Tank Truck Crews Keep Frontline Fuel Flow For Patton’s Army
Cpl. Robert L. Brooks of 46 First Street serves in a bulk tank truck company delivering 2000 gallon tankers and trailers behind a pipeline to army dumps. Drivers faced constant air attacks and shelling as they transported 125 million gallons of motor and aviation gasoline to combat units through France and into the European theater, sometimes unloading near burning towns and risking heat in 4000 gallon loads.
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Europe
St. Lo
Patton
Third Army
France
Red Cross War Fund Campaign Plans Furthered
Organization in preparation for the Red Cross War Fund Campaign to be held in March advanced at a Y M C A meeting. R S Bosworth announced division heads including four Residential Majors and officers for the Business Division with Mary May Blumer assisting. A mass meeting for all campaign workers is set for Monday March 5 in Rockwell Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross War Fund
Haffenreffer
Y.M.C.A
Mary May Blumer
Providence
R. S. Bosworth
Robert A. McCaughey
Leroy L. Dean
Charles M. Connery
Frank J. Sylvia
Rockwell Hall
Bristol Buddy Bundles Thanks Letter
A January 22 1945 note from Dear Ros thanks the Bristol Buddy Bundles Committee for a Christmas package praised as priceless. The writer credits the gift with making him popular at the station and wishes a Happy New Year blessing on the Bristol volunteers and supporters.
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Bristol Buddy Bundles
Bristol
Women of Bristol County Mine Tin for War Needs
Women of Bristol County can mine tin from canned foods for wartime needs. J A Stewart of the American Can Company bases estimates on 1943 civilian consumption showing 21 000 cans yield enough tin for one bomber. Armed forces used about three billion cans in 1943 and demand will rise to over three and a quarter billion.
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Bristol County
J. A. Stewart
American Can Company
Washington
Stewart
Arta Column on Timely Topics for Bristol Town
This overseas note from January 19, 1945, thanks Bristol citizens for gifts sent to soldiers in Italy. Pvt. Marco Caroiano expresses appreciation, mentions meeting Bristol GIs, and praises Herreshoff shipyard’s record of completing one hundred ships. He hopes to contact more locals and shares warm regards.
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Arta
Ros
Bristol
Italy
Phoenix
Herreshoff Shipyard
Public Aid Dept. In The Red By 987.11
Joseph J. Marshall, Director of Public Welfare, told the Town Council the department will enter 987.11 in the Unpaid Bills Account this year to reflect a deficit. The year’s total Public Assistance expenses reached 19,630.10 with 13,775.11 spent on Relief and 5,854.99 on administration. State reimbursement was 10,797.14, town appropriation 4,000, Bristol County Water stock income 2,700, and other income 1,034.25. Twenty-two families were aided last month.
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Joseph J. Marshall
Public Assistance Department
Bristol County Water Company
David Cabral Earns Mechanic's Award in South Pacific
T-3 David Cabral of Bristol Rhode Island, son of Mr and Mrs Manuel Cabral, received the Motor Vehicle Mechanic's Award while serving with a heavy automotive maintenance unit in New Caledonia. He entered the Army at Ft Devens in 1942 and later served in the South Pacific keeping Army vehicles rolling toward Tokyo.
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U. S. Army
New Caledonia
David Cabral
Manuel Cabral
Thompson Street
Bristol
R. I
South Pacific
Army
Ft. Devens
Massachusetts
Cabral
Fort Francis E. Warren
Wyo
United States
Ordnance Department
Tokyo
Miss Yvonne Proulx Bets Manuel Bento in Warren Church
Miss Yvonne Proulx daughter of Mr and Mrs Odilon Proulx of 17 Norbert street Warren became the bride of Manuel Bento son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Bento of 19 Cogges hall avenue Warren in a ceremony Saturday morning at St John s Church Warren conducted by Rev J George McCra The maid of honor was Miss Rita Parent of Warren and Joseph Mello of this town served as best man.
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Pallotta - Carbone
Ela Carbone
Ambrose Federico
Bourne Street
Guy Pallotta
Alfred Pallotta
Willard Avenue
Providerice
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
Emilio Donanzan
Anthony Carbone
Rose Tani
Anthony Scudieri
Providence
Maria Nabatoff
New York
Dora Iannoccillo
New Highland Casino
Barrington
Peck High School
U. S. Army
Southwest Pacific
Guadalcanal
Virginia
Yvonne Proulx
Odilon Proulx
Norbert Street
Warren
Manuel Bento
Joseph Bento
Coggeshall Avenue
St. John’s Church
J. George McCra
Rita Parent
Joseph Mello
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cpl. R. L. Brooks
Tank Truck Company
Cpl
Robert L .Brooks
First Street
Kitchienis
Marco Caroiano
War Production Board
NEW England Telephone & Telegraph CO
Public Aid ‘Dept
Bento - Proulx
Doffers
Collins & Aikman Corporation
Thames Street
Bradford
Anthony Broadcommon
COSTA
St. Mary’s Church
Institute Hall
Kearney Post
No. 6
American Legion Relief Fund Legion
Franklin ST
Bristol Council
K. OF C
C. Hall
George M. Wilbur & Sons CO. Incorporated
Main St
Tel
Constitution
Tel. Br
Ulysse Forget
Robert J. McKay
G. W. Simmons
William Street
Tel. Conn
Salvador Nunes
Mt. Hope. Ave
J. E. Connors
Hope Street
Dorchester Mutual Fire Ins. Co
Boston
E. L. Watson Coo., Inc
Weybosset Street
Burton ST
Bristol District Nursing Association
Martha Graham
Mepe St
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