Bristol Plant Space Could Be Used For Defense Production
A Bristol committee reports U S Rubber Co officials pledged cooperation with the government defense program and may use vacant Bristol plant space for defense equipment such as barrage balloons rubber boats and signal wire. The company will not sell buildings or enter long term leases while space could be needed for defense work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
US Rubber Company
New York City
Rubber Company
New York
United States Rubber Co
Washington
Canon Parshley
Bristol Manufacturing Co
Colt Opens Basketball Season With Central Falls
Colt High School starts its basketball season against Central Falls at Sacred Heart Academy in Central Falls. Coach Warren Huston says the squad shows more height, better pass work, and two forward lines led by Del Piano Freitas Aguair and Cordeiro Topazio Velleca. Starting lineup includes Del Piano Graber Freitas Agujar Massa.
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Colt High School
Central Falls
Sacred Heart Academy
Cumberland
Colt
Barrington
Warren Huston
Samuel del Piano
John Freitas
Gilbert Aguiar
John Cordeiro
Attilio Topazio
Albert Velleca
Christmas Seal Sales Show Some Improvement
Bristol reports Christmas Seal sales improved over the weekend but still needs about $350 to reach the $800 goal before Christmas Day. The committee urges everyone to use seals on all mail to fund tuberculosis work in Bristol for the coming year, including clinics nursing and education. Each seal costs one penny.
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Bristol
Countryside Garden Club Christmas Party Planned
The Countryside Garden Club will hold a Christmas party at Mrs Martin Dod's home on Ferry Hill Road Wednesday at 7 30 PM. Arrangements committee includes Mrs Dod as chairwoman along with Mrs James Sylvester Miss Dorothy M Foster Miss Nora E Dwyer and Mrs Charles M Connery ex office.
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Countryside Garden Club
Martin Dod
Ferry Hill Road
Dod
James Sylvester
Dorothy M. Foster
Nora E. Dwyer
Charles M Connery
Last Minute Appeal for Legion Basket Fund Receives Support
Kearney Post Christmas Basket Fund calls for at least 50 more dollars to provide 100 dinners. B W Wall urges rapid response and notes names are checked by Relief Organizations and plants to ensure deserving recipients. A matinee at Pastime Theater on December 19 asks for canned goods.
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Kearney
B W Wall
NYA Official Urges Council to Improve Warren Quarters
William H Cotter Jr. told Warren Town Council that NYA facilities on Thames Street are very inadequate and compared Bristol headquarters with other local NYA sites. He promised drawings and cost estimates for improvements and said employed youths could be given work if a better space is provided.
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William H Cotter
NYA
Warren
Bristol
Thames Street
J Floyd Huestis
Edmonds
Velleca
Cotter
Bristol-Warren
Charity drive faces cuts if funds do not improve
Mrs Ruggiero chairwoman of the Italian Socialites Women’s Club fund appeal warns continued 1941 charity programs depend on steadier donations. She notes 400 letters sent and only 20 responses, calling for urgent support to meet a $500 budget.
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Vasta Lar Ruggiero
Legionnaires To Deliver Equipment To Battery C
Commander A Elmer McNamara leads a detachment from Kearney Post No 6 to Fort Witherell on Friday to present athletic gear including basketballs to Battery C 243d Coast Artillery Transportation must be arranged by Wednesday via Commander McNamara or Executive Committee Chairman A A Edmonds. The party departs at 4 PM arriving for a 6 PM mess.
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A. Elmer McNamara
Legionnaires of
Kearney
Principal to Toast at Scout Dinner in Colonial Hotel
J Harold Williams chief scout executive will be toastmaster at the Boy Scout Bugle and Drum Corps testimonial dinner. The event, hosted by the Citizens' Committee chaired by R F Haffenreffer, will be held at the Colonial Hotel.
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Boy Scout
J. Harold Williams
Colonial Hotel
R. F. Haffenreffer
Citizens’ Committee
Rotary Christmas Party for Local Schoolchildren
Forty two elementary students from local public schools will attend the Rotary Club Christmas party at the Y M C A tomorrow noon. Santa Claus will hand out presents and Curtis H Covell of Barrington will perform magic.
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Rotary Club
Santa Claus
Curtis H. Covell
Barrington
James G Carns, Jr
Bristol County Water Company
E. S. Mapes
Howard W. Church
Stephen W. Hopkins
Frank J. Sylvia
Joseph R. Perroni
District Nursing Association
Kearney Post
K of C Supper To Feature Rev James Gilsenan Speaker
Knights of Columbus plan a supper at the K of C Hall on State street tomorrow at 9 pm with Rev James Gilsenan rector of St Columban Seminary as principal speaker. A motion picture will be shown and the program committee, led by William T Dwyer, organizes the event. The business meeting precedes at 8 pm.
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Lucien Capone
L. H. Callan
Anthony R. Parshley
Canon Parshley
Bristol
United States Rubber Co
Bristol Manufacturing Co
New York
United
James Gilsenan
St Columban Seminary
Knights of Columbus
K of C. Hall
State Street
Erasmo Mancini
Frederick T. Goff
William T Dwyer
James J. Connery
Joseph D.leonard
G. Elton Pierce
Joseph Brown, Jr
Caruso lore recalled by Met property man and Gloria Caruso debut
Metropolitan Opera dressing room tale recalls Caruso's routines and his prized possessions. Philip Crispano, longtime Met property man, recounts Caruso inventories in Room 7, his makeup mirror and open piano. Gloria Caruso reveals herself as the singer. The column then notes a union dispute over Army band broadcasts and wartime labor rules.
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Metropolitan Opera House
Caruso
Philip Crispano
The
Met
Opera House
Philo Crispano
Gloria
American Federation of Musicians
Washington
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Nan Grey
Tom Brown
Margie
Edgar Kennedy
Allen Jenkins
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McNamee
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Hugh Herbert
Legion Basket Fund
American Legion
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Antonio Rucci
Vasta Ruggierio
A C. Larned
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Ann R_ Herreshoff
Toy Guild
St Michael's Church
N Geoghegan
L F Potts
Anne B Maryon
J AH
Annie Dixon
St Vincent DePaul
St. Elizabeth
E Church
Wm. H. Cotter,Jr
U. I
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Bristol County
Providence
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Rotary
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Mezza Voce
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