Rationing Board Praised For Wartime Service
The Town Council praised local Rationing Board members for voluntary, dedicates service during wartime. They handled restrictive rulings with fairness and cooperation, earning praise from Kenneth B. Backman head of the OPA in New England for unmatched unselfish patriotism on the civilian front since last December.
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Bristol
Office of Price Administration
Kenneth B. Backman
OPA
New England
Civlian
Blackman
Meeting Notice and Local Updates From Bristol
A Bristol notice lists a synagogue meeting on Monday August 24 at 8 o clock. Residents James G Bennett and Raymond Francis are mentioned with moves and health updates. Yacht Belisarius loaned to Coast Guard for wartime offshore duty. A. G B Steel and Alfred Steel visit Bristol Ferry after Labor Day. Bristol natives Franklin J O Brien Frank C Federico and Jerry Angelo Borgia were inducted into the U S Navy at Providence on August 19.
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Charles B. Rockwell
Coast Guard
A. G. B. Steel
Philadelphia
Bristol Ferry
Mrs
Alfred Steel
Bristol
U S. Navy
Providence
Franklin James O'Brien
Hope Street
Frank Charles Federico
Bourn Street
Jerry Angelo Borgia
Usher Avenue
First annual clambake hosts notable guests at Minturn Farm
The Combing Room C A Corp holds its inaugural clambake on Sunday August 23 at Minturn Farm with Manuel Raposa as chairman and a roster of local officials and citizens present. A separate Bristol Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association event at Squantum Club drew hundreds including local leaders who hailed it as the finest such gathering.
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C. & A. Corp
Minturn Farm
Manuel Raposa
Joseph Rich
Frank Panzarella
Daniel Dias
John Silvia
Frank Varro
Jack Simmons
Adolph Ferrara
Manuel Cabral
Frank Duarte
Bristol
Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association
R. F.haffenreffer
Thar She Blows Whaling Tales From a Master
An old whaling master shares thrilling sea stories never told before in the August 23 issue of the American Weekly Magazine in the Boston Sunday Advertiser.
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Neevers
American Weekly
Boston Sunday
Bristol Soldier Letters From Miami Beach Service Life
Pvt. Bertram F. Bullock of Bristol writes from Miami Beach Florida about Army life moving often but enjoying service leisure. He notes Red Cross free services at Flamingo Park and Recreation Pier, mentions colleagues from Rhode Island, and hopes Bristol readers share letters to the Phoenix.
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Phoenix
Bristol
Rhode Island
Miami Beach
Flamingo Park
Red Cross
British War Relief
Ralph Gallo
Bertram F. Bullock
U. S. Army
Air Base
Florida
Bert
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Sonny” Sylvester
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Josie’s Beauty Parlor
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