New England urged to conserve fuel oil this winter
A New England Council report warns that stockpiles must grow and gasoline and fuel oil must be conserved to keep homes warm next winter. It notes current deliveries are below needs, rail movements are limited by winter weather, and continued cooperation of users is essential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
New England Council
M. M.beckes
Service Oil Co
N. E. Council
Council
Ralph E. Flanders
C. Richdale
Fuel Committee
District One Transportation Committee
Flanders
Richdale
More Co-ordinators Needed At Control Center
B W Wall and A A Edmonds urged naming alternate co-ordinators for the Civilian Defense Control Center to cover absences from Tuesday drills. The weekly sessions simulate air raid incidents with coordinators from Fire, casualties, Police, Water, Light, Sewer, Transportation, Rescue, Road, Red Cross, and other services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civilian Defense Control Center
B. W. Wall
A. A. Edmonds
The
Defense Council
Messrs Wal and
Edmonds
Police Department
Water, Light
Red Cross
Brelsford Enlists as Army Aviation Cadet at Maxwell Field
Henry A Brelsford of 183 Wood Street enrolled as an aviation cadet in the Army Air Forces Pre Flight School at Maxwell Field Alabama. He is a Colt High School 1938 graduate who worked for Atlantic Refining in Providence before being accepted June 19 by the Aviation Cadet Examining Board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Arnold Brelsford
Thomas F. Brelsford
Wood Street
Army Air Forces
Maxwell Field
Alabama
Afrmy Air Forces
Brelsford
Colt High School
Atlantic Refining Company
Providence
Aviation Cadet
Sailor Michael Ruggiero Appears in Life Magazine Feature
Michael Ruggiero of the U S Navy is pictured in Life Magazine with a group of sailors reviewed by King George on a flagship off the American fleet bound for England. He graduated Colt Memorial High School in 1939 and joined the Navy in 1941. He helped row Winston Churchill to meet FDR during the Atlantic Charter talks. He once fell overboard and missed Christmas ashore due to illness aboard his ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anthony Ruggiero
Usher Avenue
Life Magazine
Michael
King George
England
Colt Memorial High School
U. S. Navy
Winston Churchill
Roosevelt
Applications For Blackout Passes In Rhode Island
Rhode Island residents must apply for Emergency E stickers to be granted travel during a blackout or air raid. Applications require approval by Col. Earl C Webster and must include a justification for issuance. Authorized vehicles and pedestrians will carry identification cards and adhere to low speeds. A photographer will take photos at Paull House on Hope Street for ID cards.
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R. T. State Council of Defense
Rhode Island
Earl C. Webster
Civilian Defense
Council of Defense
Paull House
Hope Street
Historical Society To Meet At Rockwell Residence
The Bristol Historical Society holds its summer meeting at Charles B. Rockwell and Mrs. Rockwell’s home on Pappoosquash Road Sunday at 5 o'clock. Professor Edwin M I Kretzmann of Brown University will discuss The Causes and Consequences of the War. Members are urged to attend and carpool if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Bristol Historical Society
Charles B. Rockwell
Pappoosquash Road
Edwin M. I. Kretzmann
Brown University
Large Crowd Attends Annual Mariners Dance
A capacity crowd attended the Mariner Ship Vigilant dance at the Bristol Yacht Club on Saturday evening. Prize waltz winners were Miss Jessie Sanford and Robert Huey. Corsage and boutonniere were presented to them. Highlights included a grand march led by Miss Claire Richards and Lawrence Kennedy Jr and dances like a multiplication dance and La Conga. Tommy Masso and his orchestra provided music with patriotic bracelets and nautical dance orders as favors. Patrons included Mrs Harold Peckham and others listed. Marguerite E Kebrek is noted as a midshipmite.
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Mariner
Bristol Yacht Club
Jessie Sanford
Robert Huey
Sanford
Harold Peckham
A. Sidney Herreshaff
Woodbury Polleys
Samuel Hall
Earl G. Sturdevant
Marguerite E. Kebrek
Bristol Narrows Fire Brigade Holds First Test
The Bristol Narrows volunteer fire brigade acted for the first time in a drill sparked by an overheated chimney on King Philip avenue. Deputy Chief Frank J. Sylvia announced new confidence in local protection as the crew staged a shore drill with an auxiliary pump, while four nearby companies stood by. Delwyn P. Crowley was elected captain with a full roster of lieutenants and hose operators. Regular meetings are planned at Sylvia’s home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Sylvia
Bristol Narrows
the Narrows
William Falk
King Philip Avenue
William Head
Narrows Force
Narrows
Moses Moore
Sylvia
Manuel Solusa
William McKay
John Bowen
George Durand
Thomas Flynn
Marvin Brooks
Ralph Barber
Irving Head
Records drive nears top goal for Bristol servicemen
Bristol reports early progress in the Records For Our Fighting Men campaign with more than 1000 old records turned in at over 30 depots. The town aims to reach 4530 records by midnight next Sunday, as the executive committee plans final push and many depots including Pozzi's Pharmacy report strong activity.
