Red Cross Seeks 500 Bristol Blood Donors in February
Bristol’s Red Cross seeks 500 donors for February 3 and 4. A Mobile Blood Donor Unit will operate from St. Michael’s Parish House with a 14 bed center, a doctor, nurses, and staff, aiming to supply blood plasma for U S armed forces. Donor slots are 12 45 to 5 pm on Thursday and 1 45 to 6 pm on Friday.
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RED Cross
Bristol
American Red Cross
St. Michael's Parish House
Canon Parshley
A. A. Edmonds
Kearney
American Legion
Herbert D. Graetz
John D Moore
Roswell S Bosworth
Fac
United States
Bofton
Sgt John R Ferreira Killed in Truck Accident
Sgt. John R. Ferreira 21 died from injuries in a truck accident at Columbia Army Air Base Colhimba SC. Funeral planned in Long Island with military escort. Survived by parents Mr and Mrs Joaquin Ferreira and sister Mrs Henrys Halbohm of Farmingdale Long Island.
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John R. Ferreira
Joaquin [Ferreira
Reed Avenue
War Department
John R Ferreira
Columbia Army Air Base
Colhimba
Long Island
Ferreira
Colt Memorial High School
Providence
NYA
Army
Fort Devens
Maitini Beach
Pla
St Petersburg
Fla
South Dakota
Army Air Forces
Las Vegas
Oas Ao
Columbia
Henrys Halbohm
Farmingdale
Promoted to Sergeant William Delong Hall
William Delong Hall is promoted to sergeant at Antilles Air Command HQ in San Juan Puerto Rico He entered service June 13 1942 in Providence Rhode Island and later served with an overseas unit since June 24 1943 He studied at Dartmouth College and was a purchasing agent for Browne and Sharpe before joining the Army Bases at the Antilles and his duties span a broad strategic region from western Cuba to equatorial South America.
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San Juan
William Delong Hall
Bristol
Antilles
Army
Providence
Koop
Set Hall
Bas
Puerto Rico
Ghen Falls
Noy Hay
Wardwell Farms
Pristol
Root
Dartmouth Celece
Browne & Sharpe Mie
Poordenen
Halla
Upper
Cuba
Equatorial
Rhad
Church School Hour Set Forward at St Michael s
St Michael s church announces the church school meeting time moved up by fifteen minutes. The morning service starts at 9 45 am instead of 9 30 am, and the school bus timetable shifts to depart at 9 15 am from outlying districts.
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St Michael's
Albert T Fusonie To Speak at DAR Monday
Albert T Fusonie is scheduled to speak at the Bristol Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution meeting on Monday. The guest will discuss Pre War Germany and Our Present Problem with the chapter home on Franks Street as the venue.
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Albert T. Fusonie
DAR
Dais and Arkman Corporation
Bristol
Daughters of the American Revolution
Franks Street
Germany
Paper Collection Jan 15 Includes Rags and Waste Paper Drive
Ian Walker announces Salvage for Victory plans a January 15 waste paper and rag drive. he notes severe shortages, appeals for homes to gather newspapers cardboard and magazines, and says pickups start at 9 am with three highway trucks. postpone if weather worsens.
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Ian Walker
Jan M. Walker
Salvage For Victory
Walker
Victor
Commttee
Highway Department
Higbwas
Richard J Connery
Jan Mo Walker
Salvage Comittee
Mero Walker
Forty and Eight Plans Membership Drive in Bristol County
Bristol County Vortaire No 1188 and American Legion posts organize a membership drive in noxteen months. At the Legion home Tuesday evening Chef de Train Peres Hope Smith presided and a committee to boost interest and collect playing cards for servicemen was named. The fund receives substantial contributions from Kearney Post No 6 and Warren Post No 11, while forty and fight ships thousands of cards tax free to troops nationwide.
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Noxteen
Bristol
Forts
Legion Home
Chef de Tram Peres Hope Smith
Barrington
George R Fed
Percy H Smith
Howard IT Martin
Kearney Post
Warren Post
American Legion
Fight
PFC Paul J Connery Killed in Action in South Pacific
Private first class Paul James Connery US Marine Corps is reported killed in action in the South Pacific. He would have turned 22 on January 31. He joined in 1942 after graduating LaSalle Academy Providence and served in Australia New Zealand and Solomon Islands, with Guadalcanal among four campaigns. Survived by parents seven brothers and two sisters. Memorial service planned at St Marys Church.
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Paul James Connery
William H. Connery
Garfield Avenue
South Pacifi
War Department
Pfc
Connery
Marine Corps
Australia
New Zealand
Solomon Islands
Guadalcanal
LaSalle Academy
Providence
William Conley
Burton Street
William H. Jr
Independence
Kan
Harold E
Joseph S
Naval Submarine Service
Robert C
Navy
Francis S
Fleet Marine Force
Oversea
Pacific
Raymond J
Charles
St Mary's School
Alicia B Connery
St. Xavier’s Academy
Spencer C Hilton
St Mary's Church
Psychologist to Head YMCA Series Man of Masters at Tuesday Event
Dr Henry Gerald billed as The Man of Masters brings a one man show to the YMCA Tuesday evening as the opening program in a new community series. His act blends magic psychology and mental feats with entertainment while notes say he has studied in Denmark Switzerland France and Germany and is acclaimed as a psychologist entertainer. Tickets are on sale for the YMCA program supported by the board and local Detectors group with several named sponsors and officials listed.
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Henri Gerald
YMCA
Charles Winthrop Copp
Vermont
Japan
United States
Geraldine Mere Truk
Denmark
Switzerland
France
Germany
Indem
Henry Geralls
Dias Pleasiae
Vo Board of
Detectors
Westernv
Armstrong Arthur Wo
Barrett Roswall
Bosworth
DP von Cae Bone
John Wo
Church Stephen W Hopkins Wallis
Howe Salvader Nunes
Fred Walliams
Robert Lb. Crag
Prederick
SS Barthtt
Joseph TP Farrell
Fifth District Court Sentences Barboza in Auto Off Road Incident
Water Street Warren resident Barboza received the maximum three months in the county jail after pleading guilty to operating a vehicle to injure. Judge William T O’Donnell presided a special session noting the Jan 4 confrontation with George Almeida 17 of 14 Doran Avenue. Almeida reported Barboza followed him to Pristal and forced his car off the road into a ditch near Two Mile Hill. Police arrested Barboza after Almeida’s complaint and he was held overnight pending arraignment.
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Jdrge Barbozi
Water Street
Warren
Fifth Distrit
Willam
T O'Donnell
Patrice Anthony Jo Ferrara Barriboza
George Almeida
Doran Avenue
Almeda
Pristal
Almeida
Two Mile Hill
Almedia
Barboza
Bristol Boy Scouts Plan Winter Ceremonial Week
Awashonks Troop and the Bristol Boy Scout honor society switch tonight to Scout Hall for a 7 PM meeting to map winter ceremonial plans and Boy Scout Week. Next Monday the First Bristol Troop will host a Program Night to outline 1944 plans, with advancement as the keynote and a Board of Review to award second and first class ranks and merit badges.
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Awashonks Herd
P.O W. S
Bristol
Boy Scout Honor Society
Scout Hall
Boy Scouts of America
Board of Review
Red Cross Resume Set To Reopen Monday For Dressings Drive
Red Cross workers to resume operations Monday at Paull House Bristol and Trinity Parish House with new units backing a drive to meet Christmas demand. Since July 1942 Bristol has produced 198 741 dressings to date 161 034 shipped in the past year 3 818 were stitched dressings taking 40 to 45 minutes each.
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Red Cross
Bristol
Providence
Henrys Wood
Paull House
Hope Street
High Street
Trinity Parish House
Three youths held for break in at Sousa's Station
Three youths entered Sousa's Station on Hone Street at 1 30 am. One was caught by Bristol police, others later by Providence police who handed them to the local department. They admitted entering, will be arraigned before Judge William T O'Donnell at Firth District Court. Items stolen include cigarettes, batteries, tires, tubes, spark plugs. Suspects are Joseph Richard 17 of 684 Manton Avenue Gabriel P Matoh 18 of 12 Carl Street and a 15 year old juvenile, all Providence residents.
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Sousa
Fallmer
Hone Street
Bristol
Providencs
Lecal
William T O'Donnell
Firth District Court
Joseph Richard
Manton Avenue
Gabriel P. Matoh
Carl Street
Providence
Town Hall Records Industrial Trust Company to Weston and Co
Town Hall records show Industrial Trust Company transferring two lots with all buildings on Beachmont Manor Plat to D M Weston and Co Inc. Helena Darby transfers a Thames Street lot with structures to Antonio Borges and others. Annie M Richardson transfers a Burton Street lot to Anthony Rugetero and spouse. Capone transfers three John Bullock plat lots to Manuel Furtado and spouse. Castro transfers two Gooding Manor lots to Barboza and others.
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Annie M. Richardson
Anthony J. Rugetero
Burton Street
Peter Anthony Capone
Manuel Furtado
John Bullock l
Mary Castro
Joseph Jesse F Barboza
Gooding Manor
Thanksgiving grace from a young pilot in Italy hangs on courage
AP reports a 22-year-old pilot at a Thanksgiving dinner with seven reporters and seven soldiers in Italy gives a prayer for all fighting men on all fronts. The moment shifts war weariness to shared humanity as the table recalls front-line peril and home.
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Naples
Grace
Italy
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Te Miers
Fedward
Po Brownell
Pilerv Ingraham
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Harriet MF Dinon
Lows Barker
Howard
Wallace Beery
Fay Bainter
Reginald Owen
Secret Service
Darkest
Africa
Wally Brown
Alan Carney
Laurel and Hardy
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TUES
Donald O’connor
Susanna Foster
Peggy Ryan
Sherlock Holmes
Basil Rathbone
Nigel Bruce
Thehwas
Richard Conners
Walker Sud
Jack Carreira
Mason Contractor
Paul J. Connery
USMC
Wm. H. Connery
Y.M.C.A
Fifth District Court
BOY Scout
Town Hall Records
McCoy
Reader's Digest
Morris N. Kertzer
Chicago
Kiitzer
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