New Books at the Library Catalog Noted
A library listing presents multiple authors and titles including Juanita Redmond Gene Fowler Spalding and Carney Helen Montgomery Louis Adamic Rebecca West Pierre Van Paassen Wordell and Seiler W L River Carl Mann Alan Hynd Walter Simmons Burns Mantle Nina R Jordan Thomas Craven Vardis Fisher Wallace Stegner Janet Whitney Chifford Dowdey Harry Kroll Lewis Browne Fannie Hurst Susan Ertz Anna Strong Vicki Baum Henry Bellamann Frances Keves Sophie Kerr Faith Baldwin Helen Miller William Starrett May Edginton Margaret Nichols Louie Hauck Tom Gill Walker Tompkins MacDonald Ernest Hascox and crime titles such as Murder is a Compound for Death A Well Born Corpse and The Unidentified Woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juanita Redmond
Gene Fowler
Spalding and
Carney
Helen Montgomery
Louis Adamica
Rebecca West -Pierre van Paassen
Wordell
Seiler
W. L. River
Carl Mann
Alan Hynd
Walter Simmons
Burns Mantle
Nina R
Jordan Thomas Craven
Prisoners of war in Berlin camp build chapel and library
American prisoners at a Berlin camp have constructed a 350 seat chapel and a 6 200 volume library with books and materials supplied by the YMCA. A visiting neutral delegate notes art and carpentry of the prisoners and says the community created a notable house of worship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Hubert F. Hill
Bristol Y. R. C.A
War Prisoners’ Aid
New York
Y.M.C.A
Red Cross
Christ
YMCA
National War Fund
Bond sales urged for low income groups and smaller denominations
The author argues the Fourth War Loan should extend to poorer citizens and favor smaller bonds to curb inflation and ease tax burdens. Cites Charles S. Dewey’s economy measures and praises Congress for recent independent action, urging support for prudent postwar plans and bond printing reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Questi
Charles S. Dewey
Illinois
Washington
Congress
Rep
Dewey
Calvin Coolidge
the Treasury
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Coolidge
George
Georgia
May
Kentucky
Florida winter charm keeps tourists flocking to sunshine state
A Provident Journal notice extols Florida as perpetual summer while noting mixed winter conditions. War era prosperity funds more travelers, yet hotels and housing struggle as service members crowd stays. Florida race tracks and nightlife rebound, though many seek quiet outdoor life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the-Providente Journal
Florida
New
Veny
Een
Chambers of Commerce
Think of War Action and Fight Against Infantile Paralysis
The piece urges readers to remember how funding through the Annus Appeals of The National Foundation against Infantile Paralysis supported war production by countering the epidemic. It praises medical minds and swift hospital supplies including respirators and equipment delivered to affect all victims regardless of wealth or status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Foundation
Poem From a WWII Radio Operator to Bristol Friends
A wartime letter dated January 26, 1944 from a radio operator describes daily hard work at the line, hopes for an easier job, and a desire to share a self written poem. He recounts meeting Nat Candelmo in Plant Park, mentions furlough hopes, and signs off with personal regards to Bristolians and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Bosworth
Mess Hall
Plant Park
Nat Candelmo
Bristolians
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tom Gill Walker Tompkins
Wm Colt MacDonald
Ernest Hascox
MR. Mirakel
Black Angel
Luc
Appleby
Ararat
Christopher Hale
Susannah Share FE
P Oppenheim
Doris Disney Cornell Woolrich
Joseph Shearing
Mignon G Eberhart
Michael Innes Elizabeth Dean Folla Benjamin Ks
Bataan
Prince
Waser
Casablanca
Malta
Joe Foss
Flying Marine
Germany
Tennyson
Browning
Webster’s
the Mothers
Big Rock Candy Mountain
Tidewater
Victoria Grandolet
Lady Blanche
Jenny Devlin
Nurse Blake
Ile Clery
Winders
Menders
Gollins & Aikman Corporation
Thames Street
Bradford
Tel
U. S. Employment Service
Kearney Post
No. 6
American Legion Relief Fund Legion
Franklin ST
Bristol Council
K. of C. Hall
State Street
Fver Ready Fire Company
Times Street
Gay Ugen Arty
Ascoli
Esso
Tor
Washington and Hope Sts
DFEN
Bristol
Joseph Servant & Son Carpenters
Church ST
America
Roosevelt
THE
March of Dimes
Tin
Bombardier
P.F.C
Elmer E. Angell,Jr
Spencer Sa Eshte
Wm. LeClair
Bristol Phoenix
Don Luiz Fillipe
Lincoln Hall
Usher Avenue
Doons Ofen
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