Bristol Rangers Meet Warren Crown Fasteners at Common
A July schedule lists events on the Bristol Common including a 5 30 baseball game between Bristol Rangers and Warren Crown Fasteners, a 9 00 block dance, 10 00 concert by Portuguese Independent Band, 11 00 trapeze show, 6 00 bell ringing, 10 00 grand parade, 12 00 noon patriotic exercises, 1 00 field meet, 3 00 trapeze, 3 00 baseball twilight league Bristolites vs Cup Defenders, 5 00 water battle, 6 30 mechanized detachment parade, 9 30 concert, and 10 30 trapeze show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol Rangers
Warren Crown Fasteners
In Common
Bristolites
Capitol
Washington
Aimee Forand
Kearney
American Legion
Edmund S Rex
Legion Post
Cong Forand
Cup
Ricardo Wall
Bristol Fourth of July Celebration Parade and Activities
Bristol hosts a large 1940s style Fourth of July with a 13 division parade 26 bands and numerous civic and military units from the 45th Division 243rd Coast Artillery and Newport Naval Station. Governor McGrath U S Senator Forand and General Dawley attend along with Red Cross Civil Defense and Scouts. The day includes a field meet on the Common a trapeze act a ball game and a flag presentation by Congressman Forand plus concerts and a night carnival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
J. Howard McGrath
U. S
Green
Forand
E. J. Dawley
45Th Div. VI Army Corps
45Th Division
VI Army Corps
K of C
State Street
Warren Line
Washington Street
State
Fort Witherill
Fort Getty
243Rd Coast Artillery
Newport Naval
Reynolds School
Ricardo
William I. Serbst
American Red Cross
Red Cross
C. Paul Bruno
Warren and
Seekonk
Industrial War Workers Division
Bristol Manufacturing Corporation
Collins & Aikman Corp
Bristol Council of Civilian Défense
Ration Board Members Increased in Bristol
Captain Paul A. Herzig is named to the War Price and Rationing Board of Bristol with Elmer E. Angell, Robert M. Nelson, Ralph F. Kinder, Salvador Nunes, Guiseppe R. Perroni, James J. Walsh, Prescott B. Paull and Robert B. Suzman. The board may split into four panels covering sugar and foods, fuels and gasoline, tires and typewriters, and price control. First meeting set for Monday evening. Purchase permits were granted to Arnoff Shoe Co and Joseph Andrade for a typewriter and to John Jo Dennis for tires and tubes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul A. Herzig
Christopher del Sesto
Office of Price Administration
War Price and Rationing Board
Bristol
Mr. del Sesto
Capt. Herzig
Elmer E. Angell
Robert M. Nelson
Ralph F. Kinder
Salvador Nunes
Guiseppe R. Perroni
James J. Walsh
Prescott B. Paull
Robert B. Suzman
Council of Defense
del Sesto
Arnoff Shoe Company
Joseph Andrade
Charles Street
John Jo Dennis
Collins Street
Patriotic Service At St Michael's Draws Prominent Attendees
Open air service at St Michael's Church Sunday at 7 featuring speeches by notable figures including Congressman ime J Forand Dean Samuel T Arnold of Brown University and Carl T Woodward president of Rhode Island State College. Clergy from multiple dioceses will preach and a luncheon will follow in Holmes House hosted by a volunteer committee.
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Ime J Forand
Samuel T. Arnold
Brown University
Carl T Woodward
Rhode Island State College
St Michael’s Church
Arthur W . Burdon
Counci
Defense Council
FE B Rasmussen
Warren
Richard Mortimer-Maddox
Barrington Res
Holmes House
Edmund S. Rex
Frederick A Sutcliffe
Marion
Darling
Eleanor Dunstan
Muriel Ashton
Willam Pinch
Helen Randall
Kenneth Sturdevant
John W. Hambrick
William Mee- Caw
Ernest Meiggs
City Council Bombarded Over Smith Hall Ban In Cleveland
A Cleveland City Council public hearing on banning Gerald L. Smith from a public hall sparked a riot with newspaper and magazine bundles flown at members. Police escorted about 100 women identified as United Mothers of America from the hall as they booed Roosevelt and supported Smith. The piece contrasts Nazi brutality in Lidice with American debate and calls for loyalty to Roosevelt amid war pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Gerald L. K. Smith
Roosevelt
Mr. Smith
The
United Mothers of America
Lidice
Czechoslovakia
United Mothers
America
Reinhard Heydrich
Europe
Heydrich
Hitler
Mr. Hitler
Pearl Harbor
Mothers
Zap
Axis
Bristol Police Enforce Fireworks Ruling Quiet Pre Fourth
Chief A. J Ferrara says Bristol sees one of the quietest pre Fourth periods as arrests for fireworks sales and ignition rise under an AG ruling and directives from the State Council of Defense and Gen. Miles First Corps Area. Violations carry fines up to 100 dollars per offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
A. J Ferrara
Attorney General's Office
State Council of Defense
Miles
First Corps
Adolph Benito and Hirohito three blind mice
The note urges citizens to fund the war effort by allocating ten percent of income to War Bonds with each payday. It invokes Adolph Hitler Benito Mussolini and Emperor Hirohito as among the targets of the funding appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adolph
Benito
Hirohito
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High Street
Court
Church Streets
Carnival On Common
McGrath
Ralph Freeborn Kinder
Lucius A. Whipple
Rhode Island College of Education
Thomas Campagna
Bristol Senior High School
Roswell S. Bosworth
Arthur W. Burdon
Hubert F Hall
YOMC
Raymond Makowsky
Archie Allen
Vincent Santo
Andrews Memorial School
Andrews School
Pat O’brien
Brian Donlevy
Trinidad
Janet Blair
Pete Smith
Charlie's
Bergen
Ed. Bergen
Chas. McCarthy
Joseph Allen, Jr
Mary Howard
Sheila Ryan
Who IS
Hope Schuyler
Riccardo Cortez
Jeannette MacDonald
Nelson Eddy
S. D. Clark
Will
Colonial Hotel
Rving Rosen
Paul Herzig
Patriotic Service At
St. Michael’s
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