Bristol Council Reverses on Mack Fire Truck Purchase
The Bristol Council of Defense again grounds the purchase of a Mack 600 gallon pumper, turning to the 1941 committee after telegrams from Washington released the Ever Ready fire truck. Fire Chief Moses Moore and Dr William L Serbst condemn the handling as disgraceful and underhanded. The four engineers cite standardization financial responsibility service and local Mack support as reasons for the reversal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Council of Defense
J. Floyd Huestis
Henry F. Serbst
Moses Moore
Henry S. Campbell
Harry R. Gray
Frank S. Lewis
Oliver J. Lemaire
Board of
Fire Engineers
Washington, D. C
Defiance Company
Stephen W. Hopkins
Board of Fire Engineers
Seagraves
Oliver J. Lemairé
Moore
William L. Serbst
Dr. Serbst
Board of Engineers
Serbst
Mack Company
Tentative 1942 Budget Reaches Highest Total in 12 Years
Officials project a tentative 1942 town budget totaling 36581599 dollars 92 with talks of adding two police officers. The figures include school highway police unemployment relief sewer and public welfare allocations plus local defense funding and several community services.
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Fienre
Anthony J Ferrara
Public Welfare
Colt Ambulance
Memorial Day Committee
Red Cross
Rogers Free Library
Funeral Services For William A. Doran
The funeral for William A. Doran aged 99 from Franklin Street was held at Connery Funeral Home at 8 15 AM with a high mass at St Marys Church. Michael L Ryan celebrated the mass with Rev Vincent J Griffin deacon and Rev Willam Kelly sub deacon. Burial followed in St Marys Cemetery with bearers Brig Gen I H Callan Robert J Anderson Otis M Bayley William T Dwyer James P Fay and John Coughlan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiliam A. Doran
Franklin Street
Connery Funeral Home
St Mary's Church
Rive
Michael L. Ryan
Vincent J Griffin
Willam Kelly
St Columban’s Seminary
James Wylie
Lucien Capone
Barrington Basketball Sellout Looms for Tuesday Game
Principal Edward J. Fitzgerald says seats for the Colt Barrington game next Tuesday are nearly gone as a sellout appears likely. Standing room and surplus A. A. seats may be sold after 7:30 p.m. Tuesday. Tonight Colt meets St. Andrews School for charity and last night beat Sacred Heart 42 to 24 to lead the Eastern division of Class C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colt . Barrington
Edward J. Fitzgerald
A. A
Colt
St. Andrews School
Bristol Infantile Paralysis Fund
Sacred Heart
Town Council weighs fireproof vault for clerk records
Town Solicitor Capone warns of blame if records burned and asks who would be responsible. Council President Huestis notes state order to build vault has not funded it, and Cavnone calls the current 15 million dollar corporation’s records in an inadequate vault a disgrace and imposes on the Town Clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucien Capone
Huestis
Cavnone
Funeral Service for Mrs Annie Santo Matsano
The funeral was held yesterday from 527 Wood Street at 8 15 am with a solemn requiem mass at 9 am at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Rev Joseph Sorzano officiated assisted by Deacon Rev Antone Baimotti and Sub-deacon Rev Emiho Donanzan. Burial followed in St Mary's Cemetery with nephews as bearers. Honorary bearers from Holy Rosary Society included several named members. Boy Scout Troop 4 attended with Scoutmaster William Head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie
Santo) Matsano
John Matsano
Wood Street
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
Joseph Sorzano
Antone Baimotti
Our Lady of Loretta Church
East Providence
Emiho Donanzan
Donanzan
Rita Atello
Boy Scout Troop 4
William Head
Bristol District Nursing Association Drives Local Health Clinic
The Bristol District Nursing Association reports extensive work including 810 cases and 5 105 visits last year and notes the December 27 opening of a Pneumothorax Clinic at Martin House Warren as a pioneering Rhode Island effort. Funded by four towns the clinic serves East Providence Barrington Warren and Bristol with a $1000 equipment cost and $1 per treatment fee.
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Rhode Island
Wallum Lake
Martin House
Warren
East Providence
Barrington
Bristol
Churches Arrange Joint Lenten Series
The First Congregational and First Baptist Churches plan six Sunday evening Lenten services. The first three will be at First Baptist Church at 7 30 pm, and the last three at First Congregational Church. Notable speakers include Rev Elwyn A Tingley and Rev Richard K Morton among others.
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First Congregational
First Baptist Churches
First Baptist Church
First Congregational Church
Elwyn A _ Tingley
First Methodist Church
Central Falls
Richard K. Morton
Plymouth Union Congregational Church
Providence
Rotary correspondence fosters Anglo American goodwill
Rotarian readers relay a Bristol England letter praising the Christmas gift of an American Flag and Standard to the Bristol Rotary Club of Bristol. A. A. Edmonds in this town shares the note from Harry Crook and acknowledges similar word from Mexico City. The letter expresses hope that wartime ties will strengthen postwar friendship and Rotary aims to cement lasting goodwill.
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Bristol
England
Rotary Club
Harry Crook
A. A. Edmonds
Edmonds
Ortega
Mexico City
Bert
Hasell
United States
Defence Officials Address Mothers Club in Bris tol
Defence officials spoke at St Marys Mothers Club meeting in Bristol on Thursday evening. Mr Wall outlined Civilian Defence phases and local conditions while General L H Callan urged civilians to stay calm and follow Defence Council directives. Red Cross first aid course led by Dr W L Serbst continues Sundays at 2 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
St. Mary’s Mothers Club
Wall
L. H. Callan
Defence Council
Red Cross
American Captain Wermuth One Man Army in Philippines
A bulky Chicago-born Captain Arthur Wermuth of the 57th Filipino Regiment earns the label America’s No 1 one man army for his 116 Japanese killed and many captured. With Corp. Jock Jacob, a half Filipino, he led bold patrols including a 2500 yard crawl to locate enemy camps before calling artillery. Jacob has 116 kills and multiple honors. Wermuth vows to help send Jacob to a U.S. military school.
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Philippines
Arthur W. Wermuth
Chicago
57Th
America
Capt
Wermuth
Northwestern Military Academy
Lake Geneva
Wisconsin
van Dyke
Bataan Mountains
Crispin
Jock
Jacob
Bataan
Coney Island
Carl Sheldon
Corp
Jack
United States
Philippine
Algeria
Ess
Rwe
Iit Tos
Ayersé Neeke Envio
Paren
Promides
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Metacom
Water Main Teachers Retirement Fund
William A. Doran
Hollywood
Alexander Dumas
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Ruth Warrick
Akim Tamieroff
Warren William
Ruth Ford
Lynn Bari
John Sutton
Dan Dailey, JR
20Th Century-Fox
Lowell Thomas
Dorothy Lewis
James Ellison
Jerry Colonna
Zane Grey
George Montgomery
Linne Roberts McNamee
Annie S. Matsano
Nursing Association
Bristol District Nursing Association
Herbert D Graetz
Arthur W. Burdon
William Couden
First Universalist Church
Raymond L. Spoerri
Vernon W Cooke
Pawtucket
Tingley
Colonial Hotel
Irving Rosen
Washington’s
George
Solmonese
Christie
Mer
Bristol, Eng
Rotary
Frank
Rotary Club of
R. I
Defence
Address Mothers’ Club
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