekly
Axis
Salvador Nunes
Mt. Hope Ave
Tel. Br
Bristol
Frank V. Myers
Americus C. Mattos
Joseph Peters
Joseph Scolaro
Philip Scolaro
Manuel P. Serpa, Jr
Henry A. Street, Jr
Walter Sousa
Anthony J. Vales
U. S
Srey
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