Gasoline Rationing Registration Schedule Outlined
The notice details registration for the Basic Gasoline Ration Book A for passenger cars and motorcycles on July 9 to 11 at Reynolds School with 100 volunteers led by James E. Sullivan and John L. Burke. Commercial vehicles register July 13 to 21 at Local War Price and Rationing Boards, while dealers register July 22 and 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds School
James E. Sullivan
John L. Burke
Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard and Maritime Commission
United States
Burnside Lodge Sends Boys To Camp This Summer
Burnside Lodge plans to send scouts to Camp Yawgoog for a week and sponsor two weeks at Pythian Kiddies Kamp for boys needing financial aid. Three boys left yesterday with Troop One for Yawgoog. اللجنة committee members include P C Gordon R Brown, P C Llewellyn Conklin, and P G C George Luther.
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Yawgoog
Burnside Lodge
K of P
Pythian Kiddies Kamp
Plymouth
Mass
Troop 5
Boy Scouts
New Bristol War Price Board Opens at Paull House
The War Price and Rationing Board of Bristol will move to its new headquarters in the Paull House on Hope Street on Thursday morning July 9. Capt Paul A. Herzig, chairman, announced the change and said all business will be transacted at the new location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Price and Rationing Board of Bristol
Paull House
Hope Street
Paul A. Herzig
Bristol County District Pow Wow Set for Camp King Philip
Dates July 18 and 19 mark the Bristol County District Pow-wow at Camp King Philip. Barrington Warren and Bristol troops will participate with Edward Micarell of Narragansett Council as Camp Chief and local Scout Leaders assisting. Parents and friends are invited Sunday afternoon July 19, with final details at troop meetings.
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Bristol County District
Camp
King Philip
Barrington, Warren
Bristol
Edward Micarell
Narragansett
Mills Couple Announce Engagement of Marie Mills
Mr and Mrs Rome Lester Mills of Haynesville Louisiana announce the engagement of their daughter Marie Mills to Sergeant M J Vargas. Sergeant Vargas is stationed at Camp Polk Io and is the son of Mr and Mrs Frank Vargas of 39 Gooding Lane this town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome Lester Mills
Haynesville
Louisiana
Marie Mills
M. J. Vargas
Vargas
Camp Polk, Io
Frank Vargas
Gooding Lane
Band Concert Tonight In Front Of Colt Memorial High
Open air band concert series begins this evening at 8 in front of Colt Memorial High School under Department of Education auspices. Robert Gray and his band perform with a program including The Star Spangled Banner and Scottish and American melodies. Seats provided on the marble approach. amplifiers will reach surrounding neighborhoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Education
Colt Memorial High School
Jaems J. Velleca
Bristol
Robert Gray
George H. Baldwin
State Department of Education
Defenders Face Y M C A In Pitchers Duel Tie Game
Defenders and the Y M C A played a six inning game that ended tied at two all. Benda allowed three hits and struck out ten with one walk while Dion gave up two hits four walks and a balk. The Defenders pushed two runs in the sixth on a walk stolen base and two infield hits. Biancuzzo scored on a wild throw to third after Marshall’s hit as the Y tied it with a seventh inning run. Bristolites prepare to face the Y next Thursday.
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Benda
Dion
Biancuzzo
Marshall
Pansa
Bristolites
War expansion forces Bristol premises vacate orders
The U S Rubber Company demands tenants vacate its Bristol plant to expand war production. Bristol Mfg Corp plans a new Bristol site, while Bristol Lace remains. Four clothing firms face relocation, risking about 350 jobs. town council and Amalagamated Clothing Workers discuss options.
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U. S. Rubber Company
War Department
United States Rubber Company
Bristol
Wesley A. Armstrong
U.S. Rubber Company
Bristol Mfg. Company
Parrigan Toys
Best Made Dress Company
Bristol Frocks, Inc
Armstrong
Bristol Lace Company
Bristol Mfg. Corp
Workers of the Dress Company
Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America
Poli Hall
State Street
Thomas Flavell
Best Made
Patriotic Exercises At St Michael's Church Mark Independence Day
A Sunday open air religious service at St Michael's Church in Bristol featured a sermon by Bishop Walter H Gray urging Christian freedom. Attendees included military, government and civic representatives, town officials, college delegates, and local worshippers, with a grand procession led by Edmund S Rex of Kearney Post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Locke
St Michael's Church
Walter H Gray
Episcopal Diocese of
Connecticut
Army
Navy
Brown University
Rhode Island State College
Edmund S Rex
Kearney Post
No. 6
American Legion
St Michael’s Church
First Congregational Church
First Baptist Church
St. Michael's
Harold H Utley
H G Belford
W W Price
Thomas H Hammond
Samuel A. Hall
Keelah Bouve
B. W. Wall
Theodore Francis Green
Aime J. Forand
Luigi D’pasquale
Carl R. Woodward
Samuel P. Arnold
George D. Williams
The
Salvation Army
Hospital Attendants Needed Across New England
More than 100 civilian hospital attendant positions open for war service in government institutions throughout New England. No experience required and applicants 18 or older considered. Salaries range from 950 to 1200 dollars yearly. Information available from U S Employment Service Warren office at 8 Church Street or from Civil Service exam offices in Boston and local post offices.
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New England
Marston
U. S. Employment Service
Church Street
Warren
Marine
Station
Veterans
Board of Civil Service Examiners
Post
First District
Civil Service Commission
Federal
Boston
Eye-witness Report Praises Bataan Heroism at Corregidor
Lieut. Col. Warren J. Clear details the defense of Corregidor and the Corregidor batteries in the Philippines. He recounts the eight big howitzers destroying Japanese emplacements and the Bamboo Fleet air support. The narrative highlights endurance, humor, and the perilous conditions on the island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bataan
Warren J. Clear
Army General Staff
Battle of the Philippines
Col. Clear
Corregidor
Washington
Reader’s Digest
Luzon
Bay
George F. Moore
Mikado
St. Louis
Mississippi
Wainwright
Boys of Bristol Camp Massasoit invites 12 to 16 year olds
The Bristol Community Y M C A invites boys aged twelve to sixteen to Camp Massasoit on Thursday July 9. Meet at the Y M C A at 9 00 a m and hike to Martin Hall on Mt Hope Bay, returning to Bristol by 5 00 p m. Free admission, bring lunch and bathing suit. Enjoy games softball and swimming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Massasoit
Bristol
Martin Hall
Mt. Hope Bay
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Jeannette MacDonald
Nelson Eddy
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Franchot Tone
Allyn Joslyn
Brad Crawford
Andy Devine
Klondike
Metrotone
Broadway
America
Troubador
Paul Dresser
Rita Hayworth
Victor Mature
Carol Landis
Colt Memorial High
Reeves
Strauss
Rimsky-Korsakoff
Stradella
Flotow
D'Hardelot
Schubert
Herbert
Harris
Down South
America the Beautiful
ST. Michael’s Church
Bristol Town Council
Bristol Council of Defense
Bristol War Industries
Saife
Harpole
Graetz
Burdon
Nett
Bishop Perry
Joseph Kochanek
Anthony Psilopoulos
Providence
Kearney
Samuel Smith
Giuseppe Tedesco
Domenic Mascolo
Edmund S. Rex
Helen Randall
William Pinch
A Sydney Dew. Herreshoff
Sadie Wood
Emily Jester
Eleanor Dunstan
Marion Darling
Muriel Ashton
Regina Farley
George and I
Coast Artillery
Quartermaster Corps
China Sea
Corps
Corpap
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S. D. Clark
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