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Bristol
George R. Fish
Mr. Fish
General Campaign Committee
Kearney
Franklin Street
Earl K. Dunbar
Joseph P. Quartaro
James McKenna
Mary Peters
Edmund S. Rex
Pozzi
Girl Scouts
Industrial Housing Committee Sets Meeting for Tomorrow
Canon Parshley chairs the Industrial Housing Committee meeting in the Council Chamber at 8 PM tomorrow. Representatives of Best Made Company Parrigan Toys Inc and Bristol Frocks are invited along with possible attendance by Jacob Bassing to discuss a new dress concerns factory near Thames Street. The committee includes Joseph J Marshall John C Mello Salvador Nunes Anthony Ruggiero and Roswell S Bosworth. Bassing has priority ratings from Washington for the construction but details remain unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canon Parshley
Industrial Housing Committee
Jacob Bassing
Canon Parshiey
Joseph J. Marshall
John C. Mello
Salvador Nunes
Anthony Ruggiero
Troop Four At Camp King Phillip Meeting Friday
Troop 4 of Boy Scouts of America will meet this Friday evening at Camp King Phillip with Acting Scoutmaster Maynard Shulman in charge. Scouts will travel in groups by hiking or bicycling and begin at 7 p m with swimming games led by John F Maisano.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maynard Shulman
Boy Scouts of America
Camp
King Phillip
Court Fines Man for Drunkenness Reveling and Obstructing Officer
Norman F. Herreshoff of 39 Ferry Road was fined 140 dollars at a special session of the Fifth District Court on three charges drunkenness resisting an officer and obstructing an officer in the performance of his duty. Officer Joseph T. Texeira and Capt. William I. Baker took him to Bristol County Jail after responding to a horn complaint at Hope and Burnside streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William T. O'Donnell
Fifth District Court
Norman F. Herreshoff
Ferry Road
Joseph T. Texeira
Hope
Burnside
Civil Service Exam Open for Fireman Laborer in Bristol Rhode Island
The United States Civil Service Commission announces an open competitive examination for Fireman Laborer with a salary of 1260 dollars per year in the Post Office Custodial Service at Bristol Rhode Island. Applications are due by the close of business on August 3 1942. Forms and details from the Secretary Bristol Rhode Island or the First U S Civil Service District Boston Massachusetts.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Post Office
Bristol
R. I
Board of
U. S. Civil Service Examiners
Rhode Island
First
U. S. Civil Service District
Boston
Mass
Iowa boy abroad writes of Australia India and warnings
A correspondent in India describes life with the AEF and recalls Australia as pleasant with congenial people. He notes Indian towns, cinema experiences, and bargain shopping before shifting to war news about Bert Durbridge receiving the British Empire Medal after aiding a tank crew in a gale. He also reports civilian defense updates favoring direct water streams to extinguish incendiary bombs to reduce danger.
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Iowa
India
AEF
Australia
Office of Civilian Defense
OCD
Army
Chemical Warfare Service
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Henry A. Brelsford
Joan Crawford
Melvyn Douglas
Jane Withers
Francis
Walter Huston
Frankie Thomas
Patty Hale
Sena Ce
Gene Autry
Wyomin
Rosalind Russell
Fred MacMurray
MacDonald
Carey
Robert _Beachiey
Constance Moore
Gary Cooper
Serge
Sps
Miss Mertet
Papterpe
Michael Ruggiero
Historical Society To
Rockwell
Mariners
Bristol Narrows Fire Brigade
Kearney Post Home
Boy Scout Hall
DuPonts Garage
Bristol Garage
Castriotta’s
Massano’s Oil Co
Arrudda’s
United States Rubber Co
Cup Defenders Association
Campanella Brothers
Sebastian Benard
Leone’s
Pozzi Pharmacy
A&p
First National
Suzman's
Buffington’s
Hope Drug Co
Algers News
Hopkins Electrical
Cote’s
Collins & Aikman Mills
Best Made Dress Co
Paragon
King’ Phillip
John F. Maisano, Scribe
United States Civil Service Examination
Bert Durbridge
Royal Corps of Signals
Egypt
Durbridge
Bert
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