Civilian Defense Program shown at Colt Memorial High School
The Bristol Defense Council presented the second motion picture program at Colt Memorial High School auditorium before about 100 attendees. A A Edmonds announced a possible next show and thanked Acting Principal John L Burke for operating the projector. The program featured Action Shots from Three Fronts, Boy Meets Dog, Divide and Conquer, Letter from Bataan, Fiesta and Mexican life scenes, Ring of Steel narrated by Spencer Tracy, plus home front advice on canning and farming tasks for late season crops.
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Bristol Defense Council
Colt Memorial High School
A. A. Edmonds
Africa
Bismarck Sea
Tokyo
Bataan
Insignia Award For Rhode Island Victory Farm Volunteers
Victory Farm Volunteers insignia are distributed to youths over 14 who worked a week or more on Rhode Island farms this summer. The red white and blue VFW emblems may be obtained from local Defense Councils with an employer statement. For month long workers, Crop Corps Certificates for Patriotic Service will be awarded by Homer O. Stuart.
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Victory Farm Volunteers
Rhode Island
G. W. Hall Smith
Civilian War Services Branch
State Council of Defense
VFW
Defense Councils
Edwin J. Knight
W. Curtis
Robert B Wilson
Victory Farm
United States Crop Corps
Homer O. Stuart
Rhode Island State College
Lindsey Lindsey Fletcher wedding at St Elizabeths Church
Miss Ruth Claudia August daughter of Mrs Rosaline August of 578 Wood Street married Pfc Joseph Fletcher Lindsey U S Marine Corps son of Mr and Mrs Henry F Lindsey of Hinton West Virginia Rev Henrique Rocha officiated at 2 PM in the rectory of St Elizabeths Church The bride wore a white chiffon gown with lace inserts and a full veil The maid of honor Ester August wore an ice blue and white gown The best man was Pvt Thomas August The couple left for a wedding trip and will reside at 35 Thompson Avenue after August 3 The bride is from the local area and works at the Naval Torpedo Station The groom is a Newport based Marine Corp recruit from Hinton West Virginia and a Hinton High School graduate.
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Ruth Claudia August
Rosaline August
Wood Street
Joseph Fletcher Lindsey
U.S. Marine Corps
Henry F. Lindsey
Hinton
West Virginia
Henrique Rocha
St.lizabeth’s Church
Joseph August
Ester August
Thomas August
Camp Edwards
August
Thompson Avenue
Lindsey
Naval Torpedo Station
Pfc
Hinton High School
US Marine Corps
Newport
Mt Carmel Church Wedding of Florenzano and Ruggieri
Miss Rose Florenzano daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Florenzano of 11 Mason avenue wed John A Ruggieri son of Mrs Mary Ruggieri and the late Guiseppe Ruggieri of 12 Bradford street at 9 am in Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church. Rev Emilio Donanzan officiated with Miss Anne Abenante as maid of honor and Domenic Santos as best man. The couple will reside at 11 Mason avenue after a wedding trip to New York.
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Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Rose Florenzano
Frank Florenzano
Mason Avenue
John A Ruggieri
Mary Ruggieri
Guiseppe Ruggier
Bradford Street
Emilio Donanzan
Donanzan
Anne Abenante
Domenic Santos
Anna
MPF
Maid of Honor
Warren Hotel
New York
Obituary of Fred L. Eaton Former Bristol resident dies
Fred L. Eaton aged 76 76 died Sunday morning at Fall River Hospital after a brief illness He worked two years at U S Rubber in town around 1923 and also for Herreshoff Mfg He belonged to St Albans Lodge F and A M He enjoyed shooting and was active in Bristol area He lived in Westport Mass funeral from Potter Funeral Home Westport Factory with bearers from St Albans Lodge including Ernest Weaver John Magee and J Floyd Huestis No survivors listed
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Fred L. Eaton
Fall River
Mr Eaton
U S. Rubber Company
Herreshoff Mfg. Company
St. Alban’s Lodge
A. M
Bristol
Westport
Mass
Potter Funeral Home
Westport Factory
Ernest E. ‘Weaver
John R Magee
J. Floyd Huestis
Bristol Buddy Bundles drive collects 160 names so far
Bristol Boy Scouts report the Bristol Buddy Bundles Committee has received over 160 names and donations at the Y M C A. They urge earlier contributions to reach the 1300 Bristol service members. Coast Guard mailing rules advise early Christmas parcels with strict size and content limits.
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Bristol
Coast Guard
Patrick J. Connelly
Boston
United States
Coast
Fleet
Carl W Haffenreffer
James A Riccio
Mot Upping Payrise for Puppet Miussetiad
The request cites performance gaps and market benchmarks as reasons to raise the puppet’s pay. Suggestions include aligning compensation with peers, addressing role scope, and tying increases to measurable milestones. Consider implementing a phased increase tied to deliverables and periodic reviews.
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Beachmont Manor Plat
Peck Avenue
Beachmont Manor
MR. Childs
MR. Allard
Hope Street
Bristol, R. I
Pepsi-Cola Company
Long Island City
N. Y
Pepsi-Cola Bottling CO
R. I. Inc
West Warwick
Mexico City
Ring of Steel
Spencer Tracy
Victory Gardens
Ralph E
Gallo
Congaree Air Base
Columbia
South Carolina
Cpl. Gallo
The
U. S. Rubber
Seas
Link
Life
Liberty
U. S. Rubber Co
Employment Office
Our
U. S. Employment Service
B. B. B. Committee
Francis Gua- Pane
Whoesh Odes
Marie Q. Crabtree
Olive Luther
Herreshoff Farm
Luther’s Repair Shop
M. J. O’brien
Walter R. Baker
Mary Cardoza
Mary Louie Botelho
John Wall x
Mary M. Costa
Spencer Ross
Eldora Maddox
Shirley Ann Jarvis
Bertram Bullock
Martha and
Ruth Graham
Pauline Bullock
Harry Bullock
Paul Bullock
Frank Bruno
Mary O Arruda
Mary A Vargas
Domenic D'Alessio Uedo
Charles E. Burke
Alfred T. Burke
Clayton Rash
Albenzio DiMezza
Mary DeFelice
Charles H Scott
Jolly Circle Bingo
Millie Church McKeever
Eber Hill
Leverton Textile Co. Inc
Philomena Bishano
Amos Gorham
Edward Belle
Sandy” Mello
Agnes Herreshoff
Pinhero
Mr Ribeiro
Joseph Eckersley
Meyer Paley
S Osofsky
Tessie Young
Friendly Circle
Collins & Aikman Corp
Johnson & Wales Business School
Ountain Street
Providen
Bristol Real Estate
Narrows Road
Bristol Narrows
Prudence Island
Narragansett Avenue
TEL
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