Bristol Partners Send Warm Christmas Packages to Troops
Letters from service members praise Bristol manufacturers and citizens for Christmas packages. Messages express gratitude from Camp Stewart and Camp Hale personnel, with thanks to Bristol Buddies Bundle Committee and local organizations for supporting troops far from home.
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New Orleans
Bristol Manuufacturing
Bristol
Bristol Buddies
Ome
Cpl TeRey Dunbar
Mr. Bosworth
Citzens
Funeral Service for Woodbury S. Polleys
The funeral service for Woodbury Sprague Polleys was held yesterday afternoon at his home on 20 Constitution Street. Rev. A R Parshley led the service at St Michael's Church, with burial at Swan Point Cemetery Providence. Survivors include wife Mabel W Polleys two sons Herbert Rhodes Polleys of New Haven and Woodbury S Polleys Jr of Providence and two sisters Mrs George Frederic Hall and Miss Abbie M Polleys of Providence.
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Woodbury
New Haven
Woodbury S. Polleys, Jr
Providence
George Frederic Hall
Abbie M. Polleys
Our Freedom Is Priceless War Stamp Campaign Message
A Treasury Department appeal urges citizens to join the Retailers’ SAY YES campaign to complete 100000 partially filled War Stamp albums. The message links civil liberties seen abroad to the home front duty of funding weapons and supporting soldiers in World War II.
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Cwritten
Treasury Department
Europe
Nazarene
Feurope
the Treasury
Morgenthau
Treasury
WAACs Step Up Refresher Courses for Water Safety
2nd Officer Virginia E. Kilbourne reports WAACs arriving at posts nationwide to take noncombatant roles, freeing soldiers for combat duties. She notes growing enrollments, ongoing training, and a broadening list of tasks as more women join to support the war effort.
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Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
Virginia E. Kilbourne
Sth Rete & Ind. Dist
Fountain Street
Providence
WAAC
Kilbourne
Bristol
Th Army
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Daytona Beach
Florida
Alice Kidwell
Red Cross
Rationing Board Grants Tire and Store Permits in War Time
War Price and Rationing Board No. 152 issued permits for purchasing passenger tires tubes and retreads to residents including Cruz Bisbane Campagna Goulart Spetanna Tav ares Serbst Rucci Ruggieri and others. Echo Spring Bottling Co and Callan Construction Co received truck tire permits. Boots and booties permits went to Francis Tebbetts DiLello Frederick DeWolf Simmons Rodrigues Rodrigues and Bristol County Water Co. Stores permits were granted to several residents and firms including Margaret Martelly Vera Frederick DeWolf Simmons Rodrigues and Bristol County Water Co.
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War Price & Rationing Board
Jordan Cruz
West Street
Joseph Bisbane
Wood Street
Anthony Campagna
Franklin Street
Joseph Goulart
Metacom Avenue
Prarie Spetanna
Hope Street
Frank Tavares
William L. Serbst
Michael J. Rucci
State Street
Frank P. Ruggieri
Richmond Street
Echo Spring Bottling Co
Callan Construction Co., Inc
Manuel C. Simmons
Anthony Sylvia
Lindberg Avenue
Mary Bisbane
Congregational Street
Joseph F. Rutledge
Hone Street
Domingos Rodrigues
Margaret Rodrigues
Second Street
Bristol County Water Co
Obituary: Mrs Giacomo Grimo of 147 Bradford Street
Mrs Grimo wife of Nicola Grima of 147 Bradford Street died at home Sunday. Born in Vieste Italy on July 16 1886 she moved to Bristol in 1916 and was a member of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church. Survived by husband four daughters two grandchildren and one son funeral at 830 from home and high mass at 9 in Mount Carmel Church burial in St Mars Cemetery
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Giacomo, Grimo
Nicola Grima
Bradford Street
Vieste
Foggia
Italy
George
Antoinette Cionfli
Bristol
Our Lady of Mt Carmel Church
Grimo
Teo
Antosco
Providence
Enk Bense
Antonette
Lathan Grimo
Michael Grimo
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
St Mars’s Cemetery
Letter from Cpl Edward Cunard Praises Bristol Shipbuilding
In a personal letter from North Africa a former Bristol resident Cpl Edward Cunard recalls his time in the city during shipyard work. He notes how English and American people alike praised Bristol for its shipbuilding and expresses pride in his hometown. He mentions encounters with locals in Baltimore and a dinner with a French husband and American wife who recalled Bristol.
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Bristol
North
Africa
Cpl
Edward Cunard
van Waltimore
Maryland
Baltimore
Los Army
England
R J
North Africa
U. S
Rhode Island
United States
Congress Co operated and the whipping boy role fades
A columnist defends Congress from years of jokes and blame, noting the separate duties of lawmakers, cabinet members, and bureaus. It highlights three reasons for improving views: prompt funding for war, committee investigations correcting admin weaknesses, and pursuit of a practical revenue bill amid changing proposals.
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Congress of the
United States
Congress
Moses
Congressional
Bureau
Washington
White House
Supreme Court
Treasury
Tax sale of unpaid Bristol estates for 1941 taxes
Bristol Rhode Island Tax Collector announces sale of parcels of real estate on January 29 1943 at 11 o'clock a m to cover taxes and assessments for 1941 and prior years. Descriptions refer to assessor’s plats as of June 15 1941. Terms cash.
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Bristol
R. I
Ant
Pontes
Board of Assessors
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James P Conley
Huntsville, Texas
PFC
Dankl Vo Dias
Camp Hale, Colorado
Manuel Raderick
Pearl Harbor, T H
Charles Marshal Young
Ove
Woodbury S. Polleys
Joseph E. Davies
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Waacs
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Ty George Ry S Henson
Nanking College
Searcy, Arkansas
Congress and Freedom
Town OF
Andy
Employment Office
Thames Street
Bradford
Salvador Nunes
Mt. Hope Ave
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Robert J. McKay
G.W. Simmons
Fune
William Street
RAL
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MAIN
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Dorchester Mutual
Boston
L. Watson Co., Inc
Weybosse
George M. Wilbur & Sons CO. Incorporated
Main St. Warren
Constitution St
Bristol District Nursing Association
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