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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1943
Page
3
Plans for a $100 scholarship to a Bristol Senior High School Portuguese student for further study were discussed. The group also arranged a frankfurter roast at Mrs. Mary Simmons home on Sherry Avenue in late June.
On Sunday June 13 1943 Rev Arthur W Burdon leads church services at First Baptist Church with 10:00 a m church school 11:00 a m morning worship sermon The Age and Its Problem and 6:30 p m Young Peoples Baptist Training Union.
Reverend Herbert D Graetz presides with Church School at 9 45 a m and Morning Worship at 1 00 a m.
Rev. Michael L. Ryan and Rev. Vincent J. Griffin lead Masses at 7:30 and 9 a.m with a 10:45 a.m high mass and Benediction. A Tuesday Novena to Our Lady of the Rosary is set for 7:30 p.m.
Rev A R Parshley presides at St. Michael's Church Whit Sunday schedule with 8 am Holy Communion and 11 am Morning Prayer.
The notice lists a 9 30am Sung Mass by Rev John Beauchamp and a Wednesday Holy Communion at 8 30 aom.
Rev Joseph Sorzana pastor Rev Emilio Donanzan curate Masses every day at 7 and 7 30 with high Mass at 10 30 Benediction after the morning Masses Wednesday 7 30 evening Novena to Our Lady of Mt Carmel scheduled weekly.
Private first class Maurice E. Russo son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Russo of 39 First School Street was promoted to private first class on May 15 after being inducted into the US Army March 31. He is stationed at Fort Leonard Wood Missouri and serves as an infantry squadron leader before entering the service. Russo was employed at Collins and Aikman.
The Ivy Guild met Tuesday evening at 730 in the Holmes House with Mrs Charles Davis chairing in Mrs Stannard Sylvias absence. A moment of remembrance honored Mrs J Winthrop DeWolf, longtime member. After business, a bingo party and refreshments followed led by Mrs Mervin Clay with assistance from several members.
Brigadier General Herbert R Dean says many registrants still fail to comply with the law but some Bristol County men are cleared after following orders. Joseph Grace Perry of Warren, Peter Norman Sever of Bristol, and Harry Frederick Favre of Bristol are removed from the delinquency list after compliance.
Colt High defeated Barrington 6 to 1 at Guiteras Field to climb in the Southern Suburban division race of the R. I. Interscholastic League. Al Oliver pitched a two hit game for Colt, striking out six and walking two as Colt moved within one win of Warren with Warren facing Barrington next.
Lt. Walter J. Miller of 12 Alma Avenue tops the graduating class at Hondo Army Air Field Texas the army’s largest navigation school Built on 18 weeks of training navigators learn sun and star navigation to plot bomber routes and guide crews home The text notes Miller’s achievement amid details of the field and its program
A wartime appeal urges families to consider large personal sacrifices and calculate how much beyond ten percent of income should go to war bonds each pay period. It frames living costs and victory as linked to financial patriotism and asks readers to decide privately.
Lt Sgt John N Bishane of Bristol, serving nearly three years, teaches hundreds of men at Fort Adams how to fire with accuracy. The soldiers call him Rock for his skill and steady bulls eye. His wife and three children live in Bristol.
Hot wet weather boosts weeds and insect activity with flea beetles harming potatoes. Calcium arsenate or arsenate of lead sprays help but dusts with agricultural lime control beetles and mildew. Transplant lima beans on rain days and thin beets to two inches. cucumber beetles respond to nicotine preparations while beans require careful sowing.
A brimming war era collection from Bristol and Iran Persia letters recount parcels arriving in good shape though late, home town news read weekly, and a mother’s day message. Messages note scarcity of reading material, meals in camp, and longing for reunion with family and friends.
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