Countryside Garden Club Meeting Highlights Floral Winners
Yesterday at Mrs Manuel J Almeida's Burton Street home the Countryside Garden Club discussed triangle flower arrangements. Mrs Sebastian Bernard and Mrs C M Connery won first prize, with Mrs Almeida second and Mrs John D Hogan honorable mention. Members voted to buy a $100 War Bond and planned the next meeting outing for August 20. Gas saving tips emphasize distributor points cleaning and air cleaner maintenance every 5000 miles to improve efficiency.
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Countryside Garden Club
Manuel J. Almeida
Burton Street
Sebastian Bernard
C. M. Connery
John D. Hogan
Milk Shortage Bites Local Dealers Amid War Strain
Lombard Pozzi, a local druggist, warns of a milk shortage comparable to gasoline. Boston wholesale supplies dwindle as farmers sell herds for beef and war demands boost government purchases. Local dealers face more refusals, signaling a drying milk river under wartime pressures.
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Lombard Pozzi
Boston
Pozzi
Hitler
Scout Pow Wow Weekend At Camp King Philip
Scouts of Bristol County District BSA hold a two day Pow Wow at Camp King Philip with Warren Barrington and Bristol units. Edward Micarelli of Narragansett Council leads as Camp Chief with district staff guiding swimming games contests scoutcraft and cooking under youth leadership. The event runs Saturday afternoon to Sunday afternoon with a public visit opportunity Sunday.
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Bristol County
Boy Scouts of America
Camp
King Philip
Boy Scout
Sea Scout
Warren, Barrington
Bristol
Edward Micarelli
Narrangansett Council
Bristol Industrial Girls Softball League Schedule
The Bristol Community YMCA Industrial Girls Softball League plays at Guiteras Field. July games feature Bristol Mfg against Collins & Aikman and U S Assembly versus Amalgamated, with several matchups including US Latex and Bristol Mfg. August continues with Amalgamated, US Latex, and Bristol Mfg confrontations. September closes with multiple pairings and listed workers unions and individuals.
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Bristol Community Y. M. C. A. Industrial
Guiteras Field
Bristol Mfg
Collins & Aikman
U. S. Assembly
Amalgamated
U S
U S. Assembly
Latex
Collins & Aikman Amalgamated
Assembly Amalgamated
Assembly
Kid Hope
Nick Proto
Cosmo Marabello
George Boutilier
Ann Cloth
Workers Union
Charles Hirsch
Bristol Home for Aged Women Fifty-First Year Report
The annual report details a busy year at the Bristol Home for Aged Women with nursing care, retirement of staff, and new caretaking arrangements. Repairs updated rooms and furnishings, donations from churches and groups supported residents, and the board urges continued contributions to sustain operations through unsettled times.
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Annual Report of Home For Aged Women
Bristol
Newman
Copeland
Horton
Paiva
Kinder Bros
Baptist
Congregational
St. Michael's
Trinity
Salvation Army
Bunn
Dar
Iva Stewart
Clark
Board of Managers
Carrie T Munro
Letter to the editor from Camp Davis resident
Samuel R Campanella writes from Camp Davis North Carolina dated July 10 1942 praising The Phoenix for its prompt delivery and usefulness in keeping up with hometown news. He signs sincerely.
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Camp Davis N
Phoenix
Samuel R. Campanella
Soldier Letter From Columbia AAB Enhances Morale
Pvt Michael W Pasquarell thanks Bristol Phoenix staff in a letter from Columbia Army Air Base South Carolina dated July 15 1942. He says the semi weekly issues bring home conditions and news and help a soldier feel better when stationed far from home.
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Columbia Army Air Base
Columbia
South Carolina
The
Bristol Phoenix
Pvt
Michael W. Pasquarellj
Gas For Politicians Dear Mr Fditar
A Towell Sun editorial rebukes campaign gasoline concessions for politicians during the upcoming election. It argues rationing rules are unfairly lenient for office seekers who need transport to campaigns and voters, suggesting public transit as a more democratic option.
Gasoline Rationing vs Campaigners Criticized in Editorial
An editorial argues rationing could curb campaign waste and criticizes a politician who uses a large car fleet for voter conveyance. It notes essential workers in Civilian Defense and the Red Cross would still receive four gallons weekly, implying campaign travel marks some motorists.
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Red Cross
Two Minesweepers To Be Launched Soon
Two more minesweepers are to be launched at the Herreshoff Boatyard in the next few days. Tomorrow at 2 o clock in the lower yard Mrs Thomas P Brightman will christen the first minesweeper as it slides down the ways. The second ship will be launched at the lower yard with Mrs Sidney Herreshoff breaking the bottle over the bow.
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Herreshoff
Thomas P. Brightman
Sidney Herreshoff
Funeral Services for August Carreira Held with Military Honors
August Carreira 23 drowned in Mount Hope Bay Sunday and was buried Wednesday with military honors. The service was at Manuel Carreira’s home, mass at St Elizabeth's Church officiated by Rev Henrique Rocha, burial in St Mary's Cemetery. A detachments from the 243rd Coast Artillery assisted, with six bearers and a firing squad. Sgt Eugene Moura led the detachment. Commandant Thomas H. Black headed a Rhode Island Soldiers Home delegation.
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August Carreira
Mount Hope Bay
Manuel Carreira
Bay View Avenue
St Elizabeth's Church
Henrique Rocha
St Mary’s Cemetery
243Rd Coast Artillery
Eugene Moura
Thomas H. Black
Rhode Island Soldiers Home
Burnside Lodge Honored For Charity To Camp Yawgoog
George R. Fish Scoutmaster sends a letter of thanks to Gordon Brown and the Burnside Lodge Knights of Pythias Bristol Rhode Island for paying three Boy Scout troop members to attend Camp Yawgoog. The note commends the lodge for community service and calls on others to follow their example.
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Burnside Lodge
Knights of Pythias
George R. Fish
Yawgoog
Gordon Brown
Bristol
R. I
Boy Scouts of America
Lodge
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Industrial Girls ’ Softball League
Auly
Ferncroft
SWIFT
Swift's
Frankforts
Fancy Georgia Elberta
Freestone
Hershey
Golden West
Famil
New Hampshire Scouring Cleanser
van Camp
Oleo
Williams
Fats Pd
Ae Patricks
Mace Dhs
Uncle
Sam Tance
Bristol District Nursing Association
Charles B. Rockwell
Mr Bosworth
Carreira
Boy Scouts
Newman Bros
John Alden
Epicure
Colman
Patterson
Birgers Hunt
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