First Bristol Troop Scouts Celebrate Third Anniversary Banquet
The First Bristol Troop Boy Scouts marked its 3rd anniversary with a banquet at the Colonial Hotel. Scoutmaster George R. Fish was honored along with other leaders, promotions were awarded, and remarks praised Scouting’s role in Bristol. A birthday cake with 30 candles and a flag salute closed the event.
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Bristol
Boy Scouts of America
Colonial Hotel
Narragansett Council
George R. Fish
Scouting
Bristol County
Daniel W. Coggeshall
Angelo Zuccolo
Zook de Spooks
Fish
John DuPonte
Anthony DuPont
John T Ashton
Chas Mello
Lawrence S. Ashton
Veteran Scouts
Virgil Arruda
Frank O Rene
S & Kearney
Arthur J Belmore
United States Marines
Edwards Amon Jamies
Coast Guard
Pyt Wm F
McCord
Washington
Pyt
United States
Daniel Rene
Joseph Belanger
Norman Belanger
America
Certificate Not Needed For Recapping Auto Tires
War Price and Rationing Board chair Capt Paul AO Herzig announced no certificate is required to recap passenger and truck tires with reclaimed rubber. Only the applicant's own tires may be recapped without board authorization. If exchanging a tire, a certificate must be obtained.
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Paul AO Herzig
War Price and Rationing Board
Washington State
Dus
Gasoline requests require tire inspection certificate, captain says
Capt. Paul A Herzig announced this morning that anyone requesting the Tottienmeg Board for gasoline must bring a tire inspection certificate.
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Nnyone
Paul A Herzig
Progress Made In Formation Of Bristol Community Fund
Consideration of the by laws for the Bristol Community Fund was a main item at a meeting in the Y M C A library. The fund will be incorporated soon and serve as Bristol's principal charitable fundraising body. Four local agencies unite: Bristol District Nursing Association, Bristol Community Y M C A, Girl Scouts, and the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children.
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Bristol Community Fund
Bristol
Community Fund
Bristol District Nursing Association
Bristol Community Y. M. C. A
Girl Scouts
Society
Rockwell House
Bristol Defense Council
Red Cross
Julia A. Herreshoff
Luke H. Callon
Julia
Association
Callan
Juha
Herreshoff
Banquet Committee Set To Meet Before D of I Meeting
Hope Circle Daughters of Isabella will hold its regular meeting Monday at 8 PM at the K of C home on State Street. The Banquet Committee will meet at 7:15 PM to plan the annual banquet chaired by Mrs Johanna McClure and Mrs Mary Condon with several listed members serving.
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Hope Circle
Daughters of Isabella
State Street
Johanna McClure
Mary Condon
Sara Sweenes
Winifred Sylvester
Margaret Conners
Mary Callan
Nora Dwyer
Frances Horton
Nellie Byrnes
Eva Burke
Elizabeth Dwyer
Bridget Lewis
Anna Connors
Anna Trudell
Mari Vermette
Tena McKenna
Officiw
C. and A. Men’s Club Banquet Set for Tomorrow Evening
Collins and Aikman Men’s Sect Club hosts its seventh annual banquet with Frank Vorro as chairman and committee members Albert Ethier Norman Metcalfe Lewis Gladue Manuel Pimenatal Carl Tammaro Fred Oliver Donald Van Voast and John Sylvia assisting.
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Collins & Aikman Men's Sect Club
Frank Vorro
Albert Ethier
Norman Metcalfe
Lewis Gladue
Manuel Pimenatal
Carl Tammaro
Fred Oliver
Donald van Voast
John Sylvia
Bristol District Nursing Association notes 20th year progress
The Bristol District Nursing Association reports a decade of health gains led by Charles W. Rockwell for 14th year and secretary Evelyn Carter. Tuberculosis deaths fell from 193 to 58 per 100000 since 1923 and infant mortality improved, with over 50 percent of TB cases cured and returned to normal life.
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Bristol Distict Nursing Association
Charles W. Rockwell
Evelyn Carter
Bristol
Charles B. Rockwell
Graham
Carlson
Martin House
Warren
Barrington
East Providence
Rockwell House
First PT Boat Launched At Herreshoff
The first PT boat to be launched at Herreshoff’s tank was christened today at one o clock. The vessel mirrors the small warcraft commanded by Commander Bulkeley in the Philippines and later used effectively in the South Pacific. Sponsor Mrs Arthur P Sherman attended, and guests included Corp Victor G Cabral and Pvt James J Perry returning to Bristol after four and a half months on Guadalcanal.
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Herreshoff
Bulkeley
Philippines
South Pacific
Herreshoff’s
Arthur P. Sherman
Corp
Victor G. Cabral
James J Perry
Senior Class To Present Pickles Operetta
The Senior Class of Colt Memorial High School will present Pickles an operetta in three acts on Thursday and Friday evenings at 8 15 in the high school auditorium Mrs M Theresa Donovan directs the show.
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Colt Memorial High School
M. Theresa Donovan
Seaman Earl McLeod Tattoo Photo Sighting
Seaman Earl McLeod 17 from Bristol is photographed in Tampa Florida being tattooed. The Phoenix office has two Florida clippings in the past week and offers to hand over the pictures to his parents or friends if located.
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Phoenix
Florida
Earl McLeod
Bristol
Tampa
Bex
Underground Norway’s Women Sustain Resistance Talks
Elsie Margrethe Reed, a Norwegian exile and journalist, discusses the underground press in occupied Norway. She notes about a dozen secret papers, mimeographed and distributed to about 10 000 readers, with each person circulating to at least 20 others.
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Elsie Margrethe Reed
Norway
America
Miss Reed
Britain
Quisling
Sweden
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Manuel Martin
Bagdad
Jon Hall
Maria Montez - Saba
Leif Erikson
Billy Gilbert
Uncle Sam
James Cagney
George M. Cohan
Ellen Drew
Jerry Colonna
Richard Denning
Barbara Jo Allem
Vera Hreba
Megan Taylor
Lois Dworshak
C. & A. Men’s Club
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