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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1945
Page
2
A local editorial notes birds suffer in winter with snow and ice and urges readers to set out food scraps. The piece shares personal feeding experiences, mentions a Life magazine covered feeding pen, and recalls sighting chickadees, red headed woodpeckers and downy woodpeckers at a window perch. It invites community participation.
Community notes invite readers to share visits and items of mutual interest. The column emphasizes courtesy and cooperation from contributors and readers while highlighting how such local notices keep everyone informed.
Miss Charlotte Jester rests after an appendectomy at Rhode Island Hospital. Albert E. Crabtree on convalescent furlough recently, served six months in the Pacific including the Philippines invasion. St Michael's Church School eighth and ninth graders plan a Corporate Communion at 8 am with a breakfast at Holmes House. John K Connery has enlisted in the US Navy and sails to Sampson NY for boat training. Christina Aguiar reports her husband Anthony M Aguiar arrived safely in England after a 12 hour leave. YMCA banquet and senor basketball league results outline local activities. St Marys Mothers Club meets Sunday at 3 pm with program committee named.
A December 21 1944 letter from Paris thanks Bristol community for a BBB package of foodstuffs for G I s. The writer praises Bristol’s citizens and industries for supporting service personnel and wishes a peaceful New Year with a home to return to.
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