Bristol Scouts mark 34th anniversary with Week of events
The Bristol area observes Boy Scout Week February 8 to 14 with two main gatherings uniting local troops. Tonight at 8:15 Scouts and leaders rededicate to the Oath and Law. Tomorrow Troop Three Warren hosts an evening Shin Dig with shows, quizzes, film, and refreshments at Warren High. Thursday Bristol Troops meet at St Michael's Parish House for a motion picture program from the Rhode Island Civilian Defense Council film library. Awashonks Herd honors week with a 7:30 program in Scout Hall. Sunday is Boy Scout Sunday with church attendance. Cubs of Pack 14 attend a Thursday motion picture show. Special window displays of scout craft will be shown. Scoutmaster George Bish notes strong wartime service among local Scouts and help from the First Bristol Troop’s veterans.
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Boy Scouts of America
Bristol
Bristol County
Warren
Ernest L. Hoar
Warren High School
St. Michael’s Parish
Rhode Island Civilian Defense Council
Awashonks Herd
Scout Hall
Pack No 14
George Kk Fish
Scoutmasters
Rhode Island
Uncle Sam
United States
Fish
Mr Fish
Bos
Servic
Sud
Mr. Fish
Bish
Pearl Harbour
Boy Scout
Camvidan Defense Red Cross
Army & Navy
Alfenale
George R.bish
Charman
John Sylvester
Raymond A Morris
Richard Belmore
Frank Fojo
Vietrae
Rosanna Savina Graduates as Nurse from Rhode Island School
Miss Rosanna Savina daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph Savina at 95 Hight Street graduates from Rhode Island Hospital Nurses Training School on Saturday. She awaits commission as a Navy nurse and will join the hospital staff. Miss Savina is a 14 year graduate of Colt Memorial Heat School.
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Rosanna’ Savina
Mro
Joseph Savina
Hight Street
Rhode Island
Navy
Hort
Savino
Colt Memorial Heat School
Tin Can Drive Sets Record for Town Collection
Reyn olds Northup of the Highway Department said four loads of tin cans were collected yesterday by town trucks starting at 8 o clock and one more load is expected today. The response and can preparation were better than expected with more cooperation than in earlier drives. The total weight is expected to reach five and a half to six and a half tons with three trucks used for the effort.
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Reynolds Northup
Highway Department
Northup
Private Investigator to Present Card Cheating Program at Y
Arthur B Monroe, private investigator, presents a timely lecture and demonstrations on cheating at cards as the third event in the Community YMC entertainment series. He draws on 25 years in detective work to reveal methods and safeguards for players at bridge and poker tables.
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Arthur B Monroe
YMC Entertainment
Y Cymnasium
Rockwell Hall
Mumree
Munroe
Oman
Polio Fund Tag Day Nets Small Sum From Local Help
Infant de Paralyes Fund committee reports 243.92 raised in a tag day mainly at schools and Hope Street area. YMCA basketball game and dance boosted totals to over 1000 with volunteers listed including Brightman Walker McKenna and Rhodes Brothman. multiple individual donations announced with more to come after store box collections.
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Infant de Paralyes Fund Committee
Raymond SS Broehtman
Hope Street
Bradford
Church Street
Hearta
Brightovain
St Mary's
Shetlo
Hope Stre
YMC NV
Ian Vic Walker
Harold Peckham
Henri Parhst
James Bo McKenna
Ros Brehtman
Marv Tou Serbs
Jean Doyle
Catherne Conners
Mary Elizabeth Vermette
Jacqueline Pettine
Sally Mapes
Viola Andersen
Donalda Saucier
William G. Dixon
Gertrude Drury
Frank J. Sylvia
John W. Church
William Buffington
J. Floyd Huestis
Urges Support for Rhode Island Children’s Court Legislation
Mrs Ella O. Millard urged residents to write their lawmakers in support of a Rhode Island Children’s Court. She cited four bills before the Legislature and noted past defeats due to public apathy, highlighting the need for uniform statewide procedures rather than a Providence County only bill. She urged contacting Representatives Robert A McCaughty and Henry Alfred to back the measures.
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Rhode Island
Ella O. Millard
League of Women Voters
Mallard
Willam M. Delancey
Providence County
Robert A McCaughty
Henry Alfred
Snooky Alger Inducted Into WAC in Providence
Ruth May Alger known as Snooky is inducted into the Women’s Army Corps in Providence on Saturday and will begin training at Fort Oglethorpe on Monday February 14. The article cites Captain Alice Gordon’s support, family pride, and Alger’s local ties including Bristol High School graduate status and YMCA club involvement.
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Ruth May Alger
Women's Army Corps
Providence
Fort Oglethorpe
Snooky
WAC
Snookys
Snooks
Joseph
Alger Ewell
MCA
Cpl Ruth Toews
Bristol County
Snookys” 1
Air Corns
Bristol High School
Y M.C.A
Dorothy Weston Inducted into the Women’s Army Corps
Miss Dorothy Weston daughter of Donald M Weston of 20 Beach Road Beach Terrace was inducted into the Women’s Army Corps at the Providence Recruiting Office on Saturday morning. She has 15 years with the New England Telephone & Telegraph and was an instructor and supervisor at 10 Broad Street Providence before enlisting and has moved to Bristol with her father. She attended Commercial High School Providence and has applied for the air corps branch.
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Dorothy Weston
Donald M Weston
Beach Road
Beach Terrace
Women's Army Corps
Providence
Weston
New England*Telephone & Telegraph Company
WAC
Commercial High School
Bristol
Air Corps
Navy Aviators Open To Men In V-5 And SV-5
Washington announces changes to Selective Service directives affecting Navy V-5 and SV-5 aviation training. Deferments for men under twenty-two with occupational or nonactive deferments will be renewed only under unusual circumstances, opening induction prospects. First Naval District urges early credentialing for eligible youths, noting seventeen year olds may qualify for V-5 and SV-5 under Navy standards.
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Navy
Washington
Naval District
Naval Aviation
Correia Jr Promoted to Corporal in Army Air Forces
Joseph C Correia Jr son of Mr and Mrs Joseph C Correia Sr of 610 Hope Street is promoted to corporal. He serves in the 501st TEEFT Squadron and received word from the Army Air Forces Instructors School Bryan Texas.
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Joseph C Correia, Jr
Joseph C Correia
Hope Street
Army Air Forces Instructors’ School
Bryan
Texas
Correia
TEEFT
Burma Surgeon inspires with Dr Seagrave’s war work
A reader reviews Burma Surgeon, praising Dr Gordon S. Seagrave and Burmese nurses for building a hospital in Namkham and aiding Allied troops in Burma. The memoir chronicles the Battle of Burma, resistance to Japanese forces, and diary entries from the medical unit aiding General Stilwell during gruelling campaigns and evacuations.
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Burma
Gordon S. Seagrave
Dr Seagrave
Johns Hopkins
Namkham
Joe Stilwell
Assam
India
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