Bristol County jail in Rhode Island deemed distinctly inferior
A 1944 survey by the U I Public Expenditure Council criticizes Bristol County jail as distinctly inferior and unsafe. It notes dark brick cells, poor sanitation, single toilet per tier, no hot water, and use as a Bristol town lock up with police access, risking abuses.
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Bristol County
Jaus
Rhode Island
U. I. Public Expenditure Council
Bruce Smith
Providence County
Cranston
Bristol
Bernard Grabert Receives Bronze Star for WWII Service
Technician Fourth Grade Bernard Grabert of 97 Franklin Street earned the Bronze Star Medal from the Eighth Army for meritorious achievement in operations against the enemy across Lae New Guinea Corregidor the Aleutians and Luzon. He is a Colt Memorial High School graduate class of 1938 and trained as a parachutist at Fort Benning with a brother Vincent in the US Navy.
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Bernard Grabert
Herman Grabert
Franklin Street
Vincent
Fort Benning
Lae New Guinea
Corregidor
Aleutians
Luzon
Grabert
Eighth Army
Brinard Grabert
Brinard Grabert . 31070920, Infantrv
United States Army
Po Mare
Technican
Cade Grabert
Copa Omen
Getre Gee
Fortsona Optia
Two Bristol Sailors Serve Aboard USS Guam Pocket Battleship
Bristol sailors Benjamin Greenstein and Benjamin J Carnes served aboard the USS Guam during almost six months of combat from Okinawa to Japan. Under Capt Leland Lovette, the ship fought in air strikes near the Inland Sea, helped defend carriers, and supported the Okinawa invasion with heavy 12 inch guns and anti aircraft batteries.
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Guam
Pacific
Bristol
Benjamin Greenstein
USNR
High Street
Benjamin J Carnes
Thames Street
Okinawa
Japan
Island
Leland P Lovette
USN
Ryukyus
Alaska
Chester W. Nimitz
Trinidad
Graf Spee
South America
James D Hughes Awarded Bronze Star for Heroic Action
Sergeant James D Hughes of Company L 311th Infantry received the Bronze Star Medal for heroic action near Hansen Germany on March 1 1945. He crawled under heavy fire to aid a wounded squad leader and led his unit in destroying a machine gun nest and securing the objective. He is 19 and his family resides in Washington DC with ties to Bristol.
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James D Hughes
James F
Hughes
Bristol
Sadie
Ann Hughes
Franklin Street
311Th Infantry Regiment
Hansen
Germany
Omu
Columboven
Rice
Washington, DC
Edward S Bunn New Chairman of Budget Committee
Edward S. Bunn was elected chairman of the Bristol Community Chest Budget Committee at a YMCA meeting, replacing Robert J Connerry. Members present included Mrs Earl P Mathewson and Ezra W Mason, with budgets from the YMCA Bristol District Nursing Association and Bristol Girl Scouts approved for State Budget Committee approval.
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Bristol Community Chest Budget Committee
YMCA
Fnday
Edward S. Bunn
Robert J Connery
Mr Bunn
Mr Connervy
Earl P Mathewson
Ezra W Mason
Bristol District Nursing Association
Bristol Girl Scouts
State Budget Committee
Richard B Bisbano Receives Purple Heart for 1945 Action
Technician Fifth Grade Richard B Bisbano of the Infantry, USA, earned the Purple Heart for wounds received in action on April 5 1945 in Germany. He wears the Good Conduct Medal ETO Ribbon Merit Badge and credit for the D Day invasion. Bisbane trained at Camp Atterbury Indiana and Camp Breckinridge Kentucky and was a loom machinist at Collins and Aikman Bristol before service.
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Richard B Bisbano
Infantry
USA
Germany
Ignazio Bisbano
Catherine Street
Normandy
Bisbane
Camp Atterbury
Indiana
Camp Breckinridge
Kentucky
Collins and Aikman Corporation
Bristol
Guest preachers named for Congregational Church
The First Congregational Church lists August services with organist Ralph Kinder of Philadelphia. Speakers include Rev. James H. Lightbourne on August 5, Rev. Robert F. R. Peters on August 12, and Rev. Carl B Bare on August 19 and 26, all from various Congregational bodies.
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Congregational Church
Ralph Kinder
Philadelphia
First Congregational Church
James H. Lightbourne
Rhode Island Congregational Conference
Robert F. R. Peters
Park Street Congregational Church
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Carl B Bare
United Congregational Church of
Newport, Rhode Island
Knights of Columbus Hold Annual Clambake
The Bristol Knights of Columbus will hold their annual clambake on August 19 at the Columban Seminary on Ferry Road. Norman J. Vermette chairs the committee with assistants Edward Menard Salvatore Massano John D Langello Joseph Malloy and Frank J Murphy.
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Bristol Knights of Columbus
Columban Seminary
Ferry Road
Norman J. Vermette
Edward Menard
Salvatore Massano
John D. Langello
Joseph Malloy
Frank J. Murphy
Field Meet Planned For Common Playground
The Bristol Playground supervisor schedules a field meet for boys and girls aged 12 and over Wednesday at 2 PM. Events include 50 and 79 yard dashes, three legged and potato races, relay events, wheelbarrow, baseball throw, novelty relay, and a checker tournament to follow Friday for boys up to 17.
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Bristol
Square dancing group seeks mix of ages with Ella Millard contact
Ella O Millard at 450 Hope Street seeks interested people of all ages to form a square dancing group meeting every other Saturday night in the Fall and Winter season. The item reflects a local call for social dance participation.
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Ella O. Millard
Hope Street
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Budget Comm
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England
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