Sailor recounts Saipan and Guam combat ordeal in Pacific
Maurice P. Leahy gunner's mate third class USNR describes enlistment in 1944 and rapid deployment from Sampson to Pearl Harbor, Saipan, and Guam. He details shell hits, injuries including shrapnel in his hip, hospital treatment, and continued service aboard LSTs amid heavy fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maurice P. Leahy
USNR
Uncle Sam
GM Leahy
Sampson
N. Y
Prospect Street
San Diego
Pearl Harbor
Australia
Espiritu Santo
New Hebrides
Maurice
LST
Saipan
Amphibious Forces
Guam
Medical Corps
Rhode Island
Bristol
Palau
Heb
Seniors Present Campus Daze Operetta At Bristol High
The Bristol Senior High School presents Campus Daze an operetta in two acts directed by Mrs Theresa Donovan. Performances take place tomorrow and Thursday evenings in the yard of Ma Jenkins boarding house Beetax College with Fred John Travers Tommy Benjamin Franco and other principal roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Senior High School
M.theresa Donovan
Ma Jenkins
Beetax College
Fred
John Travers
Tommy
Benjamin Franco
Spencer
Ralph McCaw
Porky
Grant Hirons
Bobby
Rose Marie Jamiel
Marguerite Kebrek
Carrie
Constance Belle
Eileen Lawrence
Nancy Ruggeiro
Mary Quinn
Mary Sousa
Julia Cavallaro
Carolyn D'Amico
Evelyn Espinosa
Betty Dunbar
Jayne Greene
Betty Mae West
Veronica Carvalho
Nancy Simmons
Anthony Souto
George Oliver
Arthur Tucker
Michael de Piano
William Meiggs
Malcolm Wilcox
John Mello
Michael Balzano
Joseph Faria
Joseph Salmones
David Mathewson
Joseph Ferrara
Joseph Cavallaro
Peter Varola
Community Lenten Series Set by Three Local Churches
Three local Protestant churches organize six Sunday evening Lenten services led by approaching clergy from Rhode Island and beyond. The series opens February 18 at the Baptist Church with Rev. Richard Lief, Canon of St. John’s Cathedral Providence. The final concert on March 25 features a sacred cantata The Seven Last Words by Dubois performed by united choirs under Herrmann L. Wilbur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
First Congregational Church
St. Michael’s Church
The
Baptist
Providence
Episcopal Diocese of
Rhode Island
Kenneth L. Cober
Christian Education of
Rhode Island Baptist State Convention
Baptist Church
Buffalo
New York
New York State Baptist Convention
Albert N. Roberts
Church of the Redeemer
Porto Ale
Ohio Conference of Congregational-Christian Churches
North Carolina Council of Churches
United Choirs
Dubois
Herrmann L. Wilbur
Kearney Post surpasses 1945 Legion membership quota
Kearney Post No 6 American Legion has oversubscribed its 121 member quota by five days ahead of the national roll call, with 125 members currently joined and plans to push toward 150. Delegation members attended Providence for honors to National Commander Scheiberling. post programs include a March 2 Commanders Night and a March 10 District 2 visit, plus a World War II Veterans Night tentative. The post also covers dues for 45 members in the armed forces and prepares letters urging support for peacetime military training. A condolence letter will be sent for the late Post Commander James Cousens of Newport.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearney Post
American Legion
George R. Fish
Samuel J. Smith
Providence
Edward N. Scheiberling
Albany
N. Y
Albert A. Edmonds
Leroy L. Dean
James A., Sisson
A. Elmer McNamara
Domenic J. Mascola
Fred W. Coggeshall
Samuel A. Hall
Anne V. Seymour
Manuel P Goulart
William F Head
Dennis F. Viera
James L., Chionchio
John L. MacDonald
Kearney
Sons of Legion
James A. Sisson
Donat J. Gladue
Post
Rhode Island
James Cousens
Newport Post
Sebastian Morra Jr graduates from Norman Ordnance School
Sebastian Morra Jr son of Mr and Mrs Sebastian Morra of 1 East State Street Bristol Connecticut completed a class at the Naval Air Technical Training Center Norman Oklahoma and earned the rating of seaman second class He enlisted in Boston on September 11 1942 and entered the technical school September 5 1944 He formerly worked for Herreshoff Manufacturing Company and is a 1940 Bristol Senior High School graduate He will be transferred to a naval unit afloat or another shore station for further instruction and work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebastian Morra, Jr
Sebastian Morra
East State Street
Naval Air Technical Training Center
Norman
Okla
Seaman Morra
Aviation Ordnance School
Navy
Boston
Herreshoff Manufacturing Company
Bristol Senior High School
Bristol Y.M.C.A
Eight Bristol pupils named first honors for first half year
Acting Principal Burke announced eight Bristol Senior High students achieved averages of 90 percent or higher for the half year ending January 26. First honor pupils include Benjamin Franco Rose Jamiel Joseph Pagano Sally Mapes Mary Vermette Barbara Shulman Joseph Castro Jr and James Fusco. Cpl Frank V Medeiros of Bristol Rhode Island promoted to sergeant at Camp Croft South Carolina after leaving Bristol Manufacturing Corp. now serving with a training battalion at the Infantry Replacement Training Center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Senior High School
