Christmas Arrival Ends Four-Year Overseas Absence
T Sg t William J Dwyer returns home to 92 Burton street on Christmas afternoon after four years in Burma and China with the Burma Road Engineers. He travels with his New York wife and shares stories of air routes and friendly locals as Bristol family welcomes the homecoming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William J. Dwyer
Burton Street
New York
Burma Road Engineers
Sgt Dwyer
Burma
China
U. S. Army
5Th Division
34Th Cavalry
Americal
South Pacific
Dwyer
New England
Bristol
DiGeorgio
Josephine Bisbane
Providence
Kunming
Chabua
India
Yunan
Set Dwyer
Calcutta
Tacoma
Fort Dix
Vets Beat Adams Hat Team 65 48 at Bristol Y
Bristol Vets coached by Mike Topazio beat Adams Hat of E Providence 65 to 48 at the Bristol Y last night before about 250 fans. Teet Topazio scored 24 points on 12 baskets, Jimmy Duffy and Vin Santo sparked the play, Johnny Zarro led Adams Hat with 18 points, and Gil Spence also starred for the losers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Vets
Mike” Topazio
E. Providence
Bristol “Y
Topazio
Star
Oak Ridge
Johnny Zarro
Gil Spence
Adam Hat
Providence
Bristol Boy To Play In Orange Bowl On New Year
Ralph Celone son of Mr and Mrs Paul Celone of 114 Constitution Street will be the first Bristol boy to play football in the Orange Bowl in Miami He will play on New Year's Day with the Holy Cross team which left for Miami Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Celone
Paul Celone
Constitution Street
Bristol
Miami
Holy Cross
Boys From State Home Enjoy Christmas Party
A group of older boys from the State Home and School received a Christmas party hosted by Troop 5, Boy Scouts, at St. Michael's Parish House. John R Williams organized the event with a program featuring a play by St. Michael's Church School students Eleanor Perry Betty Greer Ella Gray John Price Paul Price Jack Mathewson and William Getchell directed by Mrs Williams. The evening included magic by Bobby Kinder and vocal solos by Vernon Gray followed by refreshments and a basketball game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Michael's Parish
John R Williams
St. Michael’s Church School
Eleanor Perry
Betty Greer
Ella Gray
John Price
Paul Price
Jack Mathewson
William Getchell
Mrs Williams
Bobby Kinder
Vernon
Gray
Interim Pastor to Be Honored at Tea in General House
A tea will be held Sunday January 6 from four to six oclock in the General House to honor the Reverend and Mrs George E Lombard interim pastor of the First Congregational Church. Committee members are Charles F Dimond Edward P Church Jr Robert F Munro and Herbert B Burnham Jr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E Lombard
Guneral House
Mr Lombard
First Congregational Church
Charles F Dimond
Edward P Church, Jr
Robert F Munro
Herbert B Burnham
Richard B. DeWolf Dies in Army at Fort Bragg on Christmas Day
Pvt Richard Byron DeWolf 19 20 son of Mrs Philip DeWolf of 154 High Street died of pneumonia Christmas Day at Fort Bragg North Carolina He had served in the Army since July and was buried with full military honors in the Raleigh National Cemetery He was educated at Moses Brown Providence Brown University and Camp Croft amid his premature death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Byron DeWolf
Philip DeWolf
High Street
Fort Bragg
North Carolina
National Cemetery
Raleigh
N C
Pat DeWolf
Providence
Frederika Doringh DeWolf
Moses Brown School
Brown University
Camp Croft
Raymond A Greene
Santa Maria
California
General Miles Trophy Awarded to Company G in 1945
The Rhode Island State Guard will honor Company G with the General Miles Trophy for 1945 proficiency. The January 26 dance at State Armory Bristol plans include a ceremony with state and local military leaders and music. Lt Bisbane and Lt Bisbane lead preparations as the unit seeks WWII veterans to enlist, promising light requirements and monthly training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Miles
Sherman Miles
Co G. R I State Guard
State Armory
Church Street
Rhode Island State Guard
Bristol County
John Nrisbane
Lt Bisbano
Company G
National Guard
HD Ca
Bisbane
John N Bisbane
Luke H. White
Merton Manchester
Merrill Kenna
Gilbert Almedia
Gene Diadati
Francis Lenihan
Angelo Russo
Manuel Morris Jr
Christmas Seal Sale Nears Year End Quota
The Bristol Christmas Seal Committee reports eighty percent of funds go to tuberculosis work with twenty percent to the Rhode Island Tuberculosis Association. Mrs N G Herreshoff notes 1250 dollars raised to date, about seventy percent of the 1800 dollar quota, and urges late returns before January 1 1946.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. G. Herreshoff
Bristol
Rhode Island
Yacht Club New Year's Eve Dance Planned
The Bristol Yacht Club hosts a New Year's Eve Dance Monday night from 10 pm to 2 am. Carl Tatz and his orchestra will provide the music for members, men in service, and guests. The organizing committee includes Miss Janet MacDougall as chairman and several named members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Yacht Club
Carl Tatz
Janet MacDougall
Mary Street
Sidney Herreshoff
Frank Pardee
Earl P Mathewson
Sebastian Bernard Jr
Harleigh V S Tingley
Joseph Farrell
Navy Families Reunite After Years Apart for Christmas
Mr and Mrs Vincent Monaro of 79 Bay View Avenue celebrate the holiday with their two sons home after more than three years apart. Anthony, discharged a week ago, reunited with his son he last saw at two weeks old. Ralph, stationed in Michigan, expects a discharge soon. Both boys are in the Navy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Monaro
Bay View Avenue
Anthony
Ralph
Michigan
Victory Clothing Drive Seeks 100 Million Garments
Post Offices To Aid Victory Clothing Drive in New York and nationwide after Christmas deliveries are cleared. Postmaster General Hannegan orders postmasters to allow local drive boxes in lobbies and names Nelson A. Rockefeller New York City chairman. Kaiser heads national effort with 9,607 communities and 4,313 local chairs. South Hero village on Lake Champlain completes its drive with sewing bees salvaging worn garments. Collection runs January 7 to 31 and seeks used garments, shoes, and bedding with goodwill messages included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dec
Robert E. Hannegan
Henry J. Kaiser
Victory Clothing Collection
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York City
Kaiser
America
South Hero
Lake Champlain
Henry Buermann
Victory
Providence couple reveals engagement at family Christmas dinner
At a Christmas Eve family dinner Miss Evelyn Barboza of Trenton Street Providence announced her engagement to Michael D Alessio son of Mrs Pasquale D Alessio of Usher Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evelyn Barboza
Joseph Barboza
Trenton Street
Providence
Michael D'Alessio
Pasquale D'Alessio
Usher Avenue
Christmas Carol Service by Congregational and St Michael Choirs
A Christmas carol service will be held Sunday at 7:30 PM in DeWolf Memorial Chapel. The First Congregational Church choir, aided by St. Michael's Choir, will perform selections directed by Herrmann L. Wilbur with accompanist Cora Shaw Anderson. The program includes two groups of carols and a prelude by Hubert F. Hill. Reverend George E Lombard will deliver the benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWolf Memorial Chapel
First Congregational Church
St. Michael’s Choir
Herrmann L. Wilbur
Cora Shaw Anderson
Jeannette
Isabella
Hubert F Hill
Wilbur
Cornelius
George E Lombard
Aida A. Connery
Caroline D'Amico
Harry E Jodrey
John OD. Moore
Samuel J. Steen
Arthur Willey Altos
Henry A. Hambrick
Nathaniel G. Herreshoff, Jr
George L Millard
Guy A. Sullivan
Harry Town Tenlers
Frank M. Dimond
Vernon A. Gray
Herr
Bristol Hi Y Club Hosts Christmas Fund Hop
The Bristol Hi Y Club held its annual Christmas Fund hop at the YMCA on Wednesday night. Michael Morra chaired the event with helpers Savvy Mancieri Joseph Russo William Troiano and Arthur Borges. Donations should be made payable to American Legion Christmas Fund and will be acknowledged in these columns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
Michael Morra
Savvy Mancieri
Joseph Russo
William Troiano
Arthur Borges
Order of American Legion
Peter Nero's Son Promoted to Electrician's Mate 3rd Class
Mr and Mrs Peter Nero of 36 Mt Hope Avenue announce their son Peter Francis Nero Jr has been promoted to Electrician's Mate 3rd Class and is now stationed in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter Nero
Mt. Hope Avenue
Peter Francis, Jr
Peter
Philippines
Knights of Columbus Schedule Second and Third Degrees
Bristol Council Knights of Columbus lays out plans to exemplify the Second Degree on January 17 at the K of C Home on State Street. Grand Knight George T. Ingram announces the Third Degree will be held January 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Council
Knights of Columbus
K. of C
State Street
George T. Ingram
Bristol Phoenix Next Issue Delayed For Holiday
The Bristol Phoenix will publish Monday December 31 due to the holiday, delaying the next edition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Phoenix
Christmas hardships and rationing across Europe after the war
The piece contrasts postwar Britain and Holland with shortages and rationing. Britain provides a small food bonus amid a real shortage. protests arise over its allocation. Turkeys are scarcer, while Holland imposes strict limits on electricity, gas, and coal. Socks arrive from the United States to help the poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
Holland
United States
Christmas costs bite across Europe as war recedes
The report describes high prices in Portugal Rome Paris and Belgium with Christmas meals buying power falling. Chicken costs rise to 2 to 3 dollars in Portugal. in Rome drought limits lighting and broad goods while wages average 200 lire daily. Paris toy prices shock buyers yet Belgian shops cut toy prices by at least 30 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Corso
Belgium
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Arthur Lake
Larry Simms
Peggy Ann Garner
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Reuters
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