Bristol Seeks 9700 for Red Cross War Fund Drive
Bristol residents are urged to donate 9700 to the Red Cross War Fund Campaign opening Sunday February 28. Dr John R Bernardo chairs the drive and lauds Red Cross relief work at home and abroad including blood plasma, nursing recruitment, wartime aid, and postwar care. Four committees organize the effort with a meeting at Rockwell Hall M C Y tomorrow at 7 PM.
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Bristol
Red Cross War Fund
John R. Bernardo
Red Cross
Midwest
Boston
North Africa
Greece
France
United States
England
Russia
Spain
Germany
Italy
Japan
American Red Cross
Canon Parshley
Red
Hubert F. Hill
New Group Of Pictures At Library
The Community Art Project funded by Brown University and the School of Design has updated the Rogers Free Library exhibit. Mrs Wesley Noble and Mrs Mina Pitman presented French flower prints, a large Chinese print, and American paintings. The works are available to rent for three months at seventy five cents each.
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Brown University
School of Design
Rogers Free Library
Wesley Noble
Mina Pitman
Noble
Freezing Tide Hits City as Harbor Freezes Over
Subzero temperatures closed schools and shuttered shops as thermometers read 13 below at seven am and 15 below at eight. Pipes froze, water outages rose, and the harbor steamed in cold haze, with Old Man Winter visible in the harbor vapor and Mt Washington said to be 46 below.
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Hope Street
Sewer Department
Woodstreet
Bay Area
Town Bridge
Perry House
Mat Winter
Ereat Heights
Army Day At C and A Stress War Production Arm
Army officers will tour Collins and Aikman plants in Rhode Island tomorrow to stress war production. Major Alex Smith and Captain William J. Peterson will visit Plants H and J in Bristol, Plant K in Barrington, and Plant M in Allendale with brief speeches by management and by Mrs Dias, Mrs Church, Mrs Fortin, and Christy Travers.
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Collins & Aikman
Rhode Island
United Nations
Alex Smith
William J. Peterson
Bristol
Barrington
Allendale
Emma Dias
Elizabeth Church
Yvonne Fortin
Christy Travers
Colts vs North Providence High School Basketball Tonight
Principal John L. Burke announced the game remains on tonight between Colt and North Providence as originally planned.
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Colt
North Providence
John L. Burke
New Atlantic Air Raid Rules Take Effect Tomorrow
The Army drawn regulations cover the Atlantic Seaboard from Maine to Florida with two signals blue for alert and red for attack Two minutes each with red followed by blue and blue preceding red when possible Blackouts required all homes and war plants secured Traffic stops on red while blue dims lights and allows pedestrians to pass
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Army
Atlantic Coast
Atlantic Seaboard
Maine
Florida
England
Victory Garden Meeting Set by Bristol Garden Club
The Bristol Garden Club invites all interested in a summer Victory Garden to a public meeting tomorrow afternoon at 230 oclock in the Colt Auditorium. Ian M Walker, agriculture instructor at the Senior High School, will speak and answer questions about obtaining seeds at low prices through the Farmers Exchange.
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Bristol Garden Club
Colt Auditoriu
Ian M Walker
Farmers Exchange
William W Perry
Garden Club
Honor Roll To Be Brought Up To Date
Councilman John P. Marshall says the Town Honor Roll in front of Burnside Memorial Hall will be updated soon. Relatives and friends of service members should submit all eligible names to the Bristol Phoenix by month’s end. The revised list will add those who have joined the service since the first posting.
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Burnside Memorial Hall
John P. Marshall
Bristol
Birthday Honor for Mrs Mark A DeWolf Bradford
Mrs Mark A DeWolf Bradford of 11 Byfield Street was guest of honor at a Friday reception from 8 to 10 PM celebrating her 80th birthday. Hosts were nieces Miss Marion P Paull and Mrs L G Cote with a great niece Mrs Edward N Monahan. A telegram came from nephew Prescott B Paull at Camp Devens. She has a grand nephew George Alden Cote in Alaska and a great great niece Hope Elizabeth Monahan.
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Mark A DeWolf Bradford
Byfield Street
Marion P. Paull
L. G. Cote
Bradford
Edward N. Monahan
Prescott B. Paull
Camp Devens
George Alden Cote
Armed Service
Alaska
Little Hope Elizabeth Monahan
Fire damages house on Roma Street in Providence tenement
Ferdinand Carvaturo woke to a blaze on the third floor of 13 Roma Street Tuesday morning. He and neighbors alerted residents on the first and second floors. Four fire companies fought the roof fire for nearly three hours. the building owner James Voccia of Providence said it was insured.
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Oscar
Ferdinand Carvaturo
Roma Street
Joseph Natale
Mauro Troiano
Water Supply Warns of Imminent Shortage
Bristol County Water Co manager James G Carnis Jr warns if residents keep water running to prevent freezing, the system will run dry within 48 hours. He urged people to shut off water and drain pipes rather than let water flow.
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James G.carnis, Jr
Bristol County Water Co
Mr. Carns
Hi School Coed Fun Nites Begin Saturdays at Bristol YMCA
The Bristol YMCA hosts Hi School Co-Ed Fun Nites each Saturday evening under Y secretary Hubert F Hill. High school students are invited to attend from 7:30 with ping pong bowling and table games, and dancing from 8:30 to 11. Invitations are distributed by Hi Y and Tri Hi Y members and require presenting at the door.
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YMCA
Hubert F. Hill
Bristol Y. M . A
Altar Society Bridge Benefit At Mount Carmel
The Altar Society of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church held a large bridge event at the Colt School auditorium to benefit the church. About 45 tables were in play with Mrs. Carl Bisbane winning War Bond and Miss Irene Gerard taking the door prize. Refreshments were provided by a committee led by Mrs. James J Valleca and a general committee chaired by Miss John KE Berhardo.
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Altar Society of
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
Colt School
Carl Bisbane
Irene Gerard
James J. Valleca
John “Ke Berhardo
Ambitious Jap pickpocket tale linked to Roosevelt era
A long fragment recounts a Russo Japanese War era tale involving Theodore Roosevelt mediation. Baron Komura, the Japanese diplomat, is praised by Meiji authority while a Pickpocket clan member Matsuda Sato confessed a theft plan. Komura forgives and warns against public disgrace to the throne.
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Matsuda Sato
Russia
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