John L. Burke
Benjamin Franco
Rose Jamiel
Joseph Pagano
Sally Mapes
Mary Vermette
Barbara Shulman
Joseph Castro, Jr
James Fusco
Camp Croft
S. C
Frank V. Medeiros
Frank Medeiros
Third Street
Bristol
R. I
Post Public Relations
Bristol Manufacturing Corporation
Infantry Replacement Training Center
Icy Road Crash Delays Newport Bus Near City Hall
A Newport bound bus collided with two State Highway Department plows on Hope Street near the residence of Council President J. Floyd Huest. Driver Maurice Costa suffered minor injuries while six Navy personnel were treated by Dr. A DAngelo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Department
Council
J. Floyd Huestas
Maurice Costa
Montano Street
Fall River
Hope Street
A. D'Angelo
Costa
Navy
Recruiting Resumes for U S Marine Corps Women’s Reserve
Major Harry W. Bacon announces the resumption of Women’s Reserve recruiting in Providence Rhode Island under USMC. Staff Sergeant Bessie A. Badavas will staff weekly sessions at 501 Main Post Office Providence. Applicants must be US citizens aged 20 to 56 with two years of high school or business school.
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Providence
R. I
U. S. Marine Corps
Harry W. Bacon
USMG
Marine Corps
Rhode Island
Bessie A. Badavas
USMC
Boston
Badavas
Camp Lejeune
N. C
Navy
Lady Leathernecks
Highway Department Reports On January Storms
Highway Clerk Reynolds Northup says January brought five snow and sleet storms with ice and freezing temps. The department logged 286 hours plowing and 849 hours standing, used 203 cubic yards of sand with over five tons of salt, and 35.5 cubic yards of ashes on roads. Coal deliveries limited sanding and plowing. in cooperation with the Red Cross, 17 coal loads required 58 hours of labor and 16 truck hours. The January report will be presented to the Town Council tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northup
Red Cross
Highway Department
U S Rubber Bristol Plant Cited for Safety Record
The Bristol Plant of the United States Rubber Company was cited by the U S Department of Labor for a major achievement in accident prevention. The plant reduced accidents by 67 percent in the last six months of 1944, as stated by Safety Director Oscar A Rishe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
United States Rubber Company
U. S. Department of Labor
Oscar A. Rishe
Colt Defeats East Greenwich In League Clash
Colt Memorial five beat East Greenwich 46 to 23 at Swift Gym East Greenwich Friday. Cavallaro scored 29 points Del Piano added 11 while East Greenwich top scorer was McGiveney with 9. Colts host North Kingstown tonight at Andrews gym.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colt Memorial
East Greenwich
Swift
Colt
Cavallaro
del Piano
McGiveney
North Kingstown
Andrews Gym
Brother and Sister Celebrate Birthdays on Same Day
George Amaral aged 13 and Kathleen Amaral aged 11 celebrated their birthdays on Sunday at 19 Catherine Street. They hosted 75 friends, shared gift parcels, and enjoyed cakes with blue and pink frosting. They received many gifts and sums of money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Amaral
Kathleen Amaral
Catherine Street
Engagement of Mary Elizabeth Sousa to Sgt Albert Couto
Mr and Mrs Manuel S Sousa of 32 Pearses avenue announce the engagement of their daughter Mary Elizabeth to Sgt Albert Couto of Seekonk Massachusetts son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Couto of Wheaton avenue Sgt Couto has recently returned after 32 months in the Mediterranean Theatre of Operation in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manuel S. Sousa
Pearses Avenue
Mary Elizabeth
Albert Couto
Seekonk
Mass
Joseph Couto
Wheaton ’ Avenue
Couto
United States
Mediterranean
Manila of the starving city under Japanese rule
Eye witness Alfonso Donega describes Manila in late 1941 as a dying, starving capital stripped of food by Japanese forces. He notes forced rice imports, price controls, armed guards, and a street economy of buying and selling clothing and meals, with residents starving while wealthier families could feed only one meal daily.
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Manila
Philippines
Alfonso Donega
Manila Daily Bulletin
Luzon
Yanks
MacArthur
Donega
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Lisbon
Vera Hruba Ralston
Richard Arlen
Erich von Stroheim
Passing Parade
America
West Point
Jive Busters
Furday
Paramount Presents
Cecil B. Demille
DR. Wassell
Laraine Day
Signe Hasso
Dennis O'Keefe
Carol Thurston
Carl Esmond
Stanley Ridges
Ordnance School
Women‘s Reserve Usmc
Highway Dept
Reynolds Northup
U. S. Rubber Co
E. Greenwich
Shere
Japan
Greater East Asia
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