Buddies Bundle Comm Gives $100 to Book Fund
The Bristol Buddies Bundle Committee donates 100 to the U S State Library Book Pool for the Armed Forces. The funds, from a small treasury balance, will purchase books for Bristol men in service and for Naval Hospital patients in Newport, continuing wartime support.
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Bristol Buddies Bundles
U. S. State Library
Mervyn Clay
John W. Church
Grace M. Sherwood
Bristol Buddies Bundle
Clay
Miss Sherwood
Church
Naval Hospital
Newport
Bristol
Salvation Army Bristol Service Fund Report
The Salvation Army Bristol Service Fund, run by a volunteer committee led by Robert W. Nelson, provides local aid with no red tape. Funds, stored at the Bristol Branch of the Industrial Trust Co, support clothing, fuel, medical care, and other needs, with examples from other communities including school meals and dental care. Members include Nelson as chair, Wood as treasurer, Martha Graham, and Anna D. Callan.
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Robert W. Nelson
Salvation Army
Bristol
The
Industrial Trust Co
J. William Wood
Robert W Nelson
William Wood
Martha Graham
Anna D. Callan
Factory Outing Scheduled by US Rubber Employees Association
The US Rubber Employees Association annual outing will be held Saturday at Lincoln Park. More than a thousand people including employees and families are expected for a clambake or turkey dinner and a sports program starting at 10 30 a.m. A ball game, races and a tug of war are planned with prizes for winners. Norman Servant chairs the arrangements committee and transportation will be provided by chartered buses.
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US Rubber Employees Association
Lincoln Park
Norman Servant
Parochial School Fundreceives $225 addition
An extra $225 was added to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church parochial school building fund announced by Rev Joseph Sorzana pastor. News subscriptions include $100 from Junior Children of Mary Sodality in memoriam of Erminia Romano $50 Santo Alessandro and $25 Teresa Scolaro.
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Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
Joseph Sorzana
PSSC
Children of Mary Sodality
Erminia Romano
Santo Alessandro
Teresa Scolaro
Bristol Army Drives Annual Appeal With $1000 Quota
The army begins its drive on August 5 in Bristol setting a $1,000 quota. Mr Nelson chairs the Bristol Appeal and also serves on the Service Fund Committee guiding volunteer efforts this year.
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Tion
Bristol
Service Fund Committee
Nelson
Almeida Family Receives Added Service Medals
The Almeida family of Bristol is awarded additional World War II honors for their son Private Anthony C Almeida USMC the first Bristol casualty. They receive a Presidential Unit Citation ribbon bar with two stars and the Victory Medal from the U S Marine Corps with notice to update address if needed.
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Joseph C Almeida
Anthony C Almeida
U. S. Marine Corps
Bristol
Washington
Almeida
US Marine Corps
First Marine Division
A E O'Neil
U S Marine Corps
Statue In Memory Of Pfc Proto Dedicated At Mt. St. Joseph
A life size statue of St Joseph was blessed and dedicated to memory of Pfc Louis Proto killed in action in France July 28, 1944. The ceremony at Mt St Josephs Convent drew many clergy from Providence area churches. The couple Charles and Filomena Falugo funded the statue and inscription.
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St Joseph
Pfc
Louis Proto
St. Lo
France
Mt. St. Joseph’s Convent
Bristol Harbor
Charles J. Falugo
Pfe Lows
M. Proto
Charles
Filomena Falugo
Bernard A. McLaughlin
O P
Providence College
William M. Kelly
SSC
St Columban's Seminary
Joseph Sorzana
PSSC
Emilio Donanzan
Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church
Pro Proto
Kevin O'Doherty
Luke Mullany
Joseph Conneely
St Columban’s Seminary
Patrick F Tobin
Jamestown
Michael L Rgan
Vincent J Griffin
St Mary's Church
John T Borek
St. Casimir's Church
Warren
Mark Connaughton
OFM
N. F. Gedeon
St George's Church
Providence
Father Kelly
Father Ryan
Father Griffin
William McKenna
Factory Incinerator Stack To Be Lengthened
The Bristol Plant of United States Rubber Co will shut its incinerator from August 2 for four to six weeks. During the shutdown furnace changes will be made and the stack height increased from 50 feet to 100 feet to improve conditions complained about by nearby residents.
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Bristol
United States Rubber Company
Serbst as Senatorial Nomination Candidate Consideration
Bristol town records reveal strong talk that Councilman Henry F Serbst may enter the Republican race for State Senator. The local committee led by Anthony W Du Pont named two other candidates and endorses W Carnee Dyer for US Senator Ernest R Dupre for Governor and Fred C Broomhead for Lt Governor in the 1946 election.
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Henry F Serbst
Mr Serbst
Republican Town Committee
Sewer Commission
Anthony W du Pont
Bristol
Rhode Island
W. Gurnee Dyer
Ernest E. Dupre
Woonsocket
Fred C Broomhead
W. Carnee Dyer
Ernest R Dupre
Veterans cards return drive for memorial vote nears half
Bertram W. Wall says about 500 of 1300 memorial ballots sent to veterans have come back this week. He plans to report to the Town Council on August 6 and expects at least half the cards returned by then. Wall will not disclose current trends to the press before the council meeting.
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Bertram W. Wall
Veterans Re-Training and
Wall
Leather bookbinding exhibit at Long Field by Daniel G Knowlton
Daniel G Knowlton son of Mr and Mrs D W Knowlton held a leather bookbinding exhibit Sunday afternoon at his home Long Field in this town. The display featured many fine pieces showing intricate designs and his long interest and skill in the art drew friends of the Knowlton family.
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Daniel G Knowlton
D W Knowlton
Longfield
Knowlton
Bristol Young Man Joins U S Navy
Freeman Dias aged 17 of 28 Anthony Avenue Bristol enlisted in the U S Navy. Born in Bristol on June 18 1929 he attended local grammar school and Colt Memorial High School. His brother William J Dias Seaman First Class USNR is now discharged.
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A. S. Chappuis
USN
Navy
Westminster St
Providence
Freeman Dias
Sebastian Dias
Anthony Avenue
Bristol
U. S. Navy
Colt Memorial High School
William J. Dias
USNR
May Name Committee To Study Building Needs
Council President J. Floyd Huestis proposed forming a citizens committee to study improvements and expansion of the Burnside Memorial Building. He cited the vault’s archaic condition noted by Grace M. Sherwood and echoed Town Clerk John W. Church’s view that current plans are inadequate and should be as comprehensive as possible.
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Council
J. Floyd Huestis
Burnside Memorial
Grace M. Sherwood
Huestis
John W. Church
Mr. Church
Mr. Huestis
Dissertation On Country Journalism by Shirley Wayne
A verse portrait of the country columnist as a humble reporter who longs for grand stories yet remains tethered to everyday notices. The poem lampoons petty local events while praising the craft and the restless urge to write a great piece.
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Paris
Parnassus
Shirley Wayne
Kennett Square
Virgil
Horace
Don Cossacks
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Bristol County
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Mr DuPont
Leroy L Doan
Joseph J Marshall
Everett LeBaron Church
Joseph Almeida
Carl J Bisbano
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Blue Nook
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Church Street
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U. S
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Perkins
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