Statewide blackout to pause Bristol lights this week
A brief Bristol notice outlines a week long blackout called by the State Council of Defense with green signals 1 2 and 3 for phased mobilization. Streets may be darkened as outdoor signs go dark and only blackout lighting is allowed while police fire and utility crews mobilize.
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Bristol
State Council of Defense
Focal Defense
Providénce
Council of Defense
Prescott
Paull
Army
Navy
Girl Scouts urged to register for Camp Hoffman this summer
Union Station Providence to Kingston transportation offered Sundays July 5 12 19 and August 2 16 with a staff member on the train and camp pickup in Kingston. Bristol Girl Scout Council chair Mrs James McKenna notes rising registrations and first Brownie period filled. Camp Hoffman safety and evacuation measures described with health care and diet plans verified by Red Cross examiners and a nurse on site. Fielded by Civilian Defense Harbor Defense and State Evacuation Committee with campers reporting to Evacuation Headquarters.
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Union Station
Providence
Kingston
James McKenna
Bristol Girl Scout Council
Camp
Hoffman
Camp Hoffman
Rhode Island
Third Son Enlists in U S Navy at Providence
Jerry Cirillo formerly with Collins & Aikman Corp left for Newport to begin Navy training after being sworn in on the Providence City Hall steps. He is the son of Mrs. Mary Cirillo of 79 Franklin Street, with two brothers already in service.
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Jerry Cirillo
Collins & Aikman Corp
Newport
U. S Navy
Cit. Hall
Providence
Marys Cirillo
Franklin Street
Joseph
Navy
Carmine
Marine Corps
Busy Week For Members Of High School Class Of 1942
The Bristol High School class of 1942 will hold Class Day tomorrow Graduation Thursday evening and a Friday reception The event features Lieut Gov Louis W Cappelli speaking on Young Americans with diplomas distributed by School Committeeman John Cordeiro Invocation and benediction by Rev Herbert D Graetz Welcome by Class President Samuel W DelPiano and valedictory by Harold Dennis Prizes awarded by Mr Burke class gift presented by Frank Murgo and Annunzio Candelmo and singing by the school Class officers include President Samuel W Del Piano Vice President Frank Joey Murgo Secretary Felicia Goglia Treasurer Walter Brelsford and executive committee members Angelina Borges Gladys Brightman Harold Dennis Virginia Ingram Paul Richards Colors are red and gold.
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Bristol High School
Louis W. Cappelli
Andrews Gymnasium
John Cordeiro
Herbert D. Graetz
First Congregational Church
Felicia Josephine Goglia
Walter A Brelsford
Angelina Borges
Gladys Brightman
Harold Dennis
Virginia Ingram
Paul Richards
Garden Bridge Brings Many Subscribers Tomorrow
Many subscribers for the garden bridge event are reported for tomorrow afternoon at Mrs J H Taplin residence in Bristol Highlands. The affair, sponsored by the Congregational Club, also features a white elephant table and a food table. If weather turns poor, bridge will move to Wardwell House on Hope Street.
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J. H. Taplin
Bristol Highlands
Congregational Club
Wardwell House
Hope Street
Town Clerk Office Hours For Voter Registration
The Town Clerk's office will be open tomorrow evening from 7 to 9 for registry voters and will hold Wednesday evening hours this month. Additional sessions are scheduled for June 27 29 and 30 from 9 am to 9 pm.
Vacancy in Town Council Appointed to Fill Pasquarelli Seat
The Town Council has authority to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Councilman Michael W Pasquarelli who is now in army service. The term of the new appointee expires next March.
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Michael W Pasquarelli
Teaching staff reshuffle cuts vacancies to seven
The Superintendent reported ten potential vacancies due to resignations transfers and marriages but a staffing reduction brings net vacancies to seven. The School Committee approved transfers new probationary appointments and the retention of married teachers with armed forces spouses.
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E. S. Mapes
Rose Fasano Ayres
Marguerite Vermette Sherin
Mapes
College of Education
Byfield School
Bristol
Campagna
Guiteras
Gertrude Leonard
Benjamin Hazen
Sherin
Rose Ayres
Reynolds School
Leonard
Marguerite Sherin
Ruth Tattrie
Gulleras School
Emma Bonvicin
Eunice Marshman
Antoinette Garista
Marshman
Colt High Band Third Annual Concert Delights Audience
The Colt High School Band held its third annual concert in Colt High auditorium with a large, enthusiastic crowd. Highlights included National Unity by Helen Church dedicated to the band, a trombone solo with encore by Anthony Ascoli, and a trumpet solo by Anna Kebrek. Proceeds fund new band uniforms.
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Colt High School
Colt High Auditorium
Helen Church
Anthony Ascoli
Anna Kebrek
Freida’s Courage in Wartime Escape From Nazi Germany
An American friend recounts Freida, a German resistive figure, who fled Gestapo persecution, survived camps in France and Switzerland, aided by Lutherans and Quakers, and secured American visas on Christmas Day. Her tale contrasts German people with Nazi violence and highlights resilience, faith, and aid networks.
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Freida
Holland
Germany
Switzerland
Frieda
Gretchen
America
Nice
Barcelona
Madrid
Lisbon
July arrival in Yor land prompts women to fight tyranny
The fragment describes Frieda, a German-American woman, learning English and joining a worldwide group of women eager to work and fight tyranny. It notes language barriers and a resolve to study, forming a table cage of ideas where women from many countries unite to oppose injustice.
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Frieda
Andy Feht
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Red Cross
U. S
Garden Bridge
Mary B. Sanford
Santulli
Madeline Neiderer
Emily Borges Camara
Bonvicia
Garista
Miss Neiderer
Gertrude A. Leonard
Taft
Valley School
George T. Ingram
Pappasquash
Bristol Taxi Co
William Holden
Ellen Drew
Brian Donlevy
Andrew
Andrews
Jane Frazee
Robert Paige
Gloria Jean
Heaven
Joel McCrea
Veronica Lake
Sullivan
Charles Barnet
Wingy Manone
Ken Murray
Harriet Hilliard
Jenny
Metrotone News OF
Bob
Hope
Madeleine Carroll
Beart m
Gale
Senderyeara
George Zucco
Victor Vareon
R. J. Anderson
Democratic Town Committee
Ahis
Are
Thor
American Committee For Christian Refugees
Underground
Gestapo
Paris
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