Inside the French Foreign Legion's storied ranks
The piece surveys the Legion's composition and lore including its German majority, austere North African life, and five year enlistment terms. It notes recruiting patterns in Indo China and Dien Bien Phu, the Camerone clash of 1863, and strict background checks to prevent infiltration while excluding Iron Curtain members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Foreign Legion
Legion
Morocco
Foreign Legion
North Africa
Indo-China
Legionnaires
France
Indo- China
Louis Philippe
America
Camerone
Mexico City
Maxmilan
Mexico
Dienbienphu
Paris
Germany
S Kaye To Play Here At Bristol Anniversary Ball
Sammy Kaye and his famous swing band will headline the Bristol 275th anniversary ball on Friday Sept 23 at St Elizabeth's School Auditorium with a 7 5 9 pm start. Tickets are $5 and limited to 1 400 capacity as organizers push for out of town sales and a strong local turnout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sammy Kaye
Swing and Swags
Jeremiah Romano
Kaye
Salvatore Massano
Edward Travers
St Elizabeth's School
Romano
Remembering Hurricane Carol and Bristol’s Lessons
A year after Carol, Bristol recalls the 9 05 am power failure that paralyzed the town for days. Writers reflect on lessons learned about water, electricity, and waterfront risks while Civil Defense, Red Cross, and Coast Guard improvements show progress toward resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Electric Company
National Guard
Red Cross
Coast Guard
Six Truckloads Sent to Woonsocket for Flood Relief Drive
Six truckloads of furniture food clothing and bedding were sent to Woonsocket after a five day flood relief drive led by August E Gibbemeyer Mary E Perreira and Miss Regina Farley The Red Cross fund drive reached 1005 07 with donations from the County Elks Bristol Chamber of Commerce and Bristol Manufacturing Co Through coordinated pickups by U S Rubber Co Hope Hardware Co and Charles J Falugo Inc volunteers delivered goods to Woonsocket at 9 am Sunday The drive saw broad community participation including workers from Andrews School and various clubs churches and industries
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woonsocket
Red Cross Flood Relief Fund
Brastohans
Red Cross
Chamber of Commerce
August E. Gibbemeyer
Mary E. Perreira
Regina Farley
Andrews School
C. D
U. S. Rubber Co
Hope Hardware Co
Charles J. Falugo, Inc
Red Cross Flood Fund Rises to 100507 After Friday
The Red Cross Flood Relief Fund grows to 100507 an increase of 45407 since Friday. Donations include Carmine Biasucci's second $10 gift and multiple contributions from local residents and families. A distribution to Woonsocket was supported by a BMC truck and C of C volunteers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
M Clara L Diman
Carmine Biasucci
Bristol
Carol
Pastime hosts Women's Club Romeo and Juliet presentation
About 250 people attended the Pastime Theatre for the Women’s Club showing of Romeo and Juliet. Mrs Raymond J Makowsky, president, said the event deepened students’ Shakespeare understanding and proceeds support civic projects. A food drive collected for Woonsocket. last year the club donated hospital equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond J Makowsky
BDNA
Woonsocket
Stein
Collins & Aikman to Start Princeton Line at Local Plant
Collins and Aikman and Princeton Worsted Malls announce production of the Princeton line of worsted suitings and cheviots at Collins and Aikman Plant J about November 1. The move aims at steadier output, creating a Princeton division and directing sales through Princeton Associates while continuing Siegel Co. as a selling channel. Plant J employs just over 300 workers on two shifts and has produced Worsted wear since 1950, with origins back to 1942.
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Princeton
Collins and Aikmans
C&a
Princeton Associates
William V Siegel Co
Princeton Worsted Malls
Trenton
N.J
Kingstree
Princeton Worsted
Erwin Schwartz
Kingstree Mills
Bristol
Schwartz
Plant J
Ernest A. Eckert
Industries Discussed For Town Expansion By Civic Committee
The civic industries committee will meet with a garment manufacturer ready to move to town after a closed session. Saul Ricklin said the large firm, in contact six months, would employ about 50 people if it relocates. The panel will also address a tax issue with council later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civic Industries Committee
Saul Ricklin
Ricklin
Jerome F Donovan
Frank L Martin
Henry Martelly Completes Naval Recruit Training
Henry J. Martelly a Seaman Apprentice and son of Mr and Mrs Henry Martelly of 22 Olver Street has graduated after nine weeks of recruit training at the U S Naval Training Center Bainbridge Maryland The Navy Recruiter in Providence announced He will take a fourteen day leave before attending a twenty week Teletype School course at Bainbridge Maryland
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry J. Martelly
USN
Henry Martelly
Olver Street
U.S. Naval Training Center
Bainbridge
Engagement Notice for Virginia Sproul to Pettine
Mr and Mrs Lee E Sproul of Saylesville Rhode Island announce the engagement of their daughter Virginia Lee to William W Pettine son of Mr and Mrs Vincent J Pettine of Constitution Street He is a Brown University 1955 graduate and US Army veteran Miss Sproul attended Lincoln School and Marjorie Webster Jr College Washington DC No wedding plans announced.
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Lee E. Sproul
Saylesville, RI
Virginia Lee
William W. Pettine
Vincent J Pettine
Constitution Street
Miss Sproul
Lincoln School
Marjorie Webster Jr College
Washington, DC
Pettine
Moses Brown School
Brown University
Sundown Poetry by Mark A DeW Howe Published
Little Brown and Co released Sundown a new poetry volume by Mark A DeW Howe. The collection gathers earlier and later poems with a foreword noting fifty eight years between 1897 and 1955 and praising the author’s enduring vigor after his ninetieth birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark A. Dew
Howe
Little, Brown & Co
Boston
Mr. Howe
Two Local Men To Take Part In Newport Play
Michael Sargento and Donald Morrissey will perform in The Warriors Hus band at Newport Community Center Marlborough street tonight through Saturday at 8 30. The musical myth about Amazons and Greeks benefits Kinamans and Community Center scholarship fund. Sargento plays Sapiens Morrissey Homer. both will sing dance and act. They are longtime Barrington players and Newport Theatre Guild members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Sargento
Donald Morrissey
Newport Community Center
Marlborough Street
Kinamans and Community Center
Sargento
Sapiens
Morrissey
Homer
Barrington Players
Newport Theatre Guild
King Philip
Morri
Surgento
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church
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Jeffrey Clay
Kenny Martin
Emily del Toro
G. Almeida
Hattie Brown
Joseph F. Bruno
E. Hugh Holmes
James Connors
Mary E. Carmone
Geraldine H. Marino
Adele Sturdevant
John R. Bernardo
B. W Wall
Frank Raiola
David J. Ferris
Church and
Thames Streets
County Elks
Bristol Manufacturing Crp
Elks
BMC
Chambers
Woosocket
Bristol Women’s Club
Pastime Theatre
Mrs. Perreira
Miss Farley
Tony Bisbano
Herculano
Manuel Falco
Hilda Ferris
Mary Cantwell
Nora D. Connery
Paul C. Jillson
James
Arthur Sylvia
Raymond Rodrigues
Elton Fletcher
John Partington
Daniel Badamo
Herbert E. S. Clarke
Julia Costa
Lucy Victoria
Joseph Sardinha
Arthur Wiliams
Norman
Pauline Paull Hertel
Florence T and
Rupert W Nelson
John S Palmer
Charles B Reckwell
Benjamin Ebersman
William H. Angevine
James McKenna
Ralph Kinder
Leo Ciarielli
William L. McCaughey
Walter B Thompson
Robert F Munro
Louise Brechin
Edward D. Kunz
Ruby Blaisdell
William H Buffington
Adams Family
J. William Wood
Sam Campanella
Julia Bogert
Edward Rosenthal
Jessie Molasky
Alfred N Nunes
Hopeworth
John Geyer
Sybil Anderson
Cora Anderson
Victor Castro
M OH
Agroup
Wadch
Charles D Alessia Sousa
Jason
Nunzio Asciolla
Charles Jo Fosligo
Salvatore Altrula
Daniel Svivia
Yesterdas
Anthony A . Balvano
Harri Cardoza
William H Smith Jr
C of C Foods
Director of Public Welfare
Woongocket
Collins & Aikman
Collins and Aikman
C and A
M. A. Howe
Newport
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