Prizes Awarded by Veterans Group at Soldiers' Home Benefit
Awards went to Frank Downey of the Soldiers' Home for the first prize turkey, donated for a needy family basket. Other winners include Michael Palumbo Thomas Mc Grath Herman Medeiros John Makara Carol Faria Rose Carulli Stacy Riccio J C McKenzie Barbara Jones Providence Henry Jackson Warren Haver Cahill Little Compton Ellery Roe Rumford. Additional cash prizes went to William Stock Domenic N Fanto Thomas Moran Nelson Baker, all residents of the town.
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Frank Downey
Soldiers’ Home
Wit
Turkey
Anthony C. Altheida
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Downey
Michael Palumbo
Thomas Mc
Pride in Service From the Spanish American War veterans voice
A National Tribune column citing veterans of the Spanish American War praise their service as first in humanity and volunteer forces. It presents figures on engagement, casualties, pay, and postwar benefits, comparing them to later conflicts and highlighting national unity and the war’s long-term impact.
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America
Panama Canal
Down
Army
South
Leslie R. Groves
Armed Forces Special Weapons Project
Air Force
Buried Alive Bombs Cut Magazine Needs and Costs
The Ordnance Department develops a process to bury bombs alive to save magazine space and surveillance costs. About 250 gross tons are buried weekly at Savannah Ordnance Depot, with bombs sealed in TNT-filled casings and earth covered before blacktop.
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Ordnance Department
Savannah
Illinois
Prudence Island Boats Undergoing Engine Remodels
The Prudence Island Navigation Co ships the Prudence I to Bridgeport for a full engine overhaul by Wolverine Motor Co. after bottom scraping at Williams & Manchester Co in Newport. Capt Paul A Herzig and engineer Manny Sousa plan to have both the Prudence and Anna M ready for summer service.
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Prudence
Prudence Island Navigation Company
Williams & Manchester Co
Newport
Paul A. Herzig
Manny Sousa
Prudence I
Bridgeport
Conn
Wolverine Motor Co
Anna M
Wedding of Miss Ann Iasiello and Dale Schafersman
Miss Ann Carol Iasiello daughter of Mr and Mrs Peter Iasiello of 102 Church Street married Dale Arthur Schafersman son of Mr and Mrs Arthur Schafersman of Hooper Nebraska on Christmas morning at Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church in Lincoln Nebraska. The Rev Joseph Sorzano officiated and reception followed at the bride’s home. Miss Peggy Connors was maid of honor and Carmine F Iasiello was best man. The bride wore candlelight satin with orange blossom crown and carried an orchid prayer book. After a wedding trip the couple will live in Lincoln Nebraska. The bride is a local high school graduate and works as an office clerk at Staples Coal Co. The groom is a naval veteran and a University of Nebraska student pursuing mechanical engineering.
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Ann Carol Iasiello
Peter Iasiello
Church Street
Dale Arthur Schafersman
Arthur Schafersman
Hooper
Nebraska
Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Joseph Sorzano
PSSC
Peggy Connors
Carmine F. Iasiello
Bouvardia
Lincoln
Staples Coal
University of Nebraska
Vintage Medicine Prices From a City Catalog List
A fragmented catalog page lists prices for health and household items including Ipana toothpaste Meads cod liver oil Pan Olive shave cream Sal Hepatica Hubbard’s Germicide Beef Iron and Wine Calex Tooth Powder Serutan Anacin Omega Oil and Pinex with prices ranging from a few tenths to a dollar in an old newspaper style catalog clipping.
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Hubbard
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Bristol County Water Company
The
National Tribune
the Stars and Stripes
Harry I.young, Sr
Spain
Universities of
Missouri
Ilinois
Wyoming
Michigan State College
Eisenhower
United States
Armed
Quartermaster
Quartermaster Corps
Navy
Marine Corps
Coast Guard
Maritime Commission
Veterans Administration
Regular Army
War Department
Congress
West Point
BaRaaa
Bob Dwyer
Vernie Munro and His Orchestra
ReRaRaRz
Iasiello—Schafersman
Carr Manufacturing Or
Bristol
Rh. I
Guernsey
William S. Cherry Jr
Bristol, R. I
Alfred C. Browning
Employment Office
Thames Street
Bradford St
Dean’s Kidney
Phillips
Magnesia
Patch
Warner
Mead
Waterbury
Colgate
Fletcher
Mennen
Vick’s
Lysol
Casafra
Kolynos
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