Rotary to discuss labor shortage at U S Rubber Plant
The Bristol Rotary Club will hold a 8 o clock meeting at the YMCA to plan ways to impress residents with the seriousness of the labor shortage at the U S Rubber Company. Army Signal Corps officers and U S Employment Service officials will attend to urge participation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S. Rubber Company
Rotary Club
A. A Edmonds
Army Signal Corps
Andrew Wilcox
Walter J. Geary
Bristol County
U. S. Employment Service
Major Hines
Signal Corps
Washington, D .C
Col
Olsen
New England
Bristol
Army
Col. Olsen
U. S
Wilcox
Signal Corps Department
Canning Demonstration Turns Into Real Work Period
A planned demonstration at the Community Canning Center became a real work session when one woman and one man brought vegetables and greens. The center opens Monday for an eight hour day, subject to community needs. The center emphasizes that jars cannot improve on the produce used and urges pressure cooking to preserve flavor and vitamins, with safety precautions noted. The operating committee includes Mrs Connery, Mrs Huestis, Mrs Masters, Ian Walker, Elmer Mapes, Bert Wall, Mrs McFawn, and Mrs Waker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agriculture Department
C M Connery
J Floyd Huestis
W O Masters
Ian Walker
Elmer S Mapes
Bert Wall
Vivian McFawn
Ian Waker
USS Helena's Former Commander Linked to Town Hero
The USS Helena once commanded by Capt Guibert C Hoover from this town fought in the Battle of Cape Esperance in October last year and the Guadalcanal action the following month before its loss on July 6 in the Kula Gulf engagement with Japanese forces.
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Helena
Kula Gulf
Guibert C Hoover
Cape Esperance
Guadalcanal
Rotary Club
Jean Dubuc
Detroit
Ty Cobb
Joe Gordon
Yankees
Gordon
St Louis
Yanks
Cobb
Dubuc
T.t George Martin
Coast Guard
Civilian Defense Plans Unannounced July Exercises
Brigadier General Earl C. Webster directs Rhode Island local Defense Councils to prepare for statewide unannounced daylight field exercises in late July outside business hours. Umpires should receive ready incident lists and manufacturers must dim out for up to 10 minutes during future practice blackouts if compliant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Local Defense Councils
Earl C. Webster
Civillian Defense
Rhode Island
Webster
Local Defense Council
Eastern Defense Command
July 4th Committee May Get $500 Appropriation
Town Council approved including $500 in the March town meeting call to aid the Fourth of July celebration. Critics noted the carnival on the Common has raised costs. supporters argue town funds could replace carnival revenue. Taxpayers will vote on preferring carnival or direct support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ferrist
Dirty Rat Dump Baffles City Cleanup Effort
Highway surveyor Richard Connery reported to police that a large pile of rubbish was dumped on the sidewalk in front of the East Burial Ground on Wood Street. He called the act deliberate and hoped the culprit would be caught, echoing public outrage over the mess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Connery
East Burial Ground
Wood Street
Mr Connery
Eight Boys Aid Tin Can Collection by Highway Dept
The Highway Department collects tin cans today with aid from eight boys from the recreation center. The Salvage Committee planned the event and will organize the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highway Department
Harbor Pollution Reopens Bathing Beach Debate
Town Council hears Edward Kunz offer to use his pier for supervised swimming pending state water tests. Salvage Committee eyes $1000 yearly plan with $600 already spent on repairs, but lack of funds and resident support block action. State Board tests urged to end pollution ban and revive waterfront recreation at Rockwell Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kunz Pier
Edward D. Kunz
Ian M. Walker
Mr. Kunz
State Board of Purification of Waters
Walker
Kunz
Mer
Prer
Huestis
Lucien Capone Denely
State Board
John P. Marshall
Rockwell Park
Army Aviation Cadet recruiting drives Bristol YMCA
Recruiting officers will interview men aged 17 to 26 for Army Aviation Cadet training at the Bristol YMCA on July 12 and 13. Lt Simpert and Cpl Richardson will run the sessions with Major Ralph Warriner present. Hours run 9 am to 5 pm Monday and 9 am to 8 pm Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristol
YMCA
A. Simipert
Cpl. Richardson
Army Induction Station
Providence
Ralph Warriner
Army Air Corps
Sihnpert
Who Won the World Series Amid Guadal Canal War Tales
Stories from the Pacific theater recount a Japanese prisoner asking an American G I Mooney who won the world series, revealing he once toured the U S with a Japanese baseball team. Other notes highlight draft classifications, wartime nutrition feats, and shipboard logistics handling thousands of troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John F. Mooney
Mooney
United States
Worcester
Mass
Hosei University
Holy Cross
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South
U. S. S. Helena
Capt. Hoover
Sir Cedric Hardwicke
Henry Travers
Lee J. Cobb
Dorris Bowden
OUR Gang
ALL Kids
Black Dragon
Stuart Erwin
Evelyn Venable
the Devil
Hitler
Alan Mowbray
Marjorie Woodworth
George Murphy
Anne Shirley
Carole Landis
Jack
Benny
Dennis Day
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra
March OF Time
NEW Canada
NEWS
Army Aviation
George R Fish
Bristol St. Sumper
Fort Devens
Air Corps
Baseball
Yacht Club
C. W. Haffenreffer
Navy
Melville
Shere
Logan Clendenning
George Washington
Bismarck
Napoleon
U .S. Grant
Julius Caesar
Nelson
Wilhelm II
Genghis Kahn
Wellington
The
American Merchant Marine Institute, Inc
Uncle Sam
Australia
Church Street
Butterworth Street
Sherman Avenue
the Narrows
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