Unemployment Crisis Highlighted by Labor Department
Editorial cites a Labor Department report showing 3,473,166 fewer people employed than a year ago. Michigan bears the sharpest impact with auto industry cuts followed by building trades and textiles, as other states and cities show high unemployment rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Labor
Michigan
Ohio
Illinois
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
New York
New Jersey
War Bureau
War Profiteering Probers Seek DOJ Assistant
Chairman Graham states the select committee preparing a report on war expenses will urge a special Department of Justice assistant to probe the War Department sales operations. He believes hundreds of millions may be recoverable for the government.
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Graham
House of Representaties
Caele Sam
Congress
Department of Justice
War Department
American Legion Reaches 10000 Posts Milestone
The American Legion hit ten thousand posts on January 10 as Foss Post in Foss Oklahoma was chartered. The week ending January 21 saw 10044 posts, a gain of twenty. Illinois and Indiana led recent lists while Southern Departments show active post establishment. Georgia Louisiana and Florida launch drives.
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American Legion
Foss
Okla
Oliinois
Indiana
Legion
Georgia
Lousiana
Florida
Thieving Isn't Honest Yet Some Learn It Too Late
A pithy aside on wrongdoing and consequences notes that stealing may appear tempting but ultimately proves harmful. It suggests that experience often reveals the moral cost to those who try dishonesty.
Steam Rollers Set to Meet Providence in Armory Clash
The Steam Rollers bring a 150 strong Providence fan base to the Naval Reserve Armory on Monday February 14 for the state basketball title game. Naval Reserve asserts it will defeat Providence and has lined up Barry Bisbane Murphy Coggeshall Garvin Smith and Geisler. Dancing will entertain after with music by the Bristol Jazz Orchestra.
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Providence
Naval Reserve Armory
Naval Reserve Five
Barry Bisbane
Murphy
Coggeshall
Garvin
Smith
Geisler
Bristol Jazz Orchestra
Mails Arrive at 7 8 Am and 2 4 670 PM
Postal schedule notes mail delivery windows with arrivals at seven and eight in the morning and at two and four in the afternoon. A reference to 670 PM appears as a noted time slot for mail dispatch or collection.
Bristol clubs hold meetings and events this week
Bristol residents attend weekly whists at K of C and G A R halls while the Bristol Troop Girl Scouts meet at the Y M C A Library. The Taft School Mothers Club holds a Thursday meeting, and many locals travel or host visitors. Community groups raise funds for European children, new Daughters of Isabella circle formed, and a Colt Memorial High School event features music, supper and dancing.
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Bristol Council
K. of C
Congregational Club
William C. Manchester
Annie H. Manchester
Westport
Mass
Bristol
Y.M.C.A
Taft School
Mothers’ Club
Gladys M. Hoar
Prescott A. Hoar
Brockton
Morris Brothers
Collins Pond
Ella Stanfield
Cranston
Mary Platt
Providence
Martha B . Rockwell
T. J. Gillan
St. Mary’s Church
Russell D Bullock
Leah Esenberg
Sadie Baron
New York
Kearney Post
No. 6
American Legion
G.A.R. Hall
Women's Auxiliary
Lawrence Gustav Flick
Caroline Frances Sisson
Woodville
R. J
Maxwell Knox
Hattie E. Mitten
West Barrington
Knights of Columbus
K of C
Joseph Lewis
Margaret Connery
Thomas Henry
Thomas J. Tobin
Augustine P Nerone
William Williston
George Balfour
Everett L'B
Wampanoag
Odd Fellows Hall
Massasoit
Warren
U S
Europe
Divino Espirito Santo Society
Dom Luiz Filippo Society
Daughters of Isabella
Narragansett Circle
Westerly
Mary J. Condon
Hope Circle
Colt Memorial High School
M. Theresa Sullivan
Bristol Fire, Theater, and Lodge Activities Prompt Busy Weekend
William McKay is improving at Wallan Lake for health. A Bristol Train of Artillery special meeting convenes at the armory at 7 PM. Three candidates receive first degree at United Brothers Lodge I O C F tonight. Firemen extinguish a chimney fire at Edmund Lemaire’s High Street home with little damage. Large audiences turn away at Star and Pastime as electric lights fail during a transformer blaze. Both theatres now have separate transformers to prevent repeats. Manager Dillon handed out rain checks for Saturday performances, smiling at the crowd.
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William ‘McKay
Dillon
Community Drive List for Synagogue Reconstruction
A ledger of donations totals many individuals and families contributing to rebuilding a synagogue. Listed contributors include E Markoff. A Eisenstadt and family. M Eisenstadt and family. I Phenes and daughters. S Phenes and relatives. F E Suzman and children. H Yarlasavetsky and relatives. Levinton and Levy families. P L Stiegal and wife. Eisenbergs and Molaskys. Goldstein and Nussenfeld. Shulman Sperling Molasky and others with amounts ranging from 1 to 100.
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A E. Markoff
A. E. Markeoff
A. Eisenstadt
A Eisenstadt
M. Eisenstadt
M Eisenstadt
I. Phenes
Samuel Phenes
Max Phenes
Fred E. Suzman
Suzman
F. E. Suzman
Robert Suzman
H. Yarlasavetsky
Max Yarlasavetsky
Passing
Barney Levinton
Coleman Levinton
David Levinton
Louis Levy
David Levy
Moses Levy
Alfred Levy
Levy
P. L. Stiegal
J. Eisenberg
Molly Eisenberg
Theodore Shulman
Sperling
L. Molasky
Jacob Molasky
H. Zelnicker
Charles Goldstien
Goldstien
Nussenfield
Samuel Blackman
Harry Kebrek
Louis Alpert
S. Fishbein
Y M C A Notes Dinner Meeting Series Opens
The Bristol Y M C A announces a smoker forum series with Dr H S Bucklin of Brown University presenting What Shall We Do With the Agitator Tonight at 7 30. Tickets are selling fast and a large Bristol attendance is expected with discussion music and refreshments after the lecture.
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Frank Keenan
Todd
The
Times
Bristol Association
Bristol
Industrial Workers
John Adams
Voice of Freedom
Obituary of Phineas Crapo Former Local Leader Dies
Phineas Crapo a longtime town resident died yesterday at his South Warren home at age 59 from a stroke suffered Sunday night He formerly headed Colt Farm projects and later ran a local blacksmith shop He leaves two sons Archie Boston and Lloyd New Haven and a daughter married to Charles C Duffy a Bristol Post Office clerk Mrs Crapo died last spring The private funeral will be Thursday at 1 PM from the South Warren home with burial in North Cemetery
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Phineas Crapo
Imam Road
South Warren
Colt Farm
Archie
Boston
Lloyd
New Haven
Charles C Duffy
Bristol
Crapo
Land Deed Transfers Involving Costa Costigan Leahy Levesque at Thames
The deed has been filed at the Town Clerk's office, Joseph A. Hammill trustee, to John Costa for five lots on Mount Hope Terrace plaza. Thomas, William, James H., James, John E., and Peter A. Costigan and Annie Levesque transfer their interests in land and buildings on the east side of Thames Street to Katherine Leahy.
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Joseph A. Hammill
John Costa
The
Mount
Hope Terrace Plaza
Thomas
William
James H
James
John E
Peter A. Costigan
Annie Levesque
Thames Street
Katherine Leahy
Death of Phineas E. Crapo at age 59
Obituary notes Phineas E. Crapo formerly of this town died February 7 at age 59. The brief notice records his residence and age without listing survivors or service details.
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Watkins
J. R. Watkins Co
Department C
Winona
Minn
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