Portuguese Course Added as Senior Elective at Bristol High
Bristol High School will offer Portuguese as an elective for seniors pending scholastic standards in English. Peter Pimental urged the move to improve US Brazil ties, noting Brown and Providence College teach Portuguese and demand from the Brazilian Legation. The plan may drop Italian or French if not expanded, with Francis Canario named as a potential teacher.
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Bristol High School
Peter Pimental
Providence
State Division of Parks and Parkways
Brazil
Pimental
South America
Brown Uniersity
Providence College
Pawtucket
Cumberland
Newport
E Scapes
Wilfred M. Hammill
Francis Canario
Hubert F. Hill
Gutteras
Y. M. CA
Robert D. Andrews
Andrews School
Charles B Rockwell to chair Bristol Nursing Drive
Charles B Rockwell will lead the Bristol District Nursing Association membership drive from July 22 to July 29. He has been president since 1931 and aims to raise 1500 through individual contributions to fund nursing visits and clinic care at Rockwell House.
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Charles B. Rockwell
Bristol District Nursing Association
Rockwell
Bristol
Rockwell House
Industrial Housing Comm To Meet Thursday
Bristol town officials announced an Industrial Housing Committee to help three local dress concerns relocate from United States Rubber Company buildings on Wood Street. The group, led by Rev Anthony R Parshley, includes Joseph J Marshall Salvador Nunes Angelo Pozzi John C Mello Anthony Ruggiero and Roswell S Bosworth. It will review proposals and meet Thursday at 7 30 PM in the Council Chamber to discuss Bristol based dress firms Best Made Dress Company Parrigan Toys Inc and Bristol Frocks Inc seeking new quarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Rubber Company
Wood Street
Anthony R. Parshley
Joseph J. Marshall
Salvador Nunes
Angelo Pozzi
Providence Bank
John C. Mello
Anthony Ruggiero
Roswell S Bosworth
The
Bristol Phenix
Bristol
Parrigan Toys, Inc
Bristol Frocks, Inc
Council
Bristol Phoenix Seeks Letters From Boys in Service
The Bristol Phoenix will publish letters from service members to entertain friends and boost morale. The weekly paper, sent to many soldiers and sailors, aims to encourage correspondence and foster connections between servicemen and Bristol readers.
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Bristol Phoenix
Phoenix
Bristol
Legion sponsors drive for old phonograph records
The American Legion launches a salvage drive for 37.5 million worn records to fund new records and machines for service members. Led by Edmund Rex, the effort targets Bristol groups including the Auxiliary D A R Y M C A and Boy Scouts. A July 16 meeting at the Legion Home invites organizations to join the committee.
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American Legion
Bristol
Edmund S. Rex
Kearney Post
George R. Fish
Samuel J. Smith
Elmer McNamara
Roy Doane
Gen. L. H. Callan
Fred W. Coggeshall
Francis P. Cuomo
Legion
Rex
Our Fighting Men, Inc
Kay Kyser
Kate Smith
Gene Autry
Evers
United States
Community Organizations List for Local Notices
A compiled roster of local clubs and businesses including Fortnightly Club Reba Rebekah Lodge IOOF Countryside Garden Club Bristol Garden Club Altar Society Mount Carmel Collins Ikman Girls Collins Aikman Men's Club Ladies Benevolent St Michael Ivy Guild Couples Club Amicae Guild First Baptist Holy Rosary Mt Carmel Bristol Mig Carr Mig Collins Aikman Corp Herreshoff Mig U S Rubber Parrigan Toys Bristol Frocks Best Made Dress Co and related church societies.
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Reba Rebekah Lodge
IOOF
Countryside Garden Club
Bristol Garden Club
Altar Society of Our Lady of
Union Official Denies Bristol Frocks Closure Rumors
William Ross district manager of the International Ladies Garment Workers Union for Bristol Frocks Inc denies rumors of the factory closing or moving. He says officials Sam uel Tallman and Harry Tauber are in touch and a plan to keep the Bristol plant is being pursued despite a relocation order from the U S Rubber Company buildings. The rumors aim to demoralize workers and lure them away to other employers.
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William Ross
International Ladies Garment Workers Union
Bristol Frocks, Inc
Samuel Tallman
Harry Tauber
Bristol
U. S. Rubber Company
Ross
Bristol Frocks
Doctor honored before military service in Rhode Island unit
Dr Samuel D. Clark was honored at a surprise party in the Hotel Warren by the Couples Club of St. Michael's Church before departing for duty with the 48th Rhode Island Hospital Evacuation Hospital Unit. He received a service pen and pencil set as prizes. Russell W. Southwick and Mrs Southwick led the arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel D. Clark
Rhode Island Hospital
Warren
St. Michael’s Church
Russell W. Southwick
Southwick
Trinidad Vasconcellos wedding announced in Cambridge
Mr and Mrs Manuel S Trinidad of Cambridge announce the marriage of their daughter Mary to P F C Albert D Vasconcellos of the Medical Dept US Army stationed at Indiantown Gap Penna son of Albano V Vasconcellos of Cambridge. The ceremony took place July 8 1942 at St Anthonys Church Cambridge.
Bring Your Own Scissors For Dressings
Mrs. Clara I. Diman announced a new Red Cross volunteer drive at the Paull House for surgical dressings. Sessions begin next Monday and run daily through Friday from 10 30 to 4, with volunteers asked to bring their own scissors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
Paull House
Clara I. Diman
New York Quiet Under Wartime Rationing
The piece contrasts wartime New York with prewar bustle noting gasoline rationing quiets streets and reduced traffic. It describes dimmed lights, dark shop windows, and stars visible at night. It mentions neighborliness in apartments, block flags, USO visits, and air raid drill recollections.
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Forty Second Street
Fifth Avenue
Forty-Second Street
New York
Manhattan
New Yorker
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New Jersey
Mapes
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Guiteras School
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Rotary President
Ir. Martin
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Colonial Hotel
Rotary International
Toronto
Truesdale Hospital
James F Meiggs
Thomas Campagna
Bristol Senior High School
Frederick V. Martin
Industrial Housing Comm
Marlene Dietrich
Fred MacMurray
Davy Tseed
Edward Norris
Eleanor Lawson
Man
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March OF
Ann Sheridan
Robert Cummings
American Legion Auxiliary
Bristol Train of Artillery
Bristol Council of Defense
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
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Kearney Sea Scouts
Bristol Council
Knights of Columbus
St Albans Lodge
Hope Circle
Daughters of Isabella
Mont Hope
Order of Eastern Star
Parish Aid Society of Trinity Church
Red Cross Motor Corps
Red Cross Canteen Corps
Bristol Yacht Club
United Brothers Lodge
I. O OF Cup Defenders Club
Bristod
Franklin Street
Collecting Records
S. P. C. C. Fund
Tohn R. White
Elizabeth C. Wilson
Wallis E. Howe
George Lyon Om
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Cristofaro Colombo Lodgesvete
O. S. of Italy
Charles Dimond
William Dupont Deeneeeenees
Seerereee
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Mathew Brito
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Albert P. Silvia
Mate
Will Rogers
Times Square
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