Red Cross Home Service marks 25th Bristol anniversary
The Bristol Red Cross Home Service Section marks 25 years since its opening to aid soldiers and families. From wartime beginnings in the YMCA to postwar work and current duties in the present conflict, the group has served as liaison, arranging furloughs and handling welfare matters with key leaders named Rev A R Parshley chairman and Miss Emma B Stanton secretary.
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Home Service Section
The
Red Cross
Bristol
Providence
Y.M.C.A
Harry DeWolf Allen
Florence T. Nelson
E. I. Brownell
Charles B. Rockwell, Jr
Nelson
Y.mc.a
Post Office
Home Service
A R. Parshley
John J Condon
Fmma B. Stanton
Florence T Nelson
Clara Diman
Canning Center Extends Open Under Supervision
The Canning Center will stay open until Sept 16 after a request by Ella J. Bowe and will operate three mornings a week on Tuesdays Wednesdays and Thursdays by appointment only. Mrs Ian Walker will handle bookings and the Reynolds School remains the center location. During the week of Aug 16 a total of 21 715 jars were canned.
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Ella J. Bowe
Ian Walker
Reynolds
Air Raid Drill Turns Into Double Header On Common
An evening air raid drill at 6 30 ended with a second red signal, prompting wardens to halt activity. Softball games on the Common were washed out and a band concert was paused until the drill concluded around 7 30 pm.
Bristol Servicemen Records to Be Compiled
Bristol plans to create a World War II service record for each veteran. Mrs F Reginald Dimond says every $5 War Stamp purchase at the Pastime theater will include a blank titled Bristol Historical Record World War II. The form asks for name rank birth details birth place birth date family church schools pre war work service entry training and decorations.
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Bristol
F Reginald Dimond
Women’s War Bonds
Dimond
F. Reginald Dimond
Income Tax Filing Deadlines For Various Groups
The article outlines Sept 15 as the deadline for filing estimated income and Victory tax declarations for individuals with wages subject to withholding exceeding set thresholds. It notes requirements for those with non wage incomes over 100 and those with anticipated 1943 wages lower than 1942, listing professionals and business operators among those needing declarations.
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Collector of
Internal Revenue
Collector of Internal Revenue
Six year old Everett Almeida in critical condition after street accident
Everett Almeida, six, son of Mr and Mrs Antonio Almeida of 63 Mt Hope avenue, was critically injured last night near his home on Mt Hope avenue. He was taken to Rhode Island Hospital with head and upper body injuries. Police investigate after two girls flagged the driver and fled. no witnesses located yet.
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Everett Almeida
Antonio Almeida
Mt Hope Avenue
Rhode Island
Walter E. Dyer, Jr
Dyer Avenue
Cranston
Henry J Silvia
Dyer
Frederick W. Serbst
Families slow in submitting names for soldiers packages
Bristol Buddy Bundles Committee reports only 80 names received for Christmas packages out of an estimated 1300. Deadline Sept 15 cited, with warning of paying for all costs as post office timing looms. Funds short. first come first served policy if money不足. names must be handed to committee, not from Honor Roll. The note outlines appeals to civic groups and local firms for support and lists committee members.
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Bristol Buddy Bundles
Bristol
Civilian Defense Movie Night at Colt Auditorium
Bristol Council of Civilian Defense hosts an 8 PM showing at Colt Memorial High School Auditorium. A 2 hour program features Action Shots from Three Fronts 27 minutes, Boy Meets Dog cartoon 10 minutes, Divide and Conquer 20 minutes, Letter from Bataan 14 minutes. Admission free. under 16 not admitted.
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Bristol Council of Civilian Defense
Colt Memorial High School
Africa
Tokyo
Bataan
Army Mothers' Club To Meet Monday Evening
Army Mothers' Club to organize in the Crown Hotel French Room Providence at 8 pm Monday. The national group plans to work with Navy Mothers' Club on Third War Loan and future charity drives while serving in peacetime as well.
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Crown Hotel
Providence
Army Mothers
Navy Mothers
Army
Navy
Bristol Manufacturing Outing Sets Dance and Softball Show
The Bris tol Manufacturing Corporation plans its annual outing at Leahy's Farm Mount Hope Bay with a softball game between BMC Girls Club and ARWA union team, a dancing floor, local orchestra, amateur acts, and a chicken dinner by outside caterers. Local 220 United Rubber Workers sponsors the event with transport arranged for guests from plant and union officials.
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Bristol Manufacturing Corporation
Leahy
Mount Hopt Bay
BMC
ARWA
William Duarte
Manuel Benevides
Local 220
United Rubber Workers of America
Induction of Eugene Clark as Marine marks milestone
Eugene Eldridge Clark, son of Eneater Clark, became yesterday the second colored person in the state since February to be inducted into the United States Marines. He passed a frigid physical exam and attended Colt Memorial High School where he played on the football team. He worked at the Capitol Restaurant in Newport and previously for Barney Leviten & Co. in this town.
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Eugene Eldridge Clark
Eneater Clark
United States Marines
Eugene
Colt Memorial High School
Capitol
Newport
Barney Leviten & Co
Three Way Tie for Title in Industrial Softball League
A three way tie for first forms in the Men's Industrial Softball League summer schedule after U S Rubber Victory Shift lost 14 to 6 to U S Rubber Engineers. Leaders U S Rubber V S, U S Rubber Engineers, and C A Corp will play decisive games next Tuesday evening. A Tuesday matchup was postponed due to air raid drill and a Wednesday contest between C A Corp and Independents was halted by darkness.
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U. S. Rubber Co
U. S Rubber Engineers
U. S. Rubber V. S
U. S. Rubber Engineers
C. & A. Corp
Collins & Aikman Corp
Bombing of Messina Seen by Italian Survivor
Angelo Gioe, a former American chemist, recounts the 1943 Messina bombing from a survivor’s view. He notes 200 plus bombings, 1000 direct hits, wrecked railways and harbor facilities, and limited casualties around 200. He cites reconstruction halt and eerie beliefs of bomber omniscience, while highlighting earthquake proof building methods and lingering looting fears.
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Angelo Gioe
America
N. Y